The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-30


the carcass the buassrd win b. also, and commsrcs
win come where the burthsn is But IS it is there has
been produce upon the piers, and commerce has
spread her wings and taken fight Hasten, then, be-
seech you, to touch that Queen City Of the West which
swine and bring from there BY Charlottesville and
Lynchburg her produce to eastern shores, and
". have BEEN IN
toore the track the has been limited to
line Of latitude from Newfoundland. But now the
steam engine does away with the trade winds, and
can, IL we will, make track across the ocean direct
from Hampton Roads. Do this, and Virginia will rise
win pass New York in the race Of commerce and pros
perty faster than New York has passed her. Why2
Because she stands there in the position OF new State
Gentlemen is not this ,isct well worthy Of your
siderations disdain to ask any man to vote for
stand here an independent man. I ask you to
give vote for me, but whoever you do vote for /
viii go my knees to impors you TO sustain that man
who viii carry out these views for the cubic veal aot
that she will feel q termination. cloud applause)
Not only your internal improvements shout DO re-
garded but yeur agriculture il subject Of great
vote. Gentlemen, have boast to max. Of 'vrgnia-a
boast OF this glorious old wealth that be
,errtory Notwithstanding she is accused Of being the
biggest braggar of her chivalry her rst families her
hounds and her pretty women. have to boast in ad.
dton that she intellect and moral
and physical force than any other territory of her sze
cloud applause The four great cardinal OF
commerce Virginia has fresh and salt wateF river u
heads ami ocean front; the best SOL, rich loan and
limestone, and nexhaustble mines Of mineral wealth.
The sowes OF her earth rich in ir0n 10 gypsum aud
salt which set her rivers in fla and yet nothng
has been done with this wealth. She has irou oan
great God has placed there to milk the Clouds and to
be the source Of Der silver Every river
has water power which would turn spndles enough to
clotbe the world, and yet you hardly manufacture cot
ton enough to cothe your negroes In mining she
has done nothing and commerce has long ago spread
her wings and flown from Us. We have all these four
kour If weal and vet rail-
upon agriculture, and agriculture alone We have
thrown away Of the four great cardinal powers
of production what have you done with the fourtu2
What say OF the agriculture Of vi gnla2 1t has
only Scared the bosom Of mother earth. It's science is
tatons Going through some Of your counties
That i mine Wei whose i. that :" Poi1sins in
is that yonder ~ "Tha. is mine, too, stranger"
"And do you that say of thsre also % "Why, yes,
am 50 damned poor as to own ali tho land about hero
daughter and hissng) You all plenty Of land, bat
It is poverty added to poverty Poor Land added to poor
gives nothing. (seDewed laagnter:l While the
owner is talking politics at Richmond, Or
White Springs, the and grows poorer aud poorer,
and this brings lano negroes and ALL under
the hammer You have the owners skinung the ne
groes and the negroes sknning the land until all grow
poor together Well what been ;hs ,eq lsnce Of
ihisY You have lost million and half o. population.
You have peopled other States, rich Virginia
herself You have reoped Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee
INDIANA Illinois, States beyond the Mississippi and no
California The OF Virginia have been com PEELED to
leave their mother for other lands Not vlths adns
Virginia has done all this, and tnis, too, is my boast
still she has million And half Of population left and
and all her undev-oped wealth. and needs nothing bat
worthy Of her nth aud mo thers-worthy to
ry her daughters 10 develop these powers and he
agsipst me if you please but ask you to unite with
in forwarding agriculture There Is one other great
topic upon which Ishoud to ch and thas il the 0e.t
ar most important Of all II embraces all contains all
covers all. mean the last domestic topic shall touch
upon. ! care not what your IDEAS aaa opinion,
past discussions; come to revive no. some
thing new, bat something that is old.
man TO express my own opinions l alluae to the sao
jcct of popular education. This is subject. IL
he DECLARATION Of Who was tue foaai.r
Of the University Of W.g,nia (Applause.) Lam tha
Of fsderast but early in my iii, learned to laau
10 the principles Of Jelarson not now much the
most blue light federalists vi New Eoglanl may have
cursed his meory, this University will stand hts
hoDored monument Not the Uni vsrsty aioue bar tue
great system upoa which it IL founded He never in
tended it to stand Ike the great temple Of Michael An
gelo without scairodipg Of thought, but Intended it
to be the centre Of universal eiucatioa No little
C. rule of thre Peter Farley institution did
Intend TO establish. Not the little learning it Ia BEST
touch not, but the deep learning AMI pract cal era
tre that should ieaven the whole lump OF the people
This was what he intended by h's University. He vas
a democrats practical democrat His democracy WAS
not trying to bring TO 10 level but to reach
down and lift men up. That, that was Thomas Jefer-
sons principle; and this the great end seek TO
complish in carrying out his idea Of university.
What is your University at PRESENT. You have
five hundred students and ten professors. And
what are these professorsf Not what tnsy
OF the university) These professors know what
mean they are not professors, but merely examiners.
They always bending their minds oths mems
thoughts Give ten more professors, and let them
forth and tell their experen and
the people have such University ners aud let it be tbs
superintendent of the public mind Let the professors
of the colleges supernend the academies let the acade
mics superntend the schools, aud let them all
be open TO the public leading all 10 the way Of know
ledge. Do you tel me all created equal, when
mans son has TO work all day 70 hsp feed his
father while the rich mans have nothing to do bat
study2 You think IL hardship to starve that child,
but yet you viii look indierently upon tbs starving
mini. the body may Diet Is at food for worms-bat
the mind the immortal mind-blessed be Colt
dies. there is any iuser among You, any old bacneor
willing to feed the mind Of his neghoors' children
who is too mean to take some poor mans
daughter and make her his wtfe wife such are
public education, let them 60 TO the polls
and vote against me; for il Governor will urge
sep other OF
besides your public rredt your manufactures, your
agriculture, commerce. mining internal improvements,
touched II you desire to know my opiaons upon the
federal topics OF the day, allow say would gladly
be spared that pain Virginia has given the proutest
and best Of her men to the Un,on she has given DER
Washington, her Monroe her Tyler and host Of great
men 10 the Union. Nothing has been devoted to her do
mesc State councils that was wanted by the Unioa. At
Richmond the State been neglected. Time has been
wasted in discussing federal topics, and next TO dram
drinking next 70 horse racing, next to gambling. the
discussion Of federal topics Is to the greatest curse
have conc-ament, however upon the sube;t OF
federal relations and Of them ought 10 be alluded
TO- In relation to this foreign war, AN glad that
assured OF my confidence in present admit
for the preservation Of neutrality. President PIERCE
WILL sure, and concur ia mis- policy, preserve
our neutrality with all the po~ers engaged in the
European let them hgat they will,
will feed them. We have the wheat aai tue pro.
lake, which has grown up In tbs night Chicago alone
sends wheat TO the forego market thaa export
cd from any four ports in RUSSIA. (Applause We
have the provisions and have the munitions OF
Let them fight II they willwe will feed them and ike
the profit OF neutrality This is oae impor at publis
topic and next 70 this Is the pubic lands In my uig
ment the land ordinance egulatins public domln
the const tuition itself in wisdom aud iustics