Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-07-04

tilent il vii be hrr avn fault II she docs no.
ia fl hsr iegiImate destiny and became ihe
Emporium, AMI ossess the great P01 Oh The
South.
REMARKS.
/, ia particuld ly inp5riant ~ iht' time,
when the subject of iaternai Improvement
comes Immediately home 90 cur business. and
bosoms,' that the arguments ia aver oil the
yarlons systems aud plans should be tuilg and
iarly laid before the pg1ic, thai, when 'te
proper neriod for selection arrives. tho people
nay act unterslandngly. We have eonse'
quenily heretofore inserted essays calculated
u dam he artor OF the friends D; The James
River impto .ement, from the pea o. very
inieag nj glutIeman, who, deeply infected
with he Rail Road mania, anticipates, that at
no distaGt period. they vii he lie o"iy CHAM
nj. e ,nnnerc al in eicourse briSeen differ
eni sections of tie country, and who conse-
qaeutly regards all water improvements as a"
absolute loss Of time aud waste OF money
AID under the influence Of the same feelings,
We copy the foregoing letter from gentleman
l
the .uhjeet although ". confess we are more
,asn incteduious with regard 10 the SUPERIOR
" the LAID over The water improvement, -
~ Isa., IN particular locations. Rail Roads btTe
warnest frirnds had anticipated. q the esI'eri-
,pspt. with them have thus far resoiied so
hap. il,, tia, We think it is to be iear'd that
,ve shau BE- led into IA sh aud ruinoas specula-
TONS by their advocates We concur in opin-
on wi u our State Engineer aud the Bosrd OF
Public Works, and Of intelligent gentlemen
vino have investigated the SUBJECT that ihe
abandonment Of the River improvement, be
tsetn Lynchburg and Richmond. tor the
pnraase OF substituting Rail Road, would
be uraise, under existing circumstances'
Aud indeed, il 1t were new question: II not "
dollar had been expended on The river, ana u
the State we're freed from Its heavy idbhhes
T., the lanes River Company. We should sliil
he Of opinion that the sisam-hoei navigation
vould be preferable TO a Rail Road.
Bnt iwfl have been observed, thst the
writer of the foregoing letter fidItale' the sup
,,,s;,;op that ". snail ever be able 10 navigate
the river between Lynthburg and Richmond
with Steam boats, on account OF the = dor'h OF
.,.,,o,,, which they Will require. Has he not
80, ,l,s de,criutlpn ola boat recently built by
VI, BIauchard. Of Springfield, Mass. WHICH
only requires u inche. OF wafer Aud we pre-
,.,na INIT this depth may always be supplied
-, Iaops River, in the dryrst seasons. NOT
could we experience any difficulty IN seno'og
,er,ns ,roduce which would centre IN THIS place,
~, .,;a,o the Eastern termination Of Rail
D.. f,o,, the Tennessee line. from the Tact
1T. wo,,ld be made small, IN order to
co,,e,pond with the depth OF water (as '"e
writer supposes > for this piH" feaSo''-'h"'
.,.-.-,,,r,b.,. would certainly be multiplied 10
meet The demand oil the Ifade'--'o 'hs' a'no's"
~. ho,ts might be small, the amount Oh 'on-
,aoe emnloy ed upon the r''ef "oo'' oe I'M
,b,npb they were ofs large SIZE aud
fewer in number
rs yr;ier of The letter refers 10 cases Va
-, Can.ls have been already supetseoeo
p.a,s Peculiar local circumstances
M. have rendered the abandonment u '"e
r..,,sr and adopiion Of the latter moue u '"'
.,av,edi.ot: but we think the veg W
.,s,,,ces. Mt l.a-i 50 lar as expense VI
.o,.,,uc,ioo i. Involved, Is sga'ns' '"e NV
..,a. Of rai ROADS. TIE Liverpool su' aia"'