Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-08-18
COMMUNICArIoSs-Fo, ia. vt,s.-.s.
INTERNAL inpRovENENr-yo 4

II has bern said. by some ~ our wisest states.
men, iha, in government like ours, thu .eanh
ef the nation should be ia the hands Of thr REQ.
pie. sud not IN the governmsn'. The reason
upon which this opin,an Is foonued ls ,oo souad
4 be Qar,iioned, and tho ohviaus 90 he repeat
I'd Suffice IL 10 cay. that il 10 the besl seeuri-
" asainst the eorropiions of wealth. THIS 20.
l,,eai AXIOM beng admitted. the wisaom of
any scheme calculated TO add 20 the wealth oil
The people. aud to give it . general distribn,on.
will be Questioned by none. Among the many
means of -eting this object. whieo itnr has
developed. none ha. so veil effected ii MS JUDI
cious schrnes Of iulo,nsi mp ovenent. It's
Unnecessary consequence. They add Ia thesa-
lue OF the products Of every tract ol land, OF
every lsborer. and Of every animal emploged
IN agriculture or manufactures; because, each
having the facilities. must also partsks of tho
bene fits. Ia this point Of view these iuiernal
imnro ement., prope, " located. and jud,oiops-
ly executed, add to the general mass OF naii"nai
wealth, which 10 generally dI0used among the
people.
| have said, that the idea, that the co,s Of
such schemes Of Improvement as have adse,-
ted 10 will oprr IL greater burden upon TIM
people than III be lie ompensedb by the bensbts
derived irom tnen is delusvr. repeat tit
Is deiisipe. u the groaf mass Of Improvements
which have been executed thro lghout Europe
aud he United Siaies where commerce ~ nost
extensive. can ahord satisiac DRY proof, tue
idea is tallacious. The truth IS, most men do
not examine thu subject iaiTly. They look al
the co I OF the improvement; and ituis not sui-
6cien " productive 10 pay immediate ~ The IN
,eiesi aud part of the pfmeipal, they pronounce
the scheme wild aud visionary, aud abandso Il.
lhey will not wa,t until its advantages can be
developed -they t.qure Instantaneous tf5cf.
In rxamini Y this Suite too, they ekam'ne II
o. they would scheme, OF speculation, count
ing the outg ding aud incoming OF dollars and
cents without reference TO the Increase oi con-.
nerce, the appreciation in value OF property.
aud the moral and political effects produced by
ibem--for all which they are unwilling 10 al
low any thing. But. IL Internal improvements
were 10 be undertaken from mete saolives OF
speculation, Investments Ia their stock would
be profitable In proof OF which shall oiier a
few examples, one two from Europe and
one or two f. ON the United States, Aud these
examples ara worth IA ,usnna arguulents Of
mere speculation.
In Great Britain. more schemes of ie'er0al
Improvement have been executed than 10 aay
other part OF the world, and rs advaning and
Disadvantages have been ihare fairly tested
aud sat b have been the benefits deItYsd 10 btf
people and government, she is sl perseyerins
in this good work, and continually reapiDg the
fruits OF her enterprise. Annexed is n table Of
thirty 'wo Of her ,I',ucpri Ca"ais snewing by
u view or the value OF tho stock when taken,
and It's present value, (omii Ing fractions, thai
IN pecuniary point Of view the results mn,t
have exceeded the most sahguine ceicula,ions