Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-12-02

Internal LnprotemeW.-By the following ar
ticle. rom the Richmond Wing, it will he pei.
ceived that we have no reason 10 hope for the
co.nperat.oa Of Richmond. even bv petition To
the Leg islature, in the interesting aud impor.
tant scheme nf improving james River. iIas
taepuJtje spirit Of thai city, recently so warm
~ eulogllcd by a writer in Que OF irs prints.
evsporaied iuat as an rnDft worthy Of lis NO
lice calls for is exercise? Where il that wi
ter hi.nsef2 Has he novoce but far eulogv
But seriously, the apathy Of the people Of
Richmond on this subject is astonishing, when
il is apparent to the dullest comprehc Hsi1n that
taeir inirresfs are yaally concerned ~ the
sui. We can account for il III no other "as,
indeed, than by referring i, to the cause sue-
eested by the Whig-the different aud distinct
elements Of which the popal,tI'n Of that city is
composed-the "slceH heals disdaiaiag to
take the lead, lest ii m ght be supposed they
we've mnd4 Of common clay, while the working
men Did back through sheer dItIitIcnce
From he Uhig Noe %.
Internal improvement y Fir9uIa Richmond.
Richmond will do nothing 10 second the spiIit OF
Lynchburg, aud aid the exert'ons Of that pat
riorc town, in promoting lmpioVcm MS III
which SHE has an eqaal or greater interest
We rppl, nothing. She ma 1ifess no disposition
10 do any thing. Why IT shonid he SO. we d"
not undertake to declhe-but certain Il IS, that
the public will seems less susceptible of organ
Ization, and being brought into activity here,
taan at any other spot in Ametiea, All see IT,
a lfF al ~
the occasion ar,ses, th' same backwa'd"ess,
sluggish Indifference and inoIbd reluet t0ce To
act are sure TO recui. II seems impo sibis 10
overcome the rvs inertiG winch opposes ITSELF
to every enterprise. What more powerful III
duccmenls, we should say ailuremputs, Can be-
presented To any community, than are present.
cd To the city of kchmuni to unto with
LYnchburg in urging the Improvement at James
River 10 a point, al which steam navieat ON may
be introduced. and that Rvar in all human pro.
babilty, become the grand commercial tho
rough are 10 tween the Feat AMI III" " CT
ne Nile IL fact, hetwern o icntal and Western
Amesici, W tn Richmond rs The Ancient Alex
andiia Perhaps not man IN WchmOnd III
contest the Feasibility Of the proiect or dispute
the incalculable advantages winch would TOW
from It's completion. Yet attempt 10 organize
pnbIic sen Iment--attempt TO assemble The
uroplt Cor the purpo " gsttjne az expression
Of their wishes an1 tail lrs would he the me
yjtable cons 4qnence SOM so or 100 might
u, ssi5ty attcu uui Of pnP"l ton oil near
2OOtO IHa !acl Is, the peoi l. ot knhfnoud
want leaders. lho>c whose m'eihgencn, u
wealth or stake IN The community, ought 10
impB.e upon them tue lead on occasions %
pubhu interest dnd more delight ~ keeping up
tine fol.ns aud obserVanCeS al that mi"nc. H0h-
keV A,i.lo c acy. which II ucklts then iaheicS 10
I,nsgIne them, selves 10 constitute. Or Gfa
II.
heads, declining ParuIiratio.i ID what all . tnr
Cannon weal--ihose whom Cltcum tlnce- nave
made our natural leadrrs-,h"ic Is "dui1ng
thai pOial Il dppti, necessary tot iae :" ganlzas
ton aud thr expression OF tue Piole s.. II DC
tween citizens oil "a certain TANK I'VE must leave
il +, their honorable selves II, settle among
them their positive and relative StaiIons nh the
SOCIAL scaln.) and the people al Richmond,
prop, I v so called, there is almost IS li'tie az
autiutanCe as between his y majesty ihaii
<. AMI the combatanis oil the three days In
pcople OF Richmond are not o4e people that IS
the long and the short oil me matter ahd
hence thufei no unit no concert, no rublIc
spiJIt and ~ possibility oil alt .ih'hb e"hef'
our iirrds Vi the Lyncnbuis fTshian, vii
see in this SAech, tae injustice OF mat assault
lhes Lately made upon our noble Chy-i'ch IN
81 mach h. II auu gehtle blood ana "o Husl wa
mal>- suitable tephraIton lor iheh hteseithee
" tho a loss Oi t,me.
We LeIe,e men We may caiegoucally an
swef. and say 10 our ea'tchlsts ifuin aoose,
that Richmond will do nothing 10 AID Lynch
burg-not tnhg-not so much as address a
mcmsIIat 10 The Legislature. We hope that
this ulll not chIl tho exrrions OF IL nchbufs
she, Petersburg and Norfolk are DOING some
,h ns u uodrlsh t3e dio1r'hG eh"Iglrs Vi A'd'
Old Dominion Of Who II dea,sning demhs"ghts
and wofdy phtriuts tab So mach, and J0f whom
they d. So l,ile. we have a ne" Consil uhon
ready 10 go into oper dioH-d new I'S'sid'"'e
il Is feIvent,y ~ be hoped, pursed ol mheh oI
the miserable calculation oil consequences 10
self, which deUased aud brought dawn 10 "a
county standard, ali the puOhc views eI lac
,,id-ipd a Governor, well disposed, II IS IN.
dersrooJ 10 apply his o,hcial and ihdtYtd-
uai nldence ~ me pIomoLeh Oh he 'ou
Woin.
cone months ago we hal occasion 10 speak
of the Characteristic, Of ,he Richmond people
anI It was saiI ny some tadi oar picture was
harsh and unjust. II ltwas SO, II "lll be seen
bv III. remarks of the Wais, that others have
,,ilsn into the same er1or that we had done.
NJ The immense advantages accrnlng to Inc
f,r,,inr interest from well con 1ucted system
of i,,srnaI Improvement may he par''aiiy est
mated f,on fact stated by a Rochester (Nf
,,.,r Since the OHIO canal was opened III
JAW last, %, 900 bn'hels Of Wheat have been
,o.eiv.d al Rochester fron Oho-hey pay
f,om % to 90 cents per busael-tIe'r mills
make 1000 and can make 3 100 barrels OF h'"f
,.r dov. lntwenty DAYS S50,0DO i" cash was
,oot int, Ohin for produce. Had IT not been
FIR the merket created at Rochester " 'ae
NJ. Var. canal. and the means OF tranSPorfa-
,ioo +, it afforded by the wise and liberal policy
orohio this trade never could i.;ye existed.