Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-09-13

ssSup ~sry E.c,s - we'll - srgumests which will forcibI
address them selves to the good sense OF the community
One Tact IL presented in a very striking point OF view. ",
mean the disproportion between the fired eopifal OF th
country and tho subscriptions TO the proposed improve
ment. One section OF country, that East Of The Aitegbs
nv, having a fixed capital estimated al univ ards Of thirty
three and a half millions. subscribed only, one hundrrt
and sevenfy:fre thousand dollars, or less than one hal
a cent ON each dollar of capital. West Of the Alleghsu,
the counties adjoining the contemplated line, having
fixed capital Of upwards of two aud a half millions Of dol
lars. subscribed one hundred and sirfv. eight fhousane
noe hundred dollars. We cannot account for thi
apathy, this unwillingness to invest a small per cent
Of the capital Of the country in works calculated to en-,
nance TO = very great extent, every species OF property
An opportunity Is now presented TO the people on the pro.
posed line Of the contemplated improvement to revise
We conceive, to promote their interests The people OF
Richmond have exhibited n laudabie zeai--let every coun
~ on the line initiate their example. II is not yet too
late TO do something to redeem the character Of the State
from the impntaion Of blindness 10 her true interests"
And a cheering voice reaches us from the upper
angle of the State. We catch the following gene
rous strains from the "Wellsburg Republican," of
the 9TH inst.
"Every work-every thing, every system must have n
beginning. and in that character this work DUG t TO he con
sidered. II is a beginning upon a large and extensive
scale. II IL no bye way; no local, or county road which is
proposed TO be constructed; but IL is TO reach from one ex.
tremity Of the State to III. other from the tide water in
tho James river, TO the Ohio in the west. IL may there
fore, justly, be d-nominsted a general work OF State In.
ternal improvements; and not local, az some narrow minded
souls, 1--WE have the satisfaction OF knowing there are but
lew such) in these north western counties, would have
US believe. And although the central counties are
more directly interested in the work. Ard the benefits
10 he derived from IL would DO more in,AeiiateIy felt by
them. than by those counties on the borders OF the State
yet, our interest, although more remote, will not be
the less certain, nor its benefits less ~sensibly felt
We can never Reflect upon the geography OF Virginia.
without feeling the full force Of the expression. made by
a distinguished. western virgiaian, tina, 'he could never
look on the map OF the State, and cast hs eyes to its north
and south-west angles, without being struck with their
remarkable resemblance TO a bnllock's head and horns;
and that a. these were so necessary 10 the protection OF
this animal, constituted his great power, and rendered
him formidable aud caused him to he respected-so were
these angles TO the Old Dominion 'And.' he continued. .i
tho interests Of the population Of these. shall ever
cease TO be Identified with the interests Of Virgin-
id. or shall ever he severed from her, their influence
will he no ionger felt or acknowledged, aud Virginia
herself will also have lost her relative power and in1u
enco.' The aliu-ion is obvious anil requires no explanation.
That our interests are identified, in n great degree, with
those Of the other parts Of the State; and that al. such
measures as. will advance and promote the interests, es-
Peciaiy Of the central parts Of the State, will be more or
less heneficially felt aud acknowledged here, no reasonable
man can doubi.-The complexion OF this work as was OBJ
served on a former OCCASION; will open an eastern market
to the north west, demonstrate the advantages OF works of
this description, and il our Delegates from This part OF the
State shall advorate it, with that zeal and energy which
it, importance. aud the Interests ofihe vest demand, it will
enh,le us to demand that the system shall also be extended
to our own north western borders"
TO THE EDITORS OF THE ENQUIRER.
Fiurdnnd County. Union Mills, September 9. 1888.
IL was contemplated by the friends of the James and
Kdnatoha Improvement, previous to the late term OF the
Cir. Sup. Court of this County, to vail themselves of hat OPP
portnniiy Tor inviting the attention of the citizens OF the
county TO that subject, aud for adopting some systematic
mole Of operation for obtaining subscriptions throughout
tho county. Monday the 81 instant, according to legal
appointment. was the first day Of the term; but il was un.
dersiood. that owing to some impeachment in the way, the
Judge would probably not attend until Wednesday. Il
was therefore deemed best TO select that day for ac,ing OH
the subject, as il was most likely there would be more OF
the citizens in attendance then than on any other day.
1t however turned out, that Judge Field arrived on Monday
aud proceeded TO the business OF his court. On Wednes-
day IL was said that Joseph C.. Cabell, ESQ, aud Gen
Cooke, who were then attending as visitors at the Univer.
siiy, wonli he down to aid ia the proposed meeting; hut
they having failed to attend, aud there being comparative
ly but few OF the citizens jn attendance, il was thought
best to postpone the meeting until The first day of The next
monthly court in cours"; at which time, we hope 10 b.
enabled to act efficiently in this most important OF all en-
terprizes TO the future welfare and property OF our be-
loved Old Dominiop; and from indications afforded o.. in.
creased good feeling in its favor, we hope TO be able 10
give a COOL report IRON our lille county.
Yours respectfully, J. TIMBERLAKE.