The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-10-23
NUMBER 10.
From the Richmond (va, Rspslsksn
The Weshne.s sr ~ nusn =,

York. Herald says, "It Is ch;mev;c,i A., 49,
that the slave Stsass can ever attain to n.m-ri-
cal equality With the free States; but their verv
weak ness VIII ne a source Of strength. They
VIII always hold the balance of power. Ths
Two great parties which now divide the free
States will be obliged each TO pay court TO m.
South. 50 that there is not. in reality. a,v 49,
ger Of encroschnent by the North on the ara.
Of slavery The Southern States will be AIR. An
| all times to ha)ft heir own"
"A datierine prospect, truly. Look upon n
men Of the South, and ask whether II n ne,
glorious condifioos The Southern STATE. = an
be able TO hold thsir own. Their ve.knsu. :, mi
De their strength. In our nsaionul prise. -.
are very fond of Juggling il tbs- sieposv,ed
comparisons Of America tsGseeee and Rosae:
and there may be real rsnuukjnoce ere -.
between the present condiels.osf shesa R,psS.
lies and that Of a portion = en- svn een.s,v
which will bring the blush 10 every seosh.21.s
check. In al We shall find tbs bvie6t tn 6Jen.
OF glory that has paassas o III, 3 oels,ehoIv
aegensraey, rsadersd more evident BE- A, GO,
usSt VIM FORMER p0w~r- s<'Tis Crssce In, I...
ing 6reece NO more" may be wysssrn on ~.
sePulchre OF Southern fame. Ofthe Ola Noib.
er OF ssstes, too, IL may be said
Chidess and erownle-s in her vOjceIes. ,so..
An empty urn within her whherd hsrd.
Whose bois dusI seai.er'e soag ace
Protected by her weakness, Oh. ,b,u.s,,
position. Yet, shameful as il Il, il will B. TN.
unless the South awake at once to her real Inter
ests. and, shst1pg of the letters Of slo,h apS
sPaihy' rush boldly into the arena, where rival
States are conf sding for wealth and inauenc.
..Chi.nstncsS,o expect tn. slave STATE. .v.,,.
attain Eumerfral equality with the free st,,e.i'
And why. what Is to Preventitl What is 10 prs-
vent virginia from riyalling New YORK; Il 4,
because her territory IL not large enoughI Sha
u ahead Of New York by nearly 20 600 sov,r,
miles Or IS IL because the slave States ara NOR
ar large As the free, that they can never attain
numerical equality. This cannot be for the tar
fi'ofy embraced BY the former is nearly twice
as iarg as mat OF the latter. Is there anything
in the soul Of this territory that should nrsvsn,
il from sustaining az equal population with ina
free states? Nothing. Ii is richer in soil. and
rs capable Of producing a greater amour; Of
agricultural productions, as well as mineral
wealth, than the free States Il the position OF
the slave territory such as TO neutralize its 9TH
er advantages Look at Virginia, OF which one
Of the most distinguished writer's of the North
has said, "Virginia Is the great central State of
this union-its geographical pivot-its back
bone on the map, II my reiterate phrases. II
Is mol al nat nor ali mountain, but about the
right intermingiing Of each. The Maker o 4
Heaven and earth has written out for il an an
gust destiny ON its very geography" And
again:
Il stand upon that front of the Capitol which
overiooks James river, the falls, and the rolling
country beyond. New England is Iocksd In
frost, Feb. 22), and the SHOWS deeply cover her
soi'-oat here, summer uncomfortaby warm,
Is over us, and James river runs rafting over tho
rocks, all open, all Joyous in its welcome rays.
IL has been almost unconstitutionaI 10 DIsnt
nm has - All
years past-and when il was doz e, il was in spite
oil storm, hard names. and odium too. ought
TO see 2oo,OOo people from this point of view.
ought 10 see Lowell, Watham, Providence
and more combincd-"
ave Northern people know nothing OF the
resources. the natural grandeur of Virginia, un-
s n e iaf isT . Sso O RaS haze sS aSsg l. No
rions mountains. and not less glorious valleys
From the Blue Ridge to the Ocean, IL r1irlt be
Lombardy-it might be teeming, abundant Ita-
ly- Over and among the Aileghanics, IL is
Switzerland almost. There is a race Of mea
among these mountains, in whose form, stature,
robust. vigorous health, the world knows no su :
Psrior. II, after the war, Dewitt Clinton, the
embodied genius Of American peace, had been a
Nirginian. and could then and there, as in New
York. have broken the trammels of all prriu5,-
ces, Norfolk would have been the emporium
now Of the commerce Of the American woriI,
and Canals and railroads, profitable, too, would
have threaded every important valley of Viz
GINA. teeming with the rich trade Of the vss,
and fertile W est II Is an unnatural circuit of
trade that draws the Ohio valley TO New York
BY the lakes. and IL would have been easier far
to conduct Il through the Aiieghanies into Nor
folk in Virginia"
Look, too, at the southern valley of the Mis-
sissiPpi; at the whole region waierec by that
great river-at that giant stream itself-at our
Atlantic harbors. In territory, in soil, in nine
raj wealth, in navigabie rivers and fine harbors,
/ in water power for manufacturing purposes, in
advantages Of climate by which our railroads
and canals may be kept in working order. whils
I those Of the North are obstructed by wiatry
SHOWS and eold--in geographical position. In
every physical element Of greatness, the slave
States are . thousand times more favored by
Providence than the free. And Yet We are told
they are to rely on their weakness for their
strength, and that il is chimerical to expect thar
! they can ever attain TO q numerical equality
! with the free States.
I Why could such a seeming absurdity ever
drop from hunssn lipsi Alas our own indiffer-
J ence and neglect have given point and poignan-
/ cy TO the biting sarcasm. For, with all these
advantages, the South is steadily losing in pow
er, in wealth, in Numbers, and in influence
4
soil, her bland skies, and bright streams are az
desirable ~ the rock beend shores Of New Eng
land, where Nature. with the iron lash of ne
cessify, drives men to labor, and forces them, BY
j thoughtful ingenuity, active enterprise, and
pains-taking toll, TO convert the sterile sands
into gold, and cause land Of thorns and briars
10 bloom as the rose.
Here. Nature il an indulgent Mother. Hel
children are reared in ease, and like hel
lilies, "neither toll or spin" Bot even the
richest bountics Of nature must ultimately b.
exhausted by the neglect and Incidence Of man
We fear IL viii not be till the absolute need o.
exer,on Il felt, that the people Of the South vii
put forth the energy and perseverance which re
ally belongs to their character, but which hav,
been too often wasted in idle and unproftzbl,
political distractions.
Would that the South would awake and pre-
pare TO defend herseif-not by "weakness''-
not by the constitution alone-nct by the sword
! bat by those great engines which have achieves
, the great march Of the North 10 greatness. b,
. entcrprise-by making labor honorable-by In
tsrusl improvements-by the education Of th.
people-by supplying her own wants from he
own indusiry--she will bring about an era whsI
the designs Of Providence will no longer b,
thwarted by the apathy Of man, and the South
will occupy the position of the strong instead o
the feeble-the protector instead Of the pro
tected.
Tx MAGNETIC TkIEGRArH.-The services o
this woncerfuI agent have at length h>en c>IIef