Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-06-01
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TO THE PEOPLE OF RICHMOND.

WITH no ordinary satlsiactlOn--n truth with
traordinary pleasure, we state that the apprehen.
sions yesterday said wcro entertained by the
proxy of the Richmond Stockholders to tn. meet
ing of tho New River Company at Lynchburg,
that the wishes of his principals would be defeat.
cd, have not been realised.
We learn from the representative of tho Rich.
mond Stockholders in the General Meeting of the
Stockholders Of the Lynehburg and New River
Rail Road Company, which took place on the 25th
instant, that Mr. Davis, the President of the Com.
pany, took the Chair, and Mr.. Mckinney and Mr..
Meem were appointed Secretaries. The Proceed.
ings and Resolutions of the Richmond Stockhold.
ers, entered into at a meeting held in Richmond,
on the 18th of April last, were presented to the
General Meeting for its consideration.
proposition was made that the Stockholders
should concur in the Resolutions of the Richmond
Meeting, favoring an abandonment of tho enter
prise but before any decision was made, the Meet
ing adjourned until the succeeding day at 3 o'clock
when it appeared, upon taking the votes that there
were ,5l2 for the abandonment. and ,024 against
it. Whereupon it resolred. that the enterprise
should be abandoned and the charter surrendered.
Another resolution was then unanimously adopt
Nd-That the President and Directors of the Com
pany should be appointed its agents for adjusting,
upon fair and equitable principles and for paying
oil proper claims for expenses incurred, work DONE
contracts made with individuals on behalf Of the
Company-and that the funds in the hands of tho
Commissioners should be ect the orders of said
agents, so far they should be necessary for pay
ing such Just caims-the residue Of the money to
be returned by tho Commissioners who received it,
to the respective subscribers their executors or as
signs.
We are also informed thnt it did not appear to
be the general wish of those who were opposed to
the abandonment, at this time that any heavy ex-
penses should be incurred, or work commenced
until some satisfactory assurance should be obtain.
cd, that funds amply sufficient to complete the un.
dertaking could be got; but they thought, En-.
gineers had been employed, and were then ready
to proceed with the surrey that, at least should be
made, before determination to abandon the
scheme. No hostility manifested by any one
to the undertaking of the James River and Kana-
wha Company, but on the contrary. belief was
generally encouraged, that Lyn chburg would make
liberal subscription to the stock of that Company
so soon as it could be satisfied the improvement
would be made in such manner to afford to that
town just and substantial participation in its be-
nefits
Wo make bold in the name of this Community
Richmond Stockholders at Lynchburg for his eff
Gent and successful negotiation of this most i'm,
portant point Perhaps we have never had the
qualification of announcing any intelligence to
Richmond, of so vital an import TO it's prosperity
Unless the New River Collision had terminated
it did-if the magnanimity of Lynchburg had not
prevailed with her to surrender n favorite and
cherished scheme to the good of the countryside
lovers of that country might have sighed for add
tional indefinite space, the most rich cndow-
ments and brilliant advantages neglected or
thrown away, over her continually retrogradng
prospects, and the spectacle Of her, the mother of
Republics, outstrppcd in the honorable contest of
improving the fortunes of her citizens by all her
sisters, and condemned by the fatal apathy Of her
soas gradually to descend into insigniicance; and
finally to become, in those collisions which the sa-
gacious eye sees in the perspective, the newer Of
wood and drawer of water, to those towards
whom she wont stand in proud and &C
knowledgcd prominence. All judicious persons
feel that the fate of the great Central Improvement
will be crisis in the destines of Virginia; that if
it fail, hope is excluded for the future; that
If it do not succeed, she must yield her command
of the right wing of confederated States and be
sontonted to rank not as Sparta, or Athens, or
Thebos, but as Argos or Platea. The successful
termination of the difficulty of the New River
which presented itself the Threshold is u most
encouraging circumstance. Richmond, if she be
true to herself and her intcrests-if she be not
cursed with Stuart blindness of Judgment this
obstacle being cleared, will now move en- nasse
all classes, all interests, all professions.
will come forward to promote a great de-
sign, in which, not one single being whose
destiny has connected him with this CITY is
unintercsted-in which every such, has not
n great, positive, and demonstrablc interest.
Is it possible that there can be any hanging
back, any delay, any doubts? Is not the
question whether Richmond shall vic with the
Proudest, most prosperous, and most populous CT
lies, or whether grass shall grow in her streets
whether she shall become Alexandria of Egypt,
alter the discovery of the road to the wealth of
india round the Cape of Good Uopcl Is it not
question whether Old Virginia, for whom nature
has done so much, and man so little, shall once
more resume her commanding pos ton, or sink
lower and lower in tho scale of Satcsl Still it is
not to be imagined expected, that mere patriot
ism will prevail With the Of mankind TO part
with their property without an equiv lent. l. there
then, . rational doupi Of lha prhctcabilily of this
great work. j. there rational doubt, that
being accomplished IL ,yiii refund tho Stakeholder
with lavish usury, and low with prosperity
to the whole commonwealth? Look at the men,
who have already given TIC most substantial ovi-
dcnce II confdcnce-NoD Of C! car judgement, Of
profound saglcity, Of the most wary caution. Is
't fa'ry to be supposed, that the concurrent judy
ment OF such men as these, can be mistaken or
ooluded7 Such arc the advantages presented to