Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-03-31
NUMBER 81.

are seizing hold of the present uncomfortable taxa.
non, tn alarm ths people ani 10 advance 'h-F o'vr
miserable personal aspirations. LIE: t's Esss taIc
mo,n OF tins wreched clesl. and throttle theh 1t
.,ny "nny rh,'yhten the people or the suhJsc' NJ
gamer and sy before thu Tax PAYERS OF The Srsi- N4
STRIKING ard comforting facts with which ihe bi.rnr! y
y, sn1 Internal 'npTovement system of An-rca =
80 80 rcniy stored. LN a column or half column
T.. o"Iu .'9e. oe ordcs'ed To fhe Dissemination
important Documents bearing uoon thj. interesting
suhJsrt Let f-d-ral politics be dronn.d "a, =, s,,.on
Rnd out mocIcnm OF ,ht space hsrto a,Itrd ,,,het
Irritating and unpro6rab. subject be 3.vn, m ,r4
ooMeIc l'teIe't ot ths C"Emonw eal,h, ard my l,.o
nn II Tho people, fully Understanding the sr.;ect sr
having been made {" that the most .-ctus, ,u,sa
0i reducing their faxrs will be 10 comDiy tn.,r rA
lie works. will trown down the demayngur. AN, =
what helr own nteresfs and the honor of tl. Sra.s
demand - order The completion, as sp-eciiy y. NAV
oe, of The Leading improvements uufer prngre-s.
In a word, while AIN not positively oppo ed TO ron.
vsntiuns- being disposed 10 take all the chsnr-- i"r
the commercial redemption Of The South-l am NY
theiess: firmly pursuaded that nothing short o' A.
oVerfG!inR, reslstess fundamentally cen bs relief -
10 encompass The Important end. The peopi. uf i.s
Sonth II Ia notorious, ara anti commercia, sp,ri'
Their !urn 10 decidedly asricultural-t incline.
cordingiy 10 invest rsthrr in land. and savc- ts -
sn,p and frcghti 10 dig from the soil an ample i''i
rather thau ~ ainass princely fortunes by the cos
OF trade-they have little ofthe aurpus ,ft
tha from mercantie earnings, close ecunomv auG
general thrift, 100 often hs The Golfers Of Northern
men, and Invites to investment 10 trade. Tu.y ha,s
moreover, Lost, long aud far the commercial s,s~'
hav1 seen the stream Of commerce glide pas, ,s-tr
till they nave become hopeless Of lie reverson uCG
themselves. and hence ~ divert them from the ali.
besten tack OF tllipg pursuit and turn their thous
upon commerce, you inuet apply some grcs gen"fA.
cause whose operation shall be not ouIy rcieU;, bIE
rresisable. Thar cause. for Virginia. is compeiec
system Of internal impr0venents-,hs orcLirg -
her Ssaboard, by tho shsrteet route Of tie ni.' :
west. There lies that irresistible power, 10 ~h.rh
our State may surely trust for the 70 possession I
her commerce. 1, will wake up VTgiuia su,. ;ts
sosth whether they list not. II viii throw OF ';'
trammels Of ancent usage and obstinate haolt.
VIII invoke to our midst Of assorted prCaGG.
tion capital aEd shipe, and manufactures snc rh
chanio arts and despite half century .apuI,
thraldom, secure FOR us commercial Independence.
have no conclusive faith in any other agsncy.
There Is another hope, faint though it be. Tls las.
legislature was 40 exceedingly aso body, and =. -5
than this, II wa. . body Of independent ana msmiy ;
men. II was committed by solemn express" x
opinion, 10 the completion OF our main ilnpFov.n-'
particularly tho Coyington and Ohio ktiroeci 80: :.
il We're called together In extraordinary se.s'uu.
have no doubt it would make adequata Erur SO.
the salvation OF our system Of interim! improve. -.
But there 10 little prospect OF aucb session =
from thsir successors, have not hope, ga'egs
press intnrPose, and put ano keep paolic cpn -
right. know this opinioa os iIine Is concu''et =
by many Of the first mon in ths STATE; aud n.Ict i
anxious sociluds f,r her welfare, have vrurlr. ;
these views Tor your coasderation trusting mo'' n.
cerely that, wblle We ars looking 10 conventions 'r
help, We shall moi lose sight Of the more reliable 7a
surer mesu4 Of establishing for ourselves gegs q.
prosperity and commercial independence.
am, very respectfully,
Your friend and fellow citizen.
JOSEPH SEGhR.
Messrs. +. F. Ferguson, D. I. Blsu,e, II E sr'
dle.. Z. J. Cnrprew, joe. 7. Allyn, Thr'nss g..
Brough.on, E. 2. Tabo & c.. sui others OF So::ok