Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-08-29
SPECTATOR.
From Tie Rockingham Register.
FeHoW CniSens IF the Counties IF Han,p
SHIRE, Hardy, Pendicton, Bath ank Pc


shire, Hardy, Pendicton, Bath ank 20
cdhOafGS
Permit me to congratulate you upon th,
suspicious results Of the late con, emf ion helt
IN Franklin, for The purpose of "consit,erinp
upon some plan 10 bring before the next le
sis'atute, The claims Of those counties 10 q
turnpike road, from The Potomac border q
Hampshire county, TO Huntersv;lle. in m,
county oil Pocahonias. The deliberations
OF 'hat convention, composed OF upwards O!
MY Intelligent, enierprising gentlemen
were marked throughout, byan interest cou,,
'e'y and unanimiy, highly faiteIing and
encouraging 10 the friends Of the cuntemplat.
cd Improvement, and presaging the mos,
signal success 10 our united efforts. But.
although great unanimity marked our pro
ceeu'"gs upon The principal points passed in
revie" before us, and finally acted upon hv
Inc convention, yet il Is not TO he disguised
mat, there we're iound among us, gentlemen
disposed TO differ from The majority, in fix.
inE' mol only the points Of commencement
ahd termination, but 10 some extent also
the intermediate points. IL is To- enteayor
10 harnoniZe those discordant and iarriny
sentiments; unite those conflicting views
and elements, the result, mainly, as | hum.
niy CONCEIVE, OF local position and sectional
iee'ins, aud TO supply, as far may he able,
"hat obviously appears 10 me, desideraium
IN the measures adopted by the convention.
thai have undertaken TO address YOU "a
service, which trust will not be regarded
by those who know me best, as otherwise.
and by none, as altogether uncalled for and
graiuitous. Humble, and unknown to ma.
ny OF you, and having no claims 10 your con.
SHERATON, save those founded in the sim nile
lact, that i was member OF The Convention.
shouia shrink from The task before the
were not encouraged by the reflection thai
there are also some among you " hose friend
snip anu acquaintance am or oud TO enjoy
(among whom was happy TO recognise, in
/ the convention, The faces ola number Of nv
early friends who will, know, give ne
credit ior, al least, honestly OF intention
Dy reference 10 tho published proceedings of
The convention, il Will be seen that the 5,h
resolution IN The series, is in The follow inc
words Resolved that the con gention re.
commend TO The citizens Of the respective,
counties VINO ieei an interest in the coute IN :
plated road, 10 represent their claims TO the
next legislature OF Va, 10y petitions or me.
MORALS" Taking this resolution in con.
neclion with The 4th, or that based upon the
4th, giving Time 10 The committee, &c. il
VIII, think, be readily perceived, that the
convention should have presented an address
10 The people interested, ia order TO pren,re
action upon the memor ials, when PREPARED
by Tie committee appointed for that bur,
pose, and presented TO them al some subse>
quent period.
That the contemplated road will be of
great importance 10 the interests Of he sec
( tion OF country through which il ~ Ill pass
is agreed on oil hands-iiS importance TO the
different Counties, however, increasing II,
The ratio OF geometrical progression, as ihey
are farther removed from The great point Of
attraction, the intersection with The Chesa,
peake and Ohio Canal and Baltimore Rail,
: road, on The Potomac border Of HlmushIre
county. In the language of Col. CroZet,
the Principal Engineer y: "This road is
much needed, and would contribute greatly
/ TO Improve Tie coalition OF valuable sec
! ton oil the State. 1T becomes then a cues,
Iioh OF grave importance aud deep interest
ho", and 10y what means is the work TO be
accomplished: | answer, in the language
OF the convention, "on Slate accounl''-hy
direct appropriations for that purpose But
IN order, fellow Citizens, 10 ensure success
10 our demand, we must approach The leg =
Isiaiure with one heart and one voice, u
nItej IN one common purpose, in the conf,
dent assurance thai 40 must, We " i'll prevail
In union there is strength United we sue +.
coed divided we fail. Let no man doubt
OF success, nor entertain any fears or mis-.
givings, wuh regard 10 the Justice and ilb
crafty OF The legislature. Ii we approach
that body as we should do, in one solid ,h,
ianx, and rePi essen: fully and iAirIy, Us we
expect TO do, in our me IN ,rial our privations,
resulting from our inSUiaiei couditiuu, We
must, say again, prevail
Ii has been conteBhed by gentlemen friend E.
ly 10 the Warm Springs as terminus, that
we are asking too muuh-aad in fixing the
point al iiuulersgille, we must necessarily
iaii OF success. NOw with ell doe Difference
10 those " no differ lrom me, | blink we ask
no more, than, in all good conscience and C.
guilty we hase right to expect. Wba, IS il
sc ask An appropriation Of some sixty,
seventy or eighty thousand dollars 20 coh.
slruct road which according 20 the stale
inent OF Col. CroZet, "is much reeded" ard
will pass through ga valuable and at the
same time destitute "section Of the State"
ab0uodiug 10 natural resoutces-fhe poIu.
ialion too sparse and too poor, 10 make il
themselves. Gentlemen say, Iuofeover there
IS not money in the treasury sufficient to
meet the current demands and provide for
the ciiims oil other public inprovemt MS, ia
; which the Stale has deeper interest. To
This, II true, answer borfow--tsx US
Indeed we are now being taxed, in the reas.
sessmcnt Of our d,-and I consider il no
Inconsiderable argument, If arguments were
necessary, 10 favour OF our claims Upoo the
attention Of The Legislature, ibaI, while the
lands IN The two assessment districts east oil
: the inruntains, and especially that on tide
8 water have very materially delefiorale ed md
become consequently greatly deprecated in
value, the lands 10 The two districts west o
-
She estimate is placed by Col Cfozct n