Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-12-15
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I'VE sometime since called. the att
tentionIof ouf>tealcrs to j ltiasterly8
pamphlet. by{a gelltltmanpf Norfolk.
entitled An Appeal for tie speedy
completion of. the wsttel. Tine PHI Vir-1
gi,lia. I'll is. stated oil TIL cover Of
this .panlplllet. thatIthe line be-
tie I..great central water line Of the
Union. which will reach from the
wltarves OF Nprfelk far into Kansas,
ana eventually to the very bases @ot-
lie Rocky Mohntailis, passing through
The Ile,at at tile Union, the great CEN
tres ST Western and Iinteri 81. trade,
land affordi,lg to the cdnAneree of the
vast country drained by the upper
WesternIriyers an outlet and iinl IT far
superior I'D amy that nov exists, q y
canIeverbe established. E.EEEz !,
This pamphletAlas attracted THE at
Itentio,, of the able e,litortof THE st.
Louis Leader, who dexotes y column
/ of Ills journal to this interesting sub
lieet! After giving Y summary ofthe
principal ttcfs and views stt forth in
| the pamphlet, and referring to the
tcost}of tile werk, as tits set forth ID
lfhe1 highest estimate which has ever
been n q le, the Leader declares that
l..if- Virginia could complete such 4
heanal at fourful this cost. she B, 81
fto>5gossto work at it 1T once. She
Bslionld immediately stop ALL her rail
troads andfother works of internal i'm.
Eproyment, ard concentrate All her
fmeans and energies upon the compile
Ition tef this, Such i canal would at
Honce create an entire revolution IN the
Interior commerce VI our country. -
The great bulk aftlleproduets pt1 the
.i.Nfississippi' vale wonId seek mar
.EketIby this route. The channel OF
trade thus passing through irsinl'
1 would have its usual Effects. y III
Elapes, towns and cities would spring
-Aut, along its coaIse, and theeities now
tIlananishing DIT leoingt decay, would
Ebecane seat sof an enormous fofel 81
!. Commerce 81 and great centres Of trade.
sslThen Norfolk might Have IA dozen
lines fof ocean steamers, and GreaNt
sIEasterns wonld resort oftheit o 9s NJ ac.
lcord to her waryes. Hut until this
canal is completed, it3is vain ~ nm
liaSiine that any pit the sehemes WlllcI
ii lar ,,eo,,,s have 50 iundls CHERISHED
will W., III realized. Railroads. ef0n'
car nee erbuill|npla commercial city
81 the first class! fortheycanilet trans
!, iEport those bulky articles wIic4hf eson
sst;tnre ,l,e stables ofcommette , cheal
eno,,eh te ct,,s,ncte with water trans
.nogfaf;on. Hence it. is that With th'
!, Sc, /, erons lines of railroads, connect
Iiinr. lie West wlththe Altlantfc coast n
], the great bulk of ur}pfodness reael
THE oceanl;g the Mississippi river an q
y the Erie canal. "a wateT eentfal ro y
) being more direct would have az im
] nerise advantage over either
/ asIfEVirginia can construct - 81 . !,
d ;,l.s,,oaa;lt, regai, That position j
Ithe Union which she iIaa lost. I : f
81 the Northern States win cease tour
q s sa Ia. Jill, 7ber Becsrepitude ain
7 Kl a1,;.,a fIar material developener
!. N GA ~ 4, the rear even I
/, NJ W ~ spa Il ~ Sta,,.s The brrilfiaf
Z Wy ., IS, - Il. i, olv 5nortrayed hy thl
!. 49, 49,, ,s;lIihan III reeali lied. and No,
2 folk may become the frst seaport I 9
: 'ns Nv 4 !, assert all this On the snppcs
= Isiop thatshe fseas stAssi u shsPam n