Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-16
THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.

/ MIR. G., "has come over the spirit OF their dream?
If il was advantageous then, To this Stale, /,
have the road pass through her territory, Why i
il less So nov? AMI il The friends Of The cenira
| improvement cav then, in this load, no rivalry
! or danger IL their cherished scheme, where is h
ground 81 dsroer nOw2
! Bui ii truth, said Mr.. q there IS no danger
! The rvo improvements are by no means anlago
I MYSTICAL ,-re vii! be business enough ior boil
works vile, completed. The vast trade and bu
sine>s aud POPULATION Of The Mississippi valley
advancing every Gay with raridny seldom, J
\ ever, known in he history Of human affairs, wi
furnish profitable employment for halt dozer
I line, otmprovemenls, and trade Tor as many com
mefcial cities.
/ Ru, the mast important view OF mis- branch q
the subject, said Mr.. c., ami one winch Should
induce the Legislature oil Va 70 Pduse hol mo
ment in granting most iavorape ehdl,e' - ne
Baltimore Company, remains 10 w "'a.
we are "siuins in cold debate" squab'inS about
mere question Of terminus, Boston and New
York are pushing their efforts 10 me umos' eS-
n,me 10 secure The trade and lravel oi 'he lower
Ohio. Only about 40 miles OF conneA'oh =
wanting To furnish continuous ia,ioau anI
Steamboat communication between Boston ana
Cinnrinali, This gap being filled up. boston ana
New York will be brough, WITHIN - ho'Is u
Cincinnati. Trade and Irarel WI nase .o.
mence, 10 lake The Northern dIcI,'o'', w,
tfn competitors will have gotten ~. I'M Ia M,
SARA thing always hard oose, - ~ n,sc,;calIv
Baltimore, which have snowI p 10 10 sim.
Virginia CITY, will, as wei a. ~" W. An r
n,,n,ed hv ,bs,r Northern rivals. we SNAIL 10
ICED he opr ,arlv and llibera policy, throw mo
10 l,n oC mo more Northern clues @nat niish'
n nh be divided among Baltimore, k'cn,
o'ns, a " pao oe ua's Norfolk Now, Sir, said
VIM, W. 7: ".ba, = he remedy Why, as Wheel
mo !. nor,;nac;ous in Directing 10 any terminus
crn,h # herself lei her Pcrtlnaciiyss a. once
,shnLel as unjust and impolitlc; let The balti'
more Comnany be allowed liberal Terms as zine
rou,e Of The road, locating us ONO terminus al
Inc best point between wheeling ana fafRers-
bufe. and BIZ this means making INC 'uau d. snoI'
a. possible and thus enaolihs inc Ind" 'he pei
a. po's aomne,e with The Northern lines Of i'm
~ ~ .,,n, and we al once settle this long vexed
p,'s.,;nn do Justice 10 The North West advance
~ o,rn essential interests, help build up more
southern city, and one bound TO us BY CONNER
r;,j relations and similar domestic institutions,
and keep The trade and travel OF The Ohio valley
from taking such a direction as will lose them
forever 10 The cities Of Virginia. This seems 10
me the true policy OF the Stale Let us unite in
il. abortion and lei there be action immediate
and liberal action on This most important subject.
And, lastly, said Mr.. u This argument about
injury 10 The James River improvement is, 10 my
mind, conclusively overrued BY obvious conside-
ra,ions OF right and justice. Is the Northwest 10
have Justice withheld, and 10 be cut off forever
from all benefits al The hands of The Legislature,
iesi, perchaDce, harm be done to some other in
,ere.i or seclioni The argument if true al all, is
true forever, and dooms our iellow.citzens Of The
Nonh-wes 10 everlasting disfranchisemeni; and,
for one will tolerate no such injustice. Justice,
Mr.. Speaker, like honesty, is the best policy, and
should be done a! all hazards, be the consequent
ces what they may, and fall where they will.
thank the Senate, said Mr.. G., Tor lis kind
ness in allowing me Inc opportunity OF presenting
my views on this important question. As an
Eastern Senator, no less than as a representative
Of The general interest OF the Stale, have deem
ed it my duly 10 present Them, and lrustlhey will
receive the favorable consideration of those 10
whom they are addressed.