Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-09-30
PUBLIC MEETING IN CUMBERLAND.

~ meoaoS VI '"e ciaLens VI Sumoerisno, neld Nv
the Courthouse, Mouday the e5th Of September 1854
that being eour, d.x,on no,;o, n, WILLIAM q
,oprnS :, =, -,
AoNi0' "s .-"eu !" 'a' 'nA'' auu WILLIAM h0"s0S
CLARKE appointed Secretary.
The object of tho meeting having been explained BY
Henry T. Parrish his motion the Chairman appointed
the following gentlemen, viz Col J. H. Davis John c.
Page, VIM Hobson Clarke, Archer Page, Goodrich VIII
son. Col. V. Parrish, aud Henry T Parrish a committee
draft resolutions expressive OF the sense the meet
ing.
Col Edmund Hubbard being called upon cntcr tanned
the meeting With address replee with statistical facts
aud eloquent appeals every ckzcns to his best
efforts Virginia her share of those CONNER
csl advantages which ensichsd many Of the States
Of this Union.
Tho committee then reported tho following preamble
and reeolutons, which were adopted by the meeting
vh.,,.s ,h, r,o,,s or RroLi,,h.,, .o,r,x xi,,o,,
dis,nc,ion 81 n,r,r haJ meeting In JnIy I,st rs,,ix
20 tho nre.sn, Ian gnshny condition of our G,rssn Inn
nor. trade and invited the degeneration of the peen,s IN
the vsrious eounties of tho State who amer copsdetion
sIt jnossd TO Aid ia advancing tho foreign commsrco
/ IF thu St.te
.bovp 1, Wa s,n,o-, op, o;,jss 4, a, ,,,,;, 49,,
epI,rsny our domestic and foreiun commsrcs "a. ,n
thereby augment the value of our farming lands and
stimulate departmeuts of cuterprze aud no,s,v ipt,
increased and moro profitable activity In co..obor.,on
of the foregoing we will add that ". ar, no, .nnr,.J
of any purely pastoral or Agricultural community .,ts,n-
ing as great wealth or advancing "a r,piiy In tn, art.
sciences and all the inuuuer,b, slsmsn,s c,s,i,ur,
national prosperity as those which combine commerce
either with agriculture or manufactures Indeed commerce
Cu-
lsou of national productions be, soen the n,lIc.I o-
social systems Of the civilized world Agriculture and
manufactures produce the materials bus it s the in
| tercbauges Of commerce, like the vibrations of the
heart which circulate them In all for the hspsft
| of mankind. Thus commerce by impeliug forward
all the national energies, widening out the sluices
trade sud seeking the dosr u: the consumer CON-
vers staple productions into elements OF
exchange greatly promoting social comforts aud in re-
lieviug physical wants adds the same time imnea-
surably the general wealth State Oar Safe has
MILL Of
dollars oly sord Que c;zeus in the various quar-.
OF the State facilities for getting their productions to
market, but with the further yes OF building up our
cities |; supposed that rail roads and canals would
forthwith revive and sustain foreign trade That As
soon as the produce commenced pouring our cities
our commerce would pan pisS daily and yearly
increasing. Tao Argument open our thorough.
fares, and lei the productions OF State ase those
OF neighboSin; Ssie into cities aud imports
aud exports woa! sola prove the dourSaug condition
Of our commerce, aad cite, would increase rapidly
III wealth aud population any in tie uno1. Such
vas the strength Of the ouEicoa o. the majority
legislators, that they ieue for long time the right OF
way thoush the Northwestern portion OF the State the
citEens al Baltimore and Feu0S NaaiA 20 rail
ROADS ori 10 tie oa'o river e.> i'Sooa you'd Direct
the trade rUn our Nugait cass, into Baltimore sad
Pnisdep" Bii Ssstcss Il L nav sesSn -hiie
unwilling q let o.aes SAFES Axe ;hsj, tGas ami build
our raj roads, sast - L sct bNSe !hs trade have
really el'; or rNi-s i1i ca-is -th ccc own
uey, anu pscei c-s cV1isrve SrA.l:GsT ;he Gispo
a! ~ me NSe''sea ci.s sic-s s1i TO clearly A1i
concIslvey prove "a. az go legislators iA-s1
70 ~ - -SrSl.Al-s S-ccSS>igl-
ly achieved "o.; the hrrier :seesca'tt 40 AVOID
ei, toe h;:4t travelled - considerable ;-ssi-cs 20
?eTioSu "1er &C. - s,.t-Ers va sc-.T'cs -
tam aui revive or cc11see. AMI - Guild 20 ci:s
oc- corc'rv cehees, Ners II Ett-r'y gsrlaps
tneisss eH-Si-A.! iszaa.-rTcs l1c tsuGisc -
eisu coTns.cs- 'ct tfpr l1s clr sEss. The
sou Tor NOT Allowing rival Ncrti=r1 :irshs L cGhi
Foat SA '-ei' oosy' "a .cli ilsy F;ut isrsos =;
and control or conHerce- - -, 4 S-ei. cvs- i2c
trouble, have constructed SEr l-1ccrs1ec-s, All
people tive ereA;lE increased fciEass = getting Iae
Z q
anu unthfiy a formerly, AMI oar Insosi trade q TeAc
declining But the NoriheFa cities are daily oeiuS
reHea % Tue continued euFreaS OF trade I'D business
thrown INTO iher laps, D! the folly and suicidal policy
our county and village merchants Ile niernA! i'm
prp'euen;s Waca our safe Legislature hsi wisely
sructsi 10 advance a tae great Interests o. the State
Gus country ana vse merchants have turned 20 the sg
EFani[eneht OF No.!AeEE enterprise totally tiseg,rdas
Cae OF tue great OBJECTS hId in view in constructing
ihen ana seem beat upon annihaiing our Virginia CT
'eS oS 'ae c'hoheIce. suppose tue fensyi-
EaA'S OF Ne" oAefs were 10 overt their country trade
tom The cities o. Philadelphia aud New York. aud patron
re hosoa would not The former cities no; only feel the
1u'I io o's'on soon rise superior 10 them BON:
o5et v;i;, ; $500 ga, S'a" We" o'A on,
.a ~ - - El pe, REUSED
-, ia .t -: ~ "a''o, "Ae ,ouh'eeEeu
;bi nniicys W. h,vs ",;cboI 80 he ."c sSsl U
| or-.aI,a,' W. - ro,,o,",;, 80 ~ e''s"'"s
90 Iii b,;.s 49,, ;.en,i .!s,; ", .O ,
ri ni;.r -, 80 ppT we nave oy
I,;n,,;ng in,arss, f-o,r o,r INT III II 49, 'e
,snpt u; ,s i; ~ ard PaSeu our o'a's
49, tn .hi; ~, o. i coz"
snS eoaneI.al classes OF oitef
h-nn, NJ ali ,,nnev r.s,.a, go a.u pASe tue
In o,I, ,b,, r. ,, ] pou pr. ou oauSs'
The s,sa, 49,, -, 80, 80 ; au 'ne pahss 10
-. ~ h;.S a.; $1,000 49, ~ inete Is no single
ne,ch,n,s IN ,,in 10 ,S III s. ua rihage
cod can h.. n.n, 10 -; ~, 'O e sIppies Oh
80 a. -. - - :, - " so'ne
800 ~ i,oes" sue ."ey ehsscuate ouI
,bsf~ oSi.r - p ~, .".. ''otn Que d
s;'',, r.i r! Soo. uT 80 70 ne SIMPLY an
eevi,Is ,ssL -, 30 ~ az w p.'oIeI an un'
ity when thav b,rs nIcat on ;Osa 'Sp'i
Ranks and conr11srca IN -, 80 ,pr -. S'''e
c,ni,si ADD on,arn,i Iii - = ~ s vi 'o''netn
,bi, c,Ic,Io,o5 80 T Iu - tuese Iacts any
stion, A nd AIN lee. iii T. roo,p 80 a
n,,ro,,-e w. to,o,, 49,, .t 'nsu' 70 Puohc
oo a. NV ;,;o r!o n.u Io...sn.ng foreign CON
Ioc,,;o S s 49, 'Ha"y from
nsnnf,r,.rss by; rs ba .,i "Ssh 'Gr "aue and
Vnrbr ,i,, ~, - 80 80 u geu'"', no' oni!
~ I'M. - go, - ~ - " ne Is oIncinhntL
,hose ~ ,b 0i5 pj; T. ~ sns' iiss ustanceu
ever rjch The fr,;,, Iand. - 10 wa. 40"
va, v,bo,, $40 J, 90! 80 ' sIeIi ,S s"'es
hold NJ I,-s- NE a., -; ;i "ea'," 'uey are
mine Lands corrnsnd h ti,o., s'ae' Tue lag
ne bs'' P'"
me t'eage 'a.ue OIL the iSFmiog lands IN 3lsssachu-
se.' we" iorE ehnsyivania aud Maryland, s27,6
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