Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-12-16

bill to provide fr the con-,ruc ion of road from .o
convenient point OF che Kanawha turnpike to Poiut
P.ea'ani which was, motion Of Mr.. Summers re- ad
secoud time by its title, aud committed. And ON
motion OF Mr.. Watkins, 100 copies ordered to be
pgin' ed.
The Committee on Roads and Internal " aviu alton
reported the bill to incorporate company open and
Improve Souih River, from Port Republic to Wayne.
oough, with sondIy amendne nts which having bee
sgre-d to. the II was ordered to be spgro,ssd a.r
third reading.
Ga mo ion of Mr.. Miller Of Powhatan,
| The House adjourned.
| SE.NqTE or YIRGLNLq.
The following committees have been appointed Ia,
Committee Of Caims.--Messrs Boyd, Winston
Alexander, .Armistead and Edgington.
Committee o. Internal Observation-Disclosures. Cooke
Paiteson, Booker, Cabe, Opie, McComas (of Logan)
and Biernc
Committee Of General La'cs-Messrs Mason,
Boye, Morgan, Patteson, Chinn and Pennybacker
Committee to examine the Ireosurer's .aocounf,-
messrs Dade, Cooke, McCarty, Edgngton, Alexander,
Beale and Cravens.
Committee to eran,ine the condition Of the Bank Of
Virginia AMI Farmers Bank Of Virginia Nessrs
Harvie, Branch, Bernard, Booker, Opie, Cabeu and
Joynes.
Committee to examine the .4rnorv.-Messrs. Dode
Boyd and Harvie
Committee to canine the Peniteniiary Institution.
-Messrs. Morgan, Chinn Nc W horter, Winston, Camp
bell, Pennybackcr, Cowan, Bierne and McCoInas (oi
Wythe) W.
Committee to examine the Li5rary-Messrs. Droom-
gooc. Patteson. McCarty, Morgan aud Chinn.
YEsTERpAY-The Senate, pursuant to resolution,
took up the report Of the Committee of Privileges ami
Elections, the memorial of Col. John Gibson con-
testing the right of COL John r. Wallace to seat in
the Senate.
heard at the bar of the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Morgan the report was laid upon
the table, and the Senate then adjourned.
In the Federal Circuit Court in hi, District, OH Fri
day last Anthony Evans, jr late of Bedford county,
having been by jury, a preceding day of tho term
found guilty of felony, in counerei,ing certain
purportng TO be declarations of persons who had been
Soldiers in the Annoy OF the Revolution. with vew
frauduleny TO obtain from the o. s. the sums of money
which the law allowed pensions to such person, az
were therein described, & in publishing genuine such
counerfeied papers, was that day led to the bar and
by the court sentenced to imprisonment and hard la
Dor for the term of four years.
And Thomas Underwood, late of the county of Hen
rico who had been, in like manner, found guilty of
siniiar offence, and OF PERJURY upon two indictments
in making oath that the persons whose declaration. he
had counerteied, were reputcd 10 have been Soldiers
| IN the army oil the Revolution, when he knew they
were not soldiers IN that army that day sso broug
to the BAR and sentenced by the court be prsoD-
ed and kept hard labor the indictment for felony
for the term of three years, each Of tho indict
nents for perjury for the Of six months ssiys
ly--making term of four years.
INTERNAL LMPROVEMEWT.
Extract Of ietterJrOm Citizen of the Vdileu 10 a
Member Of the pnginia Legislature. Dee.1.
IL is not Difficult, TO foresee, that the mt ses
sion OF the Legislature will necessarily be very pro.
tracted oue.-The organization Of the views AMI i'm.
Portant branches oil the Government, well ito
ey will alike call for delbera,ion aud discussion and
consequently will occupy much Of the time and tale MI,
oil the defire and experienced members of te Legsa
tnre. But what pre- portion o! that time and talent.
will be devoted what il believed 10 be The real in
tsres Of the Commonwealth is yet mere tore
know your liberal views this subject, but sl,e
know that preudices do prevail TO cousds able
tent against liberal policy OF internal improvement in
any way. And in fact, it is not DO wondered at
piaiy when we view the abortive attempt IN AIDE by
the James River Company in their effort TO repds IN
river safe navigation.-The iDjudeious conrs. pnr.
.ned by that company, Dug hi deter the Legi..
'ature or the company, from making another effort Ia
perfect that navigation Let them ock, for example
at like abortive attempt made, years ego by
PenDsylvabi, in efart To connect the Cbesapeakr
ana D''tware by canal They must also look at the
failure OF her attempt TO render the Schuykili nayya-
ton such as it now s but under be ter
let their attention be drawn 10 those Won
have, no doubt passed through ard witnessed the i'm
porianee OF this gigantic work Iu June last was
Norrisown the Schuy some 20 OF 25 miles sboy,
Philadelphia where the alton of boats unon
mat dam aud lock navigation The facilities afforded
to the agriculture nanu actuing and commerce iner
est oil that county, IL Undesirable and naiu,aiI,
forced upon my mind, the eporsbs COZ iion of nv
native state. IL irress,iby led 10 the enouiry boSy
long will Virginia look with isess gaze " he he
sister states bearing of the pz will She under
the new order CT things look TO her important and vi
| tal Interests
"I have ling entertained the osnion that IN. en-.
ergies and resources OF the state, ought in the rs in.
stance, to be directed 10 grand point and that IN
best possible ought be adapted to IN,
pontsnd this would naturally lead lie consumm
OF the whole Richmond certainly pc sesses many inn
portant advantages, and may justly be called The EN-
porum o virginia. h'r site commanding al the he ar
of the Tide Of noble river passing almost the
bowels OF the STATE The sources OF this river inter
lock wit tho K%Dawba, n oush which chsnneI Il
has long heeu eypsc ed that the interests Of the Es,
tern and Wetern sections OF Virginia, would be unjt
ed In short, how the feelings Of the reopIe Of
ths West and Northwest TO he reconciled but nv
sopting some plan OF connection between the tvo
tons OF the Sd,e!-I must be obvious 10 ,vety per
so1 wi sill permi himself mink upon the ,,Ibi RI,
bat coin'ction between the James aud ans yha ri.
Vers a. their sources is quite prscicste as n s Of
any other point in tie who'll range Of hat dyding ri ge
IL Is moreover manif s., hat the latter river 10 large
ar'ful and n'vigsbie stream, charging its water.
into the OHIO. Witch washes the entire extern of the
Western line Of Virginia. and the eas eru Iips of
one CT the Ioos fertile states OF the union now in
sncceuiul progress Of Improvements by ali the means
that sftinduslry and pairio ism be.ow; whose trad
er 'arge part OF II, nnst Inevitably SEX q mar
ke in the Es And this very irsie, Bsdpors
the patriotic oitzsns Of Baltimore snd the small s,a q
Msryla are Subscribing their millions AMI eIer ins
every nerve 10 draw to their Emporium The North.
western YirgniSns apprised nf this fact ar
their feelings inereted and the valley So etion to
must he drawn TO that poiBtaUd, in fac tbev ar. =,
this time anxiousy booking for the
ton OF The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and tn R,I,i
more Rail-Rosd, TO form connection with A. an in.
divjue my feelings aud interests are win 49,
Vrginan revolt at the idea Of bseouiog ,,i,,,
ry to any State or People. Virginia, therefore. mu,f
move; che tsinot gaze until The prize IL entirely aid
HTeVocably lost 10 her. She uust see NJ, her ata,.s
men ought TO see, that by chsfisbiug liberal policy OF
ihteTna' improvements, DOT only her Agricultural
manufacturing and commercial Interests would flourish
our tha industry, population and woulI in
crease beyond any hing that could justly he con.