Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-11-08
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS


The Wellsburg Gazette is penetrated with the H.
berni spirit OF the country and of the age:
are f'pey To perceive Gays ts last No } that IN
many portions OF oar State landabie excitement for in
ternal imp ovement prevails Never was ,herc snrh
stir among the people at any previous period in relation
10 THIS object as present We hope ay continue uH.
I" something produced Ii the Old Dominion il al all
TO improve, must he by fostering the agricultural and
manufacturing interests This cannot be done unIe,
are 'afes Tor nng'ng the productions fields
an" TIE SHOPS mo market; aud among these facilities may
be enumerated good roads, canals and nav,.hI.
here nature has been deficient, re sorted to-
an just in proportion he Of the country il nurov
cd, will its citizens be prosper o,s'
schemes are on loot IN many quarters of the State
Tor improving its communicaiion-Thef following
petition will be laid before the next Legislature
To The General assembly Of Yirginia
The undersigned, citizens OF the counties OF Rockbrige
anu augusta, resp c'iuy .sk OF your body the
passage OF law Incorporating Joint 81, ok COMPANY Tor
the purpose OF constructing turnpk. road from IN. ow
OF Greenville in The county OF Rockbdye The distance
between these two points about - nes-passiny
ne Town al bro" nsburg and in part through very fer
lie and productive gon of ry and i'm mart r,uyh
very rugged and mountain eior; in .hic LATER
ale located number o furnaces and io,pes ,L,, mann
hr'u'e annually large qualities OF iron.
Your petitioners have iouni impossible 10 cons,rvr, mr.
keep III repair In the ordinary mode such highway The
wants AMI necessities of the country demand road ,
on this route moid also presen strong claims ,on Tho h
Tic patronage as il would facilitate The travel from the cas-,
passing the towns Of waynesborongh anu Gre-nvIe by
me way OF The arm Springs, &c.-bring the nrarrs,
possible route from Rockl.h gap to the Warm Snrinys
AZ Panther Gap This road would nierscct the ee turn
PNe "HtauV constructed from said Can I'm
Springs; and nj Greenvic would nt-rsect the gr.a, AL
ley road, and The road 10 oush-h,s atT,r,ug
~ me farmers aud manufacturers facilities in the ,ranspor
taon oil their several commodities 10 an Easic, and W.s
'ern Market anu to the people al the East a near and sale
route to the mineral springs OF Virginia.
we understand Also that an application will he
Salt Sulphur, &c. &c. Wv
The Lewisbnrg Allcghaninn of the LIST is out in n
very strong aud animated manner, in favor of the
efeat cause OF Internal improvement 1t concludes
WIN the following impressive remarks:
The enemies OF the improvement will no doubt, c,I
II lille speculation and laugh at the idea of .y-, r..Izn
our views So did the wiseacres OF similar ,amp in
New York. when that proud monument of human now.
aud enterprise, the Erie Canal, was commenced Tba,
great work, in defiance Of all obstacles has been carried
to successful terninaion; and New York il di,y rc.
ing rich reward from her cntrrrtize and rea,i,in ,
Than her wisesi patriots anticipated. Of IN.
great prohs arising from the transportation OF al spr ccs
"l produce on The canal, has brough vast
OF trade To That State, and made her chief city e epo-
rum Tor all The commerce OF the Lake and that vast re.
g'on ." country which surrounds them In short time,
nrrmproVemen's viii be paid for. and the profits arising
from them, Choy being the property Of the Saie) will
en"rey release the people from taxaon and enable the
Government 10 carry any other schemes of inproyc
men that may tend 10 enhance the prosperity of the
S,"fe. what Is TO prevent Virginia from doing as New
ork mas done! We have fewer obstacles TO surmount;
we can open channel Of alton with the sa,e
region OF country, by shorter and less expensive route
we have the same inducements prompt our effort. i'm
the cause, aud have the means OF carving il INFO
elect, provided we had the heart do So All
tha Is wanting is, proper spiri, among the people
Their vision is covered with film, tina, hides their
true Interests from their view, and our men of in
huence have not the patriotism TO make an effort In
remove it, u our influential men cannot write tbcv
no' act. Let them stir about among the people, ani
oy me use oil every argument they bring their aid
arouse proper feeling in them. More can he done in
that way than by writing essays the subject for I'M
fortunately, the people generally leading people
and ten thousand essays however well written can nro
duce no effect where they are not read"
- TO De or nat 10 be?" Some OF Mr. Claws ci d,pont
trends deny That he is candidate for the Pesidency-
oers hetier-inormed or devoted his cause con
'ehu ..at he aganin the fel-and third con
that Mr. C. will he the of circumstance and
VIII be governed by the chances for against him
Among those journalists which have been most lyal In
Mr. Ciy we lind the Editor OF the Louisville Herald: whose
wishes scarcely be mistaken in the following article
he Cincinnati Commercial Advertiser had recently put
forth this paragraph:
As he tt Cny declines being candidate election for
tho heart, and received becoming m"nse ' "'0 ''O
ms drew forth from The Louis' lille Herald the follow
ing blast al its liumpe':
Indeed He declines, does he! This j. ne s TO u. here
III Louisville That The "rivilites shown Mr. Clay ..are
di>intercsied," that ''they are from TN. boar, AL ,,
they are received in becoming manner not cv.n M,
right democr0tc friend OF the Cincinnati R,pubIcon-I
who hold enough IN such mattcrs-would venture we
presume, to deny But how the 4drerfiscr came 10 the
knowledge that MIR. Clay ''derlnrs being candidate far
President at the next ee ction' are not little curious
10 know II Is quite certain tina, Mr.. Clay has never
gwen any ini'naon either in public private that he
to0uid he candidate but il il equally certain Thai h.re
Is no foundation for The inference that therefore he viii
MT be Candidate aty ina :, H. Iii. ~,
personal wishes and feelings are upon the subec, We,
we have 10 reason To doubt, that should the National Re-
p"oc"" parry place him III their front rank he will dre
gard or treat lightly that position In such an event, to
use his own expressive language, che will be found where
ne has ever bcen'-''in The service OF the p, o,lc
On The whole. we may look Tor fresh signs from Mr
Clay during The next session Instead OF e,itinO IN ,
obscuy OF Ashfied, anticipated from one Of his
closing speeches OF the last Congress, may cxpect IN
see hin entering the Senate with rrourd ACTIVITY and
vigor-snpporirg the Tariff the Bank the Land Bill In
'ernaI Improvement &c. &c and opposing the adm.
hlSfaiion al every tack. IL these can command new
nomination for the Presidency, Mr.. &. will run as the cam
dida'e Of those several interests
UP TO THE HUB Candidate
ne Niacon 90 Messenger declares that "thc State
Rights Party (ods, in their view, Modification Pa,ty\
ought not and we trust will not, especially a, This
"dy' "ng'c IN The scrambng for the Presidency
we should al 40 lime do IT, unless have fair
OF eiecii"gh rue unnchng representative OF our prnc
pee, VINO WIZ, not only openly, boldly without reserva
on h'ow them but viii take up his oss ami follow those
principles, W ether they lead him Cslvary's summit
or to The faded aud furnished purple Washington WHY
should we take part in The the Presidency, The
remedy Tor the evils Of which complain is not ,rouo
TIE PIesideut-i 10 meddle in the thing a, ali
let us at once give notice, that the man who looks r e
support OF tue State Rights party (be he from the North
SCUM, East, OF Wesi) must oprnIy our faith "NIa
ho"et must come TO the nountan, Tor the mountain viii