Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-12-03
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We've n,fsstion to the Great Central Thosouchlsse
through vrslna. aud sadssvoursd 10 chow the, sreh
work should be Continuous Rail Road direct from Rich.
nond to Gpysndc',s the Oh,o proceed 10 Offer soms
considerations further. In reference the completion OF
xoa, Of Internal Of which the great
work referred TO- would be the basis ,hirk Il will be
admitted that there ). loiee Ia the suggestion. that this
great Central Work being completed, tie Valley Rcus
IRON Winchester, would forced Souts TO Junction
with In aud that the sor,h wesiera laprovsmsni should
be sstscdsd from Lynebbug.so sec,usly to turn thu,
great eurrcn ofusde to Rehmond and prevent It's bsiag
carried To Baltimore. s 80 tal-aia
There Be No question. thst unless the line through
the insrior Of the State BE- thus broken the major part Of
The trade and travel from the South wes would sweep on
past Richmond to the Norh. and that the other hand
the usde anu travel from the North southwe..r
would take the same route. leaving Richmond .soue in
ito glory" IL seems to equally certain that If tho
plan proposed bs adopted, Virginia would secure in mar
nsr perfectly honorable HERSELF the major portion Of he
South West trade. aud the whole current through
Richmond in both directions.
With these two great Works completed, virsioi.
would have the outline Of more magnificent s,,,em f
internal Improvements than any other State in the Union
calculated alike not only In the ssctusl manner to
unlock her immense resources but also opening TO-
and inviting into her borders the vast trade of tho
West and South West To complss the general ou,lip,
Of her grand system. the people Of The whole North
Western counties on the Ohio, above Mason should n.
accommodated with the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road
terminating nj Parkersburg. Such Work would NOT in
tho lsast prove detrimental Virginia. or to Richmond
and Norfolk in particular.
Noa dollar OF the trade Of that portion Of Virgins. will
ever 60 to Richmond without this Road which would mo-,
70 there as we'll without such Rood The general en-
hsneement OF property IN that Vi the State. resulting
from inc construction OF such 4 Work, would, however
Rea'y Increase the aggregate wealth and Of the
State and that TO, without any sacrifice on the par, Of
tbs Commonwealth. The apprehension that the B.pi
more and Ohio Rail Road, terminating si Psrksrsburg,
would niurc the great Central Route through viryio,. IL
entirely anfounded. unless indeed. Virgins should pen.
eiousy adhere to the completion Of the James River and
hanawha improvement la such case. trade and travel
would undoubtedly seek continuous Rail Road from the
Ohio to the Asuic rather than enter upon that edou,
route This jealousy Of tho terminu. of the B.lti
more and Ohio Rail Road at Psrkersburg and the .ppre
henson that IL would prove injurious TO Riebmo,d =,
very strong Argument against the p-opricy of eono,,n,
the James River and kanawha improvement for If mi,
a'te WORK DO Judicious for the State TO construct
heed isei no hvai since II Is the southerly route
which can be Constructed from Ohio River Ia IN, Al,
annc waters having its termni each other in
right line than other route, and tapping the Ohio ann.
ono hundred miles below Petersburg II certainly would
have nothing TO fear from that source But IN, e,c,
and tedonsnoss OF the James River and Kan,wha Inn
prortmeni, would inevitably drive business and TRIVIAL
away 10 rnkerourg, and render the Baltimore and Ohio
Rail Road from that place. dangerous rival but yre,,
Central Rail Road sweeping direct from Guysndo, TO
Riehmond, would fear such rivalry-un no such b,
z,d, and would make it the interest Of Virginia In
her gea, system of Intes Improvements BY granting 10
the Bsinmore and Ohio Rail Road Company the riebt Of
way 10 Porxersburg. view OF the map Of Virginia
~i snow mat this outline OF great Of Rail Roads
Tor VirRnis would best suit the geography Of IN. S,,s
and bring every portion Of its territory within its influence
should farkeburg be made the terminus Of the Baltimore
and Ohio X r., great Rail Road would room be
thenee 10 Cincinnati, and by throwing lateral Rail Road
from sucha work Point Pleasant, and o,be -
Chareson much o! the trade and travel from Ohio could
De turned through Virginia. Again, Rail Road 1. CON
"hPia'ed IRON Lexington. Kentucky. point wes-
iery, on the Ohio and esslwsrdy to some point Iookp,
10 me Norih and who does not that Guysndoe be
made the terminus the Ohio, Of the Great C.n,r,
Road TO Richmond, this Great Kentucky Rail Road wou,d
Iun into IL OF Guysndotto and thus turn an,,b., cr
Ut trade and travel TO Rchmondl Thus. in any noi, If
view IN which this Central Rail Road can he eoo.i
dsred. IL seems beat TO compou with the interests of IN.
sAs-indeed there seems la be local that would
" coad be Prejudeed By such SYSTEM ex:cpt peruo.
the SINGLE city OF Wheeling und would ceitainy be IN
wise 70 sacrifice the grea, Of the whole in ode,
TO promote the good OF Part-ner is 1t by any means
certain, that Wheeling would lose by th, ,vs,,o,
She would still go on her way rejoicing but might moi in
crease so rapidly toush she made the terminus d
the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road. Blu, is very certain
that her popua ion will occupy oil the space she In.
to spare. With the National Road and the Ohio she
should not be enSious OF other lass favored portion. of tie
State The statesmen Of Virgins, however, will not lesi
late for Wheeling or any Town city Of the Old Domin
on but will feel the responsibility which esis upon them
10 consult the good OF the whole The eyes Of the Union
are turned upon ihem and anSousy await the result of
their deliberations. An impartial and liberal policy will
make the Old Dominion among ne sister ftnt.s
prima inter pares. while opposite policy will doom her
long and disastrous voyage against wind and tde and
compel her at last her with shame and dis
honor. Yours, &c. MARSHALL