Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-01-21

INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT.

We avail ourselves of n season OF comparative lci
from the failure or the n,as to place before the
public the substance of report of the 2d Auditor in
response to resolution offered by Mr. Garland of Mel
son, showing the comparative produciveness of tho
improvements made 1T the expense of the State alone,
and Of those made BY her in coauction with private
companies
The reader Will be surprised at the fact, TINT the
James River Improvement, Notwithstanding the great
sacrifice of money making it what il Is, nctis TO
the State more than per upon the capital eX-
pended. This fact however, must be received with
caution 1t is certainly the Improvement which
has been thus productive, but James River itself.
Had there been canal TO Maiden's Adventure, or
through the Blue Ridge, the same tariff of tolls
would have been still more productivc for then tho
whole amount would have been clear profit, Bcs ides
great portion Of this product results from the toll
on tobacco, of the most unius, nd oppressive
taxes, cvor imposed by any Government Nor is the
rejfstR,:ance of the investments in Turnpike stock
yielding shat~s1s cent, any argimen, against
I'll" States continuing to asstsssch enterprises, by
subscription of two-itths of the MtttaJ. Whatc.
We! individuals may do, or however ttsy3nis colcu
late, State onght not to estimate thcxSasft of
public improvements alone, BY the doAfzsahnd
cents, which they return into the Treasury The
commonwealth proiitcd by the convenience ond
facilities Afforded her citizens to get to murke,
and go from place 20 place, though not cent of rcvc
nue. De brought INTO he Golfers. Ii rs very possible
10 Imagine Improvement which Yields NOTHING 70
the State but which may yet be of surprising adyan
tnge to the Public
The Document furnished by the Cd Auditor. does
however establish by facts the truth that improve
mcnts made BY the State are prof able in the
way of RevonSe, than improvements m,dc !, cor-
jnncr ton with inlivi,In,Is 7, d,o. on,tor.ra
cllsion that bv p,,,..,,,,.. .-,, ,.' 1oA-
scale of n,spn,tuda tho commemorate. ..,,
con,,ibu,o, - .,o. Iii '" wiz no' only
|" Tue pubic veal, but open the sources of
permanent splendid, and continually increasing re-
venue for hcrseIr-o rayan,o NO, ,
mao, ,I; "'' o"'y spihcient TO
" Wv ''''''s' q" expenditures but to sink the
P''"' WIN convenient rapidly, and IN time to super
sedn the necrss,tv of tsvaton ~ e :
No,, Vol, r. , o P'""'S from the
rI,,, N"'u'' ''e 'uS' year exceeded one million
" '"ia'S-'quaI to the Whole revenue Of Virginia for
three years. When canitnl &c ., bo L
on,cun, =, 4, o-o,. ''"e" 10 any
-, P'' wien nature has so lavIshly
P'"'oo" SUBJECTS Tor us INSTRUMENTATION il is 10 be
expended arnonr our o,,, c,,;,o. STAT. W
nnr,;o, - ,i, ,,.-..,,.~ .'''' ''''''"'ng every
-''''- al LIS AsSt expenditure
"'" ''"S''''s' 'ac's and experience, oil demon
s'i"'' 'iot J""icious improvements will pay for them.
selves, aud as the country oDcns. and ;,s oo,,,.a.
""' PP"Ia"oh enlarge, as those Of Virginia NAV he
mrdn TO do. to an almost indsfn;,o o..,o., ,l' -
If pr,f, ,,,,,, r,o,.,. "'','' '"'o"' the source
,'''' "ee"'Ne more ana more municent-
VINE" 'aF'her' tue omission TO act must place and
keep Virginia in poli,icoI md o..;o., "0
we trus, tho, ,n.. co,,..I ','''"i '"'efio'hy--
s,.,,;oo, ,;,r assembly viii take up the
WI" d comprehensive spirit, and zeal com.
mensuratc with It's Importance.
KENTUCKY SENATOR news vot &C ,,o.,
Tho F,onkG,r, L,.,.,... 80 y'' oi the result
0 ''"""'oit hehtncNian OF the 9TH, brings intelI
gencc no later than that We published ves,o,do,,
The Kentuckian sovs. ''''o'y'
.crhe lone. agony 20 M,
teen ballots for To;, ne l.e gsIasure have had if
through three d,a 1lales Senator, extending
The members frienJIy ~ ~ coming toa choice.
have been plcdgeI nv ;t,. l lay out alleged TO
son scna,or-have gone 1870, 10 vote for Jack.
friendly TO Gen Jackson b., .u Us! ne members
friendly to Mr. Clay, and who have b een counties
to vote for Senator friendly 70 Mr. CI Instructed
gone against u.s. The Gn,I ,o o mr. CayIhave also