Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-16

anu MS cohsutu-nt- thought, they had claiin 10 this
Improvement as matter Of rish;-large amounts
had been expended for works all over the State.
while but very small portion had BEEN expended
there; 81 000 900 had been expended in other parts
the ate, while not more than $40 900 had been ex-
pended in the SECTION OF country asking this in.
provement-The claim wa plsin and obvious, tibet
all parts oil the State ought to unite la granting it, Let
gentlemen tell their constituents of the depior able
state OF these people, locked in mountain without
road to get to market, with country admitting OF the
greatest improvements; let them stale the large sums
expended elsewhere aud the little expended there, and
II there be spark Of patriotism remaining, obstacle
would be thrown IN the way the people would certain
~ approve their votes.
MIR. Minor said this the time mr. hour 10 en-
ter upon such works;-ihis period would he dsngu sh
ed enough; while the Convention were tearing up all
the anc laws he had i-s OF earring up The fund
Tor Internal Improvement; he had been the commit.
/ tie Tor examining into this fund.- and he differed with
the gentleman in his opinion relative 10 this fund; he
believed the most beggarly account of empty boxes
that could be found. He ssid tbatone hs Of the fund
was bu.isd In the james RIVER TO be regaiuej;
more thso iniiioa had been boz ed, tor which we
paid interest at the rae oil six per cent, while
only receiving two and half per cent by the tolls
SISoO0O OF this fund was utterly lost, aud the balance
proiucog land OF 40 10000 dollars. all had
10 carry on these improvements. The State had made
pledges already upon this fund, which ought 10 pre-
vent the passage oil th. bill. He said this bill piedge ed
the fund Tor Internal Improvement sfer the profits
found insufficient. This fund deposited in our
banks. and il either OF them failed, which he hoped
would never take place. yet II they should, should
have to dip our hands In the pocket, of The people to
make gool the deficiency. He thought these joint
stock companies were highly advantageous, tor il indi-
viiuils were interested in these works, they would
take care to that tn. wsrk properly managed;
he was serry the law had been repealed, which inuc-
ed individuals 10 unite in these companies for while
did sos the individuals were benefited and the imp
mems nade He said the State OF New York had b. on
referred TO- but they had managed their matters better
lhAn we had done: we were nearly ruined while 'tsAs
true they had been benefited
/ lie referred of ths works the Kanawha
Road AMI Navig alton and the James River, and show
the profits resulting from each, aud said that the whole
aggregate proht was not than two AMI halt per
cent--and he did not believe these profits coald IN
crease
ii. understood the distance between Wnche ster and
ParSersburg was 2lO miles, the sum OF 500. 900
asked TO be approprii ted, that is 1888 per mile, which
he did not believe would grub the OF the road
He had travelled through this country aud =" the
timber, and he thought to graduate this road and clear
away th- timber, would cost infinitely more. III said
the United States road through the kind OF
try, had cost from 100 $4,000 mile, and from that
might make some estimate Of what this road would
cost. He said tbs estimates bbsrto made had been
entirely fallaciois.
! 1--we exPeHded money, ought to be remunerat
for IL and he supposed gentlemen for splendid
schemes without remuneration she said the flourish
ing state OF the treasury had b.en referred to- but the
extraordinary expenses likely from the Icg.
ature sw sitting. the Convsn the lie gisiaure to be
caedin April to put the gov Vp .raon aud
the regular Legislature to follow would consume the
whole Of 1t, and he believed the would have to be
inc ised He said il they borrowed money they would
be compelled at some future day to lay taxes To redeem
The debt, and he was opposed to the whole system o
boz rowing. He was opposed too TO carrying the tra.e
to tbs Disirct Of Columbia and Baltimore, thu gen.
tlemsn desired. This not the time run into ex-
taordnary expenses He referred to former estimates
to prove how fscous these calculations had been He
said il the 100000 not sufficient, no believed
5000 600 would afterwards he appropriated and he was
opposed to entering the wedge this time. We should
as'uredly be asked for more money and would he
ore nf.I h.n. .if. al
would be necessary TO carry it on to save what had
b Gen expended.
| MIR. Williams Of Harrison, said he would not occupy
the ground travelled by his colleagues il had been
so satisfactory that il would he useless He said the
country through which this road would pass contained
one sixth ofthe territory, and furnished sixth Of the
revenue Of the ate aud the question presented isel
whether wers prepared to undertake a VOL that
must in the end increase the revenue, by calculation
he had made aud submitted Last session. fully s 900
| He said, whenever scheme Of Improvement wa,
projected they were.met, with the id-as of "splendid
schemes" Improper fine "and want OF money!
these arguments were fired much ofener, the gentle
men who fired them would soon require busbing--
With the gentleman from Spottsylvanis, il was always
the wrong time;e believed we were beginning 10 lo,e
or iondmes' Tor cabalissic terms;-but he admitted hi
/ was ga splendid scheme" and which would bene
ut the Stdts;-tiIe wrong time!-he believed there ne
yer was time pei nent, for a6orl the Eas
tia opportunity Of showing their magnanimty and &c
nnosity 10 the Wet;tbe gentleman from SpotisyIv Iva
mia had bseR standing ob'lacle, memenfS mort a.
ganst every scheme OF Improvement at all times. He
had alluded TO the Ksnawha Turnpike and jams River
but by his illusions he had proved 10 him that that gen.
tenan had been more engaged in hunting up musty
records against all improvements than in gaining nor
nation on Engineering gentleman by cursor,
ride horseback bad undertaken contr adct the
innate OF the Engineer who had made the survey an,
estimate, and reported In this House. He believed tn
House wous Their credit the estimate ofthe EDginee
than the survey Of the gentleman.
He said the art of road making had arrived ut tba
state OF Improvement which enabled VS. rely with
greater accuracy on estimates made than forme rIy-
the road desired was nothing than Yankee turn
pike, which WAS ths economical Dad that couit
be made. There were many parts Of the road, which
would neither require a spade mattox; the nature
the country was such that many parts OF il by nature
vera made equal TO any turnpike that could be made.
The road would pass through more fruitful sslubri
Gus and dehghuuI country, than could be found anC
II would be the greatest thoroughfare in time, frsn
the West 10 the East; would direct all the trade from
the whole fruitful regions Of the West and give an i'm.
pulse to the agriculture OF the country the
OF which, could not BIO calculated. These were iacl
that every Tyro could understand. The road woul,
furnish ample rsmuneraon he only asked CT edit
the Stats TO increase the value OF the lands the wealth
Of tbs country and the OF the State, aud am
ply remuneraIe her.
! Mr.. KerohsvaI said, this was a work. IN which all
the North.W eHern and large portion Of the country
at the Eastern Base Of the Allegheny Mountain, was
deeply intereaedIt would connect The most populou,
part OF Ohio with the Valleys and II afforded such "a
chy 10 the whole country, that II must Increase their
i wealth and increase the population greaty.-It wa
demanded by public policy-or, II was incumbent up
on every government TO extend public benefits 10 the
whole Community This section OF the country had
not been benefited by the expenditure OF dollar from
the fund Tor Internal Improvement They had con-
IN Al al he