Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-12-11
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT.


INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT.
The storm has partially ceased; and leayes us !,
little more time to look to the inpro ein,uts II
the country-Therc are reforms to be made >,
Washington; retrenchments 10 be effected; useless
offices % be abolished, oxtravagant salaries to he
curt,iied,aeuses To he eds the most mare
rial OF all reforms, the Constitution b. brought
back 20 its primary principles, and buiwarks 10
be erected against future Entertainments.
AZ home, wc have TO carry into cX- cuion the
declared voice of the People-thc Con Stitutiou is
to be re-modelicd, the gross inequllities o! re
presentation 10 b. redresscd; a Convention TO he
organLed upon fair and amicablc principles; the
wi$es C.tIZens TO be selected; and the hest form
OF government establish d. for the interests Of our
selves and CT our roSt-rity.-We have TO look 10
those Two great instruments of the public wetai e;
our public schools thro' all their branches, and
liberal system OF Internal Improvement co-cyten-
sive Wits our wants and our resources. Our pride
| our interests, every consider zion which ough, 10
rouse the eXcriions Of cn;crprising p, opls adj
dress themselves 20 the Citizens OF Virginia. We
are midland State; as il were in the centre ol the
Union-Ihe route from the Eastern rivers to the
Western Waters is tn smallest in point OF space;
the most easy to be effected How much ha> not
| Providence done for us-How much comparative.
| ~, have we done for ourseves' By how many
states are not out-stvpped in the career OF I'm
| ProvemenE n. York sets us the example in the
accomplishments OF he grand Carai,a monumen, tiia
Is worthy of the tg, s of the Couutry--p.nnsy.
vana is following with her extensive system of
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but few years ago, is dstine -hing herself by rr
grand lin" 1T Cauais-Aud viii vi ginia .leep'
but. our preser, Legislature ABOUT to strik n
stros'' ia the psi'iotic causc II gives us muct
graft iication TO find, ,hat the extension of the Eo
natrha Road, recommended by the Charlotte vile
ConventioD and pressed upon iiie consideration o;
The Legisis'urc,by our present well asate Chief
Magistrates has been brought before the House of
Del gates, al 20 e'riy period of the session. We
understand from our friends, that by ITS
ex ension to he Kentucky line, we shall afford
strong inducements TO the Legislature OF that State,
| to continue the road thro' Mount Sterling, and
| LvXingtois, to Frankfort, by which the familiar
| use and consequent produc,veness Of the Virginia
| Road will be considerably increased.
] We are likewise induced to believe, that the
Post Ollie" Department will avail itself Of the ia.
ciiites OF this route, to tighten the Wheeling and
Knoxville mails, by establishing a route Of equal
frequency and CELEBRITY upon this line--and that
The stages will rapidly transport the traveller
from the steamhoato Ohio TO The Eastern towns
OF Frginia.-The value Of this improvemH mt i'll
be extensively realized in the increase of Visitors
TO the medical springs OF our upper counties, in
the comfortable sums Of money which they will
| ANNUALLY disbuFse among our citizens, aud the
| agreeable intercourse which they will establi h
with all points of the Compass. Why are not
+! these springs more resorted than they are?
They give health TO the Vaieudnaran, land present
The most picturesque scen-ry 10 The eye Of taste
Tell US not oil Saratoga, or Lebanon. There are
no spring. in the world superior To ours--ro hra =
| ing waters, that are equal 10 those which gush
| from our own noun ain. Smooth the road, open
greater facilities to travelling, AMI springs will
not long envy the crowds which flock 10 those OF
| n. York.
| These, with other considerations, connected
with the prosperity of the State, induce us very
earnestly TO hope, that the bill will receive The
sanction of both Houses; aud that the early com
pieion o! the work viii be followed up by the
formation OF like road from the Easl end oil the
present Turnpike 10 Staunton, and by continua-
ton Of the Albenlarlc Road, from he RivanDa to
| Richmond.
| Up the valley, and along the >orth Yves, line
OF the State, new objects OF improvement demand
the attention of me Legislature The Shenau-
doah and the South West branch Of the Potomac,
strongly solicit the most liberal patronage of the
State Open these water courses, and con.
meet them with the Ohio and Chesapeake Canal,
and barrel of -four which now pays a wagonace
of one dollar TO Alexandria will then pay only 25
cents or less-whicl saving goes into the .Ocaet
Of the farmer, and is equal 10 The whole .,im a
rising from the nuitlp icatIon of that saving v
the number OF barrels ;hst 20 10 nafkct.-} &c
public hencft indeed, will be much greater be
cause you bavt o take MO the account Use adj
diiipnai quantity OF lloGr hat Wi 30 made. As
you lessen the eXpepce OF transportation, yoi can
poorer and farther lands into cuGvaion--you H..
Crease the ProIuctions-and augment te wealth
and comfort OF the People
! There is also > Turnpike Road from the ToM n
OF Cumbe rland IN Matyland the town of lie, :.
burg, to pass thro' Winchester. The CiizeuS of
this last town had interesting meeting OH the
18th ult. on this very subject-AIfr H. Powell
Esq in the Cha;r.-Mr Cooke addressed the meet
ingHe stated that--''Dy the act Of INCORPORATION,
| the company were PRINTED 10 organic when
stock TO the amount Of $4,000 dollars wa ,sken.
and il was not TO eXcceh 100000, with the privi-
legr of augmcnting the individual subscriptions
The hrSt amount has been token, and of course
| the company Can now go on TO 3. game. The ac,
OF assembly ieit ii discretionary with the company
70 make such road is they might deem most ali
viSable Ii might stop at a mere graduation; or
IL might 20 on 10 pave in the usual manner. If we
merely graded the road iiom Leesburg to Cum
berland only paving swampy places,-such rosd
as that made by the state OF Virginis over the Al
legacy mouniau,--thc expense would be COM
paratively tritiing. The road Just alluded 10
had proved to answer the description of soil in
that region and could be made for 6 1000 per mile;
so that if could not 60 TO the extent desired we
would at least be able to lay out subscription
IN a manner which would yield 10 per cent and
| bring through county flood OF trade
''Yet It was proper 10 say that This great enter.
| prise, important il wonId at once strike every
one to be. would fall through if more puplic -pir-
It was not displayed la Frederick county the A.
mount Of stock taken short Of 800 900. In
Loudoun,w where accidental causes had thus
far operated 20 limit the subscription the amount
was 4 900; and in Hampshire the amount wa.
Z about 1000. Unless therefore the people could
be induced TO come forward in good earnest, and
determine that the read should be made, the efforts
which had illus Ear been made would prove ut
! terry unayaing.
'To pave the whole road would cost 5000 900. II
was in contemplation 10 apply 10 the legislature
ioF an advance CT two thirds the amount Of in
dividuh subscriptions, aud 10 congress for 4 sub.
scrpiion Of 100000"
| Mr.. G. called upon tie Citizens to enlarge their
subscriptions, TO at least 10 or so coo I1ois I,