Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-04-11

( hopS ! shall Do 0xcuycd iof this si,aoGit.GG, mad, I,
hurbIsst spirit, add designed, 1 am aura, With lhs osr 81
teulions. II is a mistake 20 suppose that a great paft nj ~ ~
country, in It's interior sections, has no interest in the No.. W
know that those regions 90 the ocean shores haze y.
nuosi immediate interest. The material tor the navy We
nI;ct from their midst. The officers and men are their fts. .p'
and acoraintances. The commerce which It prolecls is..u.."'
LA IN chiefly by themselves. Their interest, then, ia ; "a
di,re paloasle, and deeply felt. But the interior has ,.N
,srcsi loo. and appreciates il. Their products find ,t W.
a,,v ~ In. sea shore, and thence TO the markets NJ 81
~oyld The products of other lands brought to The sea -, ne
sd Iheir way 10 and bless the inhabitants of the :.
noic interior. Destroy the navy, allow the mouth Of H.,
Mississippi to be %elockaded, ant wnas would be the COMO.
lion of The great valley Of that riVetl l commend this cn
sido,o,;on 10 the earnest attention OF western men Th.,o
il vet . HIGHER ground OF common interest, The glory of
rhs navy is the glory OF the whole country. However sa
~ induIge in sectional discussions aud sectional feeIi,o.
m1' ~. lines when we come to consider our counlrvs ,T
'sc,inn ant our country's glory, the discotdant jar Of secuo,.
- shnuld he hushed, and all good citizens should be- mi
ted in ono common 1Fo|n hino 'nr u 'bp pifr ","ta Oh thankful.
s,,opo ourselves ye may wrangle and dispute abou, Nm,
90 go anS ra,rv peculiarit!es of faith and feeling; bu, in ,bs
ewes Of other nations, ana 10 te ~ W 't history Of
ennires our country shou!d.he one country, and our pecoIs
shnuId he one people. SO we ought 10 leel, and 80; 10 nv
indnment, al! good ciliz,ns do feel. Inc Interior as we'll a.
The Sea board feels proud in she teco'lectIoh oat some OF The
n,i,n;,.t cares in our counlry's history are emblaz9ned BY
~ n, val luumpns that il our fret war OF independence
u,,s fought chiefly on our hills and plains oy our brave I'D
haIdv soldiers, the SECOND war OF independence vas louih.
chi AZ or The ocean by our gaHlnt and sturdy lars. II ID,
~. nf Washington, and Green, and Schuyler, and u,
lion In r rendered immortal by the one. go are those Of PEW
md McDunouoh, of Bainb..dgf sad Hull, made scarcely e.
IIusrTious in the last. The premonitlons oil me future pds
nminnnsIy ~ ne sea Shni! We take the warning 7 Iii. ..
dsnt rnst !: again We ere forced 10 appeal 10 The God Of g..
,Iss IN dido a dispute with O foreign nation the trid Of hi
a,htr,men, will tie the blue waves OF the ocean, aud his &.
80 49, wiII he pronoun ced from the cloud That uncovers Is
j. - iii. away, the blood decks Of our ships DIVA.
w. n,rsr in. oke d favorable decision BY taxing care thilou,
o,,rrei Is iust, aud that we show our tain In lis justice by
llur diljycnt preparation 10 MAINTAIN u.
'rhe attributes and qualities assigned 10 the heather gN,
w.rr ole, sinyuIarly illustrative Of philosophical truth. 10!
when Hercgiss is represented US refusing 10 help the carter
"" no. No n,n.i frat seek 10 help hins self, a truth Is DO.
81, im-d. wios u It's application as The family Of man, ande ,.
tendlnc in lis duration 10 The last syllable Of recorded tn:
Let Us, in the proud civilization oil me hlne'eenih cen'uy
m, bs too much pulled up with vanity 10 learn wis.Ga
| j,om the fiction.