Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1848-03-11

fslt and acknowledged 81 1ll--yef how isnf II
necfIiknf Without good beginning, md Fsl|
direcfed t1ergcsie eIiors, no,hinx greatly eso.l
win evti Be accomplished While Win tffj,e.
lhere seems scarcely limi, % sud. es<fpl e,ses.
prise WHO has not read with he nos. thriISfne
lIAcfesi 81 he small band 6f Colorisis, VIZ II
their small and ffail harks were ior 5h6nikS Ik.
I'd lnpcn tke tro16iod Ocean. ana an lsne{' ii
UNEMPLOYED forcsss. Il Plymouth. lid Al Jalists.
town. Wkh has sleh n 6;c,iIre ina MT Adm Ia
the ihdoiiiiAkie ssirit ana bo,dnes, 81 cntsr1fs,
which prhihb,ea sheiA 10 leave country. k;s <fse
friends, I'D lie lshasof civilization and reiAc-
menf, TO b6ihihence lie cultivation Iii tie .aasi
Atlantic shores, then wh6lly lowered with ioixis,
and ienalied only NitA skxaSesa Would moi 8ur
minds and bodies shrink appalled, ffcm such an
der,akinas: and ii che Father Land, where .she
believed. did not thousands doubt. AMI. where dae
adventurea. tenslof thousands shrank nom lie
peril of he enterprise. YET which 0f he boIaSsi
Of these hold pioneers. spsa dssemea thaSfko
short Centuries would scarcely have elapsed. NJ.
lore mighty nation Of more than twenty luiil-
lions Of people, oflhe most enlightened, civilized
and free, would have subdued the vast forest. snd
covered almost the whole extent from oce3n. to
ocean WIN cities villages and cultivated feds
Huo,t,tha shv,r,,.s, a,,,,n :, he n.,l,le Ia n
n.,,;,.s 49, 60, ,,s.,,rsa an n,,;on srse IN.
srlieved Ih,a eyea some lind anyrl onenes his
Vision =, ~. M ,,nloolsd a. ana as,oni1sin,,
r.,sr.ss ~ s, ,,r,,.,,,oc, 4; NJ. N,
eress. - ,,,aI,a,;,v ~ s,,sn, ~ drn;n;or -,
fivl;.a,;1r ~ ,,r,s,,ss u ,nschs,es .rs ~
he rapia;Sg r., smo,p, N tr,vel an3 Il ~ ~.
terchanors N ,osnmerce-,he rise ana nropsssss
az manuf,c,nres ana ,be ann;hi,ar,on ofs,,sne
and snaee IL the yFanspeiss;on ~ thonght and In
,elligence Noy The man who woaa W.
given n,terance ~ s,,rh ! vision would hav, IL,
he confidence Of mankind and been considered
only ] i, ,sna,, a. ,nna,,c asvlnn m, :.
now reio;ce Il liz en;ovmen, of these innnna. IA
BILE and inestimahle bene5ts extended q rouyI,kn,
the country. We re,oiee in thefn As sAbsrassIal
facts ~ . hysNs.,,, :, j, eni-.,,.a X aa,,a.s I,
livins, fisht ii ne brssb, Volume ~
glorv Nm IA 1,e not bere n he Garden ~ VII.
g;nia ;p M Shensnaoab valley re;o;ce ,,or,. II
e, AAu;;n, felas r. wav;ny Grain y;eta;,5 =
~ hnsh.nSmar ! colder baryes, Herr r,.aihe.
Ma ,r,,lv f.,,;Is val,ar ~ wall r,,i,;vs,Sssa
es,ds ,o,I no;n, Il ,hsu IA -
!. Tbus' ,h. 80 s., I -. III IL 80
Thus &c stands and takes his ease,u
and all are made glad in the kindness, comfJrt,
ease, dignity and hospitality reigning ID shis
goodly heritage. But, stranger, if YOU Are
Of unitarian, as an, did il nesser
to you appear singular, that so Ritle accounts
made OF he beautiful silver stream Which .for
200 miles in extent, fnarrnnrs with rich nilic
through his festive valley, so easily to be I'm.
proved, to become one Of the most pleasant and
asefili highways in the country. IL the eerEae-
men are timid, why have not he ladies, who have
always al eve to good taste and beauty looked 10
this-andl sent the gentlemen, to look UP the I'M
told treasures which lie buried in the mountains
which enclose, and in the valleys which teen
with such rich, profusiona and more than all,
how strange does il appear that the immensesyo-
lume Of water, so useful for manufacturing sur
poses, is suffered to pass idly and UNDECIDED ever
its rocky bed 81 waterfalls, without to any :ex-
tent aiding the great mechanical interests otthe
country; without performing any irnportantsaid
toward furnishing, adjoining, clothing or enrssch-
ing any portion Of our twenty millions Of p4pu-
lation. Not eyen-a stocking TO the foot a collar
for the neck, or afibbon for the bonnet sheea for
the bed, or a sheet for the printer, or the LITTER
writer, or an account book for the merchant or
farmer. ScarceE iron for his plougbshare, axes
shoyels OF spade1, or other Of the innumerable
appliances and requisites, now essential 10 our
and comfort. But let us estimate
Is true value, hi England, most ofthe machines
or manufacturing are propelled by steam power
requiring firstly, expensive steam engines to be
1pilt and kept Ia order next coal 10 be dug snd
;aised from several hundred feet below the surS
ace Of The ground, and its transportatlonto the
actories. Then5one or more fremen and engin-
,ers, to keep il IN motion, amounting together to
! cost Of fifty or seventy dollars, perhorse pow
u, per aannm. In New England and the Middle
States, much Of the manufacturing is done by
lean, at equally expensive rates; SOME manu-
acturers paying as high as FIVE, eight, ten, and
wen twelve thousand dollars, per annatn, for
uel alone. Nor Fan watef-power be command
d at Lowell, at Patterson, Of atAdanayaak, ON
streams, at rates greatly Below the
prices named above, while the water power along
he Shenandcah-may be improved at rates which
will MOI; exceed tn dollars, the horsepower. Der
innurn, and It's employment bring tens ofahou-
lands of operatives, who as consumers, will ere
lie great home market, and greatly enhance
he value of yoAr agricultural products. i.
There IS water mower sufficient n tn cauntv
If Jefferson, if properly developed BY dams. and
to employ a manufacturing pohula.
ion Of more than fifty thousand suficieAt 10
from twenty to tbirty million dbl.
ars worth Of goods annually; and this TSwer.
constant and unremitting while many idacssories
il the North and East are on small ineonstant
streams. obliging the owner often to keep his ma