Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-03-05

HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Sh.tcd ofthe r4mqrLs IL he discussion ofte South
Western Improvements Bill, Oh Friday fej -5Id.
Ar. Srr>SEa called for the order Of the day. being
thebii authorizing loan Oh tile part u tile State to
THE Virginia and tennessee Railroad.
Mr.. y er6y sail nearly follows
Mr.. StEAKER-i presume no apology is necessary
Tor consuming portion OF the time OF this House. in
the discussion Of this bill. | am laborlng under Sc
we're nervous LeIlac.e, to deprive me q the pow
uf speaking satisfactorily myself: but SHAH
yertheless ask that calm ana d>puSsionae cous.dera-
ton 10 which the subject Is entitled. that
the subject OF Internal improvements has been very
fully discussed; nor Shall follow the gentleman from
Bedford, il his flights VI fancy shalI not stop n
enquire how Virginia, from Being tile third State tile
Union, has been brought to lie the 9TH in political
power.
Mr.. Speaker-Iu reference to the loss Of her export
and import trade, lon. before New York and other
States lad placed spade il the ground FIR Internal
improvements, Virginia had lost that trade The opu-
Ience Of New York and Pennsylvania, is attributable
to their enterprise. Ohio has been made tributary
Philadelphia,
Mr.. H. said lIr. BURwErL had informed the House
from table to which he referred that in few wears
IN AZ counties opposed to the system Of Internal i'm
proycment, there had been a loss III federal numbers
OF cppbO; and in the county of Northampton, about
1000 which state Of things could only be arrested hv
institutin. direct communication between the Fast
and tile West. Nr. Y asked What hls caused the
1ss 1t coul nut De for the want uf \ system of IN
terna lmprJ ements through that reriou Of the State
Is they nave access to the markets Of the world by
navrtion and during that time our cities had rcatIy
increased in population THE causes were to1r III
The unhealthincss IF The climate (which prevented emil
grafton from seeking that locality settle 2ndy the
worn out and IMPOVERISHED lands which required for
their lesuscitati0n, heavy expenditure Vt capital
which was not in the country: 3rilv by the constant
drain upon loeral numbers bv hc salo ana transpor-
tatoa of slaves ronston having diminished ratb
er than increase ail iIvrla Slave country couIj
never be densely populated country
Mr. Y saiias t. the loss in N,rtla,nnton that could
be easily accounted for bv the removal some Years A.
r IF y,ry Iar, nlnh,. offre;. rars,,s NJ cnlor N
Northern States.
In the course of Mr. " remarks he ENLARGED unon
the financial condition of the State and r,a vtooloI
estimates of the cost Of .,,.tr,.t,, "a ,rons +b
er points for which we h;.ie not room.
Nr u contends THAT Ncv- Orleans was \ chcaner
WV FIJI tIr tr1nsn.~t1tio NY tha C,4+ar IL III Way+
thin tbron,b Within Mr. Snoalar t'o b;stor, r.
the course 81 the committee Of ,o,Is x tbis scsSioo
!, urt,r,IlIaJ To- I, i ,r, IN c -;
nroygments thin Hi ever bean thong6t of in the
State WI New YORK froln tis tne or De WITT Clinton
to tile present Lour WE veEt f,r one road. ana
then advocated another raraIlI !, i are yitI,n ~
miles, and lr this the House refcrre to the present
difficulty between the r. T. 4 i, Il. Co. and the Lou
isa Railroad.
tor the construction Of tile various works recon-
mento by the committees and laying upon YOUR table
If put up at auction the hammer Of the auctioncer
WsulI not tall bid below SI50000)0 He refer
I'll T. the amount which would be required to tunnel
the mountain n The course VI this road, and argued
1T length 70 show that tile present financial condition
Of the commonwealth did not justify the expenditures
The Clerk here. az the request Of .ir. Y, read to
snow the views OF tie Governor in hi. last message
with regard to the apparent difficulty in negotiating
Sta5e Beads. AZ. i this system WAS pursued.
VT. ByRWElL SAID he could show that State Bonds
were IN demand, and at par tool
MIR. l. wished to discaim any hostility to the par
ueular bill under consideration. lie would that every
mountain could oe evcHeI and every valley exalted
PIP ne waS bound, II doing To look to the good Of
tine Whole state. Mr. Y. regarded Buchanan, if tie
road was to be made, tile better terminus lle be-
Leyed that the cost of tie road would far exceed the
estimate OF its Engineer.
Here Mr. GooDsoN remarked that responsible men
had offered to build lie road fur ess than The amount
computed.
Mr. l SAID he was now arguing all tie estimates
and cndeayored to show from REPORTS, &c, that thew
We're too low.
Mr. BCawrIL said thac lis friend from Northamp-
ton had forgotten that friends W the ILL increased
s capital Stock tn accommodate the views Of its
opponents.