Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-01-28
10 me Editor. Of the WING.
Slari Track Tn Charlail..xlIl..

short Track to Charlottesville.
, Inc writer does not see the "Whig" regularly and
therefore, is late rendering to tho Editors his and nj.
friends heartfelt thanks ior and Appreciation or thar
general views In the article on the gauge question In
tner paper OF Tuesday last. And this although tle Edi
tors avow course hostile to mos vital scheme of their
own. Those views in the MAN, Just sapacious and
.esnanllke Such sagaeity should have conduced to
aiercnt course the subject nc head of iris name.
emoly submit Indesjk there was but one f,rih.r
point 1t seems to me- for the Editors to have taken IN
nave nave made their views inpregnabe Most certainly
onte money should not DO applied tho OF
works OF internal improvement save for State h;ec,s
anu upon State scheme. God knows! tho three and
~ Jont STOCK have In themselves inhe
rent AND fruitful SOURCES ofcoruption and propacy and
waste enough without also making them coniriyapce by
which the States scheme Of trade and Independence LOT
alone profitable Investments be and ava.
died. To private enterprise il seems hard To denv anx
franchise deemed necessary its success But in The
| name oil all the common sense and wisdom the State
PRIDE anu patriotism, in which have so much plored
let us not submit universal policy and rights 10 be br
trayed by these bloatsd unnatural CORPORATIONS We
invoke your powerful pen and influence to the rescue
OF success
There was time when there existed State scheme Of
internal improvement These joint stock corporations
we're then humble and only asked to share with the peo
PIE the Proht and the renown of making this ancient
commonwealth glorious and prosperous Then our mo-
oroa ~ looked TO- to assure to our people the
P'oe OF our peoples commerce. The Central Va Rail
Road then the LOUIS was to bring TO tho focus or The
states commerce. the tribute Of the Northwest No man
h 70 sngsest the diversion of the commerce
.ne state 10 foreign markets. the introduction of for
| egn improvements into our territory No man thsn
spoke OF the private rights" these to nd
But one of these bodes olitic' began IN feel Re- no
to bea private money making nsttuou-tbouvh
enuowed with public funds; to the extent of majority
OF It's property. For soHo motive-God knovs vS.,9
they said, believe, 1t was to save aoms h"n,n :,
thousands OF dolars-the Central Railroad wss Jo,.S
~in say perverted-from its destinaton-tbe scheme If
e STATE broken up aud utter and total consion NJ
plans and OF counsels brought upon ia How in,nn,;
would be to extend those studies TO which
then induced on U.S. seA' Calamity
bu' DO not enlarge. Other things occur 10 mako Inn
suspect that same Central Virginia Railroad Comnn
ol pas' moro polite than patriotic You charge az
mat they have shown northern udency m, some
OF their movements. scheme Is suggested hy n,v.,s
'ePrse aone-not by any appeal to tho State Treasu
~ 10 oovm'e somewhat this northern bias-to retain n
OUT ancient and venerated mother some poron ~ L.,
OF her remaining elements OF liie This Same cornoa,i'
opposes denounces rdicules and defeats the Man S,
struggle protracted through two sessions of the Lepss
e. IL was oil no effect to assure that COMPANY thai the
snort track could not injure their work-tba bs
OF transfer OF passengers and freight a. the noint of
would always give them control of tho trade
tue snort track would be subsidiary to them entiro
whist 1t would make :heir work national in n,
was only proposed to construct 1t by another marty
s to become theirs when they might be able to
purchase In their opinion tho project was merely
nuous and ridiculous in 1880 an intoerabe or,r.oo ~
their policy In 1851 and 1852 But events hasten on Tho
ssiie parties renew their proposal In 1853, when th,
:, company affects TO adopt il their own And Won
hessrs Editors, remind them, that You have aided the
purposes and that they ungrateiu You bav, delvc
gratitude. '1 ''u''eu On MS
viii venture the prophecy, that IL YOU have mo. re-
sssre ,hs step already, ron will live to do 500 sep
when .e Tree enterprise of faithful patient tax pay
s, OUT muc neglected citizens has been repressed-bs
plospee's anu nope OF our fair city posponed-and
30 s.ep our state works proposed to be in,rusted
70 incompetent, II not unfriendly hands
But you have little conception of INV gratitude q, o
'or the Efforts you are making for our future welfare. n
, commenced this article for the purpose Of
~ eonp'Anl was to express that gratitude and
10 inSoSe your further efforts in the same direction
Strike Tor State Independence and prde[or nnri,v rd
honesty IN iegsation-for economy and Judgment n A..
rp ~ may not say for the rights and well
're OF an industrious virtuous aud long suffering peonle
CONSIDER Richmond must have this work or The pit
OF tue Central will pass from her. The State must have
this work. or her investment the Tunnel will ho To-,
The people along the line must have tns wo,L ad 60
or their only chance Of sharing in the adv,nt,ass =,
,noue.h improvements u lost; advantages thew have
zen 'ng contributing patiently TO make for others Cor
sue-that the Central Company have no means of con-
suc'g me work. without CARRYING urther-I appehend
very much nrther-the runous stem of Log rolling an
o .h, aha even thatcoPpany has acknowledge
tne annuity OF the other party to do at once Recosct
that the friends OF that company are even now attemn,;n
10 prove to the General Assembly that trans b;nmene
equal to hity miles transport and that tbe,efora ,o
cannot be injured by the proposed work And con;d
moreover, that Company has contracted for con.Jero
non TO tnbms to connection any and all points and -
assistance on our side your abie
my own suggestion would be- chat the S,o,s b,i,d ,h;
n pis naS TOO much at stake in the Coyington and
direction n'ncoads to ntrus their usefulness and
u"se"oh . Company like the Central" with all ,,s
emoarrassmeDts and blunders She should certainly az
terms, coISTpy pvss,o'e
ATTrnPr At RonnERY.--On Sunday MICH, ina, ,r,,
cark the store OF Mr.. Wheeler entered-it /, ann
posed by means OF ase Ike by same william intent on
punder. lhe rascal however, was frustrated in his de-
signs by the entrance Of youth in the emplov If NJ
Wheeler, who having occasion TO go the store and
finding the door open entered and proceeded to strike
hght during which operation the thief effected bis es
cape, running through the room in which the Young ma,
was, and out Of the door by which he came in Nothing
was stolen; the thief 1t is presumed not having time to
secure any thing before lac found prudent to leave
Fdnnviid Journai Ian. Cd.
UPsEr--0n Monday the Lynchburg Stage while on ia
way to this place. was upset short d below Appo
mattoS o. H., and becoming uneoupled the horses ran
u not fatally injured. There were five or sir persons