Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-08-29
From he kaoIrWe Times.
THE HiWASSEE RAILROAD.

ne yhchhnfg lrgmlan OF August Btu concludes along
editorial article On the necessity oiunitg Virginia with Ten
nessee by railroad, With the iw
Railroad near Blounhilr, in the follow lug words
Nv hen we look nj these and dependencies IL
impossible To doubt TINT great travel
lone, the Lynchburg and Tennessee Railroad instantly
upon lis complexion become source OF revenue To- build
ers, beyond even the most sanguine anepaons OF It's
enthusiastic nd, coates.
Tint ought therefore, be undertaken and vigorously
prosecuted admits with the shadow of doubt Ii
bud been sufficiently alive to our own interest ndeedt would
long since have been completed by the the
work of frst importance Virginia. But il late
now to redeem past errors and we hope that Lynchbarg will
have the honor OF setting the ball in notion which viii
only reyouionze the whole of travel but which will
awaken into ME and activity that long neglected portion OF I
einia upon which the lerlizng shower falls vain, and
whose bosom lie unialomed mines OF wealth. adding nothing
TO the and power Of the commonwealth the
comfort OF her citizens
To this heartily respond "amenn and all East Ten
nnites h the ucuaun East Tennessee has
long beed with aonmcnt the strange pursued by
Virginia towards this important undertaking aud truly tits
just of wonder. With her fertile valley yearly eterora
ting in impoanoe,eury becoming less and less fertile
The incident ON want of markets for her produce she
has done nothing 10 y the although her proper
course has been TOO plainly evident need any monitor
Virginia scarcely realize the anxiety with which f. Ten
nessee looks To her render perfect the project OF the was
see Road which less than effect entire rnirond
communication between Maine and New Orleans. We slll
consider plans maiured until this is done and will
lIRGNA-rRoup VIRGINIA he content TO have SAID that
she atone is in the OF consnmnang great enerprzc;
mike brilliant in national point of view and useful in It's
bearings upon individual interests i'll she be to
lie like an nsurnouniahe obstruction in the way oi the a
weller between Boston and New Orleans Will she submit,
by gradually diyerting the of travel TO other chm
nes, to become almost unknown; only remembered
Wetrust she hasten, il she wishes prevent
it, Already the diversion Of trade from her valley 10 other
routes rapidly taking plaec-areadv have the above warn
lost their prophetic character md begun the
aspect Of stern reality. Let her look H. The question of
ntenn improvements no longer constitutes PARTY question:
til fatal rock which Virginia has split The haset
of political oa no longer defles his dnv hands h,
people will no ongerbe nsultcd by such appeals their
sympothcs, and all ptriies unite in commentator Of
any project, is to tlnt under consideration.
The application of the iwossce Roiboad the State lc
the road to the Virginia lnr, will depend much upon the
which SINH hces in the space ola few weeks, has
forerer fallen" EAST TENNESSEE
VIII Virginia be longer deaf to his call, not upon
her patriotism only, but her interests VIII she
obsllnaely adhere TO that suicidal policy which has
SO long characterized her Legislation, and dash from
her the ample wealth which is ready To be POURED
into her lap! 1t isirne that Tie embarrassed con
dillon Of the moleyed world, as we'll as tie fac,
thai the States have thrown into market a heavy a
mount Of bonds which cannot be ne gotiaed eilherat
home abroad render this peculiarly inauspi-
cious p'riod for menoing thus great work bur
/ II the commencement of operations upon the line
should be retarded ion year or none by the Difficult
/ ~ OF procuring funds. Yet the bare fact, HAT, after
repeated failures, by tt1 ng maures the Virginia
! Legislature had given il lis sanction, would inspire
our Western neie htors with coufdeGce. aud they
would approach borders with their line, as
suled hit then labor and money would not be thrown
away.
And Wide on this suljeei, We must be rermiitcdto
say that The Richmond papers, by which only can
The people OF The whole State be addressed. are
strangely insensbe 10 tie importance Of This work,
OF else they are sl more strangely detelic in their
duly, IN not spreading before their readers such
facts and arguments touching tins enterprze, as
might have tendency TO enliehien the public jndg-
nent and to dlssp pate those miss Of prejudice which
every winer the advocates Of this scheme are COM
PEELED 10 encounter or what value, we ask them.
are their temporary and transient cbutons of zeal,
just as the Legislature begins TO act upon the sub
ject Of Internal Improvement 7 The delegates from
counties remote ION The line of The great improve
ens, but satisfied, by the facts exhibited that the y
ought TO be promptly undertaken and zealously
prosecuted, nevertheless afraid encounter the
responsibility of acting upon their own convictions
because they know that their constituents are utter
~ in the dark in relation their tue character and
that consequently they would speedily fall victims
the ants Of elecIioueering demag who like taught
star'ings, would perpetually ring the cry Of tiara
ton - liom the husngs. Aud why the people
thus uneIlighlened on this great and vslqueson
Because the Richmond papers take no interest in its
Observation-Disclosures, engiossed by the more excl
ting, but LEES potant subject Of federal politics,
they have no taste for the more arduous labor which
Investigation Of this subject requires. This
| ought not TO be so. And would most respectfully
gcst to them that ifthcy would. during the sum-
mer months devote two columns weekly to its
discussion, they would confer lasting benefit upon
! the State by rendering their winters appeals more
ments by candid & clear elucidaton Of their claims
to support and their esentaves will not be back
ward in carrying their will. Keep them uninIor-
med,-take no pains to remove their erroneous inn
pressions,-and permit their prejudices 10 gather
! force by time, and their representatives., however
satisfied they may be that the policy Of the State
requires the opening OF these great arteries will, as
well from the promptIngs OF seinterest as bscause
ii is their duty carry out the will of the consln-
| ent BODY vote against them. We have thrown out
! these hints TO our Richmond contemporaries, not by
way of reproach, but merely 10 stir up their
minds byway Of remembrance" There is yet am
pie time before the meeting of the next Legislature,
| for much good to be effected ty their exertions.-
! VIII they aid in the good cause Or do they
think that there is nothing worthy OF Their exertIons
bur President.nahing Alas for Old Virginia -
| What might she not have bcen,-in population IN
resources in fertility. in political power,-had she