Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-09-15
cphND PROJETS.

II finn
a'foau ~ .vneliency AMI pructicabhy OF lis
busses'eo W. ',,bwardly 10 New Orleans. similar
x'ehs'o" occurred, about the same time, TO
snea' !" Smh Of Baltimore, who addresses The
A.. On ,be sub;ec, through the columns OF the
National IntfIso ncer, and who IS sad by tn" pa
49,, he extensively known as merchant and
psa.,,csl many r. Smith proposes Mobile as the
r,,hor, mint of termination of the road, and est
II o,os the cost Of us construction between Rich-
n,o,d and that place at from Is 10 IL mlllors o'
II 'al.r.-aod he Depicts the consequences winch
\ would follow its completion IN very glowing coors'
81 He says: 1870,
q .o.,,oo from Boston 10 ST. Louis, in Missouri, by
-, nower an could not fail to advance the U att
- sia,es in prosperity [, least twenty years be.
4 M ts present condition. Ii would be worth 10
4 enis,na fifty millions Of dollars, and would great
l., Increase the value of land upon all the Western
i waters. HI,
Il II The disbursement ofso much capital would be
u or,;cnlnrlv advantageous to the Southern States,
and rive an impetus % trade generally ifa' would
n,oducs the most happy results and 10 inc
Z, government il would be blessing OF ines'i-
q msble value With population dfstine 10 De 80
numerous and in shape SO cona hseo' a' u "''''
be by such line of road, the United STATES III e"9H
n ne w,r might bid dcf,ncs to a combination OF ali
a.. r,,,o,csn Powers The 70 ID would parpeuae
3 ,he Sal of Government, afford ample protection TO
-, .l,ve. holding States ami give facilities to COM
- ~. ard T.. the transportation OF the mails, ana
3 ,,ai,.,v means. winch VIC have hitherto never
contemplated.
4 II Thu neopie who send their produce to New Or
q lo.nx and are IN the hebit of trading between me
two yr,nt marts Of commerce, n. Orleans ana New
York NAV by mean of the proposed commdn ca
ton mas, from tho ono city to the other IN SIX OF
4 eev,n DAVIS and IN ninety-six hours, or iodf Gays
1 snt nights at ffeco miles per hour rcaeh 'he oea'
of Government, from New Orleans :.
Pr, how are ,he means to be raised to accomplish
,h,s .,ea, understanding Some persons wou'h
be in favor Of p .cng entirely und rthe control NJ
y the general government but this proposition would
meet with d. ,ided opposition from almost he en-
tire South and cannot therefore succeed as we
bone il vii no, b. attempted. Mr.. Smith proposes
Il Il n, the charter of the Bank of the oacs be
y renewed on terms mutually acceptable to The gov
A eminent aud 10 the stockholders on condition tha
u IN. Park .haIl construct a railroad from the city OF
Richmond TO Mobile, or some other point on nav
eab water sufficient for steamboats, OF alarSe Glass;
~ in the State of Alabama ; and that Inc institution
shall have power TO collect such rates Tor lois ana
trans oration as shall DO sufficient to DELAY ex
Il penses an Weld an interest upon the cap'tal IT.
4 vested OF not less than 5 per cent. per annum'
n,eres, during the construction OF the WORK, when
would oacratc as a considerable bonus for the re
III rewal of the charter aud would sbpuiato (stYt
81 tIr s. tbs, the mails Should be carried tree o' ee
Il Bu as thr stock Wo3l1 be OF permanent eabf
q acsr, both as 10 iurs,lon aud prahi ate' d'e .''p
paon of the road the Blk could have no nm III
~ IN selling At 10 lndiglsiis, or 10 soc9 % s's
State. a. might require II" 10 ihls Pfopos' on
also there are decid d and obvious obJeclohs' " .
shoul prefer commencing where Mr.. omhh pro
poses to end-ha' IS, to permit individuals or 'he
States 10 DO the work in the hrss instance, as 'cy
81 have Already done no nconsderabc portion oil II.
"A The road or rs,her series of roads, already com
j peed or in nrocess Of ns'iuco from ne" oth
4 10 Washington city, from Fredericksburg to Rich
mond and from Petersburg to the Roanoke, are uf-
der the control of distnc' comppn'os chartered ny
q several of the States-and We see 40 reason why
n the remaining portions of this magnificent pro] CT,
: if. BE- eve undertaken may not be ELECTED, unoer
! similar ausnices. The Bank question, separate
and mart from all others already too well cacu-
lated to produce excitement and angry feelings LEI
!. us not unite with IT another, involving lnc sH,
!, own important and disputed constitutional po yer
Thus Is not the My extensive o)cct no" pe'o'
,he nuhic We mentioned, the other day, that a
q Snip Canal vas contemplated from Albany 70 i'aKe
4 On'ario; and we now perceive ii slated thai fhr
y
NsPennsylyanla, are maturing grand scheme Tor
4 connecting the waters of the chesapeake WIN me
/ same Ike by the way of he Susqnehanna river q
Seneca or Cayuga Lake IS estimated ey men ac-
qualrted with this route, and long employed on the
public works of Pennsy that It can DC eHoe'
ed. More than one-half, said, has been formed
to their hands by naIure enI It Is IN unconnecteo
nks AMI requires to be united by arlihciai means
4 INTO complete chain.
Such are some OF The vast schemes now IN con-
q temptation, destined, # ever they are compieteo-
4 land really we should not be surprised 1t many OF
Inc present generation live 10 see the mos. 'mPo-
,an IT not all Of them, in successful operation 10
e'nd together by ties Of enduring interest," he ohioh
formed by our 70, efahers. Nothing so powerfully
cemtnss States together homogeneousness OF
! character and indemnity of interest and nom
Ing SO surely calculated to produce this slate OF
congenia'lty as the improvement ofour great tho
rouShares, whereby mire constant and general
intercourse will be promoted between the extremes
Oh The confederacy; they will come better ac-
quanted with each other neres S, before hostile,
VIA become blended and mutual jeaousies ana
near. bufnInss will be repressed and ext'nSulshe'
"emay be INDUCING IN dreams tina. Will new
roc realized; yet it will be admitted that the con-
summation Of these schemes no. half so improba-
VIC an event now as the introduction Of steam nav
saoon Oh the M'ssissippito the entire expulsion OF
.aNs ana kecl-boa's would have been regarded
e"f'y Yeas ago Indeed, there is nothing winch
ra' prevent the consummation Of one of them,-the
nal Road through the heart of the country, from