The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-01-04
LYNcnnrRG. JANUARY :. lag,
GREAT NATloNAL ROAD.


GREAT NATioNtL ROAD.
Al - thrr,iug af the vittzcus NJ the town
M Jynchbnre, head ~ the .Ffal,kila no
fel.."n rida, lhe 2irh day of Deeember
lss4, taf IN. purpose of taking into consi
d.raiiau the exprdirticy Of addressing iO
the Pres4dcat d the United States,a me
m III Of thu .fle, &c the Great NATL -
K,ad, contemplated to- be opened from
Atashnston City to New Oileans-AI
bun Acpantel, Esq. Mayor, was called
IL tho Chsir, and William W. Non I'll
HaTntd rs Secretary.
The following resolutions were submit,
sd Ia, aud adopted by, the meetins,iz
Reyired, Tint rnc,no,ial he addressed
to the Prc,idcet ri In, United Stairs, pray
ing that arrouir through Fairf,x, Char
iates,ili., byoeil,arg and Patrick, in Viz
-sinia Willie sbnrough, Mnrgahiown and
The Warm Springs. IN Mouth Carolina 4
thcnce through Georgia, he Surveyed with
a Ne" la the loeatinn ef the Natlond
Turnpike from Washington CITY To New
Orleans aud hal che ad, antagrs of this
ROUTE hc'ret fptIh ~ the said n,ttnariaI.
RtsnAed, Ttet sCh,istuphrr Aothony.
,Wm Radfprd, John d. Ur,Iuhaft, David
X. Edlry, Richard H. T"rr, Albnn Nc
Daniel aud WuEarl ". Norvrl IN = enn
mittee for the purpose of drafting saId
memorial.
RtSoiucd, That Christopher Anthony,
Nm. Htdiurd, Jeho,D. trpuhart, Da,M
U Edcy, Itichard II. Tulcr John Srho'd
field, David q. Murr,H, Albon NJ iFnnirl
and William ". Nmy,lt hc committee
of correspondence, whose duty 1t shall be
To- advance III. object of this meeting, by
corresponding with such Committees or
ind, ,duais rs may be disposed 10 aid - iu
Al 4
roule'ahovc designated.
RtSolred, 1'hat the COMMITTEE apnnini
ed To dry,h ia. memorial, report tna meet
ing of the citizens ~ br held nj the
sfrankliW He,a en Friday the 3ist instant,
at > n'rlnckIP NJ.
sReSoired, Thai these resolutions be pub
Jishcd IN the Vrginan and Herald.
Adjpurn,d 10 Friday evening NJ 3o'clock.
AIBDN Med ANlEI, GAIA.
eNM 'NoEsrLI., Scc'y.
--s0s-.-
Al MI adjourned meeting OF the citizens
of thu town of Iynchhurg, convened nj
III. Franklin Note, in said town, on Friday
The 9ist day et Decemhrr, leas, for the
purpose of taking into consideration the
~theci Of TIA. great national road contem-
plated TO be established lren Washington
eityta Rrwl Orlcan. the Chnirman and
and took ti@- seds
Mr.. URouHAhT, from the committee APP
pointed ~ The fotmer meeting for thnt pur
Snsp, reported the following ", moral,
which, upon being rcnd and considered,
~as adopted by the meeting, viz
Yhs Memorial u the cIii1ens qfthe To,sn
efLynehbnrg, IL His Ercoiiency JANIS
Mo,nor, President Of The, United .Stotts,
respectfully represents
That your urenorialists, feeling in com.
mon ~ith thsir fellow citizens throughout
the L niun, atroeg and lively interest in
nll measHrr. Of the federal government
Tending 10 promote The general welfare,
have viewed With no small degree Of soil
riiudS the late act,of Suuerrss IN relation
fo the subject of internal improvements
ny that act you are authorized II cause
surveys, plans and estimate. 10 he mad. at
such roads and canals as may lie calculated
to pro note the general welfare. and to have
reports of such surveys returned Ia Con
gress. For the purpose of carrying thi-
law iotn effect, Your memornlists are in
formed an thu highest authority that the
Board OF Engineers, in the service of iht
United Stucs, will Convene NJ thu. City ~
Naslnngtan, in short time, to take into
mud most practicable route for a great ma
tluual read, extending from the city of
Washington td New Orleans. Your me
finoriaiists are ffly sensible that this road,
when completed, will be of the first IA
tionai Importance, aud greatly coudncc To-
ths general Welfare and security. While,
therefore, they participate in the general
anxiety that such route may he selected as
viii best prOmUte the views of Congress,
they cannot turhear ala expression al thcir
particular feclidss aud opinions on this
highly important subject. In selecting
eie for this road, yonr mcmarialisls are well
aware that NJ considerations, save those of
a truly national character, should he rar
United to.inifmncr the determination of
the Board of Engineers. They neither
expect nor desire that any other motive
should operate upon them. Disclaimng.
therefore, any wish To influence urcnntrnl
the just and proper exercise of the powers
Of the Board Of Engiuerr-, your memo
r1allsts beg 10 be permitted 10 bring Into
notice that rnut- for this t"ad, which, after
the mast deliberate consideration appears
Ia hem to Combine the greatest number nc
advantages and facilities. An attentive
Erogfhr'Ilrai view of that portion of the
United States en,hracrd between Wash
gton cits aud New ORLEANS, and of the
facilities of l'atine and constructing y
great natlonH' rad, has resulted 70 far M
relates to your memnrialis,s, In full con.
scton that the town of f.vnchhnra mr.,
senis Il point IN the line of communirn,inn
too important Ia he disrr Ssrtfed Upon an
examination of the geogrsphy of the enun
try ar routes present Themselves as me
frrahIe tn all &, her<A--ih, first LEADING thrc'
Richmnnd, Ral-igb, Eolarrhia, Miliedgc
e yte and Cai,nw ba--the second, leadiar