Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-12-19

have adopted the earlier rather than ihe later
ideas of is pro @eni,ur an! To have looked for
the remedies az n"p,iiect aud tatdy commit.
,iica,ioii in canal a,i,i river uavigdiion.
II IS ap;.I etrn,ld that time, reflection aud
experience will unite in provin. that the first
Step III public Improvement should be taken in
ihr f'i;naiion oi roads. III Is im,perahvriyn ne
rs>a,s To correspondence anu lie qntck con
, " vance a;ia circulation of capital. Besides,
,hccx; euss and uncertainty OF forming caaals
trt.al. >e,icG> obstacles. Tie state OF the sea.
SON. whether n ON loo much ~ too little water
the ;iIuvia! character OF man, parts ut The soi.
,,,i,,. IN crrstl,,. iriyedncnts not 10 ne reinov
ed except at aneNpsn>e which, al present Il
umal-uiahie. These obstacles IL is coutendoh i.
wonid be partially II not wholly removed, by II
previous formation OF roads. The wealth that
l., ance has derived tiUm Ike iaStc.Of Ious
aaiin,lerd that which she is deriviu. from
the additional efforts ut Napoleon la tie means
Of circulating. the capital and pfuiuce OF The
copHtrN, has been immense.
As 10 HE natural impcdmeuiS aisin. from
u want ut w.ier, need nniy refer 10 James
river. IL is closed Tar ?. , ar months il ihe
wear. II is alleged that il exists i time when
the raviSatioa is nnt 80 requisite. This reason
s,Ii be found TO he tdIiacious AS To met IaudiSe
ol n lesser bnik aui greater vaiue. This is
r,inpoScd al articles constantly wanted for
consumption. Hence, a. the demand is cui,-
na,a;iysiy speaking constant and Unmarried
t;.r merchant looks for It's sHppiy through
channel! as constant and uiivatipd. He ca,iiOi
charge his correspondence with the seasons and
tie consequent alteration la the modes ot con.
Ye,aace. Ii wOu!d require HIN, tn have either
a double capital OF double credit; and, per.
hapS. so lessen the value at his custom rs very
much TO esseh The profit he expected to derive
from his trade.
Hence, his object should be to impress on
tc mind OF The legislature, that. in the facility
IA supply wants, wants will incrVdsc--in The
facility 10 afford comfort ideas of comfort vii,
augnrcut-ln tic means Ia CRAFTY luxurious
habits, disposition to indd'sc such habits will
b. tc.'id.
lie viii therefore infer ,ha, il is first IL the
perfection of roads the supply OF articles of
want, comfort aud lhxur, aud mort TO The
feriection oi navigation tor the supply OF the
more bulky DeceSsaries ot life that he would
io0k, and TO which he would most earnestly
call the attention Of the public servants.
Authority has already been quoted, aud such
authority as cennot be denied Ia have due
wei@ht, 10 the scheme of uniting the naviga.
ton OF the James and the kanawla: also, OF
the Potomac and the western waters. For the
limited purposes intended, these rivers and
their dependant portages will be highly useful
Bat. the fact Oithc advantages thai the peo-
pie OF philadelphia have, for so many years en-
joyed, in the existence of a road o! nearly 400
mics, comes in aid OF the previnus assertion
tina, roads should be the primary object of
attention.
Thai similar advantages nave not been de-
rived 10 Tie state ct Virgiha, will surprise
thote wo reflect OH tue distance OF Richmond
and Petersburg 10 tile frontier leading 10 The
heart ot'Tennessee, ,aad ola that from Phiadgl-
piia 10 Fitisbnig.
Tbr circumstance OF the recent movements
al baltimore GA ,'Ii5 important subject, come
also III aid OF the idea, and especially as the
road they project goes so nearly TO The same
point.
All parties unite ia looking to the establish
mfni OF depois for the supply OF the western
states from III: shares of the Atlantic.
:, IN this high l. lie subject viewed even in G..
Brttain The consequences Conserved the
London COURIER OF the recent system OF the
United States, has been that the uurthcrn Eand
edsternl states are supplied with commodities
through The channel OF the ST. Lawrence, and
otontfea has become Il valuable depot tor A .
mercan exports and Imports" Indeed the
legislature OF Canada has passed il law 10 faciii
tate tho transmission Of American produce
DIV" 'he - L!wreace. IL appears in the
E'cmnrui Compiler.
Oi the facilities 10 this project, some idea
may he formed by Toe rerusa OF AN essay which
appeared daring the war in the Naii0ua! In
teiii:euGpr. Its object was To prove that no
sihg.c position IL, the known world so offec:u-
ally cua'dH the nh'J cutrduce from The sea 10 a
country OF equal extent, aS does Quebec the
Whole country iraincd by the st. Llwresce-
Some fcw lmprovcm OF trifliuy magnitude
and no difficulty, IN Freacn Greek aud tie en-.
tramce OF Pressure Isle Bay, are ouiy necessary
q IN" iranspOi tatiDn of tonnage from the Ohio
al Pdi,bnrs 10 aay pcpi on the st. Lawrence
~ - days al dollar or less per cwt"
"A Iecent puiilicatiOn IN the a;,nie paper of
Teller iIom gen. Washington to the governor OF
virginia. clearly proves that as ~ The com
piefce 10 necdrried on ~ this quart or, Virginia
bda Tue DIOsi Sib>iaHtlSi claim.
Oi these claims being subsiantiated and of
all NE advantage 10 be dcris cd, BEN. e:Iioyed
there cannot exist doubt The spirit of i'm.
prHveh'cnt alive, g'Ves an ample assurance
uldi sufh wlii-sGcn HaSt be the case
IT tie merchant OF Phlahslphia r;,n galway
nus merchandise to i'ilt,bmrs. the extreme.
point ~ ihe western states, The merchants OF
hirhnIomd aud Petersburg viii soon sew ihs,
t'cS can do the same To- the shores Of the Hol
stem, their very centre.
ihefe Is one adrantagei in faVOrof Baltimore
"iHe" 'c""eIH III necessary To recEr 10 !he cub.
Jee'. iier merchants propose 10 avail them
strives OF ROAD. Hhtch from its being cnu
sfrncied by the government OF The u Ntatcs il
fg'eJfee. lhiS circumstance should be krpl I'm
view, ana IL II be possible 50 t. ia.I,,,s. u ,s
10 make tas Richmond and Petersburg road
20 Oe JTee Tor heavy Carriages it should be DING
"nless The advantages will be fon1d 20 decided
- 70 render IL unnecessary. This may proba-
bly, be the case
me recent accession of commerce 10 Rich.
mona anu Petersburg, riSiug iihe phfenix
from IT'S ashes, gives powerful supunrl Ia thc
iuea OF the commerce continuing jrom the Al.
idhtic 10 lie western divisions, rather than lie
contrary dFeciioB.
me port or ports at the head Of the James
pVeT navigation are most favortb,v sit,,nted
isr 'he supply of the interior disiriets-evrn. az
Ih ds 'he Mississippi. fine putts pe,,granLi
cary nearest To the western states. r,,,,siv
WIihtns'oh, Charleston aud Savannah are
shnt LOT iO1f mouths out of the twelve D1ritt,
this time, they are rendered inarressil,io ' ~
ane state OF the atmosphere. Asporfs, lhey
ave, generally spedkins, not so tivnr,,,te y.
shipping rs James river--tilev are 800 e ~
noX'ons to an cecny anJ. il is prcsgn,eI iii,
ships Will lay there as cheap as in AZ, F,stero
port. " @NS'eiH
Connected viii The supply Of manufaeinrcs
TO Richmond and Petefsbmf, jaSt 60. 7, w. ~ -
impossible not to observe the immense ,,n,oT
ties OF them 'ent into the $. W. parts of Nor,h
Carolina aud over roads OF the most rngsed
DESCRIPTION. 1t proves what Virginia could do
ishe were to give her merchants the ,ne,,,s 81
so9uiog Their nstcl'dndlle TO the frontier AZ a