The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-12-06
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s e Ssa ne sssss cred more ,nIaroasis Than
pnlsissoa fcf il in future. For The ressons slycn
e shss ?. I'll ses. Stock q the
sal e 70 Ss An, .s % g. Is 3, ~.
raent ii her debt and labit.ies due by the csnal,
and tae rensAiaiax 20 90 snail be Sold tf practiea
she s.ss snso the he Sss
pAAy." Ths will cnnspiete the canal 10 Cevin~ ton;
rsstsd. he rssenus Il Is ca ppa.ed. viii PAY the in
teress On aha whele investment, -
Bs::dss n. connection q TINS work with the Ma
hr scss one VI the srandest Developments of or .I
a.s fss t. .s a as;' q
YIN the syss rse: far
rsas nor assssso McSssome a. and thence ives, Of
north cats threu a the whole ranse OF the hiissns
Gaaiss !; thsssce nartnwest to the ksnawha,. It's
oas " the NNces remarkable water psssa es IN the
srscsts ID junetion With The Kanawhs easswar.
the heads 81 the Moron .ahsia r.se and run north
tsss, ar hnnsireds of niles running from south TO
Forth. contrsyy 10 the senersi How oil waters
t,on and tine will show that il is one Of the eIo
ments OF our future pro>ress ana greatness IN
rs Inc a tie o s ss To s
lance and the Mencns ahea, if practicable. after
SYsrds; | believe that thu connection with New
test the present location of the James River Canal
counoissance oat of the contin sent fund the past
summer. Tho President and Ensineer of the Ca.
Va. farther AIDED by Coll smith, the Institute a
With corps oil Its graduates. The repor, OF En-
fhs General Assembly viii. b, liberal appropri
ton, enable the institute to purchase q complete
. corps OF civil en- ineers for surveys generaii,
and ssseciaii, Tor sscertainlns the best mode OF
20 your ATTENTION the foil and able report of Cob
Eiits IN the ahiirs of the James Rivei and Kama
VIA Company.
The next most important work is:
rEK coYfN6roN ANpoHro RAILROAD.
IL on. ht to be completed in the shortes possible
time. To that end recommend an appropriations
ed tn the Ohio. Arsumeat is Idle ea this policy.
The other works should be class fed ACCORDING Il.
{, nchburs road is nearly finished the Norfolk and
Peisrs,urg road is finished; the York River has
y conn-cted with the works OF North Carona@
Upon the whole hhen, L recommend for the next
Two years, The following appropriations:
To the Covlngion and Ohio road -. 81 Ooa eco co
To tho Aanassa Gap road. -. e. 200 OK, ei,
Tutks extension of the Danv'ie road. 2lo.CCO o.
Fothe clearing ofJames aud Appomat-
To sil otner works, as it may be distri- (''
buted $4,000 Gu
Total recommended S. 900 ofo (,s
And by all means urge the charter to construct.
the railroad from Strausburx Ia Winchester
And the Harpers Ferry branch of the Mana ssqs
railroad the Londoun branch djvars fnr from the
only IN ens:h UPON %ea s o han AND h % miles
pended gu NJ 10 De constructed to give us access
10 the northern border on our own territory.
Inc late transpol tation of tronps from ever,
point TO tnarIestewn and Harper's Ferry and bac K
required that we should pass through the District
OF Coiamhia and M.rylsnd for the want Of IS
miles of road. which the people have pettioned s,
yain to he SLOWED to construct at their own es--
thus border war continues. or ever be renewad.M
The ways ARE absolutely necessary for defenos.
EKvENuE.
II is worse than id To urge the colle.,,;o,, or
revenue IN specie Tbs banks and brokers woeit
make prniit. and the people he oppressed hy n,
imp, actc able The federal rovernnssni can no
lsct IN specie because it has the POKER of levyins
uuIiss upon ,orei m commerce. sssd csn thereof
consrol com by other means t.s.a its mint, Ksr
the State has no customs and 40 mint The colIe@s
ton is safe ihronsh the ba9ks eircnl ton and t;,e
convenience oil the taxpas is tbs most rnaseri IL
consid ration of taxsstos and revenue. -
40 not reeomme nd any fedur tion OF taSes. hut
chants licenses TAe small leaders with retaiier.
are now ssade to pay higher taxes thar she wealth
srse merchants or the cities Tor .e tar nn ode
merchants is hut tax upon their customers The
npAx.
TIE present mode of assessment is unscual ,,,H
GU at to be- swnpn az 70 peFs5s and fraud There
assessment will &c. ease tegenue without incrsrs
ing the rate OF taxes ''i''' i"et'as
nestly than ever of lnsreasin- the revsnue. b.
.ns upon Inc SER trade; and I'd by poll ss OF
since the iast sds eurnment of the lie .lsrure
rave caused tnlhentie stat sites to be oh s,ed ny
the iaspectna y. ehie OF vessels under the law 10
pret-ct pfnpetss n sir.ves. The repo rts on tn,
autJect VIII pseye ths' ia Ii estima .es we're not
too lar e. aud that leas, i've milin rs al dollars
gum. chiefly y, northern vessels. The p nc.
ara piehin' of o sters is becoming u ARE bust
tfsdia y, oysters would turn the proflts which
INV u a into the pockets oil non residents. many
md TO our pc ,ce into the pockets eur own citi
gems. Now we set the price emily os catching he
wild and seed OYSTERS and then we would ct the
price, and pronts of cstchin., p .atlng. packinL,
pickn /. and of all the inc dental occupations OF
carrying to msrke. and Of the other husi -es con
nected with the trade. The bill proposed by tine
committee Of the last lie gsls sare is very defective
and needs revisal and cnr ectlon The revenue
from o stefs can't he collected wi ut at least
a three stesmers. costing about SIS 0J0 each, and
SIS 100 apiece per annum to run them. They may
10 prevent the running Il of our slaves. Under
proper bill, with good nana ement. am confident
rsaiz ID, besides otherwise materially bene6ting
the State and our own paope.
INSURANCE.
No considerable amount of taxation is n ow rails
I'D hc iuxu teri DOT. lis
hire on this subject. Int refer To nv previous mes
sages in Februa-s 1856. and N December, 1851 Ii
ly, the nenessitv OF insurance AGAINST FIRE by the
S.asomay be made too m ,nifest. And this source
Of revenue 10 much more fruitful and more easily
resuated than that of oysters. Proper bills Elf
cienuy executed. on these two subjects, would
Of dollars; and if pass I'd and put into operation,
would make our present public debt liz ut burden
very soon Our bonds would immediatey commune su5s
shi premium IN the market beg the earnest
s''.ntion Of the General Assembly to this sub
isct.
Intimately connecteu WI h our finances our ere
stituti..ps. have not had the opportunity to ana
lyxe and gener.zs the statistics ii our banks ana
ias7ss. As elaborated the subject in my last re-
uiar message |; but the General Assembly invoke
ndo this WORK BY committee OF Its own. have
LIST. Tina. the capital employed in trade flows to
s.fhe balance Of trade = '0
3D.. That = balsnee of trade in favor of States
producus the raw materials against the cnnnar
cial centres, instead Of beins siren sth. 10 q
weakness IN times 81 a none, pressure or crisis
lth Ehat the best defence State or peonIe Ca,
h3ve axainst the tax oil pa ercaaage to eent,es
~ around men, ham ana slnst the dancer and dis
csnsht under the dead fall of hard times in re-
tres OUTSIDE 81 Their control Is 10 bpiid Up eentres
% rage Jor themselves tcifhia thsfy oU5u jiD,itx
~ hsstaaaiHg taer credit, ana oastrurfing aarIs
Of fDapyDrsBi.at. 'eo'"s
9Th That we On q mt not ", .+tan,~. 4.
tai from other States or sections Inv ,a;s, ~" ~
rate Of interest on money s Wv