The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-04-04
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LOCAL MATTERS.

Our VALLEY Hon Henry A Wise,
o. Governor of Virginia. lectured at Lin
coin Hall, Washington City, recently, on
the subjec, Of The Future, Prosperity,
Wealth, Power and Unity Of the United
States" In the course of bis lecture be
thus referred to the Great Kapawha Val
ley:
The interests Of commerce call loudly
for connection Of the Ohio With the Ches-
speake. The Kanawha Valley in West
Virginia, is the point where the james
River and Kanawha canal will terminate
on the Ohio, aud where any line TO the
Pacific will touch that State. The speak.
or proceeded to describe that great valley
as fairer and fatter than any vale OF Tempe.
He spoke Of its accessibility by roads
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needing but little grading; ofits iron hills
and mines ofcanncl aud bituminous coal;
its salt springs and wells. its forest Of tim
Der; its wonderful natural gas works its
lets Of oil, and innumberable other natural
advantages
This valley, be said, for exceeds in val.
ne any gold region Of The same extent Of
California. California has her gold, bat
the two Virginiaus have their iron aud
coal, and grasses; the Pacific may trade
with China aud all Polynesia; but the AL.
palachiua front will always have European
trade, and 'tbo barometer Of exchange"
hangs up 10 London for tn, world, aai in
New York for the United States.
Why ARE TINES HARD An exchange
ventures a few plain words gu the situation
and here they are for the benefit Of our
readers: 1--WE are fast becoming nation
of scbemcrs to live without genuine work
Our boy. arc not learning trades; our
farmers sons are crowdiDg into cities,
looking for clcrkships and pOstvfices; hard.
" one American girl in each hundred will
do house work for wages, however urgent
her need; so We are scadins to Europe for
vorklnen. aud buying Of her artisans mil.
lions worth Of products that we ought to
make FIR ourselves. We must turn over
new leaf"
Rev. Mn. McCmNrocK. We have had
the pleasure Of listening to most OF the
celebrated Diviues Of our country, but do
mt remember to have ever listened to a
religious discourse from anyone With more
interest aud with more constant feelings OF
real substantial jy, than 'oa sermon de-
liycrcd by tho Rev. Mr.. Msclintock, Of
Ca,lettsLurg. Kentucky in the pr's'yte'i'u
Church South on Sunday night last. 1t
was the closing sermon Of a meeting that
had been g,ing on since the preceding
Friday at this church The sacrament
was administered Sunday morning. No
addition to the church 10 the way OF mem
hers. either by letter or upon profession OF
faith, though doubtless good seed were
sovn, that will in after years produce an
abundant harvest to be gathered and tren'
sured in place "where. moth doth not
corrupt, nor thieves break through aud
steal" The arrangement OF the sermon
above referred to, was too fellc'lous; the
style too emiuen!ly elegant, the dlct'on
too pcrspicuous, and beyond all, the truth
of what was uttered too apparent and ever
powcriug to be wasted upon the desert air,
like the sweetness Of "a rose upon an isle OF
mid ocean. DUN
We visited the Marine Works last Sat
urday in company with several gentlemen
aud must saw that We we're we'll pleased
to SEQ the rapid progress and immense i'm
provement being made en- this property
sinco it has fallen into the hands of Mr.
Fry He informed US that he would have
the saw mill in operation this week or next
I'D, ,,t eoo, therenfter he would com.