Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-01-12

ton cxcept a paint ON The estat, of VIM Gait in the
county OF fu,anna and there the embannent will he
raised 40 as To puard il equally with the rest Of tho line
against, the overflow of thu waters in future Time
The old canal between N,nid,n's Adventure and
Richmond in length about twenty eight miles, WAS re-
heated with view To its enlargement in the year one
thousand eph, hundred and thirty seven--he whole Of
the variations of the new from the old line throw INC II
upon different and independent ground for Distance Of
only three aud two lnLs miles Nearly the whole OF
this DEVIATION consisted of highly beneficial change Of
low location in the bed Of tho Tnckahoe creek.
ahv 10 he frequently submerged 10 upon the
nephbornr hph grounds beyond the reach Of cxraor-
binary floods The details Of the DID, aud Of tho new
locations were communicated much nj large IN the
third annunl repnrt-(papo $50 to 2ii)-and are unne-
ccssay be recap,ulaed npnn the present oecasi,a
To the ,rmrns made in the three first annual
ports, relative to the location of the canal. both in It's
general outline. and in it's particular details will sub
loin, that II the decided opinion Of Judge right,
and his ablcs asssiauts that place the line upon the
sides of The hills and cliffs Of the rlvcr above the reach
Of all danger hatsocy er from Foods, would have ad-
dcd probably not less than million tho of the
first divisiona sum- the interest Of which, every year
would. have no doubt generay exceed the amount If
extraordinary repairs To which tho actual location may
possibly be exposed, in every term OF fifty years
The result Of such heavy aud unnecessary oXpcnd-
turc would doubtless have been an abottive enterprao
IN the form Of finished line OF canal POI
far above the town Of Sco,isvlle OF line Of unfinished
works from Richmond 10 lyncbhurg. A strong conlur
nation Of the prudence OF the middle pursued hy
the Company Engineers. III regard this SUBJECT is 10
be found in the Consequences Of the adoption Of oppo
site policy IN the administration Of great ueghboring
work.
IN the year 1873, when The Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal had progressed upon comparatively low level fn
upwards u one hundred miles up the valley oi the Poto
mae. II decided with a make il pcloc,
work. to elevate tho nc some lOor Is feet 10 place
above the reach olall possible floods in the Potomac rv
or. The result Was, that the estimates mndc n, the
convention which assembled AT Baltimore IN the Fall of
1851 OF the amu necessary Ia extend The canal up To
Cumberland upon the line Of its original locailon. fell
siortb mons OF the amount afterwards called for; aud
that noble and magnificent work has been arrested N It's
course. without accomplishing it's great object, which
was to reach the coal mines al the head Of the river.
ihc limited elevation OF our llno was moreover
sanctioned by the example OF the Eric Canal. the Eas
tern division ot which, under the superintendent OF DE
WIT Clinton was placed within the range oi the high
est floods IN the Mohawk river, without having sustain
ed any very material damage Inconvenience IN
qncncc Of 50 low location.
Ihe catastrophe with which II has pleased the Al
mighty 10 visit canal when properly examined. fur
nshcs bu slight grounds Of ds,rust the character
or location of the work The whole amount Of damage.
inclusive OF that yet be spoken of in the second dvis
IL exceed the ol single mile Of Of
the difficult scci,,.s the line; and the fact, that
unfinished mr. not yc, settled ar pro,ceted ,ulbot
ses the bc,f thai such iniur ., will diminish " i'm
the nrooross Of mc Ou, o( The vast >,rn, md variety
Of ma, nry an III, frs, dyisou omhrocin, ~ lcLs II
aouoduc,s loI culver. and IA farm ,u road bridges
,nlv n sipgl. oh,oc tho C,,ly,,, ovo, Ue,ver GrccL
received n,nry l,,, a., war, .,ocL II, yb,cb l,r.
n,tup VIVA ~ noscd
In clspy the subject OF the frs, Grand division | will
only further all IN vl,t,,,o, r ,h, c,mn,,,,. l,,c
von,r,,oJ Ib,or E,nnn,r ,h,, h;s yo,s ne Il, ,ho
uos exn,1e,, n,nn,, f ,c,,iny Tho Canal mus, have
Epnd t,vor ,,,th Lo SocLhnd,s 40 nou n. tho d,r,c
tory for phoupL these views AS has been shawn wcr,
iu communicated IN the annual repor,s We, nj none of
tho ANNA, M.r,ings IN IN The nrrscn, INN. has IN.
sl,,,htcs nd,c,t,on If decentralization ever ,n,c,roJ
i'm ,nobcr c,nso nr !, moro ,.rm,n.n, character
which om,,,cs s,c,dv Ia sink tho r.ycnue of ,h g,
nal s IL h fund in tho very reduced r,o If tho t,,0
f ,lIs ,L;L oa,i,,,,io H. L.ll NJ H.. ,,.1. r.n,n.
IN nr,c,,ce he made n, ,nn1oxn,,e IN the general ,vor
,,r allowed Inv tho charter The general ,ysr,co n,
l,,.J h, ,L ,, i; ,,,.o oon,o no, ,nn ma, ,,,, lao,
IN, ,c,,l ,v.,a,,', -, n. Tolls no s,,,cJ hv ,b p,c
mai En.n.e, 81 liz, S,,,e nbs r.nor, If ISao 10 ,h i
If CON, NO, milo. which ,oo,,h,, with IN, .sia
c,,,I f,al, -, .ne co,, in ,,,;n mako db ,sc-gato
.,,, - 81 cont, ,,r Van ,,o+ I'll ,,,,,,cI. re which,
Gr 10 ,nda,,,,n !. n,n,,ly nnr,r,ll,, j upon any
other ,nc;ni,n, ,otl ,ub chns,n,cs wing of nearly
,yo ,hi,d If tho former rh,,,ea ma the river over
.nJ ,lyo ,i oa, Iv.n,,s ,,lnp from the su-
n.,, r,,,,,. ,,c,y .,1 e,,.enicncr Of Canal navi-
,,,,;nn
II 10 ncrl,na mt im,r,,et TINT should here make
III. remark TIN, L,! il depended upon myself this
c,nso If Ji;ah,, revenue would never have existed
far !, 10 fac, hich probably the public records will
sbow ! that, .ihen the Charter of the Company
nc,d,n !, the House Of Delegates of which was then
meml.r made the most strenuous cxcrtlons Ia pro
rure more unrestricted and liberal tariff # tolls; not
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