Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-11-10
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Have done, Messrs. Editors, with this elc'has
;inoIe in our ears abou, The decline Of Virginia,
with which every newspaper Il belleve) III lhe
Stale is filled. We shall become 20 much ac-
customed 10 The cry that the fable OF The boy and
wolf will be applicable. Why, one would real
ly suppose The Old Dominion 10 be in The las!
thrces OF expiring nature Now, have waicheu
her course with The interest oil son VINO ieels
proud vi The old parent not Tor what she haS
been, but for what She is, and have drawn, trust,
an impartial comparison between diners ana net
self, and Tor my lille can see nothing TO lie NOR
lifted about. In morals, in intelligence, has she
declined2 No! No! Tier march has been on
ward, upward. A healthy, progressive slate, mat
is as solid as her hills, has marked her course !;
and when Others more wayward and meleof-llke,
sha leave no traces but brief impress on The
memory, she will be the polar star for The wreck
ed mariner With these facts staring us III The
face she is behind the age How is il Be-
cause she will not indulge in every wild vagary
OF impro vemenl the free States take up She must
be. God grant she remain behind the age before
she runs parallel with some others, (Massachu-
sets, for instance.)
But my business is with matter certainly con-
necled with The foregoing, but no! confined 10 y
alone. | allude 10 a general invitation extended
| by our newspapers TO every species oil Yankee
ism in the country, 10 make our Stale Their home.
Ii il be desirable to blot out onr landmarks, no
better plan can be adopted. II il be necessary 10
rebuild our noble ship with The live lumber from
The land o! se0dy habits, We have indeed fallen.
If il be necessary 10 our prosperity 10 have a
restless, humbuegng class, the followers OF Mil
Ter, Fanny Wright the Anti-Renters, and The
iorly thousand other secs, with which the free
States are blessed, then, indeed, has Virginia fall
en-ihen have her sad and good old habits be-
come obsolete. Bur for The sake oil some, lei her
tall lille lower sooner than ensrail upon The old
stock (the best in the world) one scion Of North
eIn notions.
Our population, in all the virtues that adorn
mankind equals any under the sun. Our habits
are Of 4 quiet order that give tone and stability
TO our character. Then what is il We wanI2 !
think | can tell. We want more attention paid
10 our planlations-lhe value and application
| OF manures 10 our sol-then the Stale will I'LL
up last enough Tor all useful purposes with her
own sons As 10 great men, The materials are
here-crcumstances are only wanting for their
proper development. We ought 10 want no aid
that would bring Abolition along with il. Our
slave population is decidedly preferable as an
orderly and laborins class, 10 Northern labor
ing class, that has just learning enough 10 make
them wondrous wise, just enough 10 make them
under The SUM-
Ourpopulaiion is increasing. A healthy, gra-
dual increase. The wealth OF the Slate to-day,
in the slid, equals any in the Union. It's true,
and fortunate lis rue fancy stocks are mol so po-
pular with lis. But small item OF our wealth
consists in lha! species Of property. The joint
stocks that swell up the funds OF some OF The
States are rather 4 poor specimen Of riches, bur
a vcIy good one ul csalizrd plumber. IL il be
desirable 10 enrich The Stale IN Ina, line, then in
vile Northern men here. They ale great adopts
IN The ART OF making money. This reminds me
OF The advice father once gave his son in START
ing him out in The world: "Make money honestly,
my son, il you cam but make money John
Randolph once said, these men would not be sa-
listed with getting our slaves from us, but they
would strike tor our palrimonial oaks too. II they
are begged much longer how long will il be be-
fore his words become iincl How long before
the remainn. best potion OF our citizens will lol-
low their negroes South !
As you have given, MessIs. Editors, one side
Of The picture, be so good as 10 give that side
some others look on. WESTMORELAND.