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

g's IN, 1911 announcement Ia .i also possesses
ID 81. cI of iiafaisHe work @l4 9o9 SoV ~: = l
.f5n "a which, when irished VII! ~ ,,
l.Tis fana Aud Il h,ltt5 IN improvement. s',,
,iet.l b,,i npraIir !ive 81 9u9 934 63, IAhlhg ~
a.ygrez.te of $372oiG5t 81 Snfey' y sIS
anicun of properly to represent neg mn y - -
iH,. liabilities Of the Siate causot We s 70
End har resources more especially whershe y C9l
billed kv her fundamental law TO lay > TAX
ir pay OF her debt, independent OF olneF
IN thirtv-fOHf gears. .,o,
,6onwSaFtf7is bound for subscriptions ene HPFF ~
ATOMS nafe by authority Of law or tse sun, - ~,
Ta4s5l on tor subscriptions autloriLea w 10 ~" f
gspeI,llent for their vitality upon the oFganlLai'o W
.i,jDT.uics 10 render them effective ana upon SUI
pcripiions rs others than HE common we' Ne -,
avs, 40 making a total ofS60 6a594 %. VI thls
AnpUuI, Il NAV be safely stated that hot MOI 'na"
S5,oGn:Io0 wiIi-orer he called for.
1T snUt proper TO it~iie attention to the fact
tIat Of the debt thus stated fhs common wei has
guaranteed she bonds oii:slesnaI imProvemen COM
hnies and other Corporations 70 the aU0nnt OF 80
a?o5e4 a'6 that the faith ur the Stale is plegeb teF
ne TunctuHl payr.tnt Of the interest aud inal re-
DENTON OF TIE principal ofthese bonds. ING ii,gE-
eSt o. portion ofti amonht has been ati MI ne
pnctually paid but thar upon the bonds OF the ines
apd Ohio canal company has been in default since
lie LIST OF January 1854 and it is certain that II
will be impossible for the james river and hanawa
company to meet its next payment oftpieE.st 4 !s
SlRie is bound for the psymeut, IL the companies t
ard in good filth she should provide the meai2s 10
eEable thc companies to make the payment Moth
world contribute moe 10
GO demonstrate aacrity 10 meet al her engage
rnents without cavil or possibility Of failure.
The general assembly should not hesitate to step
forward promptly aud manifest uniIisiah rabie
determination to raise hy taxation what
is necessary to place the credit OF the State nhove
suspici9n, even to the most skeptlcas. The State
taxes are acknowledged to lie exceedingly moderate
aid tbs. proud spirit OF Virginia Esill never revolt
at any increase which required TO protect her hon
GRAND maintain her tnt. and at the same time eha-
III" her prosecute 10 completion those WORKS
= Inr and
size is able to stand side by side with her SISTER
States in equality, and her soma viii be saushed
with nothing else.
1881 / took the liberty present 10 their cErsdd-
RATION fSe skeleton Of system OF i.ierEalimiF"'e-
mGnt for fe State gomewhh general III ii5 caaF'tC
ter hut whcht1 was confidently believed wouih,
when cnrried ont in detail rebound alike to Inc an
vintage OF every portion of the c"!ntnonwe"i'h,
reEder her the great th"rou%hiGre tor te commerce
of the teFlning west, occupying as hne Goes Vc"-
uIerCal position equal 10 part ct the continent
and sec.trt for her the elevation designed by mani
fest destiny. The system thus recommended, AN
happy state, met the appreciation Of that legisIa-
ture and TO "A great extent adopted, appropria-
toHs having been made for the construction of all
the improvements recommended, so Tar as IT was
deemed prudent to apply the public means at that
time among the first thus recommended, ana
probably the mos, important, vas that OF the CovlnS-
ion and Ohio railroad enterprise which, in point
Of uapn,fircuce. grandeur aud prospective lecuhl-
arv profit "a equal if not superior TO any that mas
ever beer presented for the consideration CT me
cgisla-,,re The tert! appropriations made 20 tins
road nj the succeeding ssion which met the hearty
anproya Of the entire tale wsS an earnest OF 'hc
GSc rni;osc Of the representatives. OF the people te
corsTur wiihnu further helnT, this lm'portam' WORK
T. Q amount appropriated having been JnairlohStr
extended chiefly on heavy portions OF the WORK ana
rn,,ch Of = residue bsiug uidcr contract, 1t might
be- lrcuri act of srI"r"ToEnton Ia me TO attempt
NJ argument to prove thu great hrn"tt whira must
inevitably result The STATE from the speedy COM
III ion ot Ills enterprise, and vet, regret to saw
there are runnrs Of an organized opposition, cAcu-
a,al 10 prejudice the pntlic mirG and rrnh'hly en-
fBI,usr the contamination the scheme. The nects-
sits for some 9uch work passing through tue centre
Of The STATE and connecting the east ana west TO-
gerber attracted the attention OF the sn-eS aud
st tpsmcn of Yrginin Tor more than thTcr-fuFrtcf3
Of ..ceulury. Washington, Jefferson ana hA'sht!I
Jr,,iu;ed on The aayautages 10 result tr"m it in
cUgueCi;an with other improvements hrfhc, "cSi-
ward and scanning the vista Of the future f9EEtnin
with ropkec accuracy is accomplishment, BIZ ihid
idpntical route Al no distant dav. 1t IS true they
saw II inlv ns belonging TO the future, YET 'fry
saw the muitnsurhle length aud breadth OF ,He
nrOluriive and a1UUst inferTIiGahe west. I"'E
saw III bosom Of her majestic rivers and expanded
lakes c6rcrcl With IL" rich prodnct of her fertile
soil seeking outlet and trInS;t different marts
Of the wurld. They measured AMI compared dis
tanCrs, and fOuhG: "A barber on the Chesapeake bav
nearer tie great western garner han any other point
the Atlanta" They saw and compared INC Ee-
NAL CIimntcan depressed mountains Of virginia
with the towering heights of the icG-0"rnd Allie
ghancS upon the more northern routes, 3gd don"t-
LEES reraiv cd in anticipation, the ports on The Chcs
pear bAv become the points of deparf ir across the
A'iaal;c shipz. tho sAhicleStf transportation
art aur sitzens the resip-cts OF the barge pr9f's
derived fiom ffeIchi duties tonnage, &c All ;hesA
brilliant prospects in The ;A.inhtion OF those
fr-zeein fathers of the country
and form /; oHrt of rich legacy ADD VHiua'Ht
counsel cuuen!hed to us bE them. whitehall OBSERVED
and carried into practical operation, cannot i"iI TO
condact It's in the path that leads to prosperity ana
happiness
Ifit be irue that the interests of Virginia called
for he cons rucsion of this thorouga:e hsiFa cen
'ury ago and tho distinguished statesmen Of that
day recommended the appropriation OF adequate
means for IFS ACCOMPLISHMENTS at that carly day
- glance tho map proved beyond Controversy that
this rnut WAS designed by nature to t,.,on1e the
channel through which the tr..H- and travel of Tie
Honth and wat w"nl1. necessarily be Errccd-vhHt
reason can be assigned or apology offered, after
delay ., CITY years for the objections AMI Obstacles
t1r0wu in tie wa" Mt the preScnt day 1t tie ln!c-
rest ni onr people required this improvement IN
1900. when tn" combined population OF Nnr"ik'
Richmond and Petersburg the three largest cities IN
the state was less than 1TGOH, and the reHenue OF
tie State e5s than half million, how must the de-
mnnd have augmented row. when the population OF
those cities have increased TO 10000 ana the FcFe-
u,ia 10 twa and half ninne? II called for whcn
Mississippi. illinois, Indiana. Louisiana h;aSourl
Arkansas Michigan. Wisconsin and Iowa had scarce
is emerged from cir prmeval state, W hat must he
the comparative demand now. when the above named
states have hpromc the most productive IN the INT
on ? In ak of those states including The western
portions of Virginia ann FenusylvaniA, there was
and fiiiv millions of bushels of corn And accord
ing to the ratio ofincrease during the last GEARS,
mar safely estimate the crop of 1850, WITHIN the
above ion at 1--WE hundred aud fifty millions OF
bushels which is ahou, m othiTds of1lp entire guam
ifv raised in the United SiRtes OF This enormous
CROP, is fair suppose that one hundred and fly
millions crn be spnred for exploration. and wi" seek
transi, through the several thOropghareS ermina,
ting on the seebcard provided the foreign demand
shall jnstA such expectation And in order TO de-
tcrniiue hpw f,r we should rely upon such demand,
let us cxmu'ire for moment what can he gather d
from ,n estimate of trade in that article for seven
years past By reference statistics believed to he
reiinblN it will be found tatthe exports ofcorn and
corn meM rom this country, at different periods
have leen as follows:
In laa7, 95l376 bush.
1916, 80. 3,326.o68
1899, :. Is 2S3.S54
1850 1882 1902 IL
1851, 4,444,92i
1881, 10000 ,ooO
The above statement shows c<,uclns;yely that
the foreign demand is rapidly increasing. and
that aotwi'hstaniing The filing off iTn'nediaresy a
ter the@inm'ne IN pp don of Europe, the exports
tor ths year 1891 accounted to 2o0Q0.QG0 t,tsreia
est9'9nlHG 1u| That ii is the cheapest ana hcSr
bFeat Wlt.n their reach and Tint its ne dis