The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-06-09
NATIONAL ROAD, Jan. Wasft.y,Qa CJ. T..
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Thu Engineers engaged in this e1tensro 8.
important undertaking are pursuing t5.ir l..
tics with zeal and spirit. BY an arlIfl4 inn.
ba Press, OF the 18th NAV. we ob..,a.
that they have already entered Aiabams. an.
The governor OF that state had sent 10 1p4n =,
the absence OF an experienced kugiuepr
(whose assistance they had fsolieited3 &c
DALE, one OF the first pioneers oil ciyilizalon
in the western wilds. The route Which ia.
Engineers are now surveying, il VIII be r..
collected, is that which goes through the ra.
Iitals ii the several southern states. Ric5.
mond, Raleigh, Columbia, Miiledgcyille, "
CahaWba. On their return from New Ollean,
to Washington they Will survey thai which
leads through CaAa'rba, the upper part e
Georgia, the Warm Springs and Morganiown
in North Carolina, and Patrick county, Lygct'
burg, charlottesville and uirta4 in Virginia
The next season, the third remaining rome
Will be survey ed, which the Cahar ba payrs
informs us, rms through Fairfax, Caallottts.
: vile, Lynchburg, thence across the Blue
Ridge Mountains, salem, Abingdon, knoxville.
| Nashville, &c.-But, what becomes Of tho
Valley route in this case ? We suspect there
is some error in the dcliueation of The tbird
route. The Cahawba paper adds that it ls
probable the middle route Chat Which lead.
through Lynchburg, Palrick, &c will bv So.
lected.' For our own parts, believing tia:
the selection OF this route would be proret
and judicious, we should have no doubt j,
,uA,,Il 10 n,aI, ,.,-, - - r. III -
OF the Southern capitals. However, Us soma
of these cities have manifested an unreasoua-
Bile degree OF tasiidiousness on the subject.
there may be some reason TO hope that Wi @.
perate as a couater-current, and therefore that,
their influence will not be suffered 10 haye,n
undue weight. We do.not wish it to be ar.
d~erstood that we are ourselves advocates for
lodging the power of making Roads and Ca
mails in the hands OF Congress-or that we B..
lieve the constitution has placed il there
bnt, II n majority OF that body are determined
to exercise it-if they, believing that they
have the right, cit authorize tue a Ioption II
the measures 10 which that right leads, VT eau
see no harm nor wrong in en~deavouring TO A.
vail ourselves OF the benefits which it holdA
forth to our accePtance--We, as a c%onstitu-
ent part of the Union, endure a constituent
portion of the public burdens. 1t is from The
surplus Of these burdens, after the actual er.
peases OF government have been paid, and
While We at the same time, apporlion a part.
OF them 10 the gradual exlinguishment OF The
public debt, that the cost Of tl.ese great worIS
are to be uefrayed and so long AS the public
funds are thus appropriated it is aduty which
every part of the country ON es To Itself to or.
deaTor to procure as great an appropriation
OF these funds TO It's respective benefit, AS they
Gun, which will not infringe upon the pubic
'nterest,-Thns far we go no farther. hths
scheme be abolished, we shall believe thatiI.
constitution will have escaped violation II
the road be made, we hope il will come tDFo'
Lynchburg.