Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-03

would eventually pour its abundant riches INTO
this region; and that they were and VIII De SUI
6cienlly abundant for the District and Its pow
erfuI and wealthy" neighbor, ne never douoteo.
But, according to the old adage, whist me
grain is growing the steed is starving" and II
IS the last feather that breaks the camels back"
Alexandria has borne up for series o. years
under taxation almost unparalleled In TINS
country, and relief, to be acceptable or useful,
must now he timely.
The worthy Editor says, " the writer does
not appear TO regard as set.of to the appro'
priation of Virginia the 100000, &c. &C.
indeed !!-how has the sagacious Editor DISCO
vered this2 A,e not these things fairly set forth
in the letter. Probably he was ignorant OF these
very facts, or had forgotten them till reminded
by the letter. -. 49, ,
strange, is, that the worthy Editor should nave
felt such particular interest in this matter, al
this particular juncture:-that he should nave
devoted half column of his closely printed
paper to the well-written letter" OF an num-
BILE individual in Alexandria, upon the concerns
of his town, seems very, remarkable. That It
could have been from any other motive IMAM
good, the writer will not doubt-that the Dill
granting further aid TO Alexandria by sub
scrption to her Canal, is set for its final pas
sage in the House Of Representatives on Mon
day next, was probably as unknown to the Edi-
tor as the facts recited in my letter. That he
did not suppose they might affect that injurious
ly, charity must allow; but that it is passing
strange, even charity must admit.
That upon the completion of our Canal all our
hopes depend is deeply felt by us; that our means
are inadequate to the work, is as readily admit
ted;-that we should nave undertaken work
beyond our ability to complete should be regard
ed as presumptuous folly, might be true, did we
not every day see, in this wonderful country OF
ours that no exploit is too daring no work too
vast for the never-tiring enterprise fits citizens.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal whose mag
niude almost struck its friends aghast, we are
now told by those who batted against every
inch Of its progress will be speedily completed;
and that the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road, STU
pendous as was the project. can and will YET be
completed 10 the Ohio, no man can doubt who
has seen the giant strides of the spirit OF inter-
nal Improvement That these two great and
heretofore rival works may go on prospering
and TO prosper, is my most frrvrnt wisl;-that
the field Of enterprise is ample for both, and
that our lateral work, insignificant as il may
appear in comparison, must be completed TO
render its great forerunner fully and complete
ly useful. all who will carefully and calmly exa-
mine into facts will, think, admit.
What we now ask Of Congress, our local le-
gislature and guardian, is certainly not unrea.
S,;nable-ihat the present generation who have
toed and struggled for the main work, whose
property has been so severely taxed by their
contribution to its aid. and whose fair exprcta-
tons of profit from the work have been blight
ell by no act of theirs should he assisted and
enabled TO receive, in their day, portion of the
BILE, sings which must inevitably flow from it.
A NATIVE VIRGINIAN.
AIerundri1 Jam g 1898