Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-01-20
Kingston mails 6,I22 IS CIR. total, 81 o5s .20i IS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO FREDE-


iC.I-NFiHI--N ASIilNGION TO FREDE-
RICK.
On motion Of Mr.. Washington, the House then
took up the bill! 10 authorize subscription OF stock
IN the Washington and Frederickown Turnpike
Road Company.
And The question being on agreeing TO I'll the
blank Tor tile number OF shares, with the words
tive thousand" as reported by the Committee OF
the Whole, II was mega lived. Ayes 55-Noes 60
MIR. Washington then moved 20 fill the blank
with The words " four thousand FIVE hundred
In support OF this motion MIR. w. addressed the
House at some length giving history of the Com
pany from the time of its incorporation. II had
been Incorporated for the purpose ofmakiug turn
pike road from this city TO Fredericktown, in Ma
iyIand. VI this distance, the portion extending
from this city 10 Rockville, miles had been fin
ished and in for some years; to aid in compile
ting the residue, the Legislature OF MARYLAND had
required certain contribution from certain banks
IN that State as condition OF their incorporation
This aid had be ~ applied by the company TO CON-
petins The end the road adjacent TO Frederick
town, and in Gle construction of an expensive
bridge over the Wonocasy Creek. This left gap
III the middle portion OF the road OF ri miles The
present bill was intended TO provide for the COM
petns OF this portion. IL asked for no donation,
but merely for a subscription of stock and this
guarded by the condition that before the Secretary
OF the Treasury should subscribe for single share
ne should be satisfied that ample provision was
made for completing the whole road on the Nc
Adams plan, in tie best aud most solid manner
up what the Government subscription should leave
unpgoyitcd for, the y. States would sustain no
loss from lending its all 10 complete this useful
undertaking, because the amount Of travel on the
road, when completed, was sufficient 10 furnish
toll 90 Keep The road ia order. 1t was in vain that
the Government had expended such large sums
Tor making roads in The Western country: while
this Cop was left in the line o! communication il
prevented eifectualyth speedy passage OF the
Mail 10 the Westward No longer ano than last
! Winter the Mail-stage had teen actually stalled
on THIS part OF The road, containing the Mails for
nine c'iern States: besides this during the Win
ter season these States were deprived OF the use
Of This road in conveying their produce to Wash
ingtOn, The road being utterly impossible for load
ed wagons. Even at so late period of the year
as the close OF the last Session Of Congress Stage
had been upset which contained 10 members OF
The House. IL was true 10 Bones had been bro
ken or lives lost, (bu this might perhaps be &C.
counted for from the fact thu. they were all Yves
tern meu)
From q letter which had been received from the
Postmaster General, the House would perceive
that the repair Of tins portion Of the road would
produce saving Of sixteen hours i'm the transpo.
tation Of the Western Mali for, owing TO the de-
lay al present occasioned, the mail which would
Otherwise 90 through 10 Hagerstown in one day,
had now 10 be mai et OF the day previous, and 10
be sent on as far Rockville that night. On all
these grounds, il was highly important that this
.rtion Of the read should be trnpiked like the re
sidue II was not only ~ facilitate The convey
ance oiprUiuce and tile transportation Of the mail
but Ohld be great conveyance TO all officers
OF Government, and others, whose official duty re-
CURED them 20 hold intercourse with the Western
states but II this object was To be accomplished
at al, less subscription ,han for four thousand
i've hnbdftd share; Oai 30 ubaya.ing, tho ST ases
~src at S2) piece. and the work was estimated
10 cost &lUUnu0. Mr.. w concluded by exoress-
ing his hope that bill reasonable in It's charac.
ter would receive ihe general support Of the
House.
Mr.. Wicklife said he had Some experience on
nc sutec,now before the House. having had Tie
N 'rf'ins more O. ~ of,.o ~ 'r9rol orefi.