Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-25

praveInent anu OF Loan-but he preferred tn, or,.,
OH 10 the substitute es embracing greater va
Hety OF improvements, and as calculated TO give
greater satisfaction. %
MIR Williams saij he had intention of impuin O
nosti,y to Improvement to the gentleman from Ty-
.s '. ne was only apprehens'yc thu, his cnnty TO
'"o substitute might injurc the cause The gentle
man from Tyler, might think the West entitled TO
Hhofe tiian 1t got-he Thought too-5ut ha believed
we nad as much os we could get Out of 1000, 600
tHe west received S24G, gO0not "a rnucf ns IL o,inht
!" get but al it couki get. lie knew the Gentleman
i'oh i'yier, a friend of Improvement and he
hSpcd the substitute would still nave his i'd not With
S'lnu'ng he might have preferred to distribute the
Loan differently.
MT. Anderson of Bot. sad the question was no.
L"een Inc Original b a1d the substitute and def:p-
geo the laler as restricting appropriation To ihree or
UT great interests, properly considered Sta I'm.
Prcveman:, and discarding local improvements
mr. EPPes moved to amend by striking cut the
appropriation % the Petersburg rail way. lie wished
% ue'oeh II from this grand State scheme; at the
same time, when that subject came up IN another
sape' lac should De prepared TO demonstrate lis HIGH
ciai:ns support Z"
ar Mcfarland said be could TO, appreciate the
motives OF the gentleman from Sussex. He admit
ted the superior claims ct tie ran wsy vet e MAYED
to expunge an appropriation to it from this b,, RE
su0ni;ted TO the gentleman whether If this bill pass
ed, 1t would be more eccepta ale him. by the loss OF
ihs Particular appropriation: Mr. Mcfarland then
cNpatiated oil the advantages aud Importance of the
rail road, which 1t effected, would bring 70 trade OF
the Roanoke INTO the bosom -of Virginia Tins was
he very improvement which was a State Improve
intent.
Mr Epccs oppressed his surprise tiEt Ms ohi ,rt
shcG!l BE- misunderstood HIS object vas this-,o
iis5act the sys;em-to procure vote on each SEP
ar"te appTopr'atlon--nnd thus If possible to- defeat
Uy Pu tang each appropriation Its .ndiviCus! n,er.
ils, system which ne believed corrupt lie WISHED
to avoid being placed III the situation OF VOTING
against the b.! and yet rocketing the money
Mr.. NcFarand was somewhat surpr sed AZ the or
( art ad, ,'..I h,fk
seems, Is TO tai;e the Of the House on each
proposition Seria.!, why therefore DID he select the
petersburg ral say Oh" first ohlcc, OF the attar,-
that being the order OF arrangement IN the hin
hlr Bfodnsx declared h!s eairc hostility 70 the bill
and his persuasion OF the high claims o.. tue Peters
burg ran way. de me-. could or would Yet. to-
tins bill, whether The ..srbVg rad way was Inc!u
ded Bat that was not the question: il vss II
the bill was to pass whether the raj way was not
entitled to share? Sir. b. denounced the bin A. the
most fragrant system of log Hing he ever wncs ed
lie meant no mputation upon mstyes-such motives,
had been tIScaIned, aud he was sure SINCERELY: bus
the bil nevertheless, wore ,h,t aspect 10 HIM w
reply 10 the gentleman from Hlrrison-if he was J.
satisfied with the share the west had he was willu
To rub out aud beg II gain.
Mr. Maxwell protcssed his DEVOTION 20 internal I'm
provemcnls-Stat. improvements. Rul he d. rad
to know upon what q ouHis. the gentleman from
Sussex CMr Epprs had assun ID that the Peer 5,lr
rail- way was State ilnprny-meEt--or the ,-entls-
man from Petersburg Mr. McFarlandl had ichoad
the opinion. II was i matter OF much concern tn
Petersburg and the adjoining c,,,n:les-Ant H. be
iievej TO them only. The State a, !lr-, ha no m
;cset 10 II, the Roanoke country had nol pe.ore,!
i9r It, What is the object Interesting tn t.Ia S.ar,
which the gentleman h!nss.f proposes jTbv 20
bring the Roanoke into tho heart Of the G.a,-: n
other words, To Divert the busunys II IL ,, stream
rom lis natural destination and orinr il 20 PETERS
burg-or James River The natural destination q:
that trade, provided by Providence was Norr,lly
Why should 1t be diverted chi bono Was il the
object or interest Of the Stale to bcaea Petersburg
az the expense OF Norfolk Was 1t to the interest
OF the State TO interfere between the rival sisters
rivals qua trlendiy rivals Mr NJ. thea Submitted
variety OF geographical details 20 sho 4. the Hv
the abSoI,,e Vah.:y OF The hcpcs Gf Se;crsblrg In
respect TO Iar rail way. it could not ssF i!lvfit
ton and at another tlmC--wten the roll road If
came up. he would prove that 1t could not bear il
At present, the appropriation the PETERSBURG rail
way ought 10 be stricken OUT as in no sense, = a..
improvement.
Mr Mcfarland replied to Mr Maxwell. racine chat
gentcmans hostility to the Petersburg yl.l w4v -,
his apprGhcnsons to 'S In:Irrons effects uD,u has
borough OF Norfolk. IL was sorry the ,-enIc,nau
had not submitted the facts aud ar nun u Inc spoke
of; hut he had not done so, ne hoped tho House
would suspend rs opinion until ne did Mr. dcFaT
land then went lno variety of details In prove the
confidence felt III the Petersburg rail way by her cap
italsts and most udcious citizens proved from heir
having subscribed S24O,uO0--lnd reminded In.
House, that 1t was not asked that the SStae should
construct ;hS road herself bu, thai shr should uear
portion OF two iitEs only IN the cvplrse Of an en-.
7
rIcncc. lie presented other rstmatrt eni yipvs ,o
prove nc superiority Ot the ra read route & She
whole Roanoke country. in dIsposng OF IT. produce
over that down The Roanoke and through tl1cru,are
Sound 10 Norfolk an! prom 'drced thai 1t would nave
tho most decisive cAlct IL developing the resources
/ Of the entire Roanoke country
I Mr Maxwell said the g5ug min had assumed the.
The people of Norfolk were opposed t. tn, ,ai al.
II thcy Ci' any thing more thnn profound lnd,iIcr.
cnce. It was more than lie knew They were perfect
~ tranquil AZ the mnvcment viewing the project a.
wholly chlmrrcal He affirmed alaln thai the rail
road was ~ State improvement lint tad not been
asked for by In" people on the Roinokc though cv.
/ cry cXertion had been made TO enlist them 10 he
causc-and that III fact It interesting to nobody
but the people OF Petersburg. 1.-THE people Their,
were forced hy circumstances, wluCh tie dsplored
upon this frlorn hope. this desperate enterprise t,
/ retrieve their fortunes, were we. VINO were IN M
such desperate condition, tn embark with then2 NJ
NJ. enlarged upon the want Of discretion ~ abandon
ing a noble stream, provided by nature, for RAJ
road, and forcing trade from one town TO another
both having equal claims on the STATE.
IL H..