Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-08-18
COMMUNICATION.
RICHMOND Il LYNCnBuRG RAILROAD.

would be shielded from the ,mpualon of being
influenced by private views or personal feelings.
Ii is true VIZ did not expect To take decided
stand against "A measure which had its origin in
improper aud impure motives, without giving
offence to those by whom IL was brought into ex-
istence. The scheme and It's effects, the objects
and the motives of its author, were Intimately
connected, that II impossible to consider them
separately.
II We have always spoken in the plural. it is
not asserted by the Editor OF the " hc, for the
purpose OF coneealmcnt," but because there
actually more than one to whom our observations
will apply We do not doubt that one, more
prominent and more deeply dyed in guilt though
not struck harder than than the rest, have felt
II more kccnlv but this is rather to be attributed To
his scnsit,eness than to an, disposition ON our part
10 wound him.
We have higher and better objects in view than
the desire 10 vent gall and spleen" upon a
ny man, and we should moi have departed from
the general question discuss the conduct and de-
signs even of the distinguished Engineer of the
Chesterfield railroad, but that we are accused of
founding charge ON onr suspicious by that gentle
man, and are challenged for the proofs by his Edi-
tor OF the Wing.
1t is not our intention TO find fault with Mr..
Moncurc Rohnsons Card We think it, TO be sure,
in rather bad taste for any gentleman In intimate
TO tho people OF Virginia that though he thinks he
has been accused Of " aiming dagger blows AT their
interests" he nevertheless stands too high TO
sindicae himselt, and therefore publishes a re-
quest that Editors of newspapers will tell them
so we think it in bad taste, but that is his al
fair.
Neither do we object To his attributing the
" prompting and authorship OF our essays to two
persons who have been honored with an importan,
public trust though perhaps it would have been
well for him To show the grounds Of his suspi-
cions for the satisfaction OF those who may not
entertain them. But to prevent repetition of tn,
error, will assure him that the aulhor-who
one of the humblcst of the iilcndS of the South
western roads his own promptrr and as long
he finds persons capable OF acting the double
part of this gentleman, he will need no other.
As Mr.. Robinson, we are disposed to leave the
decision of the question OF thai gentlcman's dsin
tercstcdncss 10 our fellow citizens, with this
difference only, that while We do not doubt Mr.
X 5 willingness that they should " decide on what
they already kuom of him" I'VE think that they will
decide much better when they know more.
But the Editor of the Wing demands our proofs ;
and he will find them in the close resemblance OF
the plans of his part, and the designs OF the p, o.
Pile Of Baltimore. lie may compare them.
In the seventh annual report OF the President
and Directors OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
Company, the views of tia, en,crpriznp corpo-
ration minated in these words -" The " in.
chester and Potomac Railroad, about thirty miles
IN length, and terminating at llarpcrS ferry, pro-
missed to transfer 10 the Baltimore aud OHIO rail
road, to be conveyed t" Baltimore, great share
of the produce of the rich Valley of virginia
which then found ouet in other directions
Winchester itself, large, thriving and enterl,ri-
zng town, would be brought into the closest con
neNion with Baltimore, to the mutual advantage of
both cities. Staunton, one hundred miles from
Winchester, in the same great Naev--thr inter-
yenng distance admirably adapted to the con-
slructon OF IA ral-road-woud, in all probability
soon become another point in the line of rail way
communications, under charter already in exis-
tenoe nor was il anticipating too much, 10 believe
that, thus progressing through individual enter
PRISE from point TO point the prolongation OF the
| Baltimore and Ohio, and tie Winchester and
Potomac railroads. would either cortinuc Soub-
westwardly to the cotton growing districts of Ten
nesscc, interseoting the proposed James River and
kana~ha railroad" (not canal, mark y " or pas
sing through Jennings Gap find its own way to
the tributaries Of the Ohio"
Such were the views of that Company ia
! 1888, at which time they saw, others do now,
the advantage to Baltimore OF a come xon with the
James and kanawha railroad supposng the con
tnndlion OF the improvement 10 be made that
system.
Again, IN October 1885, =" 1t is expected that
/ the entire line from Winchester To the Potomac
river, will be IN readiness for use during the pre-
sent year; SO that, in short time, there will be
uninterrupted rai-road communication betwee n
Winchester and Baltimore, distance of 2 miles
on the most direct route To the cotton growing
districts Of 1enne see and the Soulhwest-point-
ing towards the great Nashville and New Orleans
! railroad, and aiming at rery near tie centre of
the James Rirer and kdndrha Improve menf
The extension of Tie rnii-ro0d from Winchester
to .Sfdunton is all that is necessary to secnre to
baltimore large portion 81 the trade ~ the
Western bouadary" And again" The ex-
tension of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal 10 Cum
berland will afford an easy ami efficient means of
approach towards the West while the Winchcs-
ter and Potomac railroad, nov nearly completed
and the Winchester and Saunton railroad which
there is much reason to believe will be undertaken
before long, mH carry tie system from Baitimore
into tie heart Of Virginia. and TO mthm sirtY
miles Of PoHonsburg, on the line Of the James
! Rrer and han0whd rdii rodd that, on the
completion of the latter, and the Winchester and
Staunion railroad, both of which events may
be considered not remote, there will be bur
sixty miles OF railroad, in addition, To make,
over favorable country, To complete "A rail-
road communication with the Western waters"
We thus see the aim and object of Baltimore-to
cross the line of the James and kanawha improve
ment, and lead that portion OF the legitimate trade
OF Richmond which will come from the West up
on IT, I'M the alley IN puSh her line still further