Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-01-02
,[..r,YNaI IMPROVEMENTS.

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,, he many important subjects which must necessa-
y come before Tie Legislature at its approaching session"
none n ~ materially scl The prosperity oi The Stale az
10, ii internal improvements. We have many valuable
worS in PROCESS Of construction and perhaps much the
norton OF The means necessary for their construction
ornylad In :!cir unfinished condition, however, they are,
co;arav.p unpraluctiyc but The responsibility oil me
state already incurred for intcrcs, on The capital expended
IN them IS regularly and faithfully met at The treasury
Much rcc. lei b many OF our most patriotic citizens
in regard 10 the provisions Of the new Constitution on the
u., On he one hand it is imagined that the strong
hand 90 taxation i'll be laid upon tic Eastern people, ana
thu. ~ ceca transferred :he Western country to sluan
!ct on will aad visionary schemes While, on the oie II
is feared AL practicable and necessary improvements
will be arrested the works Abandoned and the money
rene be lost 10 Tie people. We have more conidaEce III
the so, ulg,nen md patriotism Of The people of Virginia
than to fear either o! the mscheIs unprecedented As wei
nigh, we expect tie frugal farmer after the harvest had ma
l and as ready for the sickle abandon H. because u!
ne eyuopsc o. cutting thras ng and carrying il TO market
Ei,,.r crsc apureEcnGcd world exhibit want OF good
fail, end honesty which Virginia incapable OF exercising
towards Others and why towards hcsclIi We Indulge no
fears as the wsion o Virginia On the contrary there Is
root rason 10 hope that well cisesied system VIII d.
adopted land with great unannly) l"r the prompt
execution such wo:ss promise the most iira'e ana
certain cmnaer;tins revenue Ii the money already en-
pended had been applied 10 one or lwo ncs ey cod nave
ccn carried across III: State in desirable dccion and
been paying large dividends These dividends would have
made the sock worth par in the Market aha ehabla 'r
State Ia have sol! out, and rcn'tsed or borrowed money
On the Income execute oihet InpToSements-'he '"c
o,vu, n,crs, only on the first investment. Or, if PFC
rrt She could have sold out her sl3ck-paid ne ccoiS IN
rur,,an lost nothing hu, the interest during the cxecu-
! n, tho r.
i,i, has been such that her local interests have not
been confined TO one line two, but TO many Her local
rrcjudiccs and parles have unfortunately been such as
- c,,, and eIuar,ss the execution oi every great woIk
undertaken by her citizens where the patronage OF the
State Was involved TO these difficulties the log
reag system rcso:icd TO ia The Legislature by inc
friends oi internal improvements and as an important IN
,,ra in Tia: system OF Legislation Is 10 disregard inc
means necessary 10 elect desired object il is not surprs-
m ma, improvements were Undertaken less judicUus
* Than would haze been the under different circui
stances Tia, we have many improvements IN progress At
presen and have incurred large expenditures without con-
surnung anything OF great value, and that fnuch more
mast b. rc 90 accomplish desirable results, facts WHICH
we canao nav alter They are liked facts! And IN one
nit ii view they are due To- mortuncsthc want OF
homoncrensncss OF nt"ressbu in another II may be The
more Fortunate Ii crscvere in good faith, with rea-
,o,ec Of energy in thrco four years most OF The
ding improvements underway be completed and our
local interests merged into that oi one great common otac
Ijncrc.: when every in this broad commonwealth can
stand ~ and saw with equal tru; and from the bottom Of
h- heat am rirginian" and not qualify his alrgs-
ancc to The good old Stale, by the rcudccs OF the valley
Of this river that, by the interests across yondcr noun
ri, - r,on the sclb1ard All should be united in one
rrra scheme for the common good Each section OF the
STATE and every interest should be made dependent upon
the Others for mutual elevation aud advancement in '-
Iri ,,yer wealth and security which due to energy
and proper action.
If Vi,4ira thirty years ago when she far able
~ "a, ne Ohio vally with the Central improvement Than
N,w York was TO penetrate lake country with her s. had
acted with the energy OF that saglcous and eneTp'sns
Stale y should now have our map studded with large
towns and Cities and population Of than Two mil
lions Oar minor improvements could have been executed
witlou, Lermtnt any and thai h"inogencousncss Of
ric So ami feelings would exist which il is most I'M
pof;anr u nculatc. Tied together by well dgesed >ys
lem 0! improvements be executed with proper energy
and ness Virginia may yet become one n the mast
,w,r; and PROSPEROUS of The Atlantic States The absence
Of system unit: aud activity in This important branch oi
our nulc service have operated retari the Success
otherwise due The cauS than any want OF faith IN the
value II improvements among the people, liberali,y to
Afford ;2 requisite The idea which has so extern
y.r D.cyiiIed that onr improvements would be executed
,vil iardncas that the interest would cal up f's
z-ncd before the works could be finished and that thou
sands If our osi patriotic citizens have been Disguised
viii, the name Of Internal Improvements In Virginia should
have no foundation Such ideas with the days that called
Them into existence hope, have passed and sys
tenn unity md action tempered with prudence and economy,
y:iI be order hereafter.