Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-12-03
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more important works are in progress Of con-;rucio
Russia Is cump,e'ing system railway oc lGUO rr, j,
shsth winch VIII connect s. Petersburg BY continuous
routes with the Chief cities Of central Europe.
The experience u all the commercial States has
proved cnpchsiVtiy me uity Of the System in
anu acliitati"g their lncrnt! and foreign COMMERCE Tie
experience Of country i. also liiriD and a. r--
CRATES The conclusions drawn from general y,w If m #.
| teciS OF railways in Europe.
Ey means .. RAILWAYS Boston ard New York have con-
hrc'sd themselves ~'h 1r great ard 8gpf prar-
more Than half d. the inernil trade o our crui.- ..
already vast IN nmonnt ana daily increasing a. Western
iaHS are Drought !Gu cultivation. The State If iiu>ss,is
sts IS lfaHcrsci IN every direction ~ railways her
~" reports tfnI- Ehdntnnt evidence .! .!!: iat. In
Sib ~" sum oi IS 305 0u0 taken for git AMI .,Ssn
2e's; lnI Il was ctaa'ci that cfa was S,v,s. 1 80 per
cent on this "in!n former mode o. .:a, cil
eqHll 10 The sum o. Sl752 500
BaiIimUra is stretching her Briaran arms III every
dtclinn. She Is now rapidly cunpetctinm te great .o
o Railway whic' !s 10 cpnrrc her ca.u Rive.
ana iGs rrit. lie her .. Tie adc which slt X IN
OEtlfi through tins Riysr
Tic Sorhnrn Status fol!nwag tie expmr@ oi he
N"v'hern an' By means o! k,ways rap;fy o-ri"i-
thtlf eS1uTcrs In ali oi them the t.Ye lI-
reduced he I'm" mas peen rhonei i. lana. .'us
t-'h las appreciated in v4'd. v,la-s
Fnngng rSs lrr fii c ,,tch o:rf.,~r >arr
although tnter'u. iro Internal Improvements IL an y
period aGi Investing IN ;hc' !nT2, Il -Hr ii
State dccn"nt than aGy "It-r STATE IL he "a, ~ strru
unfortunately, rtnt So l. warH SlIr o.@s,rt.
p'.'e. iH! canal mas absorbed eater amour i"n us,!
asc connected, Oy n.iway Ono River w.h the Cne...
peake Bays onf her railwys cDsSng d penetrating .ro
tie same sections. have been UcrA win it2
view "i destroying ard rcnterng p'itle+ eai Uht 81.
whatever may have been te committed i, Ia
ni" '"!c -f 'r'r ana * i Ic Therefore, e.: item.
We Aust xet he works ~ rrugre>, al c"mp!IIia.Ntr
il il /, ,sary do it -uics account which ia
pniOn proper p.ncplc On which the !.reat hires
Of Railway ought TO BE- made; and t!E
into ne history Of Railways w. esinG. is
We must extend the Central Railroad III Ori, ~. hong
it, aG 10 The Cry Of Richmnnd The rlu, IL i;.a@ )
temAatec BY Tie ooAcco Interest anA -noed extend L;
for obacc" IS ;!lc principal pndncan winch vii c.a-.
10 establish direct trade wj.h Eutopn.
The Tennessee road Hll ty connecting with
~. cD:plrIlon, place "la NcW
pins and Memphis Is destined IA be the c rcst
oasi rpnnactn! An.rica and Asa. The ~ get i s!p
canal across the lShmus h.s h,ea SUSPENDED.
v aalncpn 6; and The !arprte d1 IT, +
Memphis tbs American terminus OF railway
wc"n the "o countries The distance from Aiss lbs 10
Monterey is only 1850 miles, easily Travelled in ih,, alys
and The !m Monterey Shanghai, ii m'Sc RE
passage in t"en-,x days In lhrty Gays al br iirrrst
hc valley ct the Mississippi viii The production ot
China II this r"ute ls established IN ew years ihe Na-
trade Of Asia, containing sX und,ci Of the cgnt tmuaed
millions of the inh abtans OF globe, viii
country. And beg you observe, gentlemen, that
portion OF lhs trade has failed 10 enrich any ct:Ity
na has succeeded in cugros-ng i,-and Us change c
ectiun has always been aenGe! with the destruction OF
old, and the creailun Of new naTt..
What is he The direction ol this trade aicr reaches
Memphis T. shortest and safest Virginia
Richmond will b: is depot but after II reaches krnond
how Is it 10 pass thence 10 the oceun2 An examination ~
the map and comparison Of The distances will satisfy any
impartial mind thai ioik river Is lis natural ad pot out
rl The distance from Richmond TO Tic caes OF Virginia.
via York river does not exc, ed eighty mes lie r'ef Is
an estuary deep as the roads aboundng with fine hlbos
and arns The best anchorage 1t neCry straight
course from West To East aud any wind which wcul rna
bic vessel 10 w"nli bring her down Tho river
What will be the advantages to US Of this conn' ai"n IN
the first place ii offers Ia the capitalist the strongest otrcc
10 investment. We propose the capital OF III road
shall be $500 0Q0 lr, irfs which wish the Sltp
subscribe the other $500 GOO 10 be raised hy private hsp
HONS. Can we not, III week from the passage OF oil M
cooperating the company, raise tie amount OF private sub
scrpliun Is II not the universal opinion ti"t ms ROAD,
even ii il transports only the Virginia ire, ast bC tho
most profitable in Unr country? but il viii d" mnrt u
uN be just much rar. et he DanraNe the Ohio o""d
~ ~
Menl for nR conduct TO The The trarci ana rodce
the three combined But e! rNamne its colatra.
1t viii 10 the farmer OF TINS pot"n al tie
cou'ry al least six per cen-tho fall Interest OF 'Ic
| inycstntent-on every buSiei OF corn and wheat e
raises for market, ard, therefore, viii tc p'ot-
n s,' ~ ri . h{n E :"Gs mot rca'ze cent "a ae
adjacent least hundred per cent. AGt iasyN II
w rneiE the whole agricultural Interest "i he STATE i've
millions OF dollar; the amour, Of tax we Annually pay 10
No.Ih for transporting praductlos lfa S,""c Ee
port oi session lS5l52 establishing dlIec, IN" 81 con"
municuton by steamers with Antwerp) These "iil ~ 'S
sure effects even ii mistaken IN The general views
have advanced and The trade Of TINS ruhd coEteu H
svey Virginia products. Richmond is The only Guy IN
Virginia which become large importing nnd *.
porting city. She possesses advantages unsurpassed
| bv any city in The Union. Situated the head
tide water in healthy section, with climate tree rem
the fierce vicitsudes OF heat and cotwlt water power
for manufacturing purposes in uDmisuIed qnanliiy-ihc
recipient OF the trade o ouiths oi the State ana i.l
atey the line 2 The great route from The I"cic !" me
Atlantc-she needs only shipping port on iok Iivcr ~
enable her 10 seize the ade that - go rapidly hidna p
Baltimore and Boston, and New Yotk-and which would
| make her the emporium oil the South arc Nts'
already occupied much of lie nc oi iltc Con-
ventiun that shall dran by discussing the terminus
regret this the less around ne cS-
peenctd men, whose Information this shbl.ct Is nu'!
more cupious than my own will only remark that 'h'
objection frequently urged against York Town on rcnun
ofs greater distance from R hnont Than points oa'ra,
| appears ur without weight, "rch ~ cG''s'v,
ridge OF land from Ri:ltiond and witch .'s1
the ol The James and York s almost wrc' '':r
throughout its extent and ;Hat tie cost {" raah
road the country the Parunky would ""oert ="
least equal he amount .qulsi" TO c'nstr"ct 'e '&h'"h
twenty miles of read York lu"G It's TACT "ic ct"t
also mind, iat the committee o C@n@tr"7 49,
ponrrd To select for Dry Dock in Virginia. at r.-
.itne carefully ai the lpcniles for this purpose, r.roied
that YORK Town combined greater #dgahng.s hht Any uEt
,l5re. This report not however cpncn.G III LG TIE
| Deck established near Portsmouth,.
note-an cd that hn,c s,renr eici by ,hr evteGc,
k.r feeling have o-hry-lhat shall not q,tsi.i
aarut tie The road VIII grsa; ncnVh NC "'"iG
section wh'.c the te:mlons i l9c!c; a'd "e
should all heartily unc in struggling i"r IT, "c -" en-
sure The General ASS mbiy "il grant II to is
Tide Vir2inans always ac'ed "o h5"'aly I" '':
western brethren when they held tte p2"ef, Tor '''"t
now. wien tie sceplre is entrusted 10 'helf nnri', I" %
any Just claim prefer Anu the liberal mi'ci 'th 8" '
wes will and justly errncia'e tic g'n"a' i'aria-"
resulting tie establishment "t h;S I"hd 10 fn2"4
nGl riar.. ugciE-! IL. r!r4 t'%!s! s
n his glorious o'd Commonwealth in, Union frm ari
| compact.
It is evident, that Virginia is determined rcs.cu" t.c
great works o internal improvement, rnd, ty dcyr g'
cr own resources, 10 suoG2" Tor we'ith ana nNi;''t
with cnrrpr ;rl sister Si"t-- and, foY,S'r ~
her a;hriilnrt G!G!e. Ougt she ~" to connect IL 4 G'"tH
with lie Past Wl Virginia .niicr oil York Town "'h:&
ally 10 mulirr Gniy uEI SUM leI!l'- Nv y
10 marx the spot where the great bhtir Tor hnUaE Ii
5cry fought Ivy her immortal snn, upon '"r 1n
haowed soil? o. viii she, ny connrc"1 i VIII lie, ~ ="
works of Improvement make II The highway ir tst.,
where every Virunisn pause or nGGtnf aGd ".-"
the Revolutionary ecura that lneer around the pot "nci
his foreflhers vauqusisd that naughty army, VIII.
ed In triumph rom Camden York Town; nni sN.ar
that holy ground that he foot o. Invader sni @'r1
again poute tho .1! wli:h Hsy delivered from Girrs -
SHALL minar wih tho 3dwning hrEf;Eta7 Oi httr
Virginia the meoHed e'oEirs ot ola Pbg'Hd'
H. Iy :, Poe "a /,
came 4, his t.ea III !.a dayr by singular acs'irC:
Having taken out long dix knife ta c purpose a .,cH-
cling ,c size Of n wacdca pin 10 iascn his gate, he Gs !.
" p,ccd his kuc aSas his right side 10 shat H. aTt ~
dom" thc Dle his bn:y eeyIrln. nftr1,4l
artery This sudden that he only had tine 10 asE &
ION 10 run 10 the house something the to"-
DIED.
Floriia tic 3i of November. aer
short llfncs Mrs SARAH A. RICHARDS leaving an n'au; 4:
t,,T..4 4aS old