The central gazette. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1820-1827, 1825-02-05

anu uiVect'N through Wuhawba and ST.
stephens, in Alabama.
Huur memoriaii,,s are confident that
upon an examination of the route in re-
ia'iou TO distance, facilities of construc-
ton and prae;icabili,y of transporting
the public mail the route thrO' the plac-
es above named will be more practices
bic and combine greater public advan.
taSes than any other route which has
which has been brought to the consider
alton OF the board Of engineers.-The
reasons which have brought the minds
OF your memoriaIisis to this conclusion.
are the foilowing:-Frist, because in
the aggregate more laborers can be
conveniently had, and on better terms
on this route than on any 0ther-rhat
| portion OF our country bounded west bv
the Blue Ridge and east by tide water.
in Virginia, is the most popuIous aud
fertile part of the state this is strictly
true in relation 10 the counties immedi-
ately east of the Blue Ridge, and thru
which the road would pass if located
IN this route ; they contain a more dense
population than the same extent of
country in any part Of the state through
which route fur the national road has
hrem proposed-It is therefore reasona-
Bile to conclude that more laborers eonld
he employed on this route through these
counties than on any Other route. as we
consider il certain that the dcnser the
the population the cheaper will be la.
hor-We believe the same my he said
ofthe route through the state Of North
tarol'na.compared with any other route
through that state or the adjoining state
of Tennessee.
| Asto the passage ofihe several routes
through the state of Alabama, compar
ed with this little could he now said
wh'ch wonid DO true some years hence {:
as the population Of that state is now
small bar rapidly increasing. All that
we can say that. we believe the fertility
II the soil of the country ihro' which
this route passes is equal TO that Of any
other part of the state. and capable of
containing as dense a population
whether this will be the case. must be
developed by time.
Second-rhe nature Of the soil ON
this route is generally better calculated
to make Il firm and Durable road than
that OF any other portion Of county
through which routes have been propos-
ed-1he face of the country thromrh
which this route passes is n little bro
ken, wavy, elevated and dry, and there
Us hut little marshv or miry ground on
the whole route through the states of
virginia and North Carolina-your me-
morin'istS are confident that the advan-
tages at firm, dry and elevated soil
exist ina greater degree on this route
than on any other rnmte'propnseh
ii'ird--I'hr distance will be shorter.
Yonr memnriaisIs tlo not nj all hesitate |
to say. that This route viii he nearer a |
direct line hetwren washington CITY |
and New Orleans than any practicable |
route which cnn lie found--if this be
true the distance will be shorter. and as
all the routes which are deemed prarti-
cable have been presented 10 vnur con-
'iderati"n. we bee, leave that compari-
SON may be hal between this and the
others. ~ ascertain that fact. Except
is 10 smali distance through the conn
los of Prince William, Fauquier. and
Nn'p"ppr. in Virginia, the deviation on
This route will be south Of Il RIGHT line.
and rs all the routes proposed through
The Valley IN Virginia, Tennessee and
Alabama. their deviations from a RIGHT
line must necessarily he Sreaicr-it on
Y remains TO shew hat the deviation on
he Valley route, will he greater north
rom right line Than this-The RICH,
inc will pass through, the counties of
Fnirfax, Prince William. Fauqnicr.
'ulpeper, Orange, Alhcmarle, aud Mel
son. all lying south Of the Blue Ridge
1T strikes The top Of The Blue Ridge
rcar the dividing lire between the coun-
les of Amherst and Rockbridge, cross
nS The James River where it passes the
Blue Ridge, and runs thence n little
rorth Of The Blue Ridge through the
Of Botetourt. and Montgomery.
part Of Wythe. and Grayson, in Virgin
ia. and continues to run near the Blue
Ridge throughout North Carolina
IynchburS, in The county Of Campbell,
will be farther from direct line than
any other place on this whole route,
which is only twenty We or thirty miles
on the south. This route commences
its deviation a little north If CharIottes.
vile, and after passing LyDchbnpe
tends gradually TO the direct line, and
runs into it about the Alabama line. d.
viding 1t from the state Of Georgia.
thence it pursues the direct line TO New
Orleans Dpnptrafinn hefvean Iotoe |