Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-03-11
10 the Edit0rs cf the Engairtr.

| 10 the Edit0re Cf the Ergairtr.
| RicHMuSp, FEE. ., 1888
Geo,lemen-l read with admiration yonr remarks las'
week the monies granted by the present General Assem-
by OF Virginia for internal improvement and agree WIN you
IN IN. idea that will bring wealth and people 10 Virgins
hut your concluding remarks Widely IRON YOU oe'
You say thai we must pass 'hs aea,0 @ 's ,c M
cr day that New York, with The hos "i strangers 'ha' "
mighty commerce with foreign countries has brought con
,inuay TO her doors has established her ocean steam da
ccs for their accommodations but with US, It !, Ia! d!'ie''n'
Ii would be- the saying putin: HE cart before I"c
horse We have foreign commerce that would Ius}
such an enormous expense. Strangers from Europe would
ptefer going to New York direct where rncenihs OF Ae:
nave business. What srs would yon h'nS, u inc ~
village Manchester about 10 erect h"ei 'hA, t'
rival in cost and capacity, the EXchnrgc Hotel OF our c!
Wby gentlemen yau would most assurcty think 'ha' thr
peone of Manchester had money han brains ana I'm:
The keepers OF the hotels in Richmond, might MAKE h"
scvr. perfectly easy, for IL would do them no moro ha'
woulj had il been erected IN some Guy 10 te moor
nndcr whose ulancc il Was 10 be tut 10 Manchcs''
YES sirs you know such house in such town.
wori In be sold lis aScS-nnd 80, gentlemen
would the grca the costly Antwerp line Of steamers H
y want Is 10 do that that Others do for Ii l. !
~ Virginia voice p!ocllms. Look al ihc sIps
r 5aks and the brGs, that yearly arrive here belonging
men in other lands carry for you your agricultural III"
imc,s !oei.n market; tobacco your corn ana o"
ou which, they return 10 their owners IN >s" ots
laden with the mcrchantse o countries !" when tt"V AGN"
,aken your produce. They have exchanged yonr noHt
Rio for coffee and hics your t'5acco IN Europe it ,
various manufactures Now, lei us bu'! our own spa ans
ou- own barks hrigs and !Ct US, anHSc a.
,hinrs build them in The most economical manner b'n'
Mo-. ,brn m nny sDrcua,Or enrich himself al
nensc For yst these days il will iouH "heH ~
are called Puy the inefcs, ot the i'oiHes % c
ina, our taxes are folly high enough, 70 De- "t al
,mforubr And now, slrs, you shall have my pIan we
have our Stale prisoners who hardly make thet expense
whilst they live On the cheapest d:t wiz. m '
nrrnase 10 remove The pcnientlary 10 Ethan "h.Ic
;you,i establish ship yard, belonging 10 the conmon
wealth, lie: prisoners do all the rough he"ng and sa
, in shor, all Of the immense work thai !s done BY Ihc
ahorers in ship yard Hire fifty good ship carpenters ans
twenty blacksmlhs and you will find that virginia ca
build the best and cheapest ships IN the Gnlo' ~. ~
rial will be In abundance close ~ hand and 'he wages "
the abcres will be but their food and clothing ana INC r
fellows can ENJOY the uxucs .! fresh s anc " ih
will no, disgrace any mechanic ART by learning u 10 prison
as many do 10 the regret of those that '"'w me aoes
ruos,iy tau2ht in Prisons. II i course pursued Frs
nas commercial independence is a h1cd iic' Beyond
donh, and our commercial ces Will go on from poeperns
unIo nrosper We will buy and cell on our own accoun
,eiuners will flock TO our cite, business, ss they no"
do ~ New Yny ana then and not I'LL trn. hcrah Tor h-
+ Eo I1s ~ g. S., many IN ONE