Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-12-11
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II q 10 Be hoped that the next I.egisla-
ttre will devote itself WIKI. a. single eye to
the interests Of Virgins. The State may
! be made an empire, If true spirit Of en-
sserpnsc be displayed by her legislators.-
And ifa revival Of public energy be not
exhibited under the new order Of things.
we know not when we shall look for it.
The natural advantages Of Virginia are
familiar to all her own people. and when
srwe refer to them here, it is not for the in-
formation Of Virginians. but to attract the
peopleof other States. In mannfart0es.
the central position and proximity Of vir-
ginisto . country which produces cotton,
and, at the same time, presents Tine mar
ket for manufactures, give her very great
advantages over the Northern manufac-
turfnE towns, winch suffer from the ex-
pcnsc and delay the double transporta-
{ ton Of the raw material TO the North, and
2 the manufactured fabric to the South
Richmond, It has often been remarked,
ought 10 be the greatest manufacturing city
/ in the Union. Her water power is mex
haustible, and so arc the immense supplies
ofcoal and iron, which are found in herim-
mediate neighborbood. All Virginia, in
decd, is peculiarly adapted for manufac-
lures. the water being generally diffused
over her territory, and SO rarely closed by
ice az TO present no serious interruption
even in winter to the operation Of machine
ry. Her mountain pastures and her eli
mate are generally well adapted for TIE
raising Of sheep. In Vermont, and other
woo[growing regions Of the North. the
focks must be fed half the year, whilst
here, almost throughout the whole year,
the sheep can find abundant means of sub
sisfence for themselves. Tho commercial
advantages Of Virginia are as great as her
manufacturing She presents the. most
direct route for the trade Of the West to the
scaboard. The waters of her Canals and
rivers are rarely closed by icc.whils, those
oftbe North remain Theoretically sealed
for four and five months of every year.
The beautiful Ohio, for hundreds Of miles,
washes her western borders, whilst she
has sen coast. not equalled by that of any
Of her sister States, and whose bays, inleis
aud creeks,running deeply into her shores.
present every facility for navigation. The
James, the Potomac, and other navigablc
rivers, rise IN her mountains, and wind
their way In all directions through her ter
ritory. Her agricultural resources are I'M
bounded. Her soil brings forth every VA
riety reproduction essential 10 the wants
and comfort of man. Wheat, corn, tobac-
co, flax, hemp. ryc,oats, and potatoes, -four
ish here IN perfection. Lumber of the
best quality, and inexbaustiblc in quaint
snty, is found in her forests. Her mineral
Treasures arc unequalled by those of any
other State. Coal, iron, lead, salt. gold.
copper, gypsum, and every variety ofmin-
erals, arc found 70 an extent no, approach
ed by any other Commonwealth in the
Union. Her climates more healthful than
that Of any Northern State. The noun
tain and valley regions of Virginia are the
healihiesi portions of the American CONT
bcuf. And. whilst In some portions of the
'lowlands, the miasmatc influences cause
sickness during the fall months. yet these
Influences are confined TO particular local.
Ties, and are not general in their cbarac-
ter. Riebmond, itself,is the most salubrious
city on the Atlantic coast as is shown by
statistical tables. Her climate seems to a.
gree particularly well with the citizens who
come here from The Middle and New Eng
land States. These facts should arrest
the attention ofenterprising men who leave
the old States for the far West, and I'M
willing pass by much more desirable field
Of enterprise and comfort at their own
doors.-Rieh. Dispatch.