Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-09-25

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Al the present rates Of TOLL say al i"u p ..u,v If
trade would yield an annual revenue W oo I'D Weld
- mo OOO and if reduced TO two per cent II w q 49,,
S2e2uOGU and even at one per cent; Eq Sd 400 ono
MI an hn.hcl Of wheat II would y,eiu S'fu'c
rs. .,;Iepce farni.hed by these facts mas '"eir'e
tne n committee thai the estimate Of the Canal
commissioners that the tolls OF the Enc Nans1 %"en
ENLARGED will at the present ra,es, pay an"uy M ~
lillian, Of dollars and thai cne hall OF that sum WIN De
scceised from property passing 10 enaHo'" '' '
H. TO say the least, not exaggerated:
n will he observed, that many OF the views ""ch are
,bore ;aken of the itcre magnitude Of our inana cor"
nerce win be applicable to the two iines on ratos"
bcb are 10 traverse our territory from the Hudson 10
Lake Erie. The immense effects winch these "ohuer
working Instruments Of commerce are TO produce /"
securing the trnde of the West to the Atlantic states
and in binding the distant portions OF our county
in bonds of bene6ciai intercourse, would furns upon
the proper OCCASION subject OF Interesting arc
be inquiry Nor need be spprehended mat tuey wiz
affect lnjuousy fiscal interess-io so "a, mo
le.sening the commerce. of the canals, they WI. "
probably serve and increase II, ny u'i"u"e
the means Of rapid transportation Tor pf"p.3 4nu |
sons during those w;nser months IN "hie" 'he' "s
zion rs u,peded and thereby preventing tne o''e's""
in,o Other channels of those bulky prnonc's winch
furnish 10 canals their most lucrative revenues,
REGARDING the event not improbable, that Inc state
n mn distant period will take these great horuuphiares
f roda nd as public property, and that they ore
eventually 10 become a portion OF our system o p"o''c
works. Of which all the parts will mutually sustain ana
strengthen each otherthe growth Of the west IN swell
ing their revenues is by no means matter Vi "u"ei
.nce 10 the public treasury.
The committee will not tresPass upon inc at,enich %
the House BY spa,iang upon the grandeur OF Tue pros
pec which would open upon Us, were we 10 LOOK pyon"
tho brief period which The present view has embraced
IL for the panhopst and statesman to indulge those
feelings Of honest hope and patriotic PRIDE wh'cn cannon
but arise in contemplating the mighty realities which w
future has in store The duty which the present occasion
has required of the committee has oil more P'ac"ca
character They have attempted honestly perhaps over
zeaou.iy, 10 show that our own noble Stale IS nehher
ruined nor bankrupt-that its treasury IS neither mpo
vershed nor exhausted-and that, however imPeded IN
its progress by narrow policy which would re'ard lis
growth undervalue its strength, and s'lfle lis energies
il is yet vigorous and erect, and able TO move onward
with giants power They have sought TO show tha'
the foundations Of prosperity are deeply aio lha
our resources gre manifold and that they Will prove
adequate 10 any efforts which our government may
make, promote the prosperity, reward Inc indus'ryot
stimulate the enterprise of our citizens, whether occn
pyng the fair and fruitful plains Of the West-the Ia
rests and mnes of the Nor,h-or the sunny slopes and
fertile vales Of Southern and midland districts
They will not attempt TO measure the consequences
which the compile ton OF great and harmonious system
of intercommancaton, extending into the utnos, re.
cesses Of The INTERIOR and concentrating within our bor-
dfs the trade of the most popuious portion OF The con-
tinent will produce in augmenns the aggregate riches
OF State; in covering lis surface with oPuent cites
i'm swelling lis commercial marne;-in securing It-
political supremacy;snd in enlargng, in all respects,
its prosperity, power, and glory Nor VIII they seek 10
compute the pecGniaSy results which this vast and ever
increasing stream of inland trade flowing through our
territory for all future time will produce IN augmentng
the wealth Of it's commercial metropolis The history OF
Venice, in s palmest days, stretching her long line Of
islands and colonies far into the East and controlling by
her position the Of ASIA presents but feeble
nIr nj he Dlpn nd
mart must eventually attain.
Still less will they seek TO span within their mario"
arithmetic, the pecunlsry value OF the Imlabie West
Were they 10 state that from assessed value IN Tvs
Of only &c Millions for all the territory Of thu
mountains, stretching from the Gulf Of Mexico 10 Lake
SUPERIOR wealth has arisen and been created within the
short space Of forty years 10 the amount OF twelve hun
dred millions OF dollars they would have attained only
the first step in that long seres by which empire ID
10 ascend 10 height Of power and dominion yet une
qualed in the history of race.
Least Of all will they attempt 10 compute the pecu
mary consequences Of these great arteries OF trade in
ccmentng and preserving the unnn Of these free and
four!shing Republics. 1t is not for New York, or her
sons to calculate the value Of that sacred bond But
i Ne wea!a catch glimpse however imperfect, of the
gigantic stake which is depending on our prudence ard
patrotsm-f we would count the cost of ruined cities
and desolated edsof lakes and rivers obslruced
by fleets and iortresses in war, and by commercial re-
strctions still more destructive in peace, we may con
Europe il convused by centuries Of strife, and
broken into srrng, disunited, and dscordant commun
ties, with Europe, as it would have been, had its whole
population been united like ours n; the very origin of
their governments, under one common law, speok'ng
one common language, and bound by one common con-
sUtution.
Let then go forward in the broad path of duty
which is spread before us-and in rve,ting now we
may, the bonds which unite the mighty members of this
glorious Union, discharge those high and solemn cbga
tons which not only TO ourselves aud those who
surround u.s. bu, to the long line of generations who are
to follow in after ages.
The committee, in order 10 carry out the views Of this
report, will prepare BILL making the necessary appro
pra,ions their object and amount shall be de-
ernined by the proper committees, and sanctioned by
the House In the time, they beg leave 10 submit
the following resolution:
Rtsoired That it not necessary expedIen to levy
a directtax
SAMUEL B. RuGGLES,0
VICTORY BIRDSEYE, Committee IF
THOMAS b, COOKE, Hays and
ABNER LEWIS, Means.