Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-12-08

Suded by science hyncble aud tho will bc
found m thu Numerous aud important I'D, antsge. win eli
ihis ioue will Virginia Fret, n will retain
within our State large amount OF produce which now
goes to Baipmoro. Socopd will carry great improve.
nsa within easy reach oi tho whole OF northwestern Viz
gnia, especially that part ot IL which Is now anxious for
what may be termed fe Baltimore right Of ,eay Thrl
W give to a'gc section Of the State, without an
sueSustc toa 'c very best known style Of Improvement
Fourth, II VIII concentrate within own State the re-
s1utcea aud elections o her population and nut nm end 4,
the ambitious and selfish schcmng of foreign CORPORA
ton Filth, II will connect with the Oap, aud onab,
us successfully TO contend with the whole world for the
trade OF tho western valleys These advantages may be
anu are indispensable to our real prosperity and indie
pendcncc.
Bat this work be commenced at once and with I,
must DO associated the insurance OF speedy
lhs, with acknowledge Of the fact that this city afford.
the best grain market South of New York. will doubt
not satisfy those Parts 1T Virginia interested in the RIGHT al
way Let us carry on this important improvement with
I'll reasonable despatch, aud no Vginian. who feels in
true aud proper spr the honor and glory OF the name
viii desire To- separate on hs brethren aud unite IN. b
siness aud Of course hts attachments, with another STATE,
In connection VITA these views. rnd by request, com
muacsts the proceedings OF Convention recently held in
Siaunion BY like request, communicate those of n
large meeting held Weston the 25th OF Septembrr
las. The object OF this latter meeting Is I, s,eure h,
rsht Of the BALTIMORE aud Ohio railroad Corpora
non through our State for south the mouth OF the
l.iuo htnaNha This Company has now the right 90 20
through Virginia TO Wheeling, but the great object a. TO
touch the Ohio lower down. not only get l vi the in-
P'Sens 81 DINER States 10 tho morrill, but 10 be able sue
eessiuly To c1ntend with contemplated mproycm,pt
lsPeak adVsedy when state that private capal can H..
obtained To connect by railway the james and Ohio river.
IT the State will give pledge that no rival Cop,nv h,I
hc allowed 10 touch the Ohio below Wheeling But with
out tni' pledge, private capital will never undertake it
Inc destructive character of railroad competition is wei
known TO business men England is suffering from 1t 70
IN t runous extent, and IL struggling reform the
eNll by union OF rvil routes. We not without most
unpleasant experience in State. Pennsylvania guard
rg against Also ia reference especially TO this Batmoro
aud ONO railroad company. And shall we unconscious
OF those patriotic feelings which should prompt us TO tho
ADOPTION OF that policy which will build up State, and
unmindtul OF that that should ever goysrn
great public interests, yield TO foreign corporation the
right 70 penetrate into the heart vi State aud draw
heFe!rom her vital bloOdi am however, satisfied gem
uamcn that legislative history will never b. illustrated
by an act 80 fatal to the best our State But
smy anAous hope, that YOU will proceed with all proper
despatch To the commencement OF the two great works
have recommended by the iTs connecting the city with
Tue great emporium OF the west and bringing them within
forty hours OF each other by the second the tide
oil the Atlantic with the currents OF the beautiful Ohio Tho
one ultimately by branches down the Roanoke and the val
icy TO an intersection with the road from Gotdonsye and
the other by branches into the northwest satisfying every
apnnbl" want ct the great sections the State Both with
out rivals to be regarded and accommodating their
long and magnificent course the varied productions OF the
richest country upon EARTH would till treasury and pour
constant streams Of wealth into and clues which
Woud soon enable them proudly rival the prOudest cities
OF the world. Nor is this all the vast am ,unt of pr,
ducc which would flood markets would nccss.arilv
produce an Immense navigation interest Tidewatcr Vt-
glnla would become ship.yatd Her population would
elid our shps own, and sail them, and all would the
irucuiying Influence OF this mighty trade. Virginia woud
be prosperous and would rich would add 10
her hgh moral power the Indispensable element Of num-
bers and would soon become great and would then bo
what every Nnginian anxiousy desires
Tins Is no fancy sketch The results OF important
improvements will provo more striking than have de-
pcted them. Like produce like effects In 1916
the whole real and perconal of the city of New
York did not exceed e.hty-two millions OF dollars In
1873 II was only about oue hundred millions In that
year the great New York Canal opened and in ton
years the population Of the city OF New York was nearly
doubled and her wealth increased TO hundred and
pIF mil IHnna ri -,
ucd 10 increase her wealth the rate OF % per cent nor
year. Notwithstanding the destructive -e with which She
had been devastated, and the monetary crisis through
which the country had passed But the latter wear the
great western railroad from Boston, which New York had
imPrudenty allowed TO be extended TO Albany had been
opened aud the effect (and wish oil who love Virginia
TO mark IT, has been reduce increase Of the ponu
ton OF the city OF New York TO one and o,rter no,
cent. ami actually TO diminish her wealth one and one
eighth per cent per year. But while New York has de-
cined Boston has increased her population from 90 600 In
ll5OOo, and her wealth from 50 100000 TO 1875 900 OO0
OF dollars, IN the short period Of four years.
me extraordinary results tha; have followed the COM
peton OF tue great n. Hork Canal and Of the gc, Rail
way OF Massachusetts well calculated excite our as
Constituent and awaken incredibly In ten wears after tho
canal Is opened, New York city more than doubles her
wealth. aud in four only tue opennp of the yc
tern Railway Boston has increased her pooulaon ob,p,
20 per cent, and her wealth forty per cent And
alter deduciing from these sum sufficient 10
cover their average previous progress a balance will be
found IN those respective cities much sufficient
TO cover the whole outlay in the OF those great
works, and that, without any regard 10 the increase Of
wealth and population the line the improvements And
1t establishes the soundness of the opinion which have Of
ten expressed and here repeat that Eastern more inter
esed than Western Virginia, the speedy construction Of
great works.
To brc fly rcstatc my plans aropose and rcromr,.,d
Railroad TO commence at Buchanan and proceed to
the Tennessee ne OF course, supercedng all inferior i'm
prDvemeuts the route And propose and recommend
hai the Louisa railroad from Gordonsye be pushed in
the Shenandoah Valley without delay aud that c-ics,
instrumental survey OF the northern route, which havo
designated, he Forthwith made cannot doubt It's pr,c-
ItaOiiy The great Massachusetts railroad overcanc in
the distance OF about hundred miles, an elevation of
about 400 feet; aud encouraged believe that more
serious difficulties will have to be overcome m the ae-
complishmgHt ut this great de ign.
In the construction Of these works the sctest economy
should prevail Expenditure should be large enough
TO disturb the prices OF labor and provisions. Any cxpen
dure VIII stimulate industry aud increase its productive
p"wcr' THIS excess OF production will supply tho unusual
demand, 1t the proper limit expenditure be adopted
and these improvements will then progress
unknown 10 similnr works.
propose an expenditure of half n million year only
to be divided between the works. THIS divided ex-
pcndure will powerfully tend to prevent an upward ten
dency III prices and secure the OF the roads
upon terms much below the experience Of the country
In two years the improvement from GJdonsyilo will have
reached the valley Of the Shonlndoab and in I'm, sam,
time the Southwest railroad will have passed the coal and
IRON regions If BotoOur and IN the increasing revenues
Ut the James River canal and the Louisa aud Ffcdcrcks
burg nIlroads, should begin roip some OF the fruits
oi our en'cTpfze give Il NJ my opinion, that the in
crease Of which these improvements would in diff
ieront produce would after the outlay Of two years
the interest upon all the loans required for their pro-
scCatOn.
propose to provide for the expenditure which have
suggested 10y annual appropriation from the Treasury
OF two hundred thousand dollars and issue Of State
bonds for the balance The Treasury can easily be put
into condition TO meet this demand upon Without some
extraordinary charge upon the treasury shall have sur
plus on the first Of October OF upwards Of OOO
which slight increase of taxation on certain subjects
which have heretofore mentioned, would swell to 300
600 dollars, and thus place Treasury condition to
mcot la rcquisitOn. The bonds would present no
difficulty. Our State credit Is in the best condition and
our bonds could b, easily disposed Of par under
favorable circumstances at premium foreign puchas
ors' hut have no idea Of giving hom that destination
they are iavUrie investment with fellow citizens who
already than half Of our present debt believe
that NO have hoanR money capital among which would
greedy absorb tho whole issue Aud this money would
not be Destroyed by being usod but would hcahy simu-
late production u would perform the effective unc-
uon absorbing the amount Of bonds from year 10
year and thus building these important railways
from resources.
10 may be objected iuat these improvements would ad
vance too slowly 10 their completion. think that the
progress will DO fast enough give %, tho advantage