Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-10-17
Domc9tic FmtcsltNeWec.
Correspondence n The Richmond Compiler.
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NORFOLK. Oct. >. 1872.
! feel deep ii rearct when hooking out ups,
tins noble harbour. thai filled with NOR vessels
that grcaer number and variety al registered YES
sells and 5ran ships DO not ,haHgc The commodities ol
other anja for tic produce ot our own at the Norfolk
wharvcs The harbuur itscf and the foadsrad that
communicates with It, are unsurpassed for their safely
and commodousncs,-'fhc central mcaiion free alike
from the severity Of winter which trammes Tic com
Of the North. and thr intense hra, aHd fatal cpl-
denies IN summer which exist N our more southern
ATTITUDES, all make the p5 II Norfolk preferable To all
others On oar coasi. ior comfort tor health and SAFETY
lhsc considerations are very slung and would Il. eide
the rade and cp0imccr in ttyor Il Norfolk uiIr hnca
heing equal. Ind SIC the benefit If an enlightened and
liberal legislative raey. This Wow Il sustained b,
the fact that shn was once anoa the greatest dcpors OF
= Iunercc on cigst.
1his postum sheiusr. through various causes may
cnumeraie the cm!arso aud ihe late WI OF which Nor
folk Was principal seal, as amunp thcm. The rmbat-
% Affected hrr mptr than any ehrr seaport and she
never recovered ffnm the blow il Inflicted. Then the
policy Of our State has been anti maritime-nay almost
nifoycfy thing; ~h'la The other Atlantic States on
t'lusr n,l e rs, have pursued precisely c5ntrry
policy. Virginia had the start oi them all On all her
rivers that flow into the Chesapeake, there were
tow"s with their shipping and iareign trade, and
n. size W. ehcd lhcir interests with lralous eve and
never ha, snilf"1 them 10 be- compromised " hen her
protecting hand cd swell her commercial prnmi-
ncnrc lad been fully 'inabHa. she would al least
have avoided the decline nte Cooperative lnsignfrance
which has taken place. Her position has been one OF
comparative apathy concerning her interests II. home
she has wasted her lime IN debating political distractions
like blue stocking ol matron. who should rather
le engaged IN mcndn1 her chdrrn's clothes What
contains her statute books, that the salt wafer
bat mass Of laws Cor the protection of oysters wafer
t1wl. fish, tel'ap.as, s.. winch. collected together
would almost ry1 IL bulk the AleNandran Iihrary?-
liI,lta,
highly injurious To her cD,.!nerce a'G all That her
inariiuc interests have decioed--thlt her allar5 at
home have been neglected, under these circumstance is
not nj all surprising
The posion Of New York. is such as to have piycn
her the commercial ascsuancy in our 'nionhcr cnn,
maud oi the immensely Productive country between the
sca board and hr lakes and the rich North West with
many considerations that could be mentioned nnyc her AL
yanagcsover others hut that should never have made her
The depot OF the Foreign trade OF jrgiiathat should
have been centred at .Nr3iH-Whlc this ,dmis.nn is
made with fsg1rd 10 ~ York upon a comparison of ad
yanageS with other ports, really cannot see why Nor
folk should not have been equal with any of Them cy
ccpi perhaps. the Crescent Civ. And had Vrinj, nj
tended mere 10 her own airs than Legislative for tho
[ Mon, her seaport would not now be called n Blrooob
and stand only second in population and wealth in her
own dom'nl"ns. She has furnished Presidents for the
MON. and has parted with much commercial prosperity
for that honor The habits and pursuits Of her peorlr
have been or less uturnccdhy the lights princip,s
and M, Elections which have emana,cd from her Capi
io and the active energies and Jealous enterprises
which the natural wealth and position Of our State were
well calculated To inspire have been sadly paralyzcd
Oh her positive acts contrary 10 her welfare. there are
perhaps icwhcr sus are Of NEGATIVE order She has
destroyed. hy FILLING 10 nrtservesh. Iast prosperity by
not securing ,t Shcn IN her rcac-shc has n troaGhc
rdus. IN short, By nlt being 10 herself She has
vetoed all around. hut mest Of all herself She has
the iedct nangcr and has refused to eat ha,
herself She has stood sentinel in Washington an,
her own crib has been robbed Wen nav shc now cx
claim, Oh had ut served myself with half the yea
TINT have served the Cninn" I"N1 thanks to her ;
SAYS the MON. "E'r many OF her scrviccs!"l
In tins has Virginia compounded more than we car
estimate. Bu, This is all past When we look aroun,
and see the face OF things contrary to what the
ought 10 be- the enquiry presents itself how are we
change it Cor the bciter BY a change Of policy, q
course; but IN what particulars, have not suflicien
reelected 10 hazard an opinion. except on few p,ins-
In the first place II IS the interest of Virginia To stan
by the ianit-'s fostering Influence will embrace int
rests as mulliiorm and extensive IN her duniuious
any oi The States sonr Of the politicians 10 the cuntIa
ry Notwithstanding. Is existence undisurhcd in II,
principles on which II is based, will cause Richmond
prosper and increase through her manufacturing estat
liahments-ihe same effect viii take place in Fred,
ncksburF, Petersburg. lynchbu1g, Sc: and AS thee
towns advance IN wealth and Importance will the Stat
he benefited. The Legislature should do what il On
TO encourage Agriculture aud to foster Commerce; an
IN this matter. | do not know but more is done by dom
what may invite public attention to these subjects tina
by any other kind Of aid. The public feeling shoul
be acted upon. and the of the public mind change,
aud IN this matter the PRESS has imporian, duty b,
"a wotd to the wise" &c. am aware that the sui
Ject OF Agriculture has been before the LEGISLATURE
has Manufactures, but blame i, tor not reiormn
altogether It's mistake in doyonr It's most precious m,
men's to popular discussion Of Federal politics
passes law 10 give ,hrce hundred dollars to an Ayr
cultural Board, and wastes thousands in the atlresai
discussion This is making one step forward, and iw
Dach aaf's, 10 they not know that the people borro,
their impulses in greater or less dcoree from tbe
aeii 'ns-tai II they spend day in talking Of arr
cnlinre ADD len IN putty debates. the people, mbbin
their reflections through the columns Of tie press. wi
be apt To initiate them' The great error of Nrrini
must be reformed altogether before she can be erea
state either lor her Agriculture, Commerce or Manu-
+ iacluns.