Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-04-03

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! and under all circumslances-in veal or IN -
Jet us do our duty 10 The State. Let US, as nc
nest men, as patriots, and as statesmen ve@, up
on its merits, each measure presented Tor our con
siceralion. Let us not, while chafing under DC
feat, do an act that shall impeach our disnietes
lcdncss, and excite after the 'sober, secon
thought" modification and regret. lie, US, in ;
spirll OF enlarged patriotism, march up in soil,
column 10 The support Of this bill, whose glorious
purposes are TO tunnel the mountain, and Il
srappe together, with hooks Of steel, the East anc
the West.
appeal also 10 my friends OF The Nof,hwes
10 yield Mei, support. am aware that much
feeling has been excited in their region because
The Louisa Rail Road did noltake more North
erly direction, and traverse their section OF the
Stale. But this should be no cause OF complaint
TIE Read could rot take any other direction
Than il did. Insurmounlahle barriers render i'm.
practicable The more Nurthery course. Twelve
mountains say competent engineers. lie in Inc
way. Cad and nature, then, forbid The North
westerly direction OF the Louisa Railroad; ant
our friends from The neglected region ought 10 &C
quiesce in The necessity lha, defeats their wishes
dismiss all feeling. Il pique and resentment, aid
ma2nanimonsy sustain this bill.
One more appea! desire, Mr.. Speaker, &c
make, and that snail b TO my Eastern colleague
on his flo' here to-day solcmnly warn mem
against The pcfi.uus consequences 10 Eastern Vif
eInia, oil their Unfortunately and unyieliing
opposition 10 all appropriations Tor internal IN
progement. Sir, Eastern virginia SAINTS lhls
hour On The verge q a precpce, and marvsl
that .ntemen do not see Il. Her fenle>rDia-
tvcs heTe Talk about taxes. Taxes, taxes, taxes
is mir song. 1--WE must not tax the East 10
th. | IL. K
pfessiye." say ihey Sir, The East j, in danger n
unlimited ta1ati0n and her own representatives
have placed her IN that position The population
and the political power are new IN The West
Tie West has King numbers on is size already
they can call a convention when they Ii> 10
amend the constitution, and having US in con-
yen'ion, they can aud will adopt The white basis
OF rep.escn a'ion; al all events, hen trfA harc he,
metrttv, AMI and then what becomes II he Eas
Il ,.iil be enlIfely III the power oi the West We
shall, h. al The mercy oi cur wcsern brethren =
There will be no limi, % he power TO lax Us bu.
he mcJcp d The lax layer and our ability T. bear
The taxes Our slaves may b. taxed 10 pay, nj
only iof judicious Improvements, bur iof thou
sands 0, ncishborhood roads and good sor roth
ing mud lurnpikes, which will never return
dollar 10 he treasury. Now, MS po@e! mty be
sracionsly and Incredibly exercised ty cur YES
tern rienLs; do mol pretend 10 say II will not b.
but this DO say: as an eastern representative ana
as an eastern man, am not Uulias = am
ofaid-to trust anu pcopie, MT OWntaS sl0u.s
ruth the unlimited poioer 10 ta2 stareS Il j, ia
some SOFT, taxation without representation. /
tell eastern gentlemen again, the cas- IS in dan
ger-imminent, threatening danger and II be-
comes them 10 sound the alarm. For one 90
SOUND il, and call upon The gentleman from
Northampton, and him Of Prince George, ever
50 tender here OF eastern interests 10 catch ~ The
lucsin, and sound il loud and long 10 their dear
Constituents. Let them Go This, and in nv juC9.
men they will Tar more faithfully and iruIy rep.
resent the interests OF heir constituents an oi
Eastern Virginia, than b. raising ever aud anon
au idle and impotenl Glamour against all i'm
p,oycmeniS.
There is The danger, Mr.. Speaker, serious and
palpabe Where is cur salelyl Sir, in nv
Judgment, il lies in The liberal grant, BY lle East,
al appropriations Tor Internal Improvements.
We mus, make lair weather" GiIh cur Western
brethren, or take The consequences. Give hem
an outlet 10 market Tor The products Of their la
Dor, and they will never ask for Convenlion.-
Why DO they want a Convention and increased
representation, but 10 get The ascendancy III the
legislative halls, and 10y that means 10 carry cut
the improvements which their necessities de.
mand2 But let The East generously and justly
give them The Improvements 10 which they
are entitled, and which have they must, and all
inducement 10 change in the basis OF repIesen-
tation and 10 the ascendancy OF power will BE-
gone forever.
Nc. have We lime 10 lose, MIR. Speaker. The
Western people are becoming restless, as vel
they may Who can blame hem2 What peo-
PIE can rest satisfied TO be forever shut up IN The
mountains, and forever excluded from market
suppose lie mouths OF all The rivers OF Eastern
Virginia were by some CONFUSION OF nature sud-
denly c.osed up, would the people OF Eastern
Virginia be content with their pent up condition}
Would they not then cry out for internal i'm
provemsn,s, and cal'wh loud voice upon
their Western brethren Tor help7
Sir, 10 not sctup!e 10 declare that my SYM
pahies in this matter are with the Wesi. An
outlet 10 market 10 their right, and what il is their
clear right 10 demand. II IS The bounden duly Of
parental and Just commonwealth 10 grant. And
il ! were Western man Tomorrow, would %
for Convention, or ior any lawful means thai
would be likely 10 insure Inc Inv just rights.
repeat, Sir, We have no time 10 lose. Just
before you passed The bill Tor extending the ca
nal 10 Buchanan, in QS47,) there was loud
cry Tor a convention. There was talk, even, IL
division Of The State. There was daily men
lion Of granting 10 be Baltimore and OHIO rail
load company the unrestricted right Of way down
lnr Valley; measure which would have carried
III iIom Virginia The most valuable portion q
her trade, and made her "poor indeed" On yes
te!day, by veluins the Covng,on and Ohio con-
neXion, you blasted the hopes Of a large section
OF Western Virginia The day before, you
plunged in black despair The whole southwest, bv
voting down the Virginia and Tennessee railroad
bill You are rousing up, by this misguided
course, The very passions a W!onscd and cut
ragged people. You are driving them to despair;
10 a dislIust OF your justice and, I'm or The in
pulses ol despair, they will seek redress in he or
" way in watch ncy can obtain II. they will
resort 10 The only alternative lett thcm-,hry vii
call tor Convention, change The basis Of repre-
senlatinn. assert and esabish their ascenGancy,
und tar us as hev plcaSc.
AID when his shall have been done, Nr
Speaker; when our hands shall be in the vice,
whose Ishl squeeze we cannot lolse when, year
sitter year, thousands upon thousands q dollars
,hall te wrung from he eastern peopc Ly heavy
axes upon heir slave; when lie hole west SHALL
b. crossed and recrosscd wrh mudrunp.kes and
reishborhood roads Al our cxPcnsr; when The cry
hal come up loud ami lons against The iron
hearted opp. essors, who have aXed them s. =
what then viii lie The position ui The gentleman
rom Northampton and The gentleman nom
Prince Geo O., and those, who, on his floor
nave failed To warn their Constituents II her
larger? Sir, they vii! be swept away by he
70. sumins vengeance Ct a misTepfe>encG,
wfoneed, and indignant people. "We entrusted
our interests 10 you, (ha' people will >ay,) you
lid NJ, warn Us Of lhs DANCE, and WEI! Gas, sou
~, forever, IS unailhfuI AM uhpfcfla5lc ser.
vans"
Thank God Mr.. Speaker, have none ot this
sin 10 answer for. My skirts are clear. Ten
years ago, aud more, raised my warning voice
On his subject, and here Tins day raise it again
Aud intend 10 raise il yet louder when return
10 my constituents Thy shall know the length
and he breadth u their danger; and if can gel
The aid Of The press, and these weak Lungs II
mine shall mol wear out in The task, ao- my con.
sti!uen,s only, but al Eastern Virginia, shall
know The peril that bese's them.
say again, before We part, ie. ms 70 some
hing fcr The Stale. Lei Us pass his BILL i ve
70 nothing more. Let rs AL gather his cay
afcuG1 ne affairs OF Virginia. ard from those a.
ags ei he incense oi our aiasl. offerings rise