Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-12-05

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expended upon this section will bc lostthc whole that
trade hich Cannotteach market without will he lust
the whole of that distant and dshesTicned class OF
zens whom ircsh and accommodating dapPonimcnt. in the
means OF will drive into ngrstion will be- lost
the difference between wide and boun
rendered acv, undo tho inncnc. of chesp
encd and prosperous trade or left commercially barren
it, will also bc lostand all. the whole expen.
es OF repair the whole interest upon the outstanding debt
OF the company and hnaly the principal itself will DC thrown
rs permanent and crushing upon the OF the
csna-a j., upon the private property c the contiguous
and surrounding countIy-ihus concentrating which
was meant Ia he diluscd, ami converting commercial
highway into nm actual and cTeNcus mortgage upon private
Z cstates.
These tunous consequences the company Is in no spect
Whatsoever able prevent that the suffer
them unless she ntefvtcr prevent them for hcrcii
She indeed the and sufferer last aud watsv.
en- IN this matter the cooract obligation OF the company
may be. the company, at best only her sgent whilst
hers IL tho pror, the larger the perpetual obligation pro
ee' her interests and her people from injury which
inc dnhes ct state can extend Acting this princi
pie the supporting hand OF the legislature should De given
ct once to the improvement in question. There 9th.
er that could which could better demand
upon the ground ct sectional and Legislative aith where
ciectual aid could surely deliver from present evil
ami 50 widely opeTut" for future good. Possessing
line in the state. there accessible TO the
Legislature through which gems. an influence could be
extended the sbOur tho progress education OF
So arc portion Of peope;-no by which much
could Toe done TO check emlgIaonto obterate amongst
US all causes and Of sectional biernesto bring
our various aud scattered people into intercourse and
therhood with each oiherto substitute societies OF men
with all the faculties OF numbers in the place solitary
separated families, and thus consolidate power the in
teests and unity OF the State Looking this improve
mcnt in the light Of these and kindred consdc rations
could not without n conscious abandonment of duty omit
10 recommend II To the Legislature, srcnuouSy,
m and proper subject for it, prompt aud generous assistance
Should the Legislature the propety cf this
mcDdaion. the necessary funds could be raised upon the
credit OF the State and might he given M the company
upon such conditions as 1t should consider prudent
pose.
The form Of that assistance should any be granted i,
u competent ony - the legislature decide; but would
respectfully suggest the expeden under existing
Legislature shall assist the company
by loan which shall least be sufficient amount to
complete the section which partially finished and there.
BY to save from early and entire ruin To those who
ee for whatever the organization of the compa
ny as not suited to this work sufficient for and
who unwilling, that account subject its admins
Iaon the funds OF the state, but who, the unc
aEe most anxious 10 uphold aad promote the work itself
10 such VIII TIC rendered apparent by reflection, willis,
other modes Q; relief could be proposed than the orc re-
commended that there no one all points considered
which would. perhaps, be suitable seli, OF more
Tree from external objection Should the Legislature think
proper 10 make the loan recommended, proposed
as an accompanying condition that it should reserve
! Tor the State power IN the acts Of the company
more proPoruonae TO her interest than that which is
/ now established by law. The power held by the
state tuat OF giving AZ all the general meetings the
Stockholders vote which shall be equal fourth OF all
the by others, and Eve hundred in addition
This might be eXpeden continue IT, as in the case of
other Joint stock companies, three ths of the stock were
IN the hands OF individuals But in this shares
Of individuals about seventh only OF the
Nholc STOCK, auu cannot, and do
Controlling authority OF private interest in the sdmnsra.
ion OF the company (Which the principle Of the
Joint stock sysiem there sound why State
by mn arbitrary restraint upon herself, should that
authority her corporate partners and thereby place the
positive control OF the company their hands rs ii banks
colleges and o!'y corporations competent and
nioso suitable mansgers Of its than herself
But whilst there sufficient reason Tor making the
STATE less IN than her corporate colleagues when she
Is more than double IN interest," there sufficient
against making her tho unchecked and absolute power
the concern Hence would suggest that vote Of the
State, be what may, shall be divided equally amongst her
Three PROXIES aud thai these proxies themselves be taken
from different parts of the STATE With the check OF this
divided vote s"cionaly distributed and condcd to per-
sons OF intelligence and prob, may be safely expected
iai the power u the State w always be IN wise ust
abusive acts
Ia addition az Other f1r the aid recommended
Tue Lcg-n2rc wal not is Us perceive and PERSIA
sve IN the uscou introduction steam as an agent
N the navigation Of the canal the important bearing
upon the future prosecution the work which tins cjrc
stance Is likely have The difficulties attending the an
PcaiioH OF this agent canal nayaiio have always IN
~ recently been found in'uPeglbe. But the experiment
which IS now IN progress although conducted
under all the disadvantages OF FIRST trial, and under the
still greater disadvantage serious mistakes as In IN. "a
paei'y OF the esua has nevertheless been highly saac
many respects and may be considered as pettv fs
ly proving, only that boat, be moved upon CAM.
bs steam al eqna! speed with other boats and without
Gry the banks but greater sr Cd with the le, r.
s.,t.ucc from the water and without injury. Indeed
the great fssia'TGfHl the cannl navigation l
steam, that OF applying IL n such to prone.
ing an INJURY proporuoned 90 the sPled NAV be consider
I'd happily aitlincd And with this vital point , ~,
the side ct the experiment. there other mechanical d
hcuiy To contend with whichls not wholly subordinate
which experience and a cannot be safely relied on A.
sufficient II fully success u as il promises
be, it be used equal convenience for canal or
lock and dam navigation and will thereby allow the most
perfect freedom 10 be exercised in prosecuting the remain
der this improvement By the other OF these modes
exclusively by blending em together and that to any
extent st as the nature OF the route, considerations
oi convenience and economy may suggest Whatever the
hno availability o! this experiment may be- il least one
oi decided and deserved expectations has come forth I'm
Of great embarrassment 10 present new mean.
and q inspire with ne" hopes d! o&.ricut.2n ond relief
10y it7 means, Icy any other our command
finish tho Ohio the Inc that beguu--cau finish
to the southwest the branch that should long since have
been executed there and ndd the works hich
0uI northwestern people require wall have conferred
upon the state power and benefit which the contn.
gencies al the future only successfully exhibit
may be that every highway the northwest serves 10
pour our own wealth into the metropolis Of another State
but this neither to be- helped regretted for not ony
do oar own c.IeIs profit b. the connection out We as
commonwealth have ultimate national interest in Baii
MORE only than ihut whch have IN Richmond and
Norfolk II interest have stationed the head of the
Chesapeake srorg, and md every v!csrdc friendly
pFer bound % u Jy po.on, by feeling, and by ni the
uc- 81 tu'iuoss relationships With power there 20 all
lied 90 us by sympathy and interest, and with commercial
highway resting end upon Hampton roads and r,nch
ing with Tie other through ia divided branches the waters
Of the gull, u l. amongst improbable thing that ne com.
mond OF the ChesaPe kc-ihe maritime hey Of the com.
monwean, will ever bc wrescd from by foreign or by
hostile hands
Having brough, the notice Of tho last legislature the
subject y general educaonaud OF free schools and recon-
mcnded IL consideration i; did receive should be
fah!es my cleaest and most honorable duties
did MT prscnt ugan, and oPain invoke tor il the care
the thought and the legislation 10 which II s entitled
WcIghy this subject confessed, H. and every one feels
to be- and knows b. be, with the SAFE just and cnlgn
tened action Of popular government, and with all the pur
suits OF rational and civilized man, and cousecraod to- M
las long been, by an iuyois'o provision Of Of our
permanent liws IL nevertheless sadly neglected ~ our
public couus, and year oior year thrust aside ~ IL
q had admitted place amongst real aud practical
things. IL would seem ~ % tue very provision which
made for ts support ego 10y doing something had
thereby intercepted the larger and bencfcent prov
sion which IS necessary support and - nourish IL Alright
Satisfied u would appear, that something had be- en- done
the higher and holder duty vi doing and more until
nothing should remain tO be done, has long been prefer
mied, and successive Legatufcs have handed down tho
existing p1n and provision Of the law under panfu and
accommodating prolls ~ lhcL ruIu0nl in.ul.cncY. Mhnn