The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-07-14

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blessed by inter-communicntion by
rail. l! il true that railroads cost
money and no one dcnies TINT tho
construction Of our road will slightly
increase our taxes but as good citi-
zcns aud patriots, wc should discard
with contempt all selfish ideas of pres
ont pecuniury burdens, and looking
forward to tho grand future before US,
grant Ohcerfully to those who will
como after US, tho blessings of which
We have been so long dcburrcd. Our
ueighbors in GilmOr, Upshur, aud
Braxtou arc already moving to cuu-
sssuct branches Of our road from their
couuty.scuts to Weston. They apprc,
ciatc the necessity Of getting out Of
woods" BY connecting themselves with
US BY rail. They expect and ore will
ling to pay for these improvements.
and tho enterprise and liberality Of
their people will cause their early con-
struction. | am drawing no fancy
picture when I assert that within ten
years, Weston will DO tho railroad
centre Of the interior Of tho State
and our county will take its proper
place, next to tho county Of Ohio. in
dignity power and wealth as it is now
in intelligence.
The people Of Lewis county arc not
unlike their brethren IN other portions
Of our country. They inherited q dis
position to 60 ahead, TO improve
themselves and their county; and hay
ing gouc thus far, they would not
reccdc, ifthey could. Where, in 1917,
was the beautiful town which is your
county seut-a town noted. oven in
tho old State. for lis learning and re-
finouent? Where then, wcro tho
other Villages in the county which arc
daily adding to our general wealth aud
prosperity? Whcro, then vas your
own little town Of Austin-a town, in
my judgment, destined to become pow
crful for good in this section. In what
condition, then, was your whole county
a county aow regarded through
out tho entire State as one ofthc first in
wealth and intelligence? Is there any
ono hero who desires 10 return to tho
old days? Have wc not just reason
to express an honorable pride ut our
advancement And should We not
now, in Justice to ourselves and our
children, march brayely on, keeping
step to tho music Of intelligence anil
enterprise, working, acting, talking,
watching and praying, if need be, for
the further advancement Of the inter-
cs's Of our county?
And in conclusion allow mo to quote
the words Of an eminent historian US
to wbnt 7 consider to be tho great car
dipul principle of American liberty,
namely " the prevalence Of tho idca
of National Unity. OF this spako
Washington in his farewell ullrcss.
warning his countrymcn in solcun
words to preserve aud defend tnat GOV.
crpmcnt which constituted them ona
people. Of this wrote Hamilton aud
Adams. For this pleaded Webster in
bis great ora.ions. Upon this tho far.
seOiug statesman Of the present day,
rising above tho s:rifes Of party aud
tho turmoils Of war, plant themselves
US the one thing vital in American pol
itics. The idea that tho United States
arc one nation, and not thirty.eight
nations, is the grand cardinal doctrine
Of a sound political faith State PF'do
and sectional attachment are natural
passions in tho human breast aud arc
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