Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-02-04
For the Enquirer.
no urssRs ANDERSON. BUTLER, AND CRANE

FOR Me enquirer
TO MESSRS. ANDERSON, BUTLER, AND GRAMS.
respectful suggestion from constituent should never
CRAZE harshly on representatives. ear Gentlemen OF your
enlarged VIEWS extensive information and sound Judgment
cold never refuse an attentive to facts well ased
Richmond is between two coun'crac'ing Influences,
calculated, if no, balanced to draw from her very much oi
the trade which her future prosperity depends SicFHn-
dria and Norfolk axe fast sappng her le.t!nnd
this be couneractcd, 50 lar AZ E!cnonG IS con
ccrncd yo sustain and build the general Interests 81
the STATED II tie system IS plain and ccr'a! 81
success, il The proper appliances are used.
Norfolk Alexandria Petersburg anc Richmond at lhti
,sted il common and mutual opposition 70 Baltimore. -
is the incIeat Of every trueicarted ll'gntan 10 P'o
and sustain this and united rivalry Row - ."ls
be done without inurng either Richmond fe'ctsouS y
Aloysnds and yet build up Norfolk? The answer 10 pam
Make Norfolk great exporting and importing cy.
This done Alexandria vii! regard norfolk as fu"I 1
adjunct and attracting through her the trade from inc a
tmore and Ohio Rail Road by means OF the Mahassa a
Road the Central Rail Road, and the South western n
Road by means Of the Gordonsvlc and Lynchourg hai
Roud These roads will oil terminate IN hc@aHol' anu
tro Of them in Richmond.
Now it is manifest that enable Alexandria TO compete
with Baltimore there must oe seaoG Mna6 p' WIN q"
tu5liShcd direct trade That point is N"fteik.
again Richmond is Immediately Interested IN coPeih"
with Alexandria while she enables Alexandria successfully 10
compete with Bamore-purtlculurly 50 10 The Hhe>sing
and PdrksrSburg trade -
terminate in Richmond 1t is obvious that there must he AT
attraction beyond Richmond TO draw me trade 10 ms pom,
Norfolk is the point OF this attraction and direct trad
from Norfolk is the magnet which is 10 draw the trade
These facts seem plain my mind Now how are ihey
be applied Ii would seem, al least I" my mnu that a'ch
mond and Alexandria are both Interested in The building
direct trade from Norfolk s is Petersburg.
With those views might stop. But there Is one Que
fact equally as obvious connected with this subject IL u
this: The general rail road system OF the United States
fast convergng point on the Pacifcthus connect
ing the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and dralrns opcr o
territory the commerce of the uorid Memphis is the MOS
favored starting point the Mississippi to the Paclc
Richmond and Norfolk will be connected with Mem
phis by continuous rail road Should Virginia now com
nf RAG
ports from Norfolk she will attract the attention and ocs
The policy both Europe and the United States, To Nor.o
and Memphis in the direct line OF trade from Europe
portunty Baltimore will be the point and thus Richmond
Aexanda and Norfolk will forever BE- rendered 'hscVien
to Baltimore.
These are facts attested by the appropriations alrcad
made by the Legislature
direct your attention them Defeat The Antwerp In
of steamers and Won will have sealed the doom o. t!cl
mond and forever crippled. Norfolk and Alexandria
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