Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-11-15
NOVEMBER Is. asa,
SOUTH WESTERN ROAD

Of his important Road, prepared in conlorni,,
the resolution adapted by the Convention la,,l,
sembied al Gins iansburg. The Memorial !.
II ought 10 be, b,IeI; merely gIancing a, Tho
natural advantages of the section of Country ,b,on.I
which The Road will pass, and at the bene6ee,, .,
ec's which must result 10 the entire Co monu..,,.
by io'cing passage through the "Chine.e x,u +,
within which the abundant resources of ,b., f
rtg'on have been heretofore locked up, and ,end.,
ed useless 10 their possessors and to the S ate ~
the people Of the Soulhne slern counties. III. 30.
struclion Of this Road is Of inappie e inpo,,.
but advantageous as ii must necessarily be To Then
we deem tins by far the lea, iorcibe arpu..,,
which addresses itself 10 the consid eraion NJ r..
General Assembly. As the guardians of the into,
es OF The Old Dolni ION, il behooves them nv -,
e,y consideration which Influence he polrv oc
Slatcsmen,'o openlhls great artificial au,r,-tbs
by to bring into action the immense wealth wl,,h
has so long been buried in the bosom of GU, t,eu,,
mountains and our rich yalllcs-and by tins ,.,,,,
addit ona slinul.n,s 10 agricultural manuiacru,,o,
aud commercial enterpr ze, ensure the nd increase
If our population, and arrest the farther decline oc
our fast waning poln'caI power.
l the success oil this project is in our opinion. in.
volved something more than IN re local convenience
and advdnase-someth'ng more than the S lnple de-
velopment of the ec nenls Of weahb and The ac,v,v
which that development viii impar TO the spi,u ~
commercial ent"tp,z'. Every succeeding census
impa'ls To US the mort.,ug evidence that VIrpini.
Is rapidly losing her power, and with II, her II fla.
ence IN The federal councils. Formerly occupying
The foremost rank she has been overaken and p.ssed
ny several Of the Old Thirteen, aud even by States
whose soil, when she was in her palms. st day. had
not BEEN impressed by the footsteps Of the white
man How is this rapid deolension ID be arrestedl
II al ALL surely II must eby offering inducements to
our native population 10 remain at home, aud 10 EN-
terpIz ny strangers TO settle amorg US. Ourlerule
Lands mus, be culuvaed-our mountain ores mus,
be broug INTO maIket-Our manufacturing ad,au.
tges .,us be (ostered and cherished But how is
his 10 be done If The people of The richest portion
OF the ate hnd their enterprise and industry be-
numbed and paral,z d by the nnpossblliry Of secu-
ring that remuneration which is at once lis stinu-
lus aud its reward! question Of political po,e.
er, This subject apeas with irresistible force To the
judgment aud just priJe OF hose sections Of the State
whc' viii not p r'ic'pa,e directly III lis benefits.
We have heretofore suggested that the share of
Virginia in ,lie l,srbuable proceeds OF The sales
II The Public Land., $500, 900 per annum,) would
IN five yes's complete IN. road If the Legislature
can be prevailed uponihus to apply il. THIS sug-
sesl'"n, however, we regret 10 say, does meet
with the appreciation OF the Richmond + quire,;
which prcies against uniting the Distribution with
;he Internal lmpfovem- ut question, in any manner
May we respectfully, suggest to the Enq pirer that
The question Is not now Of Distribution or no
DNTlbUtfOH, uosItI Ia a otlr
would indicate that supposes il, to b.. That ques.
ton has been decided. least for the presen It's
one with which the Virginia Legislature his no.
thing to do do ask II TO express its approba-
ton OF the policy either directly or by inference
The sole question is this-the distribution having
been ordered, and Virginia being ennleJ 10 her e.
quail Prop'Ition ofhe fund, in what manner shall we
appropriate 1t! 1t IS precisely the same question
winch arose, and which the Virgin mia Leg stature,
then composed OF a maturity OF Van Buren, Demo
Gratis, dec'd d four years ago, when the Surplus
Reuenue, arising from Customs as well a. from
Lands was distributed among the several States, BY
authority ola Jackson Congress, and with the APP
probation OF Gen. Jackson himself The Euge,-
Ter viii Lam that II Vng shall receive her share
OF he Land fund.- she must do something with it.
Ihe sole question. then, in humble opinion, is.
now can II he mos prof ably aud wisely inv esteh!-
just as II was in 1887. In our opinion, the mos,
probable apple aon OF it will be to the const,uc-
non oi the Southeastern Road. Others NAV differ
hom US IN thls oplniou and may think that the
claims OF Education are paramount 10 all others
an SO may believe that IL Will be most SUI able
TO thro" 1t mo The treasury, aud diminish taxa
iion-and some thai il ought TO be Sinking Fund.
to provide for the ex'inguishment Of the existing
State debI. But We do perceive that there is
any Necessary c"n2ectlon between the policy Of
DISTRIBUTING, and the object, whatever i,may be, 10
winch ihe fund distributed may be applied; nor any
re 'son why he laer SHOULD be prejudiced, by such
application. III the estimation Of those who are OPP
posed to the former.
But we will not longer detain our readers from
the Memorial. We beg leave to suggest 10
the active friends Of TIE Road. in this and other
counties, that they cut the Memorial from our col
"mns, and attach II to separate slip OF papfr Tor
me purpose OF procuring The signatures Of the
people. and that after they have done so they trans
mt II. by some private conve yaace. to some mem
Der OF the Legislature, to be presented To that
body
10 The General assembly NJ The Commonwealth
Of Pusind.
The Memori. of The subscribers, ciiizens Of
resp c'iuy represents:
That your memor lalsls desire direct The az