Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-01-14
For The En0HiTcT,

tclfield soliciting their attention 10 the subject Of
Internal improvement which the writer imas lines
has been entirely overlooked, from thei! unbOuIded
love for the General GUvernIncnt-lhat'h they have
been contenled in 4 knowledge oil the orthodoxy OF
their candidates on Federal politics, and, il of
The fright faith" they Ego him blind 10 his Stale
politics and;are entirely satisfied il he vsses for
true man fer Governor, Senator &c. careless. if
no, entirely regardless OF all his other acts" Now,
ifsuch be The fact, maintain thatthe people would
be infinitely better off whou repre- entalion al H.
eXcenI when a Governor or Senator is 10 be
elected og their delegates, in consulting their own
will alone, might Irampie underfooi the ccryrigkis
and interests which they had been elected TO &C.
present Should The writer ever be honored with
seat in the Legislature and should give an I'M
palslab,e vote In his constituents, lveulure TO pre-
dict that he will very soon find himself undcceiv-
ed-iha, from "he rising oslhe Legislature, 10 the
day oil election" he will fad no, TOO short fer the
people 90 pass" upon him.
Such structures, 10 say hs least, &c in bad TASTE;
and il by such means The witt; soccecGs in
bringing Us 70 the support OF his darling scheme,
we aust be dolls indeed While 30 fu imCue
10 The writer Intentional rebuke YET must be per-
mitled 10 saw that his whole p:ecc teens with
casm throughout, and think lit!e meri,ed by the
viIiuous, the intelligent ard patrio'ic cizrns o.
Chesterfield Dit he people look no farther Than
10 the fright fauh" hen they drse eed from that
retirement, which had been sought as respite,
from The turmuils OF public ifr heir present. 0Jie
and 6c0red representatives,, a9ainsi rs urgent re-
monsuances and tonchin% appsa'si Did appear
as IL me PrnfIc i""heu 10 Id'''c' .hdh W VIZ
"FlSr fGlH when neither er;!catT npr !molo!a-
hon IRON hlm, WEotn lbey neii.Wea 70 hohor,
could snake 'hei: fcSo!u i"hf IBIS iact acne
ought 10 have Impressed me "rhef win more
Il no. .ia o,.t,~ e he.
elevated conception 81 me iruF chaidc'5I o. mos
whom he mas grossly 'HiSr' p'f>eh'to' j. ne WISH
10 influence me Pt"!!e 10 e'iDsth ~ internal IN
provemenf, instead Of assaults, c' nun give Us ar
suneh'; ana II Oy Iaib "i reasoning he con,
vince US tina! II is our duiy anu Our interest 20 aid
in creating heavy State debt which must end
in reputation, he then will have overcome one oi
the great obstacles which >hcnd he removed. lest
the very siringrn, cause" of which he SrrakS.
should Influence him 40 vote iof " his." That
The great body OF The reop!c IRE opposed 10 the Ia
ternal Improvement! mania OF The present day,
which, II rot CHECKED must lay The fo1ncaiion ii
system that must finally lad 10 The mos! disas-
irous consequences, admits nCi OF = rational
doubt. That the people o! Chesterfield are. am
tuIiy persuaded and thiUk snail b. abe 10
proyc il by the evidence he write himself has IL
reduced Hear wha, be says: 81, struc [ 3D.
mil. fox many, too many ycals you; d.:eca,es in
he Legislature have beer found raiiolmig array.
ed against ~ works OF imrfuyemcr: recurring
aid from the SAFE" A:aia-"Tna The rine in.
leTvcning be;w, en The IisiG, OF The Le.i5iaiaIc
and The day Of The election is 100 snon ioT the pco
ME TO become acona,ured with Inc ac;s oftaeir scr.
vans" Now here are Two reasons assigned
"why our delegates have not been passed upon
in reference 10 this subject" The 0ne opposed 10
the 0iher, and to my mind, irieconcileabe--toO
long AMI yet loo ,tOTtfOO short and vel i01 long.
Ii in matters concerning our True interests We
have been len in "a state OF bi>siul ignorance" o
want OF public discussion, AT rr having so Inany
vearsn for calm and deliberate examination
in,o the acts of our delegates | fear we Shall
ever rcmain in that stale which has been as
signed 10 us. But if discussion can shoot one
cheering beam Of light into our tcnich;ch
minds. by which our "niissiul ioAofsncc''
may be diminished, ia the name of humanity.
we beseech The writer to come and cnier ig;o it 81
once, and We shall eel uuGsr everlasting oh
legations to him. Bot il he come and iail. 90
net tell us If he plea. iur n., pmn 81 -. p-ci,
tha, he mus! leavc IA. N s.ac % 'b.i5siui il.
norance." Take ;hcUa:n g: reasoning ty As
lerisk himself, sapPorei ~ 'Ae s.nbbofn iac's
o. his own selection, ana :GiD: II Is .u.y Ge-
monslrated that that hosii'y which he saws
has classed Chese!t"lt i'lrhc opponents OF in
lernal Improvements, has been Ike ECHO 0! her
voice, le.echCei in the legislative halls By her
faithful representatives. We are ,oli that "oi
all people in the word, Democrats should engage
actively in carryiD" ont as .rca, State policy,
a iadrous system of Inlerna! Improvement"
Now. ask. why shonit i, be more incumbent
on Democrats than Wings, to engage in any
Stale enterprise? The answer ! Suppose NAV
be found in the fact that The WHY'S are already
enlisted in The cause For .hs very reason
would onnose il. moi because nothing good can
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lal force. 10 necessary 10 prevent The good old
Commonwealth from shooting mady from her
sphere. would be DESTROYED. give i; as my De.
Iiberate opnion. that il the mania ui Internal
Improvement which has suddenly burst fv!Ib
like volcanic eruption be not checked, Ia.
lime is no, Lis,an, when the peoplc will tcHlof,
u;n sacl,cio,b ard ashesn The Gala mi,y that mus,
follow. | coriure the lax paving community
moi only of Chesterfield. bnt Of the whole Stale.
especially in Eastern Virniuja, a. whose door the
hrrd.r III ,.v,,;np lies 10 cay ho,y much farther
ar. Won ,yilIino IN COP tho mood old mn;hpr of rs
ali n,nnosd ;n,o deh,7 How much farther are
van u;,i;no 10 an i, La.rina an cn.rons tax 10
In;id ,o;I.o,Is u,,;ah ,,o, u,;I nover 600 and
80, 80 iH,,a- ~ ,or1 ,ra,-
srr,. ,rd NM, ell, o,n,,Js .o,; e,'j,ar ha,k
I'M, 10 S,.,a ne ha;,.,ni, ~ Hoy far are
,"p' w Ia ~ o ,,;,l;na ,o ,ira
,;o,,b ao,on,I i, G,h ~ your Maid canine.
~ h n. wasted an nnhl;r work. waic, in HE end
mns, tain Cam, Inc cosr2Gy The maxim,n
.nn ina, van are ,,li;os n Give. then vonr rem
[esaD,a 1 w ill have some onide for their e
eisia,ion Do ~, val, mil Won find yourselves
Srn.,ino nnder STAT deb, Of twcn,y: or ,hirfy
millions I" of dollars before von sound the toc,n
of alarm Now is lbel time 10 speak out-now
is The lime IN arrest the evil winch is raplly in.
tosins ilseii mo Inc very me ana o'oo4 % Ine
5,poI''c, Lnoh 10 '"e avs ,, III Nv Yonr SAT-
debI INCREASED nearly three millions of dollar.