Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-04-01
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10 inc FrcehOIders and Voters OF X ich-


ask your serious attention, fellow-cuzens TO an act
PaSsSH oy me Legislature at It's late session. which TO NV
mind, may deeply affect your interests and altbougb -
mas not attracted tho attention OF the city papers know
mat has been the subject OF free and severe remark in
private circles aude TO the which requires the Ser.
j'1' OF e City, on the day OF the Ward elections 10 open
treeholde poll for the purpose OF ascertainng the enc
Of mat class o. our cuzonS the proprety Of binding
tile Corporation in the of one hundred thousand dIr
TO the James River Improvement.
As the ireeho!defs will nave to on this subject
W." To present the merits OF the question in PLAIN
,n'ego'e language You are aware that the Legislature
nave granted the James River aud kanawha Company the
sum OF one million hundred thousand dollars m order
10 complete the Canal from Lynchburg Buchanan But
the grant upon the following terms TO Wit. tb,, afr,
Gent number OF individuals shall in bond. in the az
gregae penaly OF S2J0O00, conditioned THAT the gross
amount Of tolls upon the whole line Of the Canal between
Richmond and Buchanan for five years CONNIE no hrc,
onlhs after the seid ComPanys Canal shall be completed
and put in aeua operation from Lynchburg 10 Buchanan
shall all below the average Of $3.50 900 Der
annum"-then each obgor shall be liable for bis n,onn,
uonate part OF the deficiency"
Now, mark, ieilcw-citzens that this condition was
part OF the law as passed granting 200 900 to the Com
pany The law looked individuals and to individuals
only 10 provide the necessary IL was rendered
= the State by wealthy gentlemen Of the Valley and was
promptly accepted So great anxiety of these g,n
uemen on the subject, and rapid their movements in
euon OF the law that the very day after passage the
blank bonds were printed, and a very few DAYS more
circulated IN Rockbndge. Boetourt and elsewhere Eyerv
thing was going swimminEy and prosperously; sore
OF the great counties IN the Valley roused-and what
could be more JUS, aud equitable than that they who Ind
contributed 90 little OF the millions expended by the James
River and kanawha Company should step forward and ,,
the sk-ii nsk there wasn any deficiency
IN the gross amount Of receiptsi
No" Ia this condition OF things, where was the neees
ely TOT The city Of Richmond through her Delegate on The
moor Of TIE Legislature, 10 pOlUafeeT her participation IN
this materl No asked her assistance-Do one 81
peced it-and no ono had right expect IT, Richmond
10 her corporate character and her individual citze,s
ge'hcr, have already bied freely tor the James River Com
puny The city subscribed $4,000 and borrowed the
money TO pay her subscription, Her citizens, including
some IN the county subscribed nearly one million OF dol
iafr and with iuyia exceptions, paid IT, To say nothing
Of the loss Of capital and sustained by ind
the debt incurred 10y the Corporation has hung like mill
stone around is meek. Why such onoTmou. taxes
sessst upon citizens Principally L, p,v tho in,c,c.
on the money borrowed FOR she James River Canal And
81 that money had been literally thrown the Canal in
stead Of being wasted upon fraudulent contractors aud
ys''naV engneers' tho city would have derived precise
y a. much pTeh she has derived from the uckies.
Pondufo The city has only sunk the principal which
she subscribed, but the interest also which now not far
short Of 100000. As n corp ration she is deeply in
debit both permanent and aoaung-the fret approaching
or e1ceedng q forget which, the OF S7OO,OOO and
| tho Loot being upwards n S5OOOO.
ls tF ume then. for saddIng our people with more
mEes Or have We forgotten the story Of The ounce
which broke the cames back With sI my respect fel-
ow citizens, Tor ato Delegate, and with all my hanss
o. him % one o his constituents for HE soye-
raj 0ccar ons and and qucccss
iui effort IN breaking down tho odons Pilot Laws, ON
constancd 20 say That hs introduction md advocacy Of
this James River guarantee la9 b. the most wanipn ercf-
c8r ni FrurfIsiy thH: have known in Rrprcsep.
fUFe n'iu not tho least d4rcspeci boz is remark.
ny plrpse n Addressing you 90 or eliminate
Mr. Mayo, but ~ invoke yoi 5oemnIy a. pause and
hesitate before you givc your sanction the polls to
measure which, all prObaJhfv will increase the debt
md, o course, the taxation OF the city. n Mr. Mayo
censubr. pour senator alD censurbo Tor have mo-,
heard p' hi' raising breath Of opposition to the
But Dr. possible thof it occurred those gentle.
fnen uai Ds passasB oi the b isa vas cuicuistod 10
ar'8i individual crcriiOn 1 tho upper counuts nrd g.,
f the Kc1'rr part Of tho responsibility upon Richmond
venture tho prediction that. until you vote down The
proposition 81 the polls the first WcdnesIay In April
Wbch trust you Will-the bDnds, with tho aggregate
penalty n S2jO,0OO, will not be executed by individuals
Vote down the prop0suon end tho iron region will bring
forth s bonds, aud tase he risk, which they ought To- do
ON aware Of the spociOus things which may DO said in
lnsuhcauon Of tho which am condemning.
nn aware that there some who would address mo in
The Play sir, don't be- alarmed; ior in tho
brH place. The city be liable Tor any thing A.
mere - no doubt that tho tolls TIE Cana from Rich.
mond % buchsnan will average Tor Eve years ~ least
H2bOOOOi and, sse0adiy, n that DO ell conjecture The
submission Of the question the freehJlders will insure
our dolveuneo nasmuch the ffoeholde will not vote
me guarantees and Il they do the City Council will not
/ consent"
TINS ~ al most eogent and elegant reasoning There r.
great doubt whother the average gross tolls tho whole
Inc Tor I'VE yeart aftof completion Will amount u $780,
900 - do not believe that hoy will. What man Of any
sense ond Judgment, Dh erPsreaes will sny
setuon as TO the profit Of public Improvements ~