Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-21
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of the Andes. would, perhaps, f9ru 4 -.
pretty, elevated, and airy collection If >:
vate residences, but could scarcely be ,,l.i
city. The social element would be WANT,
which, we all koow, is the element Of ue,o,.
tile life. The canal, the railroad, the steam
boat, the telegraph, have never sprs,,i
more important than when considered !. ~.
motors of commerce. They effect easy .r,.
dy, and instant transmission Of cyr3r, r
port, and the all-important data O: merc,,,a.
problems. At the ternini of railroad.
the wharves of good port, warehouse. ,,,,
and business fourlshes this is the pg,,o'
though not the necessary effect Of these HI.
| sings. EASE OF ACCESS is the tt wan, ,
trade. Ii lives upon that c)n1ltian. All
thrives in exact proportion 10 such lac,i,y-
oil other things being equal. Alexspi,;,
was, within the compass of few wears SO,
piled with singular measure Of commsr.'
aids. Her already existing canal was a; ,s
utary OF the great coal.highway. Her a.,
not less deep and oapaciou. than when, in II.
last century, the largest shiTs lay fpoo,.i
there. Besides all these-the Manas.a. Raj,
road, and the L1udoun & Hampshire. xs,,
/ big with certain promise of wealth: wbile,t,
Orange road united AIexandri., BY q noraS.
rect rout, with all the objects Of lntsra,,a,l
travel 10 beautiful lower Virginia, aud as,i
as the connecting link IN the rairoai. thai
/ unite our Union. \ great and inexhau,,i,.
back-oountry was now to be stimulated inn
more active production. and made to contrib.
! ute to the Subsistence of the Rer .ilerrgl4,
The influx of trade was to be attended by a
influx of population. We were to Be n,
Carthage of Virginia, city of merc54.;
princes! Speculation rose to red beat.
| Property rose to thrice its value, and chsu,sI
hands like live coal. Il reached the u.Q,
climax, and the usual sudden decline cccur
red 1t went up rocket AMI came down
a stick" And citizens found that yrc,trY
had, 10 most instances, only changed haai.
We had been feeding on our own yitaI. sai
/ the city lay exhausted and quiet--Iuislu
death. The signs Of life were symptoms Of
decay. The city "lost fssh" Here y,u,g
merchant, and there another, parted from ih.
dear old place, sadly euough-exIed bym
eviction more cruel than Ireland coEll su=g
But what was wanting? Where lay toe liz.
essef Were our merchants less pruie1;
less active, less Intelligent, than elsewhere.
Assuredly not. Mover have seen men strue
gle more maufuly against adverse tcrur'.
No, there were two cases-the one unn0u1e.
despised--the other, staring them 10 theha
seen, deplored, but beyond their control 10,
of these causes appears at first sight, Puena
too unimportant to be mentioned 10 .aA
connection--so little estimated a. 10 ha'ct@
capped notice. The other, as sad and teFrra
sing as it is known and deplored-THE wiN:
or CAPITAL WITH THE ENTERPRISISG TnfgN
OF ENTERPRISE IN OUR FEW CAPITALIST. Bah.
more had her McDoncugh; New Yorkexbb'.,
among the many public buildings reared y
private muniicence, C0Oper'S Institute,
Philadelphia had Der Girard; NashnslOo.bs
Smithson; Georgetown, her Corcoran; 10;
Alexandria has get to laud " beneiactor'
Nor is it asked that, like the mar VIII Sc work.
have adorned city, such benefits should test
the manifest expense OF the donor. Iu.E
building erected, O cemetery embel.ishaI All
offered, is not the city's exigency. MIr&
she does not look for it. She asks 90 GIT
but she has reason TO erpect that her sjus5D
aid her 10 her strait. fit can be done VIII
out any sacrifice 10 Themselves; sill myTe,E
they may fill their oTn by the same act which
fills the city'S Golfers. If our weather en-.
zens would scatter abroad their idle cali's-
not as the prodigsl, but like skIful swer:--
with reasonable hope of large r,tarn: II tie!
would give to Alexandria securities, thrJGga
Alexandria channels. their still unempI0yA
means, they would be none the poorer, and
would be entitled to the gratitude Of the ety.
We want more money among us--Ie.' the
ton 10 loans, aud better credit basl-. OK
young merchants close their warehouse 10
despair merely because money canno, be b
tanned. Alexandria langu,hes, because Der
wealth, either lies unproductse or else sweIr
the unsympatbizing purse OF Northern credit
Flies FASTENED our national emancIPauoo
las q curious paragraph 10 your valued "a
per stated then, surely, we may not De-
glect 10 40 examination OF the present sIi.
tus of our old town-the consideration q
the St,eets--!or wisdom crieth in toe stress
sometimes. IL ever she demonstrated atl
wept it was 10 the streets of Alexandra
Their condition can hardly be exaggersiei'
To Alexandra men ! need only mebu9l
King and Prince--witnout com ment or Iare'
er enumeration. | do not believe tha, there
are many of our residents whore pgtar"
has not been exhausted in toiing over ita'
inequalities, and who have not at enc uS.
or other, been ready TO "cry in the streets.
10 Sc
ton, among the many advantageous mIr''a
which our country abourds, are geGerai
decided by the union Of commrrc'a! a.!
business facilities with pleasant aoo's l.'
society Of Alexandria lie unequSI.ei--Iti"
this regard it seems equally blessed a' 20 10
more duOuedly practical adTahtago- i.'
without proper payemCnts or stT,e's-"''H
only here and there shade tree, it l. MR.
ri0usty uniRriting. The merchant, a. bee.
of household, settles in locality lee "
his financial. more TO this domestic noh'o'
THINK upon these thlngs-yOu who h2'l 10
municipal reies--I cannot further hrrJ 20
this really i'm portans subject. You compi'a
of the already existing taxes, grIe7ou' F" "
borne, and are not willing to submit 10 o.
other. Certain it is, that you would w
sooner be relieved from those you bear, y
supporting this for time. .,
A weak back makes light tu'd,n Ioi.,.
erable. Your poverty is the ba'.r"s' u
your taxation. Do this and you will thH''
by increase the value Of your property "A.s'
though at your elbow, might f2r all F'ae"''.
purposes Of approach aud enjoyment .
well be a. Fairfax Court House. IiTe
money, aud the wings Of trade will be caI
ned and businass ui 4 On halt slt CTIlI.g'