Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-02-18
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EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.

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Another day has been spent In dcnste, on the me-,
ton to strike The io, section Of III. James River
bill apprhend tina, the efur,s wbic, will be mads
BY the enemies Of the scheme defeat this Till viii
cos, the State more, in the time consumed, ,isn the
interest would amount To upon the sum necessary foa
It's construction. Indeed, ] am sure that the Cou..
monwcalth would be intellectually eGued 1.-THE
Legislature did again in five years, and tho
pay and mileage Of the members were appropriated to
tn" object The following gentlemen participated
10 tile discussion Messrs. Whether, twho concludt
Cd the ingenious and forcible speech commenced
yss'erdsy,i VERIFY and Goode in favor Of striking
out, and Mes s~. venahlc Dorman, Pey.on and Ty-
er asains, H. Mr. Tyler, in the course Of his
speech, took occasion 10 advert 10 tho South
western Raii Road, as n scheme, the benefit 6f
which, viewed alone in its financial results, il
IL impossible to- compute Such seems, indeed. 10 BE-
The general Impression and il the bill, which sup
pose VIII be taken up M soon the fate OF tha
James River bill is dec ide shall be defeated IT, will
be solely from an apprehension on the part OF some
Of those disposed 10 support it, that il will result in
additional tolation. which their constituents will
revolt at But, II is tfuc,and that it rue no ono
can doubt who viii look III tie subject in calm and
dspassionatc mannct,--tbat, if this Road be made.
the State will derive from 1t such a revenue NJ fsrev-
er afterwards to enable to dispense uih ,are, alto
stter. could the people no, be wiiling 10 incur
small additional tax during the four or five years Of
lis construction 10 order secure that result ~
What farmer hcsltates 10 eypend hundred dollars
10 drain marsh, which will enable him to realize
an annual income fom tls products of the lard TINS
reclaimed equalto an interest on 1--WE hundred n.
thousand dellars 7 Aud such will be tbs resul, OF
additional taxation, II indeed II be necessary Il
viii not be necessary, and will not be rcsorted 70.
unless he enemies Of Internal Improvement force such
result for The purpose Of bringing he policy into dig
repufe-We shall see whether they will do ,hia.
Tomorrow comes on the Senatorial election
and night the Wings assemble for consular
ton. The result is IS uncertain ever. You
will SEQ by the Enquirer Of this morning that
Mr.. Riycs is wholly abandoned Ly that paper
that lie is denouuehd. in coarse and widen,
terms, by one Of its correspondents "a result,
long since forcseen as inevitable, from its sink or
swi NJ position, aud am sure not unanticipetrd BY
Mr.. Riycs himself many months ago. Mr.. Riyes j.
more sincerely hated-tr ecrated--by tho President
aud his friends than any man IN Virginia; aud this
win reconcile mo to his election, should il be Deem
ed, alter fill trial Of the Wing atrengl proper TO
fall back upon him as an alternative, to prevent the
choice of one infinitely objectionable, as. In
my estimation, Judge lohn Y. Mason is.
Mr.. Rises's last speech has Identified him more
aud more with The Wing party than any Of his. pre-
vous remarks II is very evident. indeed, tia, ha
has ceased 10 be member of the Administration
part va fact more conclusycy shown by the do
nuncia,tons Of bis late allies even. THAI b. his
| own denunc iations ofilenh.