Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-03-25


horhood of M friend from Brunswick These were .-
mons in their av too and every to b. sitting
M nav, anil imagining himself To be james Madison
a'Iontnr resolutions of $50. Laughter. And
s;,cI /, the love OF resolutions that believe Won
70 as Of your wise legislators TO decide question as
between the constitution and the resolutions Of 1898
,he constitution, in their opinion, must sink into
circumference compared with The mighty power OF the
resolutions Of 1850. rcsrc: tiat the resolutions
Will have Succeeded them have not the potency 81
those OF l79S say thai YOU wise in resolutions
bat the mast l.WSe people Under the sun III ali TIA. re-
la. 10 good government.
Now we have yoGr progress in commerce amt ag-
rcuturc has come I" since you have had charge Of tbs
Government NoS where az vo,.r manufactures WHY
recoec: seventeen Years :go the winter prccc-
IN my first advent into that honorable and sacious
body the legislature that there was an application
mace for charter # manufacturing. company 10 H..
established | believe n fredericksburg How wa, il
received Why these resolution bucled Oh their
arnar the whole at them and they n';:s. the most VIC
l,al opposition 10 it, Nov; what do you thnl; was the
reason assigned for -,lch course State rgh;s. Why.
you encourage manufactures saii hey will c,an.
the political aspect nj this State True you will eice il
at c.ce Ia iand al honest. Industrious AMI energetic
pccple-hut i!.cy will lose Ill their state rights
Laughter. And tha, sGc woni h. it, effects was
mos, earnestly urged. The winter that ! FIRST
cane here. not mh"r o. tat lower house
where politics are dislcd up, hHt reco!icct being
ior Petersburg OF Richmond d" not recoect which.
% build III manufacturing establishment, and there
the Dromg,o.cs and the Goodes end all thos" men
siii. isari for resolutions. making their last ra,ly
Il the hatlemc;..s and crying out help help. Safe
hts III danger. And they am"s: defeat ri the NJ,
!icatian. This Jon ca wis.,, legislation, 1t is wise 10
II c;,l the general government an keep yoGr politics
right :ail lei the Stat. go whhersocvor i may regard,
less Of it, prosperity That is the ini 81 government
YOU have had
Well now Lei ne look little further Let u look
at this Inheritance which you possess beyond the
t.ls ;hi. eminent domain that might have enriched
you and enriched rs. What has been Your fostering
care. You say you have never oppressc,! Ms. Well
Ia no know t.a; you have physically. We will admit
,iat yu have not. ION sag you have dealt lrnienty
viii. ~ kind and gentle ought 10 deal with
their Subjects You say all these kind things to Us
bat We hot satisfied with neglect and lcihsrgv We
think ii we IL have masters you ought t. permit IL
IL have ntcrcs: in the government, AMI permit rs
TO STARE the glory and lcown ol the State, brethren
oi the same community. We hnvc an inieyes; in Is
progress aS:atc and vet wh; have you done To i'm.
prove that domain that God has entrusted to your
carel :" Ia; lave you done! Here WAS Wilderness
rich. fertile country-moGntai.s running baw.en-,.
stfucions u.;r;.;ioa ard in the first s.t:icr ri
the c,anr, the savage t. encounter mnl what d! yea
l IL encourage the scitcmcn; vi that COUNTRY is yu
werc bound to do! Did you send ont mcn and money
there 10 make that Stat" productve Did you go and
eat :oat,s 10 induce ensr3ns /" settle i; WIZ the
only read that knew ycu 10 cut in the west II en-
ct,ra, this settlement, rcad through the :;orgeS
Of tr New River to lot emf grants 20 oil 10 the west
from Your own country Lau, hler.l What did you
do hi YOU send troops there % protea the early
settler against the tomaawk aud scaing knife NJ
Yuu coided Ill this to the inherent energy of the early
hunter who took possession OF that land lha, is wal
vou hav. dorc. VIVA. / ~. was your duty Is wise
rulers IN the ordinary affairs ri human kind Ia lave
auc Vi ha; i tho dGty OF man I" w!om is commit
tc an important estate oi much value which ,,q.irc-
ou,y cultivation attention and care TO develop il. Why
n !. wise man. IL w"id give all tie '",ans hai liz
hal possession of 10 develop that wealth, 20 make it
Inm,lc.;vc where although liz might spend thousands
and hundreds OF thousand, in the Development .: h.'
wealth, vet nevertheless, tie property impro:cd
woud return him millions oc :h" huaiscds ofihnus.ni.
expended. VIVA, have yon done ask. Look 4. oic.
states -: this Uron Lock at view Iork. Size had
rich lack countrv she ope,!cd il W an il j. The
this tnon I.cok "a. Georgia. She has opcncup aycil-
ues TO the Improvement of thai country. She has in
troduccl her own wealth aud expended that wealth 81
tie irve prment q" ;ic riches that within that wi!r
ness a" NOW took at the progress OF that State. "%
Il, eracce,ssion al power look AZ the general prosperity
t!;a, has resulted - her lro:n ta of policy
And what las been the rc-ut oi Your policy Not
wilstardnig west Nirgin., has 10y her intrinsic
ersie. increased and m,:ipc' and enriched the country
vet still .ou have sunk Virginia {" state the fourth IN
,ryrce, an: but for the west lie worll he almost
he last in the race of progress What IS yoGr white
population a-si 81 The Elcc Ridge some iour hun@rcd
and two thousands There is hardly state which!
has bcc. settled zen years thai has not more than that
ask vuu what il i. tha las sustained even the rem
tive position Which Virginia now occupies, but the
growth q, that west whom seek 20 Gisraac!i!-e
and rea; ne; rs lr;ead an brother but en.:ay
You would ,eny tia; pcop.. The right of citizens AID
lreeineu who have fought their WAY through tro"oe
and difficulty, who haze felleo The forest who haze
driven the s.iync from the countr and entitled them
selves by their energy tn be placed along side al Tree
men You seek now. to sile the voice .; that people
ct whoa ynu ure mainly indebted Scr the relative poi
ton wl.iciI vo,r STATE holds N this bnion. ASK
Won Il that is kind aud generous, il II furnishes an
r,l-nce oi thai wisdom Your part, "n!cn YOU cian
here viii an clrGetucss only cquaed ~ the emptiness
or the claim You IRE wisc and sagar!"rs are you
Now vii! to say this mHcsi Inst whe', Yoi:
take review .. your conduct rs governors AID rui-
ers yn nlis, knowledge that YOU have bce'i utterly
,leireu; IN every quality that establish at: claim or
pref nsion To wisdom sacacty. iou nave nothing
boast Of but tie p.. Arn mt ! Gil th; yen c''
say f,r the renowned old commonwealth And yet here
on this locr with degree o self conplacen' that =
raa, offensive vo 50; Yourselves mp superior race
Of beings t,ia' i; would he infinitely icore COM
mcnlabe II YOU lit were true 20 leave that '~'
mcndAton - the lip. of others A"ie-ii should 81
nlani.h Won j.: others declare rour superiority a'ld
net be continually veuntins ronr own Superiority m
wisdom sasac!ty and skill in government '.enF ~
aud sag that you have scrt al claim or pree'sio
70 i.
have said That lnean; speak tbe truth, ani g
sca l. freely tell Won al Your faults md hal You fh'c
not managed this government! You ought !" ilav" lone
Let us look frr. her Into yor management Of our western
country. 10 nct charge it design ht charge u as
u fact that while lh government was uader v"r gun
ancp aud aa:e y0ur wi>c derisea sfs'cm ri 's
posing Of this great domain and say tina, human Wis
dom ui ;o wa.k with III il skill and ingenuity I" de-
use liz iuiqtous slid aaominahle sehe';:" ""niu
have fallen lar :!ot ii thai Which goa hay" imposed
anon -. west. ic,k iii Kentucky, once part "i 'i.
.,a:,.c:.t do.,cin. The system was introduced
re For forty years The prnsress Of act Hts'" was
retarded by ,li- abominahe sya;,, the lFr't--" :"
genr recuay in>:itutlonbut the fruits Ut 1ouT peculiar
wisdom i.oo. ut Virginia aad Sc it effects
there so lnan could witness the ruin a',i 'irs"!aoa
tai has followed To ;hr Inhabitants OF thai country
scarceir without the shedding Of tears. L., yoaf =
;e.a thousands ui hundred, ii tlio inis 81 acres 81
ia;l were cnDr.' 81 in survey, wh mari 'ri2
mad, o. il Iac a!a7r,. Sacn surveys, n"ih"rze,' 10y
law run aronml an embraced i.,"y settlers upon a'
land And afcr ;,lcv had i.son Up small loF1nns
and improved AMI enriched it. a it became valuable
enough Ia cxc;te the cupidy -" the spesaior- "i:rh
yonr system invited into our laul then il was that eject
,en,s cane Then The elder title. BASED OH surveys.
r,b ~ haze r",rre,! a. and which IN many instances
cover whsle couutics, ccoisd the settler You ar"
,.,n,,,.be for ti.is--you d.i i. all; you had The
cow. ,nen; in yolr bands and vnu gave IL this ncia
~ ri, III lqni ;ni,;n- which boast 0f - de-