Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-01-16
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Nv Dear Sir:-when you were with last Summer,
more than half promised make you short visit in Fe
btuary and have given up entirely the long
ucipated pleasure OF doing 30.
have not forgotten our conversation the condition OF
our county generally, and particularly the strong de-
sire manifested by you, 10 improve the condition OF the
people of your State. have always entertained feel
logs high regard for te Ancient Dmnon arsirg pro
badly from Revolutionary associations between
her aud our '.Old Bay Stae,"as wei, from having
looked upon her the mother Of Of the greatest
Statesmen and purest Patriots which country has pro-
.uced.
am not surprised that you OF Virginia should desire
do something by which the matches natural resources OF
your should be developed have thought that
lhe State Virginia. with lis tmPerais cmaie,-varieiy
and excellence OF soil. exhausss water power, and eIu
beranr mineral wealth. contains within herself that
"a valuable for OF mankind, these modern days'
Ihsn any other State in Union.
need not say 10 YOU these gifts OF Providence
od little consequence your people, common
country unless developed and improved. for the
Tor which they intended. When the Constitution OF
the United adopted, Virginia contained double
the population OF New York. and now, New York
lalns double the number Of people IN Virginia. do
propose enquire the that have produced
mighty char ge the relative numerical condition OF
States. do propose however, to state to you
VI the why you should about doing
hing brng back that prosperity which many OF your
people believe is forever Lost,
The truth is and denied, that Nature has been
proiuse in her gifts behalf your people, you
done little for yourselves The settlement and deveope.
nsnt OF OF the Western Country brought
into existence active efectual competition with
your people the great staples Of your Agricultural pro-
ducts viz Wheat. Indian Corn and Tobacco. Maryland
and North Carolina like yourselves essentially affected
by competition from the quarter from Ohio, Ken
lucky Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, Wisconsin
and Iowa. The great West is supplying largely the
New England and other States, which consumers Of
these Agricultural staples in quantity and value great
ter extent than all the foreign world besides. The inter
nal Improvements Of the county already finished have
brought Boston, by seam within the distance OF days
travel Of Cincinnati. by o.: Buffalo; and contemplated
Rail Road from Burlington, Vermont, Ogdensburg New
York. will bring practically yet those fertile
regions OF the West The expense Of transportation
enay reduced wherever Rail Roads or Canals have been
constructed, and the Mississippi herself down
upon her boron the products u the West less half
the freight that was charged few years agn.
Thirty years SINCE few small schoones were sufficient
tocay the commerce between this city and New Or
leans now within the last year, nave had one hundred
and sixty five arrivals from New Orleans this port and
of the vessels Of the largest class ships from 500
200 burden They have broOght US Tobacco, Ia
dian Corn, Flour, Cotton, Beef, Pork, Lard Lead &c
amounting in the aggregate many millions of dollars OF
he hrs three Oi these articles. which to us in
such quantities from New Orleans our importation, in
former umes almost exclusively from Virginis North
Carolina and Maryland Can you expect to compete sue
cessuy with the Western regions Of our country where
without much labor the soil produces double some.
more, the than average crops of the
last mentioned States This competition will increase
and IT appears TO that the remedy for its inauspcious
effects upon your welfare market at HON, f
your surplus agricultural products ty establishing such
Manufactures may be adapted the peculiar condition
Of your labor. There classes OF labor intelligent
and uninegen'; the former that kind Of labor which
requires considerable amount Of mental culture with ac
tive physical power This combination 10 capable Of ap-
plying Science 10 Art and Of producing results that are
difficult and cfennes complicated. The latter descrip-
ton Of labor. is Of that character which depends principal
y physical strength this quality Of labor you have in
abundance and hope you without q tolerabe
soppy Of the higher Glass You may without doubt COM
the manufacture Of almost every description of ar
tcles requiring little skill prosecute the work with
success. Manufactures Of such articles IL Iron Hemp
Wool, Cotton, Leather, &C. wrought coarser and
common articles, would succeed.
You will find, very after regular system of the
division Of labor shall have been introduced that desire
Tor knowledge will be created; education more in
Isleeua cultivation, will be desired by those engaged in
the mechanical departments and with this eaRerns-. for
knowledge will follow skill aad cleserness IN the use az
tools. and then will oe~ abe pOwe for which
people have becOEs istipEuhed in the estimation
VI the world.
You OF do my thing in Virginia that will so com
peiey promote the introduction Of Railroads az the placing
~ manufacturing establishments on your beautiful waite,
falls. The water power the James River OF Richmond
onnvalled; and 1t great waste Of natural wealth.
TO permit 90 into the zoe, having hardly touched
water wheel II the prominent Of Virginia of both
poiuea parties, will give up their party warfare aud re-
solve themselves into "COnmee Of the Whole on the
Commonwealth To improve the state OF Agriculture b,
making two blades o grass grow where there s now bu
one will establish manufacture; and carry on well ,J
Jisted system Of internal Improvements they will the Ia q,
done something that will be sabsanusl sbiding whicl
will stand memorials Of their pa rync devotion 10 th
interests Of the people, through oil Let your com
school system 60 hand In hand with the emp'oymcn
your psoplsi you may be quite that te adoption
Of these systems At once, will aid osch O,b,r.
You cannot should suppose pee deveope your re
sources, without gonefal system Of popular education;
is the lever TO al permanent Improvement lapptars 8
essential TO tho preservation u our Republican Inst
tdous. that the people q this County should be educated
sud that ell intellectual culture should be founded upon on
Holy Religion the pure pecop Of the Gospel are the on
" safe from which freely draw our norat,
d essential that We should have an educated population
inssuch every can exercise the right Of suiTrag,
he elective franchise IN the hands n gnorant and de-
bsssd population, would very place county In
state Of Anarchy. We should strive to elevate the labor
ING and Ices favored In Europe the gree bod
u che people have nothing do with the e Of the
Reeri 10 England, fee osshe BE-. compared with ma
~ q The continental States the Of the people do nd
eisreise The ehetvo franchise this point Of primsr
potsnos, and youf people may sssurcd that ts1e
toT e6ucsuon, matter Of pecuniary gsin wool
greedy euhsnes the vsue u tbsr property. am there
fosec "a my convictions pot OILY u the d0ty but IN
sspstlsney q Introducing manufactures extensively iat
Yoaf state. With sSpaasive system VI popular sducson
sad hos 'hess vii bs seen the bsppies
rssa. h heslthIul prosperity, and q adkins improve
Rea' IN he coalition Of the s-Ople