Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-03-23

viii any one buy the States interest in tine canal nj
.v., hall nrce. or csn ,bs State buy, and finish the
=, 80 ,,,.-,o, ;,.0 70,
"ofRi 'h'nh 'i'n' ne'''e' " ' :. ~,
be made available. 5. Ii. DEB
RICHMOND, March ~, 1858.
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c'ded aoiiuy, ann 'le ''g'e.i ' 'n ,a,,,d mste
hs,,sr rd;tor and m one whose appointment to the
ntilce would give gre"'er sa''''"'''o" ~ wy avs,
Eastern ' ifglhla.
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Substance Of Mc remarks 81 or. "EhCH'D W"
dj>pn, matt. an NE ScR0ieot Virginia, wednesday,
March Nm lSjS IN Nh, ry,!rr submHied bg him 10
N"''" i'''' '' a., I'LL,
me C0HHSh"h az" '"'" h"'f '"'' 0'"' "'''"'' g"
additional subscription Of one million Of dollars
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Mr. rkts.phS Ill. u" r. nos.;hi. snaadv
posl'ioh mat uo' 10 ~ e'so i " ,h Cat cnnas
co'hp'e'"h VI u''. orr ,hn rnnrs r.aJy r., vote f,r
quehct 10 our pa. a." DO, hv ;,s s3on,on m.
nc !, 80, Jr,n, tho c,u,tias of Charlotte and
TWO oeii''n's '",' NV Rs and Ur,Ir who
Nes'n're'a' - J aInorant on.achas unon
nave ae'i' IL ,a,, Loya ON onnornnitv 10
the merits VI ,.,,s ~ ,", Ia,t,s,d nnIv "a
vb,e Tor tha p"'' i"oy' no wv. s .onn onu 81.
iusing 10 V"'e '"' l: peu" n co. ,ha sJd,;,nsi
100 inadr4uhe w ITO vans , " La arom, IN make
reason 'ii"' l'in "'u"u'. a. a;iotnre ndenendent
iis peculiar au'o'"e' III INC i''s '''''''''
of other interests. c,,or, ,rho hov
nope 'nn' NY nt .;,., nth ,he;r viewa IN
heretofore" ouu =. u % ,ba avowed friends OF
Eole suo nn "pp 'p' 80. ,r;jI now aid in giving us
t'''s ''i M a,;,;n for the year 1860, This is
u,
certainly reaSon" mi; rosd comnIsted-6rst bs.
Tite' rs .neS w. mari. and s.condly TO break
cause o ile w." I roJJ,o in The General Assem-.
up """' 10 '"
piyI ,, until rocaptIv obtained nv own con.
INV ,., nnnror;stions 70 any extent to the diff
sem 10 ;. ro,e n 'ar,pn,s Of ,he Stale
InIad n, ona tima during the present session oi
,ha Go,arsI Assembly, I had nearly concluded IA
u;,hhoiJ nv snnport almost if not entirely, from
thon all
f no h,, tho ranort of the Auditor of Public Ac.
n, an,Lsn,;ca,ed nv the rpport of the Committees
w, E;nenca varying in amount from twanty-seven
millions Of dollars to near thirty i've millions, together
;th ,hs difficulty Of raising money upon State secu.
;,;as or oth.rwise almost for time at least, as
~, sid dt.rrad ma from any effort to aid internal
;,rroyomen,a ar 10 hone for their speedy compile
ION
Urt air aIter the most mature reflection of which
7 sn nsnabla with reluctance to vote money under
=, ~" pant circumstances find cannot discharge
~" i,,,, os Senator unon this floor and withhold
nv vote and refuse a reasonable appropriation, to the
my vole tnu or tho different improvements.
' Ill, -; ra ra IN dot are We 70 stand still now
" , -, a,nandea e;yht million of dollars or more,
49, Zen dfr.nt rail roads none of which are yet
.I ,J s.ye In. Richmond Frederick bury and
ID ,,oo road md say that We will see them lin
r nn, a miserable existence fail to render us 4
nna declare them failures and disastrous State *
neri,neut and that too, after VIZ have abundant
as"r Snr balieving the system wise ore. Shall we
a surrender the sys,em after we have and are both
81, S,sts and a. indi viduala realizing much bene
G,1 This too iust at The time wben We hsve haterng
,.n,, C,r @ f,ll frutinn of ALL our hopes. Wehave
pi s ~ h.li.ys tbnt if u iudciu,s sys,eIn and
i;nrI nnI;cv nrevail in This Legislature The differ
ant roads will be 70 far comple,nd in few years that
r c"n win mi confdence look for ard to The day
,rben nearly all of them will be enabled 10 max come
rs,nrn 10 the State On the che has AMI will
invest
But even admitting that the different improvements
sbonld not fully repay the amount invested by the
SI.t in the shane of dollar for dollar into the ireasu
w vet villa, man is there in This State, with the
haaft o5 q Vjrgipisn hrobbng in his bosnm that can
s,and mn snd say that he regrets VT have these roads
eyan at 50 great cnal7-roads that ara now pene.
,,o,;nn law norton nj the grand division Of the
r"ropnnwsssI,b Who ia he tina, would now BIZ will
no ~ ,narch hsck wards TO that aoint where We
we're prior to the commencement Of the internal i'm
rooemnt nocv Of The State-there Ia find ourselves
pntsr;nnod in m. march of Improvement by our si.ier
States and cut off from all the advantages that
now enoy7
Our relation with other States nf ihs C0niaderacy
must ofn-cpssy control to certain extent, poll
nv both az il rsspects our laws of CONNIE and State
imnroy.ments Other Siates-wliethtr wisely IN.
wisely is not for VA to .!vbaa are rapidly completing
their rail roads Tha. ~ itself. produces the nscea
atty IN our mart: otherwise our gone and
with il departs one OF the chet clements OF State
, veal
II !, ,ruo ga wa have been told nv The opponents
s 49,; h;II that ro have had n increase the Stat.
dh, "a do hat wa bay. done 10 aid in the coIstruc
tion of our road. but il il nevertheless equally true
m na,n State ~ iudividuas and citizens
have grown richer and richer year after gear since
the commencement of the internal Improvement
nnlicv of In. Stale
This fact which must bs admitted by every one, is
attributable tn some cause To what other cause
gave accessibility to market which our roads and
canal Give. can this increased wealth of the indi-
y;dua, ctizan ba attribut.d
Wherever we find the improvements extending,
fhere wa find the people pros porous, the lands in
crsssed in yaue from fifty to one hundred per cent;
v;sidry as General thing. abundant crops, and the
iaborsr in demand. whrre before, all was depressed;
land fnr sale no Durchaser 10 he found and the Ia.
borsr. if worthy of is hire not needed.
Anpropriaiinns, too, ;f made judiciousy can be
made without ncreasinc the present rate Of taxation.
The States Indebtedness in orr cHse aIght not 10
alarm us from our propriey large as represented
70 be Admitting. for the cake OF argument that the
in Treatments concentrated and eought for, will never
v;ald fair and rpmhnerntive per centage. ws ara
IA able 10 nav the debt now AZ wa were ten years ago
On nov ono half Yen more az.
W sI.no;,,s nav do ,hs;r u,most n tarrify Dems.
r,o, onnsa 70 the nr.iuaces of The populacp,
tb.pa
Iii ,nra,;on IN, Tho gand s.nss Of our ref,cring
W.. Iii h nr;or =, ,rr.;va ina, amidst nil the ndo
na 49, ,hrod,aninga of rscnniarv storm, vet those
a. onr noonla Who bav. and zee nracficinp udicicus
q .onomv with ordinary Industry, are not only I'm
hui an the contrary find their stores increased
and tber sh;lt;,y 10 command money quito ne good as