Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-07-01

For THE ENQUIRER.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is The rival
|of the great central improvement OF Pennsyiva-
|uia, as the Pennsylvania thoroushfare is the
3compelitor OF The New York canal. Boston IS
now striving 10 withdraw from all these The trade
If The great Western valley. Eighty years ago,
the scattered log hus along the banks OF Inc ONO
scarcely served as senlinels to alarm The poPula
ion OF The dangers of midnight inroacs oil saw
Iage foe; but now, four OF the greatest improve
nents for communication and conveyance ase
comnetitors for the tavors and benefits OF ms on
i. v halfdcveloped region. Boston seeks commu
nication with Cincinnati, and stretches me cor
ION Of her interests across one-,hird OF The Union
and her enterprise and cal ilal may consummaie
er magnificent desires. New York has made
he immense country bordering on me lakes OF
| he North. and all. ne network Of canals ana ran.
.oads connecting with them, dependent upon ner
md her commercial tributaries. Philadelphia
n the East, is in easy communication win pius,
,urs standing in the forks of The Alleshany ahol
fMononeahela through The former receiving narf
| If the wealth of Western New York, and through
he latter part of the wealth OF The mountain re-
ZION Of Western Virginia; and, by the SANDY q
Beaver Canal, her men OF enterprise s'aEu sue
" side with The capitalist Spectator from we"
York, on the banks Of The Ohio Canal. I've
iher rivals are left for The competition OF .,'e
Vest the Marylander, who shall pass over lnel
sallimore and Ohio Rail Road, and the Eastern
IVireinian. who will bring down the mountain
masses Of iron. and exhausess supplies OF gyp-
,nm, and the thousand productions native to
Virginia. and pressing onward in triumphant
career of commercial conquest, unite the low,
Hands of Virginia TO the plains OF The Mama, and
gradually lo0sennng The letters OF The ieudai sys
EN-, start Virginia in her proud march Of educa-
4 ion aud improvement
The legitimate competitors for this wealth anc
distinction. are the Marylanders and the Virsi
]nians While the Baltimore Company has been
EXCLUDED from Pennsylvania, which has retracted
The former grant Of right OF way through ner
territory; and while The Legislature OF Virginia,
lat The urgent solicitation Of that Company, had
lgranted 10 the right Of way TO- and terminus OIL,
His road at the city of Wheeling; that company,
seeing and perhaps fearing the formidable rival
Try Of the Northern competitors, and knowing WIN
Ithe intuilive instincts which even proper sen
Interest inspires, or The clear demonstration OF The
map makes manifest, that the line Of communl-
'calion between Norfolk or Yorktown al The en-
sboueA.ye Of the Chesap eake Bay, go miles below
Baltimore and the mouth OF The Great hanawha,
lin line ofdirect communication with the plains
sof the Mama, the pastures Of the Missouri, the
:bemp lands OF Kentucky, and the cot,on-felds OF
Arkansas, would be her most formidable, danger
Gus and magnificent rival The James, the Ka-
fnawha and The Missouri, form continuous wa
Ter line to the passes Of the Appalachian chain.
! Virginia, by the legislation of '36 and AS,
has guarded and secured for herself this field Of
enterprise, when returning energy and the strife
Of her Northern rivals arouse her 10 the gene