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

never received thing from the public Treasury with
he exception oil the appropriation for the North IVES
tern Turnpike. These gentlemen seem ia think Thorn,
selves the ovorites of Heaven and if there any tbin
to flow from the Treasury they are to have IL II ,he
gentleman meant tn intimate that the applications for
roads would be granted if their advocates would vote for
inns Dl MIR 3 would tell him, that if he in favor of
'he system OF log-rolling. he (NIr. s. was not
MIR GARLAND said the bills to which he alluded were
lying on the table. As to Mr. G's votes if they wore
SNahea they would be found to be liberal in regard 10
inc west and he practised log rolling as little as the
gentleman from Harrison
Mt JOHNSON said, that the amendment now under
ration, reducing the subscription the CITY from
1ou 70 2oO shares, was confesscdly intended to make
way Tor another Propostonto increase the States sub
scrlpton $500 ,OO0-so that the amount of s7Sn mn
NoSAa be made up by the two. II therefore proper
IN discussing this question to consider the policy of The
Stlle additional subscription He wished the vote on
That which followed it, And in connection viii,
ihis view ot~he subject he--would refer TO ono oh
Jtoh 'oVhis bill, in9rde to correct an crronees .
preston: When the bill originally discussed il
was air question of Justice in regard 10 those who
soceied and those who opposed the measure The bin
having gone from and returned from, the Senate viii,
an amendment largely reducing the snbscrint;o &C ~
corporation ne could not conceive how the question of
SsT. I power could now enter into the consider
on oil the measure. 1t proper to observe that ~ he
Ifnate amendments rejected the bill yocs Iac N
iAt BODY; and snpPosng that they concur in the dec
SIoh OF the House, 1t returns in its original form
s nouiu presume therefore, that all those who for
merry voted against the BILL either on the ground ofcon
stuohai'iy or expedicncy would now for the Sc
Nate amendments, as an ameoraton of the measure
ana as presenting far less Objectionable bill He men
uoncd tins to the imprc ssion thai ,,erho -;
Young Tor these amendments will give their snncton o.,
the constitutional power, which they formerly, orrS
siF J. had listened with very grea. pleasure TO The arr
guehts OF the gentleman from Essex lie had listened
90 nm with feeling of pride for the rising talent
otte-and as proof of ability which promised oreat s
"hess ana with the greater qualification becanse il
came from That portion of the State whose counsels 10
70 70 gulde us IN these questions of great import
MT > had feared the consequences of the conA;c, ~
we VS. ana interests to which subjects of such deep inter
est were calculated to give rise and he had looked 10
that portion of the State, standing dsinterestedv Inv 10
check the warmth our feelings to restrain orr vocnc
ana to soothe jealouses Every specnoen f t,lo,
therefore, which that part Of the country Produces v
US encouragement 10 believe, that the strife Of cashny
interests may be checked and the voice of dis,
interested arbiter bcnefccntly interposed II dd
hot al adj detract from this feeling that the cen
LEHMAN does not agree with in theory lie will
ma, IN the course Of years that the policv of Tho
ctu'e' emanatng from the wishes of the pcople is
hScd IN FAVOR OF liberal system of internal improve
chis' lie VIII find, that, it is impossible TO chance
' policy 1t wiil become his duty direct it in The most
beneficial mannerto check the progress of snirt Of
Jealousy among those engaged in its advancement and
render 1t as useful possible Mr. could not now m
INTO spccuations upon abstract questions onp since
scttcd right or wrong lie could not pause to conarc
inc systems OF England and Virginia or INQUIRE whether
e system OF one was applicable the condition of the
other The fact is before us-hat il is the settled of
mon OF the people Of Virginia that improvements
Ml'h TIE ava oil the Commonwealth, necessary 10
mcr prosperity The conncxion Of the Ohio with the
Chesapeake, is determined upon by VIRGINIA ofer
orooding over il for half cenury-and no other ones
uon-no, no ohcris be settled but that ~ tle
mod"s oPcrapdi Public opinion has been settled thst
private subscriptions inadequate to work of such
magnitude The statesmen Of the country have all con
CURED M lhis IL true that there were differences
OF opinion even among its advocates Some v,ero If
oPnoli mat 1t was work Of too great magnitude 10 be
entrusted to private handsohers, that The fund for in
teIha improvement should not be- departed from--and
others still that the State ought to appropriate the mo
ney out OF the Treasury One thing however ie cor
ain-tlai This work will not be- abandonedtl,at sbould
~ IAN now val be applied for until il sncceedshat
II VIII never sleep lie referred it to the wisdom Of the
onsc whether scheme less Objectionable will be adop
fIo aeta fi,ff "a.
iW9r oi the work icing taken entirely by the State
II they did not believe that such would be Tie result
u TINS charter were now to fail2 He asked those
who wcic opposed 20 the subscription Of the State
t, reflect and say whether the destruction Of tbis
scheme would not give rise to one eiib yseee se.
pugnanl to their views AfeE various efforts for
twenty years, they came bciore/ho Legislature with a
comPronnsr, and asked for measure which should
secure the charter-cnable thd company To- commence
hclr great work, and go on aided by lights Of expe
renee az they progress. And are gentlemen n, L.
frightened by the idea Of taxaton are wc TO venture no
thing m the race Of Improvement and civilization DO
thcy think That the mind can be brought back TO the sim
pcy OF the oldcn time bat this age be made 10
prefer state Of nature to state Of sociefvs As well
nn0hi this be done attempt 10 stay the career Of inn
Provcment winch selipeservaiion points to Virgi.
MA ms bill has been sent 20 from the Senate with
these notifications and he osIcd o. all whether Inc
plan winch It proposed was not better than any they
could reasonably expect. should this be ,fcated
Mr. iiooE merely 20 sag, that he SHOULD vote for
the Scnatcs amendments not from any advantaae which
s constituents himself could derive from this work
hcy had need Of such wofks-fos Heaven in its dis
pcnsaon Of earthly good, b. a~igned then, a niost
happy lot We want caaals-v we wont no firnpikoa
want rail roads Providence has done all this for
as. Yes SIR, say again, Heaven has cast our ls In a
happy situation On side Of u.s. the beautifully me-
andcrng Rappahannock, on The other The majestic Po-
oinac give access 10 every market for the pruce of
our fertile soil lie called onlis friends from fhc North
cr Neck to 90 with him in' giving % orr western bta
thrcn The blessings by which art has taught uH 10 uppv
where Nature has denied thcm 10 aid them ia piercing
the mountain and turning tic rushing cataract to benz
fetal uses and the increase Of happiness and Droerrf