The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-01-28


greater pnslic advantages than any other
route which has been brought TO the eonsl
| lrrliiou OF the board of Engineers. The
rrasons which have brought tue minds Of
YOUR rnemoriaiisis to this conclusion, are
the follow ing First. because in the az
errgatr mnre lab0rcfs can bs conveniently
had and on better terms ON this route than
90 any oiher--That portion of our country
bounded west by the Blue Ridge aud east
by tide water. IN Virginia, is the most po
pnlons and fertile paft Of the state this rs
strictly true in relation Ia the counties inn
nediat,ly east of the R'dsr, and through
winch the road would pass II located IN this
route they contain a more dense popOla
ton than the same exteni IT country III a
ny part of The stale through which u route
Tor The national road has betn proposed
II ~ therefore reasonable 10 conclude that
more atorers could be- employed on this
route through those counties than on any
Other route, ~ we consider it certain that
the denser The population the cheaper "rIl
hr labor-Ne believe the salnp may be said
of the route through the state of North
Carolina, compared with any other route
through that stale or The adjoining state OF
Tennessee.
A to the passage Of the several routes
through ihe state of AIatama, compared
with this, little could he now siid which
would be true some years hence as the
population Of thai state is now small but
rapidly increasing. All that we ran say is
that, we helirve the fertility of the soil Of
the country through which this route pas |
SIS is equal to that of any other part Of the |
state, aud capable of containing rs dense a
popnl Whether this " Ill be the Cast,
nInst br developed by time.
Srcond-Tbe natur" Of the soil on this
route ~ generally better calculated 10 make
a firm and durable road than that of any
Other portion Of country through which
rnuteshaye ,foposed-Thef4ce of the
county thro' which this route passes is a
littIe hf0ken, wasy, elevated and dry, aud
there ls hnt little hhrshy or miry ground
Oh the whole route through the states of
Virginia aud North tarolina- your memo
naIIsis re confident that III" ID vantages of
a hiu, Dry ana elevated soil exist ~ q
; ~ Ter d"ster on tins route than on any
either route proposed. !
Third he distance will be shorter
your lne'noudllsis do Got AT al hesitate TO
say, that thls route viii be nearer u direct
line between Washington City and New
Orleans than any practlrable rout. " hich ,
can be- fuuud--if this be true the distance ,
will BIZ shorter, aud as all the routes which .
arr deemed praclcahle have been present
ri 10 Your consideration, we beg leave that
M, he had between this and
he others, Ia ascertain that fact. Excep,
AS tn asmal distance through the counli..
4 IA
in Virginia. the deviation on this route will
b, south ola right lii @. and asalI tbs routes
proposed are south of lhIs excrpt one pro-
posed through tn. Valley in virginia i en-
nessrr an, Alabama. tbr,r de,;,tIons rrom
, right iinc must necessarily he preater-
II only remains Ia she,y thar tho deviation
m the Valley rout. will h. prrntar ,o,tb ,
rom = rgb, In. than ,l,;s-,r6s ,;rb, b.. ;
/, II pAqs tL,ough III, fon,t,.s or l',,rr.v
Prince William, FAM ,,er r,,rrn.r Il ,
.apr,. Alh.maI, and Nelso, II I,;n,
,outh orthe Rlue R,dye-- !, str,L.s ,h. I'M, ,
# the Rim. R,dr. n.,r ,ha d,y;d,,r In. ,
,ei,y,an tbe eon7t;eoo A,nh.,s, ,n,i pooL
,ridre. and lh.,,ce rams v;th TN. ,nn IF M.
Ridgr. ,ross;n,, tia, J,,,ae R,,.r :, La,o :,
,,sses III. Pin. R,dga aud ,,,,e thnuc.
int. nn,th If mn, Rins lEdc. ,.ranoh ,h. .
nj Hotptenrt Mont ,nn.,., ,',,, NJ ,
" ythe. and Graysoo' IN N,tr,ni, ,na co,,
tinu,s TO run nea, the Blu, E,d,,e ,hrolpb
out North tar",aa. L,nchhurg, IN the
county "G CAM bell, will be farther from a
direct iiae than any other place on this
whole route, which is only twenty five or
thirty miles on the south. This route
commences lis deviation little north of
Charlottesville, ard after passing Lynch
burg tends gradually to the direct line, and
runs into IT about the Alabama line, disid
log /, lr"m the state Of Georgia, thence it
pnrsuts the direct linz To New ORLEANS,