Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-01-06
For the Wing.
TO tIc General Assembly, OF virginia

trust you will think me presumptuous for address
ing you, through the medium of newspaper upon sub-
Ieci that To have attracted your attention. and which
TO my mind Is Of no small Importance / audc 10 Me
Adam ed road from James Stanton. see from
examination Of the Wing oi the 22d December that tho
Committee on Roads aud Internal Navigation has report
ed bill to increase the capital stock the James ty.
and Stlun' on Turnpike Company also a bill directing
survey of McAdamiE,d road from Howardayils To ,un
ton IN Augusta County suppose oil acluant.
cd with lhe geography OF the country, for moment
doubt tie absolute necessity OF McAdauizel road from
James river To Stanton, and suppose equally GER
tain taai there can be no necessity tor two McAdamzed
roads running parallel with each other from Stsunton TO
James river aud . Seollsyc and Howardsvle have en-
tered the Isis IA good earnest rivals for tins road pro-
pose briefly and compare their spcctve claims
to aid from the Safe; and impaJialy as my position
will permit point out tue that should govern men,
bers IN voting for appropriation from the treasury for
the ono or the other route.
As Scousyile has long been urging her claims and
iowardsyc has but recently discovered her natural adj
yanages suppose, 1t you decide up priority Of
application, you will give It TO Scottsylt; but cannot
think Virginia Legislature will give to Scolsvo on
that score. BUTT may he urged with more pinusbiy
that inasmueh rs the State stock in the Scotsyc
road, and Scosyo has beon brought into existence and
supported by this road it would be unjust for the
gisaIlrr o give counsnnucc aid any other scheme
tina, would be its rival This is certainly argument that
Is not without force, ard M mind would be- concusiyc
more especially when TecOcct that the State
us Of the stock, u II could be made 10 appear that she
ScOitsye approximate being good route lowsrds
vile. Aud with bling the mind To bear properly
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(as reported by hose that speak with confdenco)
We told that The distance from Scuitsvle is 81 miles
at three aud halt degrees nearly at every point, without
materials tor McAdumzng IN any reasonable distance and
az many places very dcOnyenent that they be
obtained without enormous cost And told on the
other hand, that hc distance from HDwHrdsviio u 49,
miles, at three degrees with abundance u material Tor Nc.
Adam4ing all along the route
Again. however, sro told on behalf Of Scolsyilc
that she has road made. That j. tue; but then
dcf5iand there are thirty hills that road
ranging from four 10 eight degrees; mako road
at three and half degree, will DO necessary com.
mencc de H0ro by changing the location almost entirely
II this be true would II not be better abandon the idea
Adamze the U,whrIsylio route; more especially AZ that
company has organized nlyduol account aud has &C.
tuay let ~ miles 80 the loves, bidder with bright pros
poets 81 getting hor turnpike made three degrees 10 The
forks o. Rycktsh rvc distance Of 1874 miles, by the let
Of jan lois with foil determination pr soon o.
possible intcrsec with the Scottsvie road four miles
from Snunton tMcAdim Ne, or no McAdim,zs) aud an
arm IN the direction Of Gree. vile end Mddlebrook.
II the foregoing stat, mcnl Of facts be tue, Is plain
to every dsniefosed man, that the interest Of the
Sac b. 10 abandon tue dea Of McAdauizng tho Scots
vile road iumcdilBl First, because the Bowafdsyl.o
road be McAdamzeI for halt tie money would take
60 McAdamzo the Sc0gilc road, nud secondly, because
tho liuwadsylo road will certainly be INSIDE indsidu-
al account "a common turnpike 81 not McAdam zcd,) nud
that very ''pn,in which event the Scottsvr road will
With these prospects before them, ask honorsbls mem
preparation from the ucasuty tho Scotsyo road until
the Iowafdsvio route be surveyed. gudod, and &c.
| ported To them by tho State EnRineor7
pr ACTfcAt NAN