Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-03-13
VOLUME XXxIV.-.-yo. 90.

sprng!ng up IN the Old Dominion bu, even those tba,
were Funded bali century ago. have the spi
III OF blight resting upon them. Census after censrs
rolls round with little increase their population
The stranger, who twenty pears ogo visited your me-
Iopois returns TO day, and finds it The CITY still
Nineteen years ago, said Mr. s., lived IN his city and
Sne" Its every street, and boundary, and building In
1885 recognize the same cty-s boundaries NJ. en-.
larged-bsl few new buildings erected None Of that
change, which H lev yesrs transforms village into
mighty city, seems 10 nave your metropolis
And even Norfolk, Sir, your great seaport whose safe
and spacious s6or seems to beg the pToa ship nto her
placid bnsom-a seaport, Sir. Speaker which, had il
been Cherished by generous policy, TouG This day
hs7e been some Baltimore Philadelphia Norfolk,
lsepea,, your noble seaport, which, in 1910 had popn
la,nn Of than 5000, in IS2O had less than coo
soils There is something wrong in the policy Of the
sih'c In my humble Judgment. it is your fatal error
your false economy the subec of Internal Improve
lnent Bless your people with gooS roads and canals
where Natrre has denied facilities of communications
bes"w them with liberal hand-and you will find the
same happy effects resulting u.s. that have bes, the
people Of New York and Pennsylvania One end you
will surely accompi!sh-Yon the march Of the
eEgrant and turn his eye and bis heart upor the land
Of his nativity You not only stop the Tide but roll
back upon Virginia You wife emigration TO the State;
and doubt not, said SIR. s that if your Western
country were improved, and it is in your power To I'M
prove IT, emigration will be In, end not -sm the State.
MIR. ). then urged upon the House the high import
anre Of raising up the State large cities CONNER
cal snporiums ard argued that this could only be eff.
iected by extensive system Of Internal improvements
he policy, he held, could not he doubted Few States,
II sHy, had attained high degrre of wealth and pros
peily without commercial cities Look raid Mr. S,
10 those Of your sister States, which prosperous
and rich. The Empire State has her New York-Penn
sylvania her Philadelphia alaryand her Bamore--
and far indeed are they beyond Virginia. There
two great and permanent advantages Each large city
becomes market town for the surplus produce OF the
connry and is therefore, advantage to the apricu-
tura nteres, of the State SecondIy-each large
will have its foreign trade, and ,hs alone, diminish
commercial dependence. Build up Norfolk or Rich
mona, SAID Mr. S into large cities and the power of
man cannot prevent them from becoming importing
towns. You then break up the commercial rhraldrom
that now renders al pet tributaries To- the Norh-or
do hold, said NJ. S., that, commercially, Virginia
is ranch province Of the State Of New York.
as sine was politically OF Great Britain before the
Revolution. MIR Sugar then made estimate, from
which 1t appeared that the annual consumption of 10.
reign merchandise in Virginia amounted at least ten
millions Of dollars. Upon this sum, said Nh 5 paying
we do % per cont to the importers Of the Northern
cities, we are subjected 10 yearly tax Of two millions
and half! Are gentlemen, who value the character
and independence o! The State, willing 10 continue this
dsgracefui vassaagr Are they willing 10 endure il
themselves. or ransrn; ii inheritance to their pos
tery: And above ALL delegates this dror, ever
crying out many OF them Co. against the taxation Of
the dear people, prepared their constituents cursed
forever with this bIghng destroying iaS; Nh Speaker,
If they would good faith relieve their beloved cnns;i
uen,s from The eyi!s OF iaxation tell them there is but
way TO do it-and that is, 10 large and COM
mercal towns The only question is, how is this to be
done' The gentleman from P Edward informs Us, that
If we give our towns eopitat produce and trade vii.
be attracted to them, and they will flourish The
gentleman entirely mistakes the order Of The operation
bat pir,se &c pn,s the cart
bemie The horse. The tendency OF capital is
much TO precede 10 follow, production. II have
something 10 operate upon and the basis Of that opera
ton IS the surplus production Of the country There are.
indeed, said Mr.. S, but two elements of CONNER.
IN rsp m p-cb far
commodities, and market for the commodities thus Ia
ken IN exchange Wherever those elements exist,
there we may expect commerce TO flourish. Capital wall
as surely seek the points Of this existence as wa,-.
VII! lind It's level Capital, therefore, is 10y means
the exclusive element ol cal wealth Now said
ar s. IL Is the beauty Of general system of Internal
Improvement thai white It furnishes great plus 10
our seaport towns the basis Of foreign trade il pro-
vtes also market for The merchandise TO be received
IN return. For example, connect The Ohio river with
Richmond, and not only the immense produce of the
valley of that river poured into the lap Of your Me.
lropols, but line same improvement that watts this
produce 10 its market, carries back rich fregh,s
of merchandise Tor the consumption Of the country
that furnished The surplus. To sum up the whole
argument in few words all tina, is wanting is, TO give
10 our ownsa back country liade Give 10 Norfolk and
10 Richmond the back county that belongs to them-to
The tie proGuce of the Roanoke country and the
Corana trade-to The Other the ezhsustless wealth
of TIE OHIO Valley and the Southwest and my life on
I, said Mr. S, Virginia too will have her commercial
OWU3 WI speaker, IN II" snort years from the
completion of municent system Of public works, .
lew and bright will burs, upon The ''Old Dom-
ZION the Genius OF Commerce will perch upon her
IlIes; mixing her in truth nsU Dominion and con.
uclIng her 10 prosperity, TO wealth, and 10 fame.
Blu; the city OF y. York, il is said is shew
hat it is capital alone THAI constitutes The foundation
# commercial greatness. II is the immensely of her
apaI. gentlemen say that attracts to herself the -"
rade she enjoys, and that has made her the Fa,triou
f the Union There is doubt that rI.,,a and pro-
lures thor
uc,on act recprocaily uponnsc. said Mr S. X, d'i 'ne
tage But how let y" to New York: D.' :. IT..
hRia a hrs hna ,nv inducemenl Or was s;.b rolled
racted to rfat By The produce ,' n the sub.
Town the .ould New York ave over been what she
ct Co., The noble Hudson to p'u. into her bosom Inc
IS w. IS ,,s fer tile Valley And suPpo, again, the huo
md with it the Erie canal were 'uddenly df'eo
son river s Sv Work 90 on advance as has here.
uP-"ao, Would NO, the vast ca Pnai card thither
S her great internal trade De oihus s. nha will pGe
~ 49, fnr investment? And hna,,y, VIZ w., hse.s
po'n.s ,h,, The commerce Of New ofk mas - ,,
mua,ea o. n,rped BY the opening o, inc LIE sa"a
One thing il cerla1n>Lai the property IN y i"'h cry
,lone has been enhanced in vae I" the amount OF quo
hundred millions of dollars; and there Is no fa'"Iui
I,n.on of this unprecedented increase save me con-
,1uct;on of the Erie and Champlain canal II ths tea-
so,;n no corrert said Mr. s. sytem OF Internal I'M
prove Iaent is indispensable 10 raise up ou, cues "u
Al, them 10 the character of commercial EnPorioms
Nor should we forget, SAID mf. . ''e n'pp{y $50
It'll sn.,en of Improvement will have ia calling INTO
life and stimulating to activity species OF industry
now scarcely known in our stasGns, s noev Of
il is only necessary to refer 10 The
examples Of New York and Aons InI,t
rnes pf reinforcement, scores OF manufacturing
which k. m
listed The like causes will produce hHe 81
vHgnla I'VE furnishing channel for the ,ranspor,a-
the "ssI Inv, material and rnarke, for the manu-,
o make Mr. sssas ssl he as vs ~
az c'n''ne 100, the advantages Of introducing in
not s s'.e hi, branch of national industry
the s.a's NJ" that il would yield employment to much
ou,neI and labor which now unemployed IN VIZ
o would . keep q in aow .e s"Gs a' North
n,ch,se manufactured merchandise; and II woola