Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-10-13


= possession " that cii, more severe wound
could be inl ictsd on The nation. than b, havisg
, phtfeasinn VI any other town rr CITY ~ tue
e United Sta'ds. Whgf Bscsu,a being IN pos.
session OF th' city, sni having command of
! the river, OF coursr the whp'e commerce Ut thu
: valley Of HE Mississippi, which npw hnds an
. outlet through he tid ph Of Mexico. could he
controlled pr stonIhd nltog 'tlpr. Bat once lst
hail.raN communication be established
ifom Tia Fllssissinpi To the waters Of tho At
iano, aud f,nm TINT moment how Iiifia woaid
hostile attack upon NJ Orlean, be dreaded I
Oh how ht'lc use would the possess,aa nj II
be Ia an enemy Has easily could that city
os drfenhnd1 II captured, how soon could
the pnIses3on al 1t he iegnnrd Or II IN the
hand. OF al enrmy, thu trade Of The vaisSs2
the Msss'p~ w1pd sear;s,.. b.. ill.,. of me ar
fairs off, community Is much better To pre-
vuai the cnonns,i,n of e,ines than 10 punish
them altar they hre eon,nilird. The same re-
mark applies 30 Tia COMMUNITY OF natIoas 1t
Is better To prevent war, than evea 10 ne foa-
qaeiof after hoS,.iiies have been commented
( liza ma ION wishes 10 matniain peace, lei " not
hnld oui any t-,apthfion IN AZ enemy To make
an attack, Ifalshys prepared to msei anu ra-
pei mn attack, u will ssld1D 10 made ny
nation any more ih,n by an individual. An
t"iaai can,nun,c alton from Tao MIssisslppi r''hr
10 the Atlantic sea boa,d, "a t,ur oil .ar na
| matter OF such wal interest to the uhtod
States, tina, hardly any language can convey
an adequate idea OF us importance. by tue
conlemii tied ka,i ro.d, such a eomtnaaica-
ton could he Kept up more eheciunlly, Tan by
any other channel thai can over possibly be
| opaued. The New York aud PsnbsY " MIA ca
nals, II Is true, IN sons measure. rhfoinntr the
sumu OBJ vet. But IA channel OF co.nmanio.-
ton ftom The Valley oi ia" Mls.,.ipp' 10 the
Atlantic cities, tue New Y"rD canal bends too
tar 10 ihr Moth, ID loo oircuitous, 10 potion
of the year ob.t,uel,d ny ice. aud al Batfaloe
and other places ~ Is liable 10 he obsfnoted
by an eotuIy 80 TO entirely stop thu com,
,nnn,caiipn. The same Office ions apply in
par, to tue Pennsylvania caunl. But the site
OF the proposed lta,l road " so iaf lnland-so
tnr out of the reach ot the enemy, and so little
liable 10 obstruction by ite dron.h OF summer
OF the frost OF winter. that as a chanuel of
communication IA time OF war, between the
casinrn aud western pHtis OF our country, it
must forever rrmain an, walled. And hnro au-
other important eonsideraliJn presents itself to
the patriot aud the politician. All persons all
mil tbs necessity oiu greal national road from
the seat OF the general government 10 thu Ais
.lssippi rvpr both IN time OF peace aud IA time
| Of war. II u,oe Of peace, for the parposr of
diitusing Intelligence Ia the Valley al the Ais'
sssippl. and the cry Of New Orleans, with safety
and caleriiy and Ia time oi war, Tor the pun
pose Of sending men anl nun lions TO aoy
point IN tho Wes, whcro the attack OF ma e1e-
my Wa mad or nrdacd. But how thit
road shall be made, has already produced much
ari-buinins IN tho community. some say
" ougl 10 br made ny tue g"aerai govern
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