Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-08-03

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the rights of The minority. Such man is Capt. Boiling.
| Fellow. Citzens-Viieina is losing her numerical
strength in the House Of Representatives. and what she
loses in numbers she should gain in talents You
not better discharge your duty n this respect than by
bestowing your suirages on Capt Boiling. whose popu.
larty and influence IN The district sufficient 10 in
sure his election. MANY VOTERS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE ENQUIRER.
| MIR. MALLORf'S OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Sir have read MIR Maurys Report with the respect
and attention which its importance requires; but lind
myself unable TO attribute The effects oil which he
plains, the he points OUT especially 10 that of
! the establishment of The U. S. Bank. II am asked
why: will freely say, that have reasons to i've
except that, as can easily discover other and equally if
not more apparent and sell evident causes; and having
often found conclusions drawn from similar
ana"ges, rather prefer looking to fact than trusting
to figure. Thomas Paine contoundcd the ignorant by
the discovery that The British National Debt progressed
from to 2, : TO 4, TO 3, &c &c; but he proved
thing OF any use or importance.
| Before the Revolution, ] apprehPnd as did General
Washington most Of the planters in Virginia shipped
their Tobacco and imported their supplies literally do
ing away with the necessity of several middle men IN
the sale of the crops and hence the colony
italy agricultural The traffic enaIled upon the barter
system, left few debts which gave rise to loose
legislation at the close of the certainly not well
calculated to raise the commercial character OF the State;
and this after iolIowed up by vehement OPP.
position TO Mr. Jays treaty, subsequent lection OF
its continuance till the peace of 1913; und in the words
! Of Mr.. Mallory, may add, 'lhe embargo &c, &c
which deeply and duraby impaired The commerce of the
staple Sa,es-that of the Old Dominion especially
the blow inflicted on the commerce of Norfolk with the
W. H. and Norfolk then the only port OF Importance in
the State. But, TO conclude this part of The subject,
would observe, Vg seems destined on CERTAIN If not
on all occasions, TO play distinguished part II in
1892 thu, the difficulties Of collecting debts this Colo
ny and Jamaica which first made the negro chaliel
and the civil lawyers say, cassed him inter res
| wide Benjamin Edwards and the Annalists)
take the remedy 20 be, to open highways To follow
the example and 10 rival The conduct Of New York. Ma
! ryland and Pennsylvania-o remember the advice Of
Washington in l7S4-lo carry yourselves into The West
| and recoec, the words of Mr., Maory:--
"The very work which unites us with the West would
! at the time in a closer and stronger bund,
the Eastern and Western portionsof the Common wealth.
and increase their mutual attachment and sympathy;
consummalion devoully TO be wished Nor are our ad
vanluges less than our Inducements Our ports are
among the finest, and rivers penetrate farther into
the INTERIOR inersecng with some of the finest and
! largest streams Of The West. The line Of communca
ton will be among the Shortest and will be much less
liable be interrupted and for short period, by the
ice and SHOWS Of winter, than those farther North,
which afford continued intercourse throughout
! the year-a point OF no small importance. Our ex.
| changes with the Valley would be direct than
between il and the Northern States; we wanting that
which they have and having that which they want, TO
a much greater extent. And finally, line Of com.
munica,ou would lead more directly to the heart Of
the great Valley of The West; and an advantage which
will act continually more and more in favor,
its population spreads farther West into the of the
Continent But another task of vnst Importance still
MAINS tn our oSn people, TO unite their efforts,
and To give impulse equal to the magnitude Of the
object to be accomplished. people blind or Indifferent
TO their fate prosper, however great may be
their advanages-whie obstacle repress the pros.
perty Of those who united and resolved 10 make the
! most of their means. Virginia may challenge compa.
rson with any Of The States, whether regard her 81.
ualion her SOIL her climate, her mineral and other re.
sources her bays harbors and rivers the and
diversity OF her surface. All she wants is 10 be reused
81, IL.
nlude of The object to be accomplished. That done,
she will at distant day, be distinguished for wealth
aud prosperity she for her TALENT eloGuenCe and pa
! trotiSm.
! To this, would have Virginia conGne herself for
the present. All the conventions which may be
cnngrega,eG will avail her but little. if the Virginia of
1885 does not reassume the territorial influence and mo.
raj character of that Of Eizabeih however, it may he
| increased IN wealth, power, and population.
think MIR. NJ errs in calculating sanguInely tie
"derang the Northern trade and, the DIFF
cny an c0nrsrng money fnndS SutcdtOt mar
ks filling cities with valuable customers from The
| terror, | am rather a2pehensIve II may not result
useiuIIy as Mr. NJ thinks; for the remittance to Europe
be made 10 suit It's market and tr charge paid by
the purchaser, whether in Richmond or New York. 10
conemn an enemy, too, is impoIltlc-Often fatal New
York stock said late London paper, sis the first in
/ London" She has The confidence Of the money kings
and wise men of the East Fide late Baltimore Re.
! publcan)
Therefore, would much rather trus, to the opening
Of gh.ways and the immediate and ncessant pursuit
OF creating outlets to the W, the w the W, and
the ~ The first srp 10 be the opening Of Cumberland
Gap and It's preparation for RuIIroad and here "a l.
c. in the Louisville City Gazette Of F., 1880 comes
to my aid Louisville 10 Shrpherdvile, Goose creek
aud It's source, "throug sell known and practicable
| Cap a branch Of the Cumberland Barbnuisvlle-
| Yellow creek-the Conference.-The Cop This done,
with The and OF Kentucky ii removes great difficulty.
1t will relieve the Louisville Railroad from the charge Of
crossing the mounlains, md be Of general service
both Kentucky and Virginia
! The next step be taken should be communication
with the proyr"Iors of the Eastern Shore Railroad for
the benefit Of Norfolk and its roads and combination
Of interests with the Raleigh and CASTOR, and the Ra.
| leigh and Columbia II | am not much mistaken, their
charters the r. and G., and r and c. Of the Must
liberal character and extensive powers oil construction
and exlersoD and provided money cannot be had with
in would enable the prnpetors 10 procure the cash from
without, with little difficulty Another necessary step
would be a road 10 Danve aud union with N. Caro-.
lima in carrying it, Salisbury, Charlotte, &c &c &c.
But Sl20 $50 per hand will surely call forth sufficient
! labor
Let not hear Of expense or profess Investment
The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
passed l176 passengers in II hours the 9TH Of July
1888 Taking The road at 100 miles and the passage at
five per mile is S. go per day; and for 800 days
50 24 200; nearly sufficient at 900 per mile, 10
third of the road To- furnish $3.50 coo.
Besides, the Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Road is
| likely 10 pay thirty five per cenum; and fifty mile
section finished the Georgia Road is paying IL per
cent The Charleslon and Hamburg Road, for the last
hail year, has received and spent 81 uU per. deW or
Sl75, 600; making annual receipt Of $3.50 600, on
Road that with double track should not have cost
than 81 560,000
| But is Virginia to do nothing in her banking depart
| meni: Cannot she unite with North Carolina this
subject Is she 10 remain in Satu guo' South Carolina
has added $4,000 600 to the Charleston bank and in Oc
tober the S60000O0 Railroad Bank is TO be subscribed
fnr and this So 900 900 may be increased 600 900
Thus with the Charleston Bank 4 600 000 will give
| the power to issue St90OO,0OO. Under such Nam.
moth System, it needless to look TO the lesser fry, with
capital Of perhaps So 000, 000 the power TO issue
Sl5, OOO 900 or SG300O000 in all Here, then, there
will be want of capital for foreign trade such as is