Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-27

Dom the want OF sufficient supply OF water at all
nh.s, Tor the description of navigation employed.
The amount OF th,s trade may ia some degree be
estimated FROM the eifcuustanee OF its having hee,
coinputeo, that nom iLe eIy OF PhiaGs yhia OIL,
there IS annually paid Cor the spoitaiion OF n.,t
ehanoise To Ptsburg, the sum OF ) 53o V9o aud that
the value OF tue met hands. thus amounts
" sum bet~een i3i and ) 1905, 900. / will no,
vOuch for thr accuracy Of this siateuent IN Is lhr
result ola calculation given in John L. Howa ARDS re.
marks on the Intercourse Of Baltimore with The ives.
tern country.
independent of the intercourse between the eastern
aud western states winch arises merely from, the cir
custance OF the former supplying tue latter WIN AMI
ces OF meTchaudise, by nieaAs OF Wagons and heats
and these returning freighted with the products of the
neighbOIhood where the goods are dspos,lrd an ths
western waters, there is another of Trade
which rs already OF considerable Importance, and Is
daily increasing.
raj GOV Eminent, TO encourage aud to secnre to tie u
States, the advantages OF the Missouri far trade. The
fuIs and peities of this are sold ia the eastern
markets. but IL is found that they ale not capabl. OF
supporting The heat Of long voyage IN southern
ehnlate, wtuont sustaining great injury they are
tbefeiorea heaVy eNpence Doated the river
until they meet with the means OF be ing
across the mountains To the Atlantic tide water. II
Tue virginia cahaI presents the first e, and
also the cheapest, IL seems natural to suvuose tie
trade would pursue that route.
nave ehdsaNofed To awe some views of the benefits
that would result, from the completion Of the great
WORN uhder consideration to several large districts OF
country within the range of its effects LEI
uese views be appreciated at their worth aud more
let there be even deductions made from
MAJ are nisIaiy certain 10 be realized, siI IT will
appear that while these districts are euOS ing peculiar
benefits, the revenue 10 the stale will be great and
must dissipate every fear relative the ability Of ihr
Improvement 10 redeem tie capital by which A was
Drought into existence particularly when consider
that revenue Of $4,000 per annuIn, or upwards
may be derived from t6 tolls the Kanaw La riy,T
piheipay ifoW articles peculiar 10 the trade of that
TNer which will be scarcely ielt and certainly nor
complained Of when the advantages derived from tue
general ihpi ovenent is taken INTO consideration
VIII be for the wisdom OF the legislature to deter
nlhs AT what Time the capital stock shall be redeema
bic and whether the surplus revenue as far as n
accines, Snail be rom time I" time appropriated as
sihking inuu To purchase s stock make such
provision i'm the creation the stock as viii leave
This revenue free TO aid the fund for internal i'm
meht la settins on foot such other important improve
nens VIII at N same time they her citizens
yield an additional revenue the state and finally 10
hasten the time when all tolls for The of
| sepaas, may De removed When that time arrives,
nay may he brought from Allegheny mountain TO Rich
mono, manrres carried from the stables OF nd
10 huchihgbain and Albenare, and the inhabitants of
counties Two hundred miles asunder feel like neigh.
DoIs IN relation In the exchange Of commodities.
Ihere were many calculations. where there was no
exercise OF Judgment, whick common tn both of
Tue reports The largest share ofhese fell The
my coHesgue and supposing, On that account. his
time would be lniied and probably make il necessary
Tor him To conhne hiDiselfto general remarks y have
gone more into detail IN the part this re putt
Than had contemplated. If have thereby rendered
more tedious, hope the Information has not been
| lessened. - 1888
There is one subject which omitted to make auy
e'hks ~ the proper place, until the sheets sent
to the press: that is in relation to damage sustained
oy Tue owners of and, in consequence of the canal
neihg taken through their grounds On this subject
ieei incompetent 10 Judge hut, in my opinion there
VIII be cases. in which the beneiit will over IN.
injury others, where the damage will he light and
some where II may he considerable. But there will
| ne many places where water power may be spared
rom The canal without injury the
mere I'D the esolates very large allowance for
hngencles The sale of the former aud what NAV he
spared from the LATER should suppose, ought nearly
"eet every claim OH this account: If they shund
moi, the balance cannot sensiby affect In. -eusr. -,
suit. $3.50 -