Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-02-23
VOLUME aL.---NO. So.

veIoped-and this is he tine 10 begin. Our fe.
de.al affairs are comparatively quiet; tie CLOUDS
porlendns war, think, are passing away; our
sky brightening-our Stale free from pecuniary
embanassmen-ihis, repeat, is emphatica!y
The time for commencing the work.
With "SouhSiders" general plan, | am
pleased, yet he has omitted 10 notice some facts
OF an important character. Eie seems 10 start
his improvement al Richmond, thence 10 The
Clover Hill Pits, and from that point To the Ap-
pomalox River, up lis valley 10 Farmvi,.e. &c.
He omitted TO state, that railroad is already
fully completed, and 10 successful use, tronr Rca-
mind, Petersburg ana Port WalthaN 10 til CD.
rsr Hill f'ts, and within So and iQif miles
o! the Appo,na.ox, 2. GeviI'a Bridge, and thar
a surrey has already been made, from he Clo-
yer Hill Pitts 10 Inc river, over several routes.
lie Then proposes The AppCmatrox valley as the
route 20 Fermvll". My know ledge Of The geo.
sraphy OF The country, enables ME, | think, 10
point out different route lar more eligible
There is ridge OF land running from Bevil's o.
Goodies bridge 10 Charlotte Court House, and
even 10 the Stanton liver a. point higher up
Than Coles Ferry. Just take look at this
ridge, commencing at G0odes or Bevii's bridge,
running rp through The county OF Amelia, c;-
vidns the headings o. The tributary stream, and
he heading itself OF Flat Creek rom those OF
| Deep Creek, through Nouoway into Prince Ed
ward and Chafloue-divdins most wonderfully
Tie headings u branches, creeks and rivers.
running on the one hand int The Appomatto1,
and into the Roanoke on lie other-ilself scarce
y crossed By branch.
The points upon this route are, beginning at
Beyil's or Goodies bridge, Amelia Court House
or the Five Forks Jeeisyillc, jennings Ordi-
nary, ButkesviIle, Carkcs store, Charlotte c. H.,
thence to Staun,on river.
My knowledge OF The geography of this por-
ton oil Virginia, warrants re in giving j: as my
opinion, that Ibis is the most eligible route lnat
can be found from the Clover Hill Pits 10 Staun-
ton River-ihe most eligible, indeed, with an
eyeto communication win The New and Ohio
! Rivers aye with view 10 an extension into the
Northwestern portions oi Norm Carolina, and
into Tennessee. Thi, scheme will combine
stronger interest, and will meet with less coDllct-
ing claims, than any other which can De pointed
out, 10 run into Southwestern Virginia, and with
a view TO ils further extension Westward will
no, hesitate 10 say, aid shall be sustained by
all men who have any knowledge CT the geo
sraphy of the country, that mere eligible route
cannot be found, il tie reaching Of FarmvIc
even shall be considered vcfy important. No
man is more intimately acquainted with the
whole country, from lie Clover Hill Pitts 10
Charlotte Courthouse, than your humble cores
ponden anu he gives it unhesitalingly as his OPT
| nion that over that route read can he built
distance Of from 60 TO Is miles at cost OF about
$3.50 00O; from Appolnallox 10 Charlotte Court
house. $4,000; IRON Clover Hill 10 Blrkeville,
$4,000 and from The AYpomauox 10 Burke
VILE $4,000.
| is IL not practicable i0 commence Immediately,
and construct in a short time, a road from tic
! Clover Hill Pits 10 Burkeve, and leave 10 iu-
! lure developments 10 determine what course Inc
! road shall take from that pointl
| What say you, citizens oi Amelia, Noiioway,
/, Prince Edward, Lunenburg Charlotte, Mechen-
burg and OF all he counties Of Southwestern
| Virginia. Wha; say you, citizens OF Richmond
and Petersburg2 Do, lei me urge you, lake this
matter speedily into consideration. Call meet
inas-assemb!e yoursevcs, and send NJ your pcii-
! tons forthwith 10 the Legislature, begging i char
| ter for said road. I call upon you Ia arouse ~,
| and awake 10 your Interests. Nor is, indeed Inc
,iine-don't delay--ior other schemes, rely On il,
are on foot, tha; may for years, or icrsver, cu;
you OF from such improvement.
feel NJ hesitation in saying, (aud is i. not equal
/ " clear 10 your minds y that il BuYkevc can be
| reached by road from the Clover Hill Pits,
! (no,hins more prac.icanle) the contemplated i'm
prcvemen!s extending Sou.hwesl ard West must
and will he connected with that road. It's clearly
evident, 10 my mind, from The geography OF
the country West and Souhves, from that point,
that ii is the shortest and the most drec, route
The one hese, with the ewcst physical obstacles,
thu, can be selected, with a view 10 an extension
Of similar improvements connected with il. into
| he uansmoD'ane portion Of Virginia, into East.
| ern Tennessee, and the Norihwes; of North Ca
| roiina, and even 10 The Ohio River. The means
! required are small! compared with The vast i'm
rofiance Of the work; ie; Us WILL il and it shall BE-
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