Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-01-21

carried out Into practice through the medium Of the pub
he treasure became 10 squire Into correct.
nes' There was much reason, ne thought, to ioub,
wsc'her suy great importing town could be IN
HE South. Every thns connected with foreign com.
nlerce seemed tending towards New York Even Rain.
more Boston ani Philadelphia had almost ceased to make
mpor'auon', ani were paying tribute To their panc
neighbour his might be owing 10 the policy aud iegs
Ia ION oi The government, TO some hi,,, .ncple in
commercial economy, which eudes the vision, Of the mos,
s"s"'ous one hng WAS obvious, that IL bi. country
vel as In others, there tendency ia CONNIE rec TO
on single point, which States and
"o'e 'aVoraoy situated, in regard TO capital aud re-
Sources 'hsu ours, were unable resist. The time had
oeeh "heh no consderable Of direct foreign i'm
pora'lons were made into the waters oi Virpina and
couu not retain this business, when the odds were
against us, should we be able TO recover IL now.
the experiment OF regainng the impos, trade were
TO be attempted, he did not believe Norfolk the must fvo
rable theatre OF action. Ii possessed the mpo.in v,n
tage oi easy communication With the hun II wanted
some OF the hnpor ant requisites OF great -inpo iun
was too lar below the head Of ship s,onnnd loo re-
mote from the agricultural districts to eniov the
" ,''u commerce. TWAS cut of by gieat extent of
, any, n s'ei'e country, from the region which must
"Py "e materials oil trade, and could not be
ny me humble vehicles, whether on land or water bv
produce Is hrs' borne from the spot where il grove.
NC market town must be possible to the plan.
me farther 1t is in the interior the better: provided
Tue sea'ship can urge its way up H.. More than one
species a'ment Is required TO support commercial
mart LIS supplies, oil various Daute, must be drawn
from thousand petty sources and causes com
pine and contribute their quotas, produce the great re.
suit Like the heart, should be- not in the extreni,.s
ou near me centre oil that system which is INN
ana IRON which IL is to receive the vital pncpe The
conrnaon OF this truth nigh, be found he said in the
Po.'to" oil large commercial towns over ell the world
why was not London the mouth of the Thamesor r,
us at that Of the Seine Why was not HAMBURG Lown
al CnShaven or Philadelphia the Cspss of the Della
wafe-cr NJ Orleans upon the Baze? For what reason
was II that an extensive ship company was recently form,
en- ana row actually engaged iu carrying imports direct
to Naichez, instead Of stopping at New Orleans Il,
was All the result OF that universal law of economy NV
which internal and external commerce were unveiled 10
meet at the head OF ship navigation New.York might
seem TO form an exceptions but that City, although near
TIE ocean, had an immediate back country under The in
huence OF which, and not Of the western trade she had
western territory brought into cultivation and her
western come Aions established her grand Canal
the City was too firmly seated the bay to be carried
back TO the Interior the City OF New.York ow ed its
prosperity to the North River Trade why had not Nor.
foik on the same principle that of the James Ri
yer. which had long been open TO herr
Mr. B said, that experience, which was at all times q
safer guide than speculation threw much light on this sub
Ject Norfolk was an ancient At the be ginning nj
,he Revolutionary War, 1t contained 5000 inhabitants
anu we hummer, ne believed, only about 900
The towns Of Richmond and Petersburg were then scarce
~ 10 existence, yet the one had at present. population
nearly equal TO- and the other double of Norfolk He
believed he might say that almost the only foreign mpor
taions made into Virginia these upper town.
as 10 exports Europe would not be denied that at
east dozen ships loaded at City Point the common mort
OF boh for al Norfolk. In sct much of the tobsc
which reached Norfolk by the Dismal Swamp Canal
came up 10 Richmond TO be sold, and thence
Dung the progress OF these changes Norfolk had epiov
Ell all ne Dement'S oil banking capital and OF an immense
expenditure oil public money! yet she could not retain
wnat wasnow sought to restore TO her by legislation
Mr. said he was actuated by no unlriendy feeling n
Norfolk, in submitting these views He agree nerfan,,,,
; mm nose VINO thought it desirable establish great
,,'Poi"g ,o"h on the waters of the Chesapeake bu,
he differed from them the pracfica6iiifv of !, n, .
III relation TO Norfolk II it were possible for him, by
woro 70 make Norfolk the N. York the South il yyoJ
afford him more pleasure than any public act Of bis life
to speak it--and he would think himself unworbv ,h
name OF 'irgnian, II he did But it could no, be-
She was not at the natural point of junction between in
terns anu external commerce. She had been called in
Poenc language "the queen of the ocean, and M ono
ca". Jehy ner the prnceiy appeation. But she
Grained the empire OF the sea, she must agree 10 surren
der that OF the land Placing her throne far ont nnn
me waters she might be sooihed with the song of the
sailor, and the dirge Of the sullen wave: but she co no.
expect to know the cnk of the hammer and The hmm ~
the busy mart She would always be a place of imnor
anee as naval depot, and would enjoy Respectable
commerce with the whole eastern part Of C,arolin
which was opened TO her through the Dismal swami CO.
nal, leading to the Albemare and PamIco Sounds 49,,
which were discharged the waters of the Name an, TT
rivers, as wen as the products Of the extensive country
"atered by them As the trade of the upper Roannn
dered 6y act OF Assembly TO do so.
Mr.. b said, u he were in these opinions the
produce OF the Roanoke would be OF no service to No
even u The road were made, and the outlet for IL
mere were three parties to the transactions of com
merce The planter, the merchant, and the consumer
me planter being unable 10 go down over tide. wafer
river and bays III search Of Market usually carried bs
produce in his wagon boat to the nearest point a,
which he could find purchaser There the merchant ra
seveh and placed it in his ship, if that could not
dscenu SO hgh The commodity carried in vessel of
econuary sze or upon railroad, TO the ship below
he fown must usually be where the planter makes his
SAFE some gentlemen seemed TO look upon that "a The
sue lot IOWA. which was nearest the sea; but he re
gared tina. as the best which arthest in the
aud at the time open TO the sea- Upon these MI
cipes, II was probable that the Roanoke trade woud
change hands at some town near the Fa!Istbai,
WON" mere be bought perhaps by the agent of New York
or 'oregn houses and be sent down the railroad to The
wharf at Portsmouth,, 10 be put on board of shin ~
would not be re-sod at the latter place. because he said
y was most advantageous TO both consumer and PRODUCER
'nat mere should be but intervening factor
,, ne presumed 'hai me mere Transition Of produce
through Portsmouth, would leave commercial deposi,e
mere; ana the same remark might apply TO travellers
,imoe. ~ '' "''-
he SAID would probably be contended here as had
oeeh ELSEWHERE, by the friends Of the Portsmouth road
mat lis construction necessary in order 10 invite
IN thls direction The trade OF N. Carolina glance a, III
map must satisfy he thought that the trade Of the
s'e" ia" OF carolina, ~ II came into the Chesapeake
Day al an, must pass through the Dismal Swami Canal
and could not be affected by any rail. road termna,no
me Fas Inc only portion Of Carolina produce within
our reach was that OF the northern and north western
nier OF the State, which being the Roanoke par
look so much OF the tendencies OF the trade the Iaor
that would seek outlet in the same direcon 80
would he equally accommodated by the Pe,ersburo road
bnt, Mr. b. ssid IL the jiyering Of the trade AMI a
vel rom us present route, should be Of benefit TO Norfolk
would not that benefit be less than the injury don. 90
oner paris OF The equally deserving the
public favor! There was now fair prospect of , con
eu Ilne oil railroad from the Roanoke TO the potomsc
creek, by way OF Petersburg Richmond and Fredercks
o"rg. Inc Baltimore company were extending their
oa 70 "sh'pg,o Ciy. prolongatioD OF the Peters.
burg road to Raleigh already in coute,nnI,on .nd
he ine was not distant when would he ca,ied So,,h
ward as lar as New Orleans. This great channel of ~
or communication by rail- roads and ,von
men De complete from one end OF tile Union To IN. o,er
III was Tor Virginia now determine whether il should
pass by her metropolis, and through the centre ~ 3D.