Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-04-05
INTERNAL, IMPROVEMENT,

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sons which are given in the floating paragraphs Of the
day.
INTERNAL. IMPROVEMENT.
Tic Lcyis.1;urc Of Maryland adopted several laws al
its recent session, which calculated 10 promote The
Improvement of the State. Among them, is 'thc act
confirming the contracts made by the Railroad and Canal
COMPANIES with the Commissioners appointed to dispose
Of The State s,ock-the act authorsng loan to the
Susquchanna Railroad ComTany-tle act extending aid
to The Chesa peake and Ohio Canal ComPany-and the
act clca sing the State Directors IN the baltimore and
Ohio Ruroad company from the necessity o! making
an affidavit as The suicienCy 81 The means At their
command to finish the road ''ihe city Of Baltimore
has also subscribed three millions Of dollars 10 the STOCK
of Tie Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, the pro
ceeds Of which p;ion will no doubt, be realized,
when they may be needed The fund OF That company,
posSc seems, consist therefore o! the fol-
lowing items
Subscription Of the State Of Maryland, $3.C00.000
Subscription OF the city Of Baltimore, 3.C1D.O0O
Subscription Of the State OF Virginia, li3c,GU0
Subscription OF the city Of Wheeling, OGObOO
s. 05S 600
Making. in all (says the Baltimore Chroncle) the
sum of eight million and fifty eight thousand dollars
enough may reasonably hope 10 complete The road
from Baltimore TO Wheeling and 10 Pts5urg.
4 Him!-The Charleston Courier audrs 10 the move
men,s of Legislature especially in reference to
the SaHih ccsern Raiir00d-and then makes the follow
ing appeal To the Stockholders Of the Cincinnati and
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subscriptions without hinching great enterprise
secure the Bank Charter, and keep the start have
got o( the Old Dominion. What says the Old DOM.
MON: Have we not as much p!de or patriotism, rs
the People Of Charleston:
We hope that every county in Virginia. that is more
immediately connected with the South Western Rail.
road, viii be tine alert this year: Hold meetings
pass resolutions TO rouse mp each other, and the whole
Stale-Gnd organize measures, for an energetic move
ment the part nf our next Legisldurc.lf ) Caro-.
iUn ggiI us Is catch
possible.
81 PaG2a'S noii0n- Tie ira BHs
The Globe notices remarks in the following man.
"The Richmond Enquirer asks, Is the Globe correct
in It's premises or cunciuS iOns: aud says the Editor dill
frTs 'arih in 10th respects the principle of The biz
is separation of the business Of Government from
banking busness- is to keep The Pubic money Jar pun
lie uS,S and not surrender it TO private corporations to
be appropriated TO priratc uses.
"llie Editor of the Richmond Enquirer, in scanning
the ngains, laying the bill the table, to show
mscacuiatou, points TO the names Of Nlessrs Mason,
Morgan, and Robertson. of Virginia from Georgia,
and Que from s. Carolina, decidedly 'oPp"sfd To the
bW and seven other representatives. from ,. Carolina,
whO lr srarcay cote far the bin IN Us present t0rm
THE Editor Of the Enquirer will perceive how
happens that our premises and conclusions dier "Ei
his, By simply putting the premises oboh side by side
We predicate cur calculation the fact That the mem
bers voting arains. Mr. PArroS motion in favor
of the principle of the BILL and would support tie mca-
sure in sOmc shnpe The Editor Of the Enquirer caunS
off from the list all supposed by him 10 be adverse TO
the bill IN its present form.
"Wc have always understood that Mcssrs. Morgan
and Robertson of Virginia. the whole CATION of South
Carolina Save who voted with Mr. Pa'ton) and
the whole Georgia delegation, except Mr.. Dawson.)
were firm in the principle that the banks should be ex-
cludcd from position of political influence by union
with Government and from the of the public reyc-
nue. in bank traffic. Mr.. Mason Of Virginia We heard
during the extra session, in favor OF TIE scope oil The
BILL bur doubted TO the proposed to attain it.
Ills the late question (Which was made expressly
test by Mr. Pa,ton) considered decisive OF his
course Mr.. Dawsons vote we ascrlb"d 10 the strong
and Irresistible tide Of public opinion in favor of the
Nh Dawson knows II he resists the reform
proposed that he ressts the almost unanimous wish of
his State. Excluding these two members, there would
still! be ority of eight in favor OF the measure IN
shGpe, if the vacant seats were it!ed and the
cant districts should return members Of the same prln
cipes with those who held them al the beginning OF the
session
II the Globe confines its views to the separaion of
the BUSINESS of Government from JanEiag business we
concur at II is the position which we have taken
But vii! the SubTcasury gentlemen stop at that point
IT, indeed this be the only principle which they
nsist-If this be the 'maasure in some shape, to which
they agreed, say too, nSrccd-And away, then,
with the hard money eauTc-t the Executive agents, Nc,
nc.
But if the Globe goes further and s,ickles for the
Executive agency &c, Nc, which is embraced in
the bill from the Senate then must contend against
the accuracy Of lis former calculations is not correct
to assume that all those who against wing III bill
the liable the friends IF Tho bill in its present farm,
or that several of them are the friends OF bill IN
in any form which embraced the great principles OF
tie Sub Treasury system For example, is the hard
mon1y clause of its feaures; Then. not only
the members from s. Carolina who voted in the mega.
tive MIR Patton notion opposed TO the BILL but other
members Is the Executive machinery part OF II, then
are Messrs. Mason, Morgan, Robertson, Legare &c,
against it-as we'll as Two gentlemen from Georgia
In fact understand that neither The Senate Bill! nor
the House bill has any chance Of very nel
gent member of Congress writes the I'd inst: 81
think sincerely believes, that the SubTrea
sury scheme will become law, either in the shape of
Mr.. Wrights or Mr.. Cambreengs b'
Another writes Us as follows: 50 Do not be deceived
by the apparent confidence Of lie Globe in the Ultimate
success of either Wrights Cambrelengs bill in The
House of Representatives Their fate is as fixed as des-
tiny. The defeat Of both is inevitable. The Senatc's
bill cannot be called up again If il were, OF those who
voted against laying the table, eleven (whom he
merates) and perhaps others will against it, as am
confidently told and DO not doubt. Take off Gray who
voted for ryng the table, and the ayes will be 100
10 these add 10 absenees, admitted by the Globe,
and the above III and there will be l2G against the
b-exc!udng the Speaker and six vacancies, and
there 23 votes leaving O9 votes in favor of the bill
The vote on MIR. Cambreengs bill will have, in add.
ton 10 the lO5 ~, and probably b. (whom he sPecIes
add to these 10 absentees and have 27 against aud
us for it. In either case the vacancies cannot alter
the game-,he bills will be lost.
"Another member Of the House, Mr. Mckim of Mary.
land paid the debt of this morning. thus proving
what shades are, and what shadows we pursue. -
The business of the House of Representatives progresses
sowy-it is mPeded by many causes, but more by I'M
necessary discussion than any thing else hope we
shall more and speak less for the reminder Of the
session
l." ~ora understand that neither Bill can pass
and the only alternative is, shall we edopt inter.
mediate ground by way of compromiseor leave things
as they are Against this latter course, we lift up
hands, every consideration. We agree with the
mporan, that this question should be settled by The pre-
sent Congress The very elements of confidence are in
state Of chaotic confusion from the uncertainty part
Of the action of Government."-And again, sin this
posture OF affairs, why leave the question when it
adj of