Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-11-27
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THURSDAY, .NOYE.WBER 81, I8i5.
A QUESTION ANSWERED.

lowing inierrogatmy. which, by the way answered
, week ago. but IL which we have objection being
thus put IN solemn TORN, 10 respond fully and II.
| plicilIy:
''When yon as member If the Legislature, some
years since, was charged the oor Ut the House Of
Derga'es, oy mr.. Stuart OF Augusta. with wish to
stop Inc Canal at Lynchbure did you not reject the idea
with warmth, aud slate explicitly that such was not
yo" intention, nor the Intention Of The ieople of you,
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I'VE have been informed that Won did. and We desire
to know what reasons have operated on your mind to
ncuce change oi opnion, and when that change Of
plnon took place. No improper consideration induces
'nls question and we hope nothing i'll you from
giving full and explicit answer.'
We do not remember tina! Mr. Stuart, Of Augusta,
ever made the 'cfarge" referred To by the Lexington
paper; but this is an imaaerial circumstance and we
pass II by. The charge has been more than once either
Ins'nuaed or openly made, by other gentlemen on the
floor Of the House of Delegates and On each occasion
we rePeled il as uniounded and denied that any such
intention existed either the pa of the people of
Ly"c"oofe, 50 tar as we were cognizan Of their nen
''o"s or OF their representative And we no,c affirm,
mat on each OF the referred 10 we spuke can
dldy-and we demonstrated our sincerity by our votes
ooh as proxy for the corporation of Lynchburg in the
annual meetings of,he Stockholders and as one Of i,s
delegates in the Legislaure,-in the former BODY sus
tanning every proposition presented to the Legislature
Tor aid Ia carrying on the work. and in the latter adyo
eating every bill giving The aid asked ro from the wear
1861 lat which time the canal nearly plt ted ,
Lyachburg.) when We advocated loan to the James
River and kanawha Company Of sir millions Of dollars
then the sum deemed sufficient complete its connec-
ton with the Ohio river until the beg inning Of the pre-
sent year. Though we have been without appre.
tensions, since the opening Of the canal between Rich
inond and Lynchbug furnished with the means of
testing (and unfortunately Of alsying, the predictions
OF the projectors Of the ererprze by actual results that
iher paos Of It's btnefcia effects would be dis
as'fous'y dsappon,ed yet cannot say that we acu
ally doubled The expediency OF prosecuting it until last
"nef wien, 10 the course Of the discussion ON The an
Pl'ca'ion of The Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Comm.
n.y. developments were made Of the Of transpoa-
ton on several competing routes, which led us farther
10 investigate the subject and we became satisfied that
Inc virginia line, completed the present plan could
never compete with them, and consequently that its
ariher prosecution that plan ought to be arrested
In letter written by lrom Richmond on The S,h of
January last, we referred to these Developments an to
The doubts 10 vi lch they had given rise. This letter
was written and published dromedy for the purpose Of
attracting the attention Of The friends Of the scheme 10
me suh!ect-in order that If The facts not stated
correctly they might, by recy ing promptly the error
remove The doubts which could fail To be eng
by an admission OF their ruth. But no reply was
made On the 9Th Of February, in another letter from
Richmond, and published in the Virgnan We az ain in.
Soked The attention OF The friends of The Canal to The Sc
s'n'emens-but they still remained silent We have
since had access 10 other sources of information nv
which We have become satisfied of their correctness and
being So satisfied did not hesitate openly to express
The opinions, which we compelled TO adopt that
the farther progress Of the James River improvement bv
canal, would be Of folly So gross as to amour,
almost 10 a crime.
We were aware, last summer, when We frs. took
ground IN favor Of aesling the progress vi the canal
here, that location would subject our motives 10
misapprehenson and misrepresentation, aud tina, efforts
would be made 10 excite against the feelings Of the
people IN the above US, who from erroneous in
formation on the subject. believe that The completion OF
the canal AT least 10 Buchanan, will be tromove Of
their interests. Bu besides the consciousness Of the
ecude Of our motives which enables us IL regard such
'mputatons with perfect equanmity OF temper we have
strong evidence Ut the soundness Of The opinion itself in
the concurrng judgments Of many others, far removed
from The influence OF the local considerations by which
II Is alleged We are controlled The editor of the Rich.
mond Wing and many other intelligent gentlemen Of
'd' c"y, VIM cahhot De acluaeu Dy any sinister mO-
uve desire 10 stop The canal here, we'll ourselves
why? Because, in addition The reason above given
the orce Of which candid mind will deny experience
every where, in Europe and in the United States tes,i-
hes IN The strongest in favor o another nude Of
improvement, possessing canals superiority 50
decided that he mus; be STEPPED to the eye lids in pre-
JUDGE and seeed against the force OF evidence, who
heslates IN awarding to it decided preference. II we
can ever succeed in attracting trade and travel from the
OHIO river 10 Richmond at ALL it must be unlues ona-
bly, by Rail Road, which, in the rapidly OF its move
menls as well its greater certainty, will convey pas
seugers and fregh, from pon, point without frequen,
delays and with speed equal to that which they can
obtain upon rival routes. canal may possess advan.
ases over rail road for the lransporlan of heavy ar.
'cles alone-and II we looking such articles ex
clusivey for for the Gus, Of its
II would be perhaps wise adhere the obsoiee idea
But, as every body knows, this is the case Aud e.
ven those persons who in favor Of going with the
The canal lat least 10 Buchanan" give very unequvo
CAL though undersigned, expression Of preference for the
i"a' mode OF improvement, when they intimate their
Willingness to abandon the water line and adopt the
rail- road e6oue that place. II were disposed to as.
perse their motives, some Of them have ours we
might ask. why this willingness substitute, BE- ond
buchanan. The nieor for the superior mode Of improve.
mentf III canal be preferable To railroad wby in
stead OF asking that it shall be carried "a, ss, to
do they not nsis, upon its being adhered to
as a' as oov'"gon-'he point which it was original