Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-02-06
fHE VINDICATO r.
STAUNTON, VA.
MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY G.
From Our Richmond Correspondent.

From Our Richmond Correspondent.
SENATE CHAMBER, Jan. %, 1854.
perceive in your last paper that yo'
are disposed tic complain that your Rich
mond Correspondents have been remis
because you failed to get communication
every week. think Editors should have
some sympathy for members Of the Legis-
lature. 'It is hard work and poor pay
here, which you know is the source o.
all editorial grievances and misfortunes.
The high price of flour. beef and all
kinds Of provisions and fuel, including coal,
has run up the price of board to such a
height that by the time you spend The
necessary pocket change, you have roth
I ing left. You went so far as to threaten
one of my colleagues in the House of Del
egates with "wrap over the knuckles. !"
Keep cool, MI Editor. we'll try and do
better in future. A member of the Legis-
ature who will attend strictly to the bust
ness of his constituents, 'eats no idle bread
here He has very little time to spare if
he wishes to be useful and business
member. | have now very little to write
that is new, because you see the proceed
ings Of our body in the papers.
The Valley Railroad bill was defeated
IN the Senate by ayes IS. noes %. II had
but few friends who interested themselves
in its behalf. The efficient, courteous and
able member from Rockbridge, Col. Pax
ton, did his duty 10 himself and his con-
stituents, and but for his personal popu-
larity, indomitab!e energy aud industry, it
would not have received She support it did.
It had to contend with the united OPPOSE
ton Of the Lynchburgers and Southsiders.
Tide water men, the friends of the Gov
ington and Ohio; and even Mr.. Thomas,
the Senator from Alexandria district, voted
against it, although it had for its object
the extension Of the Manassa through our
entire Valley, connecting New Orleans
and New York via Chattanooga, Tennessee.
The friends Of the Gordonsville and
Lynehburg extension, knowing it to be a
death blow for the present - their scheme
Of course, labored against it. Thus you
see scheme which has as much merit in it
as an in the State, was defeated by local and
sectional jealousy on the part of other rail-
rood routes. This Is, in my opinion, a
gross error in the history Of our Legislation.
There will be enough in ten years for all.
The Improvements in agriculture, under
the stimulating aud quickening influences
OF our Internal Improvement policy, will
so increase the productions Of the country,
that all of our Railroads will have enough
to do. Take for instance, the small coun.
~ OF Louisa, as compared with one of our
large Valley fouEties. The intelligent,
practical aud worthy Senator from that
county, Mr.. Amber, informs me that the
farmers in Louisa now SOW more wheat
than they raised few years ago, prior to
a development Of the advantages 0: the
Central Railroad. II a county so nearly
allied to market, even without Railroad,
will increase its predictions to such an ex-
tent, what is TO be the result in all the
counties Of the SYSTEMATICALLY in the
Valley of Va. Besides the articles of
wheat and flour, we will soon have in old
Augusta market for our hay and hum
dreds of articles which now do not bring
dollar into the county, and which will
increase the circulation Of money in our
midst and become very profitable. Tur-
keys are now selling in the market here
for $1.25 to $3.50. the Surplus number Of
which at this very time, in old Augusta,
would fill the pockets Of our good house,
wives with plenty of the "needful."
The Stock necessary to secure the State
subscription to the York River Railroad
from this City to latham. distance of
SO miles, has been taken. This is another
important commercial link in our trade.
In one year from now 1t is thought that
Richmond will be in hours of the Blue
Oceans-thus with the canal and Tide
water connections, affording the great
West and the middle Valley sections a
speedy transit through this city to the Eu-
ropean ports. This road must AID greatly
to the commercial facilities oil Richmond,
which deserves to be benefited by all Of
our improvements, independent Of her po-
sition as the Metropolitan city. Her mag
nificent water power and her varied and
rare advantages for commerce and man.
ufactures with central position in the
State, and paying liberal prices for all Of
our staples, she must and should receive a
large share of Virginia's trade. The peo-
Pile of Richmond. with almost unequaled
hberality. have borne taxation, and that
heavily, and she should and must be re-
munerated, Her policy has ever been
liberal one, meeting out even handed JUS
tice to all. The old baltimore Ghost, has
no terrors. for her intelligent, liberal mind
ed Delegates who sustained our Valley
RAILROAD. They were not to be frighten-
ed from liberal and enlightened policy,
by the fear that the trade BY the Valley
Railroad would make diversion to Ralti-