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

| sohb WefndfWtse. q G thereon, without I'M mr.
mission 81 the company of course thy can
Etaut thr permission on their oun terms This
lumenf yeai and personal caoft. is Supported
by an immense nouied eapitfJ IN The vriy cen
lie Of thr State nf Virginia. The hitherto fyes
| State ~ IpRl,fn. Is NOT only monopoly, rs a.
for SAID bui Is forever hes NJ iare, So thar Is
~ humble ciri1en should erect tenYetott.e or
inrcrn, he must pay bis fasea to the state and
be moreover exposed 10 thr refusal Of the com.
panv 20 receive goods from his ware house. or
guests from his irvefn--Nrrily, I say the Iafies
end Of that man will be worse thnn the first.
| Their toll and price of transportation II serns
10 me, Is also 10 considerable item In the pener-
nj caihiog ue-- Those abnve mentioned or nnnv
of them, mny necessarily flow from The nature
OF n monopoly Of such magnitude, especially the
Kind oiimprov, menf contemplated many Of
them may he unavoidable mid properly submit.
ted Ia by state, whi,h has 90 avrnhlr streams
10 improve, aud musi. therefore bid up for that
cn'efpfi2e and n que, on which alnna ST.. mus,
rely. Bui fnr Virginia thus 10 bid Mp whose
whole territory is covered with nay able
sifehms--eofe,ed with them 80 thicky that thee
ar staining IN cach others nny iufomntl that
netfh@ ran bf imported IN consrquencr ~ the
lJehlanslts oi the Others, is according 10 NY
hohble Judgment very differ ent Thing. The
ta'hi OF tolls and transportation united me 4
cents II ton per mile from West To East aud q
cents from East 10 v est and , cents npr ru,lc
ior tra'elels. In England | believe. toll aud
transportation amount together 10 about 2 cents
why We should submit them TO u pefbefIat r,ae-
ton oithr k,nd IN favour Of torfip1 forpora.
non, "htn ~ The case OF one OF ouf rpnd t III
panles, we reduce thcm nfirrthe profits ~ reed
ID PER cent, 10 me wonderful Toll and tran
sporihiinn on our 1tuerS II improved 4 under
stand would he cents Maryland AS before
sad, may well bh up; bot are We willing TO
saddle pos,c'liy 10 all time, with esae,ons ava
raging cents, for one rail road used erciiisire-
" by The fompdnU instead ol improving our rip.
e's, IN all directions, and making them high.
rays, Tree 10 every body and only pny two
cents =
There are some minor crcumstnDchs though,
which, ms they afc new 10 our laws and impors
tani IN themselves ought Not perhaps 10 pass
without notice.
Oh, turnpike roads nte inhibited bv law from
invading the 9psii,tg house, cpiiiagc garfen,
We bete 1' MOI only no TesTiriion in this law
~ That respect, but they ARE authorized 10 nc.
qnlre by plnfLhsr or condemnation any land
Ne. Oh any Improvements, which may be want
:, ed, &c. The dwelling house itself mol except
Y cd.
" So too, the 10Th section provides that if the
rail road shall cross any esfdbil~ted road ~ way
= 'he company shall 40 construct their road rs not
' 10 impede the passage o, irnDsporin ion II per
som along the snme hat no provision Is mode
= Tor any ronds hcftatttr To be ednbhaieh whether
rirGi raH r0dds fHPpjkeS on others Possibly
- this wa an oveIsigh aud might not be abused ,
. OF Il may be Necessary guard 10 that mon0po-
y. | W, held out rs the inhucemrnt 10 this company
to rsqnc then iunds--Ihnt they should be able
y, 10 sny--lhns far You may come, but father /;
, unload here, aud give usc the transportation.
u So too. ia,mc,s are entitled 10 proper margon
WAYS across the road from one part OF ihfit
land 10 nnothet but who Is 10 Judge of what is
pro per either ~ FIRST, on when farther improve
. mrnts rcquirc new ones These things might
= mol be ablsed, yet Wc have ailoags guarded Hepl
when power Is pui into the hands OF our Oarn ciii
= sons, for one do not like trusting too mach
10 thesc prtaons called corporation HtV are said
> 10 haye no souls and when have 10 do with
u,rt brings, whether soul without q body, or a
body without SOUL like 10 have n ciyeis drawn
- iound me
r.. But il NAV be snid The monopoly is not entire
thai the "2nd section reserves the fnll right aud
u privilege 10 the citizens of MARYLAND or any
company hereafter TO be appointed under the
> authority of the State. 10 connect with the road
any other mil road, lrndior from the min
! route TO any pert OF paIis Of tie Stnte Of Mary.
, land provided. that IN forming such conncx.
y M, ~ injury shall be done Il the ~oiks ofihe
- company.
Our act Of the last session, confirming this
law, reserves The same rights, PRIV icgts aud I'M
u mmltics, 10 this State and her rltzrns, which,
: ac reserved 10 The State Of MARYLAND
presume 1hai State. and | have no doubt
=, that the State of Virginia supposed somttbing
= was reserved by tins secnon-1hongh, II II was
Intended ihal the STATE, o. is cti2eus nipht pui
Wagons and machines on In rond pa, np The
. company the toll allo" ed by tie act II is ceran.
= " npi very 'lcarly expressed Nay, II Is doubt
> ed am told by some, whether my such itue
was Intended Bot unless hat Uds iutruded
: md the law can he construed, nothing toas rip
= IN NJ NIL II required no law 10 autho,ise va IA
\ run any road mp 10 MeraH rOnd, and there step
= couirss, that on n hasiy CONFEDERATION of the
y law, was induced 10 think nothing uds intend
Il tdto be Teser,cd III was right though, IN that
oriuon the clause could have been only introdu
> ccd Is bhnd To deceive those who knew moth.
= nothing Of raj roads mud might therefore be ~.
duc"d IgHorGuiiy 10 pass the law, on the suppo-
: stlon that they wee resfrvlng mbstar'iai ben.
IN when IN reality, IL was nothing. Whatever
we might suppose rs TO the Intention Of this Cor
y po,ation--ihis Being having no soul TO answer
. ior such SINS and, indeed which had no exist
ruce al all NJ that time. could not irnpute sue
decrp'j0n 10 the Legislature Of Mary land COM
" ~ aud Jut1cs to her require that we ought TO
= place another construction on tive ought,
moreover explicitly 10 say, that the Legislature
= Of Virginia btltred rig ut 10 HlLsfnntini con
: pe1ioH was rtscrred that We understood il so .
y aud therefore made the same reservation TO this
State and her cnIzeus, that MAJ yland had done
o to hers-leaving it 10 the State OF Maryland 10
I say, (Which she never viii that nothing but n
. deccDtion on you was intended. No doubt that
: Legislature will give the same Interpretation to
o tie law IN favor ofher citirens that we o-Ihis
= interpretation. il would seem 10 me, it would
! be well now to give, by N clause Tor that puf.
q pse
1 But This State reserves right according
: 10 the Bill before you, 10 become q St0ckhoi9.
6 er, 10 the extent Of one million OF dollars
- subject, of course, 10 be raised 10 three or on
r millions, as her proportion of future loans
n may be more or less. This prirHtge, toe