Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-08-04

isfs stock .orns 10 handsome amount. The
subject however VA. new IN the pcopls gene
rally Il hal not been discussed 10 tbs pa
nefs or private circles few understood the
character I'D advantages of railways. NJ the
benefits wnieh this will hestos on their owa
country aud tie commaahy NJ lsrge. Bat
there is M reason 60 doubt tina, th isr interest
ell thefein lwhether IN the East or VISIT
will, rs the subject Is more Investigated and
better understood, bscnms convinced al The
great and lasting benefits promi"d 10 both
sides Of the maania,n from ihe accomplish
meat ot ihis undertaking aud perceive ihe
pronrieiy Of zach ones aiding ia wosk hene-
eie al toa I. Further deetion will SATISFY ,hem.
hat the greatness OF the undertaking Is not
alarming. considering the nnmhsr Interested IN
its eIe cut on-ihat in this. A. IN most publ &c
enterprises the principal difficulty !, in TAXI ng
the FIRST steI--ihat Individual funds vested in
this stock will be safe aud prnductve-and
that stock in the frat link in the cham Of con
nection must be more valuab ie than IN tho Sc
eond or third.
The benefits result ng from ihe construction
OF this railway have been partially eahbite
IN every line OF tn. report aud need mt be
mlnutely detailed. Tue face Of the country
in tho South West will bc changed. Fields,
idle or hall cultivated, will show tue effects OF
exert ions stimulated hy the promise OF reward
bodies of woodland. in which the sound OF an
aHe 10 rarely heard, will disappear before the
sturdy stroke of arms nrIved by the hope OF
gam --ric h hillaidss and bottoms display lnKu-
RANT crops oil tobacco hemp and wheat--ws'
ter privileges be IN requis,ion Tor saw mills,
grisl mills, merchant mill,, and iactories-ron
works. salt works, lead works, plaster banks
mud coal mou a,aiDs enh,bll the animation aud
busde oil active aud prosperous business IN ose
WOIhs renewed that haze discontinued
tons and new ones erected. even IN nnIicipa'
ton } villages, l1ngnid aud deolining, revived
aud peorlcd' population multiplied indIyid
ual comfort and general prosperity.
The East. aiso, viii participate jontly aud
equally IN the henphts tins railway. II will
conduct through the centre OF Eastern Virginia
and TO her principal towns. "a toncoutse Of IRA
sellers and quantity OF merchnndhe aud pro-
duce hardly surpassed hy any osncr artificial
channel OF communication ia the United States
except the erea, Erie Canal o New York.
To Iynchburg (wIth her b,Oub inhabitants
and extensive aud extending commsroo,) II wi
bring trade, population, wealth and onsiae s.
that w,ll insure TO her high commercial respsc
mbilny, aud make her a market OF incAlenlabl'
benefit to the country ntonnd---consrquence
that i'll reauh aud pervadeevery line aud clas
~ society, whether agricultural. mercantile
mechanical or professional.
u hlCUinDnu AOn tllt oib manu- wv ihith
through whom we receive ariiclcs OF torrlRi
commerce, anu on the other The natural inher'
tor OF the trade IN produces rbich reaches thu
natkeO il will bring double her present Rad"
population aud wealth ami open u prospec
OF commercial greatness not I,ore brilliant IL
anticipation Than easy of realzaiion.
Petersburg also, is destined to participate II
the advantages of tbis trade, through oauntor
aud Roanoke Rivers, aud her railway 10 IN
latter aud The enersy Displayed IN that enter
Pulse rntIile her 10 such reward.
Bu, Norfolk the good old Borough of Nor
folk" whose favorable s,tuatlon for foreign an
nlarll trad, and whose stationary CONDITION h
we lth and population were ably de.gnated il
the term /" mourning Queen of the Ocean" !
likely TO participate Ia no small degree. Lota
ted near the Attain tic, NJ the Quite, OF James ri
YER and all the tributaries of Chesapeake Bay
and, by means of the Dismal swamp Canal, o
the trade OF Roanoke, that town possesses
| combination o Natural aud aruhCial advan,a
ges seldom equsliod. Having received frou
the trade OF tho canal an impulse, Ion
wanting and long withheld. she may now loo
with confidence to- participation IN benefit
resulting from efforts 10 connect the trade u
the head waters OF Roanoke, Jsnos or Poloma
t,iseIs with The West,
In noticing the leading advantages of work
like the one under consideration, the m,nd cat
not overlook those ola political and nations
character. Besides producing harmony oil fee
ing and identity Of interests in our own STATE
they serve 10 consolidate and perpetuaie III
} Onion. Political tes have seldom been ahe
hold together people divided IN interests am
feelings: The lgamrHts OF these should b
strengthened with bonds OF commercial an
} Individual eonoexion. extending through IN
J am,6cntipns of society and no means promis
} more efficiency lhau superior channels oil inte
communication.
II may be remarked. in conclusion, that oths
railways are constructed tor the accomplish
ment OF some simple putpose--as the trsnspor
, taton Of coal, or oi DeTGhandiz", or prodnc'
or mea-bu, that this combines them oil, an
eacn TO consl lerabe eXten'.
Very respectfully, yonr obi scre't.
WM NJ. KIYE9.
HENRY DAVIS. Esq.
! Chairman vi Board of Comm's Of Lynci
burg aud New River Rail- Dad Com