Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-01-18

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full in iron and in goblin gypsum and N salt bs
has made England the most powerful milton "a
! the eurih. We have iron and coal for mining
and wnter-powcr which would turn the sPlndies
| to elothe the world gold aud iron are abundant.
| with all of which stand uuriyalled for mnnu-
featuring; marts, roads, rivers, mouths 81 rHtf-'
| and bays which would float the nnyes al tie
world; soil Tor agriculture Of all kinds, tie rlcl-
est beneath the sun; the dark loan aud the YET
| low cny and limestone rock, embracing decree
| after degree of latitude, running through the
mid lie territory uf this cuntincnt-we have tins
| all Ibis of power and virtur not surpassed ny
any other State. But in all the four cardinal re-
sources-wonderful 10 tell, di-agreeable II tell.
shameful 10 announce but one source ol MI
four. in time past has been employed to produce
wealth. We have had work in manufacturing,
and commerce has spread its wings and flown
To us, and agriculture has only SKINNED the sur
face OF mother enrth. Three out ot tie fa3r
cardinal virtues have been idle, our young men
over their segars and toddy, have been talking
politics. and the negroes have been left II ihea-
selves, until we have all grown poor together.
Notwithstanding all this, here We are. Thank
God for the iulncs of wealth, though they 1--we
not been employed. There is still the iron. there
Is still the eoa, there are still the bay and rivers,
and though we have driven people enough away
from our borders TO people other Stntcs,naw more
populons than ourselves, State upon ninie 81
which weave called the mother, Old Virginia
still stands on her territory, Gi.OOO square m5es,
rich still IN all these elements which administer
II weath-rich, very rich, in intelligence, III
honor, integrity and bone and ainew. &ome
applause and laughtcr) Notwithstanding I'll
this, ! do say. if our credit he maintained ii etr
internal improvements are completed. II our CT
les be built, il our mines be opened, aud they
have means OF transportation, II our agriculture
be improved Virginia may yet be made To pass
her rival sister States faster in her race Of Pfeg
HIM in, god lt.f
She may win back the supremacy which Sic erce
held will hot rely upon the Legislature Ia 10
thls-leglslaIon can do but little for any thing
but agriculture. think that | have seen cyl
denees OF the dawnng Of this latter day. | saw
II short time ago band OF farmers go up to Rich
mond, better looking men than delegates 10 Ito
Legislature. (Luughter) the reo-
ple-l raw the plain gentleman and substantial
business nun, the active men, the men who re
not loafcrs about the tHvcrns; and saw
these men pour out 500 % for the founding
AN institution Of agricultural AMI commerce.
want to see this society and Institution encour#g-
ed. want Ia see this con- tution nurturcd aud
preserved till il hal hring forth good fruit.
want n scientific Institution that snail teach 90.
Inesllc economy. Instead of political economy.
let US teach our pupils domestic cconomy-toach
oar pupils the phy>iulupv and the genealogy If
plants and agricultural productions, and the diff
terence between the gases. You rich men send
your SONS to an institution like this in emulation
OF the old harons of Germany. II | am, then
elected Governor Of Virginia, will gyeall AMI
do all Tor the agriculture Of the State, that We
may make II spear Of grass crow whore neyrr
one grew before When we have our public
credit well founded, mining and manufacturing
will follow. This town, the Cockade City, In,
10 some extent, at least set an example in tli,
line of industry; and gloricd to day. whea On
tered the plaec, to observe how she had grown
since 1888, when was here last. eongfatu-
hate You, citizens of Petersburg, that You lave
been men OF enterprise beyond any other portion
OF our commonwealth, and | hope YOU will 81
| stimulate by your example other portions Of }ir
! ginla that i'll time Norfolk will have something
more than n line of fish ours fer her commerce.
| (4anghter.) These, gentlemen, 30 far, are ply
zeal topics. There is something more impori5sul
than thls--one that embraces everything, eeyrr~
all, bounds all promotes all, saves all 1t Is tlat
which renches the inner man OF the COMMON
wealth. 1t is that which is all in ali II the poo
! pie 81 II republican country. | mean public e..}-
cation II there he any stngy Oil man in tn,
asselnblage WHO values his dollars ami cents LIT
ter than women and children, let me tell him lhlt
II he does not wish tn be taxed 10 the nttcrmost.
IN my power, let him use every eXertion 10 de.
feat me; for tell all such that will not be con.
tented with the night school half cut system of
lankeedom, but | want full and thorough ,ys-
tenn of instruction to all and for all classic
(Applause) You may believe the poet who said
\ little learning is dangerous thing;
Drink deep or taste not the farian spria.e.
This little learning is, above anything else ia fho
world, ont of which has come all the isms Of tie
! North. What is it | now want Any thing new
or strange. sir No, sir. | want what the ,.p-
thor of the Declaration of Independence in his
day, and what he impored the legislature 10 a.Vr
the people of Virginia long while ago. Der-
any one suppose that Jefferson intended 10 leay"