Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-19

For Tie ENquiser.
To William 4. Spark, and X. r. Garrenof Tie
Senate. art Geoyge 4. Yeyby NJ The House 81
Deiceoi,S.
As an Eastern taxpayer, | call upon you who
are Eastern men and Eastern representatives, 10
Law before the people o Eastern Virginia tie
whole course OF the pfeeen, Legislature on The
subject Of Internal improvement and 10 "ain
them Of their danger
Il cannot have escaped your observation, ina,
nearly all the bills making appropriation Tor these
improvements were, in the first instance, relscet
BY decisive vote, afterwards reconsidercd and
passed hy malorIiies Just as decisive The James
River Bill, Louisa Railroad Bill and Richmond
and Danville Railroad Bill, were firsi rejected,
and afterwards passed on reconsideration. The
latter was twice defeated bu, finally carried by a
triumphant majority Now this tact gives rise
10 grave reflections and Inquiries. How was
This result effected? How is il 10 b. accounted
for, except on the supposilon Of con bina,ion and
management? A writer in the Alexandria Ga.
zc,te, who writes from Richmond, and who
seems 10 speak undeisiandinely on the subject,
expressly declares ha, ihc accession ot Alexan-
drla effected The combinations, which finally ca
ried through The various internal improvement
appropriations, and vauEts not little OF the
agency oi that city in accomplishing The sup
posed glorious result.
You, gentlemen, have been all The while on
tho epot har. i,s,n observers oil ihc passing
scenes and can doubtless furnish TO The PEOPLE
the particulars oil that extraordinary system d
loc-!ollins, which consummated easily and
tiunphanlly- measures acknowledged 10 be, al
Inc commencement oi he session, highly unpo-
pulaf, and which, H. appropraling three NIL
lions OF dollars, have laid the foundation Tor m
nj The nj The ~ nj =
and call upon you, in The name Of all Eastern
Virginia, ~ place the whole mater FULLY before
the people.
You have no doubt observed, further, that iht
only measure, The ''Reh, OF Way" which call
ed ior no money from the Treasury, hui, on ih,
ccnfTafy, proposed, by he imposition OF hJnUs
10 bring large amoua, annually into lie 'frcasu
r., ant 10 that extent to relieve The Eastern PEG
pie al taxation, was voted down in ihe Sena'e BY
those who were chiefly interested in The various
improvement schemes which had passed. VIVA
does this prove. but that Inc Eas, has nothing K
expect from the internal improvement party IN lh'
Legislature but The imposition oil uncomfortable
burdens, xoibitant taxation, and downright op
pressnn2 Place this tact before he people, VIII
the reflections ;sugses;s, and lei Them Know wha
they have 10 depend on.
And ! beg leave 10 call your attention 10 on
roint. Where is this thing 10 s'op2 II system
OF combination carried through three million
and more appropriations this year, cannot lh
same cause, and will not the same cause, effec
the like results next year, Will not the success Q
this system Of combination al this session call int
being al The next whole brood o! kindred inter
ess, 10 combine together TO help one net!.er, an
by helping oneI anoiher, 10 carry the whole nto eli
lecl2 Where sthis Thing. repeat, 10 ends WheI
bu, in eSorbtant taxation, and perhaps nllInal
reputation? Lie, us beware. Let us look 10 ID
examples OF Maryland and Pennsylvania. an
rake heed ere we plunge The Stale into iffeieva
bic debt, and irretrievabe disgrace.
ask You il it be rot worthy oil your console
ration, whether The James River bill should nj
] be SO modified al the next session OF the Lesisa