Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-03-12
VOL. XVII. NO. 10l.

amount of produce brought Weldon. But it matter
ed not what quantity OF produce arrived at Weldon,
they would be able TO draw it over TO Peters
burg. II would go down the Roanoke through its ma
tura channel the disasters
in Albemarle Sound, which had been pathedcally
described He doubted whether Rail Road sixty miles
in length could be constructed for 100000 dollars Ono
step would only lead TO another and the Legislature
would find ultimately that this but beginning.
They could make wooden Rail Road for that
sum; but il would continually need repairs. The
interest this sum would be twenty our thousand
dolars-l per cent. he was told Oh the cost al
ady ntrscted 10 be paid for the transportation Of the
mail; aud in order realize the remander the trade
must be drawn over TO Pe;ersho5g This could only
be done by edueing the trau'poitA;on 20 market cheap
er. That could not 5e done, because, although the
prices the Raj Road might he moders;e, IL was
well known that freight be chained one dolhr
cheaper the rrsl, tor Liverpool Amsterdam, at
Norfolk ,hap at Gil, Point There would herefore be
temptation to the ptodu take the Rail Road from
Weldon H. had ALEC heard tina. tho hrs' estimate OF
the cost OF tic work ha been $6oO0 but tha,i
a'et wards assuaged 10 the al present put forth
There h al nev-r been but es,imGte.
Mr.. Maxwell might have be en- in error; br, he did
| not doubt the ultimate cost would equa 600 000.-
But at any rate, th. exp-nd ure not 10 end here
When this work was hni shsd they should he called
other parts oil the country The would be
a Rail rad from Richmond 10 Petersburg, and the le-
gislaure could not refuse their aid But certainly could
not be the policy of he ieg ture 10 erect work
destroy sno her which it had previau4y erected That
principle would certainly be avoided Aad IL why
shout this plan be sustained IT, they had been told,
IA was to injure the Dismal Swanp Canal, TO which
| he State Stakeholder. Il had been, he be;isv-
ed cute heretofore for the legislature 20 appropriate
no consid rable OF money for such sljee,s unit,
the Pubic Eugineer, had examined t- e,tnai-s made
by the private Engineers. Blu in Tai, case they had
not beeu examined. He had xaniLed The law aud
he fouad that the egiaIufe was iu way pledged in
similar to subscribe The stock, bat lha; re-
served 10 Itself the Tish ojucs5 what Vas STATE b.
ect, and what schemes were deserving OF the app0-
pra'ion Of oud' He trusted, hat this discretion would
be ed the present occAIoc, aud that THE isn
tic sch sue r the diversion OF trade from usturAl
i Mr. Broln knew that the House was latigued
aud had few rerearks 10 make upon this cooss.
opposition Of the gentle from Norfolk .nd Harrison
Que fso. o! which was paced 10 the st, and ihs
Other the shore. In reply TO the remark Of the
former with regard 20 produce arriving at Weldon, b-
knew ihat great par' OF the cotton arriving at that
place de tined for Petersburg. He had great al.
mira ion for the gen'emin's wit; and Ia allowed thar
h gave attractions to many subjects, which, 10 other
hand would be cr. ard Cn'no.eeting But II
;eem !, difficult to fix him upon plain fact. Ia his
reua k however re.d ion 10 the estimates of tho
cost the Rail II lad he had caught him tfipring For
when the many wild aud visionary schemes which tho
State Engineer had presented, were recoiiected, and
the fact also considered that Mr.. Robin on the Eug-
neer who had afforded the estimates for the Rail Road
had never been in error 10 the estimates of other
works the conclusions at the gentleman from Norfolk
SEEMED altogether groundess. This a work in
which there could he mistake II through
one Of tie hnes faces OF connry in the worls ami ia
the whole line crosses but two water eoursef The
materials abundant the very ground end pro-
visions cheap. IL had been said that this work would
benefit North CAr.l but the benefit 10 This state from
the facility OF Transporting the prolues OF that state to
our markets would bs OF i'm pos As 10 tho
nature of this Improvement; he did pretend TO the
gtt OF prophecy,bui he firmly believed that Rail Road
would In process OF Tune entirely superssde cLuale. la
many instances they had already done co. Ii would
be RENDERED that the Duke OF Bridgew ter Canal
was considered one OF tie largest and finest ia Europe.
Recently The water had been drains oil, ana Rail-
Road laid in It's bed Many other instances Of prefer
ence given TO Railroads ever Canale record.
He had many other views oiTei; but he would noi
a. 'hi- a,e honr treFpass urihor the pa fence the
House
Mr.. Maxwell said, that he had been misunderstood
in his remark relative % the Enguser He had Let
intended express the Il Ghtee disparayeneu of the
talent, accuracy OF Mr.. RObnson tor whals msrits
! lie felt grea, respect.
:, On motion OF Mr.. Morris, the Ayes aud Noes sers
ordered on the passage OF the bin.
Thu question being then il was decid: 80 in tie
affirmai i've ty tbs following
AfES-Messrs. Drummond, Wood of AibemarIe,
Terri'l, Booker, Kenny, MCue, Davis oil rkeIey,
I She'll Spurloek, Taylor, Watkins, Burfoot. Broadus
Gibson, Broduax, Cn-hester, Marsha.l Payns, Mason
D OF Frederick, Cas:lenan b yce, E-sAine, Claiborne
Morris, Seymour, Davisson, Leigh, kjnson, Lucas,
GAldher, summer. Hoe, Lawssp. siason OF Lou
doun Caldwell Poindexter, Street, Newman, Knox,
Code, Vas ter, Preston, Heinz, Cohoon Garl,nd OF
Nelson, Nj 'Laughip, Anderson Of NOtiowAy, %i,ther
Swanson, Miller OF Powhaian, Venahle Rives of Pruce
George, Tyler, Lewis, Williams of Shenandoah, Good
wyn, Hamilton, Moicure, Ctump, Eppes, MEOW
NewouJ Ack Crock Mdcfaraud roor.,- SO
| NOES-Messrs BAuk- Qhe Speaker) Garland Of
, Amherst MAysr, Campbell of Bedford, Lstwich
Heush shaw, Chr>iin, IlAcey, Cay Haiy burton, Viii
son, Jones Wright, James, Powell OF Franklin Holland
w, cd OF Frederick, King Perrin Fl all Green Easley
ID unn, Carshadon Williams Of H.. Dyer Sempie Pol
lard OF King * Q0e en-, Pollard OF King William, Le-
land, Ewing, Hays, Powei OF Lou own Hudgios,
Waits, BriIinsslg, O'Ferraii Murdau.h J,cob Davis
ofOrange, Adams Hner, Baxter, Zinn, ShsIll, Hact
. MN "hoo, Alsxn 'er, Kgore, Harris, GSiewood,
GIllsrie. MCulioch. Keller. Msxwe-55.