Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-02-03
10 ,as M.-s.', q a. Gerard t...-Gs'

OLNS VT
Inc Legislature has been earnestly 'ngssed Zoe come
DAYS pastin eensidering the merits Of vsuea. scheme. Of
'n'etnai Improvement. Among the most important ef the
projected works ere the Richmond & ohhn Rail Road. and
the Rad rom P~srkerburg to Cumbsis u ot como other
po'a, on the Baltimore road. The charter tor the hr,n.med
has passed tho House Of Delegates aud poessl, will pas.
the Senste-~he,her AIRY thing will be done toward. tho
making OF the road. remains To be seen. bat the mslsriy cl
those with whom I have eonverscd. seem to deah,. and
many TO regard IT as altogether visionary.
Tho bill to authorize the Psrks,esrg nsd 10 now before
the House, aud has been ably discussed BY trend. and Toe.
its In regard to this WORK that propose - say lev word.
All eoneede the importance Of torm,ns a connection be.
tween Richmond and the oAio River. A majority OF p.r-
sons believe that the Janice River n ksns~hs Sompan,
esnaotdo,t u. Many pcr.Sn.-ssnsiel snd practical men
doubt whether the R,ehmend 4 OHIO Railroad Company
Viii effect L. The oaly hope VI accomplishing this de.ira.
bic object. then, 70 b, . rsd made oa State account, o. b,
the aid " the ssnu,srs \ oAis Railroad Company. No
one ees's's- that NIrs'N's will undertake 80 gteaia ~erk
- b esssuSe'si q, S's,r expense, and thu, tho only hope
sssns - Ns iNm he Rluuctv comp.ny.
tt~SaA sSem that q PLAZA could ~ devised. which ought
SteNeS,S all 'e'srr.'s, ssd seau,hs,e sresdy to The PRIV.
TSSU ~ The STATE, Tue PLAN which | would respectfully
FNS>~s . Nss-ls,ts The bali which 10 nov before the Hca.e
sNsss 10 tsstN wsy ~ The Baltimore Company, be 80
ssss$e( s ." sssAS,se thu, cSapsny II su, out the Win
S>es@S SslNsS, sal thea s,rnd It's mad ~ Buchanan,
Az &ss~ ~ Cs,,esNNp sed tho visin,s Spsins. To Coy
N N(A ~ NS w w y competed 10
'aSSs aa'r~sS At sassssss, ard the LOUISE Rs,lrosd be er.
sNSeS - asSs-~Sr,G a. .Su's HinI ia the Valley.
4 $1,000. ~ - SseSeAsd ~ all hands hat the Baltimore
SSasssss "a. ~ sey the vail. bat the -sesss. 10 make
~ t~sS srSs As waite The result wOali be that the,
-HaS ~ ysS nae. ~ cNnmuntcaucn between R,ehmond
49, AZ Wes-SS Ssasi Ks the transportation Vt heavy
sNSSs. - ~SsNAseSpsc, sai the talrNsd Tor passenger
FSs~rss SSAsaE irSs The Wet SS1bi then have a ehriec
= Ns~s Nss SNJoag ~ Rashsnsn, they eculi take the
$685. ~ sSsyNass "a tas kN.rANd ~ the lansuea Vt the
lS~ss NsS s@S ,sea a''s0ss ~ sAlumNSs, OF eSme direct
Y ~ ~ NSAu.Sea,
Ma, Ssh1 VSrSnSa can there ;. ~ such = .chcme'-
SSes CwtA P~N,Is AeS0t Richmond may 10 alarmed at the
FSN~fsSI ~ tAe uvalShip ~ HauroSp-Hat are these fears
seA srcanSeSf-CAnnot Hehmosd. with the many sd,an.
tssv- ~hieh she P~scsSos. saccc.sluly compete with Bal
on'srri 10 nct The Hehncni hS1t. pak aud tobacco
market. ecUrJ than that II Rslnmorei Aud IN regard 10
distance, dScs she not present sdvantsscs ~ the uavellcti
From the Junction vt the two rsds g. ktehmcnd would DO
aeoat US Nr lSO miles, when u ~oald be ls0 or 1870 from
The same PoinT 10 Baltimore. BY the canal rOuIe. the ad-
ssntascs On the score ot distance and cheapness OF trans
portauon would he Gull greater: Richmond. therefore,
would have nothing To- fear from the proposed road On
the contrary, she would secure by IL = ready access - the
great West, an object which she has long desired, aud
which | Venly believe she will IN no other way obtain Tor
many years 10 come.
Tins scheme presents advantages to mat portion OF the
State which obiects - taxation tor internal improvement. |
which ought not To be overlooked. Let this work be made
by Baltimore, aud You have q guarantee ssainst all future
applications Tor money from your own Treasury To make
II. But refuse 10 allow Baltimore to make IL. aud you must
ultimately yield to the opportunities of the West, aud have
It made at your own expense. How can you refuse to do
sol You cannot act the dog In the mangcr-ncithrr let
others make II, nor make II yourselves. The true issue
expense OF Baltimore, or pay for II out Of your own peck
You cannot get nd Of this issue. You may postpone
u for a few years, hut come II must, aud come u will. The
W Get wall sOOn get the nscendancy, aud then we will see
how ihings will be managed. Now IL the time for you to
act: See 10 It that you act wisely. | could say much more,
bat ths Wi do Tor the present. A vlRGINIAS.