Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1845-12-11
No.

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lion Is ncl;Fw a2ethef il will sa;t tbse -. $
Ia lis iuaanen, sra "a case Of rs 49,.
cumstanees ma ,ran,. 1piture Il, accof,gs,.
zen, ii some degree, with ~ g is logas r;rs
every tax-payer q sentinel npon 49, -ssss algl,
and thus secure It's lliimals sHcjanpN ~ ses ~
port w surrounding i with th6ts - I.'s'ns
amount Of waichfulness, jnterlslS ~ ~
Nor i this az: BY supporting. = se ~, ~ u
on ageneral fund, making snep - $3.50 ~.
charge for tliition. You al .ice aes' ~
kept 50 many thousands in ignorance e. 49,
the rich aud poor Of orr people into sa,ss ssss
nexion with each otler-Adi fthEeI Nnas'Ss q q
ly0utnIur moss and sa,s
Passing rom theso humber sgenc1eas l 1 = s
Icatien q others Of higher and more ekse M
kind, should omita partof my duty 10 To GAS
ilc, " did not recommend toyou the prepres
OF making An early and thorough enquiry int}
The condition, management, and wants og I'LL
University Of the States This institution is /
noble mouhnent to the wisdom Of its great ioylt.
er, and TO the patr:otism Of the Commanwealth,
and resting as it does upon the faith OF all for taa
good Of all, Iii should be deficient in a,o.ssisg
whatsoever, which is necessary to render itaIl
linstitutonuG the widest beneaction to the cosis-
try at large. Whetherit is already such a. lar
as can be made SOL whether it IS possible 10
by a change Of organization or change Ia ettcr
respects, are enqniriesof the utmost Interest Ia
the public and well worthy Of all the care ana
lIvigor with which theycan be INVESTIGATED r.
your body! commend the state of THIS sfnsiitp-
ton, therefore, to yourEspecial investigation ans
thatin the earnest hope that you may beabe Fo
rcmcrc any and every obstacle that exists 10 lis
increasing prosperity and make it, in all points ~
usefulness, fully commensurate with the exrec-
tations and wants of the public.
Il In relation to the other great iaterests towlch
have directed your attention--that Of Interna
! Improvements is connected with the enduring
power and prosperity Of this Commonwealth far
toovitallY not TO merit and to receive principal
share I'M your deliberations. Regarding It always
in this light-as having a peculiar importance 10
our State and people, which tits scarce possible
70 exaggerate, have pressed upon former.L Leg
islatures with an impoftunity which exhausts dysa
the privilege Of ,loingEmuch more than recurrine
toit now. And ] have SO pressed il, because 81
the undertaking belief, that ia doing 20 lwas act
ing not for section f the State but fprthe Whole
State mot for separate interest and separate
/ people, but for one interest and pne people iiot
! lor ., policy which was local, which harassed ana
burdenfd some for assistance to others, bpt which
: BY inevitable operation and effectwas universal-
! which united all, which assimuated Ill, strensih-
r ened all, and rendered. Virginia prosperous as n
in all her pans. Such and SO evident to my mind
4 was the.law of our political unity--snch The ne
n cessary result Of all neghborllood dependencies
NJ upon and relations with each otlEes, that no part
a Of State could be kept PROSTATE without infct-
b ing aproportonate weakness on the whole, ard
e thatthe justice and relief which suffering sections
) required, could inno case be extended without II
i common benefit, Of denied without . common
4 disadvantage.
y Hi Notwt S.andinp hnvpvar fha Elrct nf thosa 10
Try obvious considerations, the extension .of this
n policy to distant and necesstous portions Of tie
d State, has. frequently been resisted, upon the
i ground, that as these portions paid into the COM
i mon treasury not more than one dollar in every
/ three which their Improvement required, it woulll
be unequal and unjust TO tax the residue upon d
ther portions, for their benefit. II this objection
4 is sound one, then the true rule for discussing
i the public revenue. when uneqnally contributed
by different sections would beto expend il betw cen
the contributors n the ratio Of their contribution,
5 and that without any regard % their respective
wants. In this case could the largest eontriba-
! tor have no wantsto which the public money need
to be applied then twould be folly to waste il
upon Il, and unjust, according to the objection, 10
y apply to the wants Of the other, il would follow,
final consequence, that these sectional suffer-
j. ings which exist must continue, and that Virgin
ia must set herself quietly and ppwerlessly down
d and see her people dwindle away, and many d
4 her great interests wther around her, because
j there is-no ptincipe Of political expediency Eor
Justice upon which she is authorized to exert her
i Town undivided energies for her own preservation
Such is the monstrous result Of admittingn any
way the idea Of distinct nterests under the same
II Government, instead Of looking TO that Govern
= ment, as.tounded upon Common sense Of depefr
i dance and wants. and therefore, as compact 4
!. mongst allof itspartes for mutual beneftand as
Y sistance. H
n 1t was not, however, to the theoretical objcc
l. tions which have been raised.upon the uneqna
le payments spoken Of, that wolld direct your 1t
or tention, but to the practicable and demonstrate
is truth, that there no means BY which that.ne
Of quality can be removed, and that tho consequent
m burden Of taxation be dased 90 certainly, SPEED
illly and efFectuaIly,as BY DEMONSTRATION Of III
IL dicious systemsdf commercial highways though
e. out Western Virginia Ands SO far from the fac
o. that Eastern Virginia, being tAe largest properf
nd holder, would faYe to pay tie most towards I'll
III execution Of this purpose constituting on itaar
at any z9iifnent againstiit il constitutes b
We the other hand and that upon the strictes calcr
Ie- latiofls Of economy and ultimate advantage, s.
nd argument In rs behalf. Let things remain
x they are-let The mineral agricultural ant fnana
If featuring interests Of the Western part of Ii
D. State continue to. be locked up and kept out +
IN use as they have been, and Eastern Virginia I'll
RS powerful partner will have tsiiear them as the
e. are for an Indefinite period td come. Situated "a
be It is, refusal to apply its means to the improve
s. ments suggested, and thus To create new source
isl Of wealth and#of public reversne il simply, and
ge all practical ends, refusal ID he relieved refu
sal 10 part from burden which is retained al III
att double expense Of disseminating orTres
be ing others. l..4
~ There are other points Of much interest in hi
subject suchHas its ultimate connexion with con-
In mon educatiqn-with the introduction and estat
tn lishment Of manufactures, and with an efIecis
eel system of military defence, WHICH need net b
bel presented at large, but which the Legislature ca
bel never overlook, when consulting Upon the be.
m modes Of securing the greatest GOOD 10 the Stat,
of In some portions Of the thiy settled districts
is. the State, education Of any kind is not possible
III other portions, it is possible only to a mitc
al extent; whilst throughout the whole Of them i
ri- successful effort for it can never be made, mt
u-l neighborhoods shall be brought closer togethe
i; BY having the means Of intercourse with eae
n other. and the power Of numbers and combinatia
thereby secured. In this respect and forthis en-
-e roads are amongst the very surest andbest Of Il
I'LL the practical reformers of pr social condition
They are, also, amongst the best and surest mean
le- BY which 10 encourage tie establishment IN
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