Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-11-02
soor,svi.e and s,ann,on turnpike.

la Virgiua, whenever enterprise Of public eharac.
Ter proposed ecunteraetng influences brought into
operation In the shape Of rival schemes aud The Ship
OF State kept suspended between different conflicting
winds and currents, like tho coffin Of Mohammed BY the
power OF eonveTgent attractions. BY means the
remains balanced in mid his superior strength OF wing
whilst birds VI inferior scud BY aud outstrp him his
onward progress Pride goeth before destruction and
naughty spirit beoSo fall -hence Virginia xlorying in
the distinctive cpithets OF d" Old Dominion Mother OF
States etc. seems To think beneath dignity to har
ness her Gar OF State for other han
IN grandeur along great via aetea and about
tho time she aers herself the States arc
contemplating her with dmratons her Car
cs the track IN consequence OF being guided BY too
ny Phsoions and draws OF tho stars OF hea
ven after It, but trails those Of her escucheon
some qusgmre such as December January February and
March Disclose winding from Scosvillc through the fer
tile and highly cultivated hills OF Abcmarc 10 Roek6sh
Gap producing enough mud in the of
plaster the walls Of Babylon The Children OF Israel in
all probability did during their term OF Egyptian bond
age knead up moro mortar than by the in.
haeants OF the valley and their teams podding their
the Scottsve market and conerrinr their
mage upon the James River canal .o have been 10 hang
quite oHt OF fashion, like and old rusty
mental mockcry" Let Virginia Legislators n WASH,
their time IN reading the epithets OF by gone generation
ana waste Their words, energios and dcscantny
upon the tales OF other yessthe deeds OF the times OF
o"-out let them rather turn and look well To the passing
events OF the day and the affairs their
Let them read the pages OF their States history
uon with view OF improving upon the examples them
by their ances'ers and folding up their IN self
eompacent dignity in the dreamy aud idle contemplation
OF old Clones No-let them these things , the de-
generate wandering tribes that pitch their tho
colossal runs OF BaalbeX HeleopoS Persepols and Pal
myIa The greatness OF their ancestors will Vcgeaie
m @ oS 'ne simple senoh OF nature and the course OF the
seasons mean nothing derogstory dsrcspectful by
suggesting, IN the abstract that good practical ditch
usse' - P"oauS OF more actual service 20 community
man dozen theoting speeeh-makng, castle building
politicians whose actions surrounded by such hetero
S"u mass OF hlghsounding NerboSi-
~ u my "A'o uo' S'o0N room 10 operate and whose
fragments are developed IN such fog legislative and
mental evaporation as require the hands Brarius and
Y ~ 49,, At. ,'sus 70 S'teS' anu unite hem together
- a,' .s - aus any uSeiu' purpose IN pronoung
r 80 9 s"'leu '''e ~a',s :" 'eteho' "A
- n'n S'ay u 'ou-Ie> ana oiaeeS put a stop TO
s ~. "t"p'o " Deus Ana Tear that too
= go. ,,S - ~ -; Ye nav 70 0e recorded
=" NF'' 80 N' Hls'''' W 'Hs'h'a' n schoo
-, - - " 80 i "a us'on' "I'hou' any
IS a ~, - " eVa''s W euue "i'n' may WI'a
80 80 e a, hs eSneiusoh .hA' he funds
is lc,,,l,,ior ~,,,I - -. -. p ~, ~ use
:, - 81, ~, 49,. -. j., e'Ioueu IN no s,ha'I degree
. -, , Pu improvements III inc Sta'e IN
- Ope'a"o"
- ,ss VIZ nAp'la' we S S ho~ie~
q" pursue
Alter couple OF shotwinded efforts extending
round the TAILS and the other 10 msdens adventure, third
one succeeded IN completing the James River Canal
Lynehburg This Partuon has AT length been effected,
| not however without more planning and sehemng and
etanlng ana deNlsing uan can be found among the
cords OF the London yine-in hospitals and talking
and writing and sPoeehmakng Al home abroad, upon
stump by the hresde IN the newspapers aud the public
councils than could be gathered from the chronicles OF
Babylon But mars the good old Mother OF States" by
consequence OF the prosusuon attending this mighty effort
S. " " y, - :. s 'Iou 70 eeeS auu hou'iSh hef
OannS 50 . 70 "aSe II OF any Ptohaoe service to her
81 s' ~, anu uaSa'' OF sue seems 20 thinL' IKE
she has done her part IN bringing Into exsence sd
provide for It's own subsistence by the power of IL, own
charms and attractions is as tte as II can do In o,beT
words she has invested an amount Of apit and o ,rs
led 10 infer from her acons) expects the nterest ON 10
come of Its own accord TINS und.rakiny II , he ra.I.
ted had riyal scheme of railroad from NorfIk md P,
mouth along the Roanoke valley and across tbe Rps Rid
10 Wythe CT House TO contend with but the old LADY n5
give birth such twins so the Central I'm
provement as the latter was called pershed in emb,yo
Oh, that Virgnisns would bring public spirit into
concerted action without suffering sectional interest. and
eaousies aud al prsJuiices t. operate against regular
well conducted system o. internal calculated
eventually promote the welfare OF ALL No sooner do
hear the people interested in the road from Seotsys
Rocksh Gap he best pass across the Blue Ridge me-
rtoning the Legislature Tor aid 20 render it more effective
than the cry Of GIVE Gise reiterated from Charoes
vile the valley Of the Rock6sh and other quar;e like
children hudlng around their mamma for ginger bread
and holding their hands expectancy each fear
ing rest wall get larger share than himself We
sdmonhed experience this Is the spt that dis
tracts Legislative councils, and Virginia to limp
and lag behind Wh!e other moving rapidly on
ward in the march OF improvement leaving her far in the
rear, and the incongruency OF her fase pride
and actual delinquency. The end Of every government
ought 70 be the happiness and prosperity Of the people
der It's protection. When thousands the and sine w.
ana talents Vi state leaving the home OF their fathers
and emigratng soiis, something it is true may
be attributed 10 their own msmanagemen CHOICE hut
fairly be inferred that the Governments without
lame Tor
B5eathes there q sogi On earth SO dead
That never 10 itself hath said
lhls u my own my native land"
These when Ike ocks Of young turkeys they have scat
-tcd OF beyond the provided Tor their sub
telee II oies cnds Tor the want Of protection the
OF their parent will be wheeled back by all the
Canal and Railroad bais that be thrown across the
mountains hem, when superior inducements turn their
attention IN other directions present themselves At their
last session toe Virginia Legislature gave their countsU
and support road BE- instructed along the val
icy leading towards Tennessee, which WILL all prpbabi.
~, draw Of the trade Of East Tennessee with that Of
the Southwestern Of Virginia. tho James River
Canal Bot this road whit important % the
interests Of tie State aud the Canal than the road leading
from Scoisv.le Sthunon and there branching of int,
turnpike leading burg and another 10 Guyana
besides col,teal roads % add down the Valley The i'm.
p'oyemeEt Of the road from ScottsyIe hoaEfsh Cop
should be regarded local or sectional matter
that the merchants aud faders Of Scovr are in
tercsted trade that may be drawn 20 the uI,ce 10