Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-01-03

ihr COHbWuCllOn ol WOTkb Ol internal IN
pfoyemcni, -by which We sbhal bind III
SCI 20 US tile great population with whic
pe nature intended US 10 maintain acommn
~ interest, and shall thus prevent the al
? sitacilon Of q lrude that will give empo,
e inent 10 the industry ofla large populatio
and pour wealth into outcoiirrs. 10 sho,
IS illaiilhe ineie receiving and iranshippn
: products and goods would not make a grea
u city, he woulI slate few well know
c. facts For six months Of the year, OWN
a. 10 the stsge Of the water, New 0ilean
!, was cut of entirely from intercourse wit
Z therlch and productive State OF Kentucky
is What wa the cohseQuence2 Ilethemp
h her tobacco, her corn, her miles, her cal
$ 10 were sent here and sold in the market
e bnl what became oil thr proceeds Wen
e they sent here2 No, tho prodnce wal
: thipped away, and the money realizec
. from II was sent TO New.York 10 purrhas,
e supplies 10 be cent home by the yafiou,
. avenues constructed By northern art and
) enterprise, How can il be otherwise
when in the present stale Of our means oI
h iptcr.eommuuicaiion ittslIrs Letter IA
5 days dufiu six months Of The year to come
: from Louisville here, aud nine days in The
best season. whilst the merchant III the
latter place can Communicate with New
York in fiily lionrs ! =
These facts weie drawn iron, his own
experience, and might be relied on. The
consequences are eviient. People Will
send 10 those cities for their supplies with
which they have The easiest anil pEomplrs.
access, and where they can liui all'ihat
they require. Thus we were losing our
inde,-end losing a great portion Of the
Iadyantases OF that we have by our want
Of good and prompt Communication, ,-ol
Il internal improvements. Now, II we had
railroads we could reach Kentucky in
Thirty six hours, and the people Of that
Sale would come pouring into our city
every day and hour, our streets would BE-
crowded with the hardy sons Of that gal
lani Siate,--uur Stores would be ihronged
with buyers, and every department Of in
dustry and trade would experience the
beneficial effects Of such an increase Of
business and population. Here is an IL.
lusiralion Of The practical effects OF mi.
roads, which can be erasped BY the COM
mon sense Of every man. In this way ma
tare is iripped up. defeated, thwaricd. set
aside. and the enterprise and art Of man |
march forward Triumphant over all obsla-
cles.. Thus rivcIs ares fpanned, mountains
scaled, and time almost unnihilaied. The
ioumey Of weeks Is reduce,l 10 hours
Three OF four graf States are irsverzed in
less time Ihanfii ,Lkcs US. Of Ncw Orleans.
TO travel 10 the capital Of our Slaie. A.
gainst such Hi.arles Us these what avail [
az fhe.hsiual fee,urrcs ci-Nlich .>e bdast
50 iondIy. thai ~ ,ioi has been cau on The
banks Of his nrahliest Of fivefsl The
sceplre and Grandeur OF the Father Of
Waters have dersfled before The rising nlo-
~ Of railroads. laid what was once The
most npil nleads Of transportation has
now deseneraiui to iall. fsl.lssish
stream
.l's ieaffImed II, proposition that a
m're exporting city never became great.
!aAa,IIi Y! n. Il.I spsscs s rs gseAans. and aI!sas
advancing city. ln all candor il must be :,
confessed, that there are irv.tenpiatons [;
10 dIaw the man Of labor here, the man. !
that lives BY the sSea. Of his brow. Our :
climate and locality have bad reputation ',
abroad for health they criiaialy nre moi .
favorable 10 severe bodiIylubor. Tho pri. T.
res Of living are loo high, and the diff :
'uty and cost Of getting hers are serious !,
The na,ure olour business =
does moi give employuen, 10 '
/ large industrial class. But make rail- =
'oais ,cxend Them through The high and 7
,eallhy States Of the wcsi aul nofllI,hnd - =
iou will mol only dnw hiIher large por. q q
ion Of this various population, but you = =
yhI ailoId your own laborers ready ac- . =
ess lo.a cool. healthy Iegion,whers they ~ y
nay spend The mid summer and rcinyig- y y
'rsle tleir minds and bodies fof The slrIie- : :
le Of the coming wiuter.--and put their - :.
awiies beyond the reach Of ep;leusics. = !;
'hus would you create among usp large y "
lass Of productive laborers,-<h class OF :,
which New Orleans nost tneesls I;
On the other hsud, il we persist in our 4,
resent state Of lethargy and Indifference, e,
we stand idly By and see our isade de. II
line, our commerce disappearing, alarm n.
nd ilislrust peIvaing our capitalists. our ia
eople oppressed with an unparalleled Iax- n,
lion. cfamped and bound down by re- ri
ricliye constitution. the destiny OF our r.
Iiy is sealed. These are iacts 10 be con- m
derd anil pondrred npon BY every cili- al M
m. BY every npl Wild } interested in the b
elare Of the cifs. of
1t had been said .ih1t'Ae INF RobbD W
ould, Il eIecied to llit eris.ature. adyo. IL
lie ajax on real estate I D Construct rail- III
ads N all eandor- slud ,fianknrss, he an
ould tell the:n Twas true. lIby such ci
Improvement. we would decrease our pop. bll
aiion, ouriade; augment the value Of co
lg properly; aud snrll tax is necessary 70,
cary them into -eiIrci, le did not see Isl
wv Any fagseipils man and good citizen ih,
Md bcsiIal0 as to the wisdom, The me- ihf
ssiiy andfxpediency OF snch 4 tax oit
Ike the revere suppose llle tax is not VII
id. uni there are no improyemeiits, what liei
usl be The consequences Our commerce rer
mlyzed, enterprise declIiing population nft
and inxcs increasing, uhiil lea
J are reluced 90 low ns 70 hars n, prop. cnt
|y to pay our taxes with and nfe com abb
lied to abandon The place, or driven 70 es,
IT most disgraceIul of all resorts, the wi
pudiaiion Of our debts. IN
Ia such state Of affairs he could not
! express his surprise to find The people lag
New Orleans makina such serious con- tai
Nations, and everything else, suboldi- eni
4, koa mere political contest, Ia mere The
Goe for spoils and power ''Great pco
wilhhe exclaimed "what difference he
M, bike which party Is Triumphant II CALI
ouI Vl. N .l..a.. - Ia..li..a n. ~ ~ 1