The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-03-27

.,,ral sa.s unstom enough 10 nay Tor this "a
,,radaUra d, It prsctstlyEfis that much Gus
.osn, winch wonld, 0f less tIptase 10 hs
farusr. descend Ihe Potomac. AMI ray Tor
is iDprovsfneni. lhis can hartig Be called
F.. propssitleg--lt is an dLiem. lhis, ef gftyi
a. al once ianfamsunt IN a sR5'rripfion b,
the sale OF five or az millions agafnd nc
commencement. Of TIE Poiemac and ! think,
iBartior, shc oHghf 10 BE- fKcBfef lram sub
scribing and advancing her cath i1r La same
purpose. How a happens thai al The people
on the Potomac, from Dnmtriss q, End IN
deed, from thai dowa, do act see ihsy are
granting away toe navigation itae Potomac,
and Transferring with II, 10 Baltimore The Ci-
iy OF Washington, Georgetown and Aiehen.
Jra, kna@ not -
Nthtiis Rifej Of the Foionse ~ fhH ne
Aud risor. neither no General Government,
the ,,alc. 10, iraieidfsis. can subser'se 10 'ts
,rpr,rement ! linus ,aey ongli 10 'iraa-H
tbs Crocodile ~ the egg or 1t vii become
ton mighty Tor them But hoW IS 1t that al
tEo peoplr. Nouh-Tast. West ard South.
Wet, az Ia favor oi ~ DoiheY al oIged
-.ii.losd IN tletf siesrsu' nsighbothoods
An gnibuintcrg rpad, WntJn Gun, ~ idca, be
ioentedin every ueiehbnf1ond Is said 10 BE-
u very powerful elfciinHeer'ne machine. II
hns been, N hmrs ~ ygre. CO.. Idered as "a.
thera sufilrt0Hs HHg ia Virginia. Locate II
CIV II a rlsible and tangible lorn-enah'e
Us TO Judge Of ~, aud moi merely 10 dream
5ouf d. aud, poRofiui n it still IS, Won Top IF
aiut OF it, afms aud here Is then SOM
, chance 10 cope with IL would like 10 So
yiFsir,a ,src,tle with this GiHui ~ his naked
..gsa-ei furu, that Hke trae Kn shf. he
steaid take an oath that there was no mage
or uitcbcrat about him, and should .fdv0
sphnit himself 10 examination. he would
,isa4 no more chance than |, standing dI0nf,
IN ihis. rViaa ditch. do against the jtaktH
oib "a Nhick | am opposed
Let me heseech you. sir, TO iook AZ the r..
t,icns from he west on thu subject, aud trng
them before tie SenHte--you will then sen
.i.s extent Of the enterprise which his been
ho'a up 10 'he e1Fs o. thai par Of tue S'a'e !,
uhieh has heated tho inhEiuAtions, and % fIr
rhnnsb an confident but for moneH9
blinded the sesn eyes OF that ktsn.nghitd PEI.
pie.
IN the fret place. the idea Is held up r.
them afa greet ,cuirH railroad from balli-
more 10 The mouth II the great kaua"ha "A
pre- Bns NJ least twenty limos NJ
Long asany IN the known world Then there's
- b. lateral rail rod from Thu, NJ the val
lev. 10 Tenarssre Then another lat railway
10 he Norfb.Ne9t-and tux the whole trad
nf Nrst Virginia. tennessee. keniucky and
Ohio, Is TO paf5 10 B1fitmore through EHg'.
niG
Thirty millions .cady t. hs expended in
aur country. Is but moderate computation
OF the FRI eoi,s Every man IS now sharing
IN thai by Anticipation and every neighh,r.
hood has ut least one railroad. These uisjons
. rsnhiiu whichever they may be, have
induced The petitions nov on your tahlr.
Let the road he once located. aud Il thefe /
no, one IN frtrg nfigtt0ihoyf. Just as maoy
as are disappointed VII curse Inc da, ihey q.
yer len' an err to sucb deiusinns. but say.
fhev are rsah'icr aud 'hen Ibis corporation
foreign 10 the Slnit, Of boundie0 ireqhh. M.
I,r#iIe9 IN duration fn1ieR only ~ rs inter
~ u IT'S cr1r'ionson the people H'nos' an
limited 100 in il, ppwerol 4. q ing renl Is.
hq purchase, II not by condemnation. hlis
~ the grehter ball of gina, and draw, of
her people, by the lies at mniaal interest
trade, &c 70 a foreign state Suppose such
corporation was p9ls m flH forcfiu Firt'e-.
Srho wnnld he elected the next Pres drui Of
lie United States | don't know-hni /
think, So FAR as the vote Of VIRGINIA would II.
feet il II would rtairig depeud on who was
,he candidate Of MARYLAND and Baltimore
These pthiior', having these riers Of he
fruc interest Of Fjse iria, are n0u iegisi1t,i IA.
'1rfblg on by at least one branch Of tho -.
s's.afe \, the same Session to-, IN wateh
. at.sme Legislature, with thu Iaudabie ratr
ca3 jealousy which Nirenis haS oues man.
testod towards corporations o. her oau ersa-
t.ps, hesltsied 10 incorporates company with
o capital Of some So 400 Tor twenty years
IN order 90 make experiment en- manu.
fHrIures Verify wish tIis rail rOni Corpo.
1 - Itf. {. o.. l.
ma political sun.
II we cannot soon shake OIL this j., Ia ION,
'-den indeed. we ought 10 call on tie L. suite.
Government, not 10 participate with Us in,
hli 70 10 r. from Is the Whole power Of Inter
ual lmprnYrmeut--Io save us from ourselves
--Io deliver u from tcmpfalign--trom rhf
temptation ofa' least six millions OF foreign
money, aud possibly four time. that much
ol.red To be- expended ~ our STATE Look nj
the petitions, hesrech you. and see II
have nUrrprescnted them. We are insil1
alIvc. on fhr ground of Stat Rights. il ur
edcral Government 1T government OF our
nNu--nhers To improve our roads mr. stream,
bat W can give unlimited powers TO for
n tgsV7,a'lo1, headed by forsicu sor-
trHwft =
Bat II there is any evil in store for ,hi.
country greater luen that OF the dissolution
of,he Union ,the very nse Of which expres.
SONS onghl almost 'o he trcason) il d diri
non FUN Pfgibia-pne part from me oihfr
.=Wiifh 80 IS fhe unreliable coHstgafuf, a.,
Nus fatal rail road Shall We then nroSlraff
r,elyes before this second Jnsgernaut, II
which are almost As isHarautns the Nar-
shippers 81 thai Ja'ss god arc OF nm. in order
lhat thc wheels at his chr may crush us 10 a.
nms or shall we return 10 the G04 of our
Faihtr,. AMI through his mercy. SEX i.uisa
au1 or5Moig lore. a mutual forbearnnce. and
'esari for each Others interests aud lnaai-
fasl onr obedience and gratitude To rim by a
proper use cf The blessings lie has so ljberaly
bestowed Hu u.s.
Let as, in some way or other, get his rail.
road .ut OF our way. and LET il he no moe
talked riesceFt aa ietaiife dream Let US
20 on az amer 20 make an experiment Of the
Jock and dam system on the James River, a.
yauhave NOW got the report before you on
that subject
Have the Potomac and Roanoke also ex