Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-10-10
SOUND VIEWS WE'LL DIRECTED

ing OF the great railroad, leading from Cincin-
cinnati through the valley of the Great Miami to
| Dayton, replied in an admirable letter, from
which we take the following extract, giving the
reflections of the distinguished writer on the mag
| nfcent spectacle presented by the astonishing
| progress of the mighty West, and also upon the
| raEue of the Union and the inevitable dsas-
tiers that must follow its dissolution. 1t cannot
be otherwise than grateful to the feelings of every
patriot in the land to see leading mind of the
! North West thus promulgating wise and whole
some sentiments smongst his fellow citizens. 1t
was Revolutionary maxim, that s'error ceases to
be dangerous when reason is left free to combat
II" We trust the people of Ohio, AMONGST whom
political heresy seems to have grown more rank
" than any other State, will, with the aid OF
such enlightened reasoning as Mr.. Vinton's,
prove that the proverb has not yet lost its truth
Part Of Mr.. Vtnton's letter, dated Gazlipoiis.
Sept. 10.
lhIs one OF those occasions that iressbly forces
the mind to the contemplation of the past the present
and the future, that relates TO your oyelv VAL
ley and the Queen City OF the West which sits nropd
iy enthroned at its portals
On recurring hack to the past one can not foroet
tldl soine OF tneSo adventurous still living
and WI probably join you in your excursion who
planted their then youthful feet upon your virgin soil
When your now powerful valley was Wilderness
over winch savage men ard savage beasts had full do
mihlon Men who have seen the forest and the in
naotans OF the forest melt before them like the mist of
tne morning, to make way for fruitful fields eenljnp
cues, and enlightened population. What must be the
IeeiiLgs and what the unutterabe emotions of those
venerable men, when they their thoughts back to
that dark and gloomy beginning, and rerace slen bv
sep IN their vivid memory OF the history of your valley,
lis advancing, expanding and rising progress I'D TO
the glorious vision OF the great creations of art OF in
dustry, OF enterprise of cence, religion and of hu-
manly that now surround them? These combined make
up that present of which you have RIGHT to he nroud
ana 10 challenge comparison with any people of the
same age that does or ever did exist And this feeling
let me assure you. is not confined to you alone for
wherever we go, you are the pride and boast of u.s.
whose lot is cast in less favored region OF the same
noble State.
But great and glorious and enchanting as the present
49, you VIII remember that your destiny not vet &C.
complIshed-that you have before you still greater
FUTURE; that II is that future which chiefly concerns Won
mat which you are to provide for. The enterprise
whch you have now completed great, useful and no.
pie as undoubtedly Is, and proud you have right
to be OF it, when considered sngly by itself is never.
tneess, when viewed with reference to results but
one OF the multiplied RESPONSIBILITIES, moral and
physical, which are essential TO the ull accom-
| pllshment OF your destiny. 1t maybe difficult to
toreell, with certainty, which will be benefited most
by your road the city or the country; but the adyan-
ta9es to the city being concentrated must he moro
marked and striking If the many and varied adyan-
tages to the city OF Cincinnati be carefully considered
Its admirable geographical poston-the great extent
and fertility OF the country which is tributary to tits
majestic ryer-s noble canals and railroads. that are
and are to be- and above all, the unrng industry and
lndomItable energy OF her people, it too much to pra
dict that she is destined day become one of The
llrst not the very FIRST OF the great interior cities of
the globe?
What great city is there in the interior of China
even, which counts its inhabitants by Millions that has
a position equal TO Cine pnatR And they il must be
remembered, have grown up 10 their enormous mag
nltude with The checks OF a despotic Government a.
ways upon then and without the aid of those power
fu physical agencies (the creations of modern science
which SO rreslstlbY tend TO bring men together into
masses at the great points, where the products of ia.
dustry are collected and distributed supply the wants
OF men. Ii any one should SD beet himself to ridcue
as visionary, who should have the bodness TO pre-.
diet that the child is already born who will live to see
Cncnnati TEEN with million OF people that visionary
IN sell defence might confidently point to the thousands
oil men now living who have seen greater aud more
Incredible things accomplished IN their day. What
nave you yourselves not accomplished in the last half
century! Does any one fancy that the fountains of
science and the fertility OF invention exhausted?-
That with the innumerabie facilities for high enterprises
that have come into existence in our day--wh the |
hitherto undiscovered forces of nature which are now
coming forh on every side at the bidding OF science
and Offering their aid in the great work of improve
ment, does any one cam any one doubt that for cen
tury to come, your city will go forward with accu-
muatng progress, IN the development fits prodigous
capacities Does any one imagine that the practical |
character of her people, will not continue work out
great thoughts INTO great results? that The and
resoute spirit TO which nothing now looks formidable
will faint and fail them in time TO comet and that
too In a land where chain binds the freedom of
the hum an mindwhere there is nothing TO cramp Its
faculties, or repress its boldest aspirations.
L have often dwelt, IN imaglna ton, upon the future
greatness of your city and the consequent prosperity
OF the surrounding country with the highest delight as
realities that the tulness of time are sure to come
have, also often asked myself the question: if there
be any calamity, arising from natural moral or politi.
cal causes, to which she is expo ed, that has power to
arrest her onward progress to greatness and defeat her
high destiny. can imagine but one even; that has
power nallibly to PROSTATE all her high hopes and
the prospective hopes OF all Others who are dweers on
either side otour beautiful Ohio. That event is d.
VISION OF the Union, with that river for boundary
Gut OFT, as she then would besom her access to the
Mississippi and the Gulf of Mexico with her trade con-
hned to the Northern side OF the river, she would no
longer be as she is, the great point of concentra
ton and distribution oil the various products of indus
try.
For whatever sought the Atlantic for a market,
would OF necessity 60 from the Northward, and not
now, Southwark 10 her, thus shifting her position
from great commercial centre TO, It's circumference.
Nor Is this all the wide mouhed cannon planted on
tho opposite shore OF the river, ready without mo-
ments warning vomit their deadly mssels upon her
habltaons, would be present and fearful proof
OF the insecurity of life and properly within her limits
inns is but a view OF single point on division line
OF some thousands OF miles in extent all every where
exposed 10 the same danger. From the most secure
loeg now IN The very heart OF the country the coun
Try bordering on this long line Of divisions would he
come the most Insecure OF any the face OF the ulohe
Nay, more the condition OF the whole TERRITORY Of The
United States would be instantly and totally changed
by such event.
1t is not the least if it be not the very greatest
blessing derive from the Union as a nation that
1t embraces In the bonds OF one brotherhood all who
have anything to fear from each other. Hence |
mere shadow Of an army OF eight or ten thousand
men is adequate to the defence of this great nation
Suppose, however, that the twenty five millions that
compose the population of the United States were |
set down any where the continent of Europe does
any one Imagine 1t could exist IN safety for single