Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-02-25
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE T..
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
WEpyEspAY, Feb. 10.

WEDNEsDAY, Feb. 10.
DEBATE % The Resolution o. the Commute o.
F;,anrs. declaring il erpsdienl 10 reduce the
3oY nm IJbacco OH The L0lrer Jumss Rteer
Canal
MIR. GARLAND ofNelson, said, having offered
the resolution now under consideration, hr lei
II due 10 himself and to the House, that he
should briefly expose his views upon the pro
priety of The reduction of the tolls now collect
ed on tobacco proposed by the resolution He
said tina, he held il clear principle, that the
government should only collect tots" ar duties
for the use of public works, when thoss works at
forded TO the PEG lie using them facilities equiv
alent 10 the toll or duty collected aud IN no
case has the government right TO collect tolls
or duties on public works, where such facility
is moi afforded. The opening of roads and
canals. Mr. 6 said, was always intended 10
give facilities TO transportation, lessen the dau-
rets of navigation, and reduce the price OF
freight, FOR which an equivalent toll or duty
NAV be ALWAYS required, and rs oil right de
mandable. Bsi, ii u scheme oil improvement Is
undertaken, but MOI completed, SO as TO AFFORD
any of The advantages intended to he alto d Il
bv them. hen Nj. q. deni'd that tolls were OF
right demandable. Mr.. G.. said, il would b.
as lust to demand toll for navigating the na'n
raj channel oil uaylgabie river, upon VII IN
norune cent had been expended for improve
ment, as 10 demand tolls for the use OF n work
which is of no use OF bone6l to those who use
II, particularly those who do not use II iroui
choice hut from Necessity
Mr.. G. said, that the Legislature had acted
upon, which was paramount TO q declaration
Of this princirie ia the session OF 1890,
when the Legislature having undertaken the
disastrous scheme of the Ja,.es River Canal,
III tha plI nor OfOuuC
passing the Canal from Wesl ham 10 the city OF
Richmond, should not be increased until the
whole improvements then undertaken should
be completed aud then not bevund two-thndS
If the savings 10 the costs of transportation
This vas a correct principle, aud one upon
which h. conceived every succeeding Legl'Ia
fure was ound in good faith TO act and II The
scheme had been prosecuted TO successful re
suit, none would have been heard TO complain
oil the increase of the duty now so much anc
60 justly complained of
MIR G. sai1, that ener the expenditure o
much time and monry, The prosecution oil INT
Jam River Canal was 4iscont nue. and th'
work stopped at Maidens Adventure Falls
little NOR than 80 miles tom this CITY, where
II comm nced aud for the nav'ga ion "i nm
ml-erahlr little duck pond was the hut, raiset
to It' pre,en, amount by an enactment OF IN
Legislature IN the session OF lo-t-o.
Mr. G. said, the act of 1919 90 uss a so
Tenn pledge on the part of the Legislature 'hH
the prosecution of the James RIVER Schem
which il had undertaken, snouli operate NJ
prejudice to thos' who nevlgsted that river
Shat no a additional duties should be laid upo
In IT produce until a corresponding b"neh
should accrue 10 them, bu that they snodid re
NAN in statu quo until the whole scheme va
compile ed; tins pledge, this plighted taith
the law giving power of the state, lulled tn
James river people into security, and secure
Their aid IN fleeing the purpose of improve
ment contemplated by the staie--and ". L
asked, was not the state bound to redeem the'
pledge : Was she not bound 10 execute be
promise in good faith l. there any thin
more necessary 10 he moral sire 9Th OF g.
Fernmenr, and to the preservation OF conhdent
'nan the redemption of her pledge 2-Mr. I
sad, th's was pledge which he consIdere
every succeeding Legisla ure to that Of 1919
~ bound TO keep and to bring the truth
WiS position home 10 ourselves, how would
set about legislating, when to effect the ooJs
OF iegiSaIon, IL was necessary to pledge u
ia'th Of the State. il our successors felt then
selves al liberty 10 disregard and even to viola
our piedge-and II such he the rule Of aclio
VINO would have confidence enough 10 acce
our pledges. and 10 act upon the faith OF the
observancel
Hr. G sad, that the duty collected on
o'cco passing through the old Canal had be-
required for between 81 and 40 years as
ample equivalent for the advantages afford
" Il anu IS now amply .satiic lent, unless II q