Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-12-06
ncreased length ofthe Road. lift 60 BY Buchanan,

ncreased length Of the Road, II 60 ~ buchanan
will be saved.
With regard 10 the enhanced price Of transpona
ton 1.-THE two Improvements inersect at Lynchbur
instead OF Buchanan,-32 cents per ton,-(eyen al
hitting the data Of the Buchanan memorial,sts
which may may not be correct, as we may or may
not adjust our rates Of transportation BY existing
standards I'VE. remark, in The first place. that it il
too uifing TO affect question Of this character-l
twee 80 cents per cwt., it might be entitled TO some
consideration. But 30 cents per ton. in uanspor
ta,ion Of 200 miles, is quite too small a matter to
have much weight, or to require laeored reply
We contend, however, that 10 save this trininr sum
the protectors Of the public interest would not be
justified in making an elbow in this great line pro-
longing the distance TO Richmond and increasing,
not only the aggregate cost OF the whole
line, but The eostct transporting passengers, which is
the main reliance Of this Of all other Rail Roads.
for pro6,-so tina, each passenger will be taxed per-
haps more than 80 cents, and delayed some hours
on his journey ia order TO save that palry pitance
10 the owner oia ton Of lead iron which, by the
way, comes at last, not out Of the producer or the
shipper, but out Of the consumer.
The whole argument Of The Buchanan memorial.
is: as we before intimated i, based on the errone
sSe'ssumpton that the man design Of the South
western Read IS to tap the James River line AT n
point nearestto Tennessee. But when IT is conc eded,
all do concede, that the Road is be arrested
until it connects with the great Rail Road line nom
North TO South, in the city of Richmond, and that
the point e its connection with the James River
fLe is altogether Of secondary importance. and to be
determined by other considerations, it is apparent
tina, their arguments are entirely prevalent and
worthless.
But there Is one argument against tapping the
James River Improvement at Buchanan, which, if
there other, IT ust be conclusive with ever,
no, directly interested either in the prosperity
ofthat village, or in that Of the Valley Of Virginia.
trading Bdltlmore-and that s The risk we enc oun-
Ter of tliro"lng all the f,us OF our labor and expen-
dlure at last into the lap of the commercial einpo-
mum Of an adjoining State, Are we preprred 10 in
cur such hazard When we are making such
strenuous ex",Iions 10 build up the d,cayirg towns
and cities Of the Old Dominion, ty giving fresh
SUR TO her commercial spin, shall suicldally
turn lfon them the stream Of wealth. aud pour it into
the bosom Of rival city in another State Is it
not enough that we have already given TO Baltimore
the privilege oil running It's great work through Viz
gina, and HAT We have contributed large sums OF
money in aid VI its Road, shall We also place
within striking distance offs en,erprsing Company
our Southwestern line. and invite it TO come and
snatch from 1t the wealth which belongs lepiiimate
ly TO Lynchburg, and Richmond and Norfolk In
other words shall incur the imminent danger Of
turning the tide Of travel and of trade from James
River to the Valley-and on, 10 Baltimore Instead
OF giving II 10 our own metropolis and our own sea-
port! These are questions which address them
se'seswith great force tn every section of Virginia.
but more especially to those portions Of it, which
connected with the James River towns-as they
do, indeed, TO all whose patti tic desies for the az
Giandjzement Of The Old d ,mnion are nor palsied
by the insdious whispers of self interest. We con
hdeatly appeal tn all who not under the do,nn
tau OF acalieellugS, 10 resist every scheme which
may, by possibility, make fillmore at last the CHI eff,
II no, the sole beneficiary of Hercaiean labors
and our lavish expenditures. Bntit is unnecessary
to do more than barely 10 make this suggestion. lis
force Cannot fail 10 he felt aud appreciated.