Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-11
~h:use such :'a,. Of thing. will soon produce rail.

\ On suce Navigation. have no reliance From al
attentive confederation Of the subject, have as little
on Dams or wems. lses en- sdmirsble article on RI.
vers. In the Encyclopedia Britannia Tho nature Of
the Rivers in this Ccninent. their proeeedipr from
mountainous country, and conveying 20 large maze Of
coll To the natural paces ct dspcsr unite In nrovin
hat the cammfng up River. will 10 rv~n,aitv mo.
dnc''vs OF 90 large nass Of sedinsn es eventually
'nn ealy 70 preclude navigation. (Sse siso came
rip hahe latter. from IN American 10 France pub,t.
-',n lie X. T. They afforded me much Information
u', we are 'o'd i'ok IT he very able Reports Of
e"t's'n Eusine'ra Th''e &c gentlemen, in whom
have little faith. hav. known the great Jshn Rem.
ME lead Company Into Canal, cron,.iny n ,bouY5
only cost fls' per ,hfr.. when Il sG,usiiy Cos, f25O
and hsv- known tn. total vsiue m. ..ocL =, H. $500
work. .nk from e. 600 900 to Ea60 600 ~,bo,t ~
| he bargain. NV
places in the s. s,.e, .. head. Of s,.,mto,, ,'
S'o'P E,vsaIon, that Iadisn Capoe could Dot ira.
verse ihisve year a
have before me R.p,t from one Of these Gen.
i,enen he WAS appcin'sd % survey the Ground for
the Rail.Rord from Cb.rl.s,on TO Augusta He SAYS,
u, pine on The Road viii be amply .ufiri-r, for is
COMPILATION He aide. that tho uss of the Pine and
specially the Lish'~od. f,r steam. /, ,oM max. h,
Is much lee, abundant" Thin, II win be nee...s,v
rom 'hs Extern States; ('seondJ from the Ches..
peske ('hbd last and Iedsf) from the Savannah, a.
.eovr Augusta. Now. although the Ninsraiosy of
h- u 81. not half well uaderstood, 40 i,ousb, 10
b-.ths gr-a,est Issorauu, knows. tba. the rr.ni..
riage runs on the edge Of the primitive forma that
tos'y neae Fayetteville, Cheraw, Camden, at CO..
s0ce OF work, with those CT tho Middle Stated anS
ne " Augusta Any reasonable man would have said.
sommenee yonr work at 'his spot, there you can get
the finest ante. and s,ve yo:r lghtweod for your io~
cano'ive Engines You will kill two birds with one
stone Your work will be permsnent, mud you viii
cnsure fs cheap travel for ages 10 come Of
hs, the fe j., TO be exhausted end ju., ,sont ,ha
time the Roal to be rebuilt, tho s TO come from
------, nobody knows where. This win chew how
llti7 dependence IL to be placed Eueineer.' Re.
o. rte, especially the Report OF those who are d.pend
-n' on the speculators. rally be found In these
Eundsrtakings-w When use the word I" aependent,"I
nesn those who merely survey the scite they are told
70 rsconnoit e. and are thus t.6rd with thus doing
ilseif duty. or this. am aware, and being aware
oft mus, be excused il do not place Implicit con.
6dence In III: Abiest Of the Reports" thus made
rhr fart 10 the Presidents -Me.rsge. relativ. to the
Portland and Lonlsvi lille Canal spank. volumes 90 the
eommenied The Canal; and. to whose suggestion the
3overnment was indebted Tor the impr vement In the
River. (ses r. 81
! will conclude with the course of conduct.
were Member Of the Virginia Legislature, wouiJ
reeonmend 1t to reco-ct and pursue. I would advice
70 reeolss that the Debates 10 tn n. Of D. cest
$3.50 rer diem, and that 81 days debate viii ccst
lSl0.5co-a sum thu, win grssi ray to ps5 Eugi
oais ard ba yrgieia viii all Ross a.. rom
the sssrer 81 'hs Jam q, ehmona--(2) from ths
EFT corn.r 81 Tenne.s,s through ,hs Vail y, 20 cross
TO I.ynshhng. and thence to Rchmo ,d-(s) from the
J,mes 10 the R,anoke, ami III towards s.bury,
N. (+) from Petersburg TO the Roanoke aud thence
towa ds Raleigh and Fayeuevie.-Lst one good or
|
along which each Of these ill Road. shou,d run, and
all ID bate cease il N sir sports were received. la
the nean time, let til Safe advance it's 25 rs of the
Capital towards the Peter sburg Rail- Road in order
shew the experiment in its best manner, and Prove
to North Ctrolns, hat Port she can opss ON tho
AuSnc, possibly he equal The Ports thu. osr.
ed to her by h Jare'. I think Hamilton Fulton,
L q surveyed the Road from Fayeuev vile TO the Yir.
gina S,uih'rn Line, II he survey could be procur-
% Faye'teviIle aud risby excits he attention Of the
Capita s4 ia NoIth Carol ma, as well those in Bali.
more. Pnl:dslphis, New York and Bo,ton.
Bu'. the James River Canal The history have
resd Of that undertaking, in tie address TO the L.es
ature, makes hope that II says every thing in fs
YOUR OF Rsr-KaAds, and nothing in favor of ether
what's called improvement in River Navigation, or a
Canal.
W. know the debt Nav York has Incurred That
oil oao OOc GEO. AID will be equa. to that
NV York. Ol Penn.ylvania we know the deb, to
BE- fully 10, II not $l5 100000 These surely are bea-
cons ahi more especially, Illuminated ss they ere by
the result Of the B,limore Ohio, the
AMI Liv rpoo the Albany and Schenectady Rail- Raad
and, ddiionsly. ny conviction rising 10 New York,
hat eventIally. II will he necessary to fill up the Ca
nal, 10 mako Railroad, which will give roam TO all
the commerce to pass uniformly along 1t at all mes-a
measure now rendered mpr able in the winter BY
the Frost and in the summer by the fire.
IN ihs canal owing, perhaps, 10 That very frost.
| POLITICAL ECONOMIST.
p s. This commune ion hal mo- zen sealed when
exrac, ON the Louisville DAILY Alv r,i.er Of tho
Al D-cember 1880. reached me. 1t stated that tho
middle lock nd been FIJI bed, and water let into n,
when II way, and closed the prosp ct lis being
used hi. year, and "by the nesi," tho paper ADDED,
'it may be 20 filed up, 10 require another year to
clear II out" Thi. is pretty comment works Of
Internal Improvement, At the expense Of the Govern
ment, and Government that forsooth Is to charge no
tolls. From the Analertc May Review OF 1919 end
The canal wa. calculated at 5000, 900 But the writer
IAN officer of the u Army) said the tolls cannot re-
mun.rae the expense. When the water is high. boats
can pas' the river OF avoid the canal and iis
tolls This is the period generally chosen for descend.
ing For two months 10 summer, Is scarcely naviga-
BILE; and for six weeks in winter IL rarely ATTEMPTED
Tbi was the 10 1929 Probably for these two
months and Elk weeks Interruption il last ear aount
ed 10 four months and twelve weeks, o. In fact seven
mortle.
This IL pretty CONNIE Dtary the ability of these
Ii ydrophobia Engineers and calls SO loudly for q cor
rect detail OF the expense this canal and the csuses
IT its nos bsins completed and OF these bunders that
rust some Member Of Congress ut Washington will
move the oc details elucid alton OF the
crcum anSes Those VITO are anxious to bave q
'urplus paid by the people, for the purpose of
the Government erpendng IT, should zee to the NATTER
and. TRUST he committee appointed for the purpose OF
applying hs surplus revenue, will 10 IT, But II Ia
impossible 10 reflect what Iau hin stock the
Government that has talked much about it's total
freedom (in ProspeeD OF taxation will make of itself to
all the old world The veteran statesmen OF Europe
will cay, Why do not the United States ulfiI their pro-
mise and reduce their revenue 10 their waDtsl Lar
gent uetir employee est clans les Poehes des Sues
said French veteran in Government, q century ago
Aud said President Jackson one part OF his late
Message. Bot, he overlooked in his recon- me
public works be erected the public expense and
TO be supported wi'hou, toll. He has quosd The Lou.
isys canal. for the partial purpose Il proving how
the Congress can be eheated He had hetter puru.
his object and see what u will tcholiy prove,