Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-07

aud thus viii soon build up within her bosom. cte,l
iiohS MAskrrs, which siall speedily give new
impulse io Agriculture, Conincrcr, Manufactures and
ne Mechanic Arts; aud acquiring through these
large increase oil means, will deyciope her intellect
uai strength, retain aud augment her influence il,
me councils of the nation, aud her wontcd rcnovn
throughout the land. But whilst rail way 10 lynch
burg aud thence South West and North Wet would
WIN our valuable Sanal, command as much trade and
travel IS the most unreasonable amongst us ourbt
20 oese II as manifest that these great ADVANTAGES must
NC SURRENDERED to The routes North and South OF u.s.
VIZ rely on canal a!onc, fail To construct ~ NrpArE
w. tue contemplated railway from this TO Iynchburg
anu we mean 10 move in this matter il is evident we
nave not moment TO lose but should al once press nm
on The attention oil the fegsalnrc with zcal and car
ncstness corresponding the importance of the object
me NECESSITY OF cartrring at its present session. an
independent company To- construct this work; for do
CONSIDER II OF hfst Importance not only TO Richmond
and the Stale nj large but the James River and Ka
dn. N1ihPany, At TIE improvements, have
u"uot WIZ DC me case, continued beyond Ivnchburg
That they will DC so continued, We have think The
surcst guarantees in the great inducements existing 10
construct them: now much enhanced as conceive ,,
inc strong desire felt by the New Orleans and Nashville
railroad Company, 10 connect with our line in reachino
me Atanhcof which strong desire, have the assur.
anee OF gentleman Of great intelligence aud doubt
not equal respcctability who only well ACQUAINTED
WIN The feelings of the company in question but as
Understood hun to say, deeply interested in the work it,
Considering as do, that the Canal and Rail way 70
are to greatly beneficial 10 each other
and both together unspeakably so TO Rchmond nnJ liz
state al largethe Canal by attracting the heavy trans
portauon, aud the railway by the lighter
transportation and social travel and that 10 insure these
important results, and the best accommodation of III.
Pubc 1t is requisite that these two great works should
be placed in different hands; flor the additional
.at ney WIZ mus move on simultaneously an early
copPeuon) have felt much surprze and deep regret
that any friends ofhe canal should look upon The rail-
roau as rival work. calculated iniure very natetallv
pany. '
Did think such would be the result which howe.
YER cannot believe, should very reluctantly press the
Kan HnaI-
should press them. believing as do that the Rail Road
Is OF lar more Importance 10 this city and the country at
,age, man Is The Canalindeed, the only thing that
can secure TO us the great trade and travel OF the West
IN which opinion, know large number of our host in
Formed czens who are also large stockholders i'm the
concur. 10y
And when reflect that the travel alone ON this great
horoughare, viii, OF itself support the Rail Road ceU
ahu source OF revenue that can no way accrue ia
The Canal can any hesitate 10 sign the ,nemoria or
IAN to exert himself in behalf of this great object ;.
Surely not -
In this ugc of Improvement when the whole world
seems to be moving by steam, and when few are found
wiling TO travel at less than 10 20 miles an hour and
wnen 'c gam OF few minutes of lime in 100 miles tra-
vel is found sufficient 10 give the most rapid mod. Of
conveyance decidedly the advantage il would he ahsu
70 suppose mat any would take canal boat moving at
best but three or four miles hour who could Gnd
railroad car that would transport him five times as randi
y-csnch an oEc would doubt give stage coach the
preference, If no rail road existed The truth is Loco
motive engine would pass the whole distance between
this city and Lynchbnrg in about the time it would re-
quc TO pass boat through the various locks of tie Ca
nal. " D "a
Let infer from these remarks that nm, hostile
TO tie Canal-iar otherwise is the fact am larc.
su'ckh"Ger IN the James River and Kanawha COMPANY
anu u property-hoIier here To triinu extent and
therefore much interested in the success of the Canal
but am one Of those who believe that the Rail Roud
ana Canal VIII prove the hand-maids o. each other and
IN que tnc, that each viii lind enough TO do provided
our Legislature, by wise and iberh Increase Of bank
ing capital should place men in si,ua.
ton to become our entire importers as we'll as our sole
exporters and shp-owners, by which ry department
oil labor would be at once imme nsely benefited
ana the Legislature should, in addition To this cx-
ted It's usual fostering the various iudcious
schemes OF internal Improvement that are now or which
may hereafter be presented TO its nsderaon-includ-
lng 0 course the charierpg of Companies ,o be
to the various branches of Mining. Manufactures &c
&c.-nothng, If we continue to enjoy the smiles of
END providence can arrest retagd rapid march TO
wcai'h, influence, and happiness.
The immense and unrvalled water uower nt our varv
door, together with an neXhaus;iblc supply of coaI
mmeuieteiy at hand, with the aid of the necessary
nomeu ihclties anu proper degree OF erprac on
l,he part OF our people would make this city
~, Hg aodiuon- to commercial emporium for The
west great manufacturing town. combining most
OF ue advantages possessed by Leeds Manchester
and Birmin gian in England and the day is moi dis
.ant' IL we should continue supine and Indifferent To
these important objects, when Yankee brethren il
permitted, will dcYe"pe great resources for usin
deed 1t has already been limited me- that one of The
most onterprising successful and wealthy uannC,ctu
rers, and who is connected with one of the first con
cai houses m tls country, and member of Congress
virtual, has his eye now fixed On Richmond, and may
lp vel
mat state OF things shall be brought about which full
oevelopcment OF nestimabe resources would soon
ahu certainly produce, word for it, the impc 4 md e
port trade passing over both of great central lines
VIII give each much business as can well he done -
How soon this viii occur depends upon ourselves TO de-
termine ~ ue-
Intelligent who have travelled much in ,l; co,,r
tfy and IN Europe, and who have witnessed what las
oeen done IN both countries with far less ADVANTAGES
tlan we possess not only surprised bu a,nozcd "a
the supmeness and indifference which have nerm;,,,d
such SOURCES OF almost boundless wealth 10 remain nm
improved for half century, or more.
messrs. Editors have much more TO saw ON tbees
SUBJECTS, but the length of this communication is sur
as to adnonsh me to close ii here if would insure II an
insertion in your valuable paper You will probably hear
again soon from "
sTOCKHOLDER IN THE JAMES RIVER
AND KANAWHA COMPANY.
ron TIE ENQUIRER
10 me honorable The General .7sSenJLY 0f Esr0;oia
wall IN few days become your duty to elect a Or
neral oil brigade TO supply the vacancy occasioncd hy
the death OF the late highly respectable William
feeng as every citizen should an interest in the wei
iaIe OF our common country and CONSIDERING that ihis
ONCE (undcr circumstances which NAV arse) is M i'm.
poFtant one, and that it should be filed by
qualified IN any emergency to discharge its duties take
inc oery OF bringing Tn your notice Colonel John Sloan
Oh me county OF Hampshire, Conmandant Of The 77t,
Regiment; =" without fear and without rcrro,c
who has been, since he Ia years of are an officer n
the said Regiment In the year 1914 Col sloan march
ca 10 Norfolk volunteer in the cachmcnt from his
regiment, holding the Office of on Ensign Previous to
tic expiration at his time of service he was promoted ia
aCaptaincy and Immediately volunteered his services in
the room OF Captain Fry of Shenandoah county who
bad died, and thus served double tour OF dutv CoI
sloan maintained high character during the whole ne
Rod Of his service, and evidence Of his standing in
his own county. has been eecfed 90