Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1853-04-07

gentlemen, lhen, who dread The rivalry 81 Dalii-
more, snd look with jealausy upon bel fsihr pow
err bound II they are sneers il sksif ss.'rsss
10 support this bill y Il
Butwhsn We look 10 Dc trade Which viii /. n !.
vefted from Baltimore Is one &C eur nan eiiiss. Al
exandras TITS impFoxemeni 6ecttnts one III Ne d.
most imrouAhcx. s -
Sir Ihold TIM the trade Of IN tk,susiss ar6
most productive region II aAf Sate m hfE1tnk Az
counties % Eeua0un. leHsfson nsfkfisy, fFedTf.
iek. Hamgshits. Mofe1a, and HARDY. Wktek now
passes 70 Baltimore, aud which een(ttl0tes a ~
senlia iik 10 he profit III ksf Eftnt fnIlWk. go A
sli more esssnlial element IL het cotaa,sfee viii
he diverted from Baltimore 10 AlaaandIia
For the same reason hat lhk tNasAlnflnn civ
ilayel viii take ~ Virginia read III hftlsfsaes ia
lhe nAltlnefe and Chic. he FAfs alaik he line 81
The proposed fNad nom faddyi0wa 10 AlgssHaTia
viii LAKE lhs Virginia Ia preference 10 I've HALT.
tspfe and Ohio hAllEaaH Il Il The ekalleal ontlel
= Underwater he distance nom naddyleeh 10 Dall
stlnefe heing no3 miles, whle from ne sane paint
VI Alexandria II 81 miles
And We have mol only hs advantage 81 shettsfI
distance, bull pf easier gfaaesi lhe geadea On the
proposed road being muph lighter harmless III thu
baltimore ant Ohio Rslissd This. wslkhow,
Is, ~ tesreel N The heavy trade controlling id !.
vantage lor, The lighter the grades the Aesvlst
the roads that can be transported. and 81 course,
ihe, cheaper The eharges vi tfansponasiof
And, Asly, Ithe large travel "a he wlihdfAmn. a.
have already shown, ffuln the nalllnffe ana Ohio
latef With ~ khollef dislhheta easter trades and
better curves, ieNMdsfbla he BAltimpfe ana Ohio
Hallteaa. and thaskesate 10 Alexandria lAat Whieh
eaa alone build her ~, w ifadk,
u a % answer V his view aI he subject lkAt
nalltaetei Il better mALksl lhaH zlesandfia, and
thai heIsfHs he lIade v VI eanllAAe IL ~ IhiIhsE,
II We viii nlFshs wise t0nEse IN EegaIa 10 Aleu-
ahaHa FFpyldlhK laI her fhs taMs iAslfumehsalB
lrs lhal have built W hAllimele, inlea ~ her aE
PIE peedags Of The interior, aud outlets IreM her fak
The outgoing mssehandlss lEalte, she will sson b
'RaAimufs herself
Having shown ,hsi lhsuads win go 10 Aisxan.
dria, let u see what that iFada u WORTH Il Is on
SUFFICIENT value that we thouA make an EFFORT 10
wTrs. il from Baltimore and transfer 4 10 Alexan.
drial 8
BY memorandum faFpished me ~ my friend
from LGudaun, Mr. Bail) fad that he seven
counties before referred 10. pay an annual taxsnt
3a5 0oD and produce one fifth 81 all me whesi one.
seventeenth IL all abe corn and one.ienth Of all the
live stuck raised IN the State Surely sir The
trade Of soIproauetve region a. this Is worth hav-
ing, and wi worthy of vigorous fart 10 get III
Those who areFwell informed III the nialler sssnrc
me that Il Is this trade which has enahledithe Bal.
limoIe and Ohio Railroad Company to extend its
great thorough are TO he banks Of the Ohio river,
and which has so vivifed the commerce of ihs
Monumental City, And gentlemen OF high
standing aud Intelligence, who are familiar with
The localities and habits oithe trade * the country
through which This road sto traverse express to me
the opinion that at least three tourths OF the whole
trade OF that country will change It's direction from
Baltimore to Alexandria. But suppose that Only
one half shall be so divert4d-how wehid II not en-
liven the commerce Of Alexandfia7 Hgw many
ships would itnoi attract 10 her port How many
hundreds Of thousands Of commissioners and other
commercial pfoGt would IL not pu, In the pockets
Of her merchAnts1 How many millions will II not
add 10 The vatpe OF her real estate And how
much increased revenue will Ii moi enable her 10
contribute 10 your Treasury I
One thing i certain ty constructing this road
you engross hcentire trade OF The great county cf
Loudoun-thai county which, Il all times, and nm
der all circumstances has stood by The great inter-,
81 ef ise Gn 70 he cs.trnctio Or ibis road
But IS this silHthat can be said In behalf Of the
improvement Sir the half Is not fel told The
grand point in its favor i that il will lead tie
development Of The iipmrasurable coal wealth that
slnmbers in the mountains al The Western term;-
nusSof the i'm preyement.
Sir, this thngHwe call cosl--the y aek diamondr
which Is Of far mere value than its more sparkling
conpetilor--iS one Of the great sources Of the
worlds wealth. In England, the anna production
is rs 600 600 OF tons equal "a money value &c
$50 600 0o0. III PennsNlyahia the Reading Rail-
road transported last year $50 900 tons worth In
money 81 600 600, and employing more than TO-
900 vessels per year. Her coal regtJn has sir olh
e. outlets, and lheyaf nearly aIl Of ahem glu,ed.
This coal trade, II IL said has principally sustain
ed Philadelphia.
But, ire gentlemen aware ef ne, full er,ep, OF
the wealth which our own State pdstesses IN her
greatcoA region a. The Wssisfn extremity Of thlaE
, v.ss s G as'' 4: . col = .s,a Ss,
~ nothing pfofesaef Ringers has kald thu. the
coal fields az ViFgiAiA contain mere oi The mineral
tae han The white world would consume Ia 100
years, Why shall we+ndt unlock ihisscnfee ofeIs
haustlekk w.Aithf Sif,hhe eoAsuue IL this
toad wifi wake Up from III Sleep b sgss ths count
less wealth Put towh The iraB ifaek from Ale4an4
sria 10 the coal TegIonsin the county -af Hamr-
Share, and stbe same 1ecl Wall be Produced upon
that region which was Ply the Baltimore md OhiV
Railrord, produced Apohg ihe Frosiburg ADD
Georges Greek mines II MarylaAd. Your coal
IanAs will come into fnafketf many millions wilt
1he invested 10 them and d vast wealth developed,
which otherwise nigh. sssep forever In the noun
lain tastnessesl s
Sin TthalI n1. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. he amenas
oi wealth which will be tspked by he RpprurinA-l
tion OF these coal mines 70 5he de-waler ports IL
rs enough Tor ne 10 know thar Pennsylvania has
seven outlets TOR her doal and that from the supe-
Irior quality ofF the Virginia coal the demand j..
likely to be almost without limit BattAis IsnayE
lie allowed 10 <sy that tpr every sogFte Of in
dnsify OPENED among u.s. flor every freshitefn sdd-8
f.d 10 The list Of productise pursuits in eur State -
lthere i Always an augmentation 81 Permanent
prosperity and wealth. Sira Il u this addition of
new branehescf industry and ot trade that vi p
need 10 make Us rich and prosperous psoPle. IL
diversified pur .nitthst is what isso much wanted
ia the home policy Of car State We nanst ceaae
20 be 4 purely ag ieultnFal people W inast enl-
Htivae not only the leening fed, but tae t;iHe
We mus, kPetd both ne plough and snnstis. We
Ewanfite piodgh, The eom and the anvil in harnle,
Snious concerto together The roRting furnancf
the hissbg forge the busy workshop ihe whitening
ssi 81 canIneIce "a these elements OF thrift We
/ requtre in coordination. We must have one pof-l
sii,n Of people toi the soil, another 20 plcuga
nh OCEAN IA third 10 open our exhanstIeas-minas,
and ationFih u engage in manufactures and the
use. Iaaic arts. Uhea ali ihese eiesnents ofi
zsallh shall 30 exist among ns--w aen tlsse CONF
uihed nslfumen afties shall be in fnl play upon
Cd unryaiei RESOURCES then andInoi before. shall
we have lsia deep broad and sial;le the founda-
tons ii Virginia ) pras perity and greatness.
sir. Ii has bern said hy wise man that he II d
public benefaetor who makes tEo blades Of grass
10 grow where only one grew before II this be.
trne how much mare rnust that policy blessing
b.. that nnloeks annually millions Of productive
vealih where none txistrd before
II this reasoning b. c1rfect, tie effect o the rrcs
posed raa will Ie 10 add most materially 70 the
com tnarciaI imporiance of Aexanifia, md that II
our Obvious policy Sir, we canEonlv pull down
Baltimore hy huiiEing up AIexandFia. We can
ONLY check the fast growing power Of Baltimore by
raising up an antagonist city Of Jour own The
only QUESTION is-can we Do q II know that We
yirgi1iaas arc prone ID Be increfulons We are
hard al faish We take lille on trust We cant
speculate, We rsnst sse befsre We believe. We
zee eertaia tshse podr oct abundant wealth %
some neizhhor State bat we cannot bring ouf-
selves 10 believe thar M sane carse will bring The
sane result 10 rs WI zee particular instrunlen-
taiities raising UP city beyond The limits of Viz.
\ qinia bnt We doubt whether nc same aEenciea
i will bniid up The city within orr own domain---
/ But with all our incFeduliig. think i demon.
/ strable thai We can huild up Ale1andfia in{o
4 competing city With Baitimore.
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