Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-09-27
LYNCHRuRa. SEPT. 27.Is,,
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT

We nuke room, this morning, for an artsl. :
the pen Of Chief Justice Marshall, under tn, o..
,ure Of -" SuJsoribero followed by the no.,
lngs of the Commissioners Of the county f \,
SON. and several important documents toaebn, ;.
James River and kanawha mpro,ement-I,,.
high time, if the people Of this section Of o,,
Try intend to cooperate in this great st en-.
Of INSTRUMENTATION, that they had nade tba IL.
sign manifest We shall, from time to Tine o..
they reach Us, lay before them such loats - ,,.,
enable them 70 form correct judgment af thry
Iue and feasibility Of the project, and such arr.
ments as may tend TO illustrate and ,ufofle the,
facts We confess ,hat we have heretofore tal..
Lutte or 10 interest in tins work Reeada, il nc
oae Of the hundred like eifosts Which. ia tlro..,.
have made such beautiful displays on pap.r. anil
WEI then heard ofno rnore, We have bon CONT.
10 Leave The matter N tn hnls Of o,uers. Vaos.
.oith and hope We're stronger lhan our oar b.,
We have 1T no time, been insens.bl. taits y I'M.
postanee and tine CONSTANT en- @ratoa lofle gs.,r
West Of our most substantial citizens, t.s b5aa 5aa
snew oil the country and the dcccu..aa @. bus.
ness which Is the daily subject of con. lie n. arien.,
oar mercantile rneu, anl Of winch our NIX stlf...
aud untenanted houses are such cn,puata eyIdeasa,
-adHoash Us that soaatang must b. dom t. ,.-
pete our downward course II is idle To tai. d tic
btisat.ns effects of the Faai System and to SIX
IN thai, and other remote and imperative ctl4es
to- Ia reason Of our declining prosperity TIM
true feason hes nearer home--in truth AZ our YfIy
doors. While other sections OF the country haze
employed their capital and labor in the deyeape-
ment olhcr resources. by the erection Of manu,ac-
tories aud by opening facilities to market " who
rebles5el with natural advantages, unsurpassed
by those Of any people ON the glob have remained
die AND met unstlmulated by the spirit Of im
proyement which has been So long " moving on liz
face Of the waters, and seemingly content to trave
in ,.s same roads winch answered the less urgent
wants O! a past age W. have stood, like ehildr n.
IDLY gazing at our own beautiful ttatures ~ IT,
stream, whist it bore treasures on - bosomteno.er
who, with provident forecast ha. seized is Nd
yantages and left to us baroness 4 st.rilt5
track l. IS not yet too la,e, however to / '..a
the time and it remains to be SEN eas,hl -
have energy enough remaining to do So w.
pretending to analyz. the scheme b. lore us, or t.
decide whether i, vii be ot o, immediate interest
to unite in It's prosecution, We hill content or
selses with gathering the flcts and argument e.
bodied BY others, aad, submitting tneIa % al ~
ders, leave ito thsir own Judgments tn data..
their eoarse Certain we are that ifthe pinn M
before the public fail, we may surrender all hort
,of tie future, Communities, Ike individuals. A.
seldom blessed with more Than ems doaf..
Their history. Fajiingte t'.e advantage a, that
Is rarely the cas- that lheY ever have Il second e.-
poftaHity to advance their fortunes. Ia closia,
temaiks, we would commend 10 he attention oI -,
readers the Brief essay ofJuIre Marshall On ~,
subject