Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-03-13

spised they nG constant engagemehl-and engage en'
Mr. Speaker is happiness, is wealth. Louk at North
erp cty and then at your Richmond, and your Norioks
See their poor lands made lchtheir neat cotIages n
snug encosutes-See every rlling stream mniseIs W
its current 10 their comfort and independence; men TUT"
.our eve 10 Virginia, and behold the gloomy Pictue M
presents The grass grows up in the slfeets y, as
cities--the stunning tumut OF business 10 80 ~
Now and then struggling mast reaTs i'se nv
som of her seaport reminding the behoioef ~ Nc. ."H
me,ce eone-Th- forge hisselh not ana the shuttle
nnsned-Wa,pr mower which would Propei millions o!
machinery and make millions rich, wastes itself upon
the rocks beneath it's fall-Asricuisuse aIoops-our
farms present ragged sceneouS very a"eiihgs eneet
into The dark picture of desolaou, evincng by Their
-o.,b and mouldering outline, deficiency of in.
dustry aud of taste.And now, sad Mr. Segsr, let US
pouse 10 enquire into the cause OF this difference
The reason, Sir, is briefly told - The NSrtkern pso.
nile sell as much they buy all that ice oant-
They are sellr,s-we buyers. There lies, said Mr.:
g. the secret Of the differences And what is strange, ana
al the l:ne it is reproachfu to us-we have the
materiai-they have not, with The exception OF
Pennsylvania) We have coal iron and lead IN our
South western counties, and indeed, throughout our
mountain country in inexhausble quantities, ana water
pnwer without limit These valuable minerals loo, ex'
is in iuxe position With each other, AND win inc wa
,er.povser Of the State All that require to bng into
reouis,on these important elements Of our prosperity
and wealth, s system of internal improvement. we
have only connect South western anu uountaih
and Valley region, with the naVeaoie waters o. tne SEQ
board Then said Mr. g., many stream that NO" has
tens from your mountains unobslruced, WILL turn The
machinery of manufacturing establishment :.
Mr. s. then adverted to the political bearing OF IL
beral system Of internal communication 10 consoiidat.
Ing the power of The State and Strengthening the bonds
of tie Union. Every line OF connection between the
great sections OF our country IS an additional lie 10 oho
together this glorious Confedsracy of Sateo In proper
ton communities are united oy fac,l!tles Oh ln'efcom
muncaon their moral and political atntes are assini
lated aud uniformity Of interest produced Commerce,
indeed, is the great connecting link OF political commu
ni,ies being them what consanguiny is to The vati,
GUS members of single family. recoliect, well. said
Mr. S. that the great statesmen who projected the New
York Canal, enforced among other 1ec"mlnendau"nsi
the tendency it would have to strengthen the Union
On this patriotic ground they plead tor the Erie Canal
And nay not, with peculiar propeiy al this time, ad'
dress this consideration TO the patriotism and philanthropy
of this Legislature. You know, said Mar. 5 and t'e
members of this House know iland it isa me anchoy
reality 10 which we ought not TO close mere
is aot now the vrneratlon tor this Union mat once
there was The dissolution of the Union has become an
ordinary topic of conversation if not OF discussion until
we have 10 think aud TO speak OF It irreVe!enty
Sir talk frequently Of dashing into fragments inns
pruudest structure OF human wsdnm as though II had
cost our fathers nothing 10 eject It, We SEEM IN Our
degeneracy and iugratude, to forget that its cost was
the patriots blood freely shed and his treasure polusey
expended IT, said MIR. S. there Is one idea more peVa-
lent than any other in this country it is that this go'l
Gus Union is destined, long, 10 destruction La ms
state of public feeling, 1t becomes our solemn duty 10
provide all the safeguards we can against catastrophe
50 re yolling every patriot phiunihrops and freeman
Our own Tepulato demands it, Gratitude 10
BILE ancestors who through blood and toll, transmitted
10 US this bright and all glorious inheritance demands IT,
Philanthropy drniandst Human liberty demands tat our
hands Patriotism, frail dependence FOR The
preservation of this sacred Union Circumstances often
control it, Personal advantage may modify 1t. Ambition
avarice passion; thousand circumstances affect IT, Sir,
if you would place the union OF the American States
upon basis which nothing shake be INTEREST that
basis That is The foundation which Gun never fail you
Mutual epeudence-reciprocity OF exchnnge-reqnent
Observation-Disclosures The pillars that must sustain
the grand temple of American freedom II then, we
would prove ourselves worthy Of vruous and noble
ancesors-f would hand down TO our posterity that
rich, proud, inesmable ncalcuable inheritance which
bright aud pure from the hands of our patriot
fathers--if would be free, united and happy peo-
pie let US cherish the policy of Internal improvement
unite the East aud the West-make our sisters Of the
West the South and the Southwest, our neighbours
ally them to by contgu and reciprocal interchange,
commercial, social and political, and place this pre-
cous Union upon the rock Of ages. And tell gentle
men, that the opening of one line of communication
between the James River and the Valley Of the Ohio,
will do more TO check the progress OF abolition in the
free States of the West Than all the appeals which eo
quence make, and all the arguments that ingenuity
urge. Bring the citizens OF the free STATES often
among us; let them see the institution of slavery as il
really exists amongst US; and they will become
aboilionists And, If ever, in any faled hour, the
Union must peish-which, God in his goodness, long,
long avert-we shall then be benefited by having
connected ourselves with sisters Of the west. Ia
the new organization Of empire they may unite with US
to build up another fabric OF Union. ?
MAY not now, said MIR. S ask my friends from Ha.
lfax and Prince Edward, it, in contemplating this great
subject solely in its financial aspect they have not erred
against fair reasoning and against the best interests OF
the Commonweal With due Difference, tell them
they have taken the msers not the statesman view oil
this question. Suppose, said Mr. S, that Virginia nav
ing constructed good system of public works shall reap
from The harvest the golden fruits that have fallen tn the
lot of other States which have pursued this bene6cen
policy? Are these results to be lett out OF tue calculation
and not be regarded Offsets against the expenses
Of construction. Sir, | will tell the gentlemen from
Prince Edward and the gentleman from Halifax, how
settle this account, | estimate the expense-though
am frank 10 confess that by means particular or
this point regarding it entirely subordinate consi
deration-I estimate the expenses OF all kinds-of con
struction and Of reparmakng these the debit items IL
the account then place on the credit sde FIRST, ht
income of the works, which ] shall endeavor TO de
onstate in the sequel, will more than repay the WIN"
cost OF construction. hardly know, said MIR. Segar
what item 10 put down next, for the credit entries to b
made are SO numerous and long, that should fatigue
the House to carry them out. Sir, said Mr. IT hat
the calculating powers of my friends from Halifax ant
Prince Edward, | would show heavy balance indeed
on the credit side Of lnternal improvement have bu
little skill in this way said Mr. S, bu, will endeavo
10 make the account should write down them 10
the second item, the produce OF our Valley and Western
region which would be brough. into our market, tina
now ia and be- until we improve the Stat
BY railroads and canals. And here said Mr.. S my P"o
powers of calculation are overasked, and must hro'
sesslf upon the aid of my good friends from Haifa
inilIessNce Edward. ask them 10 count for me th
IN upon 6sasoducon that our rich Valley would pou
Southwest ANGLES. ask them 10 follow me to tn
gypsum, and of so1 tbs, Of iron, of COAL of lead,
markets SO soon I'VE one, M find their way 10 OF
oe,on ask to CALCULATE for they az
vs I'A and nd t ,hse ",s and as
which should credit e thu e a""n
Let compute ne,< Inc whole sgqreoa,s rs ;o
'j1assss, The sf s "heh will ss the @'
commerce nas4fade and anSb anG enlarged facilities
liable swethe list Reckoo next the neTe,.a .1caeu
another nrod;eo~. Is The sole raising
per cent on the of Their o. Of