The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1835-01-03
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT.

INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT.
How strange il is tbat in the populous
district embraced within u circle Of, say
80 miles, in either direction from thi.
town, there should be such wrctched nc.
comnodations in the way Of promoting
ffequent intercourse between tho various
cities and villages in this section OF coun.
try, all teeming with myriads Of busy and
intelligent human beings.
Perhaps one Of the very worst roads,
to be found in all New England, is thai
between Warren and Providence. There
are, us have been informed, no less than
+" four and twenty crooks and corners" to
be passed, in short distance OF only ten
miles. Painful experience compels me
to aver, that this is most dreadful crook
ed road, and extremely tedious to journey
upon, both for man and beast, in fine,
just such an one "a ought not to be found
in any christian country. Every person.
who s so unfortunate as to he obliged to
travel on this thoroug ghlare, in the pursuit.,
Of business or on excursions of pleasure,
will fully agree with me in The facts here
stated. But Notwithstanding the magni-
tude Of the evils arising to the commune
ty from the present disagreeable avenue
Of communication yet, this notorious
nuisance is permitted to exist unmolested, /,
in The midst ola fertile country, and to
serve as barrier to check that extensive
and pleasurable intercourse. which might
and ought 10 be maintained for mutual
benefit, between numerous towns,--some
Of which arc gradually, and others very
rapidly increasing in wealth and popula-
tion. How long those who do business
upon the great thoroughfares Of the land,
as well as upon " the mighty deep" are
wiliingto suffer from tins source, l am
wholly uaabie to divine.
Shall straight road in connexion with
permanent BaiDGEs, between Providence
and Warren, henceforth strengthen the
bonds Of mutual intercourse among the
towns and villages in this vicinity : Are
there not enterprising people, who have
already suffered enough by the prescn,
Inconvenience, to answer this question
in the affirmative p I really hope there
IS some spirit Of internal improvement"
yet existing, and that it will be imu.edi-
ately brought to bear upon this vory i'm
portant and desirable field, for the invest
ment ofsurplus capital. What an open
ing is here offered for spectators And
as our General Assembly commences an
adjourned session on the second Monday
in this month, it is earnestly hoped, (by at
least one person. that company may be
forthwith org anizcd and charter secured
at this session, so that the work can be
commenced early in the spring, and com
pletsd as soon as possible.
This is no new scheme. Tho subject
has been before broached by intelligent
aud cnterprising gentlemen, conversal in
such matters and at one time, (nboul
the year l829,) mn effort was made to
construct turnpike road, aud which came
very near being carried into execution
Charters were obtained from the Legsla-
tures Of this State and of Massachusetts
but the scenes Of almost unparalleled dis
tress, whish pervaded the ra"hs OF busi-
ness inen in those disastrous times, put u
period to the project, for the time, aud il
has never been revived siace. But now
the times are altered and appear favora.
BILE for the fulfillment Of the original, or
Of executing some other plan on The prem
'ses. Tho thing is decidedly as popular
as ever among all classes Of pee rle. In
deed, il is very likely to be more so than
formerly for by an almost daily threading
the may course Of this circuitous route,
which at some seasons Of the year is rem.
dered almost impossible by mud, &c.,
(forcibly calling to mind Buuyan's slough
Of despond") its disadvantages arc COM
pletely, to ell intents and purposes, ap-
prsciated by the sufferers. "PnGsI1. !"
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Nov. 20.
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