Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-11-25

ency Of memprlallzlng th- Legislature w"
/ give the address Of tn committee be nW, ana
| respectfully invite oHr readers. - careihI pc
rns.I Oft. W. hope there viii he general
! turning bni oil The public spirited people o. 30
fetpuff In tn, cansr all parties ought TO he
mite !. We ttInk no snplect could possibly
call louder FIR pnbilc ingestleat.pa. All men,
we know. are governed J sell interest bat II
the individual interest of the peonle of tie
tourt will nj be pro noted, by the impr We
ment Of the June, River tnen we viii he vii
! ling for e.er hereafter, 10 stop OR M 9TH. @"
subjects pf political spedlancy ani internal IA
prosemeot
! rop THE PArRl pT
| To Ht PeoDie If Botetout ConaiY
As lhe htst meeting Of The Rppr"sPu-
tatiyps under or new Government Is at hahd,
and subjects al greai nptpent md lnfeieH are
coniiled 10 them you doubt look forward 10
their deliberations with The d"rpest ,oltcnnd".
Among tina variety and mnltphchy ct subject
which will be aglts.ed, none can more Jo'Nv
demand your attention than the great Cause OF
internal Improvements
ltlsnnnpcessary 10 arg TIE hdVanta"es to
he derived (ana particularly by YOU from the
! imnroVrment al our roads and rivers. Oar lo-
! cal advantages are apparent 10 lhe most min
! formed amonp US Trneiihed through the
! centre lay the J unes river, aud washed on The
south by the R1anoke. mud 80 .ilnatrd, that al
/ tho coutens plated lmprove,nenis connecting the
western waters with tho,e rivers elher ~ ca.
nails or ra,l-roads must pass through our coun'
ty he mu,t be blind indeed 10 his own interest
who does mol discern IT, lnme iIato con exOn
with th9sr improvements.
Bur the improvement OF the James River is
not ONLY Of local advantage To the people OF
Botetourt II can be easly demonstrated that
/ ,la all IA tad
! IN IFS sucC 'ssl1 prosecution. MOI only 81, she
is more Interested IN thu James river improve
! ment than aay other ut THIS time contemplated,
/ fot a greater proportion of her population are
| 10 he heaeftei by this, than by any other.
This is sufficiently demoustrahle ny viewing tor
a moment the locality Of the James rlvcr.-pen-
Grating the heart and centre OF the State, and
winding its course from the base of the Allc>
ghAny 10 the Chesapeake bay. But AS all the
improvements in the State cannot be prose cu-
ted at once that one should be FIRST selected. in
which the largest proportion of the people are
interested. And on this hinge II is presumed.
the question with the Legislature viii turn.
| Not whether we shall commence a system of
internal improvement but what Improvement
will be fr,t undertaken.
It is asked, whore eau the funds be procured
without ncieasmg the taxes, 10 make this i'm
pfovemen We would answer. they CAN be
procured without resoriing tn taXauou. II has
/ been ascertaiaed 10y actual survey aud inmate
examination. that the Junes RIVER can be ren-
dered capable of steam boat navigation as far
mp as Lynchbnrg, If mt to Paiton,burg or
Cov,ngton, and that the probable cost 10 Pat,
tunsburg. wonll amount 10 about y 900 goo.
FMS sun can h. procured by loan nj q per
ccai interest, amounting to s5u oOO per anuun.
! \ moderate toll IN the present tonnage shipped
between Pauonsbnrg and Rcanoud, would a
mount 10 56e 900, which would pay the mte +.
est ON the cost oil the Improvement, AVID Keep it
IN repair; ard 10 on tue additional tonnage tho
consequence of increase az ,raie, (Which
would necessarily he very gretD would hr APP
plIcabla To the exiInenishment ofthe principal,
Hence it IS clfar thai the Improvement would
pay for itself and all that Is asked OF the Com-
nonw eall. IS to lead her credit for the procure.
mcnt OF the loan.
This Improvement would furnish our farm D..
ers with a CERTAIN cheap aud expeditions trans
porlatidn of their produce To market, and the ir
supplies al groceries and other merchaud Ize,
in return. For example Flour would be car
rcd from Pdtton'burg TO Richmond, Tor about
i p instead Of - cents per barrel. and tip, the
performance Of winch now consumes weeks,
would be made n few days, and thus give
! 10 us. all the advantages vi AN entirely new
In rkst
this Improvement, would give general IN
pulse, aud new lite aud yigor, II all the Impor-
tantiaprovsmenls throng hant the State. and IN
fuse a spirit of indastIy aud enterprise which
would insure their successful complexion, a nd
the general prosperity, wealth aud happiness
OF our people. We therefore, not only recon
mend to the people OF Botelonri, 10 convene at
/ their Courthouse. on the hrst day OF the ne Il
December Court, tor the purpose of taking iutu
serious consideration, this Important SUBJECT ;
but we would respectfully recommend sim liar
meetings To all IN. irlrnds OF Internal Improve
ment throughout the State aud particularly 10
our Western trleads.
Spirited memorials TO the Legislature Oh
tins subject, AMI general aud energetic ex-
preston OF public opinion IN the PRIMARY as
sembIe. Of the people, would have IA very salu-
tary effect upon that body, us ii Is impossible
tor the representatives oil the people, IN r GOV
srnmeni like ours ~ resist the influence oi pub
lie oplnoa There cannot he more propi-
t,ous time than the preseht, TO press the ,ensi
GRAFTON OF tins SUBJ ect Wa have enhsuten-
ed, independent and patriotic Leg l>lature, " no
will for The first time he ahle 10 speak corr ectv
) the sentiments OF the people, As representation
II NOW o"atlv equal. lhr great reduction OF
representation heo" tide water "a section ct
the State heretofore opposed TO internal in.
provemenD aud the comparatively great in
crease Misrepresentation in the Middle aud Val
ley sections OF tue STATE, which are deeply IN
teresled in it, will doubtless throw into Ihtt DO
dy decided majority, friendly to an energetic
system Of Internal Improvement. Hence union
and concert among Those friendly TO II will be
alone wanting 10 insure success il they should
! be zeaously aided by general aud determined
expression oil the public will.
I 4 COMMITTEE
| i. E IL.
RAIL ROAD TO THE ROANOKE.