Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-05-07
FRIDAY MORNING, NAV Z, 1859.

pe "ey "oai serve as any other Sucl: lice his re"n'
"aheo and nc woui like to know whether such w9ud 5@
a"selher passed over before t could oblaa his coofera
tl"'i or, as he believed OF ite North What lad
'he Legislature ever done for his section! What great
pense had they ncurrcd7 What great rail read Inc evr
constructed! The House had appointed committee IN hs
early part OF the session. similar that proposed. II het
proved miserable failure and lis labors iruess and :ucl
would De he fate OF This committee unless constituted
as 70 enlist the corporation Of ali scclions.
The eloquent remarks Of Mr. called forth various
replies most pointed Of which the Senator iron
rltsyl"ana Mr. Wicher The old wheel horse cnqnirct
OF mo member from DoGdridge, how could he complain ha
Inc Legislature had neglected his section when they had m
great fatKersbug road stretching the entire North
westf (l Jackson lnerrupns observed that tho Sena
to had misunderstood him. He had uttered complaints
but had only urged il the Legislature made roads
the East and for the Valley they were equally bound
make roads for the Northwest. Tho parkersburg road lad
never cost the State doar) II any person present will
say thatyou did not complain, continued Nj. W. then will
have nothing say Is the Parkcrs5ug road any H.,
less rail road does any The less confer upon yaur
ton all the benefits convenences Of rail road because
il did not burn treasury? II mudpikcs only
TO be considered leading Ecs the gentcmuns complaints
cIaly groundess for the Northwest these
great n"s-und if they absolutely deprived OF all
artificial! improvements there the great natural channel
of the Oh2 which afforded cheap the markets Of
the world Really, il had only great improvement
pene,rc0r the length and breadth Of my county, could
not find my heart 10 deny 10 my brethren OF other parts
- T.. Commonwealth who absolutely shut from
the world and cut of from market similar facility, uaiI
they should saddle upon the treasury
expense Of building every local mudpike which might
be needed Mr.. W. would beg the member from Doddrdgc
and If he spoke for his section then he would beg the North
west 10 consider the injustice of their demands and aban
don the ground which had been taken.
Other gentlemen made short speeches. The member from
Giles r shunnon altered the prascology of The resolution
before The neeling to suit the views of the member from Dpd
dridge He eyhned and unanniry of action Our
hearts have been twice gaddened to-day said hc,n the
morning. by the noble effort Of Mr. Rves-and that night,
by the sprstirring o! his friend from Halifax Let
all ourselves for the After few animated
remarks from MIR. Wallace who exhibited equal zeal the
solution in its amended form adopted and the meeting
adjourned until the following Friday evening
Our friends will pardon for imperfect sketch OF this
very Interesting discussion We close this article
without invoking tho friends Of improvement to their
utmost energies prevent what, in all sincerity, regard
very great catastrophe his Commonwealth, and
which much apprehend, namely, ad,ar~".e with
dollar OF appropriation important public WORKS
Are Georgia ana South CaTc!inl srai: , 90:
The goen of Western :" inrn lici;
ports2 II they should reach the grea, Wcs with their lines
only year before Virginia. ma" find IL fo forwards
nDossble 10 divert the channel through 5,r!-rs.-
Shall Virginia any longer pily aggarn! C.t. : II.
States only fourth rate shall she sns sill lower in the
scale
OF whatever party from whatever section, the friends Of
internal improvement should present united front. The
question is neither sectional partisan in its Character
As value dignity jus, weight in the
party petty ntrgucs Presdent-rnnking to cbar-
rass us noble struggle regain for Virginia her long
lost scep,rc-nnd wiling tina! the Wing Press may
make record Of this our protest. if they desire H. Leading
Wings OF the Legislature have taken publicly the stand
with ourselves this subsct and others doubtless OF both
parties are prepared TO follow them.
Wcarc ready 10 cooperate with The Times leading
gan OF the Whgs which glad % see has urged
iocibly upon the present LeGiinure the polry 81
,e,ng our public works The views Of the =" :,aGr
expressed witt, characteristic point and visnr aGnira
bile leader Of Friday last own, without substantial
qualification. The legislatures eIhoric to dsr tcir old
naidenish enrs and ir OF TOO lavish lows,
are warned against the opposite OF making all
We have heard the article highly commended by lending in
,erna Improvement men Of both parties Thus free press
altering the voice Of free people, reminds members Of their
duties when they about 10 forget them.
In the present emergency legislators should prov"
themselves not dsnagogEos bat s.i::9ncn I''t;.
no more raw-head and blood! oncs Than any nIhrr 1e
oriyaton Of our means. Il all the whether
ncy goes out Of pockets into The State Treasury no
the pockes OF come wagsoner who draws am liz.
ooI in The shape of e hts. short time since
we saw an interesting letter copied in the South Sid: Dem
ocrat from Mary land gentleman, the subject OF gnan'
He slated that one highly Impoverished county alone in his
State with population much greater than tha, of LOU
isa had used in year ffeer hundred Of that
most wonderful and powerful fertilizer thereby increasing
it's producveness several hundred fold Now suppose
of our interior eastern counties should in order 10 restore
it's worn out SOIL much; an why should it notl) i
distant forty or fifty miles from seaport, the excess OF
wagon frciph over rail road eighls, would be at least
lars, Suppose we TO set Mr.. Goote TO work %il
his gloomy arithmetic cyphcr what all the worn-ou'
counties Of Eastern Virginia would have 10 pay in thirty
wears at compound interest. in getting in The shape OF ma
nures alone lime plaster guano &c, the necessary means
for their renovation 1t would reach rather higher figure
we surnsc his estimate Of the State deb! during
| the same Time.
Let no, the very first Legislature which has assembled M
der the new Constitution which oinsc new life and T
cor into the body poIc in tho expressive language of the
Examiner "su.pcnd pahic works; put an end to al
State progress and State improvement lest he Genius OF
esnaon esprcad It's broad black wings exhausted
fed rnd turn US irrevocaby and eernuy TO that
Anollrna Of weak ineIecs and limd heartehe GATH