Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-11-19

and kni, him pair CT sock. which show OF
what the material is capable.
Mr.. u. brought With him various proofs Of
the ingenuity of the natives rs pieces IL cloth,
baskets, &c. made oi X ass, manufactured gold,
cotton, war utensils, &c. Several OF these
were from The interim, aud we're made BY the
Foulahs.
He Visited Sierra Leone, and found the Co.
Iony in safety and prosperity. The Ashanter
war u entirely beyond the Sierra LeonsAre-
glen also, there 10 no connection between
That aud Cape Coast, except that both are ku-
verned by the British On his way from
Mesursdo, Dir. g. spoke vessel going to Cape
Coast, with supplies. Phii.2sc.
NATIONAL Road MEETING.
Al an adjourned meeting Of tho cstizens OF Ere.
derrick comfy, oonveusd At the court 10 Win.
chester, Octobes II, 1884, take into considsraon
the ssped'ency Of presenting 20 The presideas of The
national road from 4shingtoa to Nss Orieans, the
former chairman and secse,aiy appeared and look
Mr.. Powell, fioas the committee appois,ed nj the
former meeting, presented the following memorial,
which was read, and 1nanlmously adopted
me memorial of the eisises Of Frederick county,
respectfully repssssMs:
Thss your ue horalits feel desp and lively in
terest III the execution Law Of the las, session
Of congress authorizing surveys for roads aud camsIs
and particularly hs regards the Of The national
asd New Orisins. Your memo1slists hope they
may not DO considered obirusve in bril- fy submitting
the various considerations that induce Them TO be-
'eve that the naHonsl brrei and their local
VIII both be corulied and promoted in locating the
road through tho valley formed by the Bloc Ridge
and North Mountain. They are aware tina, the con-
alterations oaIeulalsd fix and determine the soute
o. tue road, SHOULD and v'i DO rsssis'sd BY an
iarged end liberal policy. 60
In ascsstainiag The proper location Of tSS cos,sm.
plated road the no,i'ss Of policy calculated to nAa
auRA h. AZ rsss nrrk
and Tx, such location may be chased under The fol
| lowing heads: Thefaciliiy and economy in the con
sructon and repairs of tho road, keeping in view
proper regard 10 the itness Of the route the mos,
extensive and eronousea advantage. ia The
taton Of the mails; ne facilities of travelling and
| commercial intercourse.
Your nemosisIisls have 90 much respec, 70,
themselves and Tor those by shom the result mus,
hualy be determined, 10 urge arg,ime ns in sumner;
Of ther isvorez views, moi san:tioned by a due r..
gard to these CONSIDER stions.
Directaess OF route is PROFESSIONALLY Of primary
| Importance hut departure from this rule ouch
always to be adopted if ci,sar, better and more
extensively beneficial road caB1e Obtained by iud
con; deviatiohs IL may wellbe, tina, All: Diages
may be secured by deviaions rom this rule tbst
would more than compensate fr q partial and in
considerable increase of dssnce. To his as a
general, like all general rules, exceptions must and
VII present themselves. peiscIiy direct limo can
never be followed judicousy ineons coun-
Try, IN The location OF aRy ROD, 40 all experience
tesnhes. When the rosd Is ing, passing over a
mOTattes
OF water, the efforts Of mus necessarily Weld o
satura obstacles, upon principis Of as well
as policy. An examination Of, direct route, upon
the map, from Washington 20 Nv Orleans, will fully
satisy the inquirer thar such a'oue will be eucoun
tered BY all the obstacles here inume rated. I"
assuming, therefore, as po,uaie, the impract;. |
oaoni'y OF d''eci roue, bu, kepne tho pri"o,p
view ~ will bo judicous and Hacticabie your me- |
motaiiss respectfully represen, ihattse Ioca,;on or
the road through tho valley, cuab,nes more Induce
me",. aud advantages, than anyother course direc
"on ina' could be selec'ed few " these adsan-
s"ges your memoriasfs will as ieau to presea, for
yaur consideration. sf 4 t.a' "
FTst-Ths superintendent tho material, ne.
cessary Tor the ecpstrucon ofthe rad, to be founJ
~ the valley, and the 7fnciit! andl cheapuess with
which they may be procured, conss.,ed with their
scarG,y and the heavy cost inprocwsg them east Of
the Blue Ridge M
SecondIy-Tbe town Of Wi,c scr, throupb which
the road would pass, 10 the isrgey town above tide
water between the city Of Washington and Orleans.
daily commercial Importance, ana posLessing impor,.
snl manufacturing capacities.
IhirdIy-Ibero 10 already a Nmpike road COM
pieted Tor fifty miles, along the soup your memoriai-
ISL recommend, and a spri, Of entsprze promising
completion OF the present turnpiIe 10 the town oi
Fourily-The face Of tho county along tho VALLEY,
presents Tow and uncomfortable mural jffcuIties--
such az mountains, nsotasses andwater courses re-
curing expensive bridges. The commercial ad.
vaniages officiating the road aIonI the valley. ar.
striking. The district OF Coiumia 10 the presen,
and material market for a large sction of coun,rv.
extending IRON Harper's ferry o the county OF
Rockingham, distance Of eighty ninety piis.-l
II tbs section OF country, and 10 district of Co.
'umoia, the advantages OF such aurnpike road are
great and obvious IN commercIahoint Of view II |
the road Is conducted through the oaniry below the
ridge, the comparative advaniageare few anil in I
considerable. To tie south Of ,h county of Fan.
quier, the natural markets Federicksburg and
honHond. Inc s'c'n''y OF that SETON Of country
TO those markets---the water communications hi
James river, aud the acknowledgement good ua,uya,
roads,rhe national road could ncyr divert the trade
from its old and established chaane.
Lastly, though not the less impofant il The cone;- |
dersiion, the great national road TO the west oueb,
Of right, when congress shall ~ its ,isdom comne,
the same from Cumberland 10 Washington, pass
lion are obvious and dsmonstrsblr, md The benefits
OF se Junction OF those two great nijons roads at
point disian from WashingIo nsstbe equally strik-
ing;
lions may be sufficient TO induce The execuye of IN
United States direct the route iIr6ph The yaIles
70 be surveyed, and examined tfhe result OF such
survey and examinations should susls An the homes and
wishes OF yoar memoriasis, they co,fdentiay rely
upon their fui6lmeDt-Bat II, on beother hand con
sidera,ions Of naiion.i interest and national good
should require dsappointnsut Of ,Irir hopes and
wishes, they cheerfully will acquiescs
Resolved, Tha, copy Of the ABOVE memorial !,
signed by the chairman and secretary he transmitted
to The Pre.iden, Of the United Ssmss
2. Resolved, That Hngp Holiness A. H. Powell.
Joo. X. Cooke, Charles MagilI, RiciIJ w. Bar,ou'
John Hei,kell, A. G.. Smiis, Lcn,uei Gent. Joha All
B'ome and Samuel II DAVIS, be co, resDood;op
committee TO promote ,ha objects OF tiis meeting,
8. Resolved, That these proceeding be pubI;shed
in the Winchester papers, and that Ih9 editors Of s
National iDteIgenceT, and Of those newspapers, in
the valley, be also requested 10 publish lAe SINE
HUGH HOLMES, Chairman.
SAMUEL II. DAVIS, Secretary. 80.
CHESAPEAKE AND DELAWARE CANAL.
Through the enquiries OF 2 geniIemad who has
lately visited this work, we able to SfFord our
readers some intelligence which will not ID
esing. Ho took occasion to intcrroeafsl,bs co,.