Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-12-07


the use OF as fuel, ia sai wood hich mus. CON-
'hnty become tearctr and deSrer, IN, to YOUR com
mittee unqHe",ionabls. ibd your committee enter.
tanned any Goub upon tits suhiec', Il ssob hav bceo
seipated ty the fat, hat the coal ro, Mann Che,
IL now conveyed to Philadelphia distance of 100 nile
l'ons uls osnnl lS,' ("hch' at cot of 81 100000
bss been Improved Tor its iEanspor aon) and Is thsro
RAPIDLY taking the place OF all other fuel
The Increase OF travelling thu to,ds leading H.
the james river, which would necessarily result tom
Ms increase OF IT. trade, seems TO your committee to
form considerable lie ~ the advantages ,hat xonl
s,ie from this improvement The travelling slons tho
valley road consequent the trade from The auth
p" $50 o Philadelphia and Baltimore. has long furnish
eu ne Prn'pai market far much OF The produce OF ths
country diver-nn Of ,hst trade 20 ] ,n-s river
would produce The effects in the 20 !nrV throus
"hlch u niust necessarily paes.
your com'"iiTe vii nos tresFass further uron the
ue OF IN" Weeting BY specification OF the other d.
req adVanaees t'a wi" arisS f'on the com
p's ton OF this Improvement, The effect OF a ch.sp
"n, 'pse9y 'rsn-poriaion Of 'hs products OF
country TO market in developing its latent re sourr,s
WIN present hsmsslvzs the mind of evrry man Nh
will oe'tow any thought upon the subject
Amongst lie Indirect effects, the additional vaua Z;
wiH gave to lands and other propsrtv throupbou,
tie country trading 10 James river IL on. .f H.
most prominent. The value of land l. necessari
~ goVe'nch by toe nett value of lite products AZ the
SPOT we're grown. In estimating this value an i'm
PoTtant ITEM in all beyond What is necessary Ter The
OF Tue grower, IL the costs o. its Transport
lnoh 10 market II, for example, we say that (arr,
ought TO produce per centuin upon il, value a :
mat OF ne hands, &c. employed unon it, il will lout
that one producing 1900 bu hels OF wheat Tor r,rL
worth ON the farm 80 cents per bushe or $500 would
be es'imatsd AZ $SS33 80. IL. by Am mprove ed naviSa
on or other mears, III. cost OF ranpnrtaion to mar
ket couli he reduced 81 per bu4hei the ssos
crop would nrsiucs $3.50, sud lie farm Nc y.o,,d La
worth $40 1913 33 That lhis would be the f c of this
improvement, do-' not ia the opinion of your COM
ni"ee admit Of reaonable doubt. That h- iucres..
~ value would he in much greater uronortion t,s,
mar Jo't stated, Il than probable as i'm adbon
10 the value OF ,he sau. articles NAM, o,hsrs no., 60
s,uefea worthless because they will pay the cost
81 transportation TO market would become valuable
anG.ner ihd,ec, effect et THE Improvement, would
be TO inctease the population Of all that portion of the,
State trading 10 James River. Your COMMITTEE. rra
sumo they need not a-gum.n, TO nrove fh,
Whatever increases the profit. ot labor in any cousiry
VIII increase its population Your Commit,s. can mar
ceve no other reason for the constant drain of our pom
p'auon by emigration 10 the countries of The eat
and South, but that The emigrans rxne.t their Iabo- n,
nS more productive IN those countries than i'm ibi, IL
men by any means. you make more productive here
you precisely TO that extent the nducement TO
emigration, Which materially checks the Increase of
GU, popualon ihat this Increase of the population
and country, will produce corresponding increase in
ne POPULATION and wealth Of the towns see ms 10 YOUR
committee 40 cl"'r, that thRy presume il will not be
cont'oYeried. Commercial town, are created by the
conc ration OF the products the labor of number
o. Oil nnSiVuuas az gwen point for sale aud surely it
WI, Dc conceded That they will flourish in proportion
e sistence. F'F W '"e"
La this point Of view. this Improvement becomes y
subject OF great political importanc. 10 the State Tao
wealth and power OF State consists in the numh.r 81
It's inhabitants, and heI ability, in cases OF public ext
gency to pay taxes. The latter is measured hv sba
poductvsness OF their labor ,hus TO take The case of
the farmer before refe rred to- it. a, ths nresn, - s
ms crop Of wheat -ay S5O0,-he is able 20 nav the
sou m taxes, is il not clear ncreas
ed value Of $3.50 he could as readily paw 65 or zen
more Tor, In cases OF great public exigency he coul
pay 70 me Government the whole amount of his in
etes'ed iacome' and still he able afford himself and
NE family more of the comfort. of lie tb.n he could
before of, again. suppose the average assessment of
lands for iaxaon through the whole conntrv inter
rs'ed TN lhs Improvement be present 5 ner are
ana ny hi lmproven ut you add so per cent Ohio uro
OIL % 10 oo) 10 their vate is l. clear that
IN IL III.
addition o. 30 cent the amount of tax lille sinh
lects within the district referred 10 And if IL ,ye-s
only necessary to levy the sans amount oil a.. fo. snn
port OF Government az before, would not the tax h.,
proporionaby at owor per centum On The wboIe
AXah'e property OF he Sta,e' Surely upon his view
Of the subject this meeting couII not be nm
rsasonAb' to urge upon the Common,Y ain IN. pro.
prisiy OF undertaking work. which will NOT ON 70 nav
.,s own cost hu! acusiy have the effect Of reducing
TIE rate o. taxation throughout the State in ordiosr
times; while i would ncesse tho ability Of The naon
TO pay taxes, in times OF public exigency and la
greatly 70 me physical strength OF the State by The in
There is yet another view Of This subject which vou
COMMITTEE consider well worthy Of serious consideya
ton. The absolute necessity of Indie ops lot eper-
geiic system OF InterunI Improvomeuf 70 the pfo,oeri
~ al NTeinii, 10 admitted by anos, every int Reut
man bn' 80 unsucesssiul have been the attempts
heretofore made and 20 much money has hsen expend.
I'd for iue or no bsnsf',--hai IL is difficult 10 cnn
vince the public mind, That any given work requine
the expend'iurs OF large amount OF saonev ousht "a
De unidentified Under these circumstances yonr
Committee conceive thati, would be wise in s lrie,Is
Ui Internal improve throughout the ate to ,ni
upon some important work, where The cost would mt
ne eScrss"e nor The result uncertain. Precisely such
work dos your Committee conceive that recommend
- bv them 10 be the cos, estimated 81 o,Iv sLn,
$500 600, Gee than that of the 30 miles canal n Msi
den's Adventure and The to be derived rem
~, certainly sufficient 10 pay rsasonable dividend ON
double the estimate. The completion and utility nj
inhsr work on the Schmylk, and the fact of is being
strongly recommended the Allegheny. bv son,p nj
the lest Ens ines' IN the service of IN. United Ses
IN addition to the opinion Of the able Epsioeer Of our
Own Sale, ought 10 bc sufficient TO settle the oussoo
OF lie succoss-i indeed any man could doubt The
Iprsciicahty OF dsep~ning the water in n tunpinS
stream ~ running dEms IL d. Then the fr Mi,
% Internal Improvement throug hout the Stale would
Nne upon ihis work, and carry IL into successul and
peedy execution, the doubt and distrust that no NJ
png IKE an incubus over every plan for the Internal
Improvement OF the State, woulj BIO dssiua,ed-s nev
tplhg would be given 10 public action tnon ibis sinh.
JT',-o'her works would he undertaken with more
cpb ienceaud Internal Improvement wculd pros e.s
unh he " Old Dominion" would again raise her head
alngt her sister ates, conspcuoug for en- erortze
a pubic spirit, ns she is for steadiness of prn.
cpls.
Your Committee cannot close this Report vihout
ndVfr'ing TO The claims Of Lyncbburg upon the Com
monN"eslb tor aid IN work Of such vital i'm potsnee 10
her prosperity, aud that 81 the country around her
Win population of 5OO0-a trade amounting sncu.J-
W tossveral millions, the whole Of which In Tho ote
sent tste Of the river, has be exposed in boats
duri1g tedious ard dangerous navigation Of weeks
and fcm'tmes mnnths TO all the chances Of damage
and dspredation-snd paying annually into The Trea-
suty y the State, than SS 600 she has never
asked or received from the CovfTnnp nj, all In any
work calculated 10 promote her Interests. The only
work aver undertaken hy the State, that promised any
hene htto her, The James River Canal and that has
N lopaH a If "a