Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1849-05-29
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-; 100 a esrfy On he GOVERNMENT
;n,ssfgf S1ik agrdinata sa eFeaslal secre4slHs
pendsatTe haao,v IL
at = onr nafhsFay. Isee the bosom oil onF
esm1o.n mother ieese, as she 70 sas
,ssIsS e,fmeT sas4eIf see hersons anddaeshs
Sr5Ieayitlg her iousebeietos seek snstenancea eq
Emaafby asdist IandsI sselt1e SINKING 9.
~, fEe Increase of uxafenssnt tbe genera
Strna,rv 81 migbiy ecaaIefng interests-ls see
.sSTs9 nsssiopsEoilthe soul, wrought mic tenn
nsst Solf their dark weFe over the haEmonies OF
society,"
from erecaff0neu heselsehemesrdemGna q
nsse;ng Glance. Fhe wisdom OF running an OPP
9ns;,tn5 lime to- the Richmond, Fredericksburg,
and Potomac Railroad by the Louisa And Orange
Land Observation-Disclosures To kazaRdFiGrwhsn
tIhe State has invested in the former the sum oil
two hundred and seyenty-fyeEthopsand dollars
The wisdom of taking the trade which now passes
down 4theeI ouisa road 10 RietmeRd 81 StEGor-
donsville and sending il To- AsEpsarIG, by the
Orange and. Alexandria railroad /: The VISION
Of d~iseriing the trade from the Ra~PpahanEoek
imnfnvement. tOsyRhich the Stale has 4Oaned one
hundred thousand dollars, and turning that trade
tom fredericksburg % AeSaHsTtG WSeol.
ot running an opposition 70 our eohpsMPs
Ileysof across TO ParkeEshuEg, 50 as ultimately 70
mass Tie trade and travel fofh ~chfaond19AtfE
andrta The wisdom OF taking The NAley t1A
nv The same improvement atn0m4 A5nehesteI. 20
AlsFdpRria The wisdom OF qeTantesenngt
ibo1ds M thesG hesapeake and Ono eanaltcf three
HUNDRED Thousand dollars 70 finish the Canal a
5La5r7yLanH TO carry coal TO Alexandra: Inc
wisdom of guaranteeing two nunofed tlots
dollars more, TO enable ultiniatelyth AiexandIla
ICanal company to pay It's debt - AteIaag
The wisdom Of all Ibis 10 the aggregate interests
of the State is not so clearly SEEM 7bt.
The Prodigal Son left his Fathers mouse WIN
M had inteutions-he stRfted 10 tbetter his iCr-
tunes-he spent his estate andIbeeame ean1feP'
he lived on the bounty favor Of SIich usAn
He held and felt the hamiliatingSsc otasnbordI-
MAZE nosition-he knew that in his fathers house
There were servants wboselOt was PreieTable 10
hiS-he came to himselE-he sought the home OF
his infancy and chitdhnOd1&His father when ne
was yet a great way of, had compassion, ieti on
his neck aud kissed him. The gush oil earlyPa-
ternal affection oyeEfIowed The bounds OF PFu-
dences. He received him again into his family
put a ring on his finger and slices on his teet-
IkiIed1he lated cali, and domesticated the son thai
twas lost. .45 lsz
But we are not told that even the ~Prodigal soE
ever attempted 10 diEinherit his brethren and mo.
"a CITIZEN WHO PAYS TAXES
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CANAL
70 tie Editor Of tie SWrl of Jefferson:
",Mf. BELLER: You will Obiige a subscriber ant
/ stakeholder in the Chesapeake and Oino Canal
nv notifying the Potomac counties that the an
nual meeting of the Company, agreeabg TO th'
charter,, takes place on the first Monday IN June
but al what place am not able tosay. The las
place of meeting was at The Exchange IN Bailr
'timore.
The next meeting of the Company is one o
more Importance than has ever heretofore takeI
place. 1t will be the province of the next meet
ing 10 reform and repair, aud t ActIoS, ACTION =
Will be the watch.word.
The people at large are deeply interested-be
sides Stockholders (and every rae payer in Mary
land and Virginia is a stockheider3 every b0idel
81 evidences of debt agains; tie Canal Company
Therefore, howwouIdit do 10 cs~1lmeetingslObt
theld at HaTpers-Eerry, ShepheTdstOws, Charles
/ town 81 Smithteld on Saturday eysmiIg next, anc
/ request all the counties on the RuiOtpac To do the
same, anilsa4dD Delegates To the BeaI meeting
IEso be, the Plaeeotlhemeeting can % found out
at any rate by sending Olta cOTPs=Df Pieksts
to rsconnoitTe, our Agents. the Board of Ere-
1 ssiaent and Directors might be surprised, and in
formation obtained as To The PLGss and time of tIe
next annual meeting!! z
There is perhaps 100000 Of Indebtedness
~(peIhaps not so much3 reaching from the man
that proudly surveys his5wide and IOBdiy manol
down to the poor labOTeH
TIE subscriber met with a contractor. in riding
from Washington To- Georgetown the other day,
i that held SI2, 600 of canal scrip, received in pay
/ ment for work long since done on the canal, aad
/ he kn0ws of many more similarly situated
Then let all cone up to the work OF EeEorm-
Let Delegates be sent-as~ suggested.
be.a.lfe r.. STOCKHOLDERS.