Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-01-12

and Quo al road
In the neAf, thu frntfai Inc beng " "'''''''
which vii iusHe taFehhS, lh' improvement "'''.
derive from tn source ah auu'l'"haI ''''"''' ~
/ 10 he eAl"zis8o Of tnf canal
But the principal anl thoSt decisive CONSUL "''''
! have to oeef =, laal uniformity ~ u' "'' ~
transporiailHa is highly desirable 1t saves wv -
penae and other inconvenience oil u'ha'''"" '''''
where, AM ,nt'ns particular instance, may 80
tie whole rnde. fh. II now The "hoe o'
ne5see Eoe7 10 Baltimore over ue wols'"' ''"'''
how much noic tttilY ""nld II ulhc U't '."''
II railroad from IenneHsfeo or honaWh', to''"'
river, vas met thett by one coming alohS VIC '"''''
oil the oenandoah
Let Us picture toouiselVcs uoin coming ,"l"'
~ down 10 Jahes ftNefl htro5' "il'h " " l'''
Nlaanet ON tins an elegant i"'oho'N' 'nS'"'
waiting wheh, IA one Jay w"' ''''y NV "''''
tah 10 Baltimore, without "e''S without "",''"
m TN The otpef sue are negroes 'a'"b VI" "'o'
loh2 poles, inviting Tic produce !" 'p' 'o'' '''''
anee II Their boat, under lock and key, do"h "
hiehnona al inc rae OF : - n''t' " ''"'' '"'''
Is III ~ hours t'aFefar' days nom r"''onNp"6
tho power s'd h'&'o'' 'n'ih,.!''S' VI SOU"
hmlea4ed . whlP-shlP'a MUGS. " ne" u ,"",''
asl VIII l'ihl't 'os nel, "n'W'' III, ="
eomou7e en%se' "meh VIII Dc m n''''''",c "'"5
p'o,' u'osie' 'ou' ~ '''s' ''''o WV '''' ''''
at d Ia eost
The dancer Of such a contingency may not be
immediate, but II may, II will come ana wall the
STATE make aeaual now, at Great cost with pros
pet ofbcns placed hereafter under the necessity
Of ,onKutinell INTO II rall road IN self defence
Certainly mol lie will prefer 10 make that work at
One, WINCH Wltle II viii best quad her interest
will procure her an uninterrupted and uniform Inc
ii transportation winch will cost no more than Oil
ordinary cmal produce more revenue, give greater
CELEBRITY aud momentum to hcr commerce, facilitate
travelling ana intercourse save h'"'" u,''"' 'l''' 10
liaa'ey Na',h ns'l"el '''''' NV ''''"'', ~"
ih'P'ah ana whose 'el''I'''"'A 'noy d" ''',Y w
extend 4 III every dhe'uon' ana eve" scare" '''
lae= "au' disu'l l. 81 wen ao'I ''o" !" anu "I"''
ioio II The Ill 81 iaa' he,F'V 81 ''P''''
weaIth, aud Is bet promoted hy uh'' p"'''"l"'
syaiem Moreover, eamls have "oho 'h''I u''i
rall roads now at least cgnnl 10 lhe'' are sun ~
raheh2 towards PERFECTION.
Persons Who haVe not ""'h'a 'nc progress VI
lhlngs, may he disposed 10 tax me w''h mui"nN''y
ei opinion, ool snort enquiry VII, o""'"''' ',''"'
that new circumstances, by h"a''y"2 my 'a,'
have necessarily lnlIodoeea 'ol't' l"nn'n2 '"""n-
cations INTO my opinions ana tnat nave 'h'"'''"'y
adopted without hes1a'lon, Whatever mas become
beslh consequence oil liz rapla IhIoF'm'h'o' 'hc
49,
In jig when only navigation was thought "'
the advances made IN steam engines, induced me
toh"eaueae lhen opPheatl" to system 81 h"N'
2at1on htlhato untfled anu ! demonstrated,
think, that on a bfoad n'er with very small idl.
as Is james nyer uPio lynchhrg The use OF steam
boats. ON IN Improvement hy locks ana dams" w"ou
POSSESS several ad'anla@ef.--2 ""'"oo't nave
since been brought to Greater PERFECTION, winch n
st1 more favorable tolif system human 'nN'h
ilon Is constantly directed 10 me Sup5u'uiu" "l
aieam loolhef power.
At that time | could mol advocate ran roads !
neither the power nor tbc vehicles u,ol then
wcre advantageous ,Ae yolocltics obtained being
small aud the loads carried laht It's now hardly
twoyear8 sfnee the important improvements III tins
nole Of Conveyance have been made: they have
beenlaPld aud astonishing
A. late a. the 10Th oil April ~? lhc dfe'
l'ia 81 ilt lds''l""i ana M'"'''''c' ~" '"'" u
'5Iea P''hl'1l III ".''""''o ''S"''' cl""'"t
o''y1 lno'
nc 'n''l'o II ",'sPs ~ '"''' "'''' w VI
pahle oil drawing on IA i6''' piano "'n u cav
races OF the gross weight at ~ TONS including Ten
der md water tani at the rate OF ten mics an Hoor
with pressure oil steam III lhe holI'i nor exceeding
81 Pauhi5 On ih' a'na' mon
heae were lheIf utmost r'qu'''u'o' Nnd .S
Pealahons yet lbey were e'"Uy 'h''"n, an
fo2me was produced weighing only > toms.
vlaeh felfea ms mofh - io - IONS s'o'S' At '''
! ale Of ~ miles an hoar o''''er result" nave
born oblaihfd since
sneIe but large eoeinr The sampson Tor
Instance, Ne are informed has draw" i'o tons
at m AVERAGE rate 81 twelve mil'S an hour' the
'Re b.ooe' MOI o.ios 'u''s . VI q pour" per ""
Wllclhis moying powerhas rcccivcdthcsc bcn
ltd iIapro,emfnfs the mcul.s Of diminishing the |