Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1849-02-21
Fon THE STANTON spEcrLroa.

JUSTICE" has seen with much surprise the ed
itorisl of the Richmond Wing in reply to his com
munica!on in the Spectator, advocating Buchanan
IN preference 20 Lynchburg as the terminus of the
Souih Western improvement. So far rs the argu
ment and the facts are concerned the public can de-
eide between US. But the Wing has thought pro-
per TO assign me position which have never as
sumed myself and which do not mean to occupy.
VIZ that OF hostility TO Richmond 1t is very
convenient and not an unusual mode of warfare TO
endeavor to weaken the force of ar argument by
questioning the motives OF him who advances it
have never expressed and have never felt SEN
nment Of hostility to Richmond. challenge the
wing or any one else 10 produce any reliable testi-
mony to prove the reverse of this assertion. On
the contrary, expressed and sincerely entertain
the most friendly dispositions towards Richmond
~ Is second only to Boston in intelligence and pub
TIC spIt and It's citizens proverbia for their hos
PItality and all the virtues which adorn the cIarac-
ter Of man. /; is true that assailed the position
IN which the Wing sought to place the City of
Richmond, as had right to do. The Wing in
substance contended that the trade of the S. West
ought to be forced to Richmond, although Balli-
more was conceded to be the best market both for
the sale OF what the 5. w. people had to sell. and
for the purchase of what they wanted to buy
thought this proposition unsound in every aspect in
Which IL could be viewed, and 30 commended Ia
neh'iiity 10 richmond to say in the spirt of free
man, that all Virginia ought not to be made nav
tribute 10 her? IF so, then. am obnoxious to the
charge OF hostility 10 her interes,s-but no, other
wise.
Tho great question at issue between the WHO
and myself is simply this For whose benefit are
pubic improvements ntended-the million of pro-
oucers' or the lew thousands OF factors and agents
who sell the products2 For the benefit of the far
ners and planters and manufacturers throughout
tho country-or Of the merchants Of Richmond who
receive store, forward and sell their productions q
his question, 1t seems TO me- may be placed in it's
true light by stating it in another form-Whicb is
me most important interest to the planters of lower
virginia or the farmer Of the Valiey.-the tobacco
ana hour which they respectively raise or the com
missions and other incidental charges which thew
pay to the Richmond merchants for marketing il a.
! contend that 1t is the duty of the General Assem-.
oy 10 legsae for tho greater interests and not for
the smaller. They should consult tho agricultural
manufacturing and planting, rather than the com
mercial interest. Aid all Of you can, but if eitbn,
must suffer, don't tax the greater for the benefit OF
the smaller
Richmond consumes but little Of the products Of
ginla-Rockingham or AUGUSTA could snnn1,,
her with her bread and meat from their surpIns
eIOres- che is not our market. She is mere on
tre-pot-a place Of deposit for Observation-Disclosures
generally to Baltimore, New York or Boston. WIN
then such urgent appeals TO Vgnians to send their
produce TO Richmond II is not that it NAV DO
.'SIS' ou' lnat IL may be shipped thence
ana the richmond merchants get the profit Of the
storage and transhipment7 II, then, By sendino
our products directly to the point of consumption.
we can geta better price and save these costs and
charges, are we 10 DC charged with disloyalty tn
Virginia for SO doing? Say that the cost ON each
barrel oi -four, for transhipment is 25 cents and on
each hogshead Of tobacco two dollars, is not the
comPuIslon to go to Richmond first, equivalen, to
TAX OF those sums respectively to support Rich
mond ! Now suppose the Legislature we're to pass
a law imposing tax of 25 cents on each barrel ~
Hour and Of 81 on each hogshesd Of tobacco in ar
press terms tor inc benefit Of Richmond il
not breed rebellion1 And where is The difrsysr.,
between doing il directly and indirectly?