The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-20
The James River.

The reader win have observed that last
Thursdays letter Of our Washington cor
respondent conveyed the gratifying IN
formation that Congress had determined TO
rteorp,xe IN substantial way the policy OF
deerening James river to 22t feet at low
tide: which Mr.. BrRowyN's survey has
shown to be entirely practicable at a mod
crate cost, And it reminded US TO thank
the state OF Kentucky, in the name OF Viz
rinia. for the unanimous vote by which her
Legislature adopted the following:
whereas efforts are beng made TO pro-
curc The Federal Government to improve
the James river by deepening its chapnei
from, lis mouth TO the city Of Richmond, so
as 20 render said river navigabie Tor tne
largest ocean steamers from Chesapeake
bav 20 said CITY OF Richmond; and where
as. n said efforts ere successful, the dis
tnnne from the State OF Kentucky TO
thc seaboard viii he lessened about
T97 miles. thus materially reducing
the cost of inland transportation on the
produce OF Kentucky seeking n foreign
market and whereas such Improvement,
when completed. win make The city OF
Richmond one Of the ship-building centres
OF the world. and largely expand It's otner
manufacturing enterprises, thus furnishing
convenient. extensive, and remunerahve
market for the iron, coal, timber, tobacco.
hemp. and other mineral, forest, and agri-
cultural products OF Kentucky: therefore
he u
q Rssolved by Me General ASSEMBLY Of
ths Commonwealth of Kentucky. ], That
this General Assembly views with interest
the movement for the improvement OF SAID
riyer. and iayoTs such appropriations ana
other proper action by the Federal Con-
.rreSs as will secure TO the country the IN"
calculable benefits which must result from
successful completion OF the projected
enterprise.
40. That a copy OF these resolutions be
Transmitted by the Secretary OF state to
each OF our senators aud representatives
in Congress, with the request that they
fayor all proper and just legislation look
iDg 10 the object aforesaid"
The whole State, especially Richmond
and the Valley Of the James, feel grateful
for this strong seconding Of the resolutions
on the same subject which our Legislature
lately passed with like unanimity on the mo-
ton OF Mr.. DUNLOP, one OF the members
from Richmond; and which Mr.. GEORGE ID.
WIsE lately presented TO the Committee on
Rivers and Harbors.
I; reminds us OF the older days, when
Kentucky and Virginia were associated III
those immortal resolutions, so often ridi-
curtd as distractions. hut which time will
We: show TO have announced the true prln-
ciples upon which to base and preserve
federal Union.
TheV were important in political point
OF view. But these latter are also impor-
tant, as suggesting, for the first time by
legislative action, the necessity OF a closer
union between portions OF our country
which may Justly claim for their connected
development larger share OF national aid
than they have as yet had the foresight to
solicit by concerted petition.
liz those older days, GEORGE NICHOLAS,
son Of Virginia, led the way in suggest
ing cooperation, as, in Kentucky's judg-
mont, The best mode OF insuring the adop-
ton Of principles which she and Virginia
held 10 be fundamental in Federal COM
pact.
And now another son OF Virginia leads
the way in suggesting the mode as that by
which the material interests OF the two
States may be best developed and pro-
teeted. For Mr.. WALTER ii. RADCLIFFE,
the mover of those last resolutions. is
virginian, grandson of the late CHARLES
BosHgR, than whom Richmond has never
had worthier citizen.
The resolutions show in their terms
comprehensive appreciation OF the interde-
pendence OF two States so closely connected
by blood and tradition as well as by inter-
est; and they have been quickened into
terse expression by the sentiment OF a
double, but not a divided, loyalty: they
are written as it were by a man who reve-
rences his mother and loves his wife.
We believe Kentucky has, by birth OF
adoption, many such worthy sons.
Nor Kentucky alone.