Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-03-22


from market, together with the badness of our roads
and compare the great DcoDveDi-nces with the adyan
tsSes of soil and climate. possessed BY Viroino wc
are lsonished that have long since been arous
ed from our lethargy-ihat We have slumbered in \
state OF nacion, dead to dearest interests Will,
80 wide field was open for enterprise whilst so MANY
inducements are offered for uctive cxertion which
must result IN the full enjoyment of cvery ciyy for
commercial intercourse Upon this subject we canno,
do better than express ourselves in the language of
the preamble to the Saunton resolutions which saws
III Is obvious 10 every one, that the comforts and
conVenicnce5 OF liic arc in q great degree the re-
wards OF artificial labor, and that whatsoever ncren
Ses inc product OF given quantity of Iabour mr. d
""'Shes the quantity OF labour requisite to obtain
piouuc'' ofih9s an addition to the of human
happiness: upon this simple truth rests nearly all the
u'eSsnnsS OF commerce IN civilized society. The i'm
mediate fruits OF our Industry are in themselves nj
opmparauvc i'tIc value 1t is the convenient cx-
I"a"@e OF 'hem' with Others which supplies our
various wants aud capacities of yario,s eninvmopts
lie who finds market for his commodities at his own
uoo Is weather. than him who in other respects is
us equal who Is Obliged to convoy similar articles to
Instance oy an amount equal to the vsue of the
iaoour required by the transportation The cxpense
OF such labor often great to prob, the trans
Portation altogether, and is always q drawback upon
the profits OF the owner in proportion To its ,mount
The clcares and most conyincip illustration of ,hs
Position; Is view of the situation of Monroe aud
other trans Alcghany counties. Agreeable 70 the
present prices of transportation there price
winch flour has commanded within the last fifteen
years, which would enable the farmer to take this
article to any of the seaport towns; and SD with all
the heavy productions OF our country This country
Is peculiarly adapted TO the culture whea, and no
doubt would in few years vie with any other in the
State of equal magnitude, in the production of this
great staple, If inducements were offered by means
of ro,ds and cheap conycyanccs in our nrosent |
SITUATION we are deprived entirely Of all the advantu
gcS Of such commerce..
we therefore conclud. with our S,sunton brett
rem mat there can be no doubt NJ The -
nnO, h", u, Jnao'G S of ,crnal improve
cuJtv which 49,. WIN lem that the only diff I
r. r. eau exs., IS in rel1tion TO the selection
oe u'n-.,ted that those plans ought to be pre
~ su, which unite important and extensive utility
with economy, durability and safety. there can be no
di,hcuHy IN pFef'rr'ng rad road to either turn
pike or canal, aud we have hesitation in Civ,
that plan our decided appreciation. As j, -, -
OBJECT merely to express our opinion Ia sh w.
valley brethren that VIC feel with nom IN tb;. .ii
nepo,ai nnd 49, anu arc ready engage in any
general and us'tul system of ,mprovemn, Wy
snan not enter into the reasons which govern our
.i'oce oit On this snbiec refer our femw c,,iz M
70 'Ha liter Of Judge Parker addressed To III. III
o'e VI Ihe winchester Eirginian, which the COM
Paraufc Vainc of the different modes of inpr,ve
uiehI, Is fully shown. In the address of the Com
Ril'ce OF Stanton To the ctiz"ns of the Valley nf
.ne ohenand"ah, We find tn following passapy:-I
81, MI Is YET another circumstance arising of
che peculiar geographical features of our Country
| winch ELECTS from US decided preference of The
rail- road. The extension of it from Port Renublic
through Jennings Gap, over the depressed point of
and down the vallcysof the Greenbrier and K,paw
IA rivers TO tho Ohio has been ascrrtained by the
eoic engineers, TO whose report we have before al,
uasu To De perfectly practicable; and is in all prob
aoih'y, tnH most practicable route from Bai-
! more to the Ohio. Should such a rout, he CIV
| or Improved with the rail road, land To that i'm
ptoVcnt-nt rail way far as Port Republic
would be great nducement.) tin. benefits arising
tnereby to our fortunate land, would be incalcula
hie a continuous canal can never pass west of tho
head waters of the Shenandoah In this address we
see depressed point IN the Alrghany near the
White Sulphur Springs, aud the valley of the Green
brier recommended as having been surveyed by thu
Engineers. and asceraincd to b. prac icabe; but we
would suggest deviation from the route by pursuing
the valley Of Dunlap. Creek, by the Sweet Springs,
TO depressed point in the Allegheny eight miles
from the latter place, where the mountain dwiDdes
to mol-hIll, and diStnguishablc from the valley
by slight elevation, which is called the division of
the waters; thence TO the head waters of Indian
Creek to New rivera route which has been ascor-
tanned rai road can be conducted which in oil ola
CeS VIII ADMIT OF locomotive engines, and which has
oech aSccrtaned by actual measurement be several
miles nearer than the Greenbrier route The renort
OF the surveyor of Monroe, made by diroction or
meeting OF the Citizens was soma time since forward
ed to the President and Directors OF the BaI;inor.
ahd ONO Rnll Road Company, which repor. and
survey JUSTIFIED facts before assumed-This route
We consider superior 10 the one suggested by the
oaunton Committee, as it has fewer obsiruciions IN
1t. a road can be made at less elevation and we
believe at considerable less expense. Our object
TINT IS thsnght the most conductive to the public in
fcrest We will heartily concur under the conviction
That whether the vaIies ofGreenbrier Indian Creek
this whole country must parlicipate larccIv in tho
benefits TO be derived from il. We therefore recon.
mend the adoption Of the following resolution:
sioved, That behoves the people only of ths valley
bu; Of the trans Allegheny countie e1ef, hemselye,
promptly and peyerngy for the purpose of procuring some
great for ,hs productions Of hoir labour, which shall
their interests wits bosc great Improvements in
progress Upon ihs margin and in .he yinspiy Of the Potomac
As the opinion OF this meeting that rail road from
the falls Of kanawha to tho Of Stanton, and thence
HarPers Ferry, abe plan Of improvement which think
hest calculated TO promote our Interests, and which
sources demand.
Resolved, That willing any scheme of
Improvement that may unite in the greatest advantages IN the
community, Sclaimng all intention Of interfering with or
opposing improvements Of kind than tina, reconnen
us.
Resolved That for the purpose Of enghtening the minds
OF the people the subeC' aud stirring up spirit Of eXeIios
in the cause ha, one hundred copies Of Judge Pakes letter
together with the foTgsing preamble and resolutions
printed be circulated throughout the country and that the
expenses Of The he defaysd funds in tho
hands Of MIR H. CsrPenon, heretofore collected for similar
purpose.