New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-12

| fAct that "vIrsinis, North Carolina, Tennessee
"apa Kentucky have no centers OF their own but
"sre dependent upon centerv around them, north
.'spd south. east and west This, according to
The Governor. allows the Nev York center. and the
other centers, to take away IL the money from the
cepterless States having q homogeneity OF trsde'
TIE remedy is for these States to pick out proper
piece for center, and forthwith to build it up.
We suppcse, Of course, that Virgins would furnish
tbe meet eligible spots for centers; and then, when
tie rew French IT smbost line is fairly In opera
tioD, bringing brandy and silks, and taking In re-
tun the honey dew, the virgin leaf and other
narcotic Injuries, the sedge patches viii disappear
tho stump tails Of the steers viii sprout with
miraculous luIuriancs, and negroes will be worth at
least 81, 800 each. Such will be the lucrative 3D.
vantage of having center.
But as this centraEzing process must necessarily
be rather slow one, Gov. Wise has another plan
for increasing the prosperity Of the State, which
msy be called the bivalvular. This is not indeed
exactly novelty. For several years tbs Cover.
nor has officially mourned over the crimes Of the
matauding shippers from New York and else where,
who have ravased the opulent oyster beds OF the
Old Dominion helping themselves without leave
or license, 10 the largest the whitest and latest
Of the esculent crustaces, and leaving poor Viz
siLis with scarcely the material for single fry,
stew, or roaat. The Governor has devoted himself,
with the zeal Of an epicure and the energy of
patriot to the oy,ter question, and bis Message il
ole Of the hnest essays upon the subject In the
language, and worthy to be perused over plate Of
Dognpg's beat. Here it is calculated precisely
low mary o. sters each mother oyster spswns,
namely, three millions snnusly; and how many
years must elap,e before these will be 6t for
market. The oyster beds, We learn belong to the
State. or bis E1cellency really cannot see why the
State should not make money out of them. No
ore can We. Oysterdgging is q lte as honorable
business a. any other; and 80 is oyster opening,
and 90 is oyster. stewins. Therefore We have not
word to cay against the speculation, if Virginia
should, with her sword Of Ssate-that celebrated
brsnd-proceed TO opening oysters. But We want
action, and not talk; and therefore we are pleased
to zee that Gov. Wise recommends fleet of four
war steamers to cruise on the oyster beds, and pro-
tect the sAely treasures from foreign and interlop
ing rakes These also will be doubly useful; for,
as Gov. Wise very justly suggests, they will pre-
vent the slaves from running away from the coast.
Could anything DO more charming To preserve
the oy.ters and the "niggers' at the ssme time
The next important point discussed BY the Gov
ernor ia the constitutonality Of Thanksgiving Day
Here he is very clear and conclusve-the old
fashioned festival is unconstitutional, at least in
Virginia. 81 am Lot appointed and constituted to
handle Got's holy things" says Gov. Wise.
Very true, and a sefevident proposition, we think
We nsy safely say. But then, as no man, even in
Mari aehusetts, is compelled by law to 90 to church
and to eat pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving Day; and as
all the Governor of any State can do is to designate
day aud advise the people to keepi it, we must say
that the Governor is just little .quesmish But
then, We suppose that if the people, the benishted
people Of the North are attached to an institution
that very fact affords pima aeis evidence that the
aforesaid institution lie bad one. Moreover, We
nust do the Governor the justice to admit that he
speaks in the most respectful manner Of Christian
i.y, and has not the slightest objection, should any
free and indepeId dent Virginisn desire to give
thanks upon his own hook, having, by accident,
something to be thankful for. The Governor, how
ever, enters strong caveat agsins. political 70
lsOn," and alAo against " religious politics, from
which we infer that he is follower of DR.. Ross
and is in favor Of irrelgious politics.
The free black population Of Virginia also gives
tie Governor some trouble. He thinks it would
be humane to reduce it by the strong arm Of the
law to state of Slavery; but he doubts if such
course would be exactly just He therefore recon-
mends tie use CT "persuasion and q conversion
Of as many of them as possible to q sense Of the
bsauties Of ssrvitude. Those who will not be CON
7ered should DO eoaxed to 60 to Liberia; and those
who in spite of all possible Establishments will insist
upon remaining free upon the soil, should be sub
ected to more stringent legal liabilities and worried
ito reason. Some Of tie recommendations of Gov
Tne are curious enoush-thst free negroes should
not be allowed to hold real estate, except limited
nunber of acres for q homestead-shOuld not he
permitted 10 own . house and loi in city or
town-stould be prohibited fro N lending money to
white men, and from holding slaves. So it is nee
e.,sry to pass laws to prevent this shitess and de-
srsied and impoverished people from buying houses
and lands and slaves and from lending money to
white men Which, then, is the most useful cit-
zen-the black with money to lend, or the white
needing to borrow Gov. W. DISCUSSES many
financial questions but he does not touch upon this
The removal Of Secretary STANTON-to be fol-