Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-04-08
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now encourage their hopes and eXertlOnS.
The most fla;teriug indication have seen of the
approaching success of their cause is furnished by
our sagacious neighbor in his Enquirer" excellent
and appropriate namely of yesterday. After pro-
found silence since the disrcpute upon the
by the unfortunate management of the James River
Canal-after absolute occlusion in the intervening
years of gloom and despondency-he has suddenly
become ardent, devoted and fiery. Nay he appears
in actual extacy at the prospects which dawn
upon the State! He has enQuired and finds that the
cause is onger doubtful-that The majority now
tolerably certain, will be overwhelming, and
he dashes into the very of the ranks! AS in re-
gard to the Convenon--when i'll 1924, things look
ed bright and cheerful, the Enquirer for the
Convention-soon, w hen Lejgh's appeal appeared,
and the lower counties revolutioned, Col
Gooch was seized with distressing doubts about the
expedency oft,ie measure, and the Enquirer became
neutrat-ere two years had passed, the People in pr
mary Assemblies, declared for the Convention, and
the Enquirer again took the field for Convention
We advert to these things to shume the Enquirer
into little consistency. 1t has now declared for
Internal improvements and wish to hold it to the
course There must now be- no more flinching and
lodging and enqurinS. If another gloomy day over
takes the cause, must lend its assistance avert
the sinister 1t must not await the manfes-
tation of popular opinion, but aid in enghtening and
directing it. TO remind it and others of the decisive
commtal it has made to the general cause of I'M
provement, and because we like the sentiment, it'll
the exception of the waddle about the Senator and
the Rail Road, repubish its Introductory remarks
10 the vote of thanks of the people of Winchester
"THE CAUSE OF INTERNAL IMPROVE
MENT,-Say what you will of the rejection ofthe
Loan Bill; describe as forcibly you please the
oio WI Of I'm,
provement some few weeks ago. We pre-
pared to do Justice to the labours of the present
Legislature in that behalf They have DONE we
humbly think, for that worthy cause, than
any of their predecessors for years past They have
contributed Sl25 600 to road from Winchester to
the Ohio--given an efficient aid to the Petersburg
Rail-Road.--They have appropriated $4,000 "to the
construction of road for the purpose of carriages
and heavy loaded Wagons, from suitable point
or the lower end of the James River
Canal at the mountain section TO point at or near
the North River, al the upper end of said Canal
ssFhe importance of this road (says correspondent
Of the Lyach5urg Ylrginan, to the trade of Lynch
burg and to the accommodation of travellers to the
Springs, and to the Western Country, make it de-
sirable that the entire road from Lynchburg to the
North river should be completed early possible.
Bills now IN progress III the House OF Delegates
to incorporate two companies extend this road from
the Western base of the Blue Ridge; one north
westwardy to Lexington, and the other south
yestwardly the Natural Bridge aud Pattons-
burg."-Fhey about to throw open the field
to private enterprise IN various direCtIons-by rail-
roads or manifestation New River to Lynchburg
and it is hoped from New River TO East Tennes-
see-ffom Fincaste to Pattonsburg-from VIM
chester Harper's Ferry-from Stanton to
the Potomac-from Suffolk to the Roanoke-from
Fredericksburg to the mouth of Potomac Creek-and
in various other parts.-We shall pub ish coup
HOc1k of all such works may be authorized by the
Legislature, when the scene shuts upon them. They
are about to direct survey OF the Shenandoah--a
resuYvey of the james river for the purpose of
pairing plans and estimates for the next General
Assembly We hail these efforts with great salts
faction. We announce them the signs of new
era in Internal Improvement 1t is for the
people to determine whether they will second by
their enterprise and funds The acts of their
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES they will subscribe lib
orally towards these works-whether they will
come prepared before the next Gen. Assembly, not
only with the voices, but with the purses of the thou
sands of the people, to apply for such aid in the pro-
secution of those extensive works as may be
sary to accomplish them. The activity the
people show on this occasion, to venture their
funds, put their shoulders to the wheel, the
effective will be their appeal to the patronage
of the State. Bur many of these works may prob
ably be carried through by individual enterprise
alone.--We shall take up the in the course of
the year-and give it all the humble aid, and all the
little light which it may be III our power to impart
We forciby struck the other day with the re-
mark of a worthy Senator of VIrginia.-He was
nsked, if he a friend to the New River Rail
Road? Il have not considered it, but will your"
"Cer8inly Wilt s enough for me to know that
it is the cause of Internal Improvement--for me to
tako deep interest in it B." Such spirit as this is
TO redeem Virginia. 1t may produce prudgieS"
We really glad to see these sentiments. The
Enquirer can do much in training the public mind
to the necessary height of zeal this important sub
ject; but the best of is that may ow learn to
certainty, that the cause is prosperous and -four
ishing-that in truth, it already prevails, and that
another year will Virginia embark with (the
danger IS too nlc) spirit in the great and beneficial
enterprise of State improvement.
twas our purpose to have accompanied the obltu-
airy notice of Mrs Elizabeth Martin, Extracted from
the Lynchburgh Vrginian,) with some remarks, the
fruits Of our own observation Of the character
Of that extraordinary ady-for at one period We had
the happiness of knowing her well
Mrs. Martin was niece of TIE late celebrated Ed
mund Pendleton, and by those who knew both, was
said to bear strong personal likeness to him The
reverence however, with which she universally
considered, was the result Of no such adventurous