Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-09-04
To the Editors Of the Iykrs:

Gentemen-You zee I am still the go TLs city
has iisen into importance wealth and population within
lew years. rs by magic. Her population now numbers
between sixty hvo and seventy Eve thousand
The improvements she making the reception Of ships
and sailing crafts OF oil grades and dimensions her
Dor Is ON comprehensive scale. With her present pro-
gress she will have by 1850 from hundred twenty
10 one hsndred aud thirty thousand inhabitonrs She IL
rapidly Spreading wide her stakes and stretching herself
back upon her outskirts and along the East River al
aey and vgor that docs her enierprzing people credit
Vessels Of every kind size and tonnage ride the bosom
oi the deep her wharvcs stored with the treasures of
other lands, or adng with her produce for shipment
abroad, While Railroads stretching themselves into the
interior to freight the abundance VI the Agricultural and
Manufacturing produce of populous region Of the
STATE TO her Merchants for sale and shipment other
ports The energy and enterprise which distinguishes the
people OF the Cities and villages ard tho Farmers
OF this great State, is striking Illustration of the wisdom
Of uniting the three great branches Of the national wealth
IN he pursuits OF the occupants OF State they become
stimulus TO the combined energies Of all classes in exert
ing their whole power uniedy in the opening of Roads
market. drawing out its resources developing It's capa
cities and power and IN making industry and enterprise
the ruling passion OF the people. Where such state of
society exists all minds will be PRACTICAL and tho Lcgi.,i
ture woIkig body. Ii is the only natural aud proper
state of civilization. Thu, people who follow Commerce
and agriculture alone, will not flourish. They will neither
own their ships DO their WITH be even
In their eyes good and profitable ugricuurass -
They will be tho most dependent people. Mind will be.
come iner and Educate least valued and understood
in such state designing will deceive aud Cypress the
people stand upon the ndisiruciahle records Of history
for the verifeaon Of this truth There hardly single
Southern SoAboard city whose Merchants have capital
enough invested in vessels buy ship Of the Line
may have little boats, blrques aud lighters to feel
along coasts-but barbsrians have them too L.rre
cities thus placed never rise. Capital and enterprise
will have nothing TO invite Ihcm. The guide book tie
emigran will inevitably point opp direction as
IL docs To the west water will flow down inclined
plain. pay YOU let give up pol itical theories
quackcry and politicians, and guide future course by
associated fellow citizens and Stses OF this direction
Of the Union.
There large number Of Factories scattered through
this city and weekly multiplying only yet speak
OF but few. The fret called upon who was at home
tie Brass Foundry 81 Messrs Rich & Co. Although
this Foundry lie not of the largest class yet the amount
work done hc'e is very great The work generally for
Copper Smiths Distileis aud Plumbers IL is very su6
sanai, and looks every way well. A good quantity of it,
usual, goes TO US OF the South. Ii will not manu-
fac,ure ourselves my determination stand by these
at oil hazards against oil the world besides.
The next establishment WIS Nossrs. }. Rolisson e. Co.
who have mill for rolling gold, silver, copper and brass
What saw good They turn out about 500 900
worth per year. Their minds seemed lie teyersh and
apprehensive that the Souh IN the teeth Of her inter
est, would almost in body rally the overthrow of the
iarf, and that Polk would beiIty his Kane letter They
seemed to think that almost useless hold on much
longer, that the pol cihns who do nothing for couay
but TO curse the gits II God, and trSmpe the virtues
and maxims OF our fathers, would overthrow them and give
The land TO The ioeign mnnulac unless tho masses
screwed TO tie earth by them the OF HARRISON
should rise again and "dash them pieces like poici's
vessel" These seemed TO be Woodworking and in
I.t. th.t. II
nature comptls y mTsise with lLem- when know
Ihoy pursued with bGtbarOus violence by oice ho-
des and ,co hunters aud though last, not least by the
agent OF The foreign manufacturers.
The next factory which visited the Brooklyn White
Lead Company. This old and ancient establishment
and among the rst put up in tins country The
lead s well known in the South, and the whole Union
The factory very large and the Of White and
Red Lead and LitLorhgc turned IL heavy. As tins
Lead has been often and used by the people of the
South, there is necessity for speak of its merits
lsuPPoso We have used IL long enough painting our
houses and garden fences TO know whit u.s. can.
not though why IL is OF the South so uld SO long
have depended the North for this article when we our
selves have The material from which made ut our own
door. Can any oi the people Of Virginia tell me how il is
that the lae settlers Of Missouri. Illinois and Iowa. have
built UP so many towns, created so much commerce and
have made themselves rich from their Lead nincs and
we, an older people, older State and much more noisy
ioo have Lead ore IN abundance, dhavo cent in.
businets, and no eonnoIee from IT, but are
now sheer dependents these late settlers Of the far West
some two thousand miles off, for all have and need =
The Copper orc ioo-how is that nothing has been done
in pal There porcelain enough in the county of Goocb
land to make sufficient supply the whole Union
IL 1t had been found here, Yankee would by this
time have had his name ringing through the continent of
Europe aud Asa, besides his would have been in
every store 10 North aud South America. There ~ Red
oee ~ abundance In South Carolina supply the whole
Union while the world shall last untouched and nnnotced
which, found here, they would have published IL in their
papers there rs great discovery Their politicians who
profess TO be guides Of tho people, have no PRACTICAL heads
and like Gallo, Tor none OF these bings hot ivo
them the Resolutions Of YS aud 80 and tho Black Tariff
and no old hon after she had laid egg would ever mako
90 loud cackIo rattle her tong as fast
trust that the advice you have given 10 change
Tho Mud Road TO connect with tho James Rive,
~ kanawha canal into railroad, will be adopted You
w with simply wagon road get but llo travel through
W East Tennessee route or produce either With such
road there will BIO inducomcni stimulate the people
or invite emigration. Were rairosd made, instead Of
turnpike, farmers, merchants ard nanuiaoturcrs would
soon make their appearance the county, You must
now nko some energetic measures TO induce emigration
md The introduction Of capital amongst you II the lar
mers and merchants along the proposed line would lake
Stock ne the people do here the balance could be made W
'"'V'o'' hpAueiPhia ana New York. In fact, New
York, so far A. that road s concerned J., bound 10 mako
common cause with Virginia. countcract the rr.spng
en'eiprzo ct the people Of Boston, trust some ADLER pen
than my own will bring this subject up the esnes, con
sideraion Of the people Of vgins and those especs,
for whom the road is particularly designed The
lead iron, end other minerals Of that region Of the STAT.
will never be brought into play with mud road nor will ths
en'cPr'ns Yankee capitalist invest bis money furmng
OF manufacturing With such snail process get an out
let to market
know that the State is poor in spirit, capital and enter.
Prize know We have fallen from our high estate and
blush TO ownit thank Heaven have had no sgsney in