The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-11-24
NATIONAL ROAD.


a. ,e;ohl0~s Of Ierinfion an J Sinnn-
%, are h.ginnS IL manifest c'nS'dfF'hlr
.rn,h in rotation 10 the location 81 the
,.d fr.m W.shastpn City 20 Nv .
49, Tn. lntelllgeursr," p"iotel in
IT,, former place, has been illiher'lly ahn-
.;y. towards Secretary Barbour. without
,,use. that We can perceive, except
,a.a,se Gen. Btrnard's duties confined
him IN Washington aud Mr.. Shir"r'o Ill
a.. detained him At home. and because
;r,bs road pass thru Lexington. It will Al :
:, 90 by BarJoWsriAe. The Editor oi
,he Intelligence has already ht-n correct
a !, another quarter for his uncharltahle
.I understandable insinnatans and asprr-
or the character of an hnnprablr man.
II. have in vain looked IN hls paper
,;o.. for an ample apology It is due To
n. Barbour. that the Editor should conn
,....c, among his readers, the effects of his
,pinslifabIp insinnati"ns.
The stanton paper, with Z"a' c"m-
,nsesnraie with thu impnrtance of the Obj
;.et. pnt. IN what il M doubt deems strong
.t.;,,. in favor Of the location nl the rnad
nm that rnntc and, with blindness tqral
,, ,,s zeal, stIirms, that the only route
,,h,h can come in competition with 1t,
,.;, L,nrhburg) has not the slightest pre-
,a,.i,,,, on which To found a ,i,alship. II
IN. Editor mad substituted proof for ,ss"r-
ia, we should have been the better abb
,,,stimatr the truth Of this remark. A.
H.. we nlurt hr permitted To place against
ri. assertion the know ledge of gent, men
WIN are better acquainted With these mat
FAR. than either he or ourselves. We have
b.en told that no route offers more sub
st,nti,l Inducements to the location f the
national road than tblS-that. 1t almost
every step, materials ate abundant. and the
soil good, aod that the distractions are
comDdratiuelg few aud insignificant. But
il is ll.rlrss To argue questions which, after
all. will he DETERMINED, not by these ar
garments, but BY the Reports Of tn. &C.
,c..:
the routes. We would respectfully sug-
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weight IN the determination Of this qne>-
tioa, even illOuSn they conflict with those o.
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CoNhhh9o of IA NNhA'
The 'alt papers furnish "a with answers
fro " lne rtpnhl'cs "f hexlr" and C"lo"-
bli,4ecrd K To the proposition OF Gen. Bo'-
WIr, IN relation 1" the Congress Of Am""i-
eau hrpahlc' dt Panama In h"'h ct thhe'
answers, II Is sad that thu government O.
THESE United states has been invited tn
ps'ilripatr IN thu measure, aud the mo-t
h"tIellns compliments are pad /" IN. 1t
Is knnwn, thai, it the Cabinet at Wash
ing'on has not already dtcid,d upon this
subject, II is considering thu proposition -
The dictates ofwuieuce (. policy, which.
through the ,a!edctory of tn. alus'rion.
Washington, is ,r, sounding in our ear.
WINS Us Ia "kerp clear of al rntangIng
|o.so ALI 'ucr, aud ~c should be the
"' iorrc"mnend IA departure from So
'"''' a"d "ltol'som" an "dmontlon.-
O'' II my we'll NJ .'krd, will the mere
1r' "l SENDING Representative to this
congress have AN effect Of thus "rnl,ng-
my IS viii Ne necessarily b. bouaa to