Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-07-30
The Proieeied Rnl Rond.


Inc connecticut Journal refers TO the Rail Road
which is projected from Richmond to the Potomac
Creekand gueSSeS, that elf the spirit of speculation
keeps the channel n few wears the rood will
terminate on the levels of New Orleans" The Port
land Advertiser takes up this extensive project upon
new key--and gives it its opinion, that The
Ueherai Government ought TO undertake the build
ing oil Kall Road from Washington to New Or
leans, Mono, Sir. Much the friends of In
ternal Improvement in Virginia may like the object
they disclam the means. They say, to the General
government Hands off,-confine yourself TO vour
own specihed sphere. You have enough to do I'M
der the Constitution. Act well your part-and leave
the States and the People to their own proper Gnc
tons" We hail the following movement with inf
nltely more satisfaction, than all the schemes for
ealing IN Uncle sam to our assistance. If we wish
to do the business wisely and well, we must initiate
the Reaper in the Fable and do ii o,,rselpes:
AT meeting of humber Of the citizens OF Hanover
county at the Court House, the 23d day of July 1898
(withou previous notice, being court dyA for the pur
pose of considering The proprety and expedencv NJ
str'icting Rail Road from Richmond to Fredercksburr
On motion oil Dr. Joseph M. Sheppard Charles Thomp.
appointed Secretary
After an appropriate exposition of the praccaby and
auyan,ages oil kai Road from Richmond to Fredercks-
burg by George W. Basset, Esq, latter place the
following resolutions were UNANIMOUSLY adopted:
hesoped, hat we will cordially unite with our fellow.
ciuzens oil the county OF Caroline in presenting memo
rial to the Executive, requesting survey and estimates
Tor KAN koad between fredericksburg and Richmond
Meso,eea, mat we distinctly reprobse the idea of
most eligible route VIC
Resoiped, That VIM. F. wickham, WIN. D. Winston.
Jos NJ Sheppard Charles P. Goodall, Henry Robinson,
John d. G. Brown, WIN. II. Roane Williams Carter. las
l. sutton John j. Taylor William l.. White Thos Dos.
well, John WYATT VIM. d. TAYLOR and Edmund II Cren
shaw be Committee of Correspondence "a an organ of
communication with other meetings or individuals inter
ested In this subject and to present Memorial to the
Executive, setting forth views.
ResoiDed, on motion, That Charles Thompson r 0be
narman) De added 10 the Committee and that the said
No''ee meet at August Hanover Court next, for the
purpose OF agreeing ON projet of The aforesaid Memorial
and forwarding it to the Executive.
Resoired, on motion, That the Chairman have power
advisable. 800 ~
ResODed, That the foregoing proceedings he signed by
nc chairman ana secretary, and forwarded the Editors
OF the public papers in Richmond and Fred,ricksburo
with request that they publish tem and the rneetn
adjourned sine die "s
CHARLES THOMPSON, Jr., Chairman.
JOHN T. ANDERSON, Secretary.
Cheering qnd Encouraging Facts The oI,s r.coi,,
ed from the four Canals OF " York Che Erie Champaign
Cayuga and Seneca and Oswego) from The opening Of The
s'vgaon ms year TO the 3Oh June. viz months and
days Is $5OO,2ll 81 cents, being S55 2IO 90 more
than the receipts for the corresponding period of
ana ths increase has taken place in spite Of the consider
able reduction which effected i'm the rate of Ue f
so that the increase of the business ON the canals IL
much larger proportion than the increase in the amount
OF the tolls.
on her canals Qhc Ohio and the Miami) were during the
month Of May last 2O,273 94-being an excess on the
Ierep's OF the previous May, OF $6,30l %.
And ye, IRE still hesitate 10 carry through orr great
and c-doing. 20 ~
me President Of the United States left Washington
on Friday last about 10 o'clock in the Columbia Steam
ooa'' ana arrived al Old Point about g. on Saturday
morning. lie did not land at fbe Point and Jcciin1
90 III me most decided all the honors of a sa-
ne. nc begged that there might be "fuss or parade"
received with a National salnte-nether kpoyine nor
wishing such distinction to be paid to him The Pres
uen Is accompanied by Of his private miy-ladies
as wen as genuemen-and by Mr. and Mrs Bgir We
unuersand that he Is in fine spirts; bat that his health
,sIuIes ne retirement OF the Rip Raps the bracing of
le sea ar, &c lie will remain, until his constitution
tfcdf FINN III, FIJI.