Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-04-10
For the En9siyer.
TO THE PEOPLE OE CHESTERFIELD.

TO THE PEOPLE OF CHESTERFIELD.
You will be called upon Mt ynur next county court,
TO select candidate 10 represent you IN the House OF
Delegates Of the ensuing Legislature. Consider for
a moment. if you please, the magnitude and impur
tance Of the questions which will come before thar
Legislature Those questions will prlnc pnlly relate
thG Internal improvement policy vi The State; and
upon their determination will, In grea. Measure, de
p-nd the future prosperity Of this Commonwealth -
Whether We are ~ remain where We are, with our
boundless r-surces and vast capabilities halt deve!
oped, whether We " Attain ~ the full pleuude
Of our power march on IN The grand procession ofoar
sister Stat1e, and keep time 10 tho music Of this pro.
g-rs.iye ag-, are the poins 10 br decided now.
The time has passed when the General Assembly OF
this State used TO DO considered only h tho light OF
grand ,cOngregatsd for hs purpose of
discussing federal abstrac;ions. We have domestic
;c:c.s 20 b. Looked e" and those interests can b.
ooked 10 aud sscured only by the prompt and 'tnne'
dia!s action of tho Legislature. The ciark OF mn
chinery the mighty rush Of tbs car and the general
activity Of Duness should Ue heard and elt through
out tie length and brradth of our borders fEsrr is
uirons probability that the largest fteamrr ever
iauicl j in Europe will pay hor first visit
waters. How .hout We .sri. II ws shsl! bp coi1.
pcled 10 say her: you have come little too soop
not Gu;e ready tu Zee: y"u. Cali aseia III th.
course Q. fh~-= or t.g: yesrs aud wc will see wbst
we can DO fo- you.
, Tie Impulse 10 plan Of Slate developnent end
comnercIa prosperity may be given by sueh p;o
u.ers in the cause MS TuDsta, Segar and MaETy ;
but 70 carry out the scheme requires more than mere
newspaper ESSAYS, how eloquent soever they may
be, ard moro :san rail- roac corYsn!:on., however
excellent their design. II requires legislature Of
sufficient liberality and sagaciy 10 give 10 Virginia
policy tone which will uaks her wh:. ens has long
deserved be, the Era: S..;s in tho Union IN re.
spect.. Every fourth Of July orator, Tor the iast
half century, has renewed, with pious hands, TIE
gGrlands OF glory VIII ch adorned the Virginia Of The
Revolution. Bat vino will ;:-;ne around her brow
the aure!s C. o:hsr victories less renowned :hhh
those Of war; They aro to De gathered h.oaS tbs
marshy plains Of the lowlsnds, and IN the gleps and
rugged fa.tnes.es of ths :ransmon;sae regions.
Those victories are 10 be achieved by men. who,
like De Wi, CLIFTON end Jeremiah Thompson, can
.ook beyond the present. Such should be the zen
of the next Lgi.lature, mru who can ao5 vii! SEQ
that the Covington and Ohio Rail Road. end direct
commerce with Europe, are schemes not only TO ne
talked about but to bs ushsred, by their fostering
care and wise statesmanship, iG;o glorious and Wig
orous existence. Every county haS some such mai.
You, people Of Ches'eraeld, have such one in Col!
s. Bassett French. de is staunch Democrat, and
a man of experience and ability with the eest in.
terests Of Virginia 10 bis heart and enough sagacy
in bic head to carry them out. There are pleety OF
Democrats in Congress to TAXA care Of The land cues
tion let us take Of Our OWE questions, and pro-
vide for TIC immediate welfare Of our State. AZ fer
ss Chesterfield is concerned tina; o-Snot be better
accomplishing TRAN by your going TO your court
house ou Mord,y rext, snd securing the nomination
Of b. Ds.sett French as yCur delegate.
PRooREss