Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-12-04

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pom on dt,innr his proper regard must be had to me
chartered rights already secured 10 other copa which
BE- taken prevent rivalry between !v Ths great
mioht endanrer the complete oil chei ,s.;Ilc
object can be attained in my opinion ny and il
in Kentucky the terminus i"i ' 81 ho virginia
oil no lo ;,a ' ,h Louisa road branch 81 the
Alexandria and Gordonsyie roau e1 ~ IL nosed nont
gap and passing thence ga ;,i !, nv opinon am
M , The patrons Of each although all ., mem
bonld mite in the work and depend ior ,heif rink
s i branches connecting with Inc man n, ai'"'
the resleci rom Covington Louisville the con-
c,on ol a railroad from tidewaieI 10 l-o" . ,ars
lie rnu,e has been fvorte de; win ne ii NM ,;n If
is , s,ra i on, which will challenge the appooa'.o
III rejecting men who will take the tr"uoie 10
The subject 49,, ,,;,oers have shcwn that
rina,an i Of easy access from Underwater FROM temre
TO Louisville, although engineer has ,nishmen
,,,ra Inc nninon is n route OF more easy accon'ps
tnfe me "i,, ~ no,nsad living the northern
boundary of New York and The valley OF ~ G ountv
treat barrier the Allegheny Is upon ls 'i ~ nerccn
,f Monroe depressed into gentle sscen scaice! ~,
81 aoVe, r" nm horseback The insurmouniahle onsla
Gle which the Cumberland mountains p y, tLe bend
ee ~ ,b Snw liver in the county OF Tazewe inio
M t o, ill., The residue Of the line to Lexington
Kentucky lies alons easy ana arcni?.e s ,Lan 5o miles
kFrom Covinnton 10 Kentucky line Is les " ; r'ar -
81 ,h di ,ron thence Lexington, Is stu shor'el
So thar when The united efforts OF Virginia ana Nm w.
shall have accomplished the construction o. . M fls Of
mndra5 miles III railroad, the falls OF ONO ana l'e l',s
lames river will he united by railroad and canal III 'oN0' v
eternal fellowship -. : ;,,i,o orc numerous
nd rrv s,r;tno The navigation of the river below 'u'
point is seldom for any length OF time lmpeuea .! Win
the drought Of summer ana IN c ,c winter and
This connection the merchandise intended Tor me M w.
carly spring supnlcs of very large portion u me ~;
would most certainly be distributed IRON ousN Inv; Jnd
r,achrd there from the Northern clues ny u'' -
Southern ro,,te willis, the communication Ill ,e
woud have been closed 10 remain Tor inoii' ',e ,
Nor is there any railroad North "l Us " I ;rnna in
successfully with this combined water line ana faiioau AZ
the TRANSFORMATION merchandise or produce ne IN
ed distance and the mild climate must settle N our aIu
yond doubt the question OF competition nut ., ~, ono
oaJ from Coynpton 10 Louisville but very shortohc
in the great chain of which viii certainly lo = l PC
stretching from the Atlantic ocean 10 me Shores u M an ,hc
ic The energy nj the American leoPe Is dio I'D.
suhect of this work and its accomplishment mas aien,
bcen determined upon in The public mind II caio W %
lievcd that an improvement from which are 10 How ~
rcsults consequent upon enterprise since inc
discovery of the passage around the Cape oil 'ooa rope
be long neglected by this great and prosperous H'G ~
fru;s OF our glorious with Mexico WIN Dc lhcecte
monunent which the valor of our nyinclbe armies s
led to our national grandeur and enown VIII DC uShu'
without the construction OF TINS most % " he d
From the earliest history OF the world down 10 us u"!
The of India has been the prize Tor when e
ons Of the earth have eagerly commended rom NC le
when Hiram King OF Tyre sent his SHIPS 10 ofliis so @
Onh 10 decorate the temple Of Solomon down 10 inc as'
arriya; of British merchantmen al the Easi iania uoN -
London there has failed stream bearing "pon
bosom spices and rich silks, Jewels ana pure sou ~ s-e
woh ELEGANCE refinement and power Tie nation OF eo-
ple fortunate enough be lis recipient Hrca' cities nay
sprung up under It's invlgoraS huen'a ' ch,nrina
into dilleren. channel has left these once oich' mats
.desoa,ion and reproach" The consequences WINCH
have followed for thousands OF years upon gwen e's
cannot now fail in our day and country by means 81 oui
possessions on the Pacific The obsace when nis eon'c
presents direct lire OF vessels lroi ihda 10 "ls
NOT only removed bnt made 10 afford means OF oi.
amid and safe intercourse than the itself could secure
II the East India commerce then be brought across o
continent upon Railroad 'hat oaa' seennS ,e From
must pass through the midst OF our commonwealth o
Norfolk the best Atlantic seaport VI from any DINER
Ter civ of Virginia. there is difficulty IN reaching
Of Louisville Al this point the Ohio can be easily prseu
ii
mel FROM thence through the States oil lniiaha au IN
nos the ground is favorable for road ana me
itself furnishes rock foundation Tor Ddse across ~ ~
SON. ,he Grand Tower, not far above e NOUN oi '
Ohio From this if rightly informed no wafer course;
nterpose barriers the construction OF railroad u VI,
magnificent bay o San Francisco shat be reached ihe'.
is nothing then to hinder car laden with the rich silks anc
aromatic spices oil India the shores OF the fachr IRON
pursuing lis continuous and uninterrupted course hll '
Journey Completed and it upon the banks oil Inc
Chesapeake TO complete this line TO the frontiers oil m
United States, Virginia, Kentucky Indiana lhnois anu
Missouri are all equally interested These Se great cehfa
States uncquaed for fertility OF soil ana variety % pro
duct mineral and agricultural That Their united efforts
could achieve the completion OF the WORK 10 our onoei
without materially feeling the burhen Is beyond cavi or ds
pute This view is not chimerica The object can DC al
ained-the enterprise will be accomplished
There already greater length OF railroad IN The tnltce
States hnn would ii in il single lne connect the Two grea
oceans-and The stock all is profitable But the combined
would pass n eli lAf f FShs Is J S ns o. INA. wGt
the road fail 10 pay such prot would amply compensate
capital for its construction!
We cannot misunderstood or fail appreciate the value
of the prizes and the construction Of The proposed road
Louisville is most powerful means OF securing ii TO our
selves
The Legislature has been munfcen towards the City OF
Alexandria, since lis remuneration The commonwealth
and is pleasing 10 know that this is equally appro
we'd by the dictates OF wisdom and Of justice Tins bera
~ has expedited the completion Of that really great work. the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal far Cumberland, in the
of Maryland Upon this canal nearly ready be
opened presently will be transported coal trade inferior 10
none in America either in the quantities carried down upon it,
or in the quality OF the mineral itself Alexandria will be the
chief mart for IT, and The commerce. thereby brought 10 her
wharves will not only resuscitac her but give such
impulse NIL her interests fail TO raise the city 10
high degree OF prosperity and advancement The works
undertaken and proposed by her eneSng citizens leading
into the INTERIOR are Important Ia her well being well as
that OF the country proposed bc reached by them These
WORKS deserve the patronage and support of the common
wealth
Tae other public works Of the State prosecuted gene
rally believe with energy and promise much usefulness
The Dunvllc railroad company is pushing its work to
completion with great vgor and as far as have been able
10 ascertain ON the most favorable terms
The subject of reform has engaged the attention of c
Hens, more or less ever since the adoption OF our present
,'..neQus and unwise constitution; il was the oil
p in =, =, S h: sectional jealousy of
dent distrust Of popular 10 be borne The ey
upon every page Of it, has FROM s M.o
obnoxious the people al large. Ii is Ii i J IT,,
greater concessions made then, 10 ffei . .,
power by the people, few a raons in paitfts ~
would in all probability, have obviated the necessity d
another convention for half century, notwithstanding the
inherent defects of The constitution These defects render
call now inevitable certainly nothing short thorough
constitutional reform will satisfy the demands of the people
The this is accomplished the better for all the inter
esis Of the commonwealth.
The County Court SYSTEM such, is repugnan 10 the
fundamental principles oil Republican Governments has
high judicial powers il has high Legislative auoriy-thc
power of taxation and Of selecting and appointing important
executive officers. 1t is sepcrpeuang body rcspoiis!
bic earthly power for s action not even to The people
whom they and whose they cxpend for any nr-
pose whatever, that 10 them may good The practical
ill effects of the have been less felt by the conmun
~ because of the generally highly intelligent and merorous
character oi The magistrates themselves As body the
masracy OF Virginia is Of the very highest responsibility;
but whilst affords real pleasure 10 bear testimony 10
this fact constrained that the power conided 10
their hands, should be entrusted officers directly response
BILE 10 the people.
But the glarng wrong perpeated upon the rights and
intelligence OF the people, is be met with in those povs
ions touching the right OF suffrage The rule controlling that
high privilege now is purely arbitrary The principle
governing the right OF suffrage under the old constitution is
discarded because rcsctcd-and the for it, dis
cardcd also. is rule now without principle and with
TO support il; sensccss and insulting in the dis
tinctions which draws and pcrnicious in the
queces which flow from it. The abogation of this pruvs
ion of the constitution and the substitution of the proper
in its stead would in my opinion. well justify the expense
and trouble consequent upon the call of convention The
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