Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-08-20
To Ike Editoys OF hs EaquiTe;, ".
SALT SULPHUR SPRINGS "a

serene air and sulphur Waiers c'di"J az a
al once the blood and The humofs. Iie -:
soon become careless Of all that is so,1s on IA
the world Geio,o, Mexico included; anu "n's GUY
democrat forget 10 answer TO their names, and
become, socially speaking, SO wen Jt.e.' .na.1
when they gel back on tide waller Inc nios' az
pailizan will hardly know TO when parry y, ne , oe
longs. Here are springs, you Know VI an IT,
and colors-red and blue, salt ana sweet LUG
aggregate number at Them all must os, a' .ii.s
time. near one ,housand-chieily from lhis
Stale and the Son'h and South,we ~ Soa
had, in Virginia, the capital ana en'si p..s. w
the Yankees, you'd have had rH'HoaN, lohs e.e
this from the kanawha 10 ELECTROMAGNETIC "n '"sse
mountain resorts would be all alive WIN u'II, W.
men anil children, from all paris OF Inc on,um,
from June until rost some shooting aeef, sollie
catching trout, and some angling Tor other lninss.
A, ms placc there are nov about eighty OF one
hundred visitors, from New York all !ne way 70
Louisiana. Here we have your popular uosei,
nor Mcdowell and lady, his fair dausn'er, ana
son, exact likeness of his sire. me uoseluo1
is Younger looking man By ten years .nan
supposed him TO be. should hardly think MN
over foIy-fiye. We have, too, severai o. lild'
ohivalrous iamily-lhe Hpgcrs oil SCUM Gaio,
lina-Judee Huser, late Senator OF Inc onneu
States and Major Huger and dansh'cr' Inc
Major is The brother OF that i've halure III ,ne
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official duties, with him kind OF instinct, VIII
lead him TO die in harness. unless that should some
day be severed by the balbarous kniic oipfoscrip-
ton. Fortunate The Government that can get saeh
men Tor such offices; deleslable the system ana
its administrators, that would raise qnes.
ton about their political sentiments. Airea
Hueer is a consistent Democrat, but would
not like TO be in The place Of The man who would
urge him 10 carry his poiites inio his etscc. In
VOID, Sirs, he's Judge Ecah or John Mingc
sorl Of man-iulI Of heart, full OF honor. full OF
hospitality All but forgot! lis indeilcale.
lis highly improper, now days, 10 beslow pub
lie praise or euosy on the virtue and services oil
men IN ctr,l lie and station. To win the praises
OF The press, and votes OF thanks and promotion
of all sorts from the people or from Congress,
some hero must be found, with his "lnledo lrus'y'
deeply stained with human blood! No matter Of
what bis grade or capacities, that gives him the
highest lille to gratitude and distinction. But II
would be The height OF folly tor your Legislature
To give vote oil thanks or gold medal 10 Eli
mund Rutfin, whose intellectual labors have added
100 900 bushels OF wheat and corn annually 10 The
income of The stale. Seeing these splendid new
posi- coaches of Fayist & FTtiin, led me 10 re-
feet again IN your want u enterprise in VIZ
gnia; and when | say Virginia, which affect
most unalecledly, mean all The old Southern
tide wafer States. Why is il that these gentle
men are forced II send all The way 10 Troy and
lbany for their post coaches? How many do
you imagine they have in The Sael suppose
about one hundred and hly, al cos OF about
ak hundred and fifty dollars each. Now, why
is H. that these post coaches might not have been
built, and these one hundred thouso I'D dollars ex
pended in Richmond, as well as Troyi You
have the coal, The iron, the timber, except per-
~, nkar utt W IL
builr; and Thai know you could ee! from Mary
land as cheap as il NAV be had in Albany. Yes,
there is one more difficulty, besides The want
of enterprise, bul which, looking still fur
Their, we find may also be traced 10 mat
From Albany and Troy coaches maY be hiPped
10 all parts OF the Union. Here, your demand
might only be for this State and immediate neigh
bo!hood, for want Of access and transportation;
bu, make your railroad through these mountain
valleys 10 the Kanawha, and why should not
Richmond supply The West with various manu-
features for which she has The power and The ma
lerialsl The fact is sir, you want education 81
Latin and Greek, and old Roman Speeches-"My
name is Norval," -"My voice is still for war, J"
&C., YOU want schools for thorough instruction
in all the arts and sciences applicable to the usefu
eueru day. industrial pursuits Of hfs-snch as The
c,ra part OF The course OF studies al West Point
and al your Military institute n, Lexington and
which you could moi have procured 10 he eslab
lished but under the prestige OF lis military as
peel and eclal. To seducc law makers in this
country TO The enactment OF any hing naiut, you
mnsl introduce il with The music OF The drum and
fife, and The glare OF resimenials-a SHINY
bullion with an eagle or an anchor would Weieh
against The arguments OF Madison Or Franklin.
AS Tor your maichless resources Of wealth ami
mower which every enc admits, why don't You
pet m in Richmond-ihc seat o. government
the head OF lide-waier and The size OF ineShauai-
bio ra,n-.i - - 80. :. 800 '..'.' M. -.
Pfortnlenl association, whose business il would be,
and that not for pay, but for The noble ambition
OF being useful, 10 survey and bring TO light all
The natural resources Of every county in the Stale
resources, which, il brought into iul activity,
would give wealth population, power and glory 10
The commonwealth E:e-y thing must have a
beginning. Until you make the attempt you
don't know how much material for legislation
and Tor capital and enterprise 10 &C. upon, might
be hrough, 10 light through correspondence with
men OF intelligence in all the counties, and By
surveys which your Legislature, instigaled by
more enlightened public sentiment might be io,ced
10 authorize and institute. Why, these very
mountain counties, whose entire industry can
now only get TO market son the hoof," would sup
ply incalcnlable materials Tor railroad transport
alton millions OF pounds Of packed hay, and
thousands Of barrels OF flour and packed provi-
sions, and hops and leather, and wool and butter,
and cheese, and sail, and iron, and ten thousand
things that would spring up out Of The ground, il
railroad were constructed through Ibis glorious
region. Here The country is filled with limestone
lying on the surface, and timber so abundant that
il costs $40 per acre 10 get il cui Down ard de
slroyeG, and The land made ready for The plough.
gentleman told me YESTERDAY that if properly
fixed Tor il Is a business he could burn and deli
ycr lime on his farm al q cent a 6nMl. Allow
me 10 repeal, through your paper-"It is no,
enough that country may possess, in The ferti-
~ Of lis soil or The richness al its mines The ma.
erials for the creation OF industrial weallh-but
also there must be The means OF bringing these
resources into play by land and water commun
Gallon. By their aid the different substances ne.
cessary to manufactures are brought 10 The local
lilies where the processes 10 which they IRE sub
jecied can be- carried on with most advantage,
and the produce be conveyed 10 The situations
where its sale may be effected with most prCf
TO the owners. Direct and safe modes OF commu.
nicalion arc, therefore, indispensable 10 the de.
velopmcnt OF industrial pursuits, as well Tor the
procuring access 10 raw materials, as TO secure
markets Tor The manufactured goods"
The internal communications Of country.
however, demand attention Oh or unJs Of tar
higher order than ,hrse merely facilitating mel
camille town aclons-they are connected with
The highest morai AIMS If tic legislator by their
iuence on The HABITS and he crnducr oi The peo
pie. The isolation in which man is compelled
10 live in a district destitute OF reads, or where
transport is ciicull or expensive, is fatal 10 his
progress in civilization and humanity. He
grows up in ignorance Of his fellow men; his
mind, Limited 10 The circle Of few ideas, else
where obsolete, Looks upon all deviation from
lhngn -Lt -. -, and min
suits Of new management ri land or labor, which
within few miles are actually producing The
greatest benefit, remain utterly unknown 10 him.
The stimulus Of contact with persons bcter in.
formed and otherwise above him, and yet not 90
lar removed from his own sphere 10 prevent The
ambition arising within him OF cIering himse.
10 attain the comfort and consiierat which
they ENJOY, does noi present itself 10 his mind : |
His isolation and his ignorance remove him
equally from The instructor, and The instructor
from him; and he ressrs win violence, BY which,
in The absence or reasoning he can alone show |