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

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| floor.
Again, said Mr. G., if the State Of Marylan
will generously come in and make Tor Virgins
Improvements in the North West, which Viz
| ginia IS herself bound 10 make for her peop
there, is il not clear that the Treasury Of IN
Siaie is relieved OF all demands Tor improvement
10 be made in that region? The North Wesi, pro
vited for hy MARYLAND will no longer be knock
ing al The doors Of on, treasury appropriations
and, Of course, will require no olhe! Section L
BE- taxed 10 make roads for her.
And further, said Mr.. G il IS the interest 0
Eastern Virginia 10 build up Baltimore which
| confess, and all say, will be done By The com
plelion Of This great work TO the Ohio. enter
tain, said Mr.. c., none OF that mistaken Jealousy
which some gentlemen seem IL feel towards VIVA
they are pleased 10 cal! foreign city 10 al
beneficial purposes, Baltimore i, Virginia Guy
She furnishes The best market for The farmers .
Eastern Virginia-iar better than is furnished ny
Richmond, or any Virginia town. Nearly all Inc
grain raised in lower Virginia goes 10 Ba ltlmofe
because il is the most convenient and The bes
market There is more capital there TO BUY oul
| srain-moTe people to consume it-more demand
Tor il, in every form. Hence say, that beneficial
| " speaking, Baltimore, though not within oui
| borders. is a Virginia CRY. And, as an Eastern
| man. / would have her built up into erea
! commercial emporium. The more she is bun
! up, The greater her ca pal-the larger he popula
| lion The better for The farmers oi The country
represent. The marke, will be still better ioI
| them.
And while we are building up Baltimore, and
making OF il an important market town ioI
| Eastern Virginia, are we doing so al The expense
Of Virginia ciiies7 BY no means, said Mr.. y.
| The travel and trade from The direction oil inc
| Northwest, which are 10 enrich Baltimore, can
neYer reach Richmond or any other Virginia
civ except Alexandria, which will in time, d.
vide both with Baltimore. Look al The map,
SAID Mr.. c., and you will find thai between lhe
Northwest and the Eastern cities oil Virginia VA
turc has inleIposed insupcrabie barriers IN a
range Of impossible mountains. Baltimore :, IN
| deed mos obviously the natura market 81 NORM
western Virginia and il would be as na;nIal ana
as easy 10 force The Mississippi-irom The Gull
hack 10 HE great lakes, rs 10 bring he trade Of
| the Northwest 10 Redmond, Petersburg or NOT
/ folk. ~,
Fer these reasons, saii Mr. c. because II Will
adj largely 10 The revenues Of The Stale IN Inc
| form Of bonus because il will develope, with
| out rost 10 US The rich resources OF whole Sec
tim OF The Stale, hitherto uhdeveloped Tor wan
of an outlet 10 market, and make that section a.
vide with others the burdens oftaxationi because
il will provide Improvements, and Of me ues'
kind, Tor the Northwest which Virginia VIII hei-
self be evel unable 10 provide; ana, because !"
will raise up great n ark,t Town Tor Inc iafm-
eIs of the section from which come; Tor lnese
reasons, said MIR. e., | regard The grant OF lhe
right OF way, in an available form, as great mea-
sure of Eastern interest," as well as general State
concern; and so regarding it, would not go home
10 my constituents without yielding II my heafties'
support. And here, said Mr.. u, Would al
dress a friendly warning 10 The iniernai iul,
nrovement Par,y in his body. II 'hey wouia
win over The people OF Eastern Virginia 10 'ne
cause of internal improvement, let them gram 'hs
right Of way, and grant il IN some aVaiiao's anu
unexceptiona form, SO that The gram snali DC dc
copied by hose who are 10 make me grant da'dn,
tageous 10 us. | believe most sncereiv, saiu
Mr. Ct, that il this measure shall! 50 pass, ana
will, The bonus feature attached, Inc "hoie Eds
will abandon their opposition 10 internal I'm.
proyemen,s. Seeing land provided which VIII
pay The inieres, on any debt which may be con-
Iracred for those improvements, and which, u
course will save them from increased 'a1aliGn,
they viii Join heir western brethren, heart and
hand in the work Of improving The Stale BY roads
and canals. Then you may well expect 10 see
the gYea central line completed 10 lis utmost ex
tension. and he Southwestern road, and every
work promising benefit 10 The Slae. But If, on
lie contrary, you deny the East this reasonable
boon--ihis obvious luslce--ll you deny her
The only return which has ever offered Tor The
heavy appropriation she has teen SO long con-
lribuline toi western improvements-if you de-
fea; a measure which, while il will not cost the
Sale dolla-, will lessen he taxes Of the East
Why you will boz convince Us OF that region
that you have No k.adly sympathy Tor us-ihat
you will take a u and give nohing-thai you will
wiring from us all lat yen can-'hat you will
in1ct unm;iisa'et, uniniArc iaSat!un-iakc from
rs The lasi u urd q flesh, 10 subSeve yolr seli>h
ends nd when or people co see this, as see IL
they mas ard will they will use up. as ore man,
against all improvements. And tell gentlemen
now that il they reject This measure ,hey VIII
have had The las! Eastern vote Tor dollar al appTu'
rriaicn; those there already in favor Of improve
merits, will turn agairs: them; AID he East te
more united than ever asains, all appropriation
,or mai uhjtc'. II gentlemen desire lhe work Of
IND proycmcn, 70 20 on, ie, Thea, heed ,hi- admoni
non, offered a>snie III Senate, In 10 spirit Of
threat, but In ali honesty Of purpose
nave heard mnch, said MIR. G., in opposition
10 the grant The ight OF way; bu, really have
vet TO hear The first substantial argument against
H. Much has been said about foreign corpora
lion coming 10 make roads in Virginia. Some
sounder argument than this must be advanced be-
tore can he driven from the support OF This mea-
sure What does il mailer whether a good i'm
provement is made by The means oil Virginia
company, or a Maryland one Is no, the result
The same7 Will not road passing though
Virginia, but built with The money Of sister
State, be as available in developing The resources
of Virginia, as II built with Virginia money r
Will The road transport fever passengers or The
less prodnce because The iron and The timber
with which i. is laid down are paid foi with Ma
ryland noney2 And il our people have mol The
moacv to build this great and important work,
are We not most fortunate in having /; rfoiiered
by our iellow-citizens Of another Sla'e} And,
indeed, have no, all The public works Of Virginia
been constructed with money borrowed in foreign
connuies beyond The ocean7
Besides. this road when completed, will be as
much a Virginia as Maryland road. Ii will
pass principally through Virginia territory, will
| deyelupe Virginia resources, transport Virginia
/ coal, iron and other produce 10 market furnish
| employment, 10 Virginia citizens make Virginia
people richer and happier, pay increased revenue
into Virginia Golfers, give increased value 10 Vr-
| ginia lands, diminish Virginia taxes; The compa-
ny, too, that shall build il will be subject 10 Vir-
GINA laws-l arW, therefore, be, 10 all intenis
and purposes, and for all practical good, Vir-
gnia road
And where is The consistency Of thisargumenl,
used as il is by those who advocate Wheeling as
a terminus? They ale willing 10 lei the road
/ =,
dispensing thus bu little good, AMI 90 near fifty
mites North 10 reach Whrei' z. AMI lhcn there
i no;hing wrong or hor?id aboul IhiS Baltimore
| Company; but Inc moment this same company
! takes s road through The centre 81 The North.
west, has conleiIlng upon OH people The great
esl amounl OF benefit, and along lie cheapest ard
shortest route, why then il becomes monsrous
lhng--a lrl.hllnl jmcga 61parai,en, which
should be secuted from Virginia borders
Blu, Wheeling, which The imaginalions OF some
partial friends have magnihed into the "second
city OF The Slale," will be injured, it is said, By
granting liberal right Of way. cannot see The
force Of The argument, Mr. Speaker. That city
Sir, has grown up without regard TO this improve
menl, and can and will continue 10 subss, and
10 prosper without H. She is chiefly manuiac
turing Town, and how railroad which, in any
event will come within less than an hundred
miles Of her, and whose Ohio terminus can be
reached by six hours OF ieamboai navigation, is
10 injure Wheeling, is a proposition utterly in
comprehensive 10 me- But even if il did, are
we 10 shape our legislation with reference 10 a