Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-10-06
From The Fiacastie pa1sy Mig
JAMES RIVER CANAL AND SOUTH IVES
IERN RNAD

Considering the talents and acnicupss of Mr. r1er
ne Editor vi The Lyachbnrg Nuginan aud the Rep,
rescb.al We oil The tu"n o lyncAburn, IN tie episL
la'o o ltgna, and his Intimate acquaintance viii the
Immense undeYeinped resources ut our state. aud is la,
tefhal improvement schemes 10 develop hese resources,
no QUE, WIN has read his editorials Ter SOM, msnll.
past, can come 10 any othet eurcnsiuu than that hr Is
me eagly oi all llese schemes, leading Ia the West
ana o'ulh"e'l unless 81 lar as they shall contribute 10
Tie building mp OF the town Of Lyncuhufs r.uh,t
every legitimate argument which could be used would
SHOW, that no interest bat HAT Of the TOW, n Of fynch
Jury, MIL be besl pramued, by making than place The
terminus OF any u these improvements vel Nj H,Irr
would ehdeav"r Ia convince The pul - by slartl ,i
heulilts o his own creation, and by arguments drawn
HON iise premises thai the Canal should be stopped Al
hynehbus and then, as matter o course. thai place
would be the terminus OF the Southwestern Road and
The depot lof the lrade ul the West. ga
he arsnm mt upon Which he lay the greatest Stress
'"1 upon when he expects la triumph, thrlnI une oil
lis own cTeatun Is, that II the Canal be- prsrrptfd Il.
Dove L}nehburs, II will be useless waste and expen.
diiuTe oI me aad money; aud that instead of ynp the
interest on the OF lis construction lis receipts nom
Tolls when completed, viii not lie more haa sufficient
10 ray me current expenses aud keep the work IN re-
pA and heeNth pushes Tar rs 10 rndeayuf Ia pcr
snaGe HE people OF The Nosl that they should abandon
altogether the dra u prosecuting tie Improvement bp
Gana even to buchanan aud thai they should be con-
len 10 substitute aY, that lhclr hest interests uol
be promoted, by substituting it, It's seud "Sui,e
Alter having taaallzed The West lur wears, with the
PROMISE o The speedy Prosecution ul the Cana--aler
hiVh! ooi#lntd thoff money nr subscriptions 10 the
stuck nj Ihe Company. under the pledge that the work
should be lat Iuliy prosecuted Il termin1tiln aud
haNog spent 1t IN the construction uf the wof, below
byhclburg-aIler having torn down llleir lmnrlye-
mtht through the mountain. aud alter Lax inp Expended
or S9OOUuU IN the Prosecution ct the wuik above
i>nehburs, which II abandoned will be entirely Isl 10
he Company aud to the Slate-attef all thls-uouId
"a 4ttp Z ltttG - ~ IL.
"SluIce Navigation" from Coyinqtun to vurilnrp
ana Canal through the mountains these heiua Just what
ey had for twenty years before The pferut ana was
commencedi les. But let it be borne in mind that
his would make Lyuehburg the deput of the Western
llhde, Aud as lie Southwestern Road should lerni-
nate where the Canal Is made, this too would make
hynehhurg The depot ior thai trade also. "a
Not~ nhsandlng Mir. 1oIer's euienrss, lie has him
sell furnished IN the multitude of his editorials leeiti,
male argument. which cIutnles all his reasnninas and
conclusions On this >dbeel thus demonstrating the old
idage, thai when man has bdd cause Ihe least sad
he soonest mended." HIS argument is lhis:
1--WE could very easily show however. ii We thnunhI
II worth while 10 make the Effort that so far as the
prosperity ol lynehourg is involved in the questloil.
prov emenIs " Isl y US, hc aid have brought trade
III this direction, would have been Of more value 10 Us
than an improvement between Iyuchhurg and Rel
mond, which, without adding any thiug 10 the amount
u our previous trade, only furnishes additional facilities
ior transporting hence that which came tn Us before it
was Constructed. We do mol intend 10 und-irale the
Canal in this respect; for While has not materially
cheapened transportation, nor augmented the amount o
tonnage between this place and Richmond, il has add
ed greatly 10 the facility aud safety OF getting pro-
duce 10 MARKET and Of bringing back such commodities
- we procure lHeAchau2e Tor It. In this respect lis u
nifty cannot be to- highly appreciated. But We believe
nevertheless, that II would have wiser policy n
have ell the River and ballean navigation, and TO
have expended The money employed in The construction
d The CueI, IN opening lines q communication 10 the
Itaof, J. t,f,lt 81.
would have added greatly To the amoaai fonr trade
and ,riicb road refib'yj sGed nay forced the CON
slrocll9n of the Canal al early day" e. between
Lynchbarg aud richmond.