Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-04-05

Of the country, 4 believe New River ana
Holsson can be united by eaust perhaps sh1ot sal
DAD would be nece sary near the summit level be.
tween Reed Creek md Hcis,on. To render New
River pavg.ble for eommon keel boats (such a. are
used on James River trcm Tho distance above the
lslis OF ksnawha to the North Carolina line, will
be difficult This last fall, when New River was one
OF lower than II known b. store by the
oldest inhabi'a Is, keel boa', built by sub.erptiou,
desct nd with considerable load from n mouth Of
Reed Creek to thor, distance above the fas ihsut
much difficulty. And 9th beats are sbout 10 be built
ana boidicg fr the ssre purpose A. the be 6ts
that would result IRON the secompli, Inject Of these
wok', Il ere cannot he Two opinions-fhey scowld o.
(ord an inland co'pmunica ion ora the Chesapeake
Boy 10 the Missouri! =
mountain. and interested la these crks 10 very con-
siderable mesn the nine (uow ten) s nth Western
eonnieso o, vrsinia, and part Of North Carthns And
pors OF Tennessee would be directly and immstIf-
ely be fitted by, aud in erected in. these wo,ks
The character OF the soil and produces are vaiiou.
There 10 No liner wheat country earth. Tobacco IL
OF very superior quality; aud would sucse;d tausItv
we'll in all the oher Sou Western counties, II We
were not too Tar removed from MARKET lis character
as az NJ. and stock country Is we Known A. ~
to It's mineral productions, Is surpassed by lew coun-
ties. The salt works Ia Wasbingtou could sasIv be
made to supply a. much salt 40 Is consumed ia one
,Surth OF The Uno" Tennessee. Alabama. paris Of
North Carolina aud OF the South Western counties Of
virginia, are now supplied rom thence The ,insls
county Of Wyihe could supply iron sufieent for The
consumption OF seversl ate and II al mineral !. %
re
throughout the whole OF this section of tie S,ae-
Th. manufactures oflesd 10 wyhe was formerly vssv
valuable to the Propistors Of ,hs mines, who made
fortunes BY hauling II in Wagons over our screfshed
roads 10 Bslimore-ahd Il is now less valuable. be.
cause Of the greater Joeity Of its from
Mirour'. Yet the ore IL now procured with gre,t.
or facity than ever, and the mines believ. d 10 be-
inexhausttle. Gyhsum can be FRO ured abur dan,v
10 tho counties Of Washington and wyth, with jiiis
labour 10 raiing Il from queries ar the gu fase
Copper has been d,covered in several places In
wythe, and 10 said to be OF good quality. ,bouah no
extensive experiments have been made. nc e. ,siI
% be found in Montgomery. oxyde Of iron, which
short, my dear Sir. land grieve say il The mine.
unappre ciated.
As to the amour, OF Stock which would be sub.r,.
bed 10 this section OF the State, the proposed Raj.
Road, canuo, f,rm an idea II Is dificult 10 make
the body OF the people understand the praetieabl,v
and uu,i ofsuch workout when tho Importance
OF this improvement moi ouly TO the pres. but 10 all
future generatons Is dt red we oue HI SURELY "a
arouse IRON e,hagy and endeavor to deveIope all
the resources Of Virginia"
IL IL gratifying to that the Com mis,ioners of
"The Stauntou and Ohio Rail. Road" are already a
work The Books are TO be opened at 'S,aun,on ON
tho 25h day Of April.
MOVEMENTS UTON THE CHESS-BOARD.
we have looked over the names OF The more than
SUI Subscribers to the notice which has been put sb
IN Philadelphia by the fiends of Mr. Clay IL is use
less TO deny the fact. that we find among th.m The
Hover OF the Clay Party in that Ci,ymen, Of repuss
- In N
.e1o SHUT our eyes also TO factthat the friends f
Mr. Clsy not only do rot mean TO abandon his ban
neIs' out That they mean to Pu.h with all their
iorce aud with all their zea-some, times pappinr
sometimes s'orming-in some quarters by addrr,s 10
iu'i their an'agonsts to seep-and In others by tbe
most energetic measures to overawe opposition = But,
mat Mr. Clay Is the only man 10 be run-t he viii
be run T'otc and that he will be run alter the ne,
election-s proposition no longer to be ,iputed ar
eonce ale die will tot succeed at The next election
10 our nfm corvietion-Gen. jackson will! gain
the Coalii on-bu il the dscord our ranks
II men will now call themselves the frends of Ca,
noun aud the friends Of Van Buren,, and in hst new
eapacny' 90 en- to attack the head of the rival fac.
uon-what must lie the corsequsnce The ri. nds
oil tho Administration will become 70 embtered ara
Ievered against each other, that neither party will be
aoe, TO carry their after the ne n
ELECTION; aud The least expect is that the EI.r
'ion will be carried TO the II. of Representative
Nh 10 vain TO deny it-but the scere of lbe last six
weeks have done 10 raise the hopes and animal.
me exer'ions OF the patiz,ns Of Mr. Claw ,han ali
the other events which have since The ...
uon o. Ven, jackson The following article has been
rePubshed by the last N. Intelig sncer; and 1, nm
u.s"onably expresses the plano and the homes
Of lie friends: r
8. Some Of the jackson Presses have ena.avor.a. ;.
MAKE the Impression, that the National Republicans
despair OF The election OF Henry Clay and ara
20 concentrate their strength on rome ether
.heir policy thus to misreprcsen. the views of he
national republican party, and to Introduce divi,iou
ana Parsyze exertion, but they will be m,taken in
their desigBs. Mr. Clay IL the candidate of IN. nsr,
snd WIN receive its undivided support He has be On
S,aes, without the agency Of ranked letters, and ON
monday next will receive the pledge of the most nu.
merous political meeting held in the civ of phil.
aoe'pba. This me- ting assure d. will embraes
many who were the advoea es oil General J. .on
out who will not slavshly follow him in his serp, ntine
ano ruinous course. In Maryland, the public VOICE
has spoken in tone not to be misundersod With =
unanImiiy unparalleled in political controversies The
reemen OF ibis ate have mned The me asures Of
me uenera Government and pronounced for Clay
1aeksonlsm is here on its back gsseing and in Ssv-
'emoer next II will give up The ghost.
Indications from all quarters are most che ring
aoa never did the prospects OF Mr. Clay appear mora
onsht and sIimaiiDg than at This moment"
bolt Chron
The Charleston Mercury ant cipates even danger Mt
he ne II ection-But confess, we do not What
The Mercury says however, about the next Election
Is certainly true Of the Election of lS36.-The Mer.
curry Is commenting upon tie Language of the N Y;
Courier and the Georgia Journaland saws: But IL
en- the party to create disco Dtions will il ensure Gen
Jacksons recollection 10 insult and ALLEVIATE large por-
Ion oil is iriends? Or Is either OF those papers sure
that II could do without Virginia, or that Mr. Csboun
would be laid upnn the table Let them reflect that
Mr. Clay is In the heidihat his party 10 de ededly
stronger Than ever has beeDsnd that If the repub
hcan party be divided there be no election by Tho
people. Do they with The suceess Of Mr. Clay! We
are sure they do not. Let them think, therefore.
whether II evde sound policy or true
10 zen Jackson, ,hus TO endsDger his success, by
throwing hre-braDds amongst his friends In our
opinion, they scarcely be regarded 40 rue nds
70 Zen. Jackson, WHO pureue course emins ntlv
eaicula ed TO embarrass bs administration to weshsn
his strength. and to jeopardize his prospec In the
anxiety Of The Courier TO promote MIR. Van Buren, IL
,sem, utterly rsgsrdle" Of the injury II may do he