Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-08-20

stances will be diiused through the country. A wilder
ness may be covered by industrious thriving popula
ton, and forests, over which wild beasts now roam NAV
, DE eulvnea ey man. These haering prospects
imaginary ihey nave been realized, to greater or less
extent wherever internal have bee en- made
ne same causes will continue produce the effects
neSe viii be as permanent as they obv
equally certain ~
large portion of the requisite labor may be performed
oy yourselves, and the compensation for il will be PRONE
anu ample Great part OF the money will be expended
I" your own neighborhood in the OF articles
Tor which you have market Immense augmen.
'auon IN the value OF every Of land in the vicinity OF
The line OF communication will be the inevitable result
and reward oil these improve ment..
You are then urged by tho strongest motives that can
operate on the human mind to make those exer,ons with
out whch your navigation, roads and your country
must at best remain what they Not only will
inc commerce oil those distant egions which
destined Tor our ports, be diverted and seek other
kets but the commerce Of great part of Virginia
VIII pursue the same course and will enrich other States
measures are already i'll operation, which will inialby
great interest.
o'' VINO ihbabit the country the proposed line oil
ohucauon more especially the propre,os Of the rich
iahds on and the rivers are urged by an
we" OF your interests promote the great work which
your attention Is now solicited In addition the motive
aeay suggested, you will never forget that the none
invested I'm 1t, will have double operation While il will
improve incidentally the value Of your lands, also ac-
CURES property which ought yield an income propor.
'ional to the expense incurred.
MS object so Interesting 10 you depends on your
eiuons II you will do nothing for yourselves YOU can
not hope that others will do every thing for Won i've
thought might be useful mind YOU OF the very
qua'e contributions you have heretofore made il,
anu 70 shew you, from authentic documents, how unequal
YOUR e"ors nave been 10 and also the
e,or's ana means OF others Thirteen counties, above
Heniico AMI Chesterfield, adjoining James river living
east oil the Aleghany Mountains, whose white population
amounts 10 S9074 persons and whose real properly is
sesed at 33 300 O22 dollars have subscribed $50 shares
FOUR counties west Of the Allegheny, and adjoining the
contemplated line OF communication, whose white popula.
hoo
assessed at 25l3739 dollars have subscribed 6s5 shares
o "hch 1910 were taken Charleston in the county of
Kanawha ' "
Inc city of Richmond contains "a white population of
IIoo persons, and the assessed value of its poperv is
oSoa 466 dollars and 0024 shares have been
on the books opened this city In addition to which
he corporation has subscribed 900 shares-making to
ge,her charge on the property Of the city l402 400
dollars equal to about $50 dollars each white inha-
his immense d.proporon betwe en- the exerions made
'he cry and those by the country, in common
10 oo'n VIII be aested by the excd documen and
snpposng every subscriber comply with his
which quite improbable, the deficiency will still be 75il
shares.
Weagan most earnestly urge you to take this subject in
~ your serious considerations in general meeng in your
respective countless and 10 adopt those efficient
na' may secure an object vitality important Virginia
ana SO particularly interesting yourselves The dire CT
ana obvious means, is TO subscribe literally your re
sources will permits but other Hillary are within
your reach Should you believe that alterations in the
charer are indispensable to cess-hat farther
action alone an object on which the
OF virginia and of yourselves essentially depends none can
PPy 10 he Legislature with farer prospect of
than you Your influence and your deep Interest in the
suuJec VIII give weight to your opinions which cannot
IAN TO be respected While, therefore, urge you by
every consideration that operate patriots Oh
TO come forward literally as subscribers TO this great work
we respectfully suggest the propriey of submitting your
views concerning II to your representatives
JOHN bRocKENBRoUGH, JOHN RUTHERFooRD,
- MARSHALL, JOHN ENDERs,
RICHARD ANDERSON, JOSEPH s JAMES
NICHOLAS MILLS
y Subscriptions i'm 1870 In The J,,,.s D,,.n 49,.