Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1861-05-16

t,.n ares cnlc. TIC $50 u II TtrY rep Mist
u - .c4e d's-aFel . Be llssu sbask a, any
,nin- /. ~o-l 80 a. t1e position tie Old DSElir
"a "a. sesaiaii ia tie present crisis. She as
placed herself "a tostis position 20 .he United
ss.ses si,hou, an possible show OF dsfense She
carries a deal weight, the burden and Sussr Of
riavery. H. she Increased a. the rate Of New
Yors, Pennsylvania or Ono she riish; aoT eaS
sses.ie eish, rasIion instead Of Iis.le over one
million and Aslf q. inhabitants. Her extent OF
territory prop-riy i-rsie-ei would easily suppoEs
10000 Of inhasitaais. Bat for tie sake Of
breeding AID selling slaves she arTsare. from
present iadications. q be willing 10 sacrifice ev
cry ihins. To Virginia, slavery Is dsareg tl'an
State. wealth OF Maternal improvement; dsarer
.stn reputation OF hoaor, dsageF even than the
psaiaes. and scuudes. si.lnSs Of tie ables.
statesmen sss hss eysr YTodcced-
She ia a State vithrz. credit at hoE.e OF abroad.
HsF public Il, d i no, fsr fros 5,)co 900 Sac
isnot allie 70 protect herself sstn invasion. i arg
Yscs.ed..atcs ssci. tssiEss- To day, With all Der
Loas. aal Drag sae In TO, furnish half tie scl
dicTs tast Ohio ccn. A.: 4 she had the iaen sse
hls no. .he means to arm and equip thsGi, nor
csn she raise il u.ess il be ~ NJ and
cc.lss;i,n ofilIes that would mpoverish ard re
daee 20 bezs.ry uine tenths OF her people,.
What AID then my we not ask, can shs give TO
accession ,ls,t will De- beneficial and really ser
vicsabie The Cotton-Ststes' Rebels needs
s,nc;h.ng tangible. soni-thirs substantial. Now
they need espscally something 10 eat and moaey
20 arm, sssip AMI pay the common soiory. In
,hese mlst important matters GINA can ofer
n assistance.
TIE O.d D.n;nicn hls become Negligent Old
s2cn1.hr.,. neglected az the elements Of pro-
,,-sss aud th-is;, wasted her subs,ace and nov in
TEE old AZ. is left a, tie mercy Of tie winds If
fortune. By law she .n4ct- tia; AL Tier labor
shall be blind, aHi inssnely REJECTS al means OF
Geyel ping her natural wea';l, AMI power. It is
s.d 20 witness the ~ lth.r OF Presidents" given
over 10 rebellion and ind priee iGd base adora-
t,on Of systen her curse and ruin, but il she
will lose ali to retain her pecu ian ins itr.on she
inus, expec. 10 sacF fee ID; only her Political
power br, AL her hi'to-'c .Festlcss. Ii Virginia
Is % reject ,hs Advice Of her Washington. JelEsr
e,a AL II .lis'a, ais Ea1s: leara es2laticHlly
f-ora ne FREQ E1rih tat their wisdom u no: YET
forgotten by large minority Of the peor'c.
A short re:-os-cc:ivs vicS Of Virs MA nay not
ssnss JUS: sttss,irzs. WA: G. he. past lila.
s,ry compared viih ;ke present.
esid Sir Thomas D,lc. IL ,5i2. speaking Of
vag;n.s. take four Of IRE best Kingdoms Ii
Chrs;sniom. an ~, ,hsa al ;cge:hsr, they
may Ia no wy compare with this Country either
Cor commodities or go0cness Of soil.
Siys Beverly as later p..isi: "lr eItrems
.rritir'ness. Virginia IS exceeded by no other.
No seed is gown there but i; .hrigss AMI most o {,
tas Northern p'nis SIC improved BY being trans
planted th!.her.''
Siys Lane. the G,-s-rs- OF Ee'eira co'cry,
~ 1885. Sparkling CT Virginia and Clrcl.at: ait
Ia che goolliss, soil under ta- ccTss OF heaven.
tie most pleas NJ terri Try OF the rid" AID 3,
We might continue indefinitely ,.is Testimony OF
virg nia cap eity and nStara stnesa fer ,hs p:o.
Suetioa or every thing thn, would I, al % make
0 State great nd ro2ulous. intelligent and
wealthy. Ani such va the Coun;ry which slave
~ TOOK p,sscsson Of twc hundred years age. i
was then the pa:a.lise Of Amer;ca.
But muL the chan which has come oveT,ha'
fair AL fertile ,aaa. Now 1T Us pro ice SOM
testimony in regard 10 Virginia OF more recent
date. q rstead. who Travelled x;,nsisel,
through Virginia in 1855 in speaking OF .hc east
era past of the State says: "O.dhelis--a CO srse
yellow. sandy soil. bearing scarce anything bet
yiac trees Esi hroon, sedse." 20
living creatures, for n.leS. rot one VS. 70 o'
scea zoo, even a crow or sEowbird) exeep. hogs
These-long. lax, s.aks-bcaisd. hairy, wild
hcasts-woud come dashiag across our P tn. il
fscks from ,hrss 20 dc-sn. with short hast,
c.unts. ainos, always >; gallop. and looklni
neither 90 the RICH; GO LETT. AZ il they were II
pursuit OF fox ard we're qrite certain t. caies
I'm IN the mex. haundici years"
BIT te.r the testimony of Ex-Governor Wise
N speaking of his own State maybe he will b
believed. In the canvass 70. Governor in ie5'
81 speaking 70 vrginians be ssid: "Iou all owl
rcn,y Of laud. bot i; Is povsrty added TO poverty
Yocr lari added 20 poor lani, and nothing adaes
&C nothing makes nothing: wilde che cwner !
talking poiii.cs At Eichraaj, CT IN c'Hercss o
rcend;ng the sruiIn,. At White Springs the iant
crows poorer and poorer aud tins soon bring
fsad, negroes aud sl uuier he hammer. Yo'
have the owa skinning the ns-Eocs and the ne
sroos SHINING tie land. Until al ss0v ?oss 70
xs.hsr."
"Yoa have rell.d alcEc on the single poxeS c
agriculture. ard snch agriculture: fers seige
ya.cass o., saine the srn; yors inaitcn,ion q
~osr ca,y source OF wealth kai scared the DO
sou o: r,o.acs Earth. Instead Of having q fee
ea.tlc c. a ,tousSai hills. YOU have 20 eh sss III
stump tailed steer thrcash the ssdse patches 8
rsocure q tocsh bse.-stssk.'
And tile !. said oi lie Safe BY one Of scr mos
as,.asui.hsi citizens. tat nOs proposes to reels
ne similarity OF the Federal GovsTnn'ca, an
s4y,urs the Fsds-l eisyi Reno~ned and cs'e
tr.,sd as virsinia has beoa IN the history Of OF
1s,'oa 70. the ,rcassi already committed ~ hs
people. her good name pi.i hsnce:os:h he i~ike'
al IS aross toe things that have been out sss u
i53r-.
lastly Fri<ag"nca---ke-.o insurrcctios
hsSss srS. NV y - he re,orse,, insarrsc
tea IN ch.o sad II Z: COUNTIES KY S-igina,c<
- .o.o~s. Aa CO i..y f,et .~o re--aes xit-