Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-07-11


fae two committees appointed by the citizens c
Washington couaty the 10Th OF April last o
, tho subject of extoUjing tho Lynchburg end Ne,
S1ier TIsii Road 10 tbs Tennessee line, NET TIL
18th day of june, 1881, u. the cour; house asre.
aoiy to previous uoticc.
| Aayid Campbell wac called TO the Chair and Be =
} ef:y H. Johnson appointed Secretary.
Inc following resolutions wore moved by Charlie
=: johnston and unanimously adopted by the Com
nittees.
i l. Resoiced, That We consider the constguc ,ior
OK Nsli Road from Lynohcurg to New River an0
thence to kingsPort at the highest point of good
boat navigation the Holatou, or Tenneesee river
Is measure OF Internal improvement, PROMISING
the most important advantages to TIE commercial
ana agricultural interests OF ,i.is community.
heSc1eed, That No believe the construction OF
sueo road along the proposed route not only to
IDe Plaetlcabe, out, that this il preferable to
an: other III the southorn section Of the Union Is
giving flcli.ies and advantages the intercourse
between the East and the West tig: Go:.e ether c:,
| offer.
s. Resolves. iha: 1t is Of the utmost lsoq-cnc
20 te success ot tie prop osed measure ;iat eyor-
proper means should be taken 10 speedily AZ posi-
Die ~ test the merits IF t!s Project and - auboy
Puoic opinIon upon IL, since IN that way only car
We hope to produce such con cert of opinion AND
| action as II necessary to S,.r cess.
| 4. RtSolrsd therefore, That subcommittee 81
h'e members be appointed for tha purpose j a.
inediately devising means to procure = survey Of
The proposed route of the Ran Road from i.YncI-
ourg TO hIngsPort, and of branch Of sadfroa
! AAoiu tils suit NOrhs and Plaster banks this
county IN concert with the survey from Iynchbu
| 20 New River: and that the said committee lie in
structed to raise subscriptions OF money IS they
can IN this county to cid in defreyin. tic exPeuces
OF such suryay, and to invite the Cooperation of
the Peop!" OF Virginia and TonDe.soo IN :!ia ,:.es
aure.
5. Rss0ioed, That general meeting Of delegates
from the different towns and counties in Virginia
and tennessee iEterseted IN the Measure 10 lie
held in tins town on the 25th day of Augast next,
would tend very much to promote that harmony &c
| opinion ana purpose essential ~ cur underta-
KING; and that committee Of three be apyointed
10 prepare circular letter proposing such ( cen
'entlon, and enforcing It's advantages tie peopl4
/ of Virginia and Tennessee.
| David Campbell, John H. Fulton, John NJ Pres
ton, Thomas McCulioch and Francis Smith, gent
were appointed the committee uaGsr tho Alb raso-
| luton.
And Charles C. Johnston, James White AID
John Keller were appointed lie committee under
! the 9Th resolution.
! Ordered that the foregoing resolutions be pub
lished in the Virginia Republican: that two hun
| dred copies of them together with the circular
letter to be prepared under the 5th resolution IL
printed for distributions and that copies LIZ sent 70
the editors Of the Richmond Enquirer, Consttu-
tional Wing, Lynchburg Virginian, Jeifersonian
Republican, Western Virginia Argus, Farmsrs'
journal of Jonesboroagh Tenn. and knoxville Re
: gster, with request that -tLoy be published
The meeting then adjourned until tomorrow 5
o'clock.
June Goth, 1881; The Committee met, purss-
| 10 lHelr Adjournment,
Mr.. Charles 9. Johnston from the committee
appointed under the 5th resolution adoptsd On YES
terday, 10 prepare circular letter reported cir
cular letter. which being read ana the question ia
Ken thefeupCn, was unanimously adopted.
| y CAMPBELL. Chairman
| BEVERLY Z. JOHNSTON Secretary.
CIRCULAR LETTER.
ABINGDON, VIRGINIA June seth, 1881.
The undersigned in behalf of the people o
Washington County, Tesaectfully invite your u,tsn
ION to the proceedings AVID resolutions horeta AL
nexsd.
The legislature of Virginia. at It's last session,
Incorporated company to construct i rail road
from Lynchburg to New River; no one can doubt
the great advantages which would result from such
measure: but these advantages are even triaing
compared to those which would follow from sn en-
lATgemcnt OF the plan OF Improvement by extending
the rail road at least far Kingsport, to the
head OF good boat navigation on the HoIston or
Tennessee River.
| We beg leave to present your notice the facts
and arguments which have brought TO this con-
clusion.
rail road from Lynchburgt to Kingseor; would
at connect and facilitate the trade between the
Great Valley of the Tennessee river and the eas
tern markets From the geographical features of
the country, this route forms the natural outlet for
Southern Virginia, for all East Tennessee and for
a part of Fort Alabama, to the eastern markets
This proven by the obvious fact that this il
the actual course Of that trade and like trade vater
will always flow in the most direct aud easiest chan
mel. The merchants of East Tennessee and Of this
part of Virginia convey their goods in wagons eth
| or from Lynchbargh or from Baltimore 20 their
| own doors. The extent and value Of the trade re-
tarded as 1t is by the impeachment of long and OK.
pensiye land carriage along bad roads is fur greater
than any one not we'll informed would ever iIagins
| the tonnage of dry goods and other merchandise
annually brought into this county now amounts to
400 tons, of the value of $500 OOD:--this SINGLE
fact will 90 far to show the great value of the trade
of the Valley Of the Tennessee.
The construction of such IA rail road would how
| md nploy h.,
eial operations Of the country it would afford great
encouragement TO the most important Of all intor-
ests, the agricultural interest The Southwestern
part of Virginia and the upper part OF the Tonnes
see Valley, is favored with mild md hcaIthfnl
climate and fruitful soil capable ofproducnr wheat
tobacco and all tho other staples cfihc middle paT
of Virginia IN the highest Perfection These uro
auctions cannot from their bulk bear the heavy cos
Of long land carriage to market. If the expens,
of that carriage was so far diminished AZ to allow
the farmer TO send the products of his Iahour Il
market AZ reasonable cost he. would bc'encournv
cd 20 sow ei1ce he then might reap fair revyar,
for his iahOurs. Under every diaaJvan:4Va vhca
E has been sent from Abingdon t. BaHjgo,c in wa
, gOns when great rise in its price would ray ths
oIpcnse Of tho carriaVe and has locn sen; drine
Tho present season from Wytho Courthouse e
J Lynchbnrg.
The lower part OF the Tennessee valley produces
cotton IN considerable quantities. even nov th'
81 people Of that country prefer The drcc way 20 .h,
eastern markets over land lonr this route cxpen
siTc as Il IT, 20 tho taTjy and devious vov7ro dow1
tho Tennessee AMI Mississippi rivers to New Or
ie1ns, and thence co1stwisc 70 Baltimore Thila
son about 4,9Ol bales of cotton have passed alon,
this road TO Baltimore, and 10 is nov 90 be seer
r. passing along every dag.
I These facts abuud1nflv prove what inpor;1n