Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-05-23
RICHMOND DAILY WIG.
TRIP TO LYNcHBURG AND Tue JAMES RIVER
COUNTRY.

COUNTRY.
Time and that time not very distant, when trip
from Lynchbarg to Richmond. or from Richmond to
Lyschburg. 40 milss apart, undertaking Of
anxiety and generalization. That under the old Re-
gme Stages and execrabc roads, when three days were
required To communicate between tho two Men
about TO engage In this hazardous enterprise, did not exact
make their wills. the period Of the Revolution they
did when called by law business incur the pers
OF trip from the county OF Goochand the city OF Will
iansburg-but they considered it quite awful. and were
wont to take al affecting leave Of wife and children:
Now however, the tnp made in sc hours, and the
cannot complain Of being ostled the ROUTE
He proceeds At a steady pace Of miles an hour.
His meals served up with the regularity and comfort OF
homes He repose when he pleases, il he can find
repose amidst the din aud insepaabe from passing
through the muluudinous locks, and putting oil old pas
sengen at one place. and receiving passen2er' at
another The passengers complaint in the general Is
OF Storm but Of calmnot Of being whred and tossed
upon the pillows. but OF easy and nelorons he-of
,edum, vacane, and These complaints rather
unique for travellers and could have been made in
any age but The organization OF the James River
line OF Packets, ard lis details throughout, nearly
feet, and it hard imagine how persons and particular
n,alds could be transported rom To the other
with less and rconveaisace. Boyd, Ed~ssd & d.
renporf. certainly among those whom Virginia
gratitude for appro,ssns her situation to the improved
condition OF the woad.
STHE CANAL.
The James River Canal. the reader knows, common.
Richmond and for The of is suspended
at Lynehburg. The design wss to make il the me
dunn OF mercantile and travelling commune aliou
between the Eastern Sia,es and the Valley Of the
Mississpp-so vast 10 its geographical extent, SO
fertile soil. diversified in production. various in
climate that is almost world within ITSELF and is
destined TO become that region OF tho EARTH which
than France England will be regarded the
tire OF power and Christian civilization The dssga OF the
James River Improvement great aud noble. Had II
been completed tis and by tie mode Of improvement
corresponding msgnicence Of conception and OF Oh
iect would unquestionaby have rendered Virgins the
pivot State OF the Unon and retrieved much Of her fallen
greatness. But its execution procrasnaed too long,
and the mode OF Improvement besides being far costly
and unnecessarily in unison with the spirit OF the
age SPeed-Cclery-are essential elements in that
puiaon IL REJECTS the snail pace OF horse power and
for the rapldy OF steam, attended with danger
the Western Rivers. the ladies' encourage by
their presence the deck aud eIhortaons the
be put up TO the highest point eats Of rivalry between
boat and boat.
The design OF the james River improvement was wor-
thy Of Washington and Marshall and it had been
cuied the plan OF Crese would have fulfilled every
pecianon. One million would have achieved more than
hve millions have achieved-there would have been
ample meas LETT improve other parts OF the S,ate-we
should have been years with the kenawha
aud ONO. BY lock and dam 10 COvington-the Western
trade would have embraced which offered it the
quickest transit and the lowest prices Of transportation
How is Let the citizen, who only upon
observing what for the public good travel upon the
aud pronounce. The work OF tho James River Canal,
which has something like Spe millions, is failure
absolute failure except only in ibs-ths, travel is expe
diIed! No produce, Iand much y comes 10
Richmond from above, before the Canal undertaken
The short and the long Of is that Virginia has expended
million, Of dollarS for nothing, unless hurry and expe
die trayc.s between Lyrehsarg aud kiohmond-trave
leIs who nay possibly be going only To Episcopal
Convention here Baptist there, n Methodist in
another place. For commercial purposes, for
pHposes, the Canal is worthess-ufterly tcorfhls -
IL has brought country, any portion
OF any county into market-ihe resources OF tho
State have NOT been developed by it: The People
James River and branches and tributaries have not
10 market Than beiUre Ioxer rates than
before trade and individual, have been injured in this
tina, the hsA tolls have compelled quit the Ri
and look the Valley, Winchester and Baliimore
There according every representation could did
receive, less trade and carriage the Canal than there
had been on the River, % years ago.
The whole scheme is beyond doubt, q dead failure
To think il so-mueh call it sos to u.s. person.
al unhsEp ness. Dut sti will think az circumstances
control think, and what think will say in can.
dor and liberty. The James Rrer Canal is dead fail
After the expenditure OF or millions Of Dollars it
has not brought 10 market hogsheod of Tobacco or
one barrel vi iour, would come without H.
IL has developed the resources OF part Of Virginia!
fro BE coSrtyurp1