Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-03-09

stretching for tho Western waters-but
litis not yet stretched out long enough to
reach them BY some 735 miles Of canal,
and some 70 miles Of slack water nayiga
3tion. The object of the writer Of The
/ pamphlet is toIconneet the blanks, and TO
bring the waters Of the Chesapeake into
Icohnection with the waters OF the Ohio
rivera struggle now Of about fourth
EofFa century in Virginia, butia struggle
j far from being productivity realized. Z
/ New York and Virginia. in olden
times, had two great dreams land those
dreams were Of die WestH-the Western
trade-and an outlet for that .trade-in the
eEhaFbors of New York and Norfolk. or
] Alexandria. The great originatorlof that
grand idea was probably George WASH
Il ihgton; who, from his appointment "a
i Surveyor and Colonel Of the Virginia
: Colonial Troops, often wrote Of il, and
talked of it, and even dreamed of it,inaIl
u his speoulations- Washington died
before the country was old enough or
Ifi9h enough TO execute such a thought.
His successor in Yirginian influence,
jefferson, dreamed oft TOD but be was
4 but dreamer. and while he was dream
ling, the New York practical mind. under
II the inspiration efEDs Witt Clinton, took
i hold of the idea, and executed it in the
Erie Canal. New York thus, thonghby
Yam unnatural route. and in the high Nor
Fthern attitudes, first reached the West.
I and secured for the time being, nonop4
/ Eoly Of that mighty trade--whereas Vir-
I ginia, in d Southern cline, where the frost
l EoplY temporarily congeals the streams,
+ looked on, and slambeFed and now, the
!. result is, his mighty commercial nnetrop-
j DIS, the hive Of a million Of thriftyhunan
4 beings sand Norfolk. with less trade than
i she had 40 OF SO years ago, and very
i slow increasesof population
I The Evening Mirror is not less en-
{ pItatic: 4
!, Here, then, is scheme worthy of
! title attention GfEGoyernor Wise and the
1 whole people Of Virginia. The expendi-
b Itlte is roughly stated at fiFe millions,
e while4the railroad system of that State
viii forty five millions.
VII Once effected, a shipper of goods at
lei Norfolk might Transports them without
I, tFe7shipment, to the very base Gof the.
u Rocky Mountains Every thing bulky
3 f%ould take this direction, and Norfolk
le would become q great port Of the Union.
n WHY do not the Virginia statesmen leave
II II their miserable political squabblesS a.
{, bout Office and place. and set themselves
a Eatl work to carry ont this magnificent
!? idea? 1t IS not 4 position iothe Cabinet
il lhey Should spend their best days IN OBJ.
II taining, but the enridhing of their beauti-
j fsl and fertile Stales increasing its mate
le rial wealth and power. and placing il.
> where. the mother of. States should be,
.hi at the head Of the family. Ii is time our
/. statesmen understood their responsible
IN ties to the-countfy and the age, and here.
iel isan opportunity for those Of Virginia to
ISL distinguish themselves. II
Fl The Daily News in tsissus of the 18th
sel inst. says. Is
tsf eIkrA.-rWe have received from ths au-
Of thor, and compiler, ID .T. Bisbie, Esq,
lie a1elosely printed and Important pamphlet.
le embracing q map showing the aast iinteri-s
d.sserf resources of Virginia. The pamphlet
IN is, as lbs title declarea f An Appeal 81
let and it is strong oIle---for the speedy
i = -c -
l-1 e e,Pr the water line, that y,
4 L Us. internal commercial improvement %
~ Virginia ana through Ffat o. tle great
8 Central water ilfle river and canal mn q
q prove menus " OF tee Union' winch, as is
g f's1liy conlectuled and eieafly demon demon.
81 sgfa9e9i va! reae s. from me wharyes q
~ NgfloiK "a into Kansas f1ld eventually
~ |, q tlls very pasis pi tne ROCKY mountains,
Z passing through the heart q the Union ION
RE- lae great esasers q Western ana m
s. IsTiof 1rade, aHefFdlag to we commerce q
s IS Nast country aaialpeg py tlle upper
81 esssIn rlssrs ltcli',es far superior .o
3 sPg ~ tn;l IS of y maj ea pc a1ishea.
u, ooiiiiefelsi e.leeiPFises, Always the
Egas solE z q il;l.;0l,al sEt nsssl apu pow,
III ate h2T iecelNi1s q nes, lifnise' a 2,
~ t1tse ? to-oe ana S.eao ny
{ ECU g sfo;ls'ol tne ma,
'tiii 10 feslrgl,iis y ~ guy reckless
~ ,htslests ll1 o IN lss seepflt!
u u ne process q y n. Z. fEesion ana
~ hss lrishos lor the es'aollsnn 7s 2. Anne
q, q ocean seeanets peeweeR gsorloik ana ano
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