Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-06-06
THE ENQUIRER.
Richmond. juno 4.
THE RICHMOND WIG AND THE DEMoe RA''
of VIRGINIA.

TIE RICHMOND WIG AND TIE DfMoe ~ !"
OF VIRGINIA.
We DO no; know when We were mos
"a ,b,n we we're in reading The leading editorial
of he Whir OF Wednesday last. As'oh'>he"
We rscau ,ha, word; We are asionishcd al no
tbinu that emanates from that paper. o"' We u'O
No, eroec, 10 see political parties in Virginia ar
r.red .o,;ns, each other upon The subject OF IN
,ernal Improvements; and we coaia s''''sh -
lieve even when we did see H. 'hal an. ''iau
would ayouch Tie public recoTdsto prove '"'' ''e
Whigs IS parry, were, and ever nave oeeh'
.....a,,;on, a., unon questions of this KIND lha'
:, o,,v we're ready ITO promote every
r,;s schem. Of State improvement, originate
-; ,.;,b, or benefit whom il might, and iha'
.1be Wbiss of Eastern Virginia. ~ .i'e mass
have ever been, and now are, irieheiy y i'u'
rro,o,n.r,su we did not expect 10 see II charseu'
ia, Tho Democrats, as party, were opposed 70
S,.,e ;mnrovsmen,s or that they were 10 be cen
500 hao,rse , few Of the "most uncompro-
r,;s;,u oco Foco counties in the Stale were or
nosed 10 the execution of such WORKS. We hno"
il was one Of the cardinal doctrines oil 'he Demo
cratic Parry in Virginia 10 deny 10 Congress 'ne
nowsr = make improvements in the Stale, pe-
c,nse of ,her unconsi,ulionality but we utter
L. deny thai. as 4 party, the Democrats nave
evinced either opposition or iavori'ism 10 "o'hs
eyecn,ed b. The resources oil the STATE h>eiii
,hev have never mingled party feeling WIN
,he mailer in any manner The fact IS no
,orous iha, all the works Of importance or
value, which have been accomplished, nave
been commenced and completed BY the votes
Of both parties, without invoking party ties OF
par,y feelings, and he who denies Il IS Iolal
stranger 10 The history OF the Legislation 81 inc
State we defy the editors OF The Wing 10 show,
in any of the great works which have been ac-
,omplishcd. or are in progress or ~hich nav
heen defeated that one party is more cnipacle man
tho other or ,ha, ore is entitled 10 more praise
Than another. In all the appropriations 70 INC
J,mes River and Kanawha Company, 10 Inc
sums extended in constructing the Northwestern
,rrrnnike-,he Saun,on and ParkersburS Roa'i
the Cumberland Gap Road-ihe road from me
Obio river 10 The Maryland line, men OF both par
,es have been found voting on either side. IN an
Tho subscriptions by the State 10 her many rail
road companies-io the RappahannocR Compa-
ny-,o The Upper Arpomalox Company 'ne
Rivanna Navigation Company-to the CLcsa-
neake and Ohio Canal-,o The Chareslown and
poin, Pleasant Turnpike-io The Valley Turn
nike-in all the applications OF the iuncS oil me
State. in any manner. 10 The many works OF mi
nor Importance that have been the objects oil Stale
care and State bounty, we ask that The hr9er
should be pointed 10 one where party lines have
been drawn, or party men rallied, 10 carry or de-
feat them.
We ask, TOO, when dill the ''Richmond Junto
(tha, phantom which has haunted The Editors OF
The Wing for more than twenty years-ihat ghost
OF soul that never lived but in their own n1asi-
nation ever oppose any work OF improvements
When did any delegate from Richmond, Wing
or Democrat vote against any useful work. whe-
,her It's obec, was 10 benefit Richmond or any
other nar, of the Stale2 The policy OF Richmond
and her representatives, Wing and Democrat, on
his subject, has been eminen,ly devoid OF selfish
ness. cminently Just and expanded. They nave
eyer exhibited disposition TO give 10 the West
every Improvement they could desire, consistent
L. with the preservation OF the faith Of the State,
and so far as her finances would justify.
The Wing is vainly attempting 10 convince
The West, that the Democrats are 10 blame, and
he Wings are their dearest friends. That our
readers NAV comprehend the lengths 10 which
,ha, paper has gone. and The folly OF The charge,
we extract The following paragraphs entire
"Wes,ern Virginia is entitled 10 better ia'e,
and 10 more liberal legislation than she has re-
ceivcd. But whom will She blame! Whom
opsit she 10 blame Who The authors Of her
sutferinss? Is i, the I'a,gs' No. That party
is and ever has been, liberal, expansive, OPEN
handle! and unsec,ional Thcy wish 10 see Wiz
pinia improved-every portion OF il enabled 10
reach GOOD market for It's productions, by good
roads or navigation, and all 10 rejoice in The pros
peri,y, which is the legitimate and designed CON
sequence OF hardy labor and honorable industry !:
Who is il that have thus Tar, marred BY their or
positon this mos desirable conclusion not most
certainly The Wings as party; not most certain
II The Wings Of The Centre and OF James River;
they have been ever disposed 70 he liberal, as well
as inst and wise, and 10 promote every lar
scheme OF State improvement, originate where II
might or benefit whom II might.
.'rhe true encmies-lhe sieadtast and unrelax-
have been three distinct and widely separated
Virginia interests Caih0unism in Mecklenhurg,
Halifax, and the South side generally, governed
by peculiar opinions in Political Economy-the
South West, I.itHc Tennessee very willing 10 re-
ceiye what may be going, but ust as unwilling
10 let any others receive any thing-and The
Tenth Legion, which, ever under The influence OF
party management and wanting litte i,seli, IS
prepared always lokeep time loparly orders.
We would simply ask, if there are no Wing
counties on The South side and if the policy they
pursue is not Identical on the subject Of Internal
Improvement with those counties which are repre-
seniei by Democrats in The same section of the
State1 While Mecklcuhur" and HALIFAX are
Democratic, Piusyvana, Henry, Nooway,
Powhatan and Cumberland are Wing. DO they
not all pull in The same traces! Arc The South
siders in this respect different IRON The North
siders? Are not the Wing counties Of Charles
Civ, New Kent, James City, York, Fluvanna,
Essex, Caroline, Gloucester. Lancaster, West
moreland. in fact all the coun,hcs East ofthe Ridge,
Wing and Democrat, with few exceptions,
precisely in The same category? Why, then,
a,,emp; 10 brand "Caliounim" with the odium Of
onposllion 10 Western interests Ciau,sm, on
his subject, is identified with every other iSm.
lie, the Wing allemp, TO convince The people
Of Eastern Virginia. that The development Of the
resources ot the West will tend TO promote the
prosperity of The whole State; lei il show how ii
will increase the populaion-how it will pour
wealth into the lap Of individuals and fill the
public cofiers-how it will bring 10 the Eastern
mar,s the produce often thousand vaies and The
cattle of ten thousand hils-how il will open The
bowels of The earth and pour the richest minerals
into onr cilies-how il will promote the accnmu-
lariou OF capital and thereby produce COM
petition Tor all The productions OF the Asrcu'-
turist--how il will encourage and foster the
growth of manufactures, enliveD Commerce and