Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-04-05

completfotI az ONee, oi All iiIo lHPrptc'
ments so long wished for and ardently
desired. We understand thai the respoa.
sibility Of projectors Of Tie proposition and
oftheir ability . comply with their prop.
-ositions are not doubted. II this be SO,
we consider this one Of the most import
ant subjects now before the State.
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For the Il Kama VIVA Valley STAR, .
GLANCE AT THE FUTURE DEVELOP
a.s MENT OF VIRGINIA.
e IF no. III.
We have said and proved. ton the ED
March last, that il was utterly useless Il
turn our eyes toward the North, and OK
pect from that quarter, the money we are
wanting for the completion of our Intern
al Improvements. Il is possible TO aid
many other arguments to enforce our as
serlions. and that would be an easy task
without even speaking Of the danger,
for Virginia 10 put herself under the f.
nancial yoke OF her Northern sisters. Pa
Many will say, allkthis is well and
.aseed, but where is the money 10 come
from ? And il lis to answer that CUES
5tisn, we initiate the publicto the fellow,
ing letter. which will be read with the
greatest interest, by all those who feel
themselves concerned in the Development
Of the riches of the country
!" RIcHaoND, VA. March 7lh. 1859.
!" 10 his Excellency, Henry AWlsei
Governor Of Virginia
D u" SRI came to Richmond, according
to Instructions received from Europe 70
treat with the Virginia. Government, tor
TIE tfnistfing Of he Canals apa Railroads.
under course Of execution, or.deenaea nefes-
sarg. We wish and can do the work.
4 I. In my own, name, as well all in the
name Of my Brother, Interested ina gfeal
numbsr Of enterprises for public
ID Europe, andaeliug myself, inths pres
ent instance. with the approval and con
currence Of the most famed and compe,
tent men IN Europe, as regards to'capac-
sity. in public works, rs well as TO fnan
cial power, Ipropose to the Government
70 take ehargssof az yoar iinescf Internal
Improvements.
/ n II possible, we are anxious tocome 10
terms with the government, with the hp-
.proyal of the Legislature, though | am
aware the State is not the master oil all The
different works, having already contract
ed with sundry Companies !; but Il lam
aware, too, many Companies have legally
forfeited their charters, for not having
fulfilled the conditions expressed and
stipulated. Moreover, as ii is impossi
BILE for these companies to proceed, ifIthe
State withdraws her help more and more
onerous, on account of the increasing diff
hculties in these companies, the StateIhas
the right, and perhaps it should ba its
duty to say If you refuse reasonable
propositions which will help you our Of
your embarrassmen,s, Twill withdraw
'emy help and lethyou struggle alone. r.
As without these loans, subgentions, or
appropriations, favors, de-, to be granted
by the Legislature, which cannot long be
continued, on account Of The high stab Of
taxes, and the amount Of the public debt.
there is not q single company which can
carry the works through. L Notwithstand-
ing, we do not ask the State to use rigor-
ously its right, we wish not to injure any
private interest, either companies or pri-
yate persons, we wish to agree friendly
with all interested parties, as well with
the State as with the companies butIour
opinion is that the present State Of things
is very contrary TO the good and to the
true interest of Virginia.
Perhaps we are wrong. but our be-
lief is, that without complete network
uniting the different lines with one anoth-
cir and with the lines of the bordering
States, not a single one can be anything
else but 8 ruinons, or at least an unpro-
|ductiye operation. This completion, in
e given time, is Of the most vital impor-
lance to the prosperity Of Virginia and to
the decrease or TO the unlimited increase 81
the pa0iie DEBT. If the present state Of
things CONTINUES, the debt will increase
daily. and all sacrifices viii be useless,
for with the present population and pro-
duction, it is certainly impossible 10 do
away with the public debt, and IN the
mean time. with the money from taxes
only, to complete the lines, which pro-
ducing no valuable revenue, cost every
day. money either for repairs Or use on
the work already executed.
1--WE know that the case and princi-
pie Of your financial system have numer-
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