Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-01-22

the gioiy OF his name! While our sister Sales
a e doing reverence 10 iheir ,snauished sons Wro
have SO lately sealed their patriotism win Their
lives. by erecting monuments 10 their memories,
i. will he gratifying 10 all Keatlcsians 10 point
with pride and admiration 10 wonder hill ana
know that she had also gallant son who lesl up
on tie Gelt. have done!
1ohhc Editors of lie Enquirer:
WINCHESTER, Jan. s, 1877.
Gentlemen: Every tue viTsinian must be
con ;nced tina, The time has come when Virginia
can no longer defer going 10 work TO arrest her
downward tendency, which hes taken place on
account of The inactivity OF her own citizens and
the enterprise OF her sister States. Until the in
venlicn and The application u The steam engine,
Virginia was the first Stale in importance in the
Union and the great Improvements Of The age
have, in The hands Of our eDierpfising neightors,
rendered almost useless our great and most i'm
porianl geographical position.
The principal movement, then, 10 arrest our
downward tendency, Certainly, is 10 commence
Immediately and with The determination 10 COM
ple;e IS scoa as possible various ard extensive
lines of railroads; Tor these arc The great revou
tionzers Wonderful is il, that Virginia, the
Sar, which o. all olhc:s would receive he great
psi ben. from The leas, enterprise should so long
| apireheId that one reason why Virginia has
effected So little in The way Of internal improve
meEls is ihal heretofore most Of lie works which
She has undertaken have been almost enlireiy To-
cal ia their character, until she has incurred a
debt OF &c 0D0 Geo showing but little advantage
for all his experdi ufe Hence il is, that We have
So many opponents oil inernal Improvements -
II il is important that we should no; delay in pro-
scouting such works il is equally important that
/ we should select such ron,es IS would afford The
eeeaesl benefit 10 me Stale from he eas, expen-
iiure l. therefore, desire through your paper
10 present 10 the consideration OF The irierds OF in
ierna Improvements such routes as have occur
rel 10 me 10 be The most desirable, and VII oh
would be Likely 10 meet the appreciation .. every
quarter ul The SAFE. Ard lei M here say, that
could general internal improvement bill be cot
up lhcra would be much more probability ct its
being supported. The friends OF internal i'm
pruyement throughout The Stale cannot but ad-
miie the spirit which Gov Smith has manifested
on this subject
Isl. Let lie James River Canal b. extended to
Buchanan from thence l- a railroad be made 10
the Tennessee lire, with The view of us being ex-
tended TO Stanton or 10 the GoGonsyille Rail.
| road when carr led INTO ihe valley.
! 3D. As the OH Railroad, | propose route
! altogether tiiiereot rom any have YET seen
/ From Salem, % tie line oi Inc James River AMI
I Tennessee Railroad, cons;rac, railroad 10 Pa
i risburg on New liver; rom 'hsrce 10 the Kentucky
!:ne where lhe B's Santy beg ir> " Re he bounda-
~. This roai wnrd b" abort i30 miles long
I Kentucky would ~ Goub meet ns lhere auh
laitcad IL, m Lex, s'uu, which j. ruw conn. clci
wi h iGnIsvi'lc Is ralrna. So then. with
riroad u. i30 mics We Won q be reapire The
+ airanlag .. .oaa 20 H. Ohio, and al The nj ST
inpotlah, pr:a,. Altaos; The wh1'e trade Of
i Kentucky would be!ons 10 IL. Could we wish.
could We ak mcle
81. Lci ne ra;if.ad from The Potomac % Par
kersbGfg, which the Nurh-westfn people ask
I luf, be granted II there was a railroad from
| Richmond 10 Pa:keishuig, il could command but
! iiilr tfade, and revcT could Command arSytiavci
| These are Inc three routes which present Tor
! trr consideration Of the rien1s q! Internal i'm.
| pro.emcn; and iha, presume, iha, what say
may lend ~ last IL make - sure thai ye ate
/ ,iah hat we my iucn 90 ahced Whatever
/ routes a;e atnp'ed, Gn:r!nor Smiths plan tur
! prosecuting them must lie a!oprd The Par
keTsbulg and P,icmac railTad, | believe. l. IL
cost ihe Sia'e nohGg. Governor Smiths piaa
oI applying tie means Il The Stale couh. be ap-
Fli,i To the other roads nave mentioned Il is
probable TOO. tina, railroad from III ermiaa-
ton oi the SALEM and Kentucky road. 10 Guyan-
do,le would re lie mts' exredIeat une Tor cen
Meeting maj poflinr u Es SAFE with tide water,
and Tor attracting II. Iadr OF Ohir. IS his roai
would be bu! 10 niles Al some luure Period
railrcsI from Salem 10 Lynchhnig might lie con-
sruc,ei, and from hcnce 10 Pe.ersbuig il esps-
dent ard Norfolk, i,o might share in his great
Western trace hy connecting with Petersburg hy
railroad. Tnus every quarter oil The Sla'e would
find is in;ercSl piomoien rs hose schemes. And
i; is only by some such means AS The above, ard
such IS the Governor has 81 siicnuou>ly advcca.
ted That can ex eci Inc State TO carry oul In, SO
! liberal views.
Commence the railfcad T., Ill Buchanan ia the
| Tennessee line, which the Governor recommend
3D. with The view / us being cnnnercd win he
GordunsviIle road, and The whole Valley would
be prepared 10 meet il; Tor he Turnpike aGd The
Winchester railroad would have lis revenues in
| creased.
Let The James River Canal bill aud he three
great railroads which have mentioned he pus
under one bill, and brough; before IN. Lesisla
Iuic. Can there be doubt OF lis being passed !?
For, has not the Legislature been overwhelmed
with petit rs from the Nouhwcs and will the
State BIZ willing 10 ts taxed for paving The inter-
esl Of the James River Canal Company's liabili
lies IAN improvement which has cost So much,
and which, as yet, benefits 50 small a portion Of
| The Stale. But We will be willing 10 be taxed
largely, provided important results are 10 be ex-
pecled, and lha, for The heneh ofhe whole State
WINCHESTER.