Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-09-07
For The Enquirer.
~, Np cHAs. A. LacHER,

~ Mr. CHAs. A. LacHEn.
n"r S,r The writer OF these lines is the owner OF
s.zr. farm, consisting mostly of poor lanh upon
.hjrn IL, is yprndcnl r the support o growing ian!
n 10 tie renovation OF which, ne Is hehing al l's cue,
' ~ lvnu all the means his command. As such, |
. hnrdv saw that belong 10 large class oil whom u
49, 80 r. Iiy asserted that II con claim the hnnor OF con-
's no lille 10 The resusci alton oil tile do:niln. capaci-
i n his GOOD old State of Virginia; and. as III my mum.
- il,n;cut ~ha have 10 say to you Is oil eInal noor-
800 10 ;r, take The liberty Of addressing YOU through
3D. uh,;. nj n. should they dtn y worthy 81 space IN
,r columns. resi- on tie S0ut!i-siac Dt james Rcer,
.uc six miles from The nearest inlet u The canal
For the first lev after tohk possession :" my iai
gpr my i,ic crops received my supplies OF gruce-
hes iron, !,S!er, naao Ne, from tie ba'lsiHS "',hi
cw hu:.ed yas ot my earn. The rive, was anost dis!
lined with boats, gpin, and from Riclmonf ana my
urun5ufs and ny SELF enyed the pleasing consGiaon lia
the ane 0. property very much enhanced ty IL
flyora0r gratcn upon navIaaie seau'-n never !a'-
highway marie" which enahled our fathers 10 gro" 'h
a;y vi What il situation nUwl why. sif, s!t
Div This ie river has been pracc ally ltc GItay from vs.
and wc are o than thuse who i've IN the interior
and anis didnt cost and were never WORTH more
,lan hall the price ours where o equal quality
We must take the canal nothing, excepting few !d
vdual who are located near tie dims anu must Wagon
our produce supplies hills and store them al h'
-.rt= nSiGCTah!e risk delay and lhc pat
w! cy have already 10 great eXten) |" Dc
Al our command Of the competition win the iagt
boats; the lew which can sustain themselves, WV
tinI empl ymEut the Ge?utS established a. IN
.atis Now YOU hsk how does all this concern you'
unlv wish shcw public, sir how and my brother lI
nei- are epriY ncalculabe benefit which We I@h
derived from your enterprise Our poor iahds "H
LlnE s;G and with small interest mat we have u"
rlccd your proposition 10 furnish 10 US The cost ID llc
nn: ard the freight up The river nave hi'hcrto seen hs
pcrale O,stacIs Of il; and presume Tie supply
there would utterly short vi the demand were these o
fcr.S removed There Is every reas"h - ch;uIte una
II brought GJrg and landed our farm|, aS iish'
have been done brluc this glorious OF improve
meut the would BE- 40 reduced as 70 fehuei !,
highly profitable 10 Us 10 uIcase literally but IL ZOO
Hr can't yet II would have 10 be brouIh To dcpo',
rrqu,n many miles below the point OF us destination;
stored there; reshpprd bAieau and carried back >hch
operation il needs calcEi,ion 10 SHOW, womb rum
either the farmers carriers So We must 40 lro"' TIE
linn; perhaps hardly going too lar TO say mat h
,al pof.io o Virginia. the South side "l James RSeT
ios ,nds and tens Of thousands will be los: IN lew years
ior ant .! The lime which would b: literally Applied
II had oil river with her ba:te!uX rs or"ler!.
Fellow citizens of the South SIDE, are We To slt GOV"
arly and silently under such grieyuus inIustce Car
any el you show shade" al reason "Ey We should
he put much trouble and expense, our property papa
bly, and permanently injured in value by depr'Gg u .. the
natural advantages for which indebted solely Ia
the God q Providence and giving u no subsltutc
The man. be he farmer or merchant on ti!s sic WING
would prefer have the free navigation Of i river 10
nr present Of things. Far be i! from my huihr
sell. 10 complain oi puhc improvements, where me
sufferers but few in comparison win the NH
rude ben, fitted. But make bold 10 say OF The former
this That their IL Legion, ana nr an9h
that can SEQ there il The prospect OF comnrr-
Ea,ion or relief I of from The market enIed b.
brethren Of lie North SIDE 'r which We paid as nueh
.hey did We cut oil tom the timber which hundreds
ni saw.ni bur short distance a2ove US are Tipping w
for the Richmond murket-and we are deprived :" The opn
unl,y al getting the lne, when me mountain co"hi!
ought n0lr be showcring upon exhausted lands
An IN erruf2 trust il may be proven to my sasiac.
tipn that am Ii not, in The OF ail that Is Jusi
ard reasonable, let rise up and assert our rights
and demand that something be done them. has
been suggested by OF intelligence, that good Luck
might be put IN each dam If thar is the only remedy say
c, ns Them ard insist upon the OF them Whenever
choose Surely the cost Of any mode, whatever woG!t
DC TITLE compared with the injury which has been done
10 US; md could conflict with ea but thai
Of the contemplate company which distinguishes itself by
are done to see ii they have pail dvwn and rebuild
Ii we arc put up with things they why trust c
generation will be sufficiently 5ucd with the spirit OF
progress improve the navigation o.! James River b. clear
inc out dams ard other distractions
Yours, respectfully.
ANTI-UNE.SlDED IMPROVEMENTS.