Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-11-14

What would be done with il there! Where cn''ii IL
b. sent! Thee is 10 way of s"!"!ing II l''o the IN
terrier cxccp: to II lia!;ct "xtcnt. Bi!lim"rc' nEcF EcF
railway, ~supliirs all ~ Northwest Nir-i!:!l' lnari.'
ton with herr supplies TIE Southwestern parts o! me
State: and NV FORK or New Orleans, | believe, Inc
Western. Ii IMPORTS were introduced. You see thr
Virginia merchant hits 10 hHck country ~ ri6R
much extent, wcuit!i or population 10 semi iieini":
The first thing therefore for tile irIellnS ~ utet.
trnd. in Virginia tn do, is 10 20 10 work and lay tlcir
foundations by pushing their works Of Internal nm
prOveinent into the back country, which mature n!S
given their State tn make it rich and great ms
railway 10 the Ohio would convert AZ empire III IN"
| West into Il back country which is ready IL pay frI-
butte in sums al untold w"ulth I" Virginia for export
me- its produce AMI importing merchandise for It's pe"-
pie.
have casually alluded 10 the extent of the direct
trade which this Internal improvement would draw
to Virginia. Let me illustrate the extent and value oil
1t i'll one article alone, viz Coffee anu You VIII see
what n margin the merchants of the Old DOMINION
will have offered Ia them, and in which they may
write almost any figure they plclsc.
The importations for coffee for lS13. were n III
lie over one million of hHgs. equal III round num-
bcrs Ia 2GG, 10000 lbs, which. al M average at III
cents 10 the consumer, is worth S2j,UGn,OWO That II,
the CONSUMPTION OF coffee in the L. States is at tho
rate of one dollar u head, on the average, for every
man woman and child in The country.
Of these million OF bags, New Orleans got about
3ml, 900; New York, 25O.ON0; Baltimore !iO,09D;
Philadelphia ljD,OOD; Charleston lJ.00D Boston
5000; and Norfolk. Richmond and Alexandria all
put together, nome worth mentioning.
BY counting up the population of the back country
which this improvement, together with the Tennessee
railway from Lvnchburg, and the Danvi!lc ruad from
Richmond, will make tributary 10 the ports Of NIr.!-
mia, and allowing each inhabItunt Of the country PEN
ctratcl by these works 10 consume coffee nj the ave
rnge rate, viz: 81 per %capitum, you will have II simple
rule by which To compute the value Of this coffee
trade.
The tributary States will send -four and provisions
for it. This free track railway will enable the Virgil
mia merchant To enter the markets OF Ohio-sav
Portsmouth or Cincinimti-to give the same prices
for -four that his New York competitor may be pay
ing, and then put it on board ship NJ City Point Tor
RIO or elsewhere, at 20 cents n barrel less than tie
other can d" It for, after paying treishts by the wnter
route To New York. The Virginiau, therefore, EN-
tcrs tine Rio market with the advantage of - cents
the barrel i'll his favor.
The return cargo of coffee, the Virginia importer
can, in like manner, lay down in Cincinnati ~ cents
Il bug cheaper, on account of freight, tlinI his y. York
competitor can: aud % cents cheaper than his New
Orleans competitor. Total advantage in favor of the
Virginia direct trade 81 -! per bng ol coiicc, or cts.
Il pound.
Now, here are the elements aud the sources OF n
most tlouri5ling direct trade, which the people OF Iir-
ginia, through their Legislators, may spcak into exist
rncc by m cdiGt. These elements and sources II Is
true, IRE beyond the mountains on one hand. and over
the -cu on the other; bu. tho iron horses oi Virginia
running upon our untaxed road, will be found to pos
scss strength and power quite enough 10 draw them
together.
In short, when we come IL CONSIDER what New
York and other States, both North and South of Nir-
ginia, have gained by their works Of internal improve
mcn;, which connect these States with The West
when we reflect upon the development anI progress
that ARE, aud for years have been, taking place III tins
country; when we gather from other States the lights
which their experience has cast upon such conmcc-
tion- as the one proposcd-in short, when we study
the unerring lessons OF "phi!"-nphy teaching by cX-
ample we are not permitted, without DONG violence
both To reason md common sense, 10 doubt ns To the
advantages Ia the state OF such n work by the State.
He who will give his thoughts 10 this subject, and will
take the trouble to examine it caretuly, and then fails
10 be impressed with lis Importance and magnitude,
must DC one OF those umfurtuuatcs who disbcllevc the
past aud uistrust the future.
| hope | have said enough. my dear son, Ia interes;
your young mind in the welfare OF father-'and. These
letters have afforded n pleasant exercise to me-, and n
profitable one to You. / wish you would study the
subject further, taking care 10 enter upon il with your
mind free from p~rcjuiiccs of all sort; pray do II. Let
me know what YOU think Of it and crafty
Your ut,cciiUnalc father,
(sirucdl NJ. T. MAuRY.
Master RICHARD L.. MAuRY,
Care Of WIN. {. Nasbrouck. Esq,