Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-11-01
.xNCuuURG. NOVEMBER 1. 1871.
TIE cuRIsTIANSBURG CONVENTION.

THIS body, which convened at ,hfisitinspufB on
Monday LAST. WAS nnmerously attended, and had a
very harmonious session. The number Of delegates
ttr,ent wa. about l50 and II continued in session
bot twn days. There was only one sui Jet upon
which, some hlte discussion was antieipa ed
lie location aud terminus of The road; bur II Fl
nail, adjusted without difficulty. The latter point,
indeed, entirely waived by tie consent Of all par.
tle-. The Eainef, however, led 10 some debate,
Mr.. Shenry Of Sm,ih having moved, on Tuesday,
10 designate Salem as point in the foute-the el-
feet Of which notlan In had prevailed, would have
been 10 prevent the consideration altogether of d
Southera route, through the counties Of Frank
lln Patrick and Floyd, alleged by It's friends pos
sess super clam, and 10 prese sieiler advanla-
yes. THIS motI"D sustained by Messfs. Shtf
fey MoDowe ol Rockbrdge, aud Crockett Of
Wylhc, and opposed by Messrs. Craig Of Mont
gomery, Stuart OF Patrick, Toer OF Lynchhurg,
aod Hopkins II Washington. and was finally with
drawn by he hover, after several OF It's friends had
announced change 4 opinion is to lis pole " aud
aGet Judge Johnston, Of buchanan, had moved, III
spifa "l concilia'en, 10 lay upon the table, with
understanding that it should not be again taken
Ip.
We rirt 10 the solution expressing favorable o.
pinion OF the James RIVER and X anawha Improve.
mrut, AID The wish Of phr Con'rntlon that !, shonld
be vigorously prosecuted by the State 10 compile
aon. Nj, foler moved 10 lay IL upon The table, wih
the desiga 10 let l. remain thefe-nol because he
ened from the resolution lisell. but because he
tought II was travelling ut of,he reco,d-because
the Gu ventton had been called Tor f. aud a
different purpose, With which his had no necessary
conueotron. Nj. Mcdowell, VIM. b. Preston End
Judge Johnston earnestly pressed the ado Ion oilhe
resolution, which was father opposed by Messrs.
Stuart aud llopk,us. The notion to lay on the Ia
bic, however wuhdr,nn by the M ver and il
was lieu adopted, 18th bu, few ssenl,ens, and
they j Iss nIIrg uanly on lie score Of lis mrela-
vency
The Convention, respectable as ii was in numbers,
"as silll more in the character and talents of
many # rs members. What effect The assem-
hlagc Of so largs body OF gentlemen, al much per.
sonal Inconvenience 10 many Of them may exert
the declson Of the Legislature in regard To this
most important i"l fosemen, we cannot of Course
,aN; bn we cannot doubt that ii will necessarily
be favorable. Indeed, the claims OF the Southwest
gpon The Legislature, as well as the g,ea impor-
lance and value OF Tins particular Improvement,
State work, are generally admitted, even by those
who are most h stlle 10 the system If internal
Improvements. y et II must be tonlcs ed that the
umes most inauspieious for application Of
tins ch,acer involved The country Is ia great pc
cumay dltGculnrs, and with the credit ofhe States
seriously impaired with capitalists, not only by
the ma n''udc of tLelr outstanding deb $. bu by
the dishonest opnIon, which soue Of their leading
tuncuonarits have officially ayowed IN reference to
them obligations to lay them. We hope for tit
best, howese,-par,tcuiarly Virginia faith is not
only uor impugned, bnr, we may judge by the es-
linaIlon in which her stock is held is unsus.
pected. she owes, II Isnne, some seven II llons Of
dollrs-bnl she holds, as an ohscu, stocks, &c. TO
nearly double that amount, nearly moiely Of which
pay average interest oi about 5 per 10 the
treasury Her condition. then, unlike that of many
Of her sister States, most cnyIabea circums
signally auesred hy the g,ariylng facl, that, while
the stocks oi many of The other States are quoted
below par IN boh the foreign and domestic mar
kels hers are never quoted at ALI because, tie con-
Glence OF capita ISIS both in her resources aud her
good faith beng unImpal,ed by the causes which
have contributed to brrg Other State into dscredir,
they are never thrown INTO the stock market by
gambling SPECTATORS.
Thu cost al the construction Of the Southwestern
Road will not, il is supposed exceed million OF dol
lais THIS. added 10 the resent debt Of the State,
will not contribute materially The public buIlhers
even II shall be deemed necessary AT once 10 ralse
fund by tax ton, to pay The additional intel
est. But Mhen we rec llect that the completion OF
the road viii greatly enhance the value oil the land,
IN The Southwestern counties. IT will be that
any additional bnrhen OF tins character w BE- len,-
poraly 10 It's duraloD, aud viii be succeeded IN iu-
tuIe land assessments, by corresponding reduction
OF the land IN the eastern pant OF The State conse-
dppreclaien in the value OF lis la ds fran that pan
Of lie Common~ ealth up II "hiCh the La dlax "
operates SO lightly MOI should the mnens re our
cts OF lhat region, a-nculnia, IN notaclning x min
ctal, no" lynC durmai and Iner FOR lhr sole reason
that hey fad GU let TO mark be forgotten m
comparative estimate OF the aud advantages ii
he worktor these Constitute essential paris OF III,
wealth Il p,wt, Of Conn onwealth. Inlepen-
drnl, too, II Tier ninusc importance, lock Ion a
moment at lie beneficial operation OF This hue on
improvement u on The gteal Central Improvements
at the Inner Sc tide of navel and evaporation
VIII ch II will annuaily pour upon the bosom OF
oui Canal, term d The enlIre State. fom IT.,
Southwestern bound ~ 10 the Chesapeake, aud
(kerplng estimates far below probable results
more than doubling the tom &C now eu played