Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-08-10
RICHMOND ENQUIRE 4.
.TURDaY MORNING, AUGUST Z. 1852.
THE CLOyEN FOOT.

tween The parties The line which separates feHocra''c
PRINCIPLES from Viii. principles, and Dehociauc p'e!
om Whig policy, has been, is now ana p"oaoy e''
will BE- iroud distinct and w,l-icflned
AT times is true political opponents have attcmpc!
70 cover up and DISGUISE their principles, and have even
stopped deudo and 10 deceive To win pubic favor lhcy
nave often the earh Of Democracy to be thrown
IF conln uuusly their object was achieved
But a Wing is Wing, and ever will be 4 Wing, whateve:
,.sc apvcurances may often To get at the real
color complexion and shape Of The ANIMAL il is only neces
ary 10 watch him in those ungulrdcd moments when every
ma sk is thrown OIL Even Wing will sometimes come out
honestly and manuIy and say what he is for VIII snow
himself to the world stripped OF all his dissuses and Dor
rowed hablinens.
Such was the condition OF that leading and very respect
abb. orga, of Whggcry the Richmond Times as II exhibit
itself in its issue of Wednesday We have never seen
more bald nuked open and at-looled exhibition oil old
fashioned Federalism than was contained in lis long, LABOR
ID two column leader on the subec, Of Internal Improre
ments.
For the benefit of those Of our readers who the
Times we will explain to them the occasion Of The aforesaid
loader and what understand TO be wing doctrine on thai
| great subject as expounded by Wing journal
Unfnuning we have ever been In our opposition 10,
and in our dcnuncalion Of that great abonuon of Wing
pcry general system Of internal Improvements by The fed
era government il is perfectly well known that we have
most warmly aud zeaousy sustained such WORKS mere al
home among ourselves when carried on and conducted oy
our State, city and county ORGANIZATIONS and BY prVae en-
erprze mpcled by ardent desire TO see Virginia pros
perous and pcpuous great and powerful like some o her
Northern sisters urged and enlreatcd our present Legs
!are a. session, extend to our puaic "o'hs
helping hand just this time when they STOOD SO muc III
need OF it, and when every great interest OF me Coho
wealth 50 impe:atvey required it, To the infinite ehagn
/ tir
that BODY needed neither the entretes OF the press nor Inc
wishes Of Tho peoples but yielding absurd panic which
was attempted 20 be created and Ike children IN the DARK
becomnp alarmed at their shadows, they ADJOURNED
without arpropriuug the first cen, 10 any oil our Important
! leading Inns.
We had intended a. an early day after liz adjournment 10
call that ,v 10 account before the people 10: It's Snort co
inps Regardless of its political compeSioh' De'h'e'Ho
as we knew it TO be- as it had been utterly fectea"' " enc "
lis highest duties meant 10 say s." we ocs's"eu " 10
or b, erors in our humble way arouse THE PEOPLE TO
action on his aimporan subject; ana, as mchns u W.
mo this il had entered minds to recommend HE yer!
,,so which TO our very great gratcation they nave al
eaJ determined nr-and that is 10 hold secal State IN
srna Improvement convenon and 10 lei their representa-.
lives know that they have not carried out their WISHES III t
course pu ued by them. Fortunately for our Sa'e' lhe
people fully comprehend the importance OF Immediate &C
| ,ion and do not nscd 10 be aroused.
Desiroa, as we are all parts oil the State may be iu
and each and town may SEND dele
gates took occasion few Gays since 10 express our ap
probation Of the convention proposed be held at Union on
the 18th month The Ohio is 10 be reached by some
great line Of Improvement, either rail road or canal
! and that speedly or cse the maritime States North
and Soulh of US will take away from the Trade OF
the GREAT West, anu that This every body sees and
comp.ehends perfectly well aud this every BODY acKno"
lcdges But hou is the OHIO 10 be reached ihces Inc
rub There are three groat competing schemes. lhcre
are three mrea, rival and (hheEo) antagonisc cohpa-
MES each cuntendng for its peculiar route ana mo'e
of inorovel.nt the best and only which shouu oc
pursued TO The exclusion Of all The rest These are Inc
James Rive, Canal Company and the Central and South
western Rail Road Companes;-th last NAMED demanding
branch down the New river best fulfilling the condi.
on of easy prades construction and
ness of route and Central Road asking 10 be EXTENDED
from Covngton by the White Sulphur Springs, thence |"
the mouth Of the Gcenbrer river thence TO mat OF the Ma
nawha Now, il is obvious that II ID beyond me power u
the State complete all these lines al present. even Il
were expeden aud all Go Is II possible 10 une ana
upon one line, and abandoning
all others 10 complete Tint Therefore il that we wrote
our acl. Of appreciation of the Union Convention as 'ht
only probable Of reconcng The various conflicting
interests by which tile been hitherto torn ana DIS
tracted-a The time admitted the difficulties win
which beset, and very rany expressed our appe-
hensiou might fail after ALL in securing that harmo-
! ny and union so Indispensable 10 success
Such was our article and such the occasion of writing
It, We rcoiccd 10 hear this Convention Union. We
ejoiced that the Southern people beginning to
open their eyes To the Importance of this great subject and
that they are longer exclusively occupied win poicai
Conventions We very naturally expected to hear word OF
from Ire press of both parties But
MOI our ncgibor is exclusively occupied with his noble
vocation of giving over country and the government 10
Seward and his free sellers, allow himself 10 vie" any
question excep, in its political bearing and It's party as
1 pec
WI, this convention help Stewards candidate? Yes says
the Times For bv the Enquirer admission there VIII be
no harmony after ALL The rail road schemes uA stnk Th
their orn ceeht and will be demonstrated lhut inc otae
and her citizens cannot complete their great works and as
we must them ergo must call on Seward 10 hep
u.s. OF course OF gratitude 10 Seward, we will have 10
vote for his and the Times iavOe for the Presidency.
We are told in these mortal columns of the Times,
that ms wc build great works, must call on
the General Government 10 construct the Central ana te
Southwestern roads If these two, why not the Danvlc
and the South Side roads? the Manassas Gap, and Cor
louisville ard Alexandria road What difference we ask Is
1 here in principle?
| But all! says this Scott organ Democratic House OF
Representatives has jas, passed the river and haEnor DILL
That is ye,y tru; We have never denied that difference OF
|
and The policy improving harbors those great outlets
of commerce. and lrigaJc streams 10 the head d noe
catcr but utterly DENY that line Democratic parry ever
conceded claim o. power 10 construct roads
and canals c1umcnancrd the policy 81 exercising IT.
We rcpuGae this doctrine internal improvements by
the General Cuueynien in toto; but THE appGop tion OF
milton ant hall dulrs for improvement OF our rivers
ard u5os cry different thing from entering upon vas
schemes OF ma.uS rail roads and canals involving an e5
p.ndure OF hundreds Of millions
II we read these columns undcfsaMdingiy they IN
cucae the necessity OF bringing Wing administration into
power in order complete great lines oil Improvement
Virginia. told will occupy second ry and nfc
ror position unless Uncle Sam Will finish for us The Cana
and The Central ru,d. Bur Virginia cannot expect Uncle
Sam much for her unless she will Hgteo o' him IL
do az much for the OF the States Then let Us examine
| the suhjec, in this aspect.
A. the beginning of The present yelr, there were IN me
United States len thousand miles and upwards Of railways
completed and twelve thousand more in course o.
construction II policy Of making the general govern
;nent build public works constitutional AMI