Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-02-09
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MONDAY MORNING, FEB. o, 1929.

MONDAY MORNING, FEB. o, 1920.
Coupention.-Fhc Senate on Saturday resume,
without concluding, the consideration of this bill
MIR. Allen ane MIR. Cabcll engaging in the discus
sion, the one for the of 1920, the other 70
that OF 1910, and Messrs. Draper, Bernard and Nor
gan also incidentally taking part in the debate.
The vote 10 expected to be taken this day, aud a
1t IS growing late in the session, and much NOR,
time may yet be required by the popular branch o
the Legislature, hope this expectation will be
testified by the event.
The Debate in the Senate has been ablc ever,
speaker in either branch of the General Assenbl,
sc>uiag to have borrowed new ability from the dig
nifty and Importance of the subject.
pBy an act Of the present Legislature, the gov
crnment of Pennsylvania hos borrowed the sum OF
100000 for carryngIonthe Internal Improvement OF
the state. The loan obtained az 5 per cent, and
is redeemablc in the year 1854
similar bill, we believe exceeding in the sum it
ou,horises to be borrowed that borrowed by Pcnsyl-
vania, Is now in its first stages before the House of
Delegates. 1t dcsignates the particular improve
ments to be effected by the loan, as the completion of
the james River Canal to Lynchburg, turnpike
WcS-
terncxtremty ofthe state (Parkersburg improve
ment of the James and Jackson from Covngton TO
New Cow Pasture by locks and DAMS the improve
ment of the Rappahannock, when equal amount
for that object is subscribed by individuals, and
subscription OF 1000 shares (SioO,oo to the stock
Of the Chesap cake and Ohio Canal.
All of the objects specified, except the continual
uon of the independent canal, along the banks of
James River, are Questionlcss of great Importance,
aud if effected economically and substantially, rs
the improved experience Of the country ustics US to
expect, would amply compensate the Government
for the expenditure. Viewing the independent cann
along the margin of one Of the largest and finest RI
vers on the continent, with the eyes of what Mt
least think TO be common sense, have and
do consider it, the most fantastic and ridiculous
Of al possible projects. We trust that that mode of
improving the navigation of the james, will not be
designated by the Legisiaturebut rather that they
will order th' part of the canal to be again filed
up. and the bed of the river ordained by ma
turc to be used for the purposes of navigation
Some are startled at the great authorised to
be borrowed by the bill to which we have referred
The exact amount ofwhich defined. If the poo
pie were to BIZ burdoncd to pay the interest the
for alarm would be reasonable. But, if the means
already possessed by the state enable her pay the
interest until the works contemplated are in cond-
ton to sustain themselves without taking cent from
any mans pocket and if withal the character OF the
proposed improvements is such authorize the en-
pectation, that when completed, they will merely
defray the annual interest upon their cost but in pro-
Of time refunded the principal, and be source
like the New York Canal of perpetual and incrcas-
ing revenue to the state surely gentlemen ought not
TO DO scared at the of cqured expenditure
Attic same time, we acknowledge that Virginia has
right to feel upon this subject, Ike the burnt child
She has been curscdly bitten; but she ought to
member that she was then perfectly raw and ncxpc
ricnced in such matters. There is to ap-
prchend repetition OF the observation-disclosures and the
false expenditures Of the James River Canal