Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-06-17

torpor, and renquishes advantages which s,rke
eve-y beholder with admiration, to DO anuul,sd no
the enterprise of rival cities.
We did not iatcnd to say much, and resieu tho
subject the superior ability Of correspondent
yon rua Wmee
To the Citisens Of Richmond.
For the last twenty years have been resident Of
hchniond-tor the greater portion of which sims !
nave ocen rs i now am actively engaged in busines
NY oil having boen vested here, I have, with much
sohei'uds, dc: viewed the advantages and disadvsnta-
gcs tn which the trade Of the place has been subject
aud never a, my period during the time mentioned
have seen the prospec, of The Merchant more an.
couraging, and all growing of. az am thorourL
OF the citizens. Tho Improvement of the n.vigsfon
OF the Roonoke aud Dismal Swamp Canal bs. Al
ready taken considerable portion Of tho vslu.hio
trade from that wealthy Country that used to got
visit lately to Norfolk and the evident change I'm
things there convinced that the evil to the rrcst
est extent has not been felt by u.s. Petersburg has jt
more OF the consequences than have as vet Tho
enterprise OF tho Batmorcans Is likely to effect ma
seriously in another quarter. I discover That IA
miles OF her Rail Road is completed and IS n,;,e
more Will be completed in n few weeks Indeed has
,S Roao IS rapidly advancing to nrpcrs Ferry on
ne Potomac which will doubtless divert the trad,
OF Rockingham Augusta. and other of the counties
IN the Valley of Virginia unless VIC do sosnethins a.
rss'ore ft-nnd the facilities Afforded by their Ono
steamboats,, induced much Of the trode thot wa ONO
had. 10 GO thcre. A Turnpike Road to Seott,v;iis
on the James River, and the settlement there of
single active, enterprsing young man, has I have
'oG oy .Ie at the upper end of
clearly chewing what is in the power of : sincio
individual to achieve. Shall we then peacc.hI1 =,
with our hands before see our trade deseri,nr.
and rum staring in The faca, and mako no ef,,t -
save ourselves! Is there no one amono ma. mn, -.
the time and talents to rouse US from this leths,.v5
our corporation ought to feel deep interest in III.
Kan Road from this city to the Roanoke
or Saunton rivers, would do much for u.s. supnose
road 10 run IN the direction of Parmyilie v,,uiJ
reae1 the Staunton In sixty miles; it might be pre
ra'c' however 10 run one from this city to Clafks-
VILE town situated at the confluence of the nan
und. S;aunton, which form the Roanoke .,r.;.h,
road would reach GAINESVILLE in 80 miles SucS "
road would not only us the trade of that 80
non OF virginia bordering On the Roanoke and it's
TRIBUTARY streams but would secure q large port;on
oil the trade of North Carolina and would A. .nca
MAKE TINS large cotton well as tobacco n,.,hef
Indeed such road could not fail to SECURE to us
OF the trade that now descends the Roanoke a
planter might mount q rail road car NJ III. vA.v;,i-
with his produce, reach here in one dsy sell and Inv
ms supplies the next, and return the third dsv I
discover the baltimore and Ohio rail road travelled
at the rate OF miles per hour and that SEQ 600 hr,
been offered for the profits to be made from passen
gers alone Tor one season the 81 miles of fI,c
road completed This would pay the Interest
on enc million OF dollars at the rate of per cene
but 1t Is well known that money can be bor,o,v"S
when yell secured at per cent. Can il be doubted
we would engage in the business with proper spr
AZ, that we could construct road to the Roanoke
that would probably not cost over or S7oO OOO
and winch, when completed, would not ony % Ia rae
dividends, but would pay for ITSELF Il is cae1.
lated that the Chesterfield rail road now construct
ing in this vicinity will pny for its construction in
tour or Eve years The safety as well as speed Of
transporting produce or goods rail road siyes IA
great advantages over water carriage, in con-.
quence their being SO much less danger and tim.
eayea IN me one conveyance the other n.r-
cei OF Az hhds of ducked tobacco that oassed
the Dismal Swamp Canal, was sent from No,cn.
mere hw days ago. From Parmville there il nroh
aDy sent to this market from to 5000 hhds ,pbac.
the interest on a sum half sufficient tn cors,'uPy
road think have understood tina, 81 Is the u.,,.
al freight on hid. from Farmyille. The S.;,.n.
nan. DC reduced to 50 per hid and effect the obec,
P''P'"'u a CITIZEN RICHMOND