Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-10-20

flMlSHb nc cHuuIeldltu, nave NltPlt
a new era, and enabled the Cd 4uhtl
in the last few yea rs to take a sprir
4 forward which has astonished the HI
I, tions Of the old world.
I what is to be the duration Of tn
t rapid movement in the road to a sti
5 higher prosperity, ! will not un de-
4 take TO conjecture OIL c;,lculate F.
| Some limitation there must Ie-
some proportion to existing mean
? and resources must, in the nature c
things, be observed in the steps 0
: degrees by which any country ca
'. safely advance to wealth and pol wei
but uniqsswe shall become into4ica
ted BY past success, and rush rtfk
lessly into new, ilt considered, aht
impracticable enterprises unless aht
national council shall depart from tht
long established policy Of the c3un
try in securing the blessings of peace
Will lout Compromising the national
hon Or unless a sound discretion hal
cease tocontrol the spirit Of en- ter
prise and the cord by which the cr edit
system, invented to ANTICIPATE fu -ure
and contingent resou rces, is susp4 md
&d, sha1l be owe er5trai med, and at owe
I'LL, while we cor tinue in The pnalter-
Able faith and determination to up
hold the Federal Constitution and
tie Union, do not see that we may
hot h ppe, undex Div me Provide nee,
TO enjoy a long career of contin ued
Ind sill increasing prosperity, III all
flat constitutes the true glory and
happiness of a people.
But it is my m ore appropriate
province to address you upon the
condition and prospects of the State
Of Tennessee. Many of the sister
States Of the Union have been more
qponthe alelt III availing themselves
of the advantages and facilities Of
railroad communications, and many,
therefore, justly claim pre-emi-
nence id the scale of progress; but
by tile enlightened policy Of our pre-
decessors in the enc ouragement and
patronage extended to Incorporated
companies, each of the three natural
divisions Of the State may justly
look forward to the time, when, by
the completion Of onr projected sys
tenn Of internal Improvements, they
will be put in come 3ion by railroad
with every State in the Union, save
only Cal lifornia, and even with that
remote State, when the Pacific Rail
road sha! be constr &cted-a project
which may well be regarded as the
granlest ofthe ago, aud one not less
and essential to the pro
lection Of tie Pacific coast, in mill !
tal+y point Of view, than to the sue
ce$sful and full development of the
resources of the whole country. In
the meantime, and when out a small
Of the hallway connections
contemplated within our limits is
and in pperation,and their /
benefits but partially developed, it is
pleasing to obserye the effect Of the
fresh stimulus thereby impaired to
every branch Of i hdus try and enter
prise. 1t is we'll kn own that the
State of Tennessee, setting aside its
insular position, possesses natural
resources and e!en nentB Of prosperity |
in its fine mediuIn climate, its fer
tile soil, its incalfuIable lie mineral rich
es, Inferior to none, a and superior to
most Of the States Of the Union;
and when her progress from the first
feeble but daring settlement Of the
white man in her borders, not dating
further back than the ordinary limit 7
Of human existence to the present
moment, us considefed when she
can number more thd n million Of
it MAY i Fell excite our
pride, and challenge 8 GENERAL admira>
ton. Yet much rem aims to be done I
in amending and perf4cting her insti-
i,
tutions when they ar E found BY ex-
perieace to beIdefective, in proyiling
the means Of ed ncational and ihtd H.
lcetqn advan@enient, ind IA sustain /
ing and eompletip pg her system q IN
ternAl improyemF Fnts already begun, |
by bvprpyidmgaglih hstiuture embarrass-
nlant, and establishing the public
credit upon q sure foundation. These
are great trusts. Theyafe now COM
mitt4dI to you Jas the constituted
Representatives Of the people, and
whether We ldGk to tho preserVptionl