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~ that produces one tUf1liEt1 r4fi o. al TIE IEeat
raised h Virginia; lei us tnrn oskr 70 her ne
trade II lie Counties d FTslsfisk. 1ef.fscn.
Berkeley. Hampshire Morgan aad Hardy, whiet
nor speils the stream Of Afaryl1ut commerce.
let u. ADORE all, uaIoek - her shs niIions and
triliions Of tons Of coal thai lie rca nearer TONER
.aea shey Dc p Bzitinpre 1etus, e word, maze
her as We surely can the great Goa. depot and coal
shipping port u TIE unf5n. leading from 80 10 80
ee1l vessels per day. Is Is nos done Al The eastern
terminus u The Rea1ing Eairaai, let Is "a fhis
for Aie1dndsik. end rEtegLeke 70 szy thai "a Ten
yeG-s fron he day yos shail have ronp.eiet your
patriotic task Yoa vii hear No mere d the .c<eri
sha1owins ib11cnec or BaliimoEe:
Sir. Il y pfe-eminehily 4 YEstna pslicy that
Ills bill bespcafs, znd that now - earnestly
Fle1d for. hwilino. saiy hunlhe your pfona and
gfssPing rival; i viii not cnsy Ienoxaie 81 an
eenf Gig 81 your oFp. bat ron will Vifglnianlss,
ri ma 90 speak seven OF lhe largest and richest
eonntiea Of the SAFE that are nor outsiders gou
Y5n brine shem inside Or Yifsinia's domain. sub
verf the alenass thai nov IN sonne sori, esiIanges
shenffom their mother land, bring them under .hs
parental care Of The COED cid mother 81 Us al.
and erappie lhem % hat n1ther no; b. iheties Of
common lnees,rx. and eenmon renowu alcneF bzts
~ The course strong ligzments Of pafertal regard,
offnlerests cared Tor. of benefits corerred ard hen
eds received And Lastly, you make The people Of
these counties do what all Yirsinians delight todo
-censecraie their resources 70 the aggrsndizement
Of Iheir native land, and not another
And all this good may be accom- Plished Mr..
Speaker. Without injury % solitary interest Of The
STATE Indeed Il may be said Of The scheme pro-
posed 81 his bill. that il Is aniasonistical 70 no
BODY or hing buG Baiiimore- tis not ininical 10
the Interest o any city or the Saienefher Of ieh
la3nd Petersburg nor N6rfolk; for the trade which
Il e proposed BY tbis improvement 10 throw upon
Alexandria = trade % which neither u those 81
lies eaa ever By possibility take solitary ton and
which must continue forever to pass OF to Balh-
more unless By the employment o. the proper hsen
eies We eaa transfer II To- Alexandria.
ID 4 onnosed n any nfher movement.
Not 10 tie proposed Manassas Gap branch road
from PaddYios q TO the neighboThood Of Sirasburg,
for there will be demand for numerous outlets
for the produces sof the Virginia and MARYLAND
coal regions ncf 10 the Chesapeake and Ohio Ca
nal; f6f alier taxing t5ecapacity OF the canal, TO
The utnosttsre will sitIl be left vast quantities Of
The coal for tFansporation eastward. Asin Penn.
sylvGnia 10 d will be In Virgipia-half as:oTe Of
outlets will not more than sufheeK
] an told, Mr.. Speakeflth that The scheme is new
one, and aAould Therefore Be cautiously received !;
aud i have been asked why II has not beea thought
" before Well, sir, 1 might well apswtf this
question BY asking anoher Why asViTgipia 80
| lons rtpudialed aud postponed ths an glorious
policy OF internal Improvement why did she
net as other states did. adopt thirty years ago this
now triumphant policy Sir. Il was 1ev thing.
$50 the seafy andskeptital tajd; and they ASKED
then As now why the ching had not been thought
, Of beiere! Why did We no, 10 1888 whens and
Others vihdlcaied i onsthis door, adopt The great
Southwest Railroad Il Fasa new schemezit had
no, been thought OF before and its novelty KILLED Ii
i.od. And weFare asked how, 10 le, Tbs measure
perish forA rs novelyl Sir, u The novelty ef the
scheme Is The chief objection TO IT, II ought 70 pats.
But in truth the objection Is not well taken
!" There Is nothing new under The aun," II Is said,
and this scheme is not pew one. Il was starred
ysaFsago, and 4 charter granted. long before some
q those were even lhougtl Of that haze since vi
umphantly passed
thai strongly ineines ME 70 the support Of Ibis bil
one that strikes the chord Of my sympaihies, and
that appeals to my sense of gratitude ahd OF les-
tce. Ii Is this that the improvement II provides
for, Is % pass through The county Of Loudoun, is
re accommodate her people. is DESIRED by hem.
II Sir, erer since have Field sea, on this aoor,
have observed the COURSE of this gallant county,
3and have never found her occupying but one POI
sition THAT Of nnwayering fidelity anduniform de-
yolion TO the great Interests of the Commonwealth.
Al all times and under all circumstances as said
bsioEe; in prosperity aad in adversely in Sunshine
and in storm, she has stood firmly aud imrnoyably
by the noble cause Of The States improvement
5 Ever and anon she has been found battling under
the dag oil internal i'm proYement: and whether is
glorious folds streamed triumphant in the breeze,
or trailed 10 the dust, still 4 washer Gag Though
In the five years have1serYed with Ser Delegates
here, have never known them 10 ask scarcely
SolaS 5sS rs v MfsA ss as sheqsh she !, The
volying the welfare Of the State a, large her loud
aye has been invariably heard Ia favor Il that bill
While the Representatives, OF other counties after
getting what their constituents yaatGd have refus-
"a 10 catch one glimpse Of lhe States renown, and
hare cast their votes against every thing else this
patriotic county, planting herself on the platform
u The Satss great Interests and disearding alse-
6sh and sectional confederation has cast her vote
for almost every improvement measure that has
come before this body. Such generosity andeon.
stancy 10 q good cause deserves reward.
Sir, how can We refuse this small boon 10 our
sLoudonn friends ! We have provided for every
other quarter and section Of The State. To tide
water We have given the York River, river and
Norfolk and Petersburg Railroads. TO The South
Side the Danville and Spath Side Roads; 70 the
Southwest a million totofnp leie their magnificent
improvement 10 the WSsi, Sthe great Cortngton
and Ohio Railrosd; tho Central Virginia. appro-
prihions for the Central Railroad to the Piedmont
country, the Manassas and the Orange and Alex
andria Railroads; to all these have wefreeiy Civ
en-, aud how can we noY ind IL Ia our hearts TO
withhold IRON our. Louieun fellow citizens, who
asked Tor in this bill For one, eanIci and viii
There Is one obstacle 10 ha passage or the bill,
which fear will not be without its effects on the
minds of the House Il mean the large amount Of
appropriations made At the present session Of The
dsnafat Assembly. Sir there u nothing here 10
alarra those who are bent on the accomplishment
OF The States redemption. There Is nothing. in
fact 10 alarm eveu the timid. We have made, II
IL true, lage appropr iati0aa We have done much
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session, long, long TO Re emembered-rememhefed
.notifof eyfIl bat Tor goodaot Tor oppressive taxes
a. some thiak and say but for building up our
i3tate into greatness and magnihcence which are
tightly hers. IN nv Judgments Legislature has
ccnrened Ia the Capitol since Independence DAY,
ao=corn aars IN tie dessines Of Virginia. Il esiab.
lishce new era Ia her histofy--a new starring
pofas Ia her destiny. Contemplating that action
am almost ready 10 exciaim in the language of the
Mantam Bard - asagsEs ab9Htegre areoiornr ads-
sitnr erde say We have done much At this ses.
stoh 10 fedeem the State And thank God, the peo.>
pie approve our action. No voice Of complaint
ieashes o., savs ihe crossing ofthe demagogue =
Ths press, Ia Richmord, which eacud lead public
~ On but lille. The great revelation which aas
putnI.he ascehdahtt the FeAcratlng policy Of in;ef
nalAimptoyemeni, has been effected, mostly BY he
:. sober second thoughss of lhs people themselves.
stfepeal there isnoAng ID The amouas Of appro.
pfiilioas 70 alarm "a. There will as no necesaisy
for raising The taKtt the present year. On the au.
lhoFky VI the Auditor Of Pebble Accounts I state
Ahatwt shall commence lhe>next year with sur.
plut IN tbs Treasury Of $500 009 besides The pfem
sum On he State bonds lhAs .aaY Be pat in market
Bat4he consoling view of the matter which oc.
ieurs ID MY mind. and Which ought 10 remove the
Appreciation q those WIN are looking forward 10
Oppressive taxailnp m account Of our large appro
priaiions. Is that towhateFer amoapt We increase
The public debt At the present sess6n there vii be
a two fears . corresponding reduction r. for
ekaaplf We increase The desi eight millions row.
10 tvs Fssrs We shall reduce ileighs millions leav
ing Atthe expra'iaa OF thar period no increase Al
alb We create eight millions Of debt This year--fu
-tvoyeSgs We wipe Il %. Let US see
u lAks Il that he loans made to he Sen,h Side
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