Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-01-12

ehanan. ~ ua improvement, al Bu-
ar NJ desired to regard add eat the Central improve
:" Vno oi TWO aspccs-eithcf az general on..,oo a,
local question. Ii the original plan of n,aoSso,
con., valsu OUT and the scheme. n whole 4. TO be
ousumaed then let the Canal be carried M, 10 r.
49,, No'ngton-or TO the far.hes point
49,. IN his way the objects OF its frie.ds .nd ,nai.i
and sI., ~ DO pest carried outsnd the truo wealth
u k'oy oi tue State best advanced Buti on 49,. -
uav' INC question Is to become local ON. ,nd r. ~,
- Nv e - 70 stop short OF its original destns,ion ,rd
l1s lo'in TO change from CANAL 10 ,tpo,n :, -
inmt date point. then Mr. NJ would p,.Is, ,h ~ some
DC hauo 10 commence at Lynchburv and no ;r, 90 @
; u eou'u MINK oi assembling such wish 10 sel6sh -,
us worthy friend from Boe,ourt mir Tuo,r,o, L.a,
,nsi S % ana ms constituents to be in favor Of an e.
Isdnd ao Improvement to tho fsrhest point and had
peoged himself and his constituents SO IN ro" h u
inc proper time arrived. lie had every re.n, ECU t
senuemsn from Botoourt and did not doub, ho ouiJ
nhonSSraoy redeem any pledge he made. But ,,b,, .
'he ofee OF such pledge When tho friend y, - was
uro schemc at future day. shall come her, ssLir
!" carry inc canal beyond Buchanan to tho Wes, m,
LEHMAN may not be here TO redeem his pedye or ~ ~
may not suit the purposes OF Others 10 e.ec,,. 10
ny ~ would stand here, containing no such pledy.
mich, w., "u ioauy DO carried out not just as
nisu' SUIT the views of THE HOUR M, AZ
wanted tho bill to show face what was ia,
,io " % local IN Its ends and benefits then his
view, of Ia ' nut H. on the contrary, tho liberal
~ oihc gentleman from Richmond city mir Mayo1 arc
10 prevail this improvement was not 10 .,,n :, r.
n", nn, ,I n h'ef' nor at buchanan Covipg,on
a'' unu mere snail be effected bona fde comnn,.e,i
between the tide water of James and The w,.,. Of ~
Suio ,Net-hen, as whole. tho scheme would command
; va auen support, aud he would do any thing moi
Inconsistent with representative fidelity to carry IL on,
ht. ~ hsd said much more than he intended and
ohe mouse Tor the patience with which they rad
listened him ~ "'N" 'neS hao
MIR PATRICK had regarded this improvement, M ,,.,,
Sts.e messuTe-he vas in favor Of filling the blank VIII,
ov'ooo, because he desired the extension of the Canal
no. ony 10 Buchanan but to the Ohio river IL seemed
rom 'ne discussion that the whole matter had dwindlrJ
uo" 10 po'ty contest between Lynchburg and Bucbon
ae'Iea 10 know whether tho conveninco or in.
OF two small towns should control the Motley
no S'e IN measure of such importance to The
whole Sate-he could any one claiming n ho
friend OF the improvement could refuse 10 yo,, sot ,S
in good faith. " Improvement
Mr. LANE would for the 81 400 oOO being ,,.ur,s
mat when the work reached Buchanan II would bo con-
tnued. " ~ W e''-
MIR DoRNAN said he desired say something upon tho
proposition before the House, but slightly ind
ne oye therefore, that the bill for the present be passed
oy-whlch was done. After tho transaction Of some nm
important business the House adjourned on motion of Mr.
DoRMAN. "