Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-09-03

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Just. Alb. dsty 70 hold tac mirror up 10 life, that
MI may rise the real difference between free and
slave territory.
The past political history and present standing
Of the tao great States. Ohio and Virginia fully
Illustrate our position, and form i severe and
Hnfnistakahle commentary on the Institution O..
slavery as contrasted with State OF Freedom
From the year 1903 10 that of 1918. Ohio had
but one Representative in The Congress OF the
United States. Her growth, however, had been
rapid almost beyond precedent Eirgiuia-
bearing name honored BY all Americans as the
mother, the NesIor Of the Keprbfc-in 1918 lad
nineteen Representatives ID Congress-. Her
wide expanse oil territory -considerably Larger
than oa4o--had been explored, willie that OF ter
neishbor was scarcely known, save to the Indian
The soil OF Virginia was fully as fertile and her
facilities Tor manufacturing we're far superior TO
nose OF her youthful competitor Proud of her
| position as the. we;uthiest aud most nopulous
State OF the eonfederacy, she then lit,,e thought
OF looking upon humber and unpressn.iinr ohio
1 as destined 10 be a successful rival In future
years. Littie W little, however she has lost her
i W.T., and her influence nov is more the echo
OF the past than the attribute OF s,renrth
sad tatality has attended her s,ens fer nm.
gress has been constantly downward. apf, from
being frst in rank OF representation. slie now
| scarcely stisiains herself as the fourth
Inc growth OF Ohio was so great that from,
4 single member IN 1873, in 1915 see had twenty
one members OF Congress, while Virginia. in
the last named year, was entitled 10 and haa bul
| fifteen. .s
81 NAT contrast for so short periosl,-
Dung OHIO, just blooming into life. with her
single member, and Virginia, the noble Inatron.
wa. WIN. Net nineteen representatives, changing po-
sitiohs so completely in less than twents-seven
Years. But the difference is now sill greater
| "hiie Virginia barely retains but fifteen OF her
original nineteen members, Ohio, vigorous and
prosperous, mas twenty-three The growth and
/ Increase OF ONO Is but part OF the rapid ae-
| cesssons enjoyed by the country at large. hut
the decay OF Virginia is sometime upnaiural-
ioreIgn to the enterprise, industry and constant
advancement by which she is surrounded.
me cause OF this disparity betweentwo neigh
peiiiS STATES may be sought in many things but
it can only be found in the difference of TN, in
s;itntons by which they are governed The
balance OF natural advantages is in favor of yir-
gina. The two States are separated only by a
/ broad and beautiful stream 2Why is il mar orn
side OF the valley OF the Ohio is covered with
thrifty helds and highly cultivated farms. willie
me othef presents an appearance OF comparative
ana decided neglect There is not, cannot he Il.
sue'ent reason Tor lhi>, other than that, While
on one side iaboris digui6ed rather than desrad
ed, ana goes hand IN hani with Knowledge aud
invention, IT'S matter OF drudgers on the other
/ performed only under the ttsk-inasters lash
and accompanied by the ciank of servile chains
The Intelligence OF the age is with the first but
against the last. We would not Interfere with
the rights OF Virginia or with those OF any other
slave ate OF the Union, but accord to her and
them all ;mmunities secured by the constitution
yet II Is impossible to shut our eyes to the great
tact that where true freedom regns, there may
be seen the smiles OF Heaven, AND where hu-
man letters ciank, that smile is wtl,hed. Ohio
VIII continue TO increase, but Virginia, possessed
gilmore than equal natural advantages, will not
cease to retrograde whilst slavery tauts her Dor
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