Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-01-21
GREAT NATIONAL TURNPIkE.

purpose oi t3NinS INTO consideration the ex pc
diency OF addressing to the President of the Uni.
ted States memorial ON The subject of the great
national road, contemplated to be opened from
Washington city TO New Orleans, Albon Media
mel, esq. (rnayor) was called TO the chair, aud
WIN. w. Noiyell named as secretary.
The following resolutions were submitted to
and adopted by the meeting, viz:
ftesotred, TIat memorial be addressed TO the
President of the United States, PRAYING that a
route through Fairfax, Charlottesville. l., nch-
burg and Patrick, in Virginia; Wilkesborough,
Morgantown, and the Warm Springs in North
Carolina; and thence through Georgia, be sur
veyed with yic,y TOT tue location of the national
turnpike from w Washington to New Orleans; aud
that the advantages of tins route be set forth ri,
the said memorial
ReSof0ed, That Christopher Anthony, William
Radford, John p. Urguhart, David X. Edley,
Richard III. Toler, Albion Nc Daniel and " lillian
W. Norvel be committee for the purpose of
drafting said memorial
fceSOtued, That Christopher Anthony, VIM.
Radford, John ID. Ur9uhari, David II. Edley, x.
IT, Ioler, John SchoolIield, David G.. Murreii,
Albion Mcdaniel and William w. Norvel be a
committee OF correspondence, whose duty il shall
be to advance the object of this meeting BY cor
responding with such committees or individuals
as may be disposed to aid i'll procuring the
location of the road on the route above desir-
mated.
Resotrcd, That the committee appointed TO
draft The memorial, report to meeting of the
citizens, TO be held at the Franklin Hotel on
Friday, the 31st inst. at 3 o'clock, .. m.
Adjourned TO Friday evening, at 3 O'clock.
ALBION MCDANIEL, Ch'n.
WIN. NJ. NoRvELL, Sec'ry.
AT an adjourned meeting OF the citizens of the
town of Lynchburg, convened at the Franklin
Hotel, lii said town, on Friday, the 3 lst of De-
cember, 1924, for the purpose of taking into
consideration the subject of the great national
road contemplated to be established from Wash
ington city TO NewOrleans. the chairman and
secretary of the former meeting appeared and
took their seats.
Mr. UR9UHART, from the committee appoint
cd at The former meeting for that purpose, report
ed the following memorial, which, upon being
read aud considered, was adopted by the meet
ing, viz;
THE vuEJf0RL4L ofthc Cjtisens Of Lunch
burg, to his Erceiicncy JAMES .sI0NYaOE,
President Of The United States, respecifuila,
represents:
That your mctnorialists, feeling in common
with their fellow citizens throughout the Union.
strong aud lively interest in all measures of the
federal government tending to promote the ge-
nerai welfare, have viewed with no small degree
of seiE'itude the late act of Congress in relation
10 the subject OF internal improvements. By that
Let y'ou are authorized to cause SURVEYS, plans
and estimates TO be made of SUCH roads and ca
nails as may be calculated to promote the gene
raj welfare, and TO have reports of such surveys
returned TO Congress. For the purpose of car
rying this law into effect, your memorialists are
informed, on the highest authority, that the Board
OF Engineers, IN the service of the United States,
Will convene at the city of Washington in a
short time to take into consideration, among
other things, the best and most practicable route
Tor great national road, extending from the
cltyof Washington to New OrIeaus. Your me-
moraists are fully sensible that this road, when
| completed, will be of the first national impor.
lance, and greatly conduce to the general well
rare and security. While, therefore, they par
uciPate IN the general anxiety that such route
| may be selected as will best promote the views
OF Congress, they cannot forbear an expression
of their particular feelings and opinions on this
highly important subject. In selecting site for
tins road, our memOrialists are well aware that
no considerations save those of a truly national
character, should bepermitted to influence the
determination OF the Board of Engineers They
neither expect nor desire that any other motive
should operate upon them. DisclaiIninr, there
fore, any wish to influence or contro the lust and
proper exercise of the powers of the Board OF
Engineers, your memorinlists beg 10 be permit
ted to bring into notice that route for this road,
winch, after the most deliberate consideration
appears to them to combine the greatest number
| OF advantages and facilities.
| An attentive geographical view Of that aor-
ton of the United States embraced between
| W asmngton and New Orleans, and of the faci-
| iItles OF locating and constructing great ma
tional road, has resulted so far as relates to yos,
-memorasts in full conviction that the town
OF bynchbnrg presents a point in the line oil
communication too important to be disregarded
! Upon an examination of the Geography Of the
| country, four routes present themselves as pre-
ierablc to all other-tfie FIRST, leading through
Richmond, Raleigh, Columbia, MiIledgeYiIle and
| Cabaw battle SECOND, leading through Fair
| fax, Charlottesville, Lynch5urg ond Patrick
| county, IN Virginia. MOrgaDtoyn and the W arm
| Springs in North Carolina, the upper part of
| Georgia, and Cahawba, in Aldbama-tbe THfRp
route leading through Fairfax, Charlottesville,
| LynchbuTg, thence across the Blue Ridge
! Mountains (along an excellent Turnpike, now
III progress 70 IFS Completion) TO Salem, i'm tI,e
| Valley, thence to Abingdon, Huntsville, Knox
| vile, TellIco, Cahawba, &c.-the FOURTH route,
leading through Winchester, Stanton, Abur-
don, Knoxville, Nashville, sc. OF these four it
! appears to your mcnorialisis that the proposed
route through Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Nor
| gantOwn, Warm Springs and Cahawba, com
bnes all the advantages which could be reason
ably required in locating the road; while, on
the other hand, it Is free from objections that
might be urged to either of the other proposed
routes. The advantages supposed relate to dis
lance, soil, elevation and facilities of construc-
! ton. They feel well assured, that on an accu.
! rate admeasurement oftbc last mentioned course
embracing this town, it will be found to be the
nearest practicable route between the points of