Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-05-16
JAMES RIVER tMPR OVEAiENT.

stockholders of tho Farmers and Virginia Banks
to the Importance cfbeng represented in the called
meeting to be held in Richmond on the eth We
were induced 10 do this. mainly, by an article in
two of the Richmond papers. representing, among
other things, that the Norfolk stockholders were
opposed to the subscription to the stock OF tho
James River and kanawha company aud for the
purpose OF endeavorng 10 prevent this opposition
by calling tho attention of the people OF ths, Bo-
ough TO the important influence which The success
of this great scheme Of ntercommuncation must
necessarily exert over iis future prosperity. The
Norfolk Herald of the 10Th, in reply TO our article
makes the following courteous and gratifying re
! marks
| Now VIC can our friend and brother OF
the Lyrchburg VIrgin,an, (whosc ibosality and
courtesy towards MS we are always happy to nc.
| knowcdec,) that the charge Of the Richmond En-
!, qnirer, that Norfolk is against the James River
Improvement, il altogether mistake. A, leas,
we can honestly say, that az far as we are nc.
| qualnted with the state of public opinion III our
borough, there is no foundation whatever Cor such
on idea. On the contrary, We believe that our IN.
tel'gent citizens arc all justly sensible of the IND
mense value OF this scheme, and of the important
benefits which the accomplishment Of II must con.
| fer upon the state and ultimately upon Our own
port We erc aware, indeed that the narrow
and selfish policy Of Richmond. a, least, land we
had supposed that Petersburg also would be found
siding with her on this point viii he csQitcl 10
the utmost 10 coniine those benefits as far pos
sibie TO herself and tina, she will not readily con
eur IN TIE plan Of making our harbor the great
seaport Of The South and Spuihwestp Still we
/ bg, az. H..
circumstances viii compel hcr to come INTO it q.
last--nnd We have no doubt that she will find il
Tor her interest 10 10 50, whenever she comes 10
view the subject IN It's proper light. at oil event,
we of this place are thoroughly satisfied thai Rich
,uand and Petersburg have u common interest
/ with Norfolk, and ought 10 unite chccrfaly and
cord ally with US n building up port for tho do
fence Of our whole state, and North Carolina a
gsinsi the oil absorbing; yosacily Of our Northern
cities. We are moi therefore, by any means, 10 be-
| sci down as enemies 10 the James River improve,
mcni-or as blind 10 rs value to onrseIves--and
| although VIC eanno, agree with the Virgipian that
| the Roanoke scheme" is " comparatively ins,g-
| niticant-fr We regard IT, in fact as equally ~
potsnt, and more certninly bonehca! TO our 30.
roaeh--ns wc can have no fear ofthc competition
Of Petersburg and Richmond on ,bs, river when
I wc get our rail roaJ.--w shall most certainly al
ways be rsnfly TO all il Az truly pubic work
!t'nd enc eminen,ly worthy Of our support.
n We must add here, howevcr-to guard against
brtber m,stohe--that we do not mean 70 say that
fur eillzens ere nll ~ well disposed to favor ,he
subscription by the Bank. To the Stock Of James
River Company, as we arc confident they are 10
promote the Jsucs River inprovcm Itself
though We rather think ,hni they are rot exactly
hostile to that measure either We remember, in
decd. TIM, che stockholders of boil, Banks here
were very generally opposed to the first Act Of As
scn.bly which authorised the Banks 10 subscribe
because they conceived that besides jcopnrdine the
pteres, Of the Stockholders il involved violation
cfthc charter, which was inlqulnus in lis bearing
on the tights Of tho minority but we apprencnd
that the second act which authorised the Bnnks to
increase their capital TO the amount OF their sub
scripiions. changed The feelings Of most Of them
very considerably and may, perhaps, have recon.
'filcd them entirely 10 the scheme At any rate we
havc heard Of no hostile movements against il in1
the quarter and do not imagine that any arc in.
tended 10 be made
For the rest, to shew still further that VIC Of
this section are no, unf,icndy 10 the James River
Nlmprovs mcni we beg leave 10 remind our friends
Ipf the Lybchbnrg Vvginian that our representa-.
Gvcs IT. the last Assembly, boh in the Honre and
IN tho Senate, though they felt themselves cou
drained by conscience md principle 10 vote IT,
sainst the frs, Of the said acts, ye, afterwards vo
ted very freely aud cordially for the second which
was designed To accomplish The same Do eci by bet
ter and fiircr means
In addition 10 the foregoing gratifying iniorma
tion so contrary to what we had been led 10 anti
cipa,c we learn verbally thni the Fredericksburg
and Falmouth sockholJcrs--qui;c a large vote
will go in favor Of the subscription so tina, there
can be no doub, that it will be made Ncvcrhc-
less, we hope the stockholders IN thia quarter will
not fail to bo represented because the larger the
majority in favor Of the measure, the less dssats.
fcl will be the minority with the decision.
With regard to the jealousy alleged by the Nor
folk Herald to exist, in Riehpond and Petersburg,
towards tina, ancient Borough, we know nothing
but, il il does exist 1t is most unworthy feeling
| not to saga most unnatural one These petty RI
varics have heretofore been tie curse Of Virginia
To their existence are we indebted for Our aggnrd
movements in the great cause Of internal improve
ucn and for the fac: that all our principal rivers
are yet but little better adapted purposes Of in
tcrcoufsc and trade than they were when they
were first fashioned oy The hand of Nature, and
bore upon their bosom the Indians bark canoe For
our own part, SO far from looking with jealousy
! or dislike upon internal Improvements elsewhere,
| from ile fear that they will njure US in tho
sane ratio that they advance the interest Of others,
| we hal! their progress and completion with delight,
as 50 much effected towards the contamination of
n general State system, with which identified
her present and future prosperity.
| HEAVY RAINS.
! For nearly week past, We nave had heavy
rnins every day. The consequence IS that the
water courses are very higli-,o which iac' we