Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-11-08
RICHMOND DAILY WING.
Rs~ Hs.rs MsreAsnrs Mssssiss.
RAIL ROAD MOVEMENTS IN VIRGINIA.

Assuming the general to BE- correct, Oder ressoas
msy "ged showing the important besting Of this
pie aon ths ihsfess VI Virginia In The lint pses this
great eenrsl rail rad would tho bonds Of
between ts eoAsrn and portions Of tho State
rsssed 10 's hand that smemps the dismsmbs'nsns Of
her sssr'y. and should that fatal hour arrive, The
h""o iahssnee and glory Of The Old Domnioa will 10
numbered ssnons the hinss The. were. This greet wosk
would avoid the possibility ofsueh wosd o.
etuaY break down tho parallel ranges Of the
great Appslsehsn ehsin which have hitherto divided the
State and, By adsosbs unioa advance 'h: haPPnoss
aud prosperity whole. Thee banded and strength.
ened she wosd again her prosd station among her
sister s,.ses. In her central position, In tho Union--in
majestic rivers-in her inexhaustibe resources Of
mineral wealth. and hsr great Misunderstanding advantages
no .sn the un'oa Possesses - many OF the elements Of
greatness aud pswsr vrginia These elemenls, how.
ever only DO made subscrvieni prosperity by
ihs union u her whole people, and nothing will strong
i them In feeling and interest the consruc ton
of this great work The seconsi .niuo.ites Of eastern
middle, aud western portions u the State. would longer
be known, bal each would stimulate tho other greater
the greet commercial agricultural, and in
seesu of the State; add besides, under the eshfu nu
e"ee OF this great Improvement that social evil which
io~en ke smpestcloud In her horizon aud which Wiz.
gina best understand and alone remove, would
soon pass and tho fond hopes Of her usous desd
cordiiion.
Again, the geographical features OF virsin. are such,
st this central york would her beautiful vsies
right angles. through which, by Of lateral routes
easily Constructed. the wealth and whole
INTERIOR would naturally low, dusing. by means Of this
central trunk lds aud through every part Of the
Another result which would Immediately follow would
be the development Of her mineral wealth. which 10
locked up la the interior but which for Mi the
a.. bene6ng the until .,mc In.. 81
INSTRUMENTATION be opened might we'll DO locked ND
~ the mountains OF tho Iier lumber. ron salt n,e
immense revenue
Again, the settlement Of immense tracts OF land in
the interior and western pt,ion, OF tho Stae would f
low as natural eonso auence Vast portions Of her terri
tory for causes which II ia moi h.,. N
but particularly in her wreched land .y,
TEN, have hitherto remained To oil practical purposes
most an uhbroken wilderness and II h. fnct which sur
prizes foreigners that Virginia the oldest and
central State the Union should have unsettled
ri,ory While the tide of emi.ra,on far The a., ,venv
years been flowing around her and film, up IN. IVES,
with millions ei industrious inhabitants Virginia h,, re-.
passed by until she pr,.c,, m. ,;n,u., ,oec,,r nj
State lying in the very heart Of the reoblic insrn.
nv her prcn rxtsnt h,,,;,, q, Tho a.. AZ.
f.rept ,r,i,ns Of ,b, Tnin sh lee lii =, d.
and the yoang and Vigorous Wos, 1. calm. man b.r 1
longer to block up the course of trade. hui tn OMEN her
borders that the weal, and popua,ioo which mrs. M
on her NAV How through her land IN every Ji,ccuo,
Her r,rl, hill Il, Tho y.. b,,c h.c, n,s..d n, ,
b,c,u.. thew y.,o If ;ncr;,, ~ IT, ,; ", ,i I
county,, but bee,us. of IA, ronn,i,n oI I,nJ ,;,l nd
other causes which are now p,ss,ng aw,y md which %
ri OF Improvement wound wholly and immedi,,ev rmo,.
No part Of the United States Il. b.,,, ,d,n,sd ~ an. 49,.
ing OF stock and the wool gru,vinv in,o,,,,. than ,
Virginia In the single i,sn, oT ,s,ol Viz. nJ 80,
be- one Of tho great staples of The country ,L n,i Of The
State ~ destined ere long 10 he mos, nroIn.,rc and m
to the raising of Cp,t,e Tho miIdn... ~ H.. I,, :, -
Tint IL wouIJ reoni,. Inn v.,y IIa lJ -, IS - i
such i, ia ne,Cc .,I,h,i,v H., r,ls -, 80 -,
the Diseases which they .r, e,oo.cd "a TO-, L la -,
and unhealthy climate ,p,bs nrs;,. ,.c,on. If n ,
la relation to hemp and a,, IL will he .n On ,sa,an..
Ia the stnsnes az IN, lin; . S,.,.s n,hI.hI ~ 80
an cnnn,c,;o, ,,,h ,I. &C.,, :, . ~ -. W S"o,y'
Isl tons of hemp and fsx produc-d in ,he To;,sd So,
that year. 25 59i tons were produced in ys;n sIona
and one COUNTY 10 VIII "a. no. he. g., -,
sand tons of ,his ou.ntitv hi. f.., .L,.. s.I,t
that western V,rsioi, !. ,x.lI .d,n.J =, r. 49,,
ore,t s,snlos III. .l;., p H. "1 .u''",e o' ue,e
more and more nm object of moor,,nrs IT, cL.n, -
aboupds uoon the hill ton. oT ,vss,srn y,;ni 80, ,r
most excellent bark for iannins ami ,his in -
the facilities for raising .tock h, AN item ~ i,n",,nn.
No reason can he ursed xhv ls.,h -, -
up in the sbo. ,hop- of Iynn N.....L,s,, I'J 80.
"a tanned i'm C,bel cou,,v - - .hIt n ,'
for the es.tern mari ar oy h.mn a., d. .i,s 80
no re.sou in fact WIN ,hs Inmhsr ;, -, ,'L
FAX and hemp Of western Virginia should NOT be mann
fscured in the east, in vast quar- titles If pr..
were ope ned from tho Atlantic a, The Ohio
But agsin while the Old Dominica b,, n, ,h. Ia,
twenty YEAR, been thus negIectpy her great
interests I'm the west instead Of converting her hills and
valleys into beautiful grain and stock farms and buiIne
up workshops for the Of fabrics for the Ms
sppi valley, the soil eastern virgnis by ruinous sys
TEN uS husbandry has been literally o.b,n.,d mil tho
fsest portions OF tho State presen, soec,sco 1 nncnI
waited fields broken down fences diapdated houses and
churches resembling moro the Appearance of the (,ire
portions Of England after tho ray.y.. of The
Danes than what should DO the condition Of the centre Of
young, vigorous, and powerful republic. But cnns,uct
this great national work. opening channel of
through VrQina-lct the M. giving cur,ns M hn.n.,,
and enterprise freely through her veins and her pal
sed form would again arise in its former dignity and
strength. Great manufacturing e,tahlshnenis .onIJ
spring up both in the east and west At fret along the i'm
mediate line Of the road and soon extend into the
distant actions Of the State.
Richmond, which already rising into importance as
manufacturing city. would become the most important
in this respect in the Union Her water power is iner
hsusube and sitting close upon tide waters she pos
sesses superior advantages for the manufacture Of iron
cotton aud copper. Indeed point of health beauty OF
si;uaon in addition 10 hs great CONNIE and manufsc
Tho xaull
unod States. increasing in wealth aud population ia a ra>
tao unsurpassed in tho history of the republic
There are several other important paints along this great
route which would also become sites Of great
ing consequence The great falls of tho Kanswha near
where the proposed road would reach the valley f that
noble nser about seventy hive miles from tho Ohio. afford
OF the elements Of manufacturing wealth. besides being
avorHby located for the manufacture of WOOL cotton and