Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-03-08

C,,f he
us nm, hars from the lower James river, measure "a -
"a culuuI importance to her commerce. "ll"u @ ;ns;
decd she never aspire 10 commerce ot3 90
rant coastiua trade she now has, go, .,,rc
The gallant Cockate city has been spending n,' '0
a. she Gid her blood in time OF wuI-withoh' s oulic
And ertcrprisng Lynchbug, that, Tor hef pa'fn
shirt deser yes monument more as'ins w., hs Main
Mills which her enterprise has helped 10 le'el bur
has imposed upon her people an almost in which
den of laxtun carry on the grea' i" ,rncsscc Rail
w. i; en- ,nncb interested the Virginia and tennessee
Road -, ,;.d ,.;,h bnt poor
CouHy I !; ton slow and uncertain. Alun's's' rehsl
80. NJ discussion must be hud and, most yn,a,s
.mugopue raises the cry Of aSes 10 comcs.ofi
, The recognition of his miserable pte'ehso", fnr hr
-, :, IN, contest The cry OF taxing 'ic poo ,,J
c'o h rich aoes forh and tho county tax Is
and It's advocate oyerwhsmea p wn and deude
S;- NJ NAV be allowed the dlgtessohj u '... - -
ono thing true above another OF the rai r'aa AZ,
,h,s. ,hnI i, is Internationally toe poor ma" !
his: a ds + !, that i, ministers the exclusive benefit
of IN. rich Sir il speeds comfort as wen " ''o e 90
the paIace II reaches with It's olesseo ,nu. f
HE owner OF the truck pa;cil me lo'uis
~; ,;,oni,J thop.,pd. II enables the poor man 10 seh
~ market nj amos, doubled prices hose niue u
his harp earnings. which TO him, are a. inucn as
:. ar hall OF cytlun the "ea!!hier planter! II
ind.ed ~ every railroad depot and soppln9-iiacr:
nome mar se, not existing before when aoS",os ''i SUI
,so. anno IN. whole uc Of the road aud enables ths
@ man "a huy with his hat dozen spare cabnaets or
En7en pups TWO Yards OF cotton or Two pounhs o sugar"
whore he bought bu, before And s THIS napY "ta
ing OF the ailrnad system upon .c o,tu'ts =, VIZ
man ha, SO comulcnds 10 ny regard and ;-t constitutes
IN nv Judgment moral consideration m Us oehai' ''a
should challenge for the sympalcs and the favor o every
friend of humanity and lover Of his species
On the uuce!taD then, OF county SupSc'
we csnno, RELY for the fths OF private subscription
More than this there be abundance cl private cdp
m along the lines of rail roads, Il cannot now be pro
,,tsd IN investment them There Is s1Giehin9 IN our
legislation that utterly orhds IT, Sir DO gentlemen eSfe'
the private citizen risk his capital in our aolc ""Ihs
,nr the late action of his General Assembly regard u Inc
nmes River and kanawiia Company win iia ACT VI III
cpieut cOniscaon our statute Door, dle 'cf e"tt;
the citizen enter into partnership WIN 'n' '"c '"
uLen 100 by general law OF the land, tho State may n
M foreclose her mortgages upon the private property m
80 sed in nj Internal improvements SIT you 'nfiira your
citizens to invest their capital with you 10 'nu up '
imn-oysr.p1 You were have put IN three millions
against the millions of prVatnsto but with ni@ea"'
y spt unworthy OF Virginia, you required HE i'w cni
panv 10 take the works of the old company aslu'""Vo
when in inc., they were rot worlhn copper !" e new e
pany besides u:nui!y OF 81 uOO 10 the n cman! :"
thai iossead lt putting IN cash capai "i eeoovoV -"
put in only SlG50 Q00 And after having dc:2l'a S" ~
zens into ,- partnership and just as the conph! n'''
better auspices mad every prospect OF uug'"ci resources
and impI"vni revenues yon resolved 10 break u 'e Wv
nershn sell ou the ConCerl and buy IN Ut a1ng %
have not l. Is true orccoseG tic mortgages bn !"h nave
laid The foundation for il taken The ni'!aoty s'' hha W,
effect upon public credit is Just the same MS inc decree ~
s,Te had been pronounced and executed NOW WIN
mis- example 81 legislative ccnilscauon bcloTe us uoc v"
hone the citizen go into partnership WIN US S e,
our gsa!icn he honest lei i oelus' 70 ne cl'"' -, "
modil the law that gives The State The pave: I" instant
lc; wipe of the foul san which our "'e &C
n has pu, pom The STATES escutceon let us give aaeR |"
e # her honor nc utihfiihro iistir winch Wv
spurScd iroa it and then We may expec on" citizens 10
bring ,r private means, and aid the State IN Ter m
ternul improvements to-,
The, sr,r.hng too in the constitution OF our inter
M, imprn.emen, policy, that strongly dsadvisrs private
subscrp,ions refer The principle al an'a!orI- So III.
fused into nr s. slem which is adverse y nufr'ating
S,s and which has the effect If dcterng capitalists
from inye.tin. in our public works How can we evoke
nriyate raria f Investment in our rail- roads when me
usntIemae IRON Harris in his place. and grnvey pro-
poses construct ral r"at rom me Norm ~. MN
Road L, lie mouth Of Big SANDY which would iortser
blast the commercial prospects Ui Virginia, MAKE n'r o
y;nc. al The ,y Of Gilmore and render totally Sauelcss
nil her nr., iuas Of improvement Sir, we must g!'e W
mi. p,icy OF building up one Improvement and then star
Inc cumpe o:G alongside OF H. or cease Ia look TO pi-
vae subsripnn for the Of completing our pubic
works .. ;;
Win i,c.c gloomy prospects, for private subscriptions II
mn; nocv tn +, upon thai il TOO pech'"us
altogether Il vcnie u; all il will be h' slow dsaccs-
by step 81 ;sdy that the private stock he takrn Vac
Ut the works in progress 'Ss nave rat away
and the been subjected To me loss "i in!'n ~
tho way Of :ercst price of labor and materials,
and other loss > incident 10 ;eGy
Sir nec i, but one ABSOLUTELY certain reliance for The
n.ri,rtor ., iar Gnhc works and that Is IN me SFofs
arn III the Stl'r herself II would certainly ard e IL
~ consurnnac The pol which can alone redeem virginia
and make al this Old Dominion new conl"on II We
wuJ .l.,. our agriculture Of the exnrtitant charges
that tepress that cardinal interest "i me people ",
open is your chief market town the pIuHcNo"s
of rho fertile valley of the Roanoke and lis tributaries
valley sir whose productive capacities, when stimulated
b. CHEAP access market will rival those OF The Genre:
st or Ilusna and isr onstrp those "t inc 1ants
we would furnish an outlet for the inexhansaec mineral
wealth Of our sour-xe tern rcgi"n, ana make an e'c
ment great eencn, il will tr p individual wealth AID
State proscy; couny such tic sun has rarely Shont
upon and whose countless millions OF tons o. l'h :"n
ypsum # salt require only The shrek oil inc engine
whistle be- walked from The sleeping place OF ayes, Ho
made the active element OF private wehth ana puDc o"
81. If we d SIN To open the eaGoard me diversified Pro-
ducts of III. valley; if would secure our snare IL '
great trade, and with H. inc elements % Go
cal and manufacturing importance; il we wou!6 rescue
from total sacrifice the millions ALREADY expended
on our inl improvements; il we would nj the cafies
possible hcu: relieve the people OF Inc oafuen % m n
NIL imcruvcui, TAX; would, wiif me Rreats Get
,anty and in The shortest 'ine realize al 'he
internal Improvement policy oil the glores wc ]:
destined 10 fling this good old cominonweah OF ours
saw again and again. that would certainly Spce"'y
complete pntllc works, We must appeal "
some stuncr in umenia!tr, more acs: and pow
erui inns us. han individual enterprise and private means
AS said on former OCCASION when hd'ocaunga hih"feo
measure in this body the State must MI her strong h'
put her broad shoulder 10 the wheel ere she can WORK
cut her redemption Sir sic will call IN VAIN urGa rr m
dvidus citizens accomplish The great work The STATE
sir-the State in her corporate capacmy-command'n2
proporoua,c share Of the resources OF al citHens
with her ample eons and mites. RESOURCES inai DO tie
work or lonp and uuous delay will BE- me cn"s qnsnc"
take position which, am sure WIN no' oe "Isia,
ted by soac member OF The HOu,e:l!at the plan OF state
loans il the most expeditions Tor IN" copic"n VI our u
finished improvements The proposition 10 sei.cV'och
The III: bonds ME put IN market, Inc Ii,sY -
raised, and me worEs 60 on without ohstruc'on Hls not
lew sands this week. and few thousands NJ x fh
the works pr, ciiy arrested for want OF The pF'a" snn
scripunS rrQr.rca realize tie States subscif'l', az
ha nsrcl,r, bel, the under the jor'spck sy"'
i
trm-the sa;ry i raised fSsi asit IS wsnc ard :" s
rc1ucd ano n however large and the w"S' focce! with
| ont days Interruption. :,
WEI sir II i, b., rpce;Cst plan (Which nn ":c VIII
dcny) | oin ucparet slew that il IS necessarily thr
cheapts:, by far the ch:t9cst.
think may safely that we rely on JnIn st"e
subscriptions cannot prssaly COMPLETE oar 'n roads ~
ss than Il YEARS; whereas, The Ian principle, W. ca
finish ;h,Gn in lnu. hrr:nse oi the u"rrn
slnwness win WHICH ndtiua subscriptions ave been h"'e
topre rni-e and because assured By these WHO "F'
we'll informed ;hc subject, that IN consequence u III.
/ tho n =
nay b. easily inci in years II endy means ne T
nsied.
Assuming then the difference in time TO he thee years IN
favor II The principle s entire superiority IL pnt Z"
economy be easily demonstrated and IN figures, wlcn
II In sau, IanEot I've. , .
tuke for III. Illustration the South Side Danvle and
Virginia ami Ri! Road: ia which The Sn'c has
Il.eaLy nvc srt 81 0GU 900. NV, the stun III" Sr'c
must rcy nm annur. Of per cent, per CEN o'
interest rrf for sinking fund and IN the sink
uad bi PROV IL already maze nr this interest ami ne
Interest 90 81 Go coo. al per CENT. j. S2sn0 900.
# c these Three rail roads in two year, we pay
this quuI yeas. $3.50 Goo IN tie iSo Al !h'
end o. the years II tito works Be completed the inter
csl ceasr because The roads hasing become proaoir by
completion (ls shall presently -hcw), tho sc cent Is
thereafter furnished from their income and nut on Tie
treasury.