Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-02-16

tax for the rep1d, and the work, with |
aud Ohio nal aid, will be finished IN 4 |
| litslss years: Then the earnings OIL
be road viii soon amount 70 Eve million
4 dollars annually, and die enhanced
value to che real estate, along tie line,
from the Atlantic ocean to the Ohio
river and the countless riches Of Thu
cannel coal region Of the Kanawha valley
added u the prolific spawn Of the oyster
funduhs viii soon pay of our public debt
and give large surplus revenue, 70 rel
lieve iaxation, and educate our children. I
Itmnst also be borne in mind, that wei
Of tie West,I are not averse to eating Il
dish Of fresh oysters, any moro than
Yankees and Workers. who now monopo
lizo the dclicaey. But, u enjoy this lux
ury, we must go to the oyster, Or the
oystersmust come to Us. But for us, il
this day. % make pilgrimages tothe East,
as the Christians, in the dark ages did. to
the Holy Land. and as the Mohamme-
dams do, 10 Mecca, is not, convenient.
And, ii addition TO ourselves. here are
our buckeye neigllbors, the Indiana
@Hoosiers, tie Kentucky Giants, and the
Illinois Suckers, and their!neighbors and
cousins, all fond of shell FISH, MEN ofSsize
and substance, with good digestive or,
gans, and any one Of whom could cat as
many oysters. aud pay for them too, as
aplatoon Of city aandiesand dainty clerks.
The oyster trade then would NOT be di+
nlinished by any tax, that would build a
railroad to such a market.
We say, then, to our Eastern brethren,
tax The fundum and build the railroad
send us your oysters, and We will send
youzhay and hominy, and, WHAT'S more,
We viii send you camel coal To- make
your fires, and camel coal oil tolubrieate
your machinery, light your lamps, rub
on sprains and joints rheumatic, dress
your lair, and dress your salad, and an
sWer ! great many other uses very
necessary.
But. as the hog under The acorn tree
never looks up to see where the acorn
comes from, 50 We had liked TO have
closed this article without recurring to
the fact, that It is to Coy. Wise that the
people Of Virginia are indebted for the
conception and proposal Of this great
measurc=of state policy and public good
But, some will say, tits nothing that any
body else might thought Of it, just as well
as Henry "A. Wise. And sothey might,
but they did not aoit. And though Vim
,ginia IS now an octogenarian, and has had
many great and distinguished Governors,
Jet it has been left for the wisdom Of
Wise to discoyerand display the public
domain and magnificent treasures pc the
oyster fundum. And So it WAS with
Columbus, after lc. had discovered p new
world, 1T seemed 4 very simple thing
that amy navigator might have done it.
Its said that, alter his great discovery.
being ID company with the great and
wise men Of Europe, il was proposed and
discussed, whether an egg could benlade
to stand on its little end. On smooth
table. and tho experiment was made BY
.all, and passed entirely around the table,
and not one could make it balance, tho
some came very near it, till. at length,
IL came 10 Columbus. who, with hesame
wisdom and simplicity which led TO the
great discovery, just tapped the egg on
the table, and, ii stood. Wonderful !
ridiculous e they all b. turns exclaimed,
1--WE, too, could have doneit il that way"
Columbus only replied, t.WsA. WHY did
you not do ita'' They answered, I Be
cause they did not think Of it" |" Bat, Z
said he, h Wig did not you think Of it?''
and they were dumb.
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