Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-06-28

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clever gent eunan.
onward and Upward.
This is an age Of revolution and i'm
proyement. Actions are the passwords
to greatness; and long theories are
amongst the forgotten things What
makes greatness !? What are the moving
powers to all grand achievmsnts What.
ereets mighty steamers and colossal en-.
gines and iron rosds, and in fact makes
the country great 7 II is5action. We
are tired Of theories. Give us men with
daring hands, andtswe will TRUST to them
our al. Too much writing and too much
speaking are the baaes Of the South, =
No one will question thatTthey are both
necessary 70 progress; but every one
must feel that We are being9weighed down
by the2ungoYernable effects of their com
batting theories. f.lh
How did it happen that New York
with a less population than Norfolk, has
grown to be the first commercial city IN
the world ? Had she superior natural
advantages? Surely not. The harbor
at Norfolk is the best in America. How
is i'll then ? Why it happened that the
people i'm New York were acting while
the people in Norfolk were talking AT
ter q little while the former city was
grown to- an emporium, and the latter has
scarcely grown to be more than large
town. You may tell US that they are
making an effort now to BECOME great
people; but we tell you itis too late IL
The day has gone by and may never re-
turn. The harbor and vessels are almost
forgotten, and with all her natural advan,
tages, she can only look Oh while other
towns with no natural blessings, are out.
stripping her in wealth and population.
But what of Richmond, the pride Of
Virginia ,? What has she done to i'm
mortalize herself e.. Nolhing. Her pop
ulation. though she is one Of the oldest
Giles in the States, does not amount to
that Of Milwaukee whose age sscareely
twenty years. HowNis this The same
answer AS before, Que place contains a
people Of energy and enterprise, VI tho live
| to labort and improve !; the other fs pop
tulated BY the rich and indolnt. who care
not for great cities, but pride themselves
lon theil. ancestry, and the fine dinners
placed before them. Its a burning
shame that the beautiful city sof Rich
mond. the capital Of the Oldest State in
the Union. the pride Of all Virgihiahs,
should be so dull and slow, 50 proud and
negligent, 90 beautiful and SO SILL f@
We hold it az atruth, that cities like
men, should hive for the benefit Of the
world. /, No one has Alright 70 throw aside
his advantages, and say that because his
brains are his. own, no one shall profit
BY them. Nor has any city withSall the
natural avenues. to trade before her, and
lAll the opportunities Tor becoming great
La right 10 close. her eyes 10 truth and
Eshut her gates in the face Of improvements.
Ion ward and upward should be the words,
and action should soon follow close upon
them How has it happened that since
4 the CONNIE ncenent ofthe Coyitgton and
/. Chic Railroad, tiat. yet remainsFe and will
4 probably remain for years to come. "a mon
bumenl to the cause Of theory-thow is i
1 thai since the commencementof that road
The State Of Illinois, almost a child 1ir
/ years, has completed about 5000 miles o
|, Railroads :? Again we see the advantage
u Of action over. words, and we are proud
/ ID prove that such examples must i'm
press even the old Dominion. It was bu
4 few years ago that Virginia presented
this State Of Illinois to the Union, anc
A yet her population has almost reached
that of the douor-xstrange butttrhe. i, l..
Il And yet there is >sdarcely such q body
of mineral and agricultural lands in III,
!: world as may be found in this old Do
minion. Her water power is unexcelled
!. and who could ask better timber ? VIII,
is it then that she 4s SO far behind in tn
march of improvements +? You must no
charge it to the government, for the PEG
pie make the government; nor must 20,
charge it to circumstances. for tstron,
hand and hearty will are bound t
! overcome all opposition. But you ma.
! take it home to yourselves OH! childre
e of the old Dominion, and ponder on
we'll. You have uottthe will TO accom-
plish these great revolutions, because yo
'1are, too proud Of quiet and peace and 10
opposed 70 The march of Empire. But
will not answer you to oppose all thes
: movements Of Improvement. for the tim
is coming when tobe Of good family o
. wealthy in lands and all that fills tn
:, purse, will not maks amends for want c
y ENERGY, for want of action. This Stat
must not, nor willshe be sways burdene
with the weightof +" old fogyism.'' tia
is now crushing out her soul.
Inthis very valley Of the Kanawh
thsre IS an opportunity to do much tc
wards opening'up the road to wealth an
land improvement. Why is It that s
Y beautiful and useful river, as the one b
fore us, il but detriment to commerce
How does il happen that an improvement
! which would overcome. all trouble, AN
1 cost but 2 mere song, has been % lon
Y updone. Do you dot remember she
! The sale of salt in this valley reache
millions Of dollars. and subscription
2 . few thousand would have npened up /,
you the Ohio for 9 months out ofIl2.-
III Yon let iii pass. What has become of ii
salt trade? Gone down the river
!" Why2 Because yo1 did, not control h
It trade IN adVaace E1
At this time there is an exeitemen
and sound one, on the subject Of Cam
Coal. The best oil is being made in th
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