Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-02-25


e Imperfect account, Mr. Speaker, OF fhi. transsc
II non nut II Is nn impartial one. so far as nov
ii"co1ect, not having hn time 10 examine ,hi
r. SUBJECT, and not expecting IL to be agiiatet
= now.
, The gentleman from Buckingham and IN,
a gentleman from Pow hnian hhve likewise tolf
! you OF pledges that were given IN the INV n
J ioZo, entitled nn act IA amen The act enti
'Ied an act Tor clearing and improving The nav
: CATION of James River, and fof uniiine the Ia,
tern aud Western waters by thu Janrs aud Ia
ma" nm Rivers" l. is scarcely necessary fo,
} me to Sny, that put n different construction on
'h"i aci especially II Won take the first seciion
~ conjunction with the eighth section ol
mat net | will not defan you by reciing
lhose aerhons, hut If the gentlemen wo Id 70
INTO Court OF Justice for redress of this Erie
| vance az one of them threatens 10 In aud would
es'hbltsh Their own construction TO be the lrur
one, II ~ extremely doubtful whether thy
would not have the COS 4" nav. The reDils
nan FROM Ru kInghams legs that ifmote tb,,,
tie thifd OF III" saving OF freight stnHr" go.
shape of Ia Is, II Is n violation OF the plcdge. as
he calls It, given IN the FL section OF the before
re tied act. Now, ST., was "A Commigslouor.
with oiher gentlemen appointed under that law,
To ascertain III" average lrets hts NJ the several
landings on jones River. AID we'll rrehlloCi
nat VI 90 WAS the ave age On barrel #
drus will be lonud filed amongst the papos
q I = James Rvrf Company aud own the.
freight is only ~ . ecnts Whe her tn -
owing 10 he Improvement, eannoi pretend
| IL say , but such Is he fact. Somr gcnt emcH
well recoeet What Arguments wcIr ned napd
out nt this House, 10 Obtain 'hes lonns huf
mrmbers wera ass ed thai II they would vote
for them, IN rad would ia some good tune
pay thrm Dl not some Of thu gentlemen them
! aelves US these Gg ments, when the loan
wrra asked Tor IL hcre nothing due To
those pledges Aah how Is the debt other
wise TO be- paid i gentlemen wiling 10 90
iato the Treasury a once ioI the dehelcnry |.
for one, nm willing IL cha &c upon The ua1e
what Is filr aud just aud repeat again thRt
the toll un tobacco IL, II any thing, nndur fan
average
Gentemen may talk M much as they please
| IN delisDn aud dsptraPem ui OF the grand aud
magn 6Ccui scheme SIR, it war a gtcal and
III gnicent scheme, Ia The best sense OF lho-e
terms, aud thought so by many Of tho best men
IN our country but. "a | said helor,, these
gentlemen aud Their predecessors abandoned It
| IN IT. utmost need aud ior The honor OF bug
ma, hope yet ~ 1--we see the day wheo i
viii b. accomplished. Sir. the goa4-rnan
| from Nelson has mentioned the case Of lpini-
stock paTIneR musI.be permit iet ~ tell thai
| gentleman, that the county which l have the
honor, IN pari, 10 represent, pays one-ihird
10 ore Than the Conniy of Nelson, Of the tolls
charged on produce passing down AMI up
james river. Sir am fora ialf and equitable
IN e OF tolls. and. think, the present rs neaIly
a. as II can BE- made, excfpi hat tobacco is not
charged hlgb enough aud hope the House
will nol agIss-with ia Committee IN reducing
IT on thatasfticle alone.
tThc'readrr will be pleased 10 notice. thai
Mr.. White addressed the Hous rwicr On this
subject, aud he above contains the substance
of both his 5pcechos.--But IL is necessary 10
IrTrmg % VIZ, mnlers opPeru, uuu ns. "ii''u' "
referring Nr Whites Speech
Mr.. MILLER SAID tina, he wished In mako one
or two remarks upon the su4IeGt OF ihs James
river improvement, the history oi which seem
ed 10 be but lite undr,st ppd. II did not COM
mrnce, nor was the scheme carried through, ny
the influence of the James ,ivrr people.-Mr.
NJ SAID thai he wns in the House al the time,
and he nazardcs nothing IN Saying TIA, II vas
emphaticay a western measure. lhe great
! Inducemrni 10 II was, that II would cement Tue
eastern aud western interests, by incfeahlhB
the communicative between the two sections,
| aud bring into action the supposed resources OF
| ihe country, and especially i the ives. u
had been urged upon the Legislature, ny Tue
| combined Efforts OF western men, anu III"
| Board Of Public Workg.--At that unit one
| M mDeT Ol Tue hbnlt tl hpIihlhf WI - $500
ofthe James river company, aud another gen
,Ieman, who ~ now one OF lhat Court was
| mps1ber ofthe Board of Public Works.-All
| these great names were brought 10 bear ON the
| subiect and We were told besides, that the Eu-
eineers were most comprehensive they had
been long engaged 10 such business, and That
| one 81 them had participated IN the laFiig oui
aud construciono the Great New \ rk OF LIN
Cnnal-ihat all their estimates might be iinpii-
q w relied on, beCHuse they were mnch ABOVE
the actual cost on that Canal: SUI the James
river delegates below the mountains, would
not consent TO the scheme, until II had been
specially agreed, that the tolls ON the river
should not be increased, until the pnco oil
transportation had been diminished aud then,
not more thai one-third the amount OF mat fe
duciion. This reduction WIS 10 be ceflh'hrd
by Commissioners actually named ~ the law
Yet Sir notwithstanding this express clause
in YOUR law Notwithstanding this plghied
lah of the James river people, (wiihout which
the law could never have been passed. our
tobacco is heavily taxed, when w derive MOI
tie least benefit from the improvement
sneak of those who 1--we above the termination
Of the line OF Canal The toll on tobacco has
been raised from 2s Cd per hundred, TO 81
|. more than half--Is ,nis rights II just, oif :
-Soppose the Old James RIVER Company had
undertaken this work, under the provisions oil
this law, do you ihlnk they could nave eAarea
any increased tolls, until they rendered CORES
I pondentadvantage = Suppose the Legislature
. had passed a law, Authorizing an ihcishsc oil
their tolls. when no benefit had been derived
! from he improvement made 7-Wonld not the
law have impaired the obligation Of contract,
r and have been pronounced unconstitutional by
our Courts l. the principle, the justice oil
the case altered, by the Commonwealth step
, ping INTO the shoes Of the Old James River
i. Company. and undertaking TO do The wolk-io
+ make the improvements Sir. put the case
r to the justice Of every member OF this House
? ask II he will consent, that merely to raiSe a
i little money, to help TO cover a scheme, which
/ ha. proved aboriiye, he will consent that the
Legislature should violate the pIighted faith oil
/ the state which, under like circumstance, he
would punish IN a Corporation Every pm