Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-07-28
The RAIL ROAD

only 10 ourselves, but TO every section tn.
and while we would renew our rcqle., IN H.
tors in Richmond, Staunon, Abingdon Charlo,,..
vile, &c. TO rcpublish them, we would iayola..
pecialy The attention of the peoph If RicL,...3
TO the facts and rcasonings which will be ,lIn,;.3
to them.
Richmond occupies most singular poSir;oe.
reference to this question, InlS3l, when the X..,
River rail road scheme, OF which the pr,i..,.,
road to the Tennessee line is the revival. VA.
the :" full tide of successful experiment, "-ul,.a
the stock had been subscribed, and The Co,,,.,..
organized, and Engineers were on thespot ,ro,..
cd TO take the natory steps in It's proscc,nio,,
Richmond, sntcn with an attachment. as v;ol.,,,
it was sudden, for the project of c anal and Rad
way improvement TO the Ohio, urged npon "a.
surrender olthe New River charter voted ,,a,,
imously for lis REIMBURSEMENT; sent a mis<o,,
here to preach it down. and finally succeeded :,
opposition 10 the wish of Il vast maiori,v orl.
Lynchburg stockholders, in cilcctinp her oIi,..
Upon the ruins ofthe New River Rail Roadaro,.,l.
James River and kanauha Company, which ,r
ter long and arduous struggle against aImo>, n,
surmountabc obstacles, has but Just laid tl,c ,oon
dation Of its magnificent work. And what do =.
now see The people of Richmond, who forced
us TO surrender the New River charter. FIR H..
purpose of substituting for il the James and k
naw!'a work,are now strangely endcavoring to de,.
troy their own oilsprng,tor the purpose of inlasng
new life into the project which they had beforo
murdercd-he only difference between the nl,n
wi ch they now propose & that which they iorme,
ly destroyed, having reference TO the startiupnox,
-Lynchburg being the point of commencement,
before, as it ought to be, while they are DESTROYS
to begin at Richmond We beg the pcope Of
Richmond to look at Their inconstancy,-tbe;r
versatility,-in this matter. 1t should at least in
sprc them with some little distrust of the inlalib
~ of their present views, and induce them to look
a little deeper than thcy heretofore seem to have
done into the project which now seems to have
won their conlidcnce-how long to last, we can
only infer from her past Inconsistency Let her BIZ
sure, before she puts her seal to the bond thar she
is not throwing into the lap of others the vast
trade which she may hope to win for herself:
RICHMOND Il LYNCIIBuRG RAIL ROAD
II there be any disguise under which the feature,
OF "A designing and evil enemy are most hmeoo.
II Is the cloak OF friendship. And when we know
the garment, and find it on the person of an adj
'ersary-even though the Sliletto be invisible
we are wont to place ourselves ON our guard If
we behold bravo drive his dagger to the heart
OF our friend while profering words of love ia
what shall we attribute his motives when boLlipq
the same language to ourselves! Shall we trust
him! People of Lynchburg stand on your
guard. The project of this Ridge road was lsl-
cred into existence with loud procsta,ions of warm
and devoted attachment to the James River and
kanawha improvement. Did YOU believe in their
sincerity =? No Then we tell Won that fine very
men who started that scheme are thrvwho now pro-
pose 10 stop the canal at Lynchburg and o1cr 10
ald YOU III carrying your Improvement to the West
Judge OF their motives from what YOU have seen
OF their developments Judge Of Their future t,,.
signs from what You have seen of their past at
| tempts
We tell You that their professions of friendship
are not to be trusted; that they protested to be
friendly to the James River Company, while they
were raising up plan to battle their work in il,
execution, and DESTROY it on It's completion tia,
they proiessed to be friendly to Richmond, while
they were endcavoring to lead her citizens to strike
at her great interest in that Company-to thwan
the object OF her subscription, and depreciate the
value OF her stock, while they were proposing to
discontinue the canal and turn the trade to Balti-
more, and while they were taking measures to
delay her access to the West that Baltimore might
anticipate her in reaching it that they proiesscd
10 be friendly to the West and DESTROYS of con-
s'rncIIng road from Lynchburg into the INTERIOR
while they were using every possible means to
draw the friends OF that measure from their PURPOSE
and postpone toryears, perhaps for ave, the com.
menccmcnt Of that work.
And, citizens of Lyhchburg they profess to be
friendly to You; and what are the evidences Of
their sincerity? They will check the advance Of
your canal if You will desist for the present in
your attempts to push your road to the South West,
and JoIn them in carrying their bill through the
Legislature. Is this the proposition of a friend
Would friend require the first sacrifice from
You! We think not. IT this were the bona f1f
proposal of the people of Richmond, and intend
ed as an advance towards an amicable union with
LynclIburg, the proposition would rather have
been to unite in raising capital for the Souh
Western road, and urging on the construction ora
work with which the interests of both are iden-
titled.
But the thing comes in different guisc 1t
raises the flag of friendship, while all its marks
hostile, and proclaim it to be, as it is, the hollow
and InSdious proposal Of those who are indtfer
emf TO you, aud inimcal to the canal. Call the
roll OF these friends of Lynchburg and the canal,
and tell me, who can, what they have ever done
to advance the interests of either Call the roll
and there IS not a citizen of this town who vii