Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-07-25
Address ~ Gov. Wise,

nha IN, u i@tdefcT 81 tie iaarned protes-
f&ths oitf ,;ie perfection e the, mechanic
aets lis q lf-i!7 sacsnaive snS7 ctatse'ers
istic essay T. isa bold ard vivid outline
Of the path on which scientific irapro7efae nj
,s,as fhovn It's mighty lal2ors TO The world
With ''oos: broathless homage Gov Wise
speeds AIR. the triuinpbal car Of mechanism
and etoan, ano With clear e;acylations
chronicles 81 once ello sis.ary # tho wond er
and his own delight. lie we'll may s,sy that
the enterprises Of the earth are SO gigantic
and monstrous chat piety is almost afraid
lest human power is exceeding the bounds
Of humility towards Heaven.
Touching she necessity of mechanics to
the wealth and progress of q nation, Gov
Wise makes these remarks, which, as they
Immediately refer to our own State, must
be Of practical interest to many of our read
ars:
"A few professions and vocations in a
nation will not aud cannot support dense
population aud raise people to wealth and
power, and sustain them in auy grand pro-
gress Virginia he's heretofore been peoplea
By planters and lawyers, doctors and manual
operatives. She has not been distinguished
at all fog mechanism, and has relied mainly
upon one power Of prcduetiou-the source
ot agriculture, The mechanic arts have
not been henored, fostered, aud promoted
as they must be, and as our best interests
require. I rejoice that RichInou nd and Lynch
burg, Petersburg and Wheeling, are begin
ming to lay hold on this lever OF power and
progress. Never was there such workshop
for mechanics as Virginia now is. She has
inexhaustible mines of iron, coal, copper
and salt, and intermiuable forests Of timber
Wood, iron, and coal are all that mechanics
want. Al We want is for the mind 10 be
aroused, aud Tor the proper beginning in
the right way to be made. And though
VIC have reason proudly to thauk some beno-
factors, such as an Anderson Of Richmond,
(propiietor of the Tredegar Iron Works, J
and Sweeney Of Wheeling, and others.
their fellow-labofers and coadiutors, for
pioneering il the work, yet we can hardly
De said 10 have made beginning. Tie
ghost Of Jefferson would vanish With shame
were it 10 come and he told that VIC still
buy ear household furniture and utensils
our pioughs, hoes, axes und hclves, and ox-
yokes, horse buckets, broom handles. breoms
and elethes-Pins, an} carriages, and harness,
and Clothes hats. shoes, boots. coats. vests.
pants, everything something Of everything
from Old Ingland and New England. How
Is our independence of this necessity to be
achieved ? I answer, but in one way--by
4 school fer mechanics
The address is sinsularly-intorestine
and sivi,lly-written production. and cur
young (an3, indeed, o!i) friends would Do
we'll to throw by the soft aagior magazines
and stoTypaqers for an hour, and pcrnse
its wholesome poges Printed by Richie
L Dapaayant, Richmond.
COY. WALKERS PROCLAMATION.
W4sHIseToN, July 31.-Tbe Govern
ment IS in receipt Of tsog Walkers proela-
nation OF Tue 18th inst
lie says the charter Of Lawrence Is in
direct violation Of, and or defiance Of the
territorial law, and be rapaats HAT the INV
must he eufsrea6.
He say rebellion 50 iuiqaitous never be
lore disgrae5d any are or country The
citizens Of Kansas stand on The brink of an
awful pFoa9iee. ic warns them rot 70
take the i,ta lenp He iaplores tbam not
To cofanfl linn 10 aar.ea| te military power
bot siays lint thev eannot carry their lar-