Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-02-09

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non, With Il soil as Iallile and innate
Tnorr saIuDrioua, with greater native wealth N
hor minerals, her water power and her com.
marcia advantages, than anyof her sister States,
why should not Virginia at once set out upon
-, career Of prosperity and greatness uneQuaicd
md nr5urnasscdr Nothing hut stupidity and
criminal NEGLECT Of opportunities can prevent
# Onr renr!c expect it, lhtHountrg antc!-
notgs il, and You and will be held largely re-
snnn-ib!c if such an era fails OF prompt inauru
ration, We have 4 canal, which, when compe
ted will prove as valuable an ad Iunct 10 com
mercc as the far famed Sue2 canal. 1t can and
oueht. and | am confident will nc completed.
if YOU and tho people will but heartily CO npe
rate with me in plan which shall hereafter
take occasion to submit Tor your consideration:
A South Pacific Railroad has heem lrnjected
with its eastern terminus ut Norfolk. doubt
not it will be built. When these two great
work. shall have Gcen completed, together
with the other railroads and lines OF lntcrna!
communication contemplated and in process ii
construction, and steamship line between
Norfolk and Europe shall have been establish
ed, every portion Of our State will be in direct
and easy communication with all the great
commercial marts of the country aud ne woIlI.
All this is not only possible but altogether pro,
bable, and that, too, within the ilrst half OF
thc mescnt decade Rest assured all the Ia
huenca which can exert personal ana ollcia''
shall he welded in iurthcrance OF any and every
plan which has for It's object the Development,
advancement, growth and Improvement OF our
State or any portion CT 1t. But railroads ana
canals and other commercial facilities are not
the only REQUISITES OF the successful nanpura-
ton Of that career CT dcVclopment "hlct we
I'll 80 ardcnrlv desire We need also capital
and nonulati0n. These lie at the foundation
Of all Improvement anu prosperity. Without
the iDtrnlurtion II these agencies, |, is lille 10
hone Tor the accomplishment Of til" grand re-
| suits we have in view. ln one sense popua
| ton is wealth. This will prove a cardinal truth
With u. Every able todicd immigrant adds
| to the wealth OF State, it is estimated, from
| 81 900 10 -. 900. With iuiIclOnS, uhted, and
| Harmonious effort, our population, now num-
! barring enc and quarter millions, can be an
nualIy increased by immigration from thirty TO
fifty Thousand. How many years would clapsc
win such an annual accession 10 our population
and wealth, before we should witness the 1nII
realization Of orr tondcS: an'lcipanons!
I'm my npini0a, immigration Sh0nu be los
tered ana rucoura@ed By all the influences We
can exert uIl bv all the means at our colnlhaud
| Nature, with lavish land. has bestowed upon
us all the advantages Of climate, soil and MINER
|
,lvpc will not suffice There must b" other IN
duocmcuiS, which our people themselves en-
nlon;. present Thousands OF vigorous, intelIl-
| cent vouug auI middle. admcD, With more or
| less o! cal,ta! are annually migrating from the
| Eastern and Central States OF the Union to the
Wcs.. They are honest, industrious, energetic
! ciliZ ms the bore aud sHcw OF the Iaud, the
very c!aS of people we need in Virginia to pur'
chase our surplus lands, to build up our waste
places, and 20 unite with us IN developing cur
| vas; AGRICULTURAL ana lnlncra resources
| Erulshmcn are already looking Tor h@meS IN
| our State Tor the surplus ropuiail1n OF the Elm
| pirc Much Interest also IN our behalf has OF
! lale been awakened among tn" other pOpu Ia
| IONS OF Northern lIuropc To turn the tide OF
| immigration from all these sources u our State
| only requires the proper combined and harmo
| NOUS action Ct our people and hur chosen rep
rcscntaivcl Now is the nppOrtunc moment
COR such action, -OEca lost II may never return
in your day On NINE 70 the rInigraut who
~rlirs in Cur midst with the honest Intention
Of becoming Il good citizen, we must extend Il
cordial and hearty welcome, regardless Ct what
| State or nation may happen 10 have been his
| birth rIGr. lie mu". Ec made 10 ccl at home
| ard the equal among his fellows. There must
! be extended To him chose social amenities O! lc
which constitute IS chief cri lyment, such as
| thrown around him aud his, mus be the pro
! tretng AIS Of he law, ~cCurI" and glaran-
treing him IN his liz, liberty and the pnrSult
OF happiness LIT it ta known OF III In"n that
such are orr purposes and intentions, that such
| r,ccp,iln ana Huch protection will lie accorded
10 every >nch migrant, IEa: Law aiIt order
every where rlcvaiI aud vii! h. maintained ar
all ines and under all circumstances with the
full power OF the State, and every railroad tram
that nrrivt~ within yonr borders, every steam
boat that anchors IN your hartoI", will be laden
with le0plr SctEing homes uEul fortunes
among IL.
In executing the functions Of the tIlh and
resrot IDLE Office to which ! have nccn elected
the promotion of the publIc a&;.l will be my high
est aim With charity towards Isl! aud malice
iowa rds none, shall perform NY 0lGcia! duties
honestly, c"nsti"rtionSy, irar!rSaIy-n The in,
eye sing ic only to The good OF the whole people,
the devrorin, mt and advancement, The glory
and dignity OF the Stale. have no private
po!ictical purposes 70 subserve, and no party
bchc2iS to obey | am free from all 'rntang-
liug alliances, and untrammclcd By any pulit
cal l,lrlpcs Always firm and consistent Tn.
iOnist, | expect to live and die one. Beyond
this, the chief tcncta Of my political faith
are the maintenance Of the publ, faith
State and Natlonal-untarnshed honesty and
economy in the administration OF public affairs;
The equalization ard reduction Of tariffs,
and rayurion to the lowest degree con
si>teIt w:h The maintenance OF the public
credit; fec education for ali: fostering
care, enlargement and elevation OF la
Dor, and, uoIil fully, finally and permanently
accomplished amnesty and Impair
rial suffrage These are fundamental principles
in my political creed, and it matters not what
you may call them, whether Republican Dem
ocratc or Liberal, 80 far A. applicable they
will b. faithfully adhered to in my adminlstra
tcn OF the affairs Of The State. Those who
agree with them will naturally sustain and up
hold The administration, while those who di<a
gree with them may oppose it. can see no
other reasonable grounds Tor any division
among our pcupe 1t this time. With all due
respect to the opinions Of others, it appears to
NE that any attempt at this time 10 divide. dis
tract and vcx OUT people with questions of mere
party politics. Any effort to savaniza into life