Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-12-06


expected tn MAINTAIN large portion of co,pm.r
cal intercourse with the Atlantic states throuyh the
James or the P"iomac. Ger anly i'm contest for tins
interesting prize, the states through which thos. n.
Vefs run have geographical advantages, the benefits
OF which they can only lose by supneness in them
Selves or bv extraordinary excr,ions in others II ia
lar rom being impossible. that the south.
tern parts OF Pennsylvania may look down one of
these rivers, for their supplies of goods
ia Europe
Let the importance attached by men best ncqnan
TED w'h tho subject, 10 the OF the west.
atios' Ms value
"Thc advantages which may result t. virginia
from opening THIS communication with the western
country, wall be shared IN common with her BY the
safes at Kentucky and OHIO.
considering it medium for the in,roduc ion of
foreign articles INTO hose states 1t has claims to their
mnst serious attention"
These few short cxtacis. quoted from iuiuou, re-
pom of - pages the whole br.aihcs the same sp
anu fons 10 the same object throughout At the succeeding
session. Osl3) resolution adopted directing this rcpor
to he reprinted, copy sent to each mcme Of the Con-
Eie OF the United States and the Executives several
States and Territories The preamble TO this resolution ID.
clate that the proposed voud greatly rrono,e
the welfare oi this Commonwealth and prosperity of our
sister States, and that the Legislature o Unon well a..
the governments OF the several States canno, but feel an ncr
eS' III the accomplish of Important to the
a''s AM manufacture and commerce of United Staes
IN 'Si' the committee of Roads and Internal
made ..n. lengthy 'epo! containing this passage:
MS communication made opens yhou, ul,v n
nasaGe through the OHIO uskngun and Cayhosa river, to
1915, Governor Nicholas in his inc sage SAYS , would
c"nier 'ncalcuahe benefits polica. aud romnerci, Tn,
eomnee ct Road. aud Internal Navigation. a mos,
r"sy ana ahr report concluding with the outlines a plan
Tor creating fund Aud the session. the Fund of In
etnal improvement created
In 1876 the Board OF Public Works made ,.i, ,s ,,,,
my neg leave to recommend the General
ae and OF the of the of Kentucky and
ONO, IN The accom- lrhm"n, of thi. object" 80.
pe'wec" the Eastern aud Western waters. early the
attention OF the Legislature al Vginia Our lluso,s " ash
nsnn vas scarcely freed from the crseaut the cyn
war before he called the attention of State
10 I'M, important undertaking." the same session. Cnr
~ OF James aud Jaoksons River between the mouth
o. looneys creek Beas bridge aud Dnlap creek Tn,
h ,'aa =" 'he navsa''"n OF The Great Kanawha between
Wv aus ana rs confluence with Trio Ohio. and max
o "a ROAD between the Crest Falls and Dunlaps crrck"
our Nsnra's beg leave here call attention Of your
~ p'uS 10 Inc faci, that from the commencement of
WIS contemplated en'errr2c in 1870 down 10 the period al
mental rcpo uSi7l YOU will find instruction to any bod,
70 examine IN any wH', the whole of James RIVER fom
cl cofm ses neatly the whole tobacco district The
ns SURVEY IN 1872 wheh produced that splendid report from
ana had nothing IN view b., the connecting link of
commerce between he East and West And this is mani.
e'y ,he leading object III all the succeeding
der consideration " '' INV "
Wnh what face them he said that this work was
I;, nsr'use 1.-The people of James River asked the
essaare for the Improvement and must paw for their
how was il, that their demanded the
was gwen And suppose they had would they have been
when they had been long buhened with toll no, warrant
m py me charter IN the hands Of individuals less in
nigh for
In comply with its terms, " ~ "e
Your Memoriai,s have only to say that If they have
their claim To relief o. this exac,on
Upon ne fruits oi their labour leaving possibility OF doubt
inii confidence that will denied If they h,v. no
Vy are a loss to conceive how any proposition can he de-
following propositions: ~ "
LIST That CANNOT claim YOUR corporate character,
which Won required company to whose I,h,s yo, b
as the only condition upon which they should avoid
fon cannot claim under the authority tho State without
violent outrage upon principle Justice: because yom
ehnay, 18aoI that until you caused dninu,;on of
rSh by your Improvement tolls mt br crca.cd
wen men you would only take third dimnu-
ton. ~ The shape oC toll. ~
If f" ,mc c.GT" n avail Of the apoos that
and m"s' for abundan,ly prnvs
oy your own acts that your leading object entirely of
different character. ' " :"
follows then most conciuvcly that this has been
zone by an act Of arbitrary When for internal
teie on the loans 20 with this pIendui enter
Prise justice wa. overlooked, aud the toll EMPLOYED
r me purpose ol levvng upon portion Of the com
mIn'y, To pay for the ri the whole
hst your Memoralist have before YOU in the p,r
OF humble petitioners not from Of respect They
oter their profound homage your honouab bodv ne
he representatives OF free and enlightened people Blu,
VIM" hev are Impressed with the deepest unbound
en- respect which due to that Capacity they owe II IN
themselves To that they would consider il improrc IN
employ the language of suppcation when they for nothing
but their most sacred and inaIenabe right secured To them
Nv the compact under which they associated with the res,
Resolved That the Editors Of Enquirer and the Editor.
OF me Wing he requested to give the foregoing Memorial
owe or more insertions in their papers according their
nrnre. 80 $3.50 ''''
Resolved Iha, the people Of powharan, Buckingham,
amPoel Bedford, Botciouri, Amherst Nelson Albemar
fuvanna and Goochland he invited operate h s in
vigorous effort TO obtain relief from this and
infringement upon rights fccnrn ohta IN az many
signatures as possible TO the foregoing Memorial
'hen as speedily as practicable tn the Legislature Virginia
From The " y. ContnrercinI 4dpsrtiser
ResuHs eCHc i1te Election The whole number of
votes given for Governor and Lieut. Governor at the
iae election according 10 the official returns is as
follows
FOR ooyERSoR
IhrooP' 128 05I
Granger, t2O559
Thrnops minority over Granger $500
From which deduct the votes given for Ezc.
kicl Wllllnms, for Governor, $500 and
about 500 scattering votes and Governor
Thropp's actual majority, - $500
Fon LIEUT. GOVERNOR.
Livingston te7 7o7
SteVcns' 1892