Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-11-26
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Internal improvement Of Pirginia-RicAn,oad
We have received enquiries from above, if Rich
u,oud will do nothing to second the spirit of Lynch.
burg end aid the exerions Of that patriotic town. in
promoting improvements il which she has an equal
or greater INTEREST," We reply, nothing. She mani
tests no disposition to do any thing. Why it should
be 81, We do not undertake decide-but certain il
Is, that the public will seems less susceptible Of
anzaiion and being brought into activity hero. than
at any other spot in America. All sec il, al ac-
knowledge, all regret it--5ut whenever the occa-
sion arises the same backwardncss. sluggish indif
ference and morbid reluctance to act,
cur II seems impossible to overcome the els inerfir
which opposes itself to every cntcrprzc. VIVA,
moro powerful inducements, should say allure
mcnts, can be presented to any community, than
presented t" tho city Of Richmond, to unite with
bynchburg in urging the Improvement Of James Ri
yer to the point. at w'ich steam navigation may be
Introduced, and that River in all human probabiity
become the grand Commercial tboroughfare between
The East and the Wcst'-the Nile in fact, between
Oriental and Western America, with Richmond as
the ancient Alexandria? Perhaps not q man in
Richmond will contest the feasibility of the project
ar dispute the incalcuable advantages which would
How from IFS completion Yet attempt 10 organize
public sentiment-attcmpt to assemble t,e people
for the purpose OF getting IN expression of their
wishes, and failure would be the inevitable eonse-
qnenec! Some 30 or 100 might possibly attend out
Of a population Of near 20 900! The fact is, the
people of Richmond want leaders. Those whose in
.eH'gcnce, wealth, stake in the community
ought to impose upon them the load IN occasions of
public interest, find more delightful keeping up the
forms and observances Of that rmic monkey Arsto-
cracy, which tckles their fnces to Imagine them
selves to consti ute Our first class-(Hcaven cave
the mark!) our swell heads declining participation in
what Affects the common weal-those whom circum-
stances have made our natural lcadcrs-there &c ,y,,
ting that point d appu necessary FOR the organiza
ton and the expression of the public will Between
citizens Of certain ram! 1--WE must leave it to their
honorable selves. to settle among them their positive
and relative stations on The social scale,) and the
people OF Richmond. properly called, there is al
mos: as little acquaintance between his Xm,jesty
Charles Y and the combatants OF tho three days-
The people of Richmond are not one people, that Is
the long and the short oftfe matter and hence there
is unity, concert, public spirit. and no pos
fbility Of attaining either. Our friends ofthc Lynch
burg vrginan, will see in this sketch, the ipns,icc
ofihat assault they lately made upon our noble CITY
rich in much high and gentle blood; and we trust
without loss OF time.
We believe then we may categorically answer, and
say to our catechs's from above, that Richmond will
do nothing to aid Lynchburg-not thing-not 81,
much as address memoria. to tho Legislature. We
hope that this will chill the excrtons Of LYNCH
burg. She, Petersburg aud Norfolk arc doing some
thing to n'ursh the dropping energies of that Old
Dominion. Of whom designing dcmagogues and wor-
dy patriots' much, and for whom they do so |
little. We have new Constitution ready 10 90 inf O
oPcraton-a new legislature it is fcrventy to be no
ped, pnrged Of much of the miserable calculation of
consequences to sclf which debased and brou,bt
down to county standard, all the pubic views of
the olj--and Governor, we'll disposed il is UNDER
stood, to apply his official and individual influence To
the promotion Of the good work.
The last Lynchburg Virginian gives us the follow
ing encouraging account Of the continued activity
which prevails there:
"h,ternat improosmcnt.-The proceedings Of the
citizens Of thiP place, this allimportant subect
have excited considerable attention in other sections
Of the rGmonwealth--particuarly in that section
which is almost as deeply interested as ourselves ip
rendering the navigation oct ween this place and Rich
mond safer, cheaper and more expeditions than il
existing commercial fac,lities. We have been a,
snred that our exsrins to end the ADVANTAGE of
internal improvements westwardly, will be cordially
and efficiently seconded. Will the towns and the
country below us, Interested in the navigation of
james River, lend their aid also, Will not Rich
nond make common cause with us We homo the
writer who so warmly eulogzcd her o,bic shirt
s'ne weeks ago, IN the Compiler, GIL resume his
pcn-no again u euogizr, bu, to direct the atton.
tlon OF his tow citizens to tho nappreciable moor
lance Of this scheme to themselves, and te rouse
them to the proprioty Of co operating with us spce
div and heartily.
We understand that petitions to The Legislature.
DAMS SO ns to aflJrd steamboat navigation from NJ;
den's Adventure to Lynchbnrg, and for a Rail Road
from Lynchburg 10 New River, are in prepa ration.
days"
COMPLIMENTS FROM rnIEND9-The New York
Courier g. Enquirer. rep"lling the suggestion thai,
the Jackson party approve nufcauon soys: "No
man knows better than ~. Gil..s that n 4 q lack.
son paper, very Insignificant one A. Tvnchburo.