Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-12-18

unsafe, or lmpraclcable al an, tim
Ought the interests 81 "a great and rising\
people To be neglected, their IndnSyty
vramped and parahzed ar the bouniiss
y prorid nee (cali II nature, or what wa
piease,) disregarded: who, b, an ecGno-
mical use at the means AT hand, l.as ~
snred constant and safe convey auc., on
this delightful stream, to the entire rom-
merce ri The western orld. VIII, then.
i"ur OF the most extensive, wealthy, aud
p"pulous states in the Union, SHRINK fom
Tins Joint "nde'f king coufessedly OF no
very dlfhcult execution, when a sister
stale, influenced by able statesmen, aud
gui''ed by an enlightened and biyh mini
ed policy, single handed has undertaken a
work which draws the attention, and me-
riis The admiration OF The world? A work.
winch must seat her al Ia, h ad OF the
Union, present an entire new order of
things IN That quarter. and ultimately
concentrate IN Der bosom half The veal h
and commerce of the west. Stimulated
bS those prospects, she sIuks not nn rr
The mighty effort; the work progrt .ses
with unparalleled raritliis, III re hkc a.
gic than reality, ami hun. BLEED mature re-
iuctanily Succur $ TO y ,sevcrInp u,an.
now perhaps IN ia receipt OF iae hrst
fruits of tins stppsndous Undertaking.
How then, can he states Concerned, row
can Virginia, tht abt lent colouy aud do
minIou, stand calmly bS, IN vacant stare
dud lIslless mdecisioUl While their more
entGiprzlng nelgbbour, " stead, 10 her
purpose, digs an, levels mountains,
raises and embanhs vaiIies, makes a IL
cIal rivers, aud un tlem bears off that
wealIh and commerce, Which ought 10
have giided down then own air al, made.
and IN The plan 81 creation originally
marked nut by unerring vision, and
granted by unlimited bnrni +, 10 ihai dis
irlct al county, az AN earnest at future
greatness WHAT higher evidence can be
bao, oi tili Importance OF this trade, aud
The nee ssify ot an effort, on behalf Of
those States, 10 secure II, ilan ihe IN
mense labour and expense encountered.
by the highly commercial state az New
York, tn obtain but participation OF n:
tor, monopoly is forbidden, a. vel! by
reason, "a The numerous nayIvable RI. ers.
nderng ihtr services 10 drop II mo
the lap (maH II n'ver Justly be sal) of
d people too lnsensb be OF their own adj
VaDtagpS.
Ii the consideration giveH TO Ibis s.b-
Jeci has not resulted IN error, The COR pie
ton ct this desirable obJ q Is not uuIy
practicable and eli terms compIcttiy with.
intellectually advantageous 10 them In
leViiy lA, or mdIviuuali>. iiI n commented
point OF View, anc Indispensable iu A, n
as IL respects Their fuiuTe destiuIes al q
grade IN the scale OF lie Uriuu; bhi al
important TO Virginia as Identitltd Hiih
'ht extensive measures now adopting by
that slate, Tor the IulproV emtnt of ,hs
James hnd kanaHiia rivers, and III IL
union 10y turnpike road, or rallied WAY
as either, Without III, other, would he
imperfect, and mtasu'ably Useless. Nhv
ear tie cXpenct OF improving ,i,os, II.
vers OF hnmhiing the ioiiy peaks oi The
great All ghany,and soiirnine tie aNpegi-
ties oi his ffiniS browS If l.. NE, cham
dIze OF The ,aSl, after surRiruiiInp Tie
dlffruliles oil transportation, shall >lB he
subjected To some SIN or eight months
detention (waiiIng food I'D } 90 lie
eastern bank al The Quo o. wi,N, bY
locks, gudFd-ga'es, wing walls. &c. give
Ia" To the OniO, and lay Der under CON.
irlbn'I"H, / The C0nmerc tie 81, IN
qUes OF direct conveyance to The Az
iauiic, when almost ia sight ni port. shall
he reduced t0 tie alter,laln onc,uu-
terng an up steam Navigation oi {, ur
hundred nlles, preparatOi[ lot por' age
oil three hundred more, through aruggr a.
mountainous county or lrtuBnaVI-
gaiion OF as many thousands, through
sIckiy climate, or dangerous Coast
Bui lei those InIproV, nituts to The east
aud vest, progress parl paSsu, in conc eTt, ,
and be crowned With success. Let lie
people OF The wesi, IN these realize the
prospect ei d more ample, speedy and
certain reward Of their labor, by more
regular, direct, short anu safe conveyance
OF their produce TO the eastern markets .
and Tie people OF The east, i'll turn. scared
In-,he enjoy menl OF that part OF The vest
ern trade to which their geographical sit
uatIon, and far, but modeTat. prOut on
their sales would lnlallibIy ennfie iII, &c.,,
AMI no farther Inducememi will be neces-
saTy 10 ensure Tie continuance ana in>
grease Ot tie intercourse.
This communicating ONCE fairly pefaE-
llshed, ould here be any thing extray-
agant III believing, that at no v,ry distant
period, the trade fora considerable part
| oifD OF tie immense country Wsipred by
| the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, rom
| the sources OF la Plata 10 those Of Mara's
river, and bound, q TO the west by he
| Rocky mountains and from thence.
| through traCklesg desert, 10 the lake ri
| the woods OmprelirndIng tie vast and
uneKplured regions, lying about, and ~
| bOve the unknown sources Of The MissIs-
sippi thence stretching along the greal
lakes, lining our norlh-WcsIern frontier,
(with considerable portion OF the com.
| merce FROM the lakes lhemselvcs) collected
from more than thousand streams, de.
scending the Missouri, Mississippi, Ill'.
nois, Wabash, Great Miami, Great Sc y,
TO, and Muskingum rivers, should
its way into the OHIO, and thence
Atlantic markets, by the route pro-
What that trade may be, dixie ih1S ::
from which il is 10 Gomez is yel Z. &
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