Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-06
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friends OF Improvement upon the favorable signs
which now encourage their hopes and cxertions
Inc most ha;tcring indication we have seen of the
approaching success OF their cause, is furnished by
our sagac'ous neighbor in his "Enqurer;" excellent
and appropriate namely of yesterday. Afler pro-
found silence snce the dsrcpute cast upon the cause
~ the unfortunate management of the James River
Canal-after absolute occusion in the Intervening
years of gloom and despondency-he has suddenly
become ardent, devoted and fiery. Nay he appears
IN actual extacy. at the prospects which now dawn
upon the State! He has enquired, and finds that the
cause Is no onger doubtful-that the ma or ~ now
toierably certain, will soon be overwhelming, and
ne dashes into the very Of the ranks As in re-
gard to the Convcntlon--when in 1894, things look
cd bright and cheerful, the Enquirer was for the
Convention-soon, when Loighs appeal appeared
and the lower counties were revolutioned Col
Gooch was seized with distressing doubts about the
exPcdiency ofthe measure. and the Enquirer became
ne"rni-ere two years had passed. the People in pri-
mary Assemblies. declared for the Convention, and
We advert to these things to shame the Enquirer
into a little consistency. 1t has now declared for
Internal Improvements and we wish 10 hold il to the
lodging aud en2u'ring. If another gloomy day over
takes the cause, 1t must lend its assistance to avert
the sinister omens. II must not await the manif,s-
taton of popular opinion, but aid in enightenng and
directing It. To remind it and others of the decisive
conmittal II has made tn the general cause of I'M
provcment, and because we like the sentiment it'll
the exception Of the twaddlc about the Senator and
the Rail Road, we repubish its Introductory remark
to the vote of thanks OF the people of Winchester
THE CAUSE OF INTERNAL IMPROVE
NENr.-Say what you will Of the rejection oftbe
L'nr BIZ; describe as torcibly you please the
gloom which hung over the cause of Iu:crna I'm
provcmcnt some few weeks ago, we are now pre.
pared to do justice to the labours of the present
Legislature that behalf. They have done. VIC
humby think for that worthy cause, more than
any OF their predecessors for years past They have
cont rIbuted SI25 600 TO road from Winchester 10
he Ohio--given an efficient aid TO tine PETERSBURG
Rail-Road.--Thcy have appropriated $4,000 ito the
construction OF road for the purpose of carriaues
and heavy loaded Wagons, from suitable poin;
a. or near the lower end Of tie James River
Canal. at the noun ain sec ion, u point at or nea.
the N nth River. a. the upper end of said Canal
"F"e import ancr of t.is al (says correspondent
OF the Lynchbn-g V.sglnan.) TO the trad. ofLynch-
burg, and to the oinmndIion of travellers 10 tho
Springs, and 10 the Wee ern Country, make II de-
srabc tina. the enrIre road from Lyncnburg to the
Nor; river should be completed ,rly as pos-Ir .
BlI ire row IN progress in the Hou,. o. Del :. .tes
to lncorporat tw cOmran es extend this ROAD from
the Western case OF he Blue Ridge one north
westwaTdy to LeXnGtnn, and the other south
We't"ardly to the Natural Bridge and Pat, ny
burg. THEY iare aiout TO throw open the feel
C. private enterprise various directons-by rail-
roads or turnPikes-ffom New River 10 Lynchburp
and it is hoped from New River To East Tenncs
sce-trom Fincsst c to Pattonsburo-iron VIM
chester to llarper's Fcrry-from Stanton TO
the Potomac-irom Suffolk 10 the Roanoke-from
FHnHnF Gsl, /, e ID
in various other parrs.-We shall pup ish coup
d0it of all such works may be authorized b. tn,
Legislature, when the scene Sh is upon them. They
are about to direct a survey OF the Shenandoah-a
re'surVey OF The James rIver for the purpose re-
parlng plans and estimates for the next General
Assembly We hail these efforts with great salts
iact"h We announce them the signs of new
era IN Internal Improvement II is now for the
peope TO determine whether they will second bv
their own enterprise and funds he acts of their
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES they wall suhsc ribe LID
ersiy towards these works-whethcr they will
come prepared before the next Gen. Assembly not
only with the voices, but with the purses of the thou
sands OF the people, 10 apply for such AID in the pro-
Secot"n OF hose extensive works as may be neces-
sary TO accomplish them The rnnre activity the
pope show on this occasion, to venture their own
funds, TO put their own shoulders 10 the wheel the
more effective will be their appeal to the patronag e
of the > ate. Blu many of these works NAV prob-
ably be carried through by individual en;e rpriz
alone.-We shall take up the IN the cuurs, of
the yeor-and give it all the humble aid and all the
mule light, VIII en- It may be IN power TO lmpart
we were forcIby struck the other day with the re-
mark of n worthy Senator Of Vlrgnia.-He was
asked, 1t he was friend 10 the New River Rail
Road 81 have not considered It ,'"Bu will you?"
tenainly Wilt ls enough for mo to know that
1t IS the cause Of Internal Improvement--fur mo 10
tako deep interest in it " Such spirit as this is
TO redeem Virginia. 1t may produce prodigies."
We are really glad to see these sentiments. The
Enquirer can do much in training the public mini
to the necessary height ofzca this important sub
Ject but the best Of II is, that we may now lonrn to
certainty, that the cause is prosperous and -four
ishng-shat in truth, it already prevails, and that
another year will see Virginia embark 18th 1.-THE
danger IL Ton mnct) spirit in the great and bene fcIa
enterprise Of State Improvement.
Tue Posr OFFICE ERAsUREs To those who
wish clear understanding Of the case Of the "era
suros" detected at the General Post Office. by the