Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-08

Gut nave made no allowance lt the ,r,nspo,,,,;o,
sensers, which may he expected to he very great The ovps,.
Of the produce and merchandisc transported. merchant, ans
travellers on business, em's'an,s, aud those seeking pleasure q =
health, viii crowd on thu. road. and add greatly to il, rIo6,,
as we'll a. the transportation of mails. &c.
There are other sources of prof, too, which ii, is now impos.
Of the store houses, called ioR.hotses, for the rrceu,o n" ~
delivery out OF merchandise transported. They can condsmn
lands every 10 miles Tor these. These houses will be occ"-
pied by their confidential agents and rctainers, subject ,o ;n.,.u,
removal, II unfamhiul or unmindful of the Interest of the Com.
pa"yI,Hey w"I nave o'c'r storage only limited by their ter,,.
can sell goods tn those who deliver produce. &c e. ,s
VIM nave 'he'r ground too for stables; stations for RELAYS of
no'ses' &c. nc and of course houses To- accommodate. ,,.,
travellers, &c &c-thcy will have a town of IN ace. ~, ~ t
bank oi the Potomac, also filled with Their tenants and agents
SUBJECT 10 thrr control. IN order that their monovoly MAJ n,,
he m'crieIcd with Thcsc are no, only crra, ouIcrs n 49, g.
bu, OF D.Hncnce and pnyonage, which it seems to e ou,h, n ~,
Ia I've overlooked by the politicians of the ptrscnt dav. '
We are netr on this subject oi rail roads, and for one. I Thin,
1t wrong for the prcsc,n' generation 10 sell out all po,iry;t, To- :
with all these privileges The sra,e has guarded herself a.aiu,;;
other companies not possessing such enormous powers. and h.s
provided for the relief OF postcnty against the oppression of
moTdinatc gamS III future times
rms company too becomes incorporated on a subscri,,;,,
of 500 shares oi 500 each, or I.3Oth part Of the CANAL P"on
Does not all this eviucc a degree Of rashness unusual in M,
passed the lower House, extended all these privilege 20
company winch would have possessed a capital at least OF ak
on a subscription 10 bring ii into being. Of an huSdrsJ y" "I
twentieth part of the minimum capital, how ran we rrrorc;,.
'e proceeding to what has hitherto prevailed in vmgiuia,
II is true our Western brethren have much to ,,y ,b.;, ,,
uence aud patriotism, In, think not enough In div, ,h.,psa,
ms much less to divide the State. We only wan, cor,ee,
'"iSrma,ion to bring us all right, and to unite US in one family.
| =. 49," o"N''u'Nt Hdu as enl m nUar. -
the state on tins s"Gject, aud had passed such n Law as ,h e.
when passed the lower House, would any one have been sn
-, nn ,Iy az a = no" n 10 e wa. IT'S certain e6tet; if no, object would to
% divric an break down the State of Virginia. and wo,,IJ 80.
the Eas, and West have united in opposing III, "o
! ,hnS the valley of the Shenandoah is cap,bl. of -,
ing for any kind Of improvement which almos, av .,b pay
Of me Slate can; aud that 1t ought to he improved, and ,ba,
speedily, III an cDtctuat ray II a ran road shall be found To
be tho proper kmd of Improvement, and can be effected :,
$4,000 per mile, i, ought To be done On STATE account
itw"nid instantly pay the interest on a loan, which the Stale
Co"'u get II IL per cent, aud would soon give a large profit. In
~ apP.'ei 10 other works; The State having rim her power
ulldllN w over the oils lnissl all ,ni,Lt IA. r..,I. =. -.
SIX or eight cents, If necessary to cover in,erest. and r,,dra,n,
l""c'eu afterwards, SO as To pay Interest, and leave a reascna-
Die prom for other works. All danger @ n ,nopopoIy 10 81.
hands OF foreign capitalists Iur the greater uart NJ ,hss .,oo.
holders would he foreigners. capable of holding personal Mi.
ciaTed tn be- would ne avoided.
! think the Legislature ought to suspend this law until g, ,ho
rough examination Of IL S river aud the proper impTovs,psn,
which ought to be- made, takes place, so as TO eoabIe the ST..
To TAXI the whole stock at the next session.
NJ all events, think, justice TO Posterity and to the safe,y Of
our institutions, require thata power should he reserved 20
lowe the tolls, as IN other cases, aud TO the State to subscr ibe
proportionatc influence over The affairs of the Compapv. Re-,
the hest way Is TO reserve the rgh, of the State TO the whole. #
she thinks proper To take II, or any part of il, at the = q,
sion. u she does not, the law will then 90 into effect, and all
will he done, IN the mean time, which the company you'll do
The HVer will be examined, and that At the expense of the
have no idea Of the members of one section of the S,a,o
!eGisiaonS' on such a subject As this, for the whole State AL.
Wousn 'ney are most directly interested, yet that very interest
may puma them 10 the future operations of a system in which
the whole State has a deep interest. This has no, been the
course OF the Legislature hitherto, and these iHnopa hons i'm
uese uayso i 'Hnoraton' are well calculated to alarm those
VINO have been IN the habit Of looking to the operation of such
matters, not Oh the pectniDy interests only, but on the polit;ro,
institutions Of the country
think the Legislature, and the Naly members especialIr
that valley, to all time, at the rates held on, in this law.
Con SAVE TT COMMONWEALTH,
! ION I kno" whether other Editors ~ the State NAV think
these matters worthy the consideration of their subscribers; 4
they DO, they will submit them to them