Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-02-13
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70 LosepA SCAR, Esq.

Oci. An. ISIS.
Dear Sir : The commentaries 70 when you
rel-r IL yours Of he 26ih, are probably ieilsi
n Cap ain Dimmucs, one 10 Nr. Calhoun and
another 10 lhs Hon. I. Butler King q Georgia;
Tor have written nothing else upon railroads
| senG you copy u Mr.. Kings report on line
Of steamers 70 China, in the appendix Of which
you will find my letter 10 him touchIng fsiir az
from the Mississippi rivcf 10 the Pacihc ocean.
NJ letter 10 Mr.. Calhoun IS upon The same SUD-
ircl bet more in deIail. Il wa. published 10 the
las Nav or June No u Hunts Merchants Ma
saZine |, should be read with the chart which
accompanies Mr.. Kings report.
The letter 10 Captain Dimmock was published
10 circular form b. hose concerned 10 iae Lynch-
burg aGd Tennessee Railroad.
There are many reasons why these two I'M
proyemenls lhe Lyi chburg aud Tennessee Rail
road AM railroad through the hear, Of the Slae
10 some poin. on the Ohio) should De undertaken
BY Inc Safe no1o.
These works are essential 10 proper develop.
meat oil lie resources Of he Sale, and they a'e
necessary 10 the permanent prosperity and tne
true greatness otthe Common weals and, unless
they be Undertaken soon, j, will he TOO late
These improvements, therefore, ale works OF
seli-ielence, ami il becomes Inc good old STATE 10
besir herself, and 10 push them on win energy;
or else 10 make up her m!ni 10 De forever bound
ia nd and foot
Tney are works OF seIf.deience 10 her in this
way. The chief seat OF the wealth and power ano
greatness Of these United States IS 10 De beyond
the mountains, in the valley OF Inc West, an
blessings ale to be shUweref thence upon eacn
one OF the Atlantic States 10 proportion 10 It's Ia
City OF intercourse, means OF communication
and closencss Of connection with Ina! Tcsion.-
AGarc OF this ant looking ahead, The 5 ates 10
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every nerve 10 connect the mseves with tba' re-
gicn IN order 10 conrol The channels Of trade and
irayel with it, y. T., Pennsylvania and Mary
land. eacr, has constructed, nr has 10 pfocess'oi
cons,ruc ion, canals 10 the Western waters, aac
eacn has since run railroads on Inc oahRs OF tiese
canals SO erea, Inc desire and so eager The intent
10 be in close connection with lie great Valley.
Do you know that New York, al inis moment,
has, in actaal operation, two Southern INES Oh
rrave in opposition 10 that over your Potomac,
Richmond and Petersburg Railroads From
Saniusay 10 Cincinnati there IS railroad
complete, all except nine mics. | wasin New
YORK Inc other day, and found that travel, 10
and from New Orleans and Baltimore and Phi
ateiphia, is beginning 10 take this route, through
New York and Ohio, in preference 10 that over
Inc Virginia lair ais, 10 Weldon. saw gen.
,eman from Mobile, who had actually colclha
route 10 ge! 10 Virginia
To stop this, Virginia has but 10 push rail-
road connexlon through Tennessee 10 Memphis,
and some point nea. the mouth OF The ONO This
would turn the &nole tide u inland rave through
ner borders. As for Pennsylvania and Mary
land il is ou.y necessary 10 zap the Ohio with
railroad below them, ia order 10 head them on.
II lhis were all, Virginia might afford 10 wait
and siumber on Tor she would Re sleeping
giant still. But shack!es are already being pre-
pared for her en- The South, and, il she STIR mol,
hey will soon be riveited upon her. South Caro-
Ina, with the Chattanooga Railroad, is now 10
actuai possession OF the Western trade Thai used
70 belong c! 10 v.sinis. ~,'' ns.
me, that The Lynchburg AM Tennessee Railroad
i. a matter OF self Cefence, and pretty nearly Of
life and death with the Old Communicable.
take it, ma the time is com3g when rail
road is 10 he built from point somewhere on The
Mississippi between Memphis and 81. Louis, 10
California. In lew years lime, California will
Jon in The people Of the Valley, and they will
compe the General Government! 10 build This
road | SAT- the road j. 10 commence a! some
point between Memphis and ST.. Louis, because
there is the seog'a pnical centre Of Int States OF
,nis Uuion. direct line from San Francisco,
The best harbor on he Pacific, 10 Norfolk, the
best harbor on he Atlantic. passes very near This
centre. There have been, and. believe, there
We, are statesmen in Yirsinia, lar seeing and
keen-sigh.ed enough 10 shape the policy Of tie
State, with an eye 10 The Mississippi and Paci-
&c Ratuat.
Lei anv one. with The MAJ OF The United States
spread ou! before him, contemplate The coming
Importance 10 the people q, he State OF rail-
road conueaiun between Virginia and the Centre
ot Inc Mississippi valley. Lei him lock 10, 20,
so wears ahead, with population in tha valley
outnumbern. that OF any King ION or empire 10
Europe -lst him imagine tie shores u ne Pa
ciic II be eemiG2 with thrifty population. with
t,cnes and pen'y-iet MIN picture 10 himself
railroad from lie cen.fe u tna .Tatt valley 70
san Francisco, connecting weekly N line 81
.cameis thence 10 Cn,na, an other Pacific
States, wnere dwell three-ou.hs u all inc people
in The wor,d-ie. MN calculate, Or reckon, o.
guess, il ne Can ne amount u business and rave
nat will be daily passing over his road between
he Pacific ocean and he Mississippi valley, me
Indies and America and then e: bin draw the
most natural, obvious aud proper route Tor line
d COMMUNICATED T. connect his business, this
rdveI, ami this region, viii Toe Atlantic. lie
will find lha, .ha. route vii be by railroad aRt
draw i. as he mar, he will also mi mat il will
pass through Virginia 10 touch al Richmond and
end AZ Norfolk.
The revenue hat is now derived by New York
rom her canal WiIl be nothing, in comparison &c
he revenue which lnis road will lnen yield.
Unless some reverse should betall the republic
and il citizens So great 10 stop them from "go
inc ahead" there is no doubt The proposed ral |
road through Tennessee will, in less han 20
years after il shall nave ben completed, yield,
annually. a nett revenue Sufficient 10 def.ay the
expenses Of the State Of Virginia and 10 exempt
her people from taxation. Respectfully, &c.
NJ F. MAURY.
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