Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-12-04

the vestern nurhs eseTn and southwestern portions ~
The stale without lie commercial outlets ah'oh 'ts
bnaht 10 have. neither ole o Them can be pasetd w
WITHOUT absolute injustice Each enc is N need o We
helping hand al the siatecach pne is entitled 10 tcP'f
il and each one is capable OF making ample roqual
for all il may get. main difficulty IN teallon 10 ihem
has always been how provide Tor hem all at HE same
lime without azadlng far the creation of an orpres
sye oebi or how on The other hand tn sppy The resoufs
ces # the stale zach separately AMI 10 nrn with
out exciting the dsrust and hostility oi the rsi in
whatever way this difficulty may be nei, whether Ivy
successive united proysun II IS still certain Hal no
measures command the confidence and ooperaiioi
which Indispensable hna success thai do not, IN
form other, convey satisfactory assurance 10
each particular seelon that 1t viii nni and cannot he
neglected. The nature and extcn 81 Thai assurance,
leave 10 be devised by yourselves The northwest Shuud
be satisfied thar II nothing giyen The million OF
dollars AT least which has been couingeutly subscribed
for lis benefit should not be withdraw; the west. that
The promised connection between The Underwater and The
Ohio river should be made good and The sout eei than
lis many and lis Just elslms, which La been long
and so lnJurous!y dened, shall he deled hanger, and
thai The request which II makes, uo substituted
by something better, shall be fully, lun, dlaeiy aud
heartily complied with.
IL relation 10 The Improvement entrusted 10 the James
river and kana"ha company, regret Ia inform you thai
IL Is III no better snallun. lis pfngress THAI was
year ago nor likely 10 be IN any beer one, that T.s
speci, year hence than now, unless the cnmIauy
shall be supplied with other funds than 90 Oh
with lis work. Ii is npw ards of three years since
all operations upon this line above LynchbnIs have cras
ed and ceased tor want of do lnore. These
means the company cannot raise upon lis RESPONSE
billy, nor out Ut any properly which belongs To H. Il
Is without iLnds beyond It's daily liabilities " hou pru
perry oconvert Into funds. without credit 10 borrow them
upon, with hundred aud Tor six miles only completed
ot the 4eU Committed To It's charge, aud with but sin
gle year remaining III lis chartered lime 10 conul te the
residue; lhns situated it can hardly be doubted that any
iunhe reliance upon 1t 10 prosecute and finish It's WORK
mere Illusion, which could end only IN disappointment
and delay. The whole dependence Of his Company tor
so'neilme before II snpped lis Operations was in some
lormor other upon the aid OF the state; It's hole de.
pendence now Tor the continuance Of these eefaios
upon the same aid. Ii II is granted The cumpany h,
comes neither more nor less Than the agent HE sale
Tor the management Of lis money aud In Ibis ght con.
saehg mat II Is mainly corporation of corpora lions
whose several iunciios have nothing IN common with
railroads ana canals, aud that It's responsibilities are only
10 sei II is. perhaps ltte suited for the application
oil The public funds. as any agent which The LEG isa
iuie could ever think ol committing them As every
dollar, therefore, oi The money upon which this work
10 be prosecuted must come, AT all from the state il
Is The clear duy OF the Legislature irsef
the direct and entire control Of all may grant aud Sc
cure It's due Application under The public aud search
Ing responsibility II establish.
Nhhuu adveItlng 10 The administration 1T this com
pahy ior any purpose Of criticism upon lis expenditures
or failures, but regarding IL only IN lis actual condition.
aud seeing that II has ccompshed all that is able To
aud that It Is radically unfit by OF lis peculiar
structure, ACT agent Of lie state in what remains Ia
he dohe-sreing this, cannot recommend TOO strongly
the imnedale adoption Of such Measures as shall be ne,
cessafy to re POSSESS the Stale, with the Of the
COMPANY either ii the hole line of It's work or Of the
unfinished part OF / aud HAT to the end, that it may
execute II on IT'S account, with all the yirur and de
spach at It's command. Should Ibis be declined by the
legislature II Is nearly certain, from any thing that can
be now seen, lha an Indefinite, If not permanent stop
IN al Iva "A he AZ al,
commercial interests depending upon it be thereby a.
bandoned. Under the pressure of this overriding ne
cesSy 1t may well be expected that all minor .hpc>
tos TO The plan Of Stale will be given up and
that the state VIII promptly Inerpose protect and save
herself. The work. IN all It's necessity, magn
tude and value is EN- rialicaIly or work, and her
Utmost exeflions should be freely given 10 carry it
through.
ny what mode Of Improvement, however, whether by
rai road canal pr same other, this object can be best
accnmpl she'd Is question of some difficulty and one
upon which few remarks may with propflety be OIL
tered
Having examined this question with good deal of
care am satisfied that railway, all things considers
ed, Is To be preferred; that II VIII cost the easI-,ay
The must III return-accommodae the best-have the I
most to gain hy the progress Of mechanical invention.
and when mleted Will best promote the general pur
posss OF mtral as well pin, steal impro yemen -
These general points, embracing substantially all that is
wanted IN any plan OF improvement, submit your
judgment IN much confidence, thai The more they are
examined The more they will be verified. Without III T
iustfalg mat OF cost upon comparative data, 1t evil
dent IN The FIRST place, that rail road can .ccommo
date ITSELF 10 the country which il is 10 be taken
IN way quite impossible To canal ii has in this cir
eumsIance, lar greater command than The other over
lis cost OF construction. BESIDES this, undenabe
hat HE cost OF an Improvement financial question
OF question IN state economy, depends really and
Truly upon the capacity OF that lmpov to REIN
burse the expenditure upon 1t than does upon the A.
mount OF the expenditure ITSELF Judged therefore. by
Tins dehnve test the true question If which is at
issue between these respective plans of improvement is
Which VIII a1urd the best return upon lis outlay or
which IN other words for it is the thing Will best
meet and best answer the general OF transporta
ohf 10 this The reply is obvious, that the improvement
which is intended 10 and answer these wants. must
be commensurate with them aud as they extend To the
transportation OF persons well property. it must be
suitable Sufficient or both. IL it is suitable for that
oil persons, or SO much less than that of neghbong
fiva improvements as 10 be rejected for ihem then it
is at once deprived oil lis essential means of useful
por'aon none require II SD much persons, and of all
others none pay 10 the aud ST. hph
proh upon 50 small an amount OF bulk insurance and risk
Any improvement which Will lose these will lose the
very best, OF It's customers. and Will dan
ger hesides OF losing the power to maintain itself Ia
deed Tie uniform reliance of most works intended for
pubic accommodation upon passengers for principal
revenue, is such and well asceraned that no costly
ahd eNended one depending for the part upon the
business created by sfli, may be confidently said
could be supported without them In order therefore
10 answer public wants, and To sustain Itself the I'M
poVeneht which is 10 the James river with the
ONO, must afford travel between that river and
he A'ahc as desirable and decided advantages as any
otntr improvement this great and indpnutf, n,r