Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-07-22
Fox THE ENQUIRER
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT

The % Demin on a, 'as. sre,rs disposed 10 do some
thny to better the coudon o her natural tines OF in
he mOvn. OF tho waters about
Richmond, s at iea, ioissuvs Of sone agent scun.
upon III publc mlud that will, IL l, hoped, stimulate
tue great lowers 10 an onward march under n bau-
ner oil Iu'etuai improvement Wtetber that agent -
nero!s aud IA people, whe her IL il the
Ell; OF sensible fear ned with portion of n,,nre
h's, law, serpGtioh I, Wholly iinmateri.i to tue
Con- npnweal,h. the f.ct I, her, her na,u.
al claim aud proportion 10 hat par OF he oil
he Yves, wbi,h she justly snilrd TO- aud VIII eh she
"iii gam CDder vie AMI well directed eh)rt 20 nos
ses'n, hen onward be the march Of the Rehmon
No" feeru 10 81 q caus. OF Iaetns Imp IT. AID
'ucee+s attend thor sch ue., be hsy road.
or "s iurup'kes. Thr later, IL hop,d III net
be lost sight OF under the iuppHp. n. wspap-r .u,sv
the iormeS Tor, perfect roads kind OF iup owe.
meh adapted 10 The genius and inerest OF esr,cul
'ura' people; one that every farmer eau bis own
'eeh-po"er aud vehise, TO move his k.tabie sur
Piu' 'Ton indePe nden, If canal boats, railroad ears
commission Merchants drAynen, LIT 10 not b.
understood that the writer OF ih. humble sen,inen, OF
appreciation TO ihs cause Of Internal lmprovemrn i
would wish 10 quesiion the successful suuly Of Rail
roads, or the wi.dom Of intsp -ntsnt canals N, let
your Arteries be those Ct you pes- Indicated by the
p'esspi Governor the Clinton o Virginia. But do 10
o@' SIGH he re'ns IN the body pIitis, coed oyti.
ncial turnpike roads; ami their ava,Isble fevenue,
MS iast r-m"k brrg u my recOHr s'lou a subject
mat has occupied some time and reflection upon the
prophecy OF ,Apending at once latg portion OF the
'oii on he kanAwha road 10 put it in more p-rf-c or.
uer han u Is like To receive under the present uu.
','""''e eys"u o. keeping upls epaNs,uow shame
'uhy neglected., hat ITS gates threatened 20 be
thrown open Some excuse 10 du-, however, from IN.
chHaserot the seasou aud he daily injury u Gus aims
from Inc heavy po'tcosctes running upon H. tr every
whesi running upon road trass 10 sou,c degree with
Out iockdxe sLd this will be pTopotiionsd weight
OF the carriage aud the velocity Of il. motion. siege
coaches, there ore, carrying heavy weights, moving
WI great v-ioey aud p esent,Dg to the road mar.
row IRE OF Wheel, must oil necessity, drag in greater
'eSTS~'men srv otasr carriage; comb ming in them
selves every cause by which dragging 10 produced 4
IN OF tar nt nh.
os'' made reads in England hat such is tbs injury
sustained by the turn likes from III. Ssge.coachese
where nifty urnies are daily mad toe toll, do
not ndemoiiy he fund, for the and tear Of the
road
What then mus, be the effect upon an earth road
where long mountain slopes require the Locking
"heeit, 70 descend them with prud seie,y! NJ
ny OF the bold long gtadss mi b, be rsmedsd; but is
quesuoned whether ANY location, without saefiice OF
di'snfe e, could be made over uouulsin country that
would suPercede he Necessary caution OF iockluy on
Iong descending slopes, by rapid y coach
es low so oVetburden with pas,.ng.ts aud baggage
ia the hlnawhA roue I, The wes, Thee consider
INDUCE the belief, that the propriey justice 10 the
true intsres, OF the ros OF reducing the oils upon me
anawha Turnp Ike, may ow be fsirly questioned.