Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-03-15
Improrcn,eRt BILL lost!

The great bill for Internal Improvements was indcf.
nicFy postponed Tuesday, by majority of votes
But The long time, which was employed in the discus
uion is moi entirely lost The able Debate, which the
Report of The Committee has called FORTH will survive
1t will furnish arguments and materials for the
consideration of The Peope-mx up with their thoughts,
and enghten the future course OF the Legislature
The ball will 90 on 1t may be retarded for q moment;
but it cannot be arrested great Revolution is at hand
in Virgina-l awaits only more suspicious time, and
the bushes of glorious day are already stealing over
the Eastern hozon.-Let the Banks but resume specie
payments this Summer; and powerful impulse Will be
communicated to The great cause OF Internal Improve
ment. The next Legislature will be compelled 10 take up
the whole subec-and venture TO PREDICT that lis SEES
sion will constitute the history OF this good Old
Common eallh-The character Of the are Is improre
rcnt-No country under The sun presents such an I'M
mense theatre for its display The U. ,. No Slate has SO
many facilities and capabiltes-Nature has not done
more, or as much for any, Virginia She viii YET put
forth all her renghand indeed in The course Of The last
years. she has done something that worthy OF respect
but not as much she should have accomplished She will
yet thoroughly redeem heyscf The eyes of her sisters
and fulfil The high des!ifes 10 which gracious rfoVi
dence calls her-The day is dawning. Let not the de-
feat of The great bill Of the present session discourage
one of her liberal sons.
What is now 10 be effected during the present session
is to be attempted, as it were, in detachment On the
very jay that the bill was rejected another bill for AZ.
propratng 1000 for the road from Stanton 10 Par
kersburg was passed That bill is before the Sc
nale.-As il conlemplates valuable improvement, and
brings Eastern Virginia nearer 10 the State OF Ohio, It
is.to be hoped that it will meet with favor in their eyes.
Mr. Mcdowell after rose TO present resolution,
for constructing State account Railroad from The
town Of Buchanan, the Upper James River, by Evan
sham, suitable point on the Tennessee and Viz
gina line-But the resolution laid upon the table.
We are publishing the Debate with much rapidity
as possible We shall finish Mr. Segar's Speech in our
next. We shall follow with others in the regular
series We have already hand the admirable Speeches
of Messrs Peyton, Fitzgerald and Hubbard. We be-
seech their patience We crowded with The inter-
esting proceedings in Congress- with Correspondents,
and The current of The day. We shall bring out
each Orator. as fast find room for him. But
non oacs ornid pos;u,nus. We cannot do every thing
at once. We annoyed by the copy which
crowds upon u.s. than any member be by the delay in
the publication Of his speech.
Hcdnesday EreninS.
The House has been engaged, nearly lis whole SEES.
sion of today, the question Of Internal improvement
MIR. McDowells Resolution has been debaled-along
with Substitute offered by MIR. Tunsla. Mr. Gar.
land has suggested another scheme Of more general
character. All these propositions specified in our
account Of the proceedings Of the day No decision
made when the House rose-We will not anticipate the
action Of the Legislature upon this subject we trust
as much may now be done possible; but look 10
the next General Assembly for extensive and
larged system of Internal lmprovemenIs.-Whe the
war terminated in 1915, new impulse was given 10
enterprise. The session (l6l5-G) of the
most active and brilliant eras which has marked
nails. The foundation laid for many of those i'm
provements, which have since graced the State.-We
are not in the midst of war; but Just passing
through gloomy period of pscuniary embarrassments
As this passes away, spur will be given to
industry-capal will seek new Investments new
spirit will animate the People and the Legislature If
the Banks resume specie payments in the course OF this
Summer, we shall feel The revival in the Winter. Then,
will come action, enterprise, improvement. The next
session may then be of The most nomentous in lis
consequences, which we have seen for years.