Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-10-05
E'or ne Enquirer
RAJ, ao.D MEETING IL YoRKTOwN.

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atnm ing of The people Warwick sud York coun-
lies and Of III. cl,y .: MIlamsnurg held At i":kt9wn
pursuant tn lrt H.: nJc, MonAny the 2oh day "i sep
R;chlri r. Garrett, E-q. oi York was elected President
and Stafford 6. Cooke, Esq, Secretary.
The President stated the meeting WAS held 10 urge
man The /. alsiaIrc Importance "l extending me I'M
snc,s already begun through lire Western portion 81
The Sac and Of conducting those improvements WIN
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mi rrsollllocs which he supported in speech ." shG
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-, the adjourned meeting the General Assembly, s'
systematic plan o; internal improvement viii Dc Hc'eI'
~ and adhered TO- Even those sections OF our STATE o
urrIy opposed 10 internal Improvement iees me heees
I completing great lines projected ana IN progress "
construction will cheefuy contribute trlf proper
of the means requisite for this purpose Inc question Is ''
now an original one, whether or not we wi! e''I'" !"
schemes of Improvement II is whether wall sGiier me
money already expended be entirely wasted by permitting
Ines. works remain incomplete orcXend mem across .e
Stale and thereby make them prohahit! WINE IN zoe
Water Virginia opinion becoming universal mar ,l'sc
works OF a State ought 10 be completed soi"s ~
State account II necessary, we rejoice !" see III .
ti,n- of our State growing di-ncnaun 10 coun'snhhcc
thr establishment of merely local improvements.
The Central Road when extended 10 the ono WIN o'i".
10 the city OF Richmond only the travel ana produce "l
central tpnia bu also the travel and produce u those
States washed by the nlper waters o ths Ser ihc zen.
nrsscc road connecting with tie roads IN me SOUTHWESTERN
States will penetrate the Delta Of inc Mississippi, ahu
bring 10 In. same point Tie unparalleled Productions {" me
llrges and mnsi fertile vale: in the world me plhS''e
road ravrrsing the grcl. tohncco counties oi virginia h
North Carolina AID the canal ahd'ns an rsy ifahSp''
for the produce James River will also bring to the same
terminus their travel and produce.
How is this trade Ia reach The Atlantic Can tie James
River be made adequate To the cOm'.chl wants Vi
RIchnond-a City rapidly increasing in wealth and "pu'-
lion ard whose manufacturing capacity EXPANDS IN proper
| ton 10 the extension of those improvements
In the first Place, consider the permanent r"io'a :"
III. bars james River impossiniiy-or ut least IN
their removal would cost ol money lar 900 ufac 10 oe
cypended this work. Even II this driil:Ghy cuul DC
ted and ships large enough 10 cross the ocean
could up tuckcs the length oil tine necessarily
consumed reaching the Capcs oi Virginia. Though 'i7
toinns river would be great the trade Of the Western
and South" States would seek The route cue ny
New York New Orleans No matter what Improvement
is made in the river ships must stop al or near Cy f"
produce illc handled and then ships must Dc 'u"
| I'd down a. d present Viewpoints News.
\ Il lncc map will convince any one that ofh
River proper outlet for the trade that Will be COLLECTED
AT Richmond. IL estuary, deep as Hampton h"iS,
and alJrdng equally fine anchorage, ana must u"ics
unwisr legislation force trade into AN unnatural channel or
The conduit Of the immense and travel drno-iled In
Richmond a Rail Road from Richmond 10 "rH Town
would DC less than sixty miles IN length according 10 me
survey made in 1922 and The cost oil constructing over
The "vG country would traverse was then estimated NJ
So 900 per menot half much as any other Kali Road
| in the State has cost.
1t is ten miles from York Town 10 the mouth Of York RI
vera perfectly straight course the Ocean--and wind
from any quarter would carry ship I" sea Inc distance
from Richmond the Capes win james River Is nearly TWO
hundred miles and 10 Baltimore three hundred ana
fty BY railroad York Town. the distance 10 Baltl-
more would be about hundred eighty miles easily ira.
vccd in day. and 10 the cpss Of Virginia about ninety
me-and be rrcolleced That RIchtond can never
make Rockets shipping port. During four months II
would br impossible get regular seacn as Tar up fresh
water RI edmond; the ships would be without sailors
and during the residue of The year, II would b. attended
with great difficulty. "Sa.' has natural aversion "r
fresh The manufacturers oi Richmond, and ne To-
b,cco flour and cotton OF middle aud western Virginia
would by the through York Town. be outside OF The
Capes Virginia, in the time IL now ttqures TO reach the
ships City pun and by connecting Richmond with ok
Town. induce the trade and travel OF me ono ana
Mississippi State; for The route through Virginia
will be cheapest and expedtous and trade is a.
0beden this law Of cheapnrss and facility OF Trans
puitaun the material world Is 10 the physical laws which
govern H.
The Committee of the SENATE oi Virginia establishing
a direct trade by Norfolk 10 Antwerp repoir
last winter that than five millions OF dollars were an
nay lost by The people Of Virginia. by shipping their pro-
duce first the Northern Atlantic cities and having II re-
shipped from there. Surely il his large SUN could be an
nuay the people Of Virginia the cost Of cstao
fishing Rail Road from Richmond 10 York Town. by means
o which direct trade could be established between our
State and Europe is insgncant-apar from the Just
estimate should make Of the profit OF Iranspo ting across
Virginia the Immense trace anu f'ei vi Tic Soui western
States.
York Town possesses commercial facilities Before
the revolution York Town was the shipping port for Ne"
York and Philadelphia The Custom House books show
TINT all The foreign goods imported into Virginia and The
neiahbnring colonies passed through this port This fact
alone puts l:l the objection S"nrtnes urged against
York Town as wan,in. in commercial facilities.
During the siege the town reduced 10 ashes and ir
property her ALMOST entirely destroyed. They
bore the bunt o the Revolutionary struggle ana chceus
sacrificed r and their wealth 10 the cause m
In rrrn denrr General Nelson, with his hand, pointed
me first cannon that fired York Town, at his
house and his patriotic example iused itself through III,
corps lie c,mmanded-u large portion Of whom were resi-
dents of York Town.
A;rcr HE destruction If the town and consequent i'm
poverishmcn, her merchants, trutc deserted her New
York Philadelphia ard Boston became the great marts
only for their Respective States bat Tor the continent o
North America.
An opportunity presents itself yf placing York Town
in her former POSITION by making her The great p0r', not
10 of ViTgnia bu Of the South and West: while d.
rho N,
count of the sacrifices cherriuy made by our town and
county in the revolutionary Struggle, or Ut The pride every
VrnDian should feel in building up this old town. consecra
led liberty still We think that in fixing lie terminus oil
the road these conscientious ought Ot dlsrcgaird
Therefore, be II resolved That we vii petition me Lt@is
nture construct RAILROAD from Richmond 20 York lOwn-
the State subscribing three irhs 81 the capital sJ"k-in
that copy Of these proceedings b. h!c! win his petition
a motion was made strike Yorktown The rcsrin
ton and insert York river which rise To animated
discussion in which Messrs Pryton - S"nha!, tobrr'
Saundcr Robert Anderson, Seth ShrpaTd and Richard T.
G rrrtt participated. The motion was n.i and Then nc
original preamble and resolution wcrr unanimously adopted
On motion OF peyron A SourIaII Esq was
Resolved, That the nc2hbong counties BIZ Invited I"
meet Convention NJ Yorktown the sEi day OF DC
tober next consider this important subject
On motion of Robert Saunders Eqr The President of the
meeting (R. R. Garrett, Esq appointed d"Iss".e 10
said Cunvrnon and he requested 10 appoint fourteen
other delegates.
Mr. Saunders was designated the Chairman Of Ii" dele
President bur he requested 10 tc excused from
serving he differed from the nccns IN regard TO the ter
minus al the road.
The President then appointed the following eeni!cnen:-
Th,s f. Evans DR. VI = Waller Capt Jas krrby, Thomas
Tinsley Capt Ruht An len Pcyon S"uthai Nathaniel
Tay Tor DIR WIN II Srlrld. DR. W Power, Edward Rus
sell. CHRISTOPHER Curtis, Elliott w Budgns, George "
| SInIh and Henry III Charles.
On motion Of R"bt Saunders Esq, it was ordered that
the Secretary send copy "t these proceedings |" the Rich.
mpnd ENQUIRER and Nufplk HrTaIa,hc oldest papers
strcvcy Richmond and N0r:olH-fjr publication; AMI
that all papers the friendly this enterprise BE-
| requ, stci 10 copy
| On motion. the meeting dIournrd sine die.
RICHARD K. GARRETT, President.
S. G. CooKE, Secretary
GOING OVER.
| The Richmond JTh:g has thrown oil nil disguise and
comes openly boldly in condemnation OF the fugitive
slave law II retui0re both parties The prcss-a men n