Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-05

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oes' assurances that such return can be made and ex
acng an adequate toll transportation or tax upon Inc
o'sTic!. WIN these Iimi'auons which cautiously oD-
served would guard every part OF The State from I'M
!us our'heh,' thnk mat he best Interests Of coun
uy require me patronage tue government In the im-
prsyement oil roads and rivers
Inc policy OF internal improvement, Mr.. Chalrman'
nov an ihvenuon OF tue west Tor enrichng
anu impovershing their neighoors IL Is tue policy OF
me sta'e:'san and the patriot IL was recommended
70 uc, III virginia ny ,he Ia'ner OF ms coun'ry'-ahd
na io"na us most Jealous anu distinguished aovoea'es'
IN me eastern DISTRICTS when ADVERSE circumstances
hau hrown INTO some dtcredi,, uarkened It's pros
poets ana dainped me spirits OF us irend,,-who' ASK
were ioreihost IN 'neir eor 70 vhuicate s caracteT
anu re. animate IT'S hopes!--Let 'hs meeting al Char-
,ouesv'e during me past year answer ms question:
s,'"s "'rNce ny Voi'e u'm "e 'ow ANUS, w
W"ueu Wy iew ,hein"e's mo" "'o "es, anu "",,Y
rom We eas' OF me Dne r,'u1e' who'S Prc'uns ON
ce. va Tue g'i,she' "iemoe VI ~ e -. 40"
, ue county o. o'ahgs'V once ''e 'e:uen Vi 'ne
o"eu o'a,es' ana among wnose most ac"Ve ine"vc''
were the PRESIDENT OF THIS ConVentons Chie, Jus
.ice OF the United states, the gentleman from ,hes
ana oner very a'sunsu'shsa eastern "en' no"
"e"oers OF W's ConVen"on. .re b -.
hs' us look on the map oil 'hs Sato and see wna'
Ps, VI .ne country IS a'recuy m'sres.eu w me pVsy
" I"ernal improvement .sratro"e'. "h" WI" ye
,o"u Prescrioeu, ny ms fotomac on !"e hoT'n' 'nc
ONO on me west, inc ine Of Norh Carohna on me
south, ana the head oil ide-waer on me east Add 10
,h' eS.snsiVe uisWct tne towns oil Nerio'k, refers
me counties adjoining them IN which the direct neres.
quite as manifest as in any other part oil the Staeand
you icsve OUT very small d'sct nor urecuy interest
ell III nus SUBJECT But IN truth ar inc Of IN
ie'nal Improvement pervades,he whole Commonwealth
Inc uds.water country, when requires no improve
nen' IN us roads ana rivers mas an important in'eres,
IN the improvement oil It's markets. Whatever wiii
increase the population, the wealth, the mer-
canule capital oil their market towns must enhance
'he Va"e OF every acre OF 'he,r iani'! Ana permn
me 10 suggest that under prudent system oil internal
Improvement patronised ny 'h'' government me pene-
nus 10 the Underwater country though ,hey m,ghs NOT
De so Sse' would DE more csran ana .Ne RISK oil loss
'ess' 'hah 10 the immediate district IN whch tne I'M
WoVemen, might ne made. suppose Tor example the
government 10 borrow 'ne money necessary LOT com
pie,ng me James river Improvements and TO provide
py !" Tor tai on 'ne anu or 'oi on 'ns prooucs
OF e James river district 10 meet the interest on te
Ioah-h 'his case, me whoe n'k incurred by tue TIDE
wafer country s' mat Tue means employed 70 pay me
interest oh Tue loan may not DE .his rsk
my ehsoun'eI' Ia common WIN me James hver ais
VIC. en- e'e,y o,her part oil Tue stag; ~ 'he I'M
WoVe"eu. snou'i succeed mat "oud securo me
means oi paying the interest on '"e 'oah' an" 'ay
SURE ioa"u""o" 'o' the prosperity o, 'her p'n'iPa'
y. .na'Se' .ow"'ah' tnu w''ho" paying one non"r LOT
w. .ns uoe-wa'er country connec'e" WIN h,c"m'hu
"o"u e,yoy vie usu.n' % an nploVeu 's'Ao
nv, TAnu "ra' wo"'u '"e 'd"e' river uis"io' e'Doy:
ne oene,i' OF an Improves MARKET u 'rue' anu OF
M w u.'s Po'.''o1' su"J,'' W 'e % neee'
% W py .'e '"'e'e'' Oh .ns 'o", ~ "ou'. oePen,
' 10y ~" e su'pa's awe V",uc o' u,'s ',N, anu
wo,,J u. mro,,o,S, e ''ne' W. ~.
nroromor, ~ a., y, '..u' Uy III =, ~ Az ~,
P'o.emsht' i, uhs YAK were eq"NNe" 10 "e oi,h'
nu'1n OF Teight resulting from me improvement uhsh
~ 49, a. Nv =. W." ~. nj ba,"e
a,,a ~ - 80, ~, - 49, AZ. -:
e e.. -. o'y y, "' e'."., wa va s"'.' s
~ ,h' T1.'u DC ho'. wan eIiN' - "e YAK
III ~ - g "ei "ou" 49, VIC uo"o,e
.a.a.,. ~ vac 'ae " w. '.P :. en',
,.or,h , 49, ; ~ py ', III m', :;
streams ybicI reomrs ,mn,nwams, % ,ba ,ons 60
n.c,aJ Ill, ~ 80 80 1T o",r ~ VIZ ~ ~. IN ~
n.rla,s ma 80, -, III, ..;a ~, ...;,' ~. ar
So, ~ -, .., r., ~. r. -. 800 ~"
80, =; 49, ;,.., - ~ sy ,. - , Up ,p
wi.a :, ,.o,,iI H. 90 ., :, -. " -, ,'. :,
a.. - 49,
il in tbi. light too YOU will acknowsGge the Injustice
Of rep,rdn II a. the means oC t,xny a.. mart 81 INC
Commonwealth for The benefit Of The o,h,r Indeed
the very moment YOU adopt the pTiocipIe of making
the loo districts nav the interest upon the expcu,
ure and hold their lands mor,g,ged far the navment,
YOU secure from those districts the utmost
caution in all their plans of improvements Won make
them a, careful i'm accounting loans as the Slate should
be In granting them and YOU give to the agency of the
government its rue p,tern,I cbaracter emoIovrd in
assisting The prudent and solvent members of its IA
niIy in lsvnr the foundations nj theje C,gfpre
But j,is not 10 such sv,,en that The ob. ctio,s nj
gentlemen on The other side sppIy Most Of them I
doubt not would be its patrons They fear the opera-
lions of diff.re ut system one which Whatever mi ght
be its object would result in throwing the expences
oil every great ipproyemen mt upon the State a, large
while it, profits would he partially enjoyed. Let u,
then examine yyhe Their this woud he the urobable con-
sequence of adopting the basis of white popuIatop
| and whether il would be avoided by the compoupt
basis.
When danger is appreI,ended from the prevalence
most obvious inquiry is whether any local interest
any combination of hem IAN probably command the
power OF the government Looking 20 the divisions OF
State with reference the various nero in the
subject ointernal YOU will find the gen
era interest guarded against the local power by