Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-09-24
One Of the few immortal names
Inat were not bonn 10 die

The next place was Ridgevillo, another small town. Soma
distance on we halted at a Mrs. Arnod's, TO feed our horses
and selves. The old lady IS quite an original character
She said she was no relation 10 Benedict Arnold or any
other Arnold who hadn't a good character. "There is one
Billy Arnold down on tho creek, but he 10 u poor con.
tlVance and one John on the mountain, and he is
mighty shHckely and one Jimmy on rother side.
and he - more nckety than all; but none Of them
ao kin TO me-so they amt" They were boiling apple
butter here, and the old lady gave Us a faithful ac-
count Of us manufacture, aud now the people who Didn't
make the proper kind behaved rOpuish to the merchants.
Three miles from here we passed through Mechanics
burg another small town. Hampshire county 10 iul OF
towns. IL II a good omen. / wish che had a dozen moro.
and oil twice % large as any ! have or shall note. Two
miles from here, VIC crossed the South Branch Of the Pc
tonne. Over This river there Is q bridge. Having paid
enormous tolls all along, they wanted to charge us 81 cts.
to pass over this bridge, to which We deniuriod and cross
Cd The ford, which was very easily done. Many Of the
companies that have monOpOlos in our State, become on.
prcsslye 10 travellers. Every one should Get their faces
against such persons like a flint. They do more to ipiute
internal improvements in tho State than ell sihers. Such
men arc unworthy the public gratitude and deserve only rs
scon. The papers should handle them without gloves.
The next two miles brought MS to ROmnoy, the shire
iowa Of Hampshire county. IL rs quite a pleasant place,
numbering about live hundred Inhabitants. The Court
House Is a fine building-uno u the best IN the State and
the best perhaps, for the szo OF the town. The Academy
is = very crediabIo building. should Ike to SEQ some
such institution in tho shire town Of every county in tho
State. ] lear he glory of Virgins has departed for tho
only thing BY which sho can boast her superiority over al
the other states, - the numbered her population who can
neither read nor write. r. this condition OF things onfor.
ccd by tho " unte'nhcd " principles of tho Resolutions Of
80 and '99i Why do not the politicians besdr tho poo
pie In The several counties, to adopt the Free School Law
pns'cd 81 The Lost session Of tho Legislature, and establish
schools 20 educate the rising generation ? Why not bring
w this sIbIect7 Are you without feeling Tor the multi
tude Of children growing up ~ ignorance around you p
There will bo a day Of reckoning for you on this subject
and II msy DO n fearful ono. The " South Branch Intel
hgencor, " ono Of the best papers IN the State, g published
here.
Why do the WHY'S OF tht. County spit and claw At
each other, instead Of combining and making united wal
on the common enemy Tboy do their State and county
| great iuusuc0 by such n course. Can they not have lunier
ASPIRATIONS Than 10 squnbblo among thomfolyes 2 Are tho
hopes Oi pJstonty 60 be- thwaued by such folly AZ they
maniiest' Why do They complain Of the Democrats IN
tieir county when they have the power 10 overthrow them,
and Will not exercise W Can thoy not sacrifice " little ii
eco how glorious u b. to forget and forgive. Make a noble
and uagnanimOus surrender of oil your complaints and
poronul difficulties for he general welfare. You will thrill
the hearts Of your brother Wings and cover youseiye,
with honor. Get together, and SEQ who BE- who, and make
uP, and do not ctlko q set Of boys any longer.
From Romnoy wo pushed forward a. frenoh's, seven
miles distant, where we hauled up for the night. lie Il
against the Right Of Way, and says bic county IT,. Should
the Psrkcrsburg route be granted 20 the Baltimore Com.
pany, 10 will blister this North Western. Turnpike, snd no
mistako. Both Winchester and Romney. ~ we'll a. this
Turnpike, suhor by tho National Road and should the
Right Of Way be grantedit will strike down oil three. |
wonder why the people Of Winchester, who orc now TOO
much like mere dVsadsHfs on Baltimore, should keep
Up such a howl sbout II. knowing this 70 be the case
Every tub onitso own bottom, gentlemen. MrF thinks Rom.
ney wonts more merchants. | think 20 ~foo-for / bought
some cigars snd smoking tobscc0 tbors Cor Spanish which
were just ss nut ike Il ass cst 10 like an owl II saw
oue man in The West seeking places 10 opss- sores 90"
tEeniy. In tho morning We started bright and early foT
winchester crossing over innumerablo streams and rivers
such Ne Little sud Big Capon, Horh River, Little and Bic
Opequan, Ne. No towns greeted ne ondl We received VIA
injury had befallen as. Here We rested our weshod frames
ana from tls place our next letter will commonee.