Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-10-29
,ANEs RIVER kNDKANAwHA IN PROVE

,,xba Banner, we deem IL proper TO say, what We
,,ox. that the author Of the Memorial therein re-
,.,ed 10 50 far from being uutriendly to that work,
:. ,s orihe most active and jealous friends OF In
...,, improvement IN the State-and OF the James
RIVER and kanawha scheme, among the rest
.,K,oamha" should remember, that when the pro-
,.., o( connecting James and Ohio rivers was first
,,ccesed, Rail Roads were unknown. OF course,
hs,elorc, al contemplated that this connection
,o,,d be effected by a continuous line OF Canal
When hc prcsenplan was adopted by the Com
many, of Canal TO Covncon, and kail Road
thence TO the falls oil kanawha, the latter mode OF ina
rnoyemcnl at thc acme Of hspopulafy' ami ma
nv persons beicve itpreerable TO wa'cr'connlnu'
nicaion. Atthis time, however, the superiority oil
Canals as a channel of commerce, Is unique STONED
BY any one aud they certainly TO be preierredto
a combination of the two modes, which renders
shipment nee essary, at the point where one
terminates and the other begins. Ii then, by
survey Of the route sugsesiedin the Memorial re-
eued to, the pacticabiity Of continuous Canal
can be demonstrated at reasonable cost, Is il not
the - ST wisdom TO change the mode o improve
meA Nothing, certainly, can be los, by looking
before we lcap-and that is all which the author OF
the Memorial proposes:
From he Kdnd,ehd Banner.
Mr.. PoINDExrER Sir. few weeks since. "a
paper purporing TO be memorial to the next LIE
pisature Of Virginia, III relation 10 the conneNlon OF
tbe Eastern and Western waters OF Virginia, by
line Of improv emcnt across the mountains was FIRST
n,csenled to the country through your paper the
X anawha Banner. It's publication attracted 10 par
tioular no lice in this section OF Country Although II
exhibited mu C reflection and some HI owIedee on
the subject of Improvements generally, us iuln
henriu hc ~
or and Kanawha Company, in which we are vitality
concerned, was not asub)ett of much II any eonsd-
erat,ou But he taxi en- oil II scwhec, cal
" in The Richmond Enquirer, makes 1t necessary
ha an ex panation in relation TO the place OF itspa
temiy should 20 with il, The writer OF this
no say whether the author OF The memorial is friend
Wy on otherwise to the james and kanawha I'm
unroyemenI, but he is satisfied tlom the sentiments
and views expressed in the memorial that its author
i. not friendly 10 the scheme originally projected, and
still in the contempt alton OF the Company. II is Of
great importance TO the successful execution of the
WORK kin which ihe company rs now vigorously enga-
ped, thai all llie friends OF the scheme should not
only act and work ia concert, but that their Iead
ness and determination 10 do so should he known
10 each other. Any new scheme line Of i'm
movement only lends to distract the friends. and
consequently, to cripple, if not TO defeat the James
and kanawha enterprise The memorial beng first
published here, wo uld lead TO the belief Thar il orr
rirated or bad friends here. and that at least we
were divided in relation TO The plan or line Of i'm
provcn,ent.
That 1t may be known ll,at such is not the fact,
think it proper TO state, what youwel know, that on
the subject Of the James and kanawha Improve
menf there is division among U.S. that we adhere
scrupuo usy TO the plan OF lhc ompany,and that the
memorial uded 10 was written east Of the Blue
Ridge,& sent here ior publIcailon- We would deptc-
any effort 10 divide the friends oI the James and
kamwha improvement, because division IS defeat
anditts better lhai less eligible plan should be
executed than lhatthe enterprise should be defeat
cd on delay ed 10y new schemes. We lave no I'M
friendly feeling towards other Improvements which
ale not de riiuenta TO the speedy completion of the
james and kanawha line, TO winch we believe Viz
gina look for her LOST commerce and ancient
Standing in the conledemcy.
ltsdeslred TINT editors " ho cpubIished the me
mortal wall insert Ibis. kANAWHA.
1ohe Editors ofMc Virginian.
Genflcncn-l have seen the kanawha Banner OF
uhel hinsl. containing IN article signed "kanaw
ha' in reference 10 Memorial 10 the Legislature
lately published in that paper on the subject Of the
James River q kanawha improvement. assure
yon that, SO far from The author Of that Memorial
having any unfricndy fee ling towards said improve
inenr he has ANXIOUS desire at il shall progress
10 completion as speedily possible, IN "A manner
thalnay be crcdiiabe 10 the State and profitable TO
the stock holders. But he can see necessity for
gong or 10 finish The work on worse roulcand on a
worse plan, whstitis so probable that better can
be obtained. Sucha would add vastly TO
the difficulties OF progressing with the work.
Asyou tepublshcd tie Memorial, | presume you
will also repubish '.kanawha y in which case |
must ask the favor o you 10 publish his also. n
vail myself oflhis opportunity Of lhanking you for
your friendly notice Of the Memorial, and also OF
thanking the + dior of the kmawha Banner orthc
manner my hicn he Introduced it to the public ard
'ile Editors of the K Richmond Compiler and the
Richmond Enquirer for the favorable manner in
whichtiey spoke OF 1t, and 10 the Editors Of the Wing
ior publishing it, NEW RIVER.
L. S. ape the Z dtor off he kInaw ha Banner
VIII publish This in his paper, and all Editors who may
publish katawla," ale requested to publish this
also. NJ r.