Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1828-12-13

the former contained % ffeehoidcrs and Tie latter
was highly lourishing. Nothing was aske, but what
na" oesn bestowed upon the Government by the Ken
owha Turnpike i,sclf The population OF Vironia
was rapidly migrating to the West Interest was
urging her people TO the West To benefit their co,di
non IND Il not become as Statesmen 10 arrest
Is issraucm HIS peculiar location enabled hin, to
say that the people of Virginia, were migrating hv
hundreds, and would speedily 90 by thousands Il
ma been that local jealousy subsisicd between the
has'ern ana Western Sections OF Virginia. He adj
'ted and depcred the fact. Il could only BIZ rene
u'eu cy itiprovcnient-by bringing Western VIRGINIA
nearer 10 their brethren IN the East lie thounL, \,
our duty rs patriots, especially after the late
nichs, To strengthen the bond Of natioual unon by
every MEANS and the constructive of roads as the
principal. This road had heen reco ,,ncnJed NV tho
Governor and his predecessor, Sc
.hr' .w'hor felt himself bound TO explain the rea-
sons which would induce him TO vote arninst the.
ohi' what was its object Did 1t conform to the
great principles connected with the, nl az Iutnr,,l
Improvement: 9here was NJ, s,Il,scr;ntion or = ,,bs
OS individuals were asked 10 DO epery tpg He
recommended 10 gentlemen the pcrns, of tho Gblc
nt Hercules and the wagoDer--let gentlemen holm
themselves and thcn call upon this Tonse I;,r FUR
thcr oseistancc The tolls tho kcnawha now
asked to be pledged 10 the payment OF interes, on
tis loan ot $4,000 WIS already pledscl 10 nav the
interest on the James River Company The Rouort
on the I'd Auditors office showedth lnelancho,Y con
dlt'on IN which the Fund fer informal lmpruv,,n, mi
was placed; and he could not consent at s,ci time
farther To cnblraSs it. He did not believe that ;s
turnpike could De constructed for 30 per me--he
oeheNed ~ wcuid cost three four times THAT sum
MT minor sad he could not consent 10 break IN upon
the itnd for Internal improvements II once done il
would De tic entering wedge to similar applications
mr. Doddidge adverted To the active bart l,c had
formerly taken in this House upon the subject of In
iernl improvement. His constituents united with
m III the opinion, that the improv, mcnt on the lanes
ana henawha was the vital artery ofthe State He
was one who had voted with pleasure for the apnro
platons TO that Improvement and regretted the dis
conhnuqnce nj the James River Canal. The gsntle-
man had asked why the people OF Kenawha did not
put their shoulders 70 the wheel? lie would enquire
why the people OF Frederick had not put their Shout
ders to the Wheel IN the extension OF the navirato
OF the Rappahanlock: lie imagined the SANE rea-
son operated in both cases. They were not ahle 10
dolt. Mr. Doddridge entered into various details.
To shew ne great necessity and expedency of pass
ing the bIi and constructing the road
Mr. Games called for the ayes and noes; and the
call being sustained the vote proved for the PASSAGE
oil the bill 81, aguDst 1t l03 the bill was rejected
lie resolution of the Committee of Courts of JUS
uce Ito whom was referred so much ofthe Goyeruor's
message as recommends abolition of imprisonment for
debit declaring that the present laws afforded
prompt facilities for the discharge of debtors il was
unnecessarily egisate upon the subject being taken
up.
Nh Cook said, that it conflicted with re-oIu-
ton Just passed, he would Law it on the table
which motion prevailed.
Petitions were presented by Mcssrs. Segar. LDr5o,,
OF Is. o. q. Tyler of Pr. VIM.