Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-08-05


"'le paragraph which we hastily uenued ON The
I iolh uliimo IN reference to the James Rive, ard
h"na"ha CANAL Tie last "Rcpublican" has n
'e''ef from kana"ha, expressing the t.erct OF tn,
winter that The Edlot Of tins paper has manifested
disposition TO stop or relard" the progress az IN,
Cana'; And the buchanan Journal' contain, an
elaborate address 10 the public, signed Nv Mess,s
Edward Johnson, James l.. Woods,lle, neu,y W
B"wyer John N. Johnston, Thomas ShanLs and
William w Boyd, making the same COMPLAINT. and
Sth'out'ne To US, rs motive for desiring 10 stop"
the lanai he'e, The design Of securing for Lynch.
burg the "tfmIuus' Of the Southwestern Rond -
Which, by the way, though chrs,cned ehlld is vet
unborn Now, gentlemen, one Il all, liom Buchanan
to the banks oil the Ohio, tell YOU that you have run
OIL upon false scent, and below ed before YOU were
stuck. We fe.insen our paragraph, for the pur.
pose Of showing the quick witledness Of local iea
ousy, which. like the eyes OF Shakespeare scurvy
politician, sees things that are no,. We SAID:
The Richmond Dock.-The James River and
h"nawha Company has purchased the Richmond
DOCK, sod al auction under a decree of court, raw
ing Tor II one hundred thousand dollars. We hone
that tins is an md cation OF the purpose Of that Gonna.
ny SP'tuly 10 effect CON nunication with tide
wafer MS Is certainly more important object
'han me prosecution, AT snall's pace. IN the lace
W ''"'N tl tlic "pfk above lNn, Ia
burg which, even If completed to the extent Of the
company sicSonrres, would be worse than worth
less expenditure oil money"
Now, is there any ding here said about stopping
The Canal Would the adoption oil suggestion
even "fe'ard' ~ DO We hint any thing about the
terminus OF the Southwestern Road Not at all
We sad then, aud We repeat !, now. that the con.
nection OF the Canal with tide water .'isa more inn
poriant object than The prosecution al a snairs
pare, an The face 81 heary emb0dSSmcnts OF the work
above Lynchbufg'-Whyl because even II the
work above us "be completed to the extent Of the
Com 'any'siesources," il at futhest only reach
the mouth of North River-we doubt whether j,
can be completed half that dsance-and therefore.
because IT will AID not ton OF trade non one pas
senger to the traffic and travel, il will be worse
than worthless expenditure of II oney." THIS is the
obvious, the egltln ate The only meaning OF our par
agraph. Tins is ~ha, intended, and II is all hat
we intended. We did not mean 10 intimate that Il q
Canal ought to be stopped here and. 10 cllnch the
nail ace do not htnk hat IL oughtto be- We will 90
farther and say thai neither in paper nor else
~here, will We advocate that policy. We on the
uaty, ardently desire its vigorous prosecution, and
II shall not he our fault if the means be witlheld
TO enable ii to go ahead" Are you no,c satisfied,
gentlemen! II not, shall take no farther pains TO
remove your false ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS youwill
permit us to say, with all respect. which are as little
credilable TO your courtesy, compatible with the
frank and candid character" which you are kind
enough to ascfbe 10 us in words, while YOU DENY
IL IN fac.
The Buchanan gentlemen, having assun cd that
'he'e wasa covert meaning IN our paragraph, pro-
ceed' most laborously, TO combat il, by specifying
The advantages that place has over L,nchburg ms
the terminus OF the Southwestern Road. We shall
not no0 repl, 10 that portion Of their address, be
cause We think the discussion premature aud i'll
advised. II that road is to be constructed at all
there must be harmony among It's friends. Outpro
peots OF success are not latering that we can al
ioid to cut each Other down. Even with our forces
united and con pact, the fate OF the ,iioit we are
about TO make is by means certain. Indeed the
chances are against US. What shall gain, there
fore, by the d scussion al home If tories which
must breed l-w,ll and dlssensonl Let our Buch.
anan tiien1s ponder tins qu son. Fur ore we
have been opposed to shooting this dcbatealle pou,
at all, until next winter. We desire harmony and
concert in our primary meetings and in the Chris
nansbutg Convention. Let us go before the
Legislature. IN aeompact and solid body, asking
JoF me h0dd, ana leave the question OF terminus
be settled, as II was settled when we had Rail
Road in contemplation, some years ago, by the
members representing the rival points. The ques
ton was satisfactorily compromised ihen--why
may II not be agaInl
These are our views on his point. IT, however.
The contrary course be determined upon by the
people Of Buchanan, so be il. Ii they are deter.
mined on discussion, they shall have it, II ,hey in
slst upon decision at Chrislansbuig, so be it,
They will be met in eher forum.
Filling up The gaps.-We observe, with pleasure,
that proportions making, by John Ilous
Esq TO erect an extensive business house on the
vacant lot between the tcuements occupied BY
Messrs. Ragby q Co. and Mr. IL. b. Richards,
which he purchased a few days ago (luslea OF
Mr.. Mclcver, as we then inadvertently stately The
house formerly this lot was, we are told the old
est brick tenement IN this place, and for many
years occupied by the Vngiui,n Office, pro, to ,ls