Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-11-07
rySCBBURG. NOV. :, 1871.
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oh nj October, Tor the purpose u '"n'"s INV
.,.;deration the propriety OF constructing q
asJ Rost from some point above the h'shfsi
..,,.r,,on in The Muscle Shoals, on the Ten
o,..o river. 10 some pont on the Mississippi
Al thi. Convention IL was Determined tha' me
,rinn;,, npn, Of this ra'l road should tie the
-. II Decatur, on the Tennessee, and that
.k,,,l, terminate At Memphis, On the Nissis
inn; nass,np through the towns OF CORTLAND
5 and Toscumbir, and such towns IN west len
,,..s.e as NAV be GOVERNMENTAL committee
VA, tben appointed To prepare Memorial 10
tho pi,latnre OF Alabama. praying for
chatter !; and another, to d,att an address to
ihr public on The sub ec''
Tins scheme constitutes the third link In the
crei ri IN OF couurcnng the waters OF the Al
J.ntte with ,ho,e of The Mississippi. by means
of a rail road, lraversi, g the heart OF Wig mia
and Tennessee, aud inv hing along lis roste
va, ntopu,liou Of the Itch trade ol Those Suites
aad of Alabama which NJ finds its way to No
bi. a New 0rlrams. A letter TO the Editors oil
tne Rail Road Advocate, from TuScnnbIa ,sass,
the ultimate obi zee, oil the cn,npaUy is 10 OPP
e,a,e with the State, oil Mississippi and Iennes.
tpr, III extending hi. road to the town Of Mem
ph,s, snd some believe that IL i'll he extended
ifoul the hesd of the Muscle Shoals TO kDoE-
lJlk.' lftbIa be doas, and company be
Chartered to extend the rail road from New
liver IL Knoxville, VIC shall, in few years,
have a dreci rad rond communication from
Lsnchburg 10 The Misstssipri-aud at each eA-
treuliiy, there Will, without question, he Steam-
buai nsvIgat' on AMPLY sufficient 10 afford
antIrt inr oil tnr produce, MERCHANDISE, &c.
winch may be transported on the road.
The Rail Road .4drocae.' & valuable pa
per printed al Rogersse Tennessee re
marks, " j. III $40 k Is readily taxes up for
that pa,t 0. tnr road already chartered, we
slaii have no .ears as 10 the slccps, OF ths
vni. too, II once begun. tae Importance aud
necessity "a It's continuance viii he obvlols to
,gu aud al increasing Interest Will lie felt by
~ .ihe editors OF the Advocate viii. before
dis haze seen that the stock in the Lynch
Dug snd New River hnh OF she Road uW be
NrP feduuY tabeu mp AM, go ihr as ihe ShO"
s EDITIONS hAVs yet bern catered. we as.ufe
tom, hAu The distant pu3lic el,e"here,. that
TIE, are no, made 10y irnGsient individuals er
.Aprcu.atcTS, bnl by substantial meu---tne pro
pee vi oil Ter, al TINS place, whose vital inter
esls ars AT stake ~ III result OF this noble
''rrfi.e. VisAe+!, II tlisr, rather az thing to
.Je aGpru tor IhSn - mn experiment to be
tied, lhyre as at pae tune Among as a fell
5ug Of umiit, and drspondeacy which augufed
IDLY tor I've Success oi lac scaemr But, ali
- 'rh feelings nave Disappeared. a new and
s,fanee cUcrg, has fas.vI the place OF slug gish
Ia4G-feuer an1 renbiug lear. Alalonnd IL,
tseH 10 tie a.ukenei /" new life, aud 30 lie
h'imates. by asp,,a ofE-d ADD perseverance,
"uIcb never ye, lai!rd. aud winch never viii
taA l. ssndue The greatest dnhcuu,e, and IL
mosi /" conquer uapossIt''in'>~~to esalt yallres
-na cause the " cIo"a capt bills, 10 vsuIsh. as
'e!ofe a msgic,su', 5p,l. We ~il do thus
Lfc9use II isGLl meeeearg 10 aiU sny ,hng
fitdr Compass al hnmn" ability, aud il con.
tg,T, SilA:L be done
The tpa. s. ,srsued. 10y the Ri, bmoud pro
flr. (aes eth 81 tIs ~ "a nasse, although only
dte'0 OF ~ f1ny b jasliy accountable tor il
u, 10 say the h,sI .. Il, strange Comment on
''rIr alect,n zeal one niouihs ago. PROBABLY.
we, may De atie 10 make some Satisfactory
explanation OF their Conduct in declining TO
"prh in'"hs COR Subscriptions. in. that place
iOr, as to that "hieh they have offered. ii is all
'ooR5h.ns Let them deal csndnly ~,th u. al
''nce, anj t-lt bat are TO exp CT from
iIflB, and We shall kuu ~ no" 20 ar,. We are
90 bisgars. hnmhy sueng Tor then aiI 0ut
eqahls, "h~rlng them an equal participation IN
Hseeem" IN which 'hry have al least an Equal
interest with ourselves. They may cn.opera,e
with us 0i not, as they please. But he thi.
unrers'd nj by them, that there are other out.
'es 10 mrkei besides Rictmond-and We. of
Lynch urg, will not " buckle fortunes on their
IGck whether they Wi OF 40 VerGgm sat.
Lexington and Ohio Rait Roqd-rhe Lex.
ingion (k-n.) Rrpor ter, cou,ains an ANIMATED
"'con"' "fths ceremonies Consequent on lay
VIZ 'ns cofner stone Of this magnificent work
" Ae --n OF Ouober. An Imposing clyil aud
A'''y PROCESSION, III winch We nulice the
Hah''s oil alany dis,inguisbed meo marched
W" me on'''rs', Lawn to the spa appointed
''' eo''"'nc'ag the work. S4iutrs we're fred
""o prayer was offered to the throne o. e-ace
Wy Inc fes. Mr. Hall--after uhich tho Presi-
oe"' oil the Company handed hammer 30 Gov.
"'"a''e' Who drove The nail attaching the first
H'" 'a'' 10 the beginning Sione-s,ll.-rh Re-
PORTER inform us that seveo sec,,,,s or ,ba rood
""s nhucr contract, AT prices .ess THAI
Tie estimGtes
Hew potuateer Cops.--A new Volunteer
Company of Cavalry has recently been firm.