Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-12-02


and With an sHsve sysem Of military defence. which
need not be presented large. but which the esstue
can never o,seok when eea.ans upon the beer modes
OF seenrng the greatest good the state In por
tone Of the thiny settled ds,rcs ofhe state education Of
any Kind 10 not possible; in other portions, 10 possible
oily limited extent whilst through nut the whole II
| them M successful effort for u be made until
neghb hoods shall be brought closer together by hsvin
the means o intercourse with each Other aud tho OF
numbers aud combination thereby secured. Ia this re-
spset and too this end roads amongst the very saros
aud best OF all the practical refomers OF social
diuon They arc slso the best and surcst
by which To encourage the establishment aud growth 81
local manufsctaros-an interest which has in the
ordinary union within bosders OF all the elements
necessary To it, basis for formation and deveopsmen
eQused perhaps, In any other al tho Unon In
deed It'll hardly pa.sible look t minerals and
ter power. snd cheap lsbou. aud staple agriculture sug
CLING To maintain itself upon profits almost constantly d.
minshnS without seeing how certain s the Importance to
which this grow and how largely IL Is calculated 81
some day. to adj 10 our internal prosperity.
The e.nneaicn. also. baiween this subject ard tho
military deirnce OF the State, always sppuent, aud al
~rys felt. has become stronger aud sdmonoiy by
lar since the successful introduction Ut vessels
the ses;-sn event which 10 destined affect tho warfare
more radically than the Commerce III nations, and one
which tia highly important Tor and all Others consider
aad provide Tor who have maritime border be dcf.nd-
ed Happily for Vgns In this matter Of defence she Re
inNunerable except from the Perfectly tie
side " the Allegheny against all the world aud scarcely
less on the right aud left through the power o
ou- States, tho Chesapeake and its the
only nlets BY which foreign enemy ever approach
her. Here then, these and the margin Of thesc
To be found her baulc fields. uusssaabe by any but
naval power should tina, power be Great Britain, with hor
North American Possessions as places from which she
could descend upon with oil the certainty time,
exact cuatoa, sho would doubt rely upon her W.T.
steamers a. her engines OF assault and with these could
eH.et 80 rapid Representation al her orce upon our
border. Ia compel be prov ided with army
IN garrison adequate 10 any uasss had
inland power o; concentration for forces which
was equal TO hers. Such power, would a well arranged
and connected system OF internal improvement,
With such system Petvading the State. and accessible
al points Tor every description OF necessary supply, the
State iiseh would become, in effect an extended military
camp, with the faculty of Immediately combining her
whole d-p1sable power OF aud means wherever and
whenever her purposes Of defence might require Look
ut this Of the triumphant and conservative re-
suit OF the policy In question, 1t Is undeniable that how
ever exclusive and locs its ordinary benefits my be
thought be- here al least vital particular in which
the benefit will be Acknowledged by the Judgment and
patriotism OF all TO belong the State Hence too. IL
seems that the Atlantic and de-waicr section assumed
be the most independent OF all Others this policy hiss
an eventual interest IN 1t the greatest OF ALL Tor heo
oher TO which It's succonr ever be helpful in that
last extremity which casts life aud properly and
which precious 10 people, upon the hazards Of the
sword
Ia order carry these views into any thing like cor
responding elect could present To your
narrower range OF internal than that which
have heretofore recommended so long the western
NORTHWESTERN and southwestern portions OF the
without the commercial outlets they ought TO have
neither OF them be passed by without absolute
ee E,eh one 10 In need VI the helping hand OF
IT,, = capable
OF making ample reqnita required for all rmiy get
main difficulty IN relation them has always BEEN
provide tor them all al the time without haxarding
too far the creation OF oppressive debt how on the
other hand sppy the OF the each one
separately and In turn without exciting the dstrst aud hos
Utility of the r,sii In whatever way this difficulty may be
mei whether by sucee sive or united Provision Is still
Certain That 20 measure command the confidence and
Cooperation which final success that
do not III some form other convey satisfactory assur
anee TO each particular section that will no, aud carno
be ne elected The nature and of that assurance
leave TO be devised by yourselves The northwest should
be satisfied that nothing is given, the million dol
lars At least which has been coningeny subscribed for
benefit should not be west that prom
-ed connection between the tide aud the Ohio river
should be made good and the southwest that Its many
and is Just claims which have been long and inu.
rousy denied shall be denied longer and that the re
quest which II makes, il substituted by
better, shall be iuy, Immediately aud heartily complied
with
In relation 10 the improvement entrusted TO the James
River and knna~h Company, regret To inform you that
II Is IN n" oser situation 10 its progress than
year ago, nor likely Ia be in any better one
year hence than II is unless the company shall
supplied with other funds than s 70 ON with its
work IL 10 now upwards Of three years all opera
tons upon this line above Lynchburg have ceased and
ceased Tor want OF means TO do These the
npS sssnS W Sis H9.p rs Own IespIn billy 10, out
@-y-aA daily Liabilities, without pToper, convert
iunds, without credit Ia bOrrw them upon with hundred
and forty SIX miles only completed of the $50 conlm
to its charge, and with but single year remaining of its
Chartered time 10 complete the esid; thus II can
hardly be doubted that any further reliance upon il TO pro
seeue aud finish Its work is Illusion which could
end only IN disappointment aud delay The whole de-
pendencc OF tins company for time before It STOP
ped IFS operations was in form other upon the
aid OF the state: It's whole dependence for contin
uance OF these operations, upon the aid Ii
granted the company becomes neither nor less than
the agent Vt the state for the management IT'S money
and IN this light Considering that II IL mainly corporation
OF corporations whose several functions have nothing in
md
tes only 10 ITSELF it perhaps hule suited for the
application Of the public funds any agent to which the
Legislature could think OF committing them As
every dollar therefore Of the money upon which this work
- 10 be prosecuted, must come, ID at all from the state II
the clear duty Vt the Legislature reserve to sef the
direct and entire control Vi all it grant, aud
due application under the public and searching re-
eponsibillty II can establish.
Without ad eng to the administration Of this eompa.
ny Tor purpose Of criticism upon its EXPENDITURES or
failures. but regarding it only in Sciusl condition. and
seeing that has accomplished oil that able to accom-
plsh that IS powercss TO do any thing more and tina
'radeally unfit by of peculiar structure to act
as agent OF the state what remains be done-eeng
thi' cannot recommend too strongly the immediate adop
ton OF suc shall be necessary 10 the
the state with tho Of the company. either at the
whole line Of lis work. OF the unfinished part OF ~ aud
that to the end, hiatt may execute u it, account
with ali the ygour and despatch command. Should
this be declined by the legislature is nearly CERTAIN from
any ihng that can be seen, that Indefinite u moi
permanent stop NUT be put thu extension Of the work
u
thereby abandoned. Under the pressure OF this oyeruinR
necessity may well he expected that oil minor objections
TO the plan OF stale execution will be up aud that
hie viii promptly ntcrpose 10 protect and herself
The work, ~ oil ITS necessity, magnitude and v1Ue
phIucaly her work, aud her utmost eIerons should
be freely gwen To carry II through.
by what mode Of improvement, however, whether by
railroad canal, other. ec be best &C
compshed'i question Of some difficulty aud upon
which few remarks may with prophety be offered.
Having examined this question with good deal Of care
am Satisfied Ihota railway, all things considered IL to be
p'eieHed ihatnwl cost the esstply the most In return
accommodate the best-haye the most to gain by the
progress Of mechanical invention, and when completed
Will beet promote the general purposes Of moral well
physical Improvement. These general points, embracing
substantially oil that is wanted any plan Of improvement
submit TO your judgment much confidence that tue
more they are examined the they will be verified.
without illustrating that Of upon comparative das
Is evident "a the first plsce, that railroad sccoin
nodaie itself L, tbs country which IL Is TO IT, taken IN
way quiiL impossible canal hss in this orcum.
stance, Tar greater command Than the other cost
ut construction. Besides this, II IL Undsnabe, that the
cost OF an improvement financial question: or question
n state economy, depends really add truly upon the
capacity OF ho improvement to reimburse the expenditure