Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-02-12
FOR THE EA-oUYBEt
To he Legisiat,sre IF Vireinia.

10 me Legislature IF Virginia
q Constituent, who takes deep interest in the
vi ,he ioliowing observations earnestly So
hcits me time and labor necessary 10 their per,saI
II mas been stated in the papers and NAV he thc
iact, mat the Act of the last session, autborisin
'he baltimore railroad to pass through this Stato
was predicated on an intention of the Legislature
70 abandon, on the part Of the State. f,e f,rrtba
Improvement OF the James River, and with IT. ali
our to3ag cherished hopes &C forming 9 connexion
with the Ohio through Virginia avn
~ 'nls DC true, 1t was, to say the least of il.
very hosfy decision; but when we consider the
Importance o. tiie subject decided on and the time
allowed to Consider it. il is NOT nreSnn,,bI ,ia
such could have been the determination: mr. III
II was perceived that it could materially affect a..
question. The efforts, however, at present MAJ,
ng' 70 Iepeai the restriction in that Act and ner
INIT the Company to create their road az fbev, Ia
have most serious aspect as thew Iyo,,I3 ho'
nIoo' Important effect that way; and il will there
lore rest with the present General Assemble -
sanction or put an end to, such suppostions. AMI
me alarm they produce.
The great profits and ADVANTAGES s,,rsc,o,, ., i,
derived from the Western Trdfe was one eTr,,S
aho a very important one, on which snrcess;,Il'
legislatures nave hitherto expended larre s,,rne NJ
money ON the James and KanaYha Rivers. and
'uihPiSe road between them And are we
now indeed, prepared 10 give I'd these advsrta
ges, and stop those improvements where tbe,, arn
e., ~ clearly appears, by the able report NJ o,-
otate Engineer, Qrom page IL to IS, and the snT.
oueutc dt tDe eDu,) that cannot realise fbe ~,
ney advanced and laid out in these works: b,,+
uis otaee WIZ continue TO be subject TO the
annual loss OF about $50 600, until coinnIefe ~
vigauon, by locks and dams, which he secr,s g,
prefer, Is carried at least as far as Iynrbbure,.
~hist ne mas shewn, ia way almost e1ual IN No
memaucal demonstration, that the present IT,
hGgc on James River viii pay the interest of tbo
"uOic money necessary to make those improvr
hehts; anu tins without resoTnc in am, r,stcri.1
1SbIcc' 20 coIyectUrdf estimates as 10 the incre.
OF lonnagc after they are con,ol.te1 - ~ ''
which would be made Of this great 3;c5- -
Our mineral Springs. and TO and from, Tie Wssyos
country ihc falls through the Blue RIDGE. bou,.
ever, having been already overcome by iocLs ,,,J
0and's' we can only realise the value of thoee H.,
?roYcments by uniting them also 10 a perfsct 49,
gauoh below; and therefore assume. fbaf - 10
,noge AZ an We ought to 60 at least as far az pat
'onsbuTg IN Botetourt county
II - ~ ~ DC TACT That the present Tonnage will
pay inc interest OF the improvements pointed ont
oy inc Engineer that far-~and il we rntfsf CO...
P'ele tnen, at least that far or not only Jose ,b
money expendcds but $4,000 per anIIt,nn on a.,
Dack OF ~ with all the advantages 10 the co,,,t.
lIla' would arise from those improvements o,,,rL,
We not TO make them, and witness their ,Sr,eis
Delofe we 90 any thing that might conflict win
Nnst eVe7'tuaiy ought to be done should uIcv s,c'
Its worthy also Of attention. tl,a, ;e ~, -,
when completed, by the increased nae &c az "v "a
yer, VIII pay double interest as II Ia coof;s,.,1.
DeheVcd me tonnage and other sources NJ ,c,,cg
iue WIZ, III snort time, be moro fban Jriis
MS surplus viii be the propertS, of ,bo StntS'
= ~, nOWeVeT profitable tie rail road ma,
prove PC "'.ole nil belong TO The ComDg1,,
Sol1iI{'lo, 100 the RAILROAD which no orc CO,
-. ~ uis consent Of the Company. ,v;,b =
''IO soo open 70 81 gbo payar,.,.