Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-03-05
Washington, Feb %, 1912.
from The Lunchbarr Republican, Frb. ai.)
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THE SOUTH WESTERN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The bill for the construction Of road from the Ten
nessee line near Abingdon, TO some point on james Ri
ver was again called up in the House OF Delegates on
Friday last when Mr.. Toer moved 10 amend it by adj
Ding that the Distribution fund should he received,
and appropriated 10 the interest this loan, and 10
Others contracted during the session We learn from
the ENQUIRER, that this anne ndmcnt called forth ga
bic bu9le note from Little Tennessee the person Of
the firm and honored delegate from Wyhc, Col. Left
wich who discaimed all connection whatever between
the road and the und-prcssed the great Importance
of the improvement itself, and insisted upon resting
it on it's own merits alone, strpt Of all such foreign
funds lie protested, emphatcally, against any such
connection" Colonel Leitwch is right. What friend
of the road is not willing 10 rest its chances Of
cess upon lis merits Its importance "per Sc,
as we'll as The strong claims Of the section of coun-
try through which il pass, is freely admitted by
every rejecting and impartial Virginan. What, then,
is TO be gained BY connecting ii with of the most
unpopullr and odoGs measures OF National politics
ever forced upon the people by an infatuated partly
measure Of bribery which liable 10 be repealed, as
it certainly ought TO be- before The adjournment OF the
present session Of Congress As matter of policy,
we object to Mr.. Toers amendment believing that
It's effect will be 10 JUDGE many members Of the Le
pislature against the road, who would otherwise give
il their support We hope that the House, without
further discussion, will vote down the mischevous pro-
posi,ion and leave the original bill, in which we feel
the deepest interest, dsburhened OF the weight thrown
upon it by the delegate from Campbell.
But il is the principle involved in MIR. Tolers propo-
siticn 10 which we have strong obectIon-an OBJ
lection indeed, Of an insuperabe character What an
ant illustration do find in this movement, of the ar
auments, of the champions OF the Republican party
AGAINST the Distribution bill When that measure was
under discussion in the Senate many unanswered and
unanswerable objections were urged against 1t, not
the least important of which was, that it was intend
ed TO buu rotes for the benefit Of the party by whom
i, was so zeaIously advocated This position IS strength
4 ,,tt ba 1sadp nE IN Inc
Virginia Legislature propose to Little Tennes
see that if she will accept of her share Of the Dis
trbution or in other words abantc, her principles
she shall have construct her road. The designs
the managers are covered by veil too thin TO hide then
\ from the public view " Little Tennessee" has long
been one of the srong-holds Of the Democracy Of Thu
State she has always distinguished herself in opposition
10 the men and measures Of the Federal party. She II
understood 10 be strongly opposed to the measures
the extra session and TO reconcile her to those measure
and the party which passed them, proposition is made
10 connect Of the most prominent Of said measures
with her favorite scheme of internal improvement
thus making appeal to her ararice which not unfie
ouenty controls the actions of men.
If the tempters succeed in revou,onizinl
Southwestern Virginia. they may succeed in their Ell
forts to gain the ascendancy in this Commonwealth
That we have not mistaken their motive, are salts
fed from The fact adverted to BY the Abingdon Banner