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

Ton, Nelson county, sNe'l1, ara us siCt
, iiy. held NJ the court house of the sal
county, ou Saturday The 9th of Januar,
1899 for the purpose of taking into cons
deration The expediency of addressing I
lhe President nj the u. States Memoirs
on the subject of the National Road, cou
tcmplat,.d To- b. opened from WashngtU
City 10 New Orl"ans,
| Msior William II Diggs was called I
the chair, aud Robert /. Cullsr appopie'
secretary.
RESOLVED, That Srotswood Garland
Cherries P.rroa, James Garland, Nathan
I.ofiiuss and Wilson Peters be appolntc,
committee IL take INTO consideration th'
most practi, ahle route for SAID road, aut
prepare Memorial Ia be preseGted to
nrelng lo he held at this place on Satur
day the 18th INST.
RESOLVED. That this meeting be ad
jonrned till Saturday next, the 18th M
stant.
Aud at an adjourned mcftine of the ci-
tizens of Iovingston and liz Vicinity, held
on Safard the 10TH day Of January, l82J,
held AT thu court house of hriseh county
the committee appointed e. thai purpose,
submitted the following Memorial, winch
WAS read and upauimo0-ly adopted;
10 his Erceiiency LINES MO.NROE'
President Of The L, STATES.
Thu MEMORIAL Of the citizens Of Lo-
'ipgston, tNrlson county, Virginia and its
,lclnity, respect fully represents:
That your memorlallsis, In common With
thrir fellow citizens, feel great soiicllade
and much interest for the successful opc
ration and result of all those measures OF
the Federal Government designed and
calculated Ia promote the general welfare
~ ihr nation, or any portion "t II, and are
wiling al all tunes 10 promote any such
object ~ ahy means in their power consis
tent With their daty 10 the public and their
own interests ~ indn idnals. And as their
s0cd and Individual rights aud interests
must be- nccrssaril> Effected by aIlmcasures
of the Federal Govrrnmcnt, they deem il
their right and privilege as American 81
tilrns IT, express their opinions upon all
nets Of the Ro,eanDrcnt, lhe government
/ self beng subordinate 10 the will of the
people. In the eNrccfsr of tins right, how
ever, your memorlaEsts would always
bear in mind the respect dine 60 the gov
ernment, AID those who I'd ninistcr il, as
we'll as their own rights and fr', iteges ss
citlz' ns--But when any measure haas hern
adopted b, the government, calculated IN
its effects 10 add To- the internal prosperity
fang section al the country aud that
section occupied 10y your memorlalsts and
their fellow citizens of the same count, aud
the adjoining counties present fair cimms
to its consideration, in III, execution OF that
measure, your mtmoliplIsls consider II not
only their right, but THEN Indispensable du-
y 10 bring them 10 view.
h, an act OF Congress passed at the last
session Tor promoting the internal Improve
nNat ot the country, Your exctlicney is
authorised 10 cause Surveys, plans and est
mates H. hr made of such + ads and canals
as may be hest calculated To promote {
neral welfare, &c This measure, If jr'
dcioosly pursued. SoW n"mofialists be
/ iItse il we'll calculated Ia facilitate III,
| co mrrclil intercourse Of the stNeIa
states, draw c,osei Ia, ,irS Of interest az,
! aftctiun, destroy sccticnal Iralons,cs, ., r
| prtuhte III, duration ol onl Union. aud ado
To the general prosperity and gIuey q
| the nation--E Events tor tie cousam mailor
Iof which every American citizen shoGlC
dt,ontiy play.
Your memorisiists being inf rmed ihat
board of Engineers ,m,t I'D b, the Exc
! cutlAr, by authority ot the act ~ Congress
is about tn, ar vii! shnl'l, assemble IN tn,
! ttN Of WASHINGTON. to AXE ihlo tonsidr
| ration Me most ifyctlcahi, routr for gr"a
! Na1lantl Road troor thai City tu Nrr
Orleans. and IN nake rrrorts, &c. to Cen
lgftss- big leave respectfully 10 cNpress II
| our Exc. llency aud tbru' You It. the boart
at -, IutcIs.lh trthng- aud inter ~ - hlrl
| they enterialI upon the sutlrct IN relation
! To tit location af thu contemplated road
and To submit IL Their sunsidrrailon thrl
! ol inns. and tie Itae"@s rpon which tn
are bus' Il. ~ Ia the most practicable rOnt
for said road your mfnotlolists a'e We
aware that no consideration bhi such a
are truly nailunai, VII control the exercis
of the discretionary powers of the board u
Engineers, or IN The slghies; degree innu
tnce the conclusion IN which they viii com
and your mrmurdlists, in presentn
then Opinions 10 the board, diselatn an
" ish or design to exercise amy Influence u
control over a fair performance of its dutlt
or exercise Of lis ie climate powers-1h
considerations wh,rh your memoriafts in
tend to prest nj are such as they believe I
be truly national.
On direct Tine from Washington Cit
To New . leans, the distance is 960 mIe
consequently the nearer the contemplate
road can be run the shorter will be- the dis
tanrr and II The country through who
1t would pass all'o,d equal facilities in Ia
bnr and materials for construction, the les
; the costs of opening it-Tai> iipe runs nca
, WMrfnton, in Fauquier, CT arloitss'iile,
E AGemarle, Lovingsfon. in Nelson, an
, Lynchburg, III Campbell coanty. Virginia
: NllhesGoruugh, Morgant"n aud War;
Springs, bn Notth Carolina and direc Il
through Cahawba and ST. Stephens, in A