Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-10-17

sltect AT present. II any c Us believe wb the aI
intelligent Wing party Of these United hfcs that ,acro IL
such Identity oln,cres. in the people "i'i tie Stat ;i.:
majority Of all The people Of the uni.ei 81" :, may,
through their representatives, Ighuly yayGn cIrsi!:H
tonally The people OF Maine Mid imrT cement n
California the people of Maine being opp ,se Ia n through
their representatives, voting against il; if We - 5se%e
with Washington Jefferson Madison and 6 e$, ~ tcc -
such identity of interest in the people %! this wie Con-
monwealth that majority Of her people tlr olgh ei 7cn
rescntavcs, may righuuy legally and cunsutoaai TAX
the people Of Accomac, against tlc. consent, - con
| sruct the James River Canal; where Is The c:y!n-
evil Injustice unconstitu,ionaty and oppression III tn
people of Halifax where hsre is mach greater .1an
tity of interest, by direct majority vote, taHi"I lie
people in the extremes Of the co!.ty 10 build 4
road through its centre Unless deny The Governmental
power altogether, considerations Of fi!nss AMI sca
should make much lass sc.upaous Of is exercise by the
counties than by the State because erry part q county il
much more likely directly benefited BY improvement
running through such county .an Is every part vi STATE
likely 10 be benefited BY az improvement ruEunG ror' e
Stale Besides the protection afforded By tie courts there
other safeguards asains, the abuse of tlu poser BY coun,
which do:n5 exist in other This c0Unty has the
power taxing the people Of HALIFAX ;r purpose OF
suctns unl maintaining her ordinary roads by nllcloli
usage, the sanction ehcI oi .. aUpu
lar majoryund there is complaint oil s exercise, Tins
General Assembly, body consisting o about lCU men, hy
bare majority-by lis s!nic idt,-cah taA .e people
Halifax build the Central ROAD, the lcanassGs road OF
mudpikes in k2:lw the 'pan-han!e," wtudut 10, con-
either of popular majority .: the rcoi ,i.;.Ax or
Of her county court-and some har; ogia:"e the per
pie OF Halifax have ut any rate .nleG such lava
unconstitutional appealed The Tor relief
Now here is proposition ian
portunt Improvement lirOu-, the very heart Of
Halifax, which Will confer Immense i,:d uadcnabc p"n,tts
upon u hcr pco, ard which is almost absolutely ncc-ss
ry her irom Ultimate tcpopuE:ion, by inn os"ga
moderate after having obt lined the sanction OF the t;en
e.al Assembly the county c":, and the popuJr in2Ioy,
the concurrence of all three combnGd-and the good pco-
pie of H1lx raise shout ami oucry against TIC law
unjust opr essvc and unconstitutional This g STRANGE
logic 1t Us it is utterly ncomprehensi5lc.
Devoted as arc 10 the great cause OF internal improve
in Virginia. let this occasion pass without
expressing admiration OF the jealous at and anti
ring which have been made by President Tnr stall
in behalf of this Danyle road-an improvement which from
its first projection up The present time has encountered
more difficulties than any other in the State. Such
is most valuable citizen, ana the press should chCes m
on in his lluabe efforts conquer obstacles which wGui
make Others less rcsolue wholly despair We trust and he
ieve that ut distant day he will yet t: rra which
owes its existence himself completed a;i in slccr-s
operation scattering wealth and prosperity throughout M
Mr. Tunsta with all his ecccnrtc.t!s hayn
secured an enved place in the affections Of the people VIII
be remembered as bcnclacor Suuth-:Sidc Virginia.