Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-12-14
=E.rrpyA1, IMPROVEMENTS AND RETALlA'
~ TON.

permanent measure Of retaliation
roc,,,, is 10 disconncct ourselves from
-, =, hon. wholly independent OF her.
,o If etaliatcu recommends itself, too as
49,. ga ,.cefulucss Us by its efficiency aud per-
n,. " are about il. Oar rail roads Ill"
o.,,,. ing the various tributaries Of the Che-
r -, the South, West and Northwest WILL
~, our griculture, mining aud man"'ac'ut"s'
80, or;,s ~ nuc;, "A we can attend TO, withou'
.r,dip. ior notions With New England. "ha'
yrs,s basatse is this New Eng'and traoe' eonpa'eN
with tia. which will rush IN upon us "ueu '"'
trs! road 10 Corinston and tbs ONO r!'e' '"0 ~
vile road, the Tenusssee road, the roao 'ro'h 1
.rIria 10 the coal mines III Hampshire tue roau YIN
Fredericksburg to Gordonsvllle, aud that from No'
SO;k 70 Petersburg, and the james Ki'er anu ~"
nav,,a Canal, are completed. Then VIII inc E'ones!
Back country u the worldfud access 10 foreign mar
ksts through Virginia. Then will NoftoiA' hrh'
.oond, Fredericksburg, Petersburg anu AeAanuf'a
become the depos FOR immense trade ana rice Fa'
o,Hlu 10 commercial and manufacturing Importance
Ta.n Will the Northwest be indissoluby connected IN
;r,prs.t and feeling with the South. linen we WIN
~. ;,oss from Massachusetts. and bid farewell 10 her
negro stealing people. ii they persisted in trading
,o ~, waters we might enact laws of non-inter-
oc,-ss, which would not be evaded, because our
Western and Southern trade would remove lne ne'
e,..i;v or temptation tc erade Them oh' our s!'
Co., of improvements is farther advanced non''ntef
-o,r,e laws could with difficulty be enforced "neh
-I uu,ove1nen. completed, or as soon as they
-...s ,bs Ohio such laws will be- unnecessary New
England will then hot only lose our trade' Out must
@. !aat Of the Ncrti-Wes'
Tat tn, reader look rbe map, and he will SEQ tat
- tho waters of the Chesapeake is the nearest out
=, for the Northwest. St. Lcuis, Louisville and
Cincinnati, tho depot. Of the Northwestern trade
,.a e,ou, tho same latitude with Alexandria, Rich
mad and Norfolk; and nature through means Of Inc
C,;o -iv.-. h.. furnished moro than hall tho con-
uN,,;ny link The tce,ning population OF the M''S's.
si,oi valley and LIS tributaries, VIII, al ali seSso' u
..s xear ind q, outlst through our roads Our oeau
.;!: rncgn,ar sceuery aud mineral springs VIII e'
oine together with on. gentle sfadee ano "'u VII
.a,. 70 -sn6es ours the favor!te routss' 10" nan!
racks VII b required TO transport the Reain' inc COZ
On :Se tobacco, the hogs, the oeei tho mucs' 'oe
:,,ssc Tee .e.e and manufactured products OF the
Yas. c-6 South 10 our tide water' We nave
-n;-::y :ssE ueo.o u, wa!ch, when completed WILL
r,,.r IA .ch, enlightened, Independent sa secure.
~. ;,o--ov,uents, wheu flushed, will soon relieve
-. sits Ct 6oo,; therefore, the sooner they are COM
,.,st ,ae bs,,er The best evidence that Firg'na's
car give Of their patriotism, the seve.es; blow and
p;;,..s.t -ebuke they give TO MASSACHUSETTS, VII!
S,.o a.es ohesr!u!!y such increase OF a1aton as
:,>essa.v =. sustain tee credit OF the State. lhe nd
-u. :e.oarco. OF Virginia. her present and prospec.
I'VE wvsl,a, will bege any amount OF credit, proSid'd
The yoo!e svnce rcaciness to stand BY the govern
rs,;- With !aui ind negroes daily rising IN price
v;.s vh.a: at 90 bus!s, and corn ST. barrel with
aN h,. iu:s.s.,s pros peras, surely vfsuians vii! be
-cav 70 make sorae present sucritce TO s"ense all
ice in.o!euce and injustice. and TO secure future
~sal:a peace aud independence Whilst Is osS'ra
,!e 70 proceed continuously with the building OF al!
,ie l..s Of road already commenced 'n tue State
SAFE c.e i: and State independence, State honor quo
;:.ss necessity, demand the speedy completion oil Inc
Central lad Copns,on road to the Oa'. That con
uee:ioa io.rud $50 Massachusetts will teol that VIZ
.,:,.. L.. 1ErALillEr, severely and effectively