Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-12-29
R.aIL ROaDS .a.avD W.aTER YoRRs

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RAIL ROADS AND W.ATER WORKS
Railroads. under certain eirs umssuc~s are .co,,,
,ng an increased popularity In England The I,on.oo
Head states, that "Birspipg ham Is To be In, eomrro
on OF no, lever than i've dferrtt railways, viz
one ron London. one from Liverpool, ons from Hull
oeo RON Bristol, aud one from Woivethamp,on Canal
pops already begins to feel the effects OF these Va
,'ou, projects, ADD Discrimination 10 putcbssc .h.,s.
s p p. very general. Shares in tho Woresstsr
are now oatns n Cs"s which 10 July Clos.
In Pennsylvsnia, there are ,ho,, eoo III, 80,
."a. are either finished will be 90 in the rou,s.
. o' years In the county OF SchuyikiII sIons
wnere out short time since the spirit of inorov.
was s'umberiog. there so miles.
ne spirit Of Improvement Is siso rousinv in The Ola
h u.on; we understand. tba, 30 miles o. the PETER.
ourx anu koanoske rai-Ssad have ju.t been mn, ,nS
contract; ttatthe localities that point are 10 admit,
oy adapted to the purpose, that IL 10 not .s,;m,,.Js
COS. more man or 5000 dollars miie-(,he traits
m"ss OF the Baltimore road, with double traeL III,
cost about $4,000 mle)-snd that l, 10 iu,rnssJ -
use on the Petersburg road locomotive engines wh;.
each. ~ W @ooo aoars
NO Manchester railroad Is advancing with yr...
putty Some OF the rails down, and IL i srn..,s
30 into operation early in Msy. The cars are nesrw
completed a. tho Peuitentary The road will, ro.. hy
9iVS'oo0-(onlX $4,000 more than the e,tm,t. = az
no nor'es and other fixtures. about 2s O0ol
ay Si'oo0o In all-When Il 10 recoiiectsd tbs,, IN.
wasonaxe OF the coal has sometimes cost sbou, So oo
year, We can very easily estimate the immsuss 49,
ROAD and the benefit Of the Manchester rail-
au. men the stock has been re-imburs.d the Toll.
G :" Do Ieseened and the soc khoders are 10 rresiv.
ouy per cent per annum. The prospecti Il v.,v 80
'oSSraging' and the stock is considerably above mar
such are our rail-roads.-As to our wassr ;rmn..
ought they not to be pushed soon as bs b..t
T T can oeJoTmed, the means be oblsined 81 &c
he nrst even OF more than IN. g.
as soon as the best plan be devised Tone which No.
mses to be the most productive Of public bepeit1 =.
TIL. s sne money can be best laid out il may be raised
ne James River, for instance!-The present Leriss.
'urs might make pledge 10 carry on the work
as me pest plan ia. been devsed-but that best plan
yer dscerfdineR We inclined TO belle v. ,ha, 4, In,
prove the lock and dam system Blu, Is IL not mo. n
ueht' IN case OF such Importance to have In IT,.
S s;uiveyed with an eye to the expence and prac.
o'y OF steam navigation? to emp oy our admirabIs
EGnEheer and also such Judge WRIGHT or n
white OF N. York,'o make a complete Teconno;,son.
aud make col clusiye R.por, for ,h 80. o'ssa"ce'
sembly! Ne"e'a' AS
Let u.s. at all events. speed '',hs march of imn,ov.
men' The route from Richmond, Scottsyilj, -.
ington, Covngton, State Road, to Scales, niscs r.
'oao rom winchester 10 Parkersburg-the i,nnrov.
meh' oil The Shenandoah and South Braneb-,hs -..s.
road from Richmond TO the mouth OF the Potcmac
.wer1 put these projects down as thew susy.s,
.nemseves 10 our mind--and there are sever.I ohsr
winch are entitled to the conjont patronage of The .ta,
anu her citizens Letus be up and a-doinr-But ,nn
turd ieate-Hastep, but cautiou.Iv and S,..,., u-
ana we repeat LET us undertake nothing Of ,ohie6
To-, 'S nase not weit considered the end'bnt let US
"'" prosecute 'noofe ends by noble means"
SEN:aTORS
Inc Opposition still lay claim 10. the ne ~Iy .,s..s
senators, IL is an old trick and cannot avail than
'r. wnSinsIin along letter written by Mr. Lau,-
, one oil the Representatives from PhilsdeIphia "a
lnsu'y MS voting tor Mr.. lngersol and not Mr. Nc.
kean; On the "a day of the bsllottino Tbs s.vN ~,
H;O UP MT stevenson in order to ascertain whether
MIS- was me strength that could defeat the Secretary
"hen we had tairIy tested him without rnccess We
suoP,eu On tue third day the OF Mr.. wilkins and
nan'y contributed 10 the election Of a gentleman of
nnoDn 6dheTenee to the administration Of our iU,.s.
uto"s PRESIDENT and equal in talents to any Senator
crsa n e,se.sa py ms st.e-The Doylesown Demo.
e1e' P'onounces Mr. Wilkins to be /" a man OF hand.
some ablies' true TO the interests of the Ststc am
Union, and a hrm and undertaking Democrat-snd an
unequ'poeaiJriend and supporter OF the present ma
|
reporter published at the Of Goyernp nj and ,r
Ger tas very eye ofthe egislaure assures s readers
wa, ne Is, ana always has been firm fre nd OF Gene.
| RAJ JACKSON, and supporter of Governor WOLF
me rn''adepha Sentinel positively declared that the
ans o. DIS district have various occasions
MIN forward as their repres NATIVE In the Ca
neIa, conventions assembled ier party nomina,Ions =
sea ne look conspicuous and efficient agency in each
OF those democratic bodies by which Presdsnt J..L.o
was hrst nominated and afterwards triumohan,,v ca,
Iieo IN Pennsyivania We no evidence 10 satjsfv
us .ha q hrmer friend TO the existing national admInis
naou man Judge wilkins could not readily be found
10 the state-Dor who will more cordiaIIv f,s,sr
me- IN the d'cbarge OF high and responsible public
Io III; WIN 'ne en'nen, men who compose the Cabinet
=" s respect, indeed his election in the place OF (;e
neral Marks must produce most bene fetal chang. -
90 inuch Ter Mr. Wikins-And now for Mr.. Buck
"s,i .n.sso, Repnbiedn (the leading Clay pa.
peD ueciares - IL was sscertaiDed that Mr. Barton
could not be eectei'-ihat Col. Buekn.r |. was ons
Oh us candidates nominated by he Beacon" which ia
,ne eadlng Jackson paper in Mssour-that the mene
bers Of the Legislature, JauoraJIe to M /y, ha'
been dT'ren from their CHOICE" and eon,p,Is 20
"aNe seecuon among the opponen ts Of Mr. Ba,,on,s
-snu mat they have chosen the best ran In az
rrosiNo RANK, when THEY WERE UNABLE ro
Anoi THE MAN OF THEIR cHoIcE"-Tbe 81 Lou
10 Deaeon sta'es that " Col. Alexander BucknerS =.
le"oero me senate, from Cape Gisardesu Coun,y
anu sJ"m' decided, uncompromsipe supportsr oS ~,
present worthy Chief Magistrate has ben ., y. nc
MI Mr. Baritone place"-tha he IL W
ana consistent friend Of Andre,p Jackson an55
supporter oil the measures OF bis adIninjsrs,ion
eters are also published from members OF ,hs go
azure one OF which p onounces Buckn,r IN hs (: !.
iong consistent and firm friend TO the pre,en, sS,;,
1 MAN" ~ a"ee'ae@ 1defso-
henhueky Senofor-A revolution has been b,o,u,.
~ M proceeding 70 The election OF Senator bu, n s,iI
ssePs uPsn the table. The Coalition bavs ssL.n ~
; a'"' me IN ineihgeneer says, that 90 Pyiraf, a.
wees rom The Seat OF Government of the Sat. ~
nenueky leave 1t matter Of doubt how the elec,ion
uePenoing there will result, though probably In isyo
Of friend Of Mr.. Clay Ii /, not n'uos.h,. s'
wha' we hear Of the difficulty which spnesrs N ,.nS
the selection Of canddates that no choice NJ ali ns
os made az the PreseD session. and The elsc,on h, ~
vowed on the next Legislature "-Tbe LonisvlIs AZ.
vernser aiili anticipates the election of Jartson
senator. We know we have not been deeeivsd "A A.
'he number OF pledged members and thai, win ,h.;
Vo'es i hiuy given in obedie TO the W IN ~ h.i.
eonsuiuents, the friends Of the administrator snna.
oe defeated IN the choice of SeDsfor ls,,e, vh;.I
PuDhshes from frankfort, Of the 10Th saws !" unon
one ,,h'pg you may rely-we will have Jsck,on srn
a'of; n-dnoher eve will have d or s JacLson snd
no no Cey candidate for The Senate The Bsltimo,s
nePuohcdn inciDes 10 The belief that Mo Anil
Jackson man can be elected except Mr. CLAW bm.s,t
suu NJ, oy out very email majority. "Wbjeb yyonlJ
De 80 gross an outrage the Rights of sufag. IT,,
nl Durrt. IA