Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-07-18

AohI committee believe that The town OF
'ohrsoo'n"gh alone, pays for the carriage oil
"efehanhize imported, direct from ballinore
and through the Lynchburg market. ani Tor
coffee aud sugar, aud other heavy articles i'm
ported from Charleston, Hamburger and Au.
gusta, a, least $4,000 annually, independent
OF the charges on something like % ooolhs of
coHee and sugar annually imported into the
county oi Washington from the same places
oy farmers, aud other traders, IN exchange for
macon, lard, shoes, Iead feathers, tow and
tiax linen, &c Aud that East tennessee 90
ing no farther west than Kingston aad Athens
pays charges Tor goods imported from The
Etstern markets, and groceries iion The South
add the transportation OF cottOn, feathers aud
other articles 10 Bal imore by land, distance
OF $50 10 90 miles, at least the SUN OF 3 1870.
oOO, besides al ledst the sum oil ) 900 annu-
ally for the hauling OF salt from Kmgs or
Whites works, 10 miles east OF AbiGgdon, Va.
And was there cheap aud eApednious com
'nunicaiIon opened by means of y rail road,
Tue impUii trade would greatly increase. And
as II regards the export trade. ihere are many
articles nov only partially taken to the ems
tern markets, aud the markets of Virginia,
Maryland. &c. owing 10 the heavy expenses ii
lfahspui iatiou, that upon Il raj road would be
increased five hundred fold. Such enIphatIcaI-
~ IS the case With regard io Iron, winch by
exieh., and which nov finds It's WY 10 Lynch
burg and the vale, OF Virginia, by wagons Al
an enormous expense aud oppressed wnh the
nigh duty There are many IONS inthe coprss
oi each year taken 10 LDychbufg, otauuton,
New Market and Manchester.
turning our attention sgain 10 tho west oil
us, tbe vasi amount OF cotton Taltad III the
counties off nerson. Cooke, Granger, Knox,
BlUun'. Monroe, Roine aud MtAilnu, which
IS now partially seut 10 Baltimore b, land, tut
ut least "ine,ee twentie,ns VI which desceUd-
ed The tennessee. OHIO aud Mississippi rivers
10 New Orleans, and IS there sold or reshipped,
Mould II there was y rail road conn,unica al ION
10 James River purSus that natural route for
the VII lie expo,, and npou ltade of East Ten
nesse". Your comnIttre firmly believe II IA
rail road extending from The nayIsHb,e water Vi
the lennessoe to tie jams river. was in "a
stale OF for" ardness, aud in partial operation,
nothing would be wanting on the part OF the
capitalists but to see the importance OF the Con-
nection, 10 cause au enhancement OF So per
cent IN the value of the stock. Could suitable
encou' agement be gwen 10 develops tie rich
resources OF tue com ny in The r,lcIe vi Iron
alone, (ndepen1o ut of tue coiton and oIhef
staple aItlcles,) it would not be out OF the
bounds oiiesson 10 say That in tho COUNTIES oil
Washing ton, Carter aud Sullivan, in the small
circumference 81 % LBiles, .isbt thousand
tons OF that article could be nnn ulaciured an
nualiy, vi quality equal to any in the
world, with the works nov in operation, aud
could be increased coumensurate with any dc |
mand !
ResolUed. Therefore, that the citizens COM !
pfIs'ns tins meeting iDvi,e thu James aud New |
iaVer rail- road Company, aud they are heleby |
requested 10 extend their snrve, iuto East leu |
essee, with the view nj present Of connecting
en- Inah Mt tla,.
tiers of the Tennessee, and ofits ultimate extern.
sidn 10 the Muscle Shoals, ~ the State OF Ala. |
b,mr. And TO endesvor al the next ses ,vn O |
Assembly OF Virginia 10 get their charter 50 a |
mended rs 10 extend IL 10 The tennessee lIne
and the persons who may be elected to repre-
sent our counties in the uexi General assembly, |
are requested 10 use their exertions TO procure |
the passage OF law, conferriug on a company |
- be lied the James aud tennessee River !
Ra / Road Company power 10 extend said road
into Tennessee 10 such points as the company
may desne.
On Motion of John A. Mex inney ESQ.
Regoiped. That il is eIpedIeni 10 have CON
vention' Of delegates from The different cOun-
ties OF East Tennessee, TO meet AT Knoxville
On the 18th of July next, for the purpose OF de-.
vising ways aud 'neans for uniting the people
of Tennessee upon he great object oil Connect
Jog the waters of the Atlantic with tire
waters Of the Tennessee River at sonIe
convenient place aud thai a committee
be now appointed TO prepare u circular letter, I
10 be disl ibuiei through East Tennessee, ex-
,i4naory OF tue reasons why such u c"nven-
non is necessary, and requesting punc'"al
attendance vi the delegates from the different
coun'es at the time mentioned.
Whereupon ,hn A. Mckinney, Esq. Seth
J. W Lucky and John +. Deaderick were
appointed committee under said resolu-
ton.
o. motion OF Seth J. w. Lucky-ResOtUed,
That a committee Ut thirteen persons be APP
pointed to correspond with similar committees
in Virginia aud Tennessee, on the subject OF
extending the rail road from New River in Va.
to the leo. waters--l bereupon tho following
persons were appointed committee Of cores
pondence, John Il. Eason, Seth J. w, Lucky,
Elijab Ems, e. DR.. s. b. Cunningham, DIR.
Jno. l.. Cossin. Dr. Jno. Chester, Jno. ken
needy, John Damror,. Michael Clrm, oaml
Kennedy. Samuel Greer: ESD. Samuel q.
Chester aud ]. Greene.
THO: EMMERSON, Chm
SETH J. ". LUCKY, Secry.
CIRCULAR.
Feilo,c Citisens Of East Tennessee At Q
numerous meeting of the inhabitants oil Wash
iugtou aud oil the adjoining Counties, held At