Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-12-06

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:" have just rIsen from the perusal of w.
proceedings, al the late meeting in o..
town AS regards internal improyen.a,.
and brieving thai the Reports Coincide ~.
The views of the citizens generally, | cann,t
refrain from congraillaiing you on the ocea
sion | am gtaiifed. too. that The REM.
CONES from the place II does, il being NAV,
ia medicine that whea the centre of the s.s,ern
shpws healthy action, the extremtiies so.o
fnllpw. Hitherto. IN this Stale, public m.s,.
Jugs have generally recommended som. sp.n
did projects, so visionary, or requiring SO mpcb
capital as 10 make the scheme nnpractic,bIe
hut your Reports embrace such tnngs only a.
you can do within yourselves hope thasa
interested in the James River improyemso,
" Ill bring II up his winter, not by Itself, bur IN
coninn ton with oihrr schemes which zt
paualiy needed IN other sections of the Sian
We, Tor instance, have long suiI,'I ed for yyai,
oil "A inrntIke from the Oh 10 The Sea-boart
and our ciiz ms having at length, despA,ted n,
ever seeing their lust wants attended TO- tbty
have idrned Their attention TO some way of sam.
ration from that por ton OF the State vino only
LOOK upon Us us they do upon Their sapes I
can assure you We only want feasible Man
of separation 10 he pointed out, aud the v bni.
population would Join 10 man, even Shonla
thr plan lead "a a cirH ,0ar. Such stare ~
of the want OF that parental feeling wh,cb
every government owes t. the peo,l
whist millions have been sqaandered IN
aggraadizs Richmond the iarre,t por,,o.
OF the State has been left TO tue uuHssisisd
energie les of a sparse population, Z, Ound To IN,
dlsi by the mus wretched system of Land
Laws that ever dissr1ced the statute hook 80
a ciyiliz ID gov. rnmrnt. That | do not e,ao-
gerate the natural advantages Of this oaunry
the great increase oil population Ia the lat Zen
years viii fully prove. II Is rather more than
d per cent. But we are only IICh in popuLs-
ton. The accessories oil lite are abundant bur
we have no market. The boon we ask for l.
but small, but would in five years, pay bacs
10 the State the Iutl interest of the capiIaI IA
the increase VI our taxes, even if the road WA
made free.
did noi intend when | commenced hi,
letter 10 have shewn you what reaeL have
become but il is down, and | caDddly beliey,
II to be nearly the unanimous sentiment ffhp
section. Bnt let the Stale reverse her police
and folio" the lights which are spread ny ~
round her; and thea we will all unite and c.,
the i" old Dominion, one and indiuisiLh
Lynchbnrg aud Is Ci,izens have ny besl wl.n.
es Tor their prosperity
" The preceding letter is one OF the man,
VI pO3uldT sentiment lie
subject of Internal Improvement which have
been ELECTED by the proceedings of the citizens
oil Lynchburg. We rejoice AT the prospect,
before us. loo long resting contenled with
the advantages which Nature has so bounti
fuIly lavlshed upon us, we have been either re.
CARELESS OF their Improvement, or too indolent
10 embark in the enterprise. The policy pur-
sued by our Legislature, at one time exraya
CAVITY ruinous, and at another rdculouslg
Pennlious, it is true, has had great -tendsncr
to paraiyze individual eYerton, as well aspop
set 'he Dali IN motion; and we must not pet,
mt 1t TO stop an instant until our appeal s'aI
be heard by the Legislature, and our jus atd
reasonable acquisitions granted. The Local
preJndiCes which have fol a number of ypar,
oeen affayed against every scheme Of InternaI
Improvement Of extensive importance, mu,t
give way TO the general good or The voice o.
d'scontent, which IS already audiby heahn
our South Western consties threatening ID
vision of the State, because the government in.
stead OF projecting the interests OF is people
u.s. hy ITS n'ggardly policy, CONCERNING them
t. eternal poverty, by closing the door to eve
~ market tor the labor of their hands, will
acqnire sddiiional energy, instead of btiv
sIenced by appeals to Slate Psids. lnIee'
what shall we have TO lie proad of, il, Will,
other States are growing wealthy, by IN i'm
provement OF their wafer Courses, and by o
Pen'ng channels Of iuter-commnnicalion in all
directions, we lie idly on oar oars and see our
population annually d"inding, our commerc'
'echn'ng, and our agriculture anguishing AMI
yielding nothing like n lair equivalent forlhe
'bor bestowed on il Because millions of do.
ans. have been heretofore foolishly squandsfed,
Is no reason thai we should not now appr'
mate a few thousands on schemes, the practr
nbtl'ly and utility of which cannot be qoe,.
iunrd
IL gives us great pleasure, ton, 10 copy ts
'oceedihss nj meeting OF The QUEENS Oi Gtle'
onn'y ON this subject. They will be found
ho'her column. Aud we may he permaleI
N-li'S9 tue hope ihHt u Is nor tue ohy ~
ons'se voice which We shall hear rom TIA
'ctlon Of the Sfate-rich as il is in all The flt'
tents "' weata, and needing only foad"
drfst ~ draw that wealth from the bowels O.
'r tarth-We shall have nothing to drp''
ON the Legislature, il wetan chain the"
'"n 10 proper objects uf legislation. II "'
'op'e would compel them TO leave Po'''N"
ethphysics at bone. or. iCtheir wrath Nus
I'd vent against usurpatIons Of the genera'E'
'rnmrni, direct thGm 10 illuminate II 'hfo"5"
e columns Of the ephemeral Journals OF Nv
~, the Old Dominion would fad her Ihe''''
IT. But. sol long as the Richmond jun
all plunge them into legislation on 'cu''''
ItIIs, We may despair Of any pracHcS'
m hpi lan nj Iha NpITO0Ols