Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-06

make the spectacle imposing, by showing that
the government is in its fues vigor and efficiency.
Lot some one act of wise and muniiicent legislation
s'gnaiiae the latter days of the old Constitution, now
supposed to be on tho ct dissolution. 1t will at
least give TO those who have sought its distinctions
(aiid none have sought IL more zea,ousy than mysefo
the better cause to respect its memory. fair on
pottuniiy Is now afforded. The work for which we
ask the patronage OF the Legislature, is peculiarly
and aptiy suited To the OCCASION. Its cost its SIM
picuy anu US entire usconncC,ion from any work of
poblc Improvement in tho State, all recommend it
as admirably calculated employ The energies of the
government, whilst we h,nsi,u, from The old 10
the new CONSTITUTIONS Most OF the public improve
u'cns OF the Stale have necessary connection with
each other. The Potomac, the Rappahaunock tho
James, and tho Roanoke, through the medium Of the
Dismal Swamp Canal, all lead 70 a common point on
the seaboaTG--the Chcsa pcakG Bay,-und are in
tended TO drain the whole interior cnnnry Of it's
produce, and briug it TO place OF deposite and
expectation OH the Atlantic These main ar.eral
channels together with their numerous smaller
Tributaries, are all material and constituent parts of
the same system-Tlmks of the same chain When
Is proposed TO construct any portion of this Sc
rics, twofold question ariscs-whcthcr the work is
necessary IN nscF,-and whether the proper time
has arrived for making it. IL would be idle to prc.
pare feeder for canal, unt the canal itself was
opened, and so it you'd DC prcma urc TO construct
soad or canal! IN the intcrio7, until the conduit. which
WAS 10 connect II with the ocean. should first have
been finished. But the road III 1iestion is tc;arh-
cd, isolated work, und wholly independent of every
other within the Commonwealth. Ii useful in ITSELF
before entering OIL Il more extended field of opera.
tons is the proper time for its construction. That
quarter OF the State. which susually called the Nor
West, Is tract OF country bounded Oh the Eas, hy
! the AlCehany Mountains and on the s nth. by n
cham OF mountains, running from the Oho River
| tween the waters OF the Great and Little Ken
awha. and ru.eTsrctng the Allegheny in the county
OF Nicholas u Is, oi nearly quflrangular ii sufe
the regularity OF whose outline, is inIcrruntcd on
one part, By the encroaohmcnt Of MARYLAND and o..
an1 ocs, by the projection Of Tie counties of Ohio
and Brooke. Within these limits, are embraced
iooo square m les or one sixth, OF the OF the
whole State Il contains a population of co 600
whites, ny the ccasus OF 1920 IL pays reyenur OF
$4,000 annually, ana the assessed value gifts lands
houses and lots, Is $500 0o0--that of the whole
COMMONWEALTH being about 206 millions This .rac,
OF coa"'ry. III point u SOL climate mineral wealth
and capacity for production. Is surpassed by any
territory Of equal extent, tho State. The noun
tanS, as you advance to TIC West, si"k down into
bills. The lac, OF the country althnur uneven ,s
not rugged Most Of the land is ft for cultivation
ni OF a; Tor p1surarc, and is capable of SUPPORTING
a very dense population Yet it is comma ra,ve,v
iun'nproved--amost In state Of nature and all for
the want o tiic means OF Transporting the produce
o! the country to market. The streams which in
tcrse"t 1t, flow into the Ohio River and nature would
secnl to have designed the Gulf of Mexico as the
outlet of its trade But the great and fertile valley
OF the Mississippi lies below US. and the extent and
variety OF lis soil, together with it's nearer vicinity 10
market, rive it such advantages over more remote
districts, IN defy all competition. Nothing is bet
tcf asCttai"ci Ol experience Than that the trade
the North West, must go to The Eastward across
the cnunrr,in part 10 the District Of Columbia bu,
chiefly 10 Baltimore aud Philadclph a.--rhe whole
Commercial intercourse Of the Country il at present
with baltimore The proposed road would afford
NIL the facilities that are desired, for reaching this
latter place At Winchester i: is connected with
the Little River Turnpike, which leads to Nl.yon
dfla' There Is also, an excellent road, from Win
chester to Frederick Town, in Maryla nj. where a
! Turnpike leads to Baltimore bridge nIrc,dv
constructed furnishes the means Of CROSSING the Po
tOmac. When tue Chesapeake ana Ohio Canal, or
! the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road shall have
been completed AS far as H1rp.rs Ferry. junction
may be readily effected, between Winchester nud
either or both ut those works Al tho Ycs,erro
termination of this road on the Ohio River, it will be
connected with u road lending by Chilicothc
and Cincinnati to st. Louis in Missouri and also
with road Icadng 10 GAINESVILLE and the centre mart
OF the State Of Ohio The route of the road. con
forms exactly TO due west line, drawn from the
District Of Columbia st. Louis. 1t bears he same
relation to The National road that the Chord doe, ia
the arch Of circle, the string TO the bow. An
travellers, approaching the board by the District
OF Columbia, or any point, north OF it, would of
course, prefer this route being the most direct
The mouth of.he Little Kenawha, where this road
Is to terminate, may be regarded for considerable
portion OF the year as the head Of nayination-the
further ascent OF boats, being obsructcd durnr tho
summer months, by shoals, which arc impossible.
at low tide. Travellers ascending the river would
have to take this road from necessity for six month,
IN the year, and II may well be Inferred they would
80, ~ ~. 'tS Da'"Ce VI IIe year from choice.
THIS route Is further recommended by Il gain of e3
mes-the distance from ParkersbtI, u TO Wnsbino,cn
being eco miles, while in the other direction il is 100
mics to Wheeling, by water, and thence along the
National road 2GG miles to Washington city For
the same reasons that travelling from the westward
would pursue this Route. so also would trade Tho
road strikes the State Of Ohio, at most favorable
point, mid way between tho Naliona! road aud tho
month Of the Big Kenawha in central dlrr.tion
where trade at stand whether to 20, to the
nortiwurd by Piltsburg and the Lakes, or TO tbc
southwark, along the Mississippi. No Injurious COM
petition lines Of communication 10 be apprehend.d
Experience has fully shown, that tho western corn
Try ls great ana IneXhaustIble storchouse, of IN
wrought Observation-Disclosures regourcas-and tho
more outlets you provide for It's treasures the Great
or IS the supply shall say nothing Of the Albania
goS which would be conferred that part Of Vir.
gina through which tho road is intended to pres
There Gro some gentlemen. who think there ia no
obligation on thg State generally TO contribute TO the
pfosperiy Of any paLtIcMlar sccllon Of il rhnrn ~