Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-30

Gap road and the road from Sal m to Buchanan too.
and this is the gentleman who now has such an extra
ordinary love for the city of Richmond This is the gen.
ternan who, when in the simplicity CT my heart,
dearor to correct erroneous impression that is being
created IN the public mind, by stating what intend TO
do in certnn contingencies feels himself called upon to
come forward and defend the city of Richmond against
;myaggressions. Now, appeal this committee, if
there IL any newborn love cWbOrn zeal Tor the city
OF Richmond, to shy whether it is not with the gen.
'eman from Fauquer, and not with myself. have al
ways IN good faith acted for the interests OF this city,
and OF the whole Commonwealth The delegates from
Inc city Of Richmond will bear witness that on all
occasions when this great Virginia central railroad has
oeen the subject of discussion in the house of delegates
nave to the utmost extent of my powers. sought the
success OF that great work voedfor the gentlemans
hanassa Gap railroad and I voted for it because 1t
was necessary to do son order him and his friends
70 vote Tor this central railroad That is why voted
LOT Ills Manassa Gap railroad for although it was not
in order to get of the gentleman him
ants.
have voted for other schemes through nut every part
ihu portion OF this State and have voted for them all
LOT the express purpose of getting the support OF their
advocates to this great central scheme of the State
which is calculated in my Judgment do more TO bring
her PACK to that position in this conederacy which he
ought ow to occupy than all the other schemes oil n
provement talked of within her limits. AM will
ng alter this expost"ns for the people of Richmond to
JuuSe between the gentleman from Fauquicr and my
SELL Who has heretofore manifested the strongest attach
neht ior their interests. contend that Richmond has
more interest in this central road than my people
have and when have been battling for that railroad
have been battling for the interests of the city Of Rich
nond degree one hundred fold greater than have
teen battling for the interests of my own constituents.
The Counties of Logan and Wyoming, particularly are
nelther OF them situated on the line of this read 1t IL
nj but little consequence to them whether the road Is
made or Our trade is not of q character to be
brought here We are improving the navigation of the
Guyandutte river by locks and dams up to the court
house of Logan county making locks of sufficient size
10 afford navigation for steamboats,. Our trade consists
principally coal and timber and market is in the
western and southern country
II the railroad is built to the town of Guyandote,
and had anything for eastern market. would have
o ship 1t on board Of steamboat to the mouth Of the
river and there ranshiP it upon this railroad If tn,
railroad terminates at the mouth of the kanawha We
shall then have TO run it 10 miles further up the Ohio
before We can transhp it to the east If We want to
TAKE our trade TO Baltimore have only take it t.
farkersburg and thence by the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad to Baltimore 1t is only GO miles from the mouth
oil the kanawha to Parkersburg-a three hours for
steamboat. Now. whether you make this rail
road or not it matters not jot, or one little.
50 iar rs the interests of most of my constituents
0 are concerned. AS citizen Of Logan / would NOT
thank you for it, l am the advocate Of this rail.
road, because | believe it to be great State i'm
Provemen and one that Is necessary to the prosperity
OF Virginia to develop her and bring her
10 position cofcdcrucy OF which
she ought to occupy, and which, udicous sys
tenn Of improvements had been carried ont, she would
nave occupied. But my counties not singular i'll
their position in reference to this road The people Of
hanawha have market without your railroad. They
carry their salt markets of the south and west They
10 not blng here because you will not let them. The
people OF the entire Allegheny county have moi
had rs much interest in this road you have. You
cannot make railroad every mans door, and large
portion Of the people of that section the
1 al rtvar IL Dbl,
they would be to the central railroad Therefore far
as interest Is conce ned the people Of eastern Virginia
are one hundred fold aye hundred thousand fold NOR
interested in this work than the people Of any portion Of
western Virginia We already have markets good rs
you afford us. Build your railroad or let it alone
matter of not the slightest personal interest to US
But We have besought and imPorcd you to carry the
railroad through to the Ohio river; have shown
enlarged patriotism this subject, and sci
nsh considerations have come forward and acted IN
character of statesmen and endeayored to carry this
improvement TO its completion As had occasion t.
the other day. the great northwest has no interest in
# your railroad What interest is it to the people of tn
I counties Of Lewis, Harrison and Ohio whether yol
J. make railroad to my section or nos You cannot reach
that section of the State by any Improvements which
YOU eau make audit in view of this fact that voted
IL carry the railroad from ThreeForks to Parkersbrg
to through section of Country that never could b.
united with eastern Virginia. If railroad through
Virginia could have tapped that country, tell you that
never WOuu nave given liaL fplC Will, VII All oSSu
4 ions, bring the commerce of Virginia to Virgini
TOWNSHIP fcan, but if caunot bring it to Virgnii
b Juwp, will never puraUe that doginthe- manager policy
whichsay, If cannot eat, nobody else shall" Thu
northwestern country is unfortunately situated thai
4 cannot trudc with eastern Virginia 1t must trad
, s;h Philadelphia Baltimore, of the other
northern cities, and under these crcunstan.
ces haze voted to give them railroad going to tn,
city Of Baltimore would do again. But notwith-
standing that the people Of this northwestern countr
IL, oil shat ,far
Which one Vginian feels in the prosperity of another,
Notwithstanding that all their Improvements tend 10 the
ty Of Baltimore no knows better than the gentle
man from Richmond, that those people have magnanl.
uousv stood here in defence of your great central I'M
roveaen Yes the bill that passed the General Assem-
DIV the winter before last, passed BY the aid of thu
Il ,enne of the northwest; improvement that canno
nenef, them sing lie cent, an improvements tina
they will be compelled in part to pay for They ask fo
r.uad and YOU tell them that it must not be made b:
their own money, and that you will not aid them,
.ti they come here like and vote for your great
line Of railroad to build up the Of Rchmon,
and the other cities of the east 1t true, that 20,
have given these people some urnpikes and it Is equal,
~ true that you have given every other section OF west
ern Virginia turnpikes You have not made them On CO.
uecal avorte. You have made appropriations to thai!
section in common with other sections of the State T.
make mud turnpkes but when it to railroads. you
never have and you never will appropriate dollar &c
lhat section and perhaps you ought not to do it. YOU
lara
, ,mild railroads, when those railroads will be bull:
we'll without your money The city of Baltimore and tho
state Of Pennsylvania both anxious to build then.
without your money The point am at now is whether
these people have not given that evidence of their devo
lion to this Commonwealth which is the proudest nonu-
noent that could be erected to their memory upon tn.
= records of the country. Yes, sir they have rotedt'
tax themselves and their constituents for indefinite
n.rod 70 make railroads to build up the cities ant
towns of Virginia, while they have not asked recev-
I ono dollar 10 make railroads for themselves So far
~ rnnkes urc concerned You have treated them only
"a YOU have treated the Valley and other portions OF
Virginia This is the position that the people of the
west have taken upon the question of improvements.
tell my friends from the city of Richmond that 81
long as Virginia is bound together, and usepara.
hIe it would take state of things that cannot ina
zinc to induce to build nm improvement to
baltimore that ought to be built to Richmond and SC
ar as voting money is concerned to build improve
ment to Baltimore never would do such thing if J
wre in the Legislature thousand times. Bring up a
railroad scheme carry trade and travel to Baltimore
mstead of to Virginia city, and you cannot get my
vote for it So when that scheme Of railroad up thu
valley to the Ohio river proposed, which would
connect my people with Baltimore, although not single
III, roo ,ro ,osed To he nDnroprated BY it, voted