Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-06-10
From the Rockingham Register.t

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From the Rockingham Register.i
MessTs Editors i suppose you will permi,
me 10 ask or PROFOUND few questions, & make
4 ie" statements OF some facts, as in my hum
| bic opinion believe them to be correc, rs regards
the great Alexandria and Manassas Gap Rail
road l. as looker-on at our last Court day
(ior took no hands in the proceeling,) learnt
that the entire extent of road from Alexandria 10
i1arrlsonbnrg is Ill and about 1870 or $40 miles
and Wien this road is completed the probable
cost per barrel Of flour Will be from so to 62A
cents, and the cost of transportation of other pro-
dlce IN proportion. All this it was said,
thought It might all be nearly correct. But lit
tie or nothing was said, when this road after be.
ing completed, would be able from its own re.
sources 10 sustain and support ITSELF OF when
me income OF the road would he sufficient to de-
tray necessary expenses and keep the road in re-
par. give 1t as my opinion it would fall short
OF one-half; and the road, instead of being
saving to the farmers of Rockingham, would ac-
lually be all expense to them from time to time
ask the question, at such time as this, " hen
we expect railroad completed to Stanton and
to Harrlsonburg. and when we look at the ira
vel and trade OF Our Valley, which gives Staun-
ton, Harrisonbnrg and Winchester all their due
proportlon,-l say can it be possible that this
road would receive travel and trade sufficient to
produce an income that would support it? No
slrs. TO view the matter fairly, let me refer
you TO the railroad leading from Winchester to
iiarPer's- Ferry, u distance of about 90 miles
which with all the trade and travel it receives
mas been hard run to support itself. Such has
been the report from time to time
But some say we will extend this road until it
intersects the great Central road Of the South
West: and then we shall have COMPLETED our
great scheme. Again, I ask is it reasonable 10
suppose that the Central Railroad Company and
the State herself, would give up their interest in
| the Ceatral road to build upa rival improvement
| OF the same < ind No, we cannot expect such
favofs from our neighbors What give up their
own interest TO build up those of others, when
| those Interests conflict with each other WHY
the idea is absurd. Hence the road would have
to remain at Harrisouburg, unless we run it to
the North Mountain.
As to laying tax on the lands Of the county
OF Rockingham, 1t would be i'll many parts of the
county not only unfair, but unjust Permit me
70 state TACT ON this point. II is 25 miles from
Harrlsonbnrg to Stanton on the Valley road
and the county line between Rockingham & Au-
gusta IL within one mile of the central point be-
tween the two towns. Al the farmers next the
county hne have but little or no interes, in this
road, as they would have but one mile nearer to
darrlsonburg than Stanton, which elbows how
unfair it W ould be on the upper end OF the couu-
ty.
II has been stated that Alexandria is better
market than Richmond, and this is one reason
Why we should construct the Manassas Gap road
AS to thus we know that the railroad from Cor
louisville Is under way to Alexandria, and if we
go ny way OF Stanton make choice of
either the Alexandria or Richmond market. So
that amounts TO nothing.
But there is another reason which has been
given why We should construct this road, viz
The anticipation OF use in the value OF ourands
MS rule works two waye Some Of the States |
nave pushed improvements too far, so much go |
indeed that the inhabitants of those States have
lett them ana come and purchased lands in Viz |
glnla, and settled here in order to get rid of high
aud oppressive taxes and these are the persons !
10 whom we sell our lands al an advanced price.
Now II Virginia, pushes improvement TO the ex.
IRENE, our taxes as a matter of course. mnst be- |
come hugh and oppressive; and would those |
persons w'ho lett tEelrown States to avoid taxa /
ton, come and settle in Virginia. Certainly
not and will cur lands increase or decrease in |
value? No, they will decrease and think it
highly necessary to observe proper medium in
regard to improvement. | ask The people of
Rockingham, would it not he wise first 10 reflect
and consider well on this matter, and then act
instead facing first and then reHec, upon What
has been done? The people ought 10 pause and |
reflect well before they give their votes to be
| taxed Tor large and costly improvements. Look
at the signs OF the times again, new valua-
ton will have 70 be assessed upon our lands j;
and what wifi be the consequence. Why tax
must be laid upon the PEOPLE. We ought TO re-
member that the farmer may not reap every sea-
son such large crops from his fields as we have
this year. We should remember that
large portion of the wheat crops failed.-
May not this be the result again. What |
has been heretofore may return again, and !
if such should be the case, where is the
farmer to obtain the meats TO pay such ex
pensive taxes! This is u question hard TO an. |
swer. But the Sheriff must collect the tax if it |
takes the horse from the pIow or the bed out OF
the house.
But, says one we viii keep the system of
Iog-rollmg in our Legislature, and it may be
hat we may receive some aid from the State
hereafter This i'll my opinion has come to an
alarming and dangerous pass One more cues
ton: Where are we going, and what will be
the end OF such coulsa? But few wears
have passed since Virginia was almost weighed
down under her load of debt, 60 rnucl, go indeed |
that reputation was talked OF all over the State
think we should view the pas; from which to
learn lessonoy which We may profit in the
future. A FARMER. |
MoEE New Specimens OF illustrations
OF the two new coins proposed in the bill pre- |
scented by Mr., Dickinson, in the United States
Senate, have been struck in the Philadelphia,
mint. The cent, containing small proportion
! Of silver is designed as substitute for the con- |
per coin now issued 1t weighs twenty. five |
grains; the present cent, one hundred and |
sixty-ei ght. 1t has crcularhole in the centre |
The tkree cent pieces, composed of three .foart}s
silver and one-iourlh copper, are intended to be |
exchanged for the clips, levies and quarters,n
of Spanish type, now and so long infasiing our
currency. The exchange is to be made at cur
rent value, and not by weight, so as to induce
rapid and general re-coinage The piece weighs
twelve and three-eighths grains, and its diane
ter is just midway between the half-dime and
gold dollar. The Pennsylvania says that these
coins are decidedly mere elegant acd convenient
than those now in use. We trust they Will be
authorized to be issued.--Bolt Sun
FORTUNATE RAZOR gain The New York
correspondence OF the Philadelphia Inquirer,