Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-10-27
COMMUNIC ATOM, the p.,sisiaa
DIALOGUE.
tScESE A large room in Which fifteen or t,esn,p
persons are assembled md engaged in a de
mHoyy coprersnfioa reistiee 10 he proposed


otn NAvrroN,-Wtp, gentlemen. ynn MI ap.
pear 10 I've ~ favor oi the Railroad INT, rnr-
don me Cor saying il. | have got 10 information
from this conversation. I have rarn, nothing
dfh""e aud Distinct Yon nv, " rs n bril-.
liAat scheme, " TIN STOCK must lie prefif aile -
90 III hrlns great trade through orr cnua-
try, add 10 the business aud prosperity Of
oar town" az. &c.-Bm these are general
remarks, and too indefinite. | want 10 hear
each one assign the reasons which induce him
a. m lndividnh. consulting his private rutrfest
TO tavor this work. Aud I'll make YOU a pro.
pnsnion. Suppose We all take SEATS around the
room, aud each one. ia his tmn, rise mud tell
tIe company why he IS friendly TO the road.
CUMPAvY.-Agretd, agreed--lnkc seats ~
round aoh every man speak wh"n IL CONES TO
bis 'urn But who IS IN speak FIST
OtD tAUTinN WHY. some one must begin.
Suppu'c this gentleman, sitting uekt the door
commences aud tell -, Why be, as farmer,
is 10 i,S favor.
FAhMEn.--WeIl, e"ntlsmen. I'll tell you in a
trw words and IN as ain manner what | think
OF H. But, in the first place. yoo must mol sup
pose that form my nPiui IN OF the value aud
advantages Of improvements from what see in
Virginia. No, Ihi-we have done nothing in
lhst way IN our S,atcl we have commenced
several works but, before thry were compeied
We abandoned them, because IL cost something
20 make ihrm--as n we didn't know thai nj
FIRST and then we complan thai tie haueiis
expected, have not been realiz d. Why, it
would be just as reasonable to look fnr en- ns ing
tie comforts Of house, when We hive only
dog the foundation aud PM NJ the naked walls
haii way. But | hive been IA othe: Suites,
where they Commence works and hnlsh lhen /;
and mere | witnessed their bonefiis. lhfy IN.
v"tlbly lead 10 al improved mode Of cultu a
tug he eaIth Hnd better system OF as,icul,nre-
caus more attention 10 bu pad 10 the raising
ct such aTuCi a the climate and soil parlieu.
n'"fiy invnuc--cl"vate the chnr"cter OF culii.
vatots 81 TIE soii--excite em1alian, aud stimu-
lat" their best 'xerlions--ralse up new towns
nnd villages, and enlarge old ones--mCretsr
iha Population 1t the county aud To the mum
h'T OF mcrtl hunts, speCuaiors and mechanI16-
hI'ne capital to the couniry-and, ia shuri,
give ltie aHd activity to business. And, e.,-
tlcmen. Il stands 10 regson thai these eonse
Qurhcts must every where follow the construc
tlon OF good, substantial walks OF Improve.
meat Gecau'e, the farmer Is better rewarded
r bis 'nOour " hen he get5 his rruunle 10
market cheaper (e'eiy cent safed N tue aiIte
o. ca ii Sc is murh put in his poGkeD-I
when the towns ara increased i'll number aud
ST., mOrc capital centres III theni~-ihcre Is
more cpmprtltlon among the buyers, aud more
money 10 bay wih--and if thu people IN hem
ate more num'r0uS they mu boy move meai
aOj bread TO i've un-Rnd the more uleCbanics
We nave. Tie cheaper aud better will bn their
WORK. itou, nv people would be satisfied 10
remain here, and strangers would come 10 SIT
lie here hut u.w no ,nn comes IN, mi greai
numotrs move n. Why, every ncighhor thai
have would move to the West, il he cuull sell
his i'ud for tolera.'e p'ice These thing.
Won't do, gentlemen the country cant stand
" : aud the snuner We 6Gdd remedy for tie
eiIi. ia" better. We must not be too proud Ia
'"arn OF nther5 we must introduce b.re wbht
w. see has henpiIttcd others we must have lead
log Improvements through our country and tie
public rond4 to and from them nu,t be kept 10
better order. We shall then become conienied
with our situa ION; b. proud of our country j,
{ oustl,r ourselves settled for life cnmmeGcr
imprnv iug our land. raising our own stock ,
and living more within ourselsea.-Now, tins
Eail.raad 10 New River Will not come wi'hlr
ten miles OF my farm, aud perhaps my
never use OF even see it, Bat what OF lh8t2 II
/ il in reduce trade and business md prosperity
iu'o the cuuatrp, shall ultimately eel my share
uT Il. The Hutrinent oitbc tabd put IN the
stomach is not confined 10 tbat spot alone ; il
extends ard Circuiates through the veins aud
arteries of the human system add % II Is with
improy ement>. ThnsA living ON road or canal
may, like thp stomach, get the FIST benefit. :;
|
II hi, road he made, expect 10 get IRON and
+ nlsistpI chraper aud the latter want very
mata hut lay 10 stress on that. | wish to
see the whole country lmpto'ing--evrry III ing
o~oSgerous and brisk around me. And | am
.,hamed TIA Virginia should be so backward
IN these things, ~hilst olber States are doing
so much Tor themselves. getting so much credt
fur ibei7 en- erir ~ aud public splri, aud reap
ing the rich rev ard of their skill aud forecast
MERouANr-I suppose II IS NY turn 10 speas
next AMI let ma tell you that my hooks show
that business has been declining hire for some
time. And Me- chants hooks are his ther.
| IN Dmeter-ihey euabie MN 20 see change be-
fore he has been made 10 feel II NV brother
merchants linI the business dc lining also for
set them selling ofland quitting business her..
with the intention OF going, auth Their capitat,
20 new countries. or to old STATES, that have
~ deriphen aud successfully prosecuted vie
scaetnes vt Improvement. indeed, this couH-
try Is becoming TOO poor 10 carry ON business
in and vet N,turr has bren bauniilul 10 IA, il
We would make wise use OF the means she
has ven us. We have good water, good eli,
mate, good health, and good lands no, our
lands hare been good, and may stu be reclaim
ed. Bat We have been improvIdent and short
htrd. and nesiigeni too. We have worried
aud exhausted our lands, aud neglected our
roads aud water courses. Our roads 10 the
markets of the interior are proyerbially bed
aud our channels of communication between
them and the seaboard not much better. Aud
It Gems TO me clear, that we saa!l never have
prosperous country, thTising people, and
brisk trade, until We change IN tbeSe respects.
Every thing is now stagnsnt aud stationary
nothing like business going on-ihe nearest
approach to II, is an occasional Feddling mat
ter, tnat amounts To nothing. We have e1pp-
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