Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-06-06

have been liberal 10 others, aud the eiea' "oia'
which they require will deyelope more real "ea''"
lhan almost any other portion OF me ooii'io"
wealth and will become mighty feeder 10 VIC
grand central Improvement of the Stale
Our readers, however, are not 10 &c su'eu =
ma "a graphs like those Of tie Wing. lhey WI
understand such tactics. The editors OF inc " .'s
see plainly thai Western Virginia has taken hef
stand under the Democratic Banner, ana 'hey
hope bv charging The Democratic party wiz" o'-
feauns Improvements, which the West deem 60
sen,a 10 their prosperity and very EXISTENCE, .-.'
they may he cajocd inlo The support oil me he.e-
sizes Of the Wing party; but the veil Is 100 'n,"'
their reasoning is loo flimsy and their data "noi'
destitute oil foundation.
But hear the Wing again!
eve, then, sayloihe Parkcrsburs Repup,,'aW1;m Viz.
10 the Lewisburg ObseIver-to all Wes W, u,
sinia-BLAME NOT THE WHiGs; p'a a,;m
Your own Jackson infauation when has en- en-
kent Virginia chained by your assistance % ~
nondoah, 10 Halifax, and 10 Little Tennessee nc
Wings OF Eastern Virginia in The mass, nav
ever been, and now are friendly 10 inproVeiien'33
and 10 your interests: Have you stood oy 'ncn
Have you comba,led BY their side the common
loci NO. YOU nave lluN "
the federal ascendant for the lime being
We have examined the records, and are pre-
pared 10 show. lha, The Wings Of Eastern NiFg'-
mia. m the mass, have not proved by their ve'es
that they are friendly TO Improvements Wecouu
Gle cases without number-bu details arc "hi'''
,eres,ing. and will mol be read. We VIII eHhioH
= few however. 10 put an end 10 this wretched at
tempt 10 make political capital out oil no'ning' !"
1920, the ACT 10 complete The Hun'eisv''e
and pa,kersburs Road was passed-66 members
voting for the BILL and 81 against it, vi the 81
voting against il, As were from counties Easl OF
he Riise-and Of The GG in favor OF II, only 10
were from The East. The party vote was nearly
div;lcl-3O Democrats Tor and % against, ana oo
Wings for and - against il ard ofthe - wings
against the bill, ercry Gnr was an Eastern tei!i'
her. While Of the &c Wings who were for H. only
II were from The East. In 1870 we take Inc vole
nnop the Southwestern lmprovemen,-tUlo r Inc
bin. 81 against it, Out Of the GO, only IL were
from the East and out of The 81 against II, ~
were from The Eas: The parties stood, 81
Wings. II Democrats for ii "a wings anu "
Democrats against il. In 1871, We take The nlaun-
ton and Parkersburg Road. The hiii was pest
poned ndelnlely-S0 for the posiPonemeh', %
against il: Gi OF The 50, Eastern members. lhe
oaries stood, 80 Wings and Al Democrats LOT
nosponcmen,. s5 Of The 80 Wings heins from The
E,s, IN The same year. We take the Northwest
ern Turnpike. This bill was also postponed m
definitely For the poslponcmeni, 63 against H.
IS; - Of the 60 being from the East, 80 wings
81 Democrats. On the road trcm ClarESpurS II"
Weston, the bill was rejected, 30 Tor lis passage
A against II; IS of the ii from the East The
rar,y vote stood Is Wings, Il Democrats for it
% Wings, 10 Democrats against il. In lel2-3'
on the proposition 10 strike out The appropriation
10 nav The Interest on the guaranteed bonds oil The
James River and Kanawha Company, % ior
striking out. - against il; Al out OF the - from
the East. OF The - who were opposed 10 stfi&-
ing out. Al were Democrats aud 81 were =" hiss.
In 1874. on the loan 10 the Valley Turnpike;
the bin was rejected, 40 Tor passing H. Il against
il. OF lie Il against The BILL 90 were from he
Eas, IS Democrats, - Wings. On the Cumbcr-
land Gap Road, the bill was passed. 5? Tor ard
40 against it. OF the 10 who voted against ii, lo
were from the EaS,-1S Democrats, - W HES
In 1917 on The loan 10 The Valley Turnpike;
the bill was passed. G5 for, so agains, it, or The
30 who voted against ii, As were from The Eas,
% Democrats. % Wings. On the Southwestern
Road; the bill was postponed indefinitely, 6l Tor
The posiponemcni, SO against il; 50 Of The I'll from
Tie East. A more equal division OF parties or
both sides, could hardly have existed under any
other clrcumslanccs-an this, 100, in the highest
parry times: 81 Wings for the poslponemenl, 10
against il: 80 Democrats Tor il, IS against il.
How in The lace of such facts, il can be as
serted that the Wings Of Eastern Virginia, in hf
mass, have ever BEEN and now are, friendly 10
improvements, passes our comprehension With
what proprely can it be said, after these facts,
that either party, as party, is 10 be censu!ed or
praised
We arc The advocates OF Judicious system OF
improvements by State means. We hope 10 see
them ACCOMPLISHED We will unite 2ealouSly in
inducing the Legislature to finish those that have
been begun. and 10 undertake such as are neces-
sary; bu, they ought 10 he begun, prosecuted and
finished, with economy and care. They should
be conducted By responsible agents properly con-
lroled and they should be within the reasona-
bic means Of The State, so as TO prevent all dan
Ger of Reputation, or The least shadow OF suspi-
cion on the credit OF the State