Year: 1872

ETOm the LOuuOun Enterprise.


As matter of mere sentiment VIC should be
opposed to Alexandria again leaving the em-
brace of her old mother Virginia. We would
have her share the fate of the old Common
wealth whatever that may be-to rise with her
or fall with her; to grow with her growth and
strengthen with her strength, or to bear with
her the burden Of poverty and humiliation
And we would have Virginia, by every means
in the province of her Government, to foster
Alexandria, and to promote her progress and
welfare as commercial city. Whatever may
be the future Of Alexandria, and whatever po-
sition she may occupy, the people Of Ldudoun
are almost as deeply interested in that future
as the Alexandrians themselves. What will
build Alexandria will build up Loudoun what
will add to her prosperity, or place her upon
the high road to progress and improvement,
is linked to her by so many strong and perma-
nent ties. "s" .t1"


Alexandria must always be our chief market
in which both to buy and sell, whether she is
to be a city Of Virginia, or of the District Of
Columbia and we must always, respect and
love her people, whether they surrender the
dignifed and venerated title of Virgnians or
not.


As to the matter of the removal of the Naval
Academy from the sleepy old burg fAnnapo
lis, to Alexandria, 1T is a consumation most
devoutly to be wished" 1t is worth every
effort which can be used, with any effect to-
wards its accomplishment.


1t would bring with it many thousands Of
the public money yearly to be spent there: 1t
would throw activity, energy and sparkling
vivacity, into the business circles, as we'll as
the social life of the city. 1t would add large
ly to ts population, and, by all these means,
contribute to an early realization Of the hopes
which may be fairly entertained by her people,
of seeing her city of considerable commercial
importapce-of well secured wealth, aud of
hi gh social and literary culture.


Her beautiful position, and splendid advant-
ages, warrant such hopes under any clrcum-
Stances but whatever incidental aids to sustain
and ripen them into enjoyment, can be secured,
should be sought tor, with most earnest indus
try, by her citizens. ''


Such extraneous means, however, important
as they are should not lead the people of AL
cxandria to forget, or neglect, those which
they have in hand, and under their control.
They can do great deal for themselves, with.
out the aid Of the Government Of the United
States in fostering the city as a part OF the
Territory of Columbia, or in the removal OF the
Naval Academy to Alexandria They can set
their mills to work grinding the wheat !ot Pied
mont Virginia into -four. They can invite
custom to their wharves and warehouses.


They can establish manufactures. They can
start and encourage ship building. They can
aid Mr.. Mckenzie in pushing forward the
Washington & Ohio Railroad-to them more
important than all things else together. They
can build up direct trade With foreign ports.
They can prepare themselves to become the
greatest coal Depot in the Republic, and they
can send the black diamonds from their Wharves
to the markets Of the world. And many other
things they can do if they would awake up 10
realization of the advantages they possess.