Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1855-12-11


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asiirecf COnimiinieai59n 6i 81
faik PetegSurE. Ri h,npba ltl-f
c14ndIid, il Yirgfniit, and lAysYilte Ten ana
fo.isviffe, III her 0en stAte aud Extending from
thente by way VI Me,nlhis on the Mississippi river
to The dist4nt ntlIwest= road rton which the
southern trlp may pass ynh BIS pro ia safety
free from the tauGis; jeFs insulS ana rOhberies OF
nortbcr abdlItiunsis. RatsEby dwell On thls'sub-
ect when the alton OF t'iast legislatures harmo-
MIXING with public sentiment has placed the compile
tion of our leading Inel Of improvement beyond
the Contingency OF iouH the ,I0st of them being
under coa;ac mud large saa Of money having been
cxPeuded in tlisir ronsirucEon, which in the event
of i.'- oIreGt woGSs result in total loss
TO the State.
The Central Ealroad. ~ feh is hut the proionga-
tion astWard Gftle Goviueoa aud Ohm road is IN
slate of forwaridess ahdi1 DOUBTLESS lie COM
tfcted within the pe4iUd treterihei for finishing the
CovingrUn road The SAM mas hs said in Teter-
euce 20 the Richmond nj Toril river road the last
connecting link between he great west and the
canes of Virginia.
The next improvement inipoiut of importance 20
the ST &c and the ration, pgy he ciassed 'fe virgin
ia and Tennessee raIisOadi Is rapidly approaching
comuIein ion the fcnnesste lire where At will con-
] meet wish network of Improvement terminating
I respectively nj knoxville, Nashville, Memphis ana
/ Little Rock III Arkansas embracing lars section
! of country, with 10 direcF line OF e0ninu anon
! with ans foreign mart, ard doun6in IN ueaieHIa-
Tile wealth much OF which %ili from ueressty seek
transit by this line and thFou.sh the cAnes o! Nir-
/ ginia Add ia ;lIia the inkxhnustibie qlanlty OF
iron, sa plaster, l'id, when Wtu1n pass O'E
this road, and the aFotAt OF roerca d'ze west
/ ward hound, together with the daily increasing
travel from the sGui! toIheRrat OF goFeFIu'eut anu
other northern cities aud from those cities ~ The
Southern borders of The cnnftteracy, and me CON
( cusion becomes i!rcsstiLle, that this VIII rank
among the most productive asd beneficial improve
/ ments within the commonwealth, esieeiaIiy Wn9n
the all imp rtaEt connection with the GoFdohSNiiie
I and A exauGria road shall have been comple'eu.
| Add to these improvements the great water line
of the James River ald kanfhA coInpah SnW e3
at,.sR,,
! ing communities a s IF cure snd tonnete'
act;Ap as The recipient 81 these from its own line,
aud from the Important works already noticed ana
shall be abe acecnsnGaie all the FHde OF tue
immense region referred 10 in any OF the modes u
may prefer is important, therefore, to place nus
company in condition 10 enable il to comply win
enyavemcnts for which the 9lte is responsible, and
to afford it means extend and ccnldeieis western
! terminus 10 the poiut OF easy connection
with the great central line OF ralruaus whose COM
/ pleiun have so earnestly recommended.
1t affords me pleasure TO notice the tact maj the
! Richmond and panviiie, aliroHd is rapidly ap-
preaching its completion to the town OF DanFl!ie
It's southern terfuinuz. and that before the end of
the present wear it will probably be in use through
! out its who'd extent Its travel has steadily in
creased and it will be the of Hurdlng tAclli-
ties to market for one Of thc most productive Por-
lions of the commonwealth developing It's dormant
energies, and pouring "eGshnto the capital OF the
! State
The northwest portionos the State is most hap
! PLY situated. TIE Baltimore and Ohio 'nilrond
! terminating Wheeling and Parkersbnrg, places ii
within tt hours OF bAi!I.0Ee, ana Stli nearer 10
Alexandria, by the Hampsh aud Loudoun road,
| whch :" i'll doubiless soon lie Hmde. The North
seal rurnEike from Winchester to PaTkeTSburg, ard
| the Staunon aud Par&ersturg turnpike connecting
their points, together with network of well graded
! npikpS not wacadsmiHr!, afford all the facilities
| for travel and Transportation that the most hStld-
! ious could desire With climate healthy and sa-
lubricHS, valleys fecming with gram and grass, aud
mountains Astounding in ri-h and inexhamsti'!e min
eruls il may truly be said that she wants but little,
| aud asks less, and rIGt when called upon TO con.
fund
tho Apreal TO be successful should be addressed 10
the rariU.inU rather than The pccuaiary interest {!
! the citizens
! The contemplation O. lie ;7Eis, Ihcn tho great
lcaIrg tines oi railroad Suui east 10 vest ehs!t br
| completed, cSnnaraii 10 awaken 10 he rhinds Of
our cil;z rs ihe Gtvort k authorizations for The
fuurc; bat WHEN The hnIf 4 gelui,td resources Of
state, =" tn the untold riches Of western
and southc'S mi. E0r, Shall arrive upon oar chores
| in sH:ch Of NJ outlet 10 !nr.iEn market, sha!l
! hoa- Glto r,:ns,tc:a hs Iii .hel hut PartiSy
| a,izec! for vynat al he ,s si,a only remaining 's
! necessary 10 the cpnsGE!msttuG Of the most siuien-
| dous and I:c-gi'iaG system that hes engaged The
attention OF crUz.Es since the day when they
! sc16 OF the sls@E''s OF tyranny, Reused To ohsy
the MANDATES Of ling, and declared themselves an
independent PeoPie2 trust Eaer. III must rot ts
| The iudcioIs and e3lptthced ataleanlsn VIII not
ata ndun the haIl-Hni-.tsd scheme ley i to nc
executed h} his successnrs trut in the pr,'urt and
t4i,ltfui discsarg-ef his data vii, fses it inward
10 its final cnnsuiumaiop. To rendsr these I'M
pr0ye.eHts yrnh'atles ssd tss$sllHss ir people ~
! compete successfully with tSeif HaterpriSng NORRIS
uru nes Ibors the Leneits .s'stng fFssSn the Fport
nnh cxi,ort trade, Shauld &c s=cnred 70 them ana
tIe burden grow ing uf the cuaStWise transport
tAtiou il search Of outlet, ought to he removed
constituting il does onerous dra" back against
| ouI=own and snnthern interest," and iEur'nE directly
the heEeht OF .he northern lOuse aod the North
/. may he painful, but nevertheless profitable, to
| rccur occasionally to the history of the pnstj to
| listen to the aduuniIiyns OF experience and learn
lessons Of wisdom from the efforts aud actions Of
| those who have preceded us in the drama OF lie
! The records of former uays sIOv, that at period
re, very remote "rGlriA STOOD pre-eW!ntnEtS Inc
Eret cn;nm4rcfoI State in the UHlUn-w hen her COM
u!crcc exceeded in amount that OF all tue rev EnS
| land state curnhiucd-whsn the city OF Nortcis
| owned more than one undred tradlhg sh'Ps, 'iu
her drec; (orejgu trle exceeded that Of the clJ 81
New YORK no,s the centre OF trSde and the great
! emporium of North America.
At the period of the war nf Independence, The
| commerce ut Virginia w"s tour times larger nan
that of New York. In 1853, The imports OF The lat
| ter amounted to the enormous sum of one bundled
aud eighty millions Eearlv, while those OF VirEAta
! were not $500 geo. And dursG that year, here
were cleared from her ports $3.50 vesseis TO foreign
! ports while from Virginia during same IerIo
| 2a2, ard the amount otrGonds imported was tess
| than four millions Of dollars, showing chnrtusiveiy
| that her commerce has dWlnd!ed DOWN INFO Germ
Daraijve insa nificance. Bnt Will pursue the hu'
initiating comparison further, but father enquire
for the ca1!se which has thus deprived virginia OF
her stpremcav enriched the North built up lis cit e.
and thrown within grasp the almost entire con-
| troI of and rmoluUicns derived from the commerce
| of the Country.
None -rill attempt to sscrie Il 10 superior natural
| advantages Virginia has greatly the advantage
over any portion Of the north in all the elements re-
| uusite to constitute u commercial and p Osperous
failed to improve the talent entrusted to her care
and has failed 10 resp the regard.
We have not only peTTiued northern enterprise
to overreach hut we have aided il by acnal con-
trbnions of millions ally, tto the building up
of their strongb1ds" ae that, too, at the expense
oil the deares. rights Of Dur own Citzeus and the