Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-08-10

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doing this will n the Nrelsas scrir to
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minus on. the A bntic east - impostsnt
comm ersool city.
All this looks wen upon paper, but
the people Of Virginia, will ultimately
find that men do net Voluntarily spend
their money and energies IN making
others rich 1t their own cost and labor,
nor do men in their senses pass BY the
great fertile regions Of the North West
and the mineral regions Of the North,
to 90 into sterile country like West
ern Virginia, fofthe sole philasthropic
purpose of euriching and building up
the decaying interests of that State
Such is not the experience Of life.
There is deeper motive underlying
all this display Of philanthropy. Of
course we Of the North cannot object
to the accomplishment Of the secret
purpose of Mr.. Thayer. We cannot
object to the emancipation of Slavery
in Virginia. II is a desirable enterprise
/ if it can be effected without arousing a
feeling Of alarm among Virginians. II
they are content, we ought to be hap
py. But no great time will elapse
before such storm will be raised in
Virginia as viii rock the Union to
the centre, ifthe object Of Thayer really
be what it is understood to be at the
North. Negro stealing will be likely
to follow. The people who suffer
losses By The elopemeut Of negroes will
charge Il upon the Homestead Com.
pany, and Vigilance Committees will
serve the company Of Thsyer as Cedar
County anti.horse stealing Committees
have served those who were suspected
Of horse stealing. Thsyer has begun
vel, and has fully conciliated the
people, who passed the following reso-
lutious.
Whereas, the legislature Of New York
has chartered a company that design, as we
have been informed by Hon. Eli Thayer the
President Of that company. purchasing land
to Virginia, and settling the same with in
telligent. industrious and enterprising agri
cultarists mechanics and miners; and where
a., n few leading men. Influenced as we be.
| heve 10y a wrong conception Of the object
Of this enterprise, have sought to array the
citizens Of the state against Mr.. Thayer and
hi- company. which we. as nj present advis
Ell, bsilcye Ia he Nh act III injustice tow ards
them. calcnlated 10 initiate against the in
tcrcst OF Western Virginia, and give to citi-
4 scns Of other States an incorrect impression
OF the opinions of the people Of his State on
that suhlcc therefore
liseoyed, hat We are in favor Of and
will encourage every well founded enterprise
that has for It's object the cultivation Of the
wild and unculii,ated portions of Western
Virginia. the Development Of our minera
resources the establishment Of nanuinctor
les, or anything else that tends in any man
her To make us an Independent, sehrelian,
people
Resolved, That we will welcome TO oui
State the good law abiding citizens Of an,
and nll the other States of the Union, or The
world. who may choose to east in their lot
with Us, to aid US in making Western Vir
giniu one If the wealthiest sections in the
Union. and raising the Old Dominion, tn,
mother oi statesmen 10 the digniiied aud CON
ina".ling commercial position which sh,
one" occupied among the States of tn,
| nion.
Resolved That we will defend in the pos
session al equal right. with ourselves, tn,
leaeahlc, law abiding citizens OF other STATE
who may settle IN our midst and conform t,
the laws at the state"