The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-01-07

Ib.,pIx ,nrs,,on ,vas should the company lie
oar,itted 70 take choice Of routes TO :eeet the
cheapest and most advantageous In Tie deei-
sion afthis question there was no reaseaaHf up
position 10 The privilege, except from me very
counties through which, according 10 me pres
eni restriction, the road mustpass lie ihn"g"
tie House ought TO permit the sueJec' 10 pro
gress.
n d that the subject would be taken mp so soon
a. the resolution had been Land on the table Win
the under standing that II was moi to be acted On
until there was full House. o. all questions of
general interest he was disposed 20 permit the
friends Of the measure to mature It. and present
il to tine House in all It's details and with al then
arguments ia lis favor but he did not thIhk tie
present came under that rule. The Eriaclple
nov involved, however important coulu ne rs
well decided upon resolution rs bhl tie
repeated, that he had hoped It would nave been
referred TO the decision Of fuller House II
! involved principe Of great Importance com
! ing directly in cohhci with what had heretofore
/ been considered as the policy OF the STATE II
/ had been determined by Virginia TO iinproVeihe
| nav CATION ofthe James and kena"ha MYERS
and TO connect them in such manner as to draw
/ into her bosom the lucrative commerce OF the
| West. 10 the execution ofths scheme she had
.
rowrd the sun, Of 81 900 600 and tie measure
nawipfoposcd came directly in conflict with the
source 10 which she looked for the m"aus OF
carving on the work and of the ultimate re
dcmption of the debt contracted. Virginia had
| looked to the lucrative commerce OF ne west;
she had thought she Coult offer It FAC llles ihai
would bring il alrne her line OF Improvements
and from IT'S benefits she would derive the mean
! OF carving on other extensive and valuable im-
pfovenents that by improving the face OF the
country by bringing into apefatlon the Whole
resourccs ofthr State she would place herself
on thai point Of eleVation III the unlonto winch
she WAS so Justly entitled This proposition.
involving such considerations, Was weighit and
important. No developmentsf tsat coald be
made by the details ofthe bill could possibly IN
ducc the friends of the policy, to when he had
alluded TO give II up or what was equivalent
10 grant the privilege asked for What he a.k-
cd would he consequence Of permitting the Ri
Road TO run parallel with our great Improve
ment7 Are they not apparent unon nom MS
ref ction9 Butwhn he nsked are nep.fit lis :
A. they not the SnBte PERSONS Who pr'ttonea
ven To make the improvements yoahafc afeaoy
ua1a: who urged you into great schemes Of TINT
nj r W asfrrn and wes.ern waters! what
Won have done, ~ granted. was not done more
To- their particular advantage than for the gen
rral advantage But, after having been so IN
strumental IN rausing this exprndIfur" oil pub
lie money, with what Grace IAN 'heYnow come
before Won AID ask that you Shbod d. that
which must render what has already been dome
almost useless If advantages were 70 result
from the Western commerce, why not preserve
them To ourselves But if on tbs other hand,
we had abandonpd all idea OF advantagef fl IN
commerce with the WeSi,if e intended 10 abaR-
don our improvements and consent 10 throw Il
way the mon v that had heen spent. then the
peculiar situation of the W at, the ntier inp ac-
ticabilllly Of theiY getting to market ana me
consequent hardShips uad"i which Thy labofeu
might demand the adoption of some measure
for their relief perhaps the permission asked III
behalf Of the Rad Road Company but, >a'd he,
let MS first ascertain whether Virginia means 10
carry on her scheme of improvement. Until
that decisIoni is mnde he could not consent 10
the present propost ton in favor oithe nailHoad
COMPANY. and thereby withdIa" the means 4
completing our scheme and, Of heinz reim-
bnrscd the sums expended. He said did not I'M
de-stand hat the application came from the
Rail Rped Company, but they wee on the con
trary 20 b. consulted aud invited 10 select the
route hv the Kenawha, &c, &c
NJ Bryce dwell on the ca sequences that
must result from the abandonment OF our echeIne
If cnnnecfinp the Eastern aud We'ter waters. |
In il, execution. we mad borrowed 81 100000
The present income of the improvement, was
2t0ooO less than the interest annually due, aud
'or which the State as bound 10 provide. Was
it. he asked, prudent To diminish that re'r-
10 cut oiithe pros poet OF ~ lkI"g the eHpendI-
turr aid ifnot entirely reimbUs" Itself, by IT'S
profits The policy he commended, was rnnous, !
II led to direct taxation OF the whole peope
sc.
Nh q. concluded by expressing ms rearel
that the subect had been taken up at a time
when he was not prepared TO enier into II. He
hoped the House would reverse the opinion ofihe
Committee
Nh. Miller regretted that VI Bry ce was not
prepared to enter into the unJeet ut that time
and expressed his s'upU that he should I'M
der such circumstances he opposed to the nitro
dnotIon Of bill The question was only IN II
first stage of proceeding; and why not permit .
it to progress WI, not permit bill 70 be