Phenix Gazette

Internal Improvement in Virginia.—We hear the glad notes of preparation from our parent State, awakening the dormant energies of its citizens to life, motion and activity. From Richmond, Lynchburg, Winchester, Petersburg and other towns, the most cheering accounts reach us of the newly excited zeal in favor of the cause which, we trust, is to carry the Old Dominion, on the full tide of successful experiment, to a rich haven of wealth, prosperity and happiness. An evidence of the increasing attention to this all-important subject may be found in the fact, that Mr. Rives, a young gentleman of talents and industry, has been encouraged to establish a paper in Richmond, the primary object of which is to collect particulars and disseminate intelligence relative to the resources and improvement of the state. The books for subscription to the New River Road, for bringing the products of the West through Lynchburg to Richmond, have been opened at both these places, with great promise; and no doubt of the success of the undertaking is entertained. Our readers are already apprised of the exertions that are making in Winchester, and in the valley of the Shenandoah generally, to unite in the cause with ardor. We wish all and each of these works may more than realize the wishes of their projectors and friends.

As intimately connected with, and in some measure dependent upon, the prosperity of Virginia, this town takes a lively interest in all that concerns that state. In the march of improvement, we ought not to be left behind. Surely Congress, in a spirit of justice as well as liberality to a town which has been rudely torn from the bosom of its proper parent, will yield us something in return. The citizens of Virginia too, many of whom (especially those in the adjoining counties) must look to this as their natural market, continue to regard our situation with the most favorable feelings and the best disposition. Shall not we with our Canal keep pace, in time, with the march of the age?

Virginia is moving at the right time. Her Legislature must obey the popular impulse, and add strength and energy to the zeal of her citizens.