Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-03-05
YIRGIJVLa LEGISLATURE.
SATURDAY., Feb. 2s -Iproeeeai,,e. 2ef.rrl,

A mess ge was received from the S.pa O. -.,a,;n0
a. ney nad passed the bill to authorize the Pref.
usn, AUG DIRECTORS OF the Literary Fund to make sale
.. sne brstoe tract OF land in tie county of Prince
wmnam ana that they had also passed, wi h amend.
hs me o'',' forming new county out OF parts Of
oI forming the county Of Roanoke out Of parts OF he
counties Of Botetourt and Montgomery" These bill,
'nsr amendments. were referred to the Com nj,
MT oFerrali presented bill 10 raise by lottery /,
SUN oil money for opening and improving certain pubr
.oaas N the county Of Morgsn-Mr Gilmer, a bill.
win an amendment TO provide for the Of
commissioners on beh al OF this Common wealth n
prosecute certain claims against the United S,ae,-Mr
~, "en oil Londoun, reported, without anne ndment a
Ashsy's Gap Turnpike Company to erect ri, h,;d. .
across the Shenandoah river-and Mr. Hen,ha w. bi,I
10 revive and amend act TO authorize lottery and
tho sale OF certain lots in the town Of
which bills were laid upon The table.
Inc DILL to revive the inspe Of tobacco NJ Bvrds
warehouse in the City Of Richmond was read the fret
ana second times and &C committed
bill to authorize separate election M ,ba bous.
Of Caleb Savage, In the county OF Nan.emond, was
taken up on Mr. CohooDs motion, read the first and
second times. and re committed
Mr.. Jacobs presented remonstrsnce a Aioors VIII
SOD 20 against extending the of The
Of Wheeling. Referred.
MIR. E.skine presensi petition Of Joseph f. Cald.
we' 10 De relieved from certain tolls that he thinks
charged agains, him improperly, on the lnawha turn
pike road. wi"
Mr.. Williams Of s., from the Committee Of General
IN Sa-
nate 10 the bill concerning The Man of Viryioia rThs.
amendments FIX the price OF the large Map a, 10 dol
srs' and OF the small Msp al dollars and strk. out
provson Tor strs't of additional copes On the
question oil agreeing 20 the amendments of the Senate
sohe debate took place Messrs William. of & and
MAXWELL In favor, aud Messrs Vsnabie William. NJ
81, 'na wiener against the amendments Mr. Cald-
wen made an unsuccessful motion to lay the bill and
appointments on the table,-when tha anne nJment.
OF the Senate were rejected.
Mr. WILLIAMS also reported the amendments proposed
n he fnrpn =
OF the counties OF Logan, Greeubrier, Nicholas and
hanawha--and recommended a concurrence in them
W''n an amendment proposed by the committee.
house agreed to the propositions.
The Speaker laid before the Hous. a communicates
from Charles Mercer, enclosing me morial from the
Board Of Directors OF the Chesapesks and Ohio Canal
Company asking for subscription the Fart of the
State 10 the stock Of that Company-whcb on the mo.
ton OF MIR. Anderson Of Boteiour, was laid upon the
table.
bill prescribing the manner of elecog trustees for
me Town Of Middeburs, 10 the county OF Loudoun AMI
vesng them with corporate powers was taken up on
motion oil ME- Powell Of Loudoun read the fret and Sc.
cond tines, and reccmmtted.
Mr.. Leland presented petition Of James Shsnherd
&c., the bail of David GreenIaw in forfeited recogni
zanee, asking the relinquishment of the Common
wesiths right to portion Of tract of land; which
was referred 70 the committee for Courts of Justice
LOAN BILL.
On motion Of Mr.. Anderson of Botetourt, the Loan
MIR. Miller of b., moved that the al section be amen
dollars"
Mr.. Eppes said, that If the gentleman from Nj eek.
now do it. 1t was not from any wish preudics the
bill but to give its friends the opportunity 10 discuss H.
according 10 the desire often expressed by tn m
he moved the indefinite posiponemeDt Of the bill.
Mr.. Jackson addressed the House in support Of the
bill He con,rovsred the opinion expressed by Mr.
Eppe, on Saturday last that Virginia had not destined
from her former prosperity argued that wasunteni-
able, that the State had de c,ined He said that he
gentleman had attributed all the evils which Virginia
bad suffered TO the tariff aadthe legislation of the Fe
derai Government; that he one Of the
was running Virginia He differed with the gentleman
as to the esns,iuonaiiy, and the effects OF the tariff
Wherever II had heen embraced agriculture and com.
merce had hourished, manufactures had fiourisbed-
and every class had fo iis beneficial effect The gem
teman would have done better 10 have INQUIRED into
the effects OF the tariff where had been embraced; and
i would be found that wherever had been rej.eted
depression and distress the effects The distress
OF this State arose from the sect of the Legislature
Internal Improvement had been overlooked; and il
would be found by examination OF the history OF all
countries that those prosperous where the gov
ernment had prosecuted internal Improve ments, and
removed the distractions of nature while those where
they had been neglected, were poor and depressed
He went lotto examination Of the three ffhs system
from which he argued good had arisen, the funds
having been applied TO local roads; where
az was clear that the fund for and on eht
to have been applied to- state objects He also pointed
out the trfDg proceeds which had been drawn from
these objects But such system could no, be app TO
the western improvements. They might as well tell
starving man to get three hs of his adj and they
would give him the other two hs They could not do il
One OF the great objects of Internal Improvement was
the binding together of the social system. Whether in
time oil peace or war; of the highest Importance
TO create easy communication from all parts of the
State. To produce this effect, the Improvement must
be made by the government, and this naturally brought
before him the subject Of loan. Gentlemen seemed
to look upon this loan If ii made for foreign ag
gressions He looked upon IL differently. The expen-
diture Of two millions in the community would have a
beneficial effect than equivalent to the interest on
the sum- Its benefit would be felt in the Increased va
lue OF property, and the impetus which ii would give
to the enterprise Of the people. And even IL the fund
should be msapped the political advantages of the
connexon Of the Eastern and Western waters would be-
iDcalculable. He adverted TO the idea that this hin
would tax the East for the benefit of the West He
denied the right OF gentlemen divide the State by the
nountans and argued that those who had the largest
amount OF property TO be protected bound to pay
more for its protection than those who had less II was
principle oil the government founded in the physical
energies of the country. IL the West, i'm case of War;
were to graduate the number Of be sent 10 pro-
ect the sea board, according TO the taxes paid BY the
different sections, IL would be subject Of scofn and
contempt. The West would make no such compute.
tatons. They would fly to the aid of their fellow ci
zens IN times OF danger; and they had expect
their cooperation in Internal improvements which
would benefit all He here read passage from the
message OF the Governor.1 The member from Sussex
had said that the State burthcned with debt Of
$427 900. This had startled him when he heard NJ but
he had examined the facts and the conclusion was that
Virginia did not owe one dollar; the contrary, that
there was now in the treasury 319I 900 dollars Mr.
was surprised at the declarations of the gentleman
from Goochland. He had always considered him
friend OF the West-and he recollected some years
since that that gentleman voted for loan to make the
North Western road; he was therefore surprised yes