Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-02-01

AZ the same tune means OF co@m1ni-
cation will be furnished for the ex-
change of the mineral aud agricultural
productions Of western Virgins for the
cotton and other staples OF the South.
These improvements. taken in con.
nexiou with the noble enterprise, now
in a course Of successful prosecution,
which has for its object the union of
the James and Ohio rivers, ard the va
rious lateral works which must be en-
grated on the principal lines-in one
direction. reaching through Tennessee,
Alabama, Mississippi aud Louisiana
and in the other, stretching northward
ly 10 Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, will
present the "Old Dominion" in the at.
ttude of great commercial Briareus,
extending Der hundred arms over
half the Union, and gathering into her
own lap the munifcent bounties which
have been lavished on those favored re-
gions.
| But your committee deem it unneces-
sary to go into a detailed enumeration
of the benefits which must result to ,he
State from the construction of these i'm
Poi'oht iihSo VI
They are too obvious to escape the in-
teIligence of the Legislature; and your
committee will therefore pass on to the
consideration OF other improvements Of
less magnitude, but which are neverthe-
less well adapted to the development of
the resources Of the parts of the State in
IN which they are respectively situated
Ond 'Eha sacnnR l.: Il.
your committee would recommend, is
the construction of turnpike road from
Parkersburg, in the county of Wood,
| TO Staunton. This road is presented w i,h the
sanction OF a recommendation by the EXecu-
| tive of the Commonwealth, and your COM
mitiee are persuaded that it merits the nat,
ronage of The Legislature. 1t will traverse
country now almost entirely cut off frota
access 10 the commercial portions of the
Stale, and possessing vast resources, which
| only require the fostering aid of the Legis-
lature In he thoroughly and rapidly devel-
oped. The cost will be incons siderable " hen
compared with the benefits which will flow
from the expenditure, and your committee
would therefore recommend its immediate
construction. From Stanton esslwardly.
your committee would recommend the con-
struction of a MacA damised road to; some
poin, on James river. This road would be a
valuable feeder to the James river canal, and
would furnish sufficient outlet for the large
and increasing agricultural productions of
several pOpulous add fertile counties
Sd. The next object which your commit
tee have deemed worthy Of IA special recon.
mendation, is MacAdsmised road from
| Winchester to Buchanan, with pledge of
It's ultimate extension, SO as 10 unite with
the railroad leading TO Tennessee. This road
would pass through large portion of the
| great Valley, and would afford most impor-
tant facilities to district of country con
tanning probably 100000 inhabitants.
| The two last named improvements, ought
in the opinion Of your committee, to be made
entirely on State account, not only in con.
sideralion OF the obvious benefits which thev
must dipense TO the public, but also because
i, would be impractica6e TO have them con,
, stFucted On any other principle.
4h. Your committee would respectfully
recommend, that suitable provision he
made by law for The removal of The bars and
other impedments which now ubslruct the
navigation Ut the James river up 10 the city
Of Richmond, by vessels adapted 10 foreign
trade. This is an object which interests al
most every part Of our Stale, and your COM
mittee thinkit ought 10 lie dune al the expense
of The State. Surveys have been made of
these distractions, and skilful and scientific
| engineers are OF The opinion, that they can
be remov ed al an uncomfortable cost.
! 5lb. In that portion OF the Stale north Of
the Staunton and P Petersburg road, there ore
| several objects OF Improvement worthy of the
! patronage Of the Legislature. Amongst the
most prominent of these is the Monongahela
| river from the Penusy lvania line to The mouth
of Stone Coal creek in the county Of Lewis
! The state OF Pennsy ivania has appropriated
! a large amount Of money 10 improve this RI
yer from Pitisburg TO The Virginia line, and
an extension Of that improvement Ia the head
of navigation would be highly beneficial 10
the people Of that section OF The State.
Your committee would also recommend
the construction of q number OF short turns
pixies in the northwestern counties Many
of them may appear, at first view, 10 be en-
(. iIrely local in their character, but they con-
sIitute important links in general chain of
intercommunication, and are indispensable
! to the accommodation OF the public The
| aggregate cost Of all these improvements, II
is supposed, will not exceed $3.50 900
9th. Your committee cannot close this part
Of their report, without an expression of their
deep sense OF the importance TO the interests
OF Virginia, ofihe great central improvement
| from Richmond 10 the waters Of the Ohio
river, and Of The necessity depressing its con
struCtion with energy. Its Immediate pat
! rons do not al this time ask any thing al the
hands Of The Legislature, but your committee
| think that ii is due to them, ard TO he pub
/ lie interest, to give guarantee that the State
will not, under any circumstances, abandon
| IL and that II an auPmentatiOn of the capital