Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-11-04
DOMESTIC.
Observation-Disclosures

Infeiigencer.
For tho last five years, believe Lave been annually
aleo"e' by xor honorable body represent ia. stock
o, inc State OF Virginia, IN the annual ngs c tie
Roanoke Navigation Company. For this marx 81, con.
hdenee have ielt grateful, aud have endeavouted To
manifest my gratitude Ia the only way which really
valuable aud solid manifestations OF gratitude can he
made by an agent, either public OF private by ta.
ul and steady to the duties of the pnoinu,u
WIN which you have so repeatedly honoied iue. The
appointment OF representative the portan, interest
held by the State in tie Roanoke Company and m,
Hsqnen' consultations ana discussions with the trec-
oil my being Roanoke uan, aud a Roanoke laud-holJ
e nave hx my attention very steadily upon This sub
Jec' ~ We h).oke Navigation, and have brought my
NINA 10 certain conclusions, opinions much n,aurc
"hich strike me as so important, that cannot lor ar 10
submit hem to the consideration of the Board of pubIc
works la the first place have no hesitation In sa,ing
matt Is The decided conviction of my mind That The
BOARD o. Pubic Works ought forthwith, order the en-.
queer o the Stale 10 proceed ake d Examination and
survey from DanvilIe, IN the county OF PnsvIyani, 10
weldon town w The state OF North Carolina at the foot
Of the great falls the Roanokc Tor the purpose
a'ug Tue pracucablity and expense of Canal between
cse Two places, and to make report of such facts as
WIN tend to e'"r'dae the question o! the expedency OF
u"ueTshhS su'h an improvement. AZ present, hnd
that produce is carried from distance AT least ono INN
dred miles south oil the Virginia line, the lanes RIVER
towns, in quest OF a market Draw "A line iron, lilo mon,
ains through tho OF Raleigh 10 the sea bu,rI
10 the iine OF latitude which the common bou,,srv Of
me Two States and all the produce country coore
hehded between these two lines, has cross The Dan
anu the great Roanoke fine streams as ever carric
their contributions 10 the great treasury Of watefs tho
ocean, ana 10 lriVel long aud broad road through bro
Ken country oni's way 10 market, may rather saw
on ITS way TO the ocean This is a singnIar STATE -
things How is 10 be accounted Io! Why is i, ,ba,
the pfOuuce, tbs abundant pro,,ca ot
State oi North Carolina and The southern part ot Vire,i
does not 20 directly 10 the hoAr A. i, becaus. 81.
are no seapors III the State of North Carolina to receive
and purchase this produce And there are mn se.uor,
towns, because all The rivers have bars at their months
which render II impossible for vessels of arre ze
l" enter Tie rivers, '.eed for vessels of any size In 40
so without great peril and without The occurrences ma
voIdahy Of frequent wrecks. This is The case viii ,h
whole 0i The Nurth American coast south of tho Che
s"Pedke bay, That the rivers have sand b.rs at hi.
h0"hs and are OF course imprueIrahle for vessels of
large SIZE This is particularly the case win, hs ,vr
oe"seh tie chesapeake bay and Charleston. This Tea.
ture OF peculiarly OF this part If Tue American coat
supposed by some be owing the level nature of Tic
country through which the rivers nov one hunJrc5
miles or more before they sea- tlat tbpv nave
los, 'he impetus They received in Tie iuountan and hill
~ Country and have not sufficient sueuaib of rn,,.n,
To carry their san:s into the depths OF The sea Oilers
suppose u Is owing to Tie GupL stream, which com.
ms"ces Oh The coast OF Africa, flows like great river
hiougA the middle OF tie Atlantic Ocean strikrs tho
American coast in the Culph OF Mexico and no., -
Out o, The G"ph at the rate OF live miles a hour between
us Bahama Islands and the Florida cros-in ian,
lar from their mouths the course the rivers from tic in
t0SsS, feSS'@nR ihies noF,hwdidlv along The American
as Ii goes north ary. o hers asc,ibe this pecnIarity of
the maritime border OF North CAuina 10 le s,e, sio
which sometimes blow upon the coast in this Latitude
which are fearful and nous enough 10 cause ora,
changes and 10 disturb Tie ocean TO its very bottom B
perhaps the conjecture the probable ls that is the
ELECT OF the cOmhued pgeucy OF an the Sc cases
To attempt by human labor 10 resist or 10 tcnnve t, a.
Iecs OF tnese Irresistible agents would be Ike lighting
against God.
The Government Ct lie q Stats may ,nalo ,,,.oi
ao's 10 deepen some OF the mles across these bars nj be
mont" Oi lac AIenaiir sound. But after ,lIcl, Xue,d
lure OF money aud long prolraclcd labour shifting OF
sands from stormy weather may nougNt every limo
mat has been done great storm may arise from the
cast and one disastrous day nay, hour may obiieraie or
eVct HE accumulated results OF labours of
oil men Tor hundreds of years. So is, in al INN, a., ro
oiy These existing dangers and difficulties which
or emosiross Navigation will always continue; there the
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~ ,I'" N"I"ind n'lst ei'ner 20 South Tor Market
Charleston, OF IT must travel North with th. waters n
ing into The Chesapeake bay in order to To ihe p,eo,
msh"ay oil nations Let us make tho proper improve
Inetsa canal from Danyi!ic Weldon and ben ,end ont
oAs nom points on the canal, either tie heart on south
eIn border OF Carolina then roads may he ,uru,iL ,d
roads or rail roads, il 1t thought the uroi,, If n, =
County will justly such improvements. Tl,r, { az,
peisuau,a vast amount oil produce will be accun,u;a.
ted at Danvile and Gainesville, Weldon and oti,e,
places, Which viii 30 doubt sping no on Tho luc of hi.
Improvement, which viii constitute Brilliant prizc for
tLe towns OF Petersburg and Norfolk To contend lor =
Ever since the country called the Roanoke viz all the
country on the Siaunlon and the Dan and ,,e cr,,i
k"aoSe, has been settled, oge ether with sbeul one ba
u We SAFE ol North Carolina, the course of ly,6s ha.
lhdicated plainly tie finger OF Nsufr has poniad ou
or rather HE difficulties nsuDr ral,c
mhicA bage been created TO a dreci trade don tlc
rivers south oil lie Chesapeake lie eeeor tell All il,
teresled What we ought 10 o in order 10 our
improve he natural facilities Tor te transportation Of on,
htaVy produce to market, aud extend tho commercial
eie""'seo' our 10" s 10 territories which haze 10
commercial Transactions whatever ut i,is ln,c the p,s
OF cur ubaeco, aud Iormrily all Of from something iii =
one hu'Nfed miles South OF Tie Dan river rro,sca tl,,
Dan and travels about sxty nile over Lad road troorl
broken country, to lynrii5urg, town and vefy ci
iefWiilng ad public spill cd ius, IT, Which, is hurried Ia III.
spurs Oi me Blue Ridge, have cut canal s,ou,,
,he great tells Of ihe ROluokc and npgo, Ed he bed 81
Dan iiYe portion Of lis pouce has gore ;ovu lie RI
'eI ao also llig quaniiy 81 -four, tneIy uew ar
uce ~i'b u.s. 20 Norfolk; lnd since the psrisuirg n ii
lt0ai has recently been Completed great III, usre al ma,
produce has descended the Iiyct. but II instead ri n m
h'u "nn iAnoiious ana sometimes hazardous navigation
Ol lhe riYcr there canal admitting of t,, t,,'s,o,
talon OF boats drawn ly hufs g. and car. ,, A., Io, r,
h,gshesds OF tobacco, 800 tauos 81 flour NOT onIv
." we produce how wsEgoncd across tic county &.
isyhchburs ana IIehmond would take the dire elton
Gown NE canal and Rail Road to Norfolk aud Peters
puFg ana "oud aitYe nj market an txpeice grtaiiy
a'mi"ishcJ but great deal Of productive country II
ue inferior OF our sister STATE which is now as eg, ,
n"'" Market az The cOun' ries bc back bone of 90
Ch'd Sales, ahd which ubigc 10 tai.e y,ie
~ o "fucles o. small value which ate hawked sioat E
me cOuhcs on The Roanoke River, such athletes a,
hccsTaS, icahf!s, tow Naen, s,hiskev AMI bacon ,f
men be enabled 20 develops their rcsnutccs and cy A.,
we grc"t sIarlcs Ot Cotton, Tobacco and Whpac an,
lha "hoe country viii ee Tie fotyirg Influence 4,
Tue Vifh'y Of trailing towns and uainr capslt.ts ann
tie Whole lshd viii take sudden ypfing and assume ne "
beauty, like country which we may stnpo.c bes n.ve,
hdd ne sun 10 shine upon hes stirtlv fel foe lc fra
umc tue Vtyihg influences oil his genial beams Can an,
one oouhi, ~ surh 90 Improvement we're now cnnplecd
us az goo "mafkel % the shortest possible lime would b
aU1'ne" az byles ~ uow exists az Lyme hhufr9 iNf
ib- case, s produce viii ceu-inly come 20 Dsoyilr fs
country a. much farther south iiOin Danvle u.o H.,
country which nos trades wiih Byuclburg "a, DsDyie \
south Of Lynclburg, viz: G0mics even tn tie g,eaen
sfte OF he roads Butt The roads an. inptoyel ali 49,
county Jos y Carolina viii coine 10 tie csoil ior b,
10 Niutreie my incoming. ugposo line WAS avn ION
uie mountains Though Raleigh the seabssrd r.,
falie 10 The lice 81 latitude, which " coferriaons ~ 49,
two states, and wc suppose lst ine bop,,feI IN d
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