Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1871-02-18

/ readers to The following tfulhiuI' ioIc'oie'
and welllimed remarks from The Klch.
mond Enquirer -
How shall zoe Improve The mistakes
ofihe past.-The fatal mistake OF VirgIn-
.a-u va. the result Of country leisure
was INA, she became addicted 10 revere
and playing the s,a,esnsn. She read too
much OF Burke, and about Greece and
Rome
! While our lawyers were discussing al
country courl-houses abstract propositions
in pollics-tslking about Nicholas Bid
die and notification, and the rights OF The
Sls,e.-our Northern Deighbors were
building railroads and founding new
States. While We were expoundine our
/ rights in the Territories thew were taking
possession of them. Thus they built up
an empire OF realities, and we reared an
empire Of distractions. Thus they null
lplied and grew rich, and We became
province. Thus Boston became mighty
city, and Norfolk magnificent harhor.
Thu sprung up PiusbuIgh. Buffalo, Gin
cinnati, Chicago-while Richmond con-
lipues claDoring for help. Thus Illinois
became the fourth State in the Union, with
her 600 nies OF railroad, While "Old
Virginia Never Tie" has only some ten
electoral Yoles, and about 500 miles OF
railway.
We lave been s!rOck by bomb like
IL - To- a. e. limo , IN
genius and spirit Of the l9lh century
We realize n blood and tears he neteS'
silly Of pOwer, and we comprehend that
Power 10 nouIished 9, the breasts OF Pop
uIsiiou and Capital. We want Muscle
and We want Money. Then we can
yeniIa,e our abs,racIions in Congress.
We have land p!eniy-a most besull'
fu! soiI-fhe rivers-beds Of coal. end
! iron, and sst-ilmher delicious eli
ma,e--,he chesapeake Bay and Hampton
Rnads-and stock OF the fines, me.tle
but The stiffness Of death reiens from
Frederick, burg u DsRville, and from
| Bath 10 Accomsc.
We are loaded down with debt; orr
hEI 10 wv '"S'S
rles are idle our commerce is dead; our
rifles are languishing.
How shall we put this blooded horse
upon Tie track sgain-and Teshimse the
dull and languid pulses OF ihsl fslnlng
spirit /!
We reed : |. Work o immigration;
! 3. Cspi,si. Bot what is The use Of work
without markets for The product OF labor !
And how can there be market without
a road 10 it? Roads lead to marken,snd
create markets. Roads build ci.ies in The
desert.
The State ia like the human body.
The body s KEEP, alive by the circulation
Of the blood and tie assimilation OF food.
The Heart is g'pa' city, the Veins and
Arteries which receive and discharge The
Blood are The HIGHWAYS which carry The
Food converted into bloody through the
.ysicm. The Mouth and The Stomach
! ere The La6orrrs which supply The great
avenues ia The Heart, y lille il in its lurn
redis,tbutes iheir products over The whole
body. BuI the BODY end all iIs functions
arc dead without supply Of Food. and
90 the Stale is dead without Capital.
Capital must be maslieaied and dIgerted
By Labor, and the products Of Labor
must have avenues 10 market over The
Public Highways. and The cities and
town, mus! receive and dirlrlbue tho
produces.
Now this body polite of Virginia has
no Food. Heart, or Arteries. and very
weak Stomach.
And here comes the Pennsylvania Cen.
trail and says: 81 can feed you with CAPT
ital, can supply YOU with arteries, and |
can make your heart beat"
In reply, we present thousand qUlb'
bles. i am afraid yon are going TO
play some rick OF me-" says one.
"Uhueabou!s are ygu going to place
my heard" says another. You are 60
ing 10 tap NY orIe'ies,' says another.
We want, az we have stated, in pre-
vious article, some forty thousand miles
of railroad 10 the South. This rich cor
pora,Ion comes here to Virginia With IN
limited capital, and sc sre hagslins sbou'
| allowing Them 10 invest it. Are we going
to DO ulhou, railroads! IL tina splendid
heritage OF ours 10 he undeveioped -! Are
we going to drive away capital AID labo!
I that are knocking 10 be admitted VIII
/ moi complete system OF roads treble The
value of our lands Will they no, turn
in III. direction The current OF inmigra-
ton VIII ,hsy no! cause towns to
spring up in every direction
lihcse people come here aud begin 10
spend their money. hey may invest mi.
lions in the State. riley are just The
sort of people zoe wgni 10 interest in our
AFFAIR.". We want inn.igran's. and the
mote money hey b.ing the better. Mus
Gle AND MONEY will develop the old
Commonwealth. and place her where she
once siood-foremos and ?e1de's. We
wish more Northern capitalists would
rurn their attention 10 The bOundless re-
sources OF Virginia. We wish they
would come down here and utilize our
immense wafer power. We wish they
would come here and nine our coal and
iron. We wish they would come here
and plan, factory on every hilltop and
in every valley. We wish they would
! come here aud credge our rivers. We
wish they would come here and push our
commerce. We wi,h they would come
here and cove, every county With rail-
4 .n,l. LILO no hos Of