Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-06-01
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CONMJiNICA IONS.
For THE NuiG.
TIE. kANNWuA RAIL ROAD.

FoR THE WING
TIE khNAWHA RAN. ROAD
Observing by this evenings Wing, IA call ,iron
the citizens of Richmond, to meet at half pas, iv.
o'clock Tomorrow evening, to consider the subject
of the contemplated Road, venture few hasty
REMARKS on the subject.
What advantages has the State a righ, 10 calcu-
l,to from tins Road? Amswrr-aupposc the
Road hnishrd--eStinatc the extent TO which the
influence of this Read VIII go at its Gar cx;rorniy
lot this extent on each side, be the base Of tr
angle, whose vortex is at Richmond, and the area
of that triangle III acres, multiplied 10y the value
Per acrc, added ny this Rail Road, viii furnish one
item OF the hcneit.
Look to the map OF the United States, and see
- e---' 10 which the rarniiicatons of this Road
may reach. All the country above the falls of the
ONO, Will be tributary to il. even unto the Lakes;
Tor the Sta'c of Ohio, by means of her Canals, is
drawing all her produce to the River ONO, and
millions supposed heretofore destined for New
"rk, viii tiud nearer market at Richmond il
even the shutting mp by leo in winter OF the New
ORR Canal, would not give the Virginia Rail
Notd preference. Sc tho young giant cities of
Cincinnati and Louisville. The tribute d id
by the West 70 them, which has caused such
uncXamrlcd prosperity, may also he made 10 pay
rInilar constitution 20 Richmond, to siv nothinp
of smaller towns. Already to Il considerable cx
tont tho trade of the Upper Ohio is going over tho
National Turnpike To Baltimore. The practice of
bating tobacco for the convenience Of carriage is
becoming quite common, and remarked 10y travel
lcrs from the West. II il now passes Over 'Turn
All
Nearly all Ohio, two thirds OF Kentucky, some of
Pcnnsylvanil and much of NirEmt, would make
tins Road their highway to markrt-Ncw York
would hardly command an equal extent ~! country
But this is not all. The best route to the d,sii
ned point on The kcnaw.Ia believed to he as far
as New River, also The best route to tennessee
Suppose the Road finished 10 New River is il TO
be presumed that il permitted, the Tcnncsaccnns
will not continue it 10 the Holstcn2 If the Ken
awha Company would not do it, Tennessee would
Let it be extended TO the !ostcin and what is thc
next project which strikes tie mind! WLy as
there is now in contemplation n Rail Road from,
Memphis, OIL the Mississippi to the Muscle Shoals
on the Tennessee ~ viii. only lie necessary to con-
tinue tho Virginia Road down the Valley Of the Uol
stein amd Trunc=sec Rivers TO the Muscle Shoals to
have ono continuous Road from Richmond to the
Mississippi what country would this not com
mtni-hll OF lndldna-- / TcnncSScc-nor
hnrs much Of Mssouri-so.nc of Miss;.sirp
kentucky, and certainly great deal Of Aiabaata
30 magnificent seems the subject, that it is bcwil-
derIng to contemplate it. l. there any line OF i'm,
provemcnt III the United States which would pro-
mise such wealth to the Stockholders? Ici,aIcn re
a comparison. Why then shall this work not he
execut@d? Is it because of insupcrabc GiIIcnItirs
from the nature Of the country? Examine the
Surveyors Reports, and 1t VIII be found that the
extent OF country VIII ch viii be commanded is not
more wonderful! than the facility with which the
Road can be made BESIDES the trade upon these
Roads, see the travelling whish Will he done The
money expended now annually, in travelling be-
tween New Oilrans and the Atlantic Waters IS
estimated at between one and two millions OF dol
lars. Look at this for one item, and to this add
INC raN"'tt'g !" and fro. bet the WEES: and
East generally, even taking The present amount
us data TO calculate from, ana what rich IIarysst
does II proniSu? But add to this the increase
which Riil Road woaid produce and it wo,.lI
be multiplied ihroc-fo!d. Ny purpose is not l.. ia,
tgGc The E!nd by figures, but it would be- an iutc
resting and culions iculJtion Tor the industrious
Investigation To go int" estimate OF all the bear
ing, consequences, and profits oil this Road, fol
lowing al! lis lroblhie rdindc atoms. The Main
Route woa.d only be the trunk of IL tree with in
Vulnerable branches CIINTON
i. 3. Allow ne 20 ask the citiz IS of Rich
nond, what your Inducements To subscribe TO
this Road? II the Stock shall not be taken to an
amount sufficient to insure the completion of the
Work, your payments, (only 50 pr. hundrcdO will
be rcturncd--it sufficient to insure it, then look to
the change in your GcS'iuics-rom d,yindiino
city to tloufishing and opucn:. Property nov
renting for one hundred dollars, might then brnr
thrcc hundred yea, possibly five hundred. BY
subscribing, you purchase Il Ticket which cannot
draw blank, and may draw 4 ccri;al prize nj
State pride patriotism offer incentive to sub !
scribe. let interest prompt you-y"u have every
thing to gain, and nothing to ose--If it prove in
convenient to you TO lay out Of rs much money as
you may wish to subscribe, bear it in mind, that il |
will not be called for, unless there he a certainty
that the wor! W Ill he completed; and with such an
assurance, there would he almost a certainty that
your stock could he sold for par. Eat suppose il
otherwise, and that some loss would he sustained
where one dollar in stock would DO lost, twenty
would bc gained, in iho rise of properly and other
advantages. Come forward risk something for
your country. C..
May %.