Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-12-19
KANAWHA VALLEY. S r. r.


dent and Engineer u the canal gave me ]
every facility and assistance, and WAS t
further aided BY Col Smith Of the lnsti-
tute, with corpse ofits graduates. The
report 81 Engineer Lorraine will be sub. |
nlittee}to you. trnst the General AS
sembly will by liberal appropriation
enabie the Institute 10 purchase 4 COM
plete set Of typographical Instruments,
and TO organize corps o( civil engineers
for surveyors generally and especially
for aseertaining the best mods,of con
the James with New river. and Of
tie. navigation of the Iatter.
| cemmend tozyour attention the full and
able. report Of Col. Ellis on the affairs Of
the James River and Kanaw ha 3Company
The next most important work e .i|
THE ceVIscToS AND OHIO RAILROAD.
It ought 10 be completed sin the short
est possible time.y TO that end II recon
mend an appropriation Of two millions
per annum until The work is finished d
the Ohio. Argument is sidie on this
policy. k1I.Tl u
The other works should be classified
aecording4to their state ofScompletionr---
The Charlottesville and Iiynclburg road
is nearly finished the Norfolk and Pc
tersburg road is finished; tie York river,
ROAD has reached the Pamankey The
Danyille road will soon be cohnected%ilh'
tie works of North Carolina Upon the
whole. then. 7 recommend for lhe next
two years The following appropriations !:
70 the Goyinptnn & OhiostdaiF SaI0l 900 90
To the Manassa Gap road 2ng,0 D &C
TO the extension OF tielD anville.
road ..5 N 200, 600 GO
80 TIE Cheating 3sof James & Ap
ponattox rivers u ~ sos r. I5e, 600 90
To alIother works asst may be. NJ AL
distributed H. es H.. 45p, 00pE n @
Total recommended o.. s5.ooo0.o Oh
And BY all means. I urge the charter %
construct the, railroad from Strasburg ID.
Winchester. s ~
And the Harper's Ferry Branch Of tie.
MshaSsa Railroad the Lnndo un branch, ID
divergmg Rom the main stem tN:asn i 5;;pne
mik.rf from Alexandra and forty thrss
miles only,ip length, uponwhich S 100, cob
has been expended, o1ghs-te4be construct
ed, to give us access IS the northern Dor
der on5Par own territory. .45 II. #. n,
The lste transportation Of troops from
every point to Chsflestown and Harper's
Ferry and back, required that we should
pass through the District 81 Columbia
and Maryland, for the want of i8 miles
u road, which hepeople have petitiened
10 vain to be allowed 70 *construc at their
eSn expense, lis positively necessary
10 the State if this border war continues,
or even be renewed. The ways are ab.
solutely necessary Tor defence. y s3< /
II. Is REVENUE. e "
It is worse than idle 10 urge the collect
ion Of revenue in specie The banks and
brokers would make a profit and the peo-
pie be oppressed by it. teven # 1t was
practicable ak all, but il is entirely i'm
The Federal Government
can collect 10 specie because ii has the
power Of leYying duties upon foreign
commerce., and thereby control 6oin by
other meansthauits mint. Bul the State
has no customs and no mint. |. The col.
lection is safe Though lie banks cir
eulation, and heIcohyenience Of the tax
payers is the most material consideration
OF taxation and revenue. i. 4. ,.. !.
~ do not. recommend any reduction Of
tax 8, but rearrangement ofitaxes, es-4
pecislly on merchants licenses. The#
small dealers with retailers are now made
10 pay higher taxer thansS the! Weather.
who are able TO purchase BY wbolesalea
from the large merchants OF the cities );
fpr the, tax upon merchants lis buta lax
upon their customers. the consumers
The proportion Of Lax upon trade is too
large far for the lar on lands.
The present mode Of assessment is m
equal and unjust, and tempting 10 putil.a
y and fraud. There ought to be sworn
appraisers. A, better system bf assess
ment+ will increase revenue without in
creashg the rate Of taxes. Nv s.= = "
And | repeat my recommendations
more earnestly thaneyer Of increasing the
revenue by tax upon the oyster trade /; 4
and, end, by policiestof, insuraneelby the
State. AN. HI. lr
Since the last adjournment ofthe leg
have caused authentic statistics
to. be Obtained by the inspector#in chief
IF vessels under the law % protect A1 prop
srry in slaves, The reports on tile sub.
ieet will provetthat ny first estimates were
not tooe large and that &c least fireImill1l
lotls. Of dollars worth Of oysters are taken
rom the Stale per annnnI, chiefly byi
Northern vessels. The packing and
picking Of oysters is becoming alarge
business, and 'our policy Of taxing the
catching and trading in oysters would
.ura the profits which now fpw into the
pockets Of non-residents, many Of whom
are dangerous to- our property 10 slaves
and to4qur peace, iato the pockets Of our
'Wn citizens. Now we getIthe price only I
Il catching thswild and seed oysters, and
hen we weuld getahe prices and profits
= catching planting packing, picking and
i all the incidental occupations Of carry
Q market and other. business cannecsed
Nth flhe trade. The bill proposed bylihell
committees mini Of the last Legislature is very |
etectiyeand needs reyisal and correction.
The revenue from oysters can not be col
ected without nj least three Steamers,
costing about 81 5000 each, and 5000
)Iece per annumto run. Thew NAV he1t