Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-02
HANOVER ANN FOR THE ENQUIRER

HANOVER AND LOWS" XXI 'an p p,9sith"'
, L''. ''il"'" 81 'irg'na who feels INV courrrn far
the prosperity and power II his native ST., ,, L.
his heart ga'd'nrd ami his hops elevated :, u.s. -"
poet %; her ruirrgng from The obscur,v ,hL 10,
srrnrd To Threaten her-and Ifaintaninr ,h., :'; l'.
among her sister States lich nature had dr.a-,d t
her, ad which the virtues and aicnts Of her sous had
secured. Many spccuIations have been indulocd
us to the causes of the decline Of tie Od Dominica
the oppression of the tariff the cf s,licien bank
ing capital the charac, of our ahorng poPnatinn each
in their have Lcrn considered b. those whose cir
curistanccs would influence them in the adoption Of
The opinion tie of Virginia remaining sntioa.
ary while her sister States have advanced lapdly 10
wrath and political power. | shall not consider tue
correctness "t these oplnluns but only remark 10
the tariff, that there other and very sutIcicn,
reasons for c"ntrmnng it, and that more Importance
has been allowed them this point, as think, than
they deserved. Whatever other causes have conspir-
ed to produce the decline of Virginia, my humble
opinion is that il is mainly TO be- ascribcd TO the
Of pubic spirit among her poIlcians and of indi.
v'd ual enterprise amongst the citizr'is generally al
Indie especially to the agricultural classes. What has
rnyen'rrd this inert state of feeling: is the question
Whilst acknowledge, that much Is to DC ascrIbed to
thc bad education If our Young men, the pleasure
seeking. business stunning di positi1ns which
grated on them, yet the want OF facilities for de-
vrl"lnng and bringing into action, The many hidden
materials TOR wealth.; has been the most obvious pro-
ouclns an almost total absence of stimulus To
g'cs here: whilst the rich cheap lands Of the South
west are, and have bern continual anring the
cncFPr'sng and valuable IF population from amongst
May no, hope that 4 brighter day is dauning
on us-tilat long The restless tide of emigration
BE- siayed-aEd that the rnfrgrs Of clizrns may be
directed TO profitable object al home? The spirit
which has recently been manifested for improving
own Star, II udlc ,Isly chrrSrd promises much for
the ultimate prosperity and elry Of we'd native
land. The great James and kanawha Improvement, VIC
may now hrpr is the way. and trust 10 successful
conpcti"n. Almost every other section Of the Stale
which has not good natural channel Of communication
N and
Is alive To- the sub and Alexandria,
lynchburg and Winchester ]arrson5urg and Staunt"n
ali are agitating schemes which hope may Ire crowned
with success. In Virginia ftIul people,
tha when The fever tr improving the country the
Legislature must watch il narrowly, lest it terminate in
aprprxy.-Ihe Hanover and Louisa railway u.s. how
ever. winch vii! be- popular the mature
~ 1t is considered. have no knowledge Of ANY
t;nn Of Country wh"rr nature has done much to in
vtn the execution OF such work and a, the
time whose necessities call loudly for il. the up
P'c part OF lianorcr and tI" county nt Louisa The
county Of Abrular-. lying Of the South West
mountains. equally Interested IN the proposed improve
nrni. This section Of country lies ab"a; midway be-
tween tie fine rivers James aud Rlppahannock. too
mote though - cmlay lhr advantages IF the nar:
gHtion of eihrr-rnhracing rid a.. which may b. de-
scrbrd natural turnpike running in direct line
from the Richmond and fredericksburg road the base
OF the mnuntaIns-and passing through the centre OF
the lo counties. about midway between the branches Of
the Panunkry: and thus pres, rting advantages alike to
BILE TACT enSuring the execution If the work al very
small cusl necessarily rncont.Iinr stream which
a cannot wh Il single stride in Tie whole
route, from the Forks of Hanover to the base OF the
Mountains, about 81 miles. |, would be almost
suprriiuuus to undertake to Illustrate 10 the intelligent
people, who concerned IN 'hiS proposed improvement
lis many advantages. Many benefits. NJ doubt. Will be
realized, which do 10 us, and wnfch VIII
require time to drrenpc The most obvious however: are
sufficient to recommend tic z"aoussupport Of the
farmer ard planter and iudrrd 10 the capitalization, The
aIspnrtaiont market OF ailartics cultivated may
be- effected Il. one halt the present cost.
1hr ciIrapnrsS OF transportation WI! INDUCE the Proh
able cultivation Il" many c!es for Which Now thrr
no marke-RlcIinnnd Petersburg and Ncrt &. Will al
f,rJ market tor hay enough To make handsome rcve
nue. wh lit they are now drprnshnt the North 70: IT,
and fn. many other articles Fsut vegetables and luIn
Der u various KINDS, may b. prnhahy transported to
market The npnIa OF all kiEds nt groceries a1d
dry goods Plaster of Paris, and clnvrrsccd will also be
made prop r:innlr dulnuu"n ri present cost The
tobacco planting interest may d.'Yo,. o. their Ia
Dor that crop being able 10 import corn from
genial soil. in The expenditure, along
the line Of the Improvement, Of large pnrtiun OF Tie
cos: of the work labor timber and Uvisinns tJr
and beast. will lr al i:r!l ri considerable" profit
ia addition to the large amount of produce which this
road VIII command. thr ira Yelling between the Eastern
and Western States for social and commercial purposes
travelling in quest Of cnI and pleasure, &c, will
Insure handsome profit OH the investment of so small
sum as it will cost AGRICOLA.