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Show OMP .AIU SS DET\VEEN THE nuoption of the Con. tituti n in 17 a, we OJnm n cl nn eve rare with th Xorth. All thing~ con ·i<l red: if ith cr th' 'ortlt or th • ~ ontb had tno nd vnntnrr it wa t h ](ttier. Jn proof of th i, ll't u~ intrOt1uce a fc\r btnti tic~ beginning with tho ·tat ., of NEW YOHK A~D \ITIOINIA. In 17DO when the fir. t c n. ns wn. taken ·w Yor+ rontain cl340 1~0 in1tnhitant-,; at the am tirne til popnlnti< n of Virginia wa 74 ,30, beirw mor than twice til ntun L •r of N w ·York. fJ nst. ix ,, year nl'ter''" nnl, ns \\" Jenrn from tit ('ClL1 llS or 1 30 X w Yor+ ]rnd a population of a,on7,:JD4; while that of Yirgiu in wn. nly 1,42l,GG1 , L in~ 1C'"' titan ltalt' tit' numb r of N 'w York. ]n 1701, tl1 'Xport. of ~cw York nnwnnt 'd to.~~ ~().j,4u3; tit export~ of \,.ir~inin runotrnkd to $:3,1:30 'G.). In l t 32 tit' export~ of N ·w York nmount 'd to 8H7 ~l H 1,-!.)G; the C\]Hlrt of\'irp;in1n, during th' ~nm' year amount <1 tu only$~ 7~ ·J,H:J7. ln17!J0, tlr import of X( w York nnd \ Tirginia w re alwut ' qttal· in 1~':):~, tho illlport-; of X •w Yurl· amonnt <l to the en orr non · ~tllll of .:·I 7 ~"', 270 unu: '\ ltil' tho-. ... of Yirginin forth :-.nrn' period, ntnonnted to tit eotnpurntin ·l.r pitiful fif,!'~rcgatu oi' only 8:~!);1,001. ln lH.)Il, tit ... pro<1nrt of manul'aetur q minin cr and Lh 111' ltnnics arts inN 'W York amonnLe<l tu ,,·:'!:37,d!J/, .. A!J · tlw~o of Virginia amount <1 to only $~0 70,),;3 ' 7. ..~t the tal..ing of tb la:t c n:u~, Lho \':tlu of real nn<l persnual property in Yirginia indtHling u gro ..:' wns $:~n 1 G4G,40 ; that of~ cw York, exdu..ive of auy monetary Ynlnation oC human h ·in cr:-; wa.' .:·1 ,ORO,:~on 21G. In ~\ngn~t 1 50, tl1 real :uHl persoJlal e:-.tnt • a--.·e~ ·cd in th ' 1ity of X ·w York am nntcd in Yaluation to ,"'311 7 -j Q 4!ll slwwin cr that .~.Tcw .. b York 1ity alone i-, worth far mor than th wl10l, :-)tntc of y ·irginin. \Yhat , ny.' on of Virgi uia own , ons? J I still l i y ~; l1cnr him • p a h.. •1ny 1 GoY. \Vr.-4 : '. It ~1ay he pninfnl,_ hut nC'vc rtll clr RR, profHnhlc, to r crnr occn!'ionally to the lJ i. · to.t) ol tl.tc pn ... t · to lt: tcn to tltr admonition. of c;qwrienct', and I arn lcs. onH of Wisdom from lh C' tforlq nnd aeLions of' thosP who h <t n· pr •rt· dt'd us in th<• drama ~! .~.~1.111~.an. life. The r .ror<l" of fonn r r <lays :how that at a period not ,. ry r mote, ll ..,t nt.l . too,) prL•emtnl'ntly the lir-4l commcrcinl .'tat<' in tltP Union; \fhen hrr ~:~;11\lll l'l'CC ~xcec~letl in :tlllOllllt that of all the ~TC' w r·:::gb~itcl State-., comhirwd ; 1 n the c.tty ol Norfolk owtH' 1 more than o·1c hundn·•t traclincT :-;hip. and bl'r :l trett fnrr1~n trad ·xcc <lt•d thnt nr thr city of K w Yorh nm~ 1h ; ntrc ol • 1 ·~' ('and tit' gr ·at r mporium nf North Amrrica . At thr p~riorl of th wnr of ).!~;a:~:~ulcnce the commerce or Virgiuin. wa · four timt;: largt'r than that of Xcw . T~'.' :n~h ~·al n of all the f'arrnc;, farn1ing implement. nn<l macltincry 11 ; \ 1 ~".~1111 n m 1 50, wn ~2:3~ +2;3 313 ; the va.luo of t Ito :rtmc in X ew 'lork rn th' . ame year wu ~·.)7() n:n !JG . Jn nbont tb . nm n1tio doc' the Y:lln of' the fif,rricultnral product and. liv ~tock of ... w York Xt ll•t1 tlt \ '· t1tl ~ of' tl · 1 1 · ,~ · · · . ' l n~ncn tnra product.' atHlli\'c -tock of trgmlll. Unt we will pur:ne Uti: humilinting cmnpnri ·on 110 !'urtltcr. \Yil11 feel· 17 0 n':lin the po ilion of ph)·~ icn.l !4<'irnrc~; that i~ to s.ty, tht>y '' cr ahont to ohtnin t. , .r.' . 1 or ob-..cn at ion," ltirh '' oul1l lt>~l thP a<'<'llr:H'.\ of' n•cogllll.<'1lptllii'IJ!ll'"', and ~~ 1 \t'·ldo 1 tt o tin• di-.co \'l' l')' o 1· 1 1· 1· r• t t 1 1 · · 1 · lll'W mot '' Cl :1<' IIlii. )II 11' gn·at o lJCt'l nl \ 11s llt'W .'· •tl e i-. to lc.ul IO tltl' know) 'dgl' ofhlllll:lll 11 :ll111'1'; t!Jat I..,, t o :t~l'l'rtl\111 til t• rr('l\· H.~~~l~Olii'SC of O)l ration or 1\l:lll' . llll'llt:\1 and llloraJ f:t l" llllil'", ant! to fmu blt 1h \\ Jilt 1 '~ )tTl'rl·~tandanl of judgm<·nt.ll.)' cnahltng ll'-' to dt•lt•nnittt' till' :nn;tgl' a m n1111t ut' ~~~~~ !a"t as :t p;111d' to.lh t• ~n ntgt' jii"Ob:tbtltlit·~ or lllt'. f'11t111 <'.. 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Jll'rlnd of yt•ar:4, as con_l pnrl'd with olll l'~' pt• r iod:-. :ttltl tlrc!Jwt·,thl' prolil or th1· lo ~ which lw .. bl'C ll made, tn w oral:-;, ·dut.:a.ltutl 1 wealt h or pt>\\ cr. Tltc pr. cnt Jol tn Jay or .Tu"y Yorl\. (it i-.; ]lopctl t h:1t lh t•ity m:ly nur ·r h ''it !tout a ,Jol1n ,J:1y) in a JIH~"L ingl'ninu:-; n1ut Jna-..tL·rl: pr ·. ·ntntion of \ITh' ~t:tti~ ti c·· of .. \J nc ri<"nn .\ ~rktrltun· ' rc•<'t>lltly 111:1d in tlt' fnrrn of an ad<lr •s: l>efor tl1 ' ... \111 'rican (;eugraplti ·n1 and ~t:t-ti tical ~o c iety f'ny~: • "In En,glnnd, tlll' lnhnr::; of th ~ tntisti <':t! Nor•it•ty, \\ ltn"<' lnhnralt' ~tJHl mn-:t. \,llnablc JllllJiit'atinll'-1 ~'11!'11'h 0111' ldmu-r, tlt rollgh IIH'I'Oitllt'-..,\ or tltl' ll tt tish g!\\ 1'111· )11('111, kl\·c <ll'OIISI'd lh t• :ltl('JI( io ll or th (· p copl . <lllcl "!' P<11'li:lll1l'll_t tr.l tltt• lllllh,,,lhilt the ~rienvc or politic:-; lind:; in till Ht:tti :-,lical ·lc lll 'Ill ll~ 1\1 0:-.L :-;,,[1 l Julttldaltull. Trnprc '-l'tl \\ ith n 8C ll"e or tll propri 1: or 1ntrot1ncing lll tltis :l' w ·ll a: in tit ~llr<' ··di n~ clraptcr:-; of our \\·o rl ·, n. num lH·r ot' tabular f,(:ltem ·nh ·xltihitinp: tl l '(ll/l]'fll'ati\' ~rO\\ th an<l pro-.p ·rily or the fr · Ull!l -.]a\ :-;tall'"' w 1tnY <1 ·'Ill 'd it 111in ·ntly proper to addtH' the te~timony or tit :-;I tli-;Lingni .. dt t1 :t\11 !tor. in :npport or t h ('l:tirllS \rlti ch oille i~ll ra(' LS ~llHl ft('('\lrat :tat i I ic-j lay to 0\ll' ('O ll"id l'r:tl ion . A 1 H l h r e w m n y r <: 1 11 :u· k U 1 a t t h (' . I n t i "t : < • s \' 11 i C' lt \' ., p r np o t' t <> o I l'l· 1', lik ·tho 'alr nd): giv n, 1ut,. L l'll obtain •d from oll ic·ial !-'OlliT ·~,and may therd'orc lK' rl'li •tl on :t <'<>IT 'd. Til· ul>jcd w l t:t \ · in vi w 111 lllnl .. in~ a fr • u-. of fa<"l " nncl fig nre..;, iC nnt alr ':td: :q,p:tl'l'lll, "ill ·nnn b• nnd •r..,tootl. 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