Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-06-16
RICHMOND DAILY WHI(
Great Boston Rail Road through Nec Hamp.
shire and Vermont 10 Lake CA.mplain, North.
era Men York, and Montreal.
MONDAY MORNING. JUNE 10. is4,


VIRGINIA..
This route is projected, has been surveyed. III,
funds have either been subscribed or are read,
to be subscribed at weeks or days notice, an,
the road will be shortly commenced and expcdi
:iously finished. The effect Of il will be to pou
into the lap of Boston all the trade Of Vermont
and the borders Of Lake Champlain, much from
northern New York, and yet more from the Can
adam provinces which now desceuds the 81. Law
renee. New York must seriously feel the tapping
operation, as she has felt that of the Boston and
Hudson Rail Road, and Quebec too, and Boston
with comparatively few natural resources, with q
very limited dependent country, seated in a harsh
climate and the metropolis of a country formed
sterile by nature, but not doomed TO perpetual
ility-Boston, by the wise providence, and the
generous enterprise Of her citizens already in
many respects the first city in the U. States, is
destined to become in all respects second scarce
ly to any.
These prospects are pleasing, for we have ex-
banded patriotism enough 10 rejoice in the prosper
ity of every portion of the Union: But they sug.
gest melancholy reflections too for what virginian
can forbear to contrast them with the dismal as.
pect of things of like kind in his own native
the remote interior of our boundess country, the
inexhausiibie wealth that lies latent in its teeming
soil. or sleeps in its minesl What enterprise has
Virginia on foot in projection, 10 arrest her
decay, to realize her natural and unequaled al.
vantages, to build up her cities to bring ships to
her harbors, to difiinse prosperity and wealth
among her people, TO arrest the tide of emigration
which drains her of her hearts best blood, to ena-
bic her TO run with honor the great race of Glory
which Providence has assigned To these States, to
put her even in posture of defence if hapy her
soil should be invaded and her Liberty assailedl
None-nonei Her single enterprise much ms il
promised, has been suspended. All is at a stand
still. " h idiotic apathy, she stands and looks
on with vacant gaze and folded hands, The words
of patriotism flow in abundant streams from the
lips OF her rothy orators, but for deeds, deeds OF
enlightened forecast and wise preparation, look
for them as well from the Hottentot. Already has
she lost from spirit of niggardly economy, and
from her absurd passion for President making and
federal interference, much that she might have
retained vastly more that she might easily have
acquired. But little now is left her besides OPEN
ing a way to market for her own people, and even
that, which ought to be classed not among specu.
latiye enterprises, but the plainest duties of
State, she seems totally disinclined to dol She
deems 1t of infinitely more consequence to make
Mr.. Polk President, and TO twadde about State
Rights and '9s and 99
Shame! Shame What wonder that she has
become the butt Of the CONTAMINATION former
superiority and her present low estate the pity of
her friends, and the jest Of her foes! Her unaba-
ted arrogance, and boastful Professionalism
''blessed Old Dominion" her Smother Of States
and Statesmen" an emetic strong enough to make
.Etna throw up
NITginiansi if interest is not strong enough to
rouse your energies, let present shame and appre.
hended disgrace come to its add Let it be our
firm, onr generous, our universal resolve, to re-
trieve the dignity and to restore the prosperity of
The State, while in doing so, we disarm the sneer
and silence the ridicule of our opponents, and re-
leve the modification of our friends.