Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-10-24
RICHMOND DAILY VIII
Tho -Cs.ar'-Esiimnteo Of Mr.. President Cabeli
in 1888.

u e Tho sCsnaF'-Esftni0fe 81 mr.. f'resfdeh Cdbef
Tho Lynchburg Virginian of Monday, express.
ssshe following opinions on the policy of extend
= iss chs Canal to Buchanan'
ave have been struck recently with the phrascology Of
he vrie who have been most scve IN urging the
ssea Of hs canal and who ehsraby sscrioc Ignorance
pessdcs aissssted motives" Aeaven save the mark
thoss who favor Of promptly arrestng the runous
sRssis.aI They the work ought to be earned eat
issN 20 Buchanan" Whyf II their statement, aud as
sumptous CORRECT. ought 20, beyond al doubt,
hghess navgable point OF James River, and IL will be
doubt only injurious aud unjust to the people OF that re-
sioa bsi, OF State policy, II will be suicidal,
= cop short OF that point There indeed, learn,
spwn Rsowing up the banks of James River FIVE
ss above Buchanan, called by the popular OF Jack
Why shall not the canal "st least high
dat point n be determined with II ut alf Are
there any pscuisr iupedmonts o. Buchanan which
ar that place, and then stopl We fear that OF
persons who fond Of impung 'inerestve
others, will subject themselves similar charge,
they do mask their real purposes successfully
they have heretofore done. The tail OF the fox will
and peep Of the hole In which he burrows
Get the canal Buchanan. and We imagine that 81 air
Piar. and Others Of the ill., will snap their fingers
rival Jackson and their remote friends
" CoSagton Indeed, shall not be surprised, IL
live long enough hear ola boat being safely mooted
canal banks in Buchanan, those who
rsproschng with selfish motives. adopting reasoning
Prove that IL will be folly and madness mile far
thsr-even the Of Jackson they will be right
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p-r~.~ A.. -. .,A -, =, - -. - -
~. ss", ~ .s $500 = $500. - -iu
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fest nov, Ignorance, prejudice aud Interested mo-
uvcs" cOnJoinily at work TO urge enter
-, $500 a. a. - - -. - 60"
be regarded in other light than as splendid failure
. magni6cient abortion.
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~ " n'enes an ioSS e'uiO'u"s an esuni4e % us Pfooa-
be cost and its probable revenues when flashed to Lynch
e1's, - NPe H - - - y -, NJ"
Isne ne ~i ~onaei AZ ne laei'y VIA Nn'en even 'ne
.o'e. en may may oe eup.u y 80 ','i nc eais
I,~.. divide per annually the Stockholders
80 So, =, $40 .'nosh sur
asrs and far from having surplus compelled year
s,sl year. ,ef elnaasns us meas,e revenue TO become
,.r.., Of about $4,000 upon its Outstanding deb All
The brilliant dreams Of its protector, have vanished into
800 hon.. md h;, s,l.iScs,;an 81 ,hsi,
sn wsiag go on. with the (asf were
snalen; sa',ns ae moonJ a.' rnr !us oeyond
wss ever expected tina, the work would be profitable
before reached the ohoi and We are rather sneerea
$500 =, ss.ss much beps6 from IL 80, la" ne,
had crossed the Ridge and penetrated the Valley! But
those who axe n' ground are themselves un,noTmcd on
e,sd As the result OF the completion OF the canal to Lynsh
burg q. il now OF its extension to Bachanan to tue
iHrle md Of
James river h.w can be expected IRON the barren
% ,hss O.. o. 's ~es Ana nc VINO expects 10 obtain
an outlay Of from six TO ten millions OF dollars in sddon
the already expended, has failed learn, by
no. ., I ~. ~ .ch e NV isx o. "e Original
s,smns Mr. Cabers synopsis above referred To; aud ii
,hsy arc no. gwen over 70 strong aeuslsn," they WI,
smbsrsss the Stats with an enormous load of debt IN The
construction Of work winch for lis extent and cost may
usao and wonder 10 he future an,iapsisn anS pa
OF the folly and ambition VI Its constructors; but like
men, wiz never Dc OF Tue 'ea'' pa0"e u'i'''y'
COMMENTARY.
fes-the cry Of the friends of the water line
isnOw, let us at least go to Buchanan and the
argumsntor the principal argument they employ,
and which MIR. Cabell very much insisted upon
"Wednesday night, is, that if the Canal is not ex-
tended to Buchanan, the 100000 already eHpen
ded In breaking ground above Lynchburg and in
premaiurely and rashly destroying the Blue Ridge
Canal, will be entirely thrown away! Instead
Of urging extraordinary argument, which
demands the execution Of an enterprise whether
it is right wrong, and strongly if it is wrong
as II II was right, the friends of the Canal would
be better employed III Snoring that The premature
breaking Of ground abore Lynchburg, was not done
an order to create this very argument for the eIen
sion, and in manner to compel the Legislature
and the country to go on with form of Improve.
mont which they disaPProyed.
We have already declared our clear conviction,
that edndiitng is utterly condemned by the public
voice, and that no Legislature burst vote dollar
Of appropriation lot 'nat mode OF public improve
ment. Just certainly that flat bOttOmed boats