Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-03-07
COMMUNICATED.

WHAT VIRGINIA DOES NOT WANT.-Much
has been written. aud more spoken OF Virgin
ia wants, summed up, generally, III capital,
labor. and the dcvelopemeut of here resources;
industry, enterprise and thrift to follow as
narurui ctns quence But there is little SAID
about what is not wanted.
Capital is certainly most needed, bur then il
it is 10 be locked up, Or u.eI merely TO
he loaned out to the needy at high rates
Of interest, whereby the leUdrr alUue Is directly
benefited. and not employed III >ouIe business,
by which its effects are directly felt in the CON-
muuitv, it does but little good. Emmigrants
are invited, but If the new conner Is OF that
class who expects TO live on the public-a mere
Neutrality-suspicious. capital or character, but
wEo tries this new field az an experiment,
the fewer Of such we, have among Us the better.
They do harm; for while they swell the uumerl-
cal strength OF the population, they are "a posi-
tive drawback to the pro pcrity Of any people
among whom hey locate. oilers are not wanted.
At this time of all others in the history OF che
State. idle hands are like the camp followers OF
All army an incubus Oh the body polite :
only lcvouriug the substance OF others and
giving no return. There is work for all; not
il the cities, which are overcrowded with SEEK
erS after employment; where there is not suth-
cient f,r those already there, but in the coun-
try, where labor is so scarce that there is con-
tinual appeal for it. at more than remuueratlve
prices With the divine command ever before
them, in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat
bread, why il is that those who have nothing,
will persist in trying To live without laborlng, will
ever continue to puzzle the minds OF men; aud
yet the spirit Of ideneS>. and the desire to shlrk
labor, even to live as dependents seems rather
on the increase. Such, Virginia does not want,
aud the sooner they leave her borders, and their
places are supplied by the Industrious, the bet
Ter for the State The everlasting greed for
office too is another drawback consequent upon
the spirit of idlcncsS. With perfect disregard
to fitness. positions are sought by entirely IN
competent persons; and thus it Is, that instead,
rs in the ndcn time. of having intellect and
talent at the head of affairs, men are now chos-
en- upon the ground Of popularity, good fellow
! ship, or any other than the requisite, and as
consequence, the standard OF craftsmanship bias
fallen, and the affairs of the State as well as
the country. often get into the hands OF those
who are wholly unified for the execution OF
| the duties dcvnlvlng upon them. Politics are
ii necessary evil, ana politicians should be
those who can assume that role aud play we'll
their pa;t-au Inferior grade of the article Is not
wanted. as the market Is OverstOcked. The
enumeration OF the thugs not wanted might
be extended to a great length, and until the
people of Virginia turn their attention to these
IA well aS to the wants. things will remain ~
briefly are he d>ilerata of the day in Nir.
ginia. Let capital SEE them fully developed, land
it will pour III without further invitation.