Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-09-29

Tie South Vsstsra X ai-JI1ss Rivsr Csa.l
The Fincaslle Democrat has an article ON TIN, ..b
jec, which calls for few remarks. We ara verv wall
awars that if The canal be extended Buchanan II.
trade OF the southwest, by the way of that plsc, will
he thrown upon about 50 miles above Lyncl,bur,;, Al
ws know that this arg ,men has operated with p,,.,
weight, (n opinion with more than il was sn,.d
to- in favor Of Buchanan as the terminus Of tho nad
with ,iuse who Other wise indifferent npon ,h
subject. Tina, point shall be willing 10 discuss. when
the mae important preliminary question 10 settled wh,h
er canal is go there or not The question for III.
next Legislature decide is this: Whether 10 wiser Il,
connec, the road with tho canal al Lynchburg, At III.
expense of SlS0Oo0, (he assumed cost Of ,hs, poop
Of he road from Salem TO this place or 10 coupler.
the canal to Buchanan. and make that plaza the e,,,
nus of the road a, Gust OF something like milou aud
half Of dollar.l Aud hero we chssrfnlly soncsd.
that, If il be shown, BY reasonable data tina, ,L.
uade the canal will justify the larger expenditure.
tina, will be sufficient To pay the interest upon the GU,
Of its construction and 10 keep il in repar-,heie suoL,
be hesitation in going with il. For. eu,ir,.
" CONCUR with The Richmond Times in the opinion ,h,,
in that ecenl the interests Of Lynchburg ITSELF " "A,
from being injured BY The continuation Of the we,k
would be promoted by It's complexion. We have u.ver
needed any argument To convince us of this So Il,
from it, We have constantly and uniformly maintained
and shown il by reference 10 the condition Of the ,sv..
by which the Erie canal and other great works Of in.
povement that the continuation Of the canal h.
yond Lyncburg cannot by possibility njure il, but, a.
The contrary, that lis trade mus. be augmented THEREBY,
provided the amouyt Of tonnage should be auficsn,lv
augmented as consequence Of its construction. TL,
is particularly true OF Lynchburg. ~hose trade IT, 10.
great extent independent Of the upper James River aad
the resun Of country tributary 10 il. Acting upon hi,
opinion, the writer Of this article, member Of ,hs
Legislature, has heretofore uniformly voted f"r every
appropriation asked for by the James Rive. and Kanaw,
ha Company, and that too, when the asked sr
in 1889, amply sufficient, agreeably to tho es,l
mates of the Company, ifhe Legislator had granted it,
10 have completed The work, no, 10 Covngion only, hu,
to the Ohio river. We refer 10 this fact h, show
does conclusvely that if our opinion has since an.
degone change, have been influenced. by lh..s
palry local considerations ascbed u.s. but by ,hose Of
enlarged character AID which have reference to
the great interests Of the Stale II is because recent in
vesligaliuns forced upon us, have ..,.
ished that the completion Of the work he Ohs 10
chmerca project, not only Improbable bu, ruioou.
to the Comm eah in fiscal point Of view and thu,
To stop short of the Ohio will be 10 that erent injurious.
!
remoes possibility materially ausnenling tho tonnage
urs the neor developing The Of tie county,
tina. have Ie il duty express tina, opinion and
the upon which i, is founded. We were we'll
that selfish motives Md be ascb-d !" US, and
knew just well lha, the Town would br assaiIsd
upon the ground, by those, who, in Their efforts
push the work forward, arc FIR the most part them
selves ins'igale by Considerations markedly selfish and
linton IL head AT ite ~.
once for all, take occasion say tina, these i'm.
putatons "pass by the idle wi d, which We regard
not"
The Fincas.e Dem1cra, cluses It's remarks ih Tho
following paragraph:
1--WE shall perhaps allude to this subject again; in the
meantime regret that the senior Edilvr Of the VII
gnlan was not al the Abingdon Conventon Il was ss.
leyed in this secna that he would he thers d~n-a.
slrae the advantages of Lynchhurg the VI
the road Mr.. Johnston there The ysnis,aad
and discuss the sub.a in all its BEARINGS Il 10 taking
our delegate by SURPRISE Tor the champion Of ynchnn
to his thunder aud dea 1t ei.ir-y thon.s
The columns Of the VirSin'n. Instead Of meeting him
equal footing in the Cunventon.''
"Wihou, being aware that Mr.. Johnston was ., Al:
inpdon 10 throw down the glove him. 1.-The senie eds
ier will merely remark that he would certainly have
been there nut for The inerposih Of causes which 10
could not CONTROL and which rendered i, ab.oIu,sy im'
the Boelour delegate "by SURPRISE" We should have
said not a wnrd upon the subject Of the terminus
IN the Nrgnian, had it b-sn FIR ,hs brief as.
stract OF Mr. Jphnson's '.irress,ihle" arkunsn.,
which appeared in the Abingdon paper. and which
we Transferred to swn columns. Mr.. Johnstsa,
therefore, was heard in the saine forum in which
We replied to him. But if he to Abingdon for The
purpose Of having knighsy tourney with .,hs senior
editor, we thnk that he vateJ all the rules sf eh,.
airy, by assaing him, we learn that he did, when
he discovered that he present, defend himself
Tie should have observed his thundcr,'' (ss anohs,
gentleman should have d.ne likewise until 10 esuld
have mel his anag ais face face We ave nstl ing
complain of however; for, although the srrior edsr'
was not At Abingdon others were, who svnced no, ON.
~ all proper readiness, for which thank ,hem)
do battle in behalf, but who If We have not been
misnioned, completely unors- the gallan, champions
who 50 fercely entered The ring against abscn, indi.
vidual