Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-12-22

Tors generally perscvcre Their services 10 the Do
parmesl, furnish ample denomination that II,
credit is nnimpaircd.
The number OF post Offices in tho United Snte,
was. on the first of July last, ten thousand ~,
hundred and ninety three being an increase of fl y,
hundred and sixly-six over the number reporIc,
last year.
The annual amount Of transportation has been
but slightly varied since my lnsf report The mi
is now carried in s,aees nnd steamboats, about
sixteen millions nino hundred thousand mics a
year. and no setback and IN sulitlcs about eieh,
million six hundred thousand miles. making togeth.
err about twenty five million five hundred thousand
miles year.
The celebrity of tho mail should always be euunl
TO the most rnpd transition OF the traveller < that
winch shnrtens the tImn Of communication, aud fa
c'lliates the inercou sc between distant places i,
like bringing them nearer toeelhcr While II nf
otds convenience 10 men ofbp.ncss it tends 10 oun.
eroct local preiudIces, by enlargns the sphere OF
acquaintance. It pe,petu,,es existing frendshps
and creates new ones, by whirh the bands OF union
are s'rcng hened and the happiness Of society pro
NOTED. These considerations have always had
their fall weight upon my mnd in making improve.
meets ia mail operations The multiplication Of
rail roads IN different parts OF the country prom
SEES, within few years, to give great rapld,ty in
worthy Of inquiry, whether measures may not now
be taken To secure the transportation of the mn,l
upon them Already have the ,el roads between
Frcnchlown, in Maryland, and Newcastle, IN Del.
aware, and between Camden ard South A mboy
IN New jersey, afforded grenl AMI important fael,.
ties TO the TRANSMISSION Of the great Eastern mail
The rafoal between this city and Balimoro,wi
soon be completed. aud the ds'ancc from tho pou
Ofhcc IN ths place to that Of Baltimore will not be
materially varied t, ON the present rond IS miles
From Baltimore, by Port De osli ia Maryland
TO Coatesse, in Pennsylvan,a the line for n rril
road IS located, AMI the stock subscribed Tor lls
completion and hom CoaresviIle to Phllad,lpha
"A Ial road Is made & in operation. The distance be
tween Baltimore and Phila1eph,, this road
will be one hundred and seventeen miles, about
eighteen miles greater than the present land route
F,om Philadelphia to Trenton bridge, asou,
wcnl weight niles, the rail r5nl nearly compile.
ted and, from New Brunswick in New jersey, IA
jersey City ON tho west SIDE ofahc Iiud,on river
opposite the CITY OF New York, thirty miles, the
raIi roal Is ~ "a state OF progress. When lhese
works shall be completed, the only interval will be
between Trenton and New Brunswlck about
twenty SIX miles, to complete an entire ran lond bc
tween THIS place and the city Of New York and
1t cannoi ee Supposed that the entcprisog Stale
of New Jersey VIII long delay to perfect com.
muncuuoa Of such great Importance pnsfing
through most Of her largest anl most Aoullsh,ng
towns.
When this shall be done, the whole distanco DC.
wccn tins city ind New York on u continuous 10 i
road will not exceed two hundlod and fo,ty miles
and the journey muy be performed, nj oil tunes,
with certainty, allowing ample time Tor stopping ut
important places on the road, in sxccn hours and
ordinarily IN shorter period. II provision cnn be-
mode 10 secure tho regular tronspor'nlIons of the
mail upon THIS aud upon other fa roads which arc
constructing, and, in some instances, already fin
lshcd II will be of great uliuy 10 the pubic other.
wise these corporations may become cxorbtunt IL,
heir demands. and ptoyo eventually 10 Do danger
oys monopolies.
have the honor TO be. most socctfully,
Your humble servant
w. L. BARRY