Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-12-17

if not guarded against, may prouice Similar TO.
suits. 1t is necessary. for the preservation Of
her rights, that the South should be independent
OF tho North. She has the clements within her
self: why not employ them n" other State
could so well lead in tho enterprise % Virginia,
nor would any other derive saeh great DEMENT'S.
Doubts, perhaps well founded, have been here
;oiure entertained, whether the trace which was
brought 10 our SelbUard would support nae Of
steamers, ii'onc were established. These doubts
can no longer be reasonably entertained.
careful estimate OF the amount and value Of the
trade which was brought 10 tho Oh esaPeaSe du-
ring the last year by the various rallroAds ana ca
mails. and that carried by them into the interior,
will SHOW an amount that would give ample EN-.
plovmcu; 10 such Inc as has been conteinpia:-
cd. II this be so, (uud the returns show tl what
NAV wc expect in few years, when oar sygiem
of improvements shall have been completed
when Inc Alexandria, LOudouR, and Hampshire
railroad sllI have reached the iHGxhauStloIe coal
fields Of HAMPSHIRE; when the Manassas shall
have reached its terminus in the productive Val.
lev, and the Alexandra md Orange road shall
have been carried 10 LyHchburgi when the ildc-
water shall have been united with the Ohio by
means of;hn Central and the Covington and OhV
roads, or by the James river canal ana tae Cow
iprton aud Ohio ra-rosdi and when the great
feeder Of this Canal tthc Virginia aud Tennessee
roldl shall have stretched out it, arm ane gTasp-
ed the wcala Of Tcnnrssc and the lar south -
These ,iirs y'ill command the trade o. a country
,a,I IN extent, rich in minerals and OF unsurpasS-
ed fertility, wdch u IT'S trIa5lt viii enrich tac
cities through which Twill pass; and ANA ltH way
through the Clpts oil the Chesapeake. Some lee'
NAV Be formed o. the extent Of the trade these
improvements viii bring through Virginia, II We
consider that the great trade which now asceHu'
the Ohio river, AND which will be brought 10 II ny
roads and cIuais ircm the western psst OF OHhG,
the states o. Indiana, Illinois and Missouri, viii
Gud the cheapest anc shortest route 10 Ihe AtaL-
,ir scnbua;d 10 be bv one Of these Iiaes. The
Coyirg;op aud Ohio railroad will unite, at the
mouth the Big Sandy, with the Lexington lad
Elr Sandy read, which tr0rGrsGs the vefy HarGcH ,
40; Of Kentucky, whose fertility has grown INTO
Droycyh. A road has already been constructed
from Lexington 10 Louisville, and another 10 sooh
I, be constructed 10 MemPhiu IN TenncsssG' /
whIs, one is nos beng made from g".nt cPpnrI, ,
site 10 Louisville, through lndIun@, which VIII
crugS Che Cincinnati and 81. Louis road At !hctah'
svo,.,, thus forming r5ii!uai connection win !
81. Louis and L,l,.G Rock, aHi through one VI
the o!hci, with the great Pacific road. The OaH-
vile ard lhc Seabuard end Roanoke roads WIN
intercept the trade o.! the Southern States, VII eli
p3sgiuT through Richmond and Noro" cities,
will reach common depot on the seabo1Fd.-
When al! these streams sla! pour their trade into
the Chesapeake, it will not only snppor; line Of
steamers between this and some otthe European
ports, but with the principal maria Ct the "ofa'
The time when we should embark in this enter
prise, Ii! II is not done by private individually
will DC whGn Uursysluln OiiR:erRG! Improvements
shall have been suite entity advanced TO insnrs.
their cumnlGtiOn. Whether that time has arrived
or not, will not undertake to say. Regarding .
the subicc; Us one 0ftEe first magnitude recon-
mend Il 10 YOUR sesiuus consideration, assured
that at the proper ;imGit will receive tsnlIGh!-
rned attention rs merits so justly demand
In my message to the general assembly at tho .
commencement Of the last session, called their !
attention TO the fact that a sh0T time previous,
Mr.. Lemmun, Il citizen Of Virginia, had his slaves
taken from him and get at liberty in the city o;
New York, al which port the vessel touched ~
which he and his family, including lis slaves, had
taken passage for Texas. The facts, as under
stood, arc familiar TO the country, and need mol
be detailed here. Since then, understand that
Mr.. Lennon has been paid for hi' slaves by pFI'
yate subscriptions from the more orderly anu
patriotic citizens ofNcw York. This may lhdeln'
nifty Mr. Lennon against the Individual loss no
sustained, but tits no settlement OF the ueiicatG
and important principle involved in the case.
have thought proper, therefore, to cause an ap-
neal 10 be taken from the court below to .hc
:. supreme COURT Of the g;u,e .! Nu~ YORK;
Since Inc question has been raised, il had better
be settled by the highest tribunal known to our
laws. ThaIuothing may be omitted en- our part,
to secure Tia. jGg.cc 10 wlrc.i We arc tnMted,
under ;'c federal constitution, able AMI d'stin-
guisIed COUNSEL should be employed. advise,
therefore, that provision he made tor vigorous
prosecution Of The ease, aad lhlt the means be
appropriated to dciray the necessary expenses
that may be incurred.
have received communication from the Sec
rciary of tho treasury OF tic United States, stating
tina. in the act Of Congress rGtr0ccding the c0Gn'
" Of Alexandria, in the District Of Columbia, TO
tic state OF Virginia, there is reservation 10 the
United States OF the property 10 the custom house
and post.otEice in the city Of alexandria, but no
reservation Gfthe Jurisdiction over the sane, rs
contemplated by the lSih section Of the LIST artl,
Gle ufthc constitution of TIE United States, ana
40 is usual in the pGrchale o! lads by the gene
raj government; Tor these purposes, aud request
ing that the omission may be supplied by q sps-
cial gran; of tho jurisdiction under authority OF
law. respectfully recommend the passage Of
succ law, rcsewlngto the officers Of the state the
right to execute any process whatever within the
jurisdiction cCdcd
have also received from the secretary oissate
Of the United States, communication transmits
ting u copy oil the consular convention oil inc
I'D February last, between the United States anu
France. Dy one Ufits provisions it is atPuated
that the President the United States VIII re-
commend TO those States vi the union,6y whose
laws aliens are not permitted 10 hold real estate,
tho passage Of laws comforting that right upon
the citizens of France. For this privilege, inc
government OF France, with the reservation OF
the Interior right OsCsIabshlRg reciprocity 10 re-
gard To possession and inheritance, accorGs 10
lie citizens vi the United States the sumo hgh'o
within It's territory IN respect 10 real and pefsoh,
al property, aHd 10 inheritance, as are Gnloye1
there by its own citizens. In !GIhlmcnt o! inc
treaty, the President recommends the passage Q!
the necessary law.
Finally, congratulate you upon tho eondItloS
q four federal rclG:iUns-RuIhiGg having occurred
since your adjournment, calculated to weaken
the hone Tia; tic South may be permitted TO en-
Joy eeasUn ofrcpose from the irritating ln'er'e.
renee by northern laaatcism WIN the SUBJECT .!
slavery. Every freud oil this Union has cause OF
concentration a; tho Overth row and signal rebuEe
the abolition party has received within the !asl
two wears. The friends OF constitutional and state
rights, even in the north, haze generally been TIL
umphantly sustained. Our northern brethEen' a.
n.ung whom there nave always been lew VINO
we're tue TO the constitution, have indicated
disposition to respect our rightV, aud eVreed
gerse of Justice which should ever characterize
the relations between cltt=ena OF sitter states
Madness fora while seemed 10 run riot, and whsa
fanuticgm had brought the republic to tie verge
of ruin, patriotism was aroused, reason and Jus
tee calMoh tho aseendan, and the traitor ana Ihe