Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-02-07


would BE- relieved of the weight Of indebted
ness which now supprc<Scs its energies, would
thus he enabled 10 push its works with new
vlsnr towards completion. The increased value
oI lands incident even 10 the first steps Of pro-
grcsS will do much to relieve the State Trca.
sury e"cn Of the very moderate burden incident
to the conversion scheme securing at the
same time an incStimahc addition to the
individual wealth of the State. And finally,
it will ensure TO the State Treasury the
lions share i'll 4 work which, when completed,
cannot fail 10 yield much more revenue in pro-
portion to the capital invested, than any work
Of internal Improvement OH the continent, or,
perhaps, i'll the world Indeed, TO adopt the
cautious calculations Of one of the ablcst men
who have ever devoted time and labor to this
subject, when completed, (at an additional cost
SAY OF $4,000, ,U00-lnaking total cost OF
about 81, ,00U, 600. the James River and ka-
nawha Canal cannot fail to yield to its share.
holders Il nett income exceeding $1,000, 1000
per ann,inI, Il large proportion OF which, if the
conversion SCHEME be adopted, must become q
perpetual revcne To the State. and, long be-
fore the completion of the work, the State
would be much more than indemniiicd for the
whole outlay, hy the rapid increase in value
and extent Of taxable property, incident to the
progress of the improvement. Thus, taken in
the narrowesi possible view of cconomy--in
the mere relations Of treasury expenditure and
revenue, the conversion schenr commands
every possible recommendations
But we are met with :hc question: VIII
the conscr>i"n, if adopted, csactua'Iy aid the
progress Of the work?
To this VIC reply, that even with the present
burden Of more than five aud a-halr millions Of
Indebtedness, fully half the value of the work
already completed, how pressing upon the en-
ergies Of the company. the work is still pro-
crossing. There is yet II" stop. There is yet
no deadlock, and nothing but the refusal Of
moderate State assistance cvct, threatens such
Il catastrophe in future. Estimate then, on
these data, how much the progress oc,hc work
will he accelerated by removing the burrlcn
under which ii lahors. Judge. if you can, the
relative difference between the speed of 4 man
weighing $50 pounds and carrying - pounds
on his shoulders, and the speed Of the same
man relieved O! all extra weight VIII the re-
lief double, triple, qnadruplc, quintuplc or SEX
tuplc the velocity his movement?
This question brings lis to the consideration
Of the second important feature of the bill, and
this We are Obliged 10 defer for another editorial
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The New Testament.
We have received from Collins u Brother,
Publishers S., Warren street, New York, 4
COPY vr their new and handsome edition of
the New Testament. In presenting this work
to tho public, the publishers have been lorlu-
nate in It's execution, with regard to convc-
nicncc in size, good paper and clear type. II
claims 10 be, and is, no doubt. carefully trans.
lated from the original Greek. Indeed, we Ills
lied version excepting the omission Of division
into chapters ami verses, which, with an index
from BagstcrS edition, is its chief pcculGrity.
The following communication wis handed Us
more than = week ago. The heavy press Of
matter on hand lIas hitherto prevented its in
Srrriun.