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

may &c necessary 10 procct al the rights accrir, I'm
der II. Of truth, gentlemen rcad rot laho, .,
coa'nce me, for admit it 1T once, ,sat p.tG,.rv "a
ono Of the great objects OF government and c,rr.
cals. without its protection no government xor-b
an; thing without protecting il. for uncss pro per.
can bcssccurcd no rights hc. The accountants.
OF lac rich arc jus. necessary for he support OF the
poor Is the rich, for their labor which is Gdisparsah
10 III" rch, will always enable them 10 prnrde The
Eece>sarcs OF lie from The accn!uatous Of the rich
aEd ticss ;icsc accommodations are rrotectc, soeie.
coGh got exist for single s1aon, because, wio yi,d
accumulate property if there was no secIri'? ior Il!
ehl2imrnt and possession Of property:
say Hen, that government tia, t0o- no, .ry,c,.
properly IS 40 government III ali a@d ii :snl.,rs,
vi" convince ne that property ra..1ot tt .a:e u.so
't government, without giving to property CT In,
o"rcrs Of II larger proportion Of tic reprcsen,.,
III NC legislature. and Of TIE governmental bower
'EaA We OF The west 10 have. and wc are com,
pelica e I've together under the government Ni
certainly oi feel myself liberty :ot, a!ains, scI
al arrangement Of the legislature Nymnd is cnen IN
c"h:!rtIoa a:d il gentle l@n cen persuade ne (ior W.
nae y" ave property Gu The other side q the noup
t> ara We ccsIFe 10 retain IL that such a.: organiza
ZION ot i!ic government Is necessary will % nr or
ycd M seat III this hall rot it cud be strange If surL
nro'isloa Vas Necessary. E.cry Si.i. in Tie CON
leicr.c: except SoGi: Carolina has adotcG G;frr,
T'i'e and 10 complaints dat property i, iN
secure. lie gentleman from FailGIier was candid
'.2':h 10 a'nit Ina; there was but one solitary tNs,r,
Il! Ia" way Of preventing the east rem acccdiuy f.,
the Hes! tl.c white basis, ard in .aakinr ,bat bos.
genera throughout the commonwealth, and that was.
tEe lear c" oppressive taxation being imposed mon ,,
ois' pi !s purpose OF anproprlanS the money thus
raised Tor Internal Improvements in the wc This he
conceded distinctly and uncquvocuy. The conGor nj
Tue gentleman prompted him TO make this concession
Ho;', viii say, upon ls subject of int r,a, imprnvo
me!if there has been gross mscuEccp:!ou exis,in,
throughout The eastern part of this commonwealth
he scales have been removed from the ewes of man
eastern gentlemen by the able argument of nv col
league upon that subject, who is perfectly fain;,
lie showed thai m ~
tcnia OF The people of caste RI Virginia Ga,e az
Instead OF the west having absorbed II! Of the r;i
mci,y appropriated for internal improvements nrrh
lis largest portion Of that money has been aupronr;,,
fer the benefit Of the region c:,t of the niorrt,
believe Tide Wafer has received S1i3 0eO for ircr,i
Improvements Piedmont has received about <r,a.
millions, aid She has ROW added SsGOGgo loo tL.,
anc"ht. The Valley ha, received 50 aly ono .cL 49,
rais,tlcghan district 81 5CO, 0CO, so thai the x'D,
are not tie only p.nndcrcl&. This is not Lr.,,,
venture I" say 10 one aa cut OF twenty in all r,s,
!r,."ia Eul am departing from ny 1c OF argurer,
i"w say. and say i! boldly, tia st, hi, Tine
i'c east s;al> nearly much i'll need uf assistance !,
tic Kay Of Internal Improvements in order 10 have
rca:y acccs- ior her Surplus products 10 market, as -,
We; docs With the exception OF one solitary improve
mc::t, :;can he main central line with The Ol;,
net outstanding such large portion Of the ruhj,
tu!. las been already appropriated 10. The p,rnrs
OF lrr"a' improvement in The east, part, gary r. ,bc
Piedmont district This will prove to any one. Thcr
arc "cnt -!o"r counties IL The northwest i:c!uIi.,
''i:'ts'| cinclt li:iisA!re, iiaruS. Mo- Eaw.
Go:''': fr""!pn, Barbour, Taylor, Harrison i,a,..
':a 80. i: '";'igaiia Gilmcr DoIdr:duc Richie
J. Nm., ii, Tyler, Wctzcl. Marshall Quo, nr5ek
and Hancock, j:!n- on tho liar 81 tie Rain,or, and
G' railroad. and the rS ht, Of way granted bv the leg
lsa:use 10 that company. These twcnv iour couhte,
are believe, entitled upon the whit, basis. &c ,lr,r
five representatives Let any man look At the mar
81 .'"rna! improvements in Virginia, and he viii ses
that .. TT lie other OF these Improvement. run either
through tncse l|entrfour counties, TO hem
th: they leave pr5c%t 30 cone mere and demand
appropriations 10 give item further 10 marker,
l.r ha'e every Thing they want, ba without costing
tie Sla:c ere dollar in money amd Tar from III"
dr!'Satc scnllns that particular section esirp,
T. continue tins system Of improvement they are DE-
rnsrt a kH"n from their action in ccmrli,rcr and
I IL III, hoise 20 impose !ore stringent restriction,
u'E appropriations ot Internal impru.,ts:.ts ihar
az !ei':i: ." III, body They are di.pnsi 2, r,o.
he !:dscd ;sCn HE opinion Of ny friend H.. r.nt;r
.a; from Preston (Alr. B.owsJ expressed IN this do
pate, to impose such restriction Us will prevent tho
stare from making any appropriations for any scheme
! Of internal Improvement Whatever canno, "a mi.
hat Is tic feeling however of early every M, from,
that scc'io who have interest in aDy further ammo
Pi'atioaS for improvements They have ,Lcse Two
outlets giving them ready access the best markets.
amp thus arc furnished with every accommodation and
facility 10" trading that they could wish for or desre
Tic cnr Valley with tho exception Of the small coun
ties OF Acshany, Bath, Highland, and Pendlcion and
extending tie ilnc beyond the ;ailey TO the Ten
nessce linc composing the counties Of Clarke Fred
ericE, Warren, Shenandoah, Page, Rockingham, Az
Susta. 2nckbrGsc, Botc:ourt, Roanoke Montgomery
/ Pulaski, Wythc, SmyLc, and Washington, being en-
tilted 10 twenty three delegates have all the inter
lai Improvements, of general nature thar tho, "a,
desire II is trac that none of these improvements
arc completed and the making of them, has been mon
the in:t oil the STATE most slamefully DELAYED but
the State Is now committed 10 them beyond Ike power
oil reract!c and In the decision OF this question they
may be considered rs done. Let any gentleman examine
The map al Improvements, 10 Wit the Winchester and
Harper Ferry railroad, the aanassee Gap road the
central road 20 >tamton tic James River canal and ,Lc
southwestern road upon which the lines of internal i'm
rrcsememi traced and he will see that in
OF those counties every facility essential 10 trade and
travel Is Afforded As my own county for instance
AID she VIII be much better oil Than the others Ihavc
named, every part OF her will be within ten or fitn,n
miles OF IA 'gabe canal, and that is worth more th,n
all the railroads Tor the purpose OF transporting heavy
pTcd'cr. what. III the name Of reason then do ,vc
want with a!uitionai appropriations Tor internal i'm.
provcmens. and to build up system oe internal i'm
proveincnt which can result in no manner nf honeG, =,
us Lrcvc hat we ought 10 be generous and do ms
tlrr. l'aTIng been served first, we ought 10 permi
others 10 he served last But | saY that no ono car
contend thai as well provided for as we ,rc mr. ,r ~
that VIII be Gu: interest land thavou say the Safes
guarantee against taxation upon which any poyer,ment
can resi- 70 'ote Tor appropriations build up improve
!cts whic!: can result ~ manner of benefit Ia tem
LcI any gentleman look the map who is acoIon,.J
with the geography of Western Virginia and Judge
whether that portion OF the s'a'c to which have refer
ed, which viii have upon the white basis more
than 10 ia the Lcg;sln, n, will not forever have
that majority over I'll TIE halnce the western por, II
tie state. haze some acquaintance witithe countie.
have referred TO, and have hcen over MANY of then,
and from all tie information obtain from others
say without hesitation that they will have in ali
probability, double the wealth aud double HE popuI,
tlon from now until the day Of Judgment over The hal,
sacc OF western Virginia That northwest portion,
as ! understand from gentlemen of the very high
est intelligence. that portion OF Tie country through
which the Baltimore and Ohio railroad nora
81: tho richest portion of the State Then look as T.,
the country between these two sections which have
mentioned All will concur with me in saving Iha, Il
the Central railroad which Louis ,fcLean admitted to
be tho mos desirable rone fer railroad between the
eastern ana western country is completed if il will not
afford that country The facilities will want for long
time to come. Gentlemen have said that it will never
De completed. If so, then appropriation will be-
mace towards 1t. But God forbid, that the reprcsea
,atss Of any county in tho State after thew have gn
the improvements they greatly desire should turn cold
shoulder upon improvements III other sections Of Tho
State that ought 10 be made But little of that conr.
try lying IN the angle between the Baltimore and r.ys
railroad and The Tennessee road can ever be pdvant,