Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-06-23
DO nIE3IiG.
From The Richmond Enquirer. June H.
INTERNAL INphON EMENT.

INTERNAL iNPkON EMbAf
The adjourned meeting OF the citizens o
Richmond, Manchester aud fhs,r yicini.le s tool
Mace OF the Capitol, on tuesday evening, AT
O'Clock.
Joseph Tate. Tho Mayor OF the CITY, ~ss
ON Mr.. Chapman Johnson's motion, oailrd 10
the Cbair--and lhoma. Richie appointed ST.
creiary.
Chief Justice Marshall from The Cammiliee
of Thirteen, appointed al the iorner meeting
made the following
REPORT:
The Committee appointed TO collect in for
ma ion and prepare Repsrt upon such utras.
ures as IL may seem ment for our ielo.-eit-
izeos 10 adopt. fnr liza pnr1ose OF promo.
ing internal Improvement, "--fcsPeetfnil re.
port;
That they have entered upon the dotv
.ferred 20 them. Nth inll sense OF its lppot-
lance. No measure can more certainly pro,
mote the prosperity Of any people, than ihs
improve meui Of Internal intercourse Nosnb
iect appeals m. re fnteitly 10 the interests Of
all None can feel stronger motives Tor at
tending 10 this appeal, than the people OF Vir-
gina inhahnlng an extensive, fertile country,
nhopndiug with rich but pVDfefous nholes
which must seek n distant market or remain
useless, transportation by land, in tiIo present
stat. OF thew roads, Is bprdensone TO all, aud
imprsc,icsbe 10 many. The noble rivers
which border on, or penetrate The Stae, "hlle
left almost nature formed then. furnish
means of conveyance that arc far from being
adequate to the necessites Of the public.
| Tlcir obvious capacity 10 be rendered egnnl
70 the . necessities, holds forth the strongest
Inducements 10 the labor Of man, and invites
the most earnest attention OF Inc petrloi
statesman. These rivers pass through diiiei.
ent parts Of orr country, affect more OF less
numerous population, and are all entltled TO
tie protecting eaTfefthe Legislature. Bol the
attention of sout Iomh,iFe - more pattica-
inrly du-cted to the Jhmes.
This hue iiger lakes lis source in the \ l.,
ehany Mountains. passes tbrnugh he centre
of,he State aud washing al rxt nstye les ION
rich ~ mineral and vegetable productions,
finds its way through the magnificent Ray OF
the Chesapeake 10 the Ocean. II rs he nat
ural channel OF transportation for a large pot
ton OF the country Last of the Blue Ridge,
and OF the fertile snllry between the Blue
Ridge and All ghaoy. i presents the nearest
poiot of communication throueh he kanawha,
with tive rich country Of The W"si, Thus offe in2
one Of the Tead,est AMI mo1, convenient lIuks
Of connexion beiseru the Atlantic aud The
Mis- .issirpi.
It's advantages n the moro remote nhnhi
tants may he greatly extend by roads, winch
will facilitate the convey auce OF their produce
20 Ire villages on us banks But these ronds
however psluable are of secondary I'M OF 'ancp
hecatfee their utility depends on the state q
the river. They may be considered as bfanch-
IS which will be Inote or less tlourshlng MS the
stem may tie more or less vigorous. Ihsii
Rleat advanfage-the extent ~ which tn '
Will TO used-mnst dfpend on the improve
ment OF the river, II that great highway IL
the OCEAN be neglected, roads leading 10 II il
avail but little. J lac AGILITY OF uanspur' at oi
down j., furnishes the strongest, il not III
oniy motive that can attract produce 10 il,
backs. The river, therefore, IS aud ought I,
be, the tirs, ohjso, OF snlici'ude.
The river has beeome the absolute property
OF the State.
II bad been vested in o company on term
prescribed in the act of Incorporation. But II
tie progress ofevents, il was perceived tina
these terms, even II faithfully executed. wonlI
have The navigation in 100 imperfect II stat
to shorsiatksxat santagfs which might tie rea
Eoneht& ed from II. The advance q
suepce H. eh sneh, and the appliCauon o
that science by other States, had been So il
diUieus a. to demonstrate TO Virginia the Insult
hreacy 81 the system sho had adopted. |
had become obvious that much more wa
practicable, and moeh more was deina nhe,
by the pubic ,han The existing law requi, I'd
10 turn oar natural advantages TO the prore
account, the Legislature made an a,rang emen
by which ihe Company received ample con-
pensatioa for lis right, and consented 10 hol
tbe property Of the river 10 trust for the Com
monwealih. The whole SUBJECT is usnsletre
to The State. and NO individual interierenC
is admissible.
A new and more enlarged scheme wa
adopted, snd tor a short time prosecuted viii
vgor. The contemplated work, after bein
partially executed, was suspended. A lsrg,
sum OF money has been laid oui, Tor wlicl
the Treasury cannot be reimbursed In tolls
nor the people benefited, unless The plan
or some Other, be carried farther into exesu
lion.
We perceive with much graf ifca ton tha
the attention OF the Legislature is again ser,
cusiy directed TO this most Interesting ohlec,
BUTT is one Of of vast magnitude g. ine SQUAD
est wisdom requires that future measures shonil
be devised by Intelligence, and adopted on
the fullest atiainable information. Aware q
this, the Legislature, at It's last session, passe
an act for obtaining this Information, and ei
trusted the execution OF IL 10 the Governor
Your Committee Is Informed that hs eudeay
ors TO OBTAIN an Engineer 10 make the requi
site enquiries have not Yet proved sue sstu
His applications TO gentlemen Of eninenee Il