Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-12-10
r'..s Nc Enquirer.
TO THE PEOPLE OF AMELIA.

4 resident of the county .; Ameiia identified with It's
citizens lor veal voc, w9Ui commune with hem ." ;"
Involving c uiLf 81 prosperity ara social p1stu:l
would address the subject oi The taI'ic Railroad,
and attitude you avc assumed IN t. Your county Is as
certainly and hcr people as gc"cray Interested IN bu1ns
li road any other IT, Il yours, as il other conn'
ties its line, pGr0n Of lie CoGaiy Is not likely 10
use II for transportation II BY means follows, however,
that the people and property in those sGcnns ic county.
are no, to be bcn fitted by its co:succnOr, whatever
adds the aggregate wealth o taa cOuaIy mas! add 10
hcs-by the C.iiusicn OF that wealth; by the fact that IN
proportion The increased value OF The property near the
line Of lie road EuS be the amount o county tlxat!oa 10
vhch will be suhJecct by baiiing Up the common
market and by rcEcing the rates Q: transportation on these
Improvements, with which il comes III competition.
Richmond anl Charlotte county, already - some extent
bcueica ics Of tie d. ka," subscribed their far proper
ton T. is suppur, piitsy Iva.. and Iea:r The most
note from IT, the last hat enjoy IT, h1'; i:Stwis"
yipl!cd their quota How is i, w::h VOC? tiow have you
responded c" made you? Ltt2 the '%eaiiiiy coun-
y {" H"!ax, yoa have refused your ro..r!5Gan ln ynG'
case rs III cc. Tie road through i'& atre 0! hc
county, distributing its blessings lhough is "'!e length
lcss:cs. You in III" fulton o tysc advantages sic
hoping OF them 1t will 81 i:Ec enough 10 draw lie COM
rarspn when she is !co"iug trc harvest wlc' Uics have
"r*ed. She may come 10 nccupy your position ie oIc
son may hea very convenient one 90 Ent thinH II *Sy
among his fellows? If ne di. how long would he ENJOY
their or his own!
TIE savel upon The cost OF transportation n! each
cgGra depGts in The county, upon wheat aionc snce
midsummer is greater ,h,n the interest on the sum tai you
nave refused ;nves, in he stock o. the Company our
instances within hr knowledge Of the writer they have sold
advance Of several hundred per cent uPo prccs asked
and given within four fvc years last past llcr have
bccumc productive "cl mere saica5'e 1n 10
dcnots and The amaunL OF nau!cS ana aoGrsa-
Wig implements brough, The read Go among ypnr
Farmers and witness The energy "1d acvit? that have ot-
ioc cd rs Introduction. Wer: yuu not %ni-lcKct, i!"'l-
ted inaccessible market? NOW you within NV! hours
of Rchmnad--ess thun days Of New Gr6 None O.!
you disregard these advantage Why not help 10 pay LOT
hcm? Is county levy u0fqnai unconstitutional! me
people cf Charlotte county thought So and quieted msr
cDnscences by subscribing Individually Arc you too poor
TO indulge in tha; luxury! Your lands good a theirs
produce as much ard toHacco and Eiorc wheat
In proportion your white population 70" own more ne
grucs than they do-nGy than an oEsr peol III tHe
State Tho of the Commissioner o The ReVenue
snnws that the uyon interest scars heavily rIo;l Sn
individually, would 10 live on the county OF
Others Wnat !Ias become O y"u. pride o c'.i"ei"r!-
le!ciof-rc y0u have cen proud and igsy ="-2Iou! -
your soca! position You have contributed 10 Inc c"on
treasury more money than any rural communtv II the state
You have contributed ycur f proportion Of distinguished
men 10 the armies, the councils OF tc Icpuoc In Ihe
u S. Senate in the House Of Representatives, IN the Gn.
berna.oa chair of the State yonr county has again and
again. furnished Vsinas representatives. And nnw proud
as YOU are high stand you barter away your position
for sum If moncy-or forfeit it upon an abstraction
peoplc of Amelia wipe this stain Il ii blot Upon
your esctccon. These tic views OF iei:ow-coun-
man. who would. under ereai circumstances. give lis
own enalure but, raje. the p;esent signs oniy
STAT NOMiNiS CMBRa.