Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-02-10
tieS SHIPMENTS CONSISTING IN FART OF


| large amount shipped Baltimore aud New York
through which cities nearly all foreign goods are i'm
ported The coastwsc shipments OF coal Hour. tobacco
iron, &c annually fully five millions dollars all
OF which have TO be made IN small class vessels drawing
from 10 eleven feet and these
detained on the sand bar, hive miles below the
veral days together from succession Of low tides indeed
steamboats, coming the place otcn kept this bar
several hours with passengers and freight waiting the
| OF the tide.
Nearly all foreign is carried on by YES.
sells belonging to New York. Boston, Ncwburyport Salem
and other Eastern cities. that point fact the ship
owners of the North much in this improve
ment as we are, and have been complaining the
delay loading their vessels the heavy in
| CURED IN coming
The report OF Lieut.. Stansbury, of the IT, States En-
gineer Corps, who was employed by Congress make
survey at river, several shows conclusive
y, that at small expense, the between IN,
city OF Richmond and Harrsons Bar. be removed
Lieutenant Siansbury, by direction OF Government
caused buoys TO be placed from the mouth OF James
River directly up TO the wharves of Richmond and the
work may be said To have been already commenced by
Congress, and the small necessary to its compile
ton could not be Judcously expended benc-
h' OF commerce, IN part OF the Union, than between
| the points here named.
Richmond the Metropolis Of Virginia. situated AZ the
Falls OF James River, the head OF the tide IL is has
been steadily thriving town. In $780, the population OF
the CITY Proper 90 So At present the OF
the City and its immediate suburb supposed to be rs
900. 1t has four large mills for the manufacture of -four
two OF them being the largest in the United States Ii
has four establishments casting and ne
Iron, making cannon, boiler plates, rails nails &c-ono
steel factory, cotton factory aud others mrned
I,
two wooden facories-numerous tobacco factories-and
iactOTy,-and several charters factories TO
bo erected IN and the City, granted by the last
Legislature. Its water power unlimited There arc
three Banks OF discount circulation in the CITY, besides
many Savings Banks,-and four daily newspapers. Can
non for the Government here, well at a
foundry few miles above the City James Ryer-and
there the stocks here Iron War Steamer for
the Government OF the United States OF $50 tons butthen
The supply o. coal and iron unlimited, and by expert
ehce ascerained To be OF the very best quality. A very
large amount ct coal, SAY $500 900 bushels shipped
annually from Richmond other places principally the
northern and Experienced Naval men have
expressed the opinion that il eligible cite for
Depot and National Foundry for the manufacture of Arms
and War Steamers. well Cannon. There is already
here State Mandatory OF Arms, capable Of manufac-
turing large number OF Arms, and successfully by
Virginia for that purpose unul the ls22 in com
plete and used for storing repairing
Arms and as barracks for the officers and soldiers OF the
State Guard IL could ut any moment be again put
successful operation for the manufacture of Arms.
The State has been for many years engaged in the eff
fort TO open communication by between richmond
and the Ohio Riyer-by originally designated by
General Washington the most favorable perhaps the
Union, for connecting the and portions
our country AT expense o nearly S7,0OO,O0O, this
work has been completed by Canal town of Lynch
bug-and the hope still confidently entertained that IL
VIII be extended o the town OF Buchanan IN the Valley,
where II will strike ct the fertile regions Vir-
glna country Astounding in mineral wealth OF almost
every KIND and especially IN iron ore OF which the supply
| IL eXhaustess.
An Act has also been passed by the last Legislature to
incorporate Company Tor the construction OF a Railroad
| from Richmond TO Guyandoue, the Ohio, the first
fall IL these two works completed, viz: the Canal
to Buchanan aud the Railroad Guyandotte-an almost
unlimited amount Of trade aud travel. from Virginia. aud
the southern aud southwestern States, will poured along
II 10 Richmond It the distractions below Rich.
mond are removed relieve the produce which
and wall Richmond, the charges which It
s subjected by those distinctions. Remove them
and going vessels deliver their cagocs and take
At wharve, without risk delay and per-
sons and produce starting from the Ohio River
days be placed the broad bosom tue ocean, while
day after day will spring up to give employ
meni TO our people, increase the comfort and happiness
our aborors aud atzins, and afford better market the
aRrculturist.
Tho Improvement OF tho lower James River is
indispensable To those results, and will eminenty
| expedite them. Virginia has given whole States 10
| the coniederacy May not that conlederIcy give n
| little back To her, without injustice - any-indeed
with advantage To ALT Nay, II bo withheld, when
avshy the Government bestovng upon those gave
nothingl Would that be gricvous injustce7 How
u TO ne justified Some say the mandates the
Constitution But this be, for the Constitution ap-
plies equally To ALL and the provision which excludes Nir-
GINS, must exclude all others with her The limits of
argument allowed here, but confidently though
respectfully submitted, that the provisions, well
spirt, Of the Constitution directly with aud against
US That instrument. Art |, Sec. 10. provides that
State SHALL without the consent II Congress lay any
posts or duties on imports or exports and "no States shall
without the of Congress duty Tonnage"
These provisions establish the exclusive jurisdiction Of Con
gress far up going vessels
cend, because tO that point toll upon the
| sci - tonnage duu. Beyond that point like any
other State tax because by trnushipment the cargo
IN effect delivered 1t is finally detached from the vessel
and liable other property the charges of Transport
iaton The charge upon 1t longer be made Of
TO eyade the tonnage inhibition The State then cannot
without the consent Of Congress improve the river below
the head Of the tide. because she duty levy
no toll to reimburse herself for the expenditure. II
she may cNpend as much money she polses Rrntousy
the river, but she tins only - one man may give
his money another she might bestow money upon
company created the Of the Hudson
or the Mississippi But this establishes JurisdotOn
her. The criterion Of that, the power forbid tho
o. her work. to impose conditions on the use Of IT, and take
the necessary and proper for the protection and
preservation Of It, None Of these she do without the
consent Of Congress The very requirement that the
sent Of Congress must be asked establishes without argu
ment the want Of State jurisdiction. One body asks
the consent Of another do what may do without and
which the other has power forbdand power to
forbid, excludes, from the ohe the right aud
troll NJ will Tho State then has jurisdiction improve
Tiyer naygabIc Tor going vessels. Then Congress
must have IL, the conclusion follows, that there
ia portion Of every State which subject any lu
fsdicuon Tor tho purpose Of improvement. public high
way within the limits Of the Union without authority m
any one 10 kcopr IN repair Such anomaly docs not,
and II eKi-is other cbuntfy cannot
exist here. Tho Constitution cannot have intended that
any portion u the country, and much Ices such important
portions as these great highways the navgablo rivers,
should remain iocyofin state Of naufe, matter how
important 10 the comfort o the people, the whole people
that should not rcmainor n obsifuctcd by RATS or
sand bars. created 10y foods that the obstruction
main. The Constitution submit IA with The cqui-
" Of the case follows II, aud s equally With Congress
takes o the profit, by taxing all the tolls. the
mpO-ts which can charged ON the river and IL must
iako the burhen too AZ II lakes all tho toll u pay
oil. tho changes. Whosotycf takes grant Of power or
property takes upon the 'oundea principles Of equity
cum onofc-aud justice here ofbds that the State should
pay The expense and Congress derive tho profit.
Tho Law and the Equity Of tho with ne, and
respectfully but confidently, hsk the appropriation prayed
Tor by the corporate authorities Of Richmond viz. Sij 900
10 remove the bars which impede the navigation Of James
River below Richmond. JAMES LYONS,
x g. SCOTT.
On behalfof the Corporate Authorities Of Richmond.
| NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.-T Norfolk Beacon,
Of Frdly says that the President sent into the Senate
the ut met the Of Commanders Caunu, Ramsay,
Henry aud Downing, for promotion 10 tho rank VI Post
Captain, and Of Licuis Pinkney, Glondy, Upshu Blake
aud Johnston, the rank 0i Commander.
ORANGES, LEMONS, &c.-Receiying by
W steamer Pocahoftis. this day
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