Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-12-20

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H0A HH/IRODA HD--No. 2.
Policy. cxpediency, personal interest,
public spirit md enterprise, all alike. i'm
periously demand tho prosecution and con
summation Of this project. No sensible
man, except he who has no soul 10 save
talks about tho practicnb,lity Of n raiiroad
70 this point from tho East. The thing is
not only practicable. fcnsiblc ond every
thing olso which denotes capacity and i'm
portance, but is Of positive direct benefit,
moro than Commensurate with tho labor
and expense Of procuring its establish
mept.
Look for a moment at tho position OF
Richmond. A moro beautiful, healthy
and favored region does no. exist on the
face Of the Globe. ], is truo wo cannot
bchoId tho spirit Of poesy contained in the
puro azuro Of al Italian sky. nor can we
inhale the aromatic zephyr Of tho South
orn savannas, but in tho truo spirit Of
Western utiIitarians, we can look abroad
upon our Virgin forests, our rich and mol
low folds chinkcd over with tho woaI,h Of
fertility. our winding streams and srickling
cascades, which point tho on,erprising
manufacturer 10 q source Of future wealth,
TO . sturdy and vigorous population whose
prowess with the plow. tho spade. til" axe
and hammer, few can eqnal, none excel.
But in cxtoIling Richmond for its popu-
la,ion Of nearly 1000 inha bi,an.s. its foun-
derios, its machine shops. its girls, and oil
mills, its cotton and wcolcn factories, its
paper mills, and last and peg factories. its
turnpikes coming in from the South. East,
East. North East, North W ss, and West,
Ihavo already anticipated my conclusion,
that VIC hayo tho woalth-wc have the en-
terprise-wo havo tho natural RESOURCES.
Nothing has ever yc, been discovered or
invented which Aios with tho colcrity Of
,houghs. Notwithstanding tho electrical
velocity Of tho Telegraph, VIC still discov
or point Of .ime between the conception
Of an idoa and it's communication q thous.
and miles honce, and THAT is sufficient for
nnx .oty 10 sicze upon tho mind, and sug-
COST and desire the total humiliation Of
space.
a practical application Of the nbove to
tho snotior under consideration. will dcvcl-
opo its truth. Richmond owes its origin
10 tho'farmcrs. They sought and settled
this region Of country. not because the
si:o was favorable for q town, but because
the land in this vicioi.y was unsurpassed
BY my in tho Wcst, und because the beau.
tiful Whi,o Water ran contiguous TO it, on
evory hnIf.n.milc Of whose banks, was a
mill scnt which could be appropriated to
supplying tho wants Of life. But tho far
,ncr could not onloy, to tho full ox,cnt. the
convcnionccs Of life, without suitable fur.
ni,uro and buildings. and accordingly the
carpenter and cabinet-maker soon found q
residence near him. These again wanted
cIoathins, and soon came tho tailor, tho
merchant. the shoe maker. And SO on.
step by step, from few families, to n VIII
lage, a town, a city. The monopoly Of
land in tho hands Of q few, soon found
subdivisions. The small amount Of pro.
duce then raised. found access to marko.
on dirt roads, and tho farmor thought him
self happy if he could pick his way shro'
tho woods without striking tho numerous
slumps which stood before him. Blu. in
tho progress Of mind, Of population. Of
industry, the slow and srudging process
yielded to .urnpikes, and now still on the
nnxious, wings Of further success, We look
for greater facilities to reach q foreign
market.
II wo would keep paco with tho pro-
gress and improvements Of tho ago in
which VIC live; il We would keep alive that
aspiring spirit of tho West which seeks
tho first place Of importance among the
States Of the Union; if we would gather
wealth from tho various sources which arc
scattered around ~; If we would expand
the mind by throwing ourselves into the
higher walks Of culture. and refinement;
if no would flourish and prosper in all Of
those rational onjoymcnss which give plea.
suro TO lifc, a charm to society. and deligh,
and encouragement to labor. let us set for.
yard in good faith and With untring zeal
10 tho prosecution Of the work which NO
now havo in conie mpla,ion. 49,,
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