Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-29


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1t be done, he clearly that additional taxes
PCn The people would be the result lie asked if il was
right to increase the for such objects Would the
people OF the State satisfied under such additional
burthcns: He thought and he should therefore
vote against this amendment and ultimately against the
MIR. WETHERED denied the correctness of the descrip
ton given by the gentleman from HARRISON of the coun
Try through which the proposed rail road would pa 80
~ was The finest mountain country in Virginia. embrace
ing several leading ridges, which would give great IA
Guilty to the construction of n Rail-road Mr. w was
not SO anxious as some gentlemen To protect the people
as he thought they had the power and the intelqcncc
to take of themselves. He could conceive of no
object i'll which the whole people of the State wore moro
deeply interested than the completion of this great work
lie consequences Of its success would -be immensely
Important 1t would connect the East and West il,
oonus OF permanent amityit would draw forth the now
latent resources of those fertile nountans TO swell the
navigation o. scaports and offer inducements TO
toSe OF our citizens who are leaving the exhausted soil
OF me Fast TO confne their emigration within the limits
OF the State. In Ohio, Indiana Illinois and other Wes-
tern States many Of the citizens were enigrants from
Old Virginia If cXertions made to settle the land
titles of Western Virginia, and liberal system of In
terna improvement carried into that region PROSPECTS
would be offered which would stay the current of emf
grafton within the State. Mr. w compared the policy
OF the State expendng money improve TO that Of
the land proprietor, who took from the income Of the
improved part Of his estate, the means of improving
HiI untFodncuN" portion, and with the certainty of
rendering The whole valuable Tic completion
cl e James RIVER Improvement was the great object
nrst TO be achieved When that should be comDlctcd
but few years would the whole State checaucrcd
over with useful turnpikes railroads and canals In
stead OF believing with the gentleman from Harrison
that 1T would take so years to pav the debt which ,v
must incur for this work, ne was confident that the in
crease OF population and revenue would amply compcn-
sac Tor the whole expense. Within his recollection and
he was not very old, the who should have pronlo
sled that four-whecled carriage would penetrate To- The
Blue Sulphur Springs in Grecnbrier county would have
ocen declared INT for the Lunatic Asylum. But now,
there we're good neighborood roads in every direction
from that point Or, if 40 years ago man had predict
cd that at this day the White Sulphur Springs would be
In coaches and stages lac would have been prononccd
TOOL But such snow the case and from 25 cor
rages arrive there every Such had been the pr
gross OF Improvement under every disadvantage Shall
we not, then, go on in the of Improvement -
snail we pause when great object lc attained to
count The cost! Shall We allow the ship be lost for
pennyworth of tar? They ought discard all sectional
vews-and not oppose great work because did not
pass uclr own houses, or render valuable their own
lands There were other and greater considerations
we are now enjoying peace and tranquility but it may
not always be If there are 10 exirrnal 3ssoult ~ -
feared internal cuds may arise; and the facilities Of m
pad communication would then be appreciated This
great work once compcted lac trusted those sectional
feelings which had formerly existed woud nevcr he ,
vivcd.
Mr. SHIsv well aware that tue wealth of nations
consisted III rendering at valuable which was no, valu-
aDic before, or which possessed nominal value
lie knew that there much timber in the mountains
winch was laying dormant. But should they make Rail
Roads through the whole State To brnr fIe fiulcr 4,
Inarkc and "a ourselves TO enhance The value of ti,s
lie insisted that much of the mountain region throu.Tb
winch TINS Improvement would pass, produced nothing
Ia
sermon preached here, both sides of this question
Have not the friends Of the scheme persisted in Obtain
ing authority for the Corporation Of Richmond to sub
sfoe loI l1V shares OF this stock IL Is be re-
duccd to 30. They now unwilling TO venture so
large an amount Have they found that it is not roing
10 DC profitable speculation If So va. ouoht - a.,
take 1t oil their hands II the people of Richmond who
are so deeply interested in The work refuse TO take the
STOCK, Tic Legislature ought not shoulder the brcn
Aiter tls bill had been argued here 10y it, friends and
mac cost the Commonwealth $4,000 TO discuss IL arc
inc people Of Richmond to dictate to the cgsllurc and
hayns become apprehcnsvo that they lad gone far,
arc ey TO Le permitted to send amendment 10 the
senate, by which they 20 shift tic burilcn?
inc STEAMER interposcd 1T Of order to speak
OF what lud been done in the other House
Mr. SHSN would suppose then that an individual who
had advocated this bill here had sent an amendment %
tne Sena'c by which the State to take $5OU0OO of
the stock. Is the House willing to confirm il re
thought not lie disposed 10 make tie civ of Rich
nond stick or hang, and take all or nothing Iftb,.v
would not fulfil their first offer, let the work 90 down
hr: mcDgWtIL did not intend to offer areume nt
IN defence ofthc Improvement but snole remark mon
the present position Oi the question fhc House should
decide to postpone the bill indefinitely what was te
situation in Which it would find itself? If the fecislo
ture refuses to take the stock-what them Is dc ,oh
thereby Abandoned VIII all those deeply interested
IN this Improvement yield TO the disappointment and
abandon the cntcrprze No, sir this great object ne
yer ill be abandoned II will rise in new form and
prescott lseli mere III manner far offensive those
WI" now oppose IT, u you destroy this scheme found.
60 upon mixed Interests, applications will be mad, m
inc cgsiatnrc to authorize Che work be carried ON
BY the state and the result will be- that the ,ylo work
willIc undertaken on State account aud tl reslt ~
That course would be direct taxation 60 dcav fc X
Ftnse 81 t9e WORK Oentlcncn ore not willing to re-
sort TO the Treasury for the States share in the work i'm
ls present mixed organization But they are willing 10
rsk oifcct nxoon 70 raise eight millions in case Che
otate undertakes The work singo-hondcd. lie did not
hceiate in saying that large Of population occu
Wng UNOO square miles Of hc State Of VIRGINIA
would never allow this project sleep Year after wear
thcy VIII apply, until they have prevailed mon tic
state TO undertake the work II ibis $500 600 is re-
fused the people viii BE taxed with a vengeance Ile
asked gentlemen TO tlko this hypothesis into view and
ask themselves whether they arc not ncorrino ,,lt
hcy consider great evil, by opposing this bill II wa4
not ms design reply 70 The objections made to the work