Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-11

approached with great care and caution wan, Soma
mug maj VIII control the operation of the system with
out stopping it entirely Show me any nlsn hv vhich
We can cut through the heart of this State a. a.
meet the waters Of the and west-thi, great
mprorcmcnt-and will devote my head and nv hes #
10 ITS execution as Zeaously here If w.ra
The owner III fee simple of the whole State of Virginia
taxing 1t IN The condition in which it stands, with
these sums expended which can be productive un-
VI tat great central work is done, would complete it,
had 10 mortgage my whole estate 10 rase the money
- u" IL. And would not stop there. | would com
petc tins great southwestern Improvement to the Ten
~ ,'sec INC. would connect the termination of tho
;Haiassa Gap Railroad whenever il NAV stop in tho
WIN me great central Improvement at Jenningss
zap os some other suitable point And would give to
@ t''-"ts'' IN a'"lton 10 the Baltimore and Ohio
some access 10 the markets of YOUR own State
anu especially TO the seat OF their own Government
"oEu u" all ms as measure Of enlightened finance
apart from "lhcr considerations. would do it in the
nope ' sometime or other tins drain upon the pockets
OF the people to pay the interest upon debt which
never, never can be extngushed if these work, stop
where they are. | would go TO work and do ono Of
them now: and, do ii as speedily you cam before YOU
can complete II there will be an iron road from Halifax
Nova Scotia 10 The western border Of the State of Mis-
souri, looking southwark and westward till it touches
thc coast Of the Pacific and this would be the central
INK IN the great chain And then when the great
INES have alluded to were completed would put 4
constitutional veto upon this corrupt system Of roll
nag py iording the legislature to appropriate for any
Other works Ole sing le dollar of the public money un-
less there was bona tide subscription on the part Of
eZens OF Inc commonwcalth-no foreigners, but cit-
zeIs oil the comInonweath-ol three -fths or larger
amount U! the stock OF the company for which the sub
scrIptlon was asked. believe that, or some kindred
remedy Is the best that can be devised against the pro-
iuse reckless expenditure Of the public money in iner
nal Improvements.
-l.ll hasten 10 the conclusion have come to this
work with an desire TO accommodate all the diff
ic"licc- nat arc found 10 exist here am Of opinion
tA;t the retail cen.o tax of which such an immense
pr"mitr'ncc is paid by the East is Just rs legitimate
subject 10 enter into this combined basis az taxes upon
Lati or upon any other property Just as alphabetically
pI hy the people BY whom it 10 paid into the treasury,
II The taxes upon their lands upon any other proper
~. W" give that up | know, think the power and
lr"naS" that i to be welded by the Governs Of thi,
Commonwealth. strip him rs YOU may. know that bv
giving III" election ii that high officer the people, We
Tc him I" the West il the West chooses to take him.
lake him give that up. know that YOU may i'm
pair I" >"le c%cnt the power and the influence Of tho
e:i 'tlvs department of government, the control of
h!'h Tor In" present We ask YOU 10 leave in hands
Know YOU impair s influence and power, BY taking
from II III" appointment Of the Judges of the circuit
court. Of The Commonwealth Well. throw that in.
But AK y"u in th' Of the common brotherhood
when 20" take these things TO dispose Of them you
choose {" lcav" for the time being in the crcunsan
CO. IN which find ourselves placed the control of this
iaN'S aud appopriating department of the government
not for powers sik"-no cannot il we would, e1er-
else the power Of internal improvement without using
more could not make one single work udciously re.
g;.rtiing Interest. that would rot nure more to
Trur benefit than Leave us hat-not for DOW
or bn for protection Leave us that, which was tho
means in the hand. Of the Commons of England, of
achieving the very liberty which has been handed down
- VI, ami tia, the power of disposng of their own
That Is all We ask ut your hands
am going 1" carry out the principle have avowed
carry NE whcr" il may know perfectly we'll what is
to happen know that by the operation Of this princ
pie Contained III the amendment of the gentleman from
Fanqier, the sccpt:e i, to depart from us and it will
do that by the increase OF population and the increase
cf taxes, Of the the other The best thing gen.
tlencn that can AZ .or you, Is that when you havo
gained this power. ana when you shall have exercised it
for sevcnt ivc years the historian may be able to re-
cord If you he record OF us that you have 90 ex
crciard it. rs to invade the personal right of no man.
that y"n have administered the laws faithfully and im-
partially md that there have been peace and prosperity
within all the borders of this Commonwealth during
your rule Of sevclyive years, ~ there in those
who held it for the seycnyiive years preceding. have
said that We have had warnings here from our western
brethren given /" IL III spirit OF kindness and for
brIeit. Will they take one from offered in tho
-piritl My friend from Greenlrer, (Mr SNru) told US
that he was born the East not far from this city and
that If he Eastern he would be an ad
vocatc for the white basis. That he thinks 60 doubt
not and believe it the readily, because If know
anything about my own heart aud my mind. if L
western man ] would 60 for the mixed basis for
III NV IL the WlOle state.
Ny friend has smile Of incrcdulity his face but it is
true.
\ MEMBER. You arc mistaken.
Sir. JANNEI. No. am not mistaken You have
talked great deal here about the old arstocracy of
Virginia. What its oundationl Large grants of
land made before the doctrinc Of human perfrctability
and the abstract rights Of man had been well consd-
cred and we'll understood they are now the anti.
land monopoly society not then formed, and it
supposed n might hold under legal grant his
oil
need be afraid Of such state Of things continuing
long i'll the West. Your constituents, many Of them
own ten twenty thirty uni fifty thousand Of
this fertile land They got il for song-honesly paid
for it, no doubt, but nj II price comparatively nothing
How is your country filling up, and from what quar-
ter.
From the North from the East. from Europe, aye and
the great tide that has 80 long been setting westward is
now rolling back into trans Allegheny Virginia
told that in the county of jackson there are not less
than 1000 ,lnigranrs from the State Of Ohio Authori
IS asked.
liy authority Is here upon this floor, and dare say he
will verify this statement if necessary Now, say, that
in many aspects of this case can get along upon this
sd. of the Blue Ridge with this doctrine of the numer
cal majority better than Our lands already
divided and the titles settled How is it with yours'
We saw but the other day in the State Of New York,
where these doctrines prevail which we asked to
adopt "a little cloud no bigger than mans hand" call
ed anti-rrni-n spreading the whole horizon.
1t was ony Yesterday saw in newspaper call for
the organization of State Convention Of anti.rsnters
for the purpose of following the example which has been
50 successfully by another party there by throwing
it, weight alternately into scale the other until it
had totally orgaizcd both the great parties into which
the Empire State was divided. Are there NO symptoms
to warn us of the approach Of danger1 This may bs
considered wild and vieionary fear trust in God
that what is suggested possibe-suggested as
worthy at least Of consideration may not be found when
he who gives tlncr is in the dust. TO be history,
acted on, in thu trans Allehany region Of this Common
wealth.
tender to this Convention my cordial thanks for the
PATIENCE with which they have listened to these remarks
r., nv friends who sometime ago in the kindest spirit
in tn. world made criticism upon my manner and
spoke Of my gravity. have to say that cannot help
nv manner such n, it is and the gravity that my
frcl- spoke Of ii they want tine key to unlock anything
mysterious about it. tell them where they find
it. Ii j. il, tn! fact that carncst-in the fact that
stand here an humble advocate Of the cause Of truth
and Justice and good government the advocate Of tho
establishment Of Il principle that will bring peace and
keep the peace III this State. Gentlemen have talked
here about 1ivi ling the Commonwealth Of Virginia. No,
no. God forbid. Let Ia 60 Oh and do our work. Set
tie hi- ba-s question you may, shall stand at my
cost where my duty requires me to stand until have
criorin, the work the people sent ME here to do II
-c thi. question will make Constitution IN al other
respects in the very best manner that my faculties Will
.nalla me 10 DO. And when have done the work,
bar, lav,.A AL