Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-12-25

'otlzed ne Lynehburg and Salem Turnpike Cum pany
10 Increase lis capital stock not less than 50 200 MOI
more ihan sl2o,o0G, of which the State should lake
suicehi amount 10 constitute II three fhs siochhud
e' IN te old as well the stock ur the purpose
izhg lis road In asserting 10 this artange>
e"'' '"f Tue purpose Of combining rival interests which
ny eet ehi'is"n had heretofore defeated this important
measure am III" sure Thai did coneede more than
onsh' 10 nave dore III justice the interest o ynch
onrg-becanse should the caual never be extended To
poeahan' 'he branch OF the road authorized be made
between that place and Salem would be and
involve waste OF the muney expended lis cuns,ruc.
'ion but more particularly because, holding the views
which the people of Lynclburg do as To the nexpedi,ncy
oil $" extending The canal, II seemed be nevertheless
h"diue on1 an Involvement as we'll as furnishing pres
text l" lie aifoenits n that rnley fol carrying il ai
least 10 that polnl Yet. anxious was 10 gtal,
The people III lie Southwestern Counties Ivy comnlrn
clng an improvement the importance Of which have al
ways admitted that determined in spirit If compro.
MISE Which, by lis lbeIahy, seemed much 10 sur
prize as Ia gratiy the Southwestern members for
The bill making Buchanan the terminus u The STATE rad
If We. upon harder terns nj ght be permitted inter
sect thai road al Salem In his shape the bill had pro
gressed 10 It's engrossmen, uaarailng effort herring
first been made 10 STRIKE ont The Three last sections. eheh
prorided for .hdcadamising Tie Iychbmg and Salem
branch At his point, Mr. l.eake ol Goochland, who
has rarely ever beu:e voted for any internal improve
ment appropriation proposed amendment 10 the hill
which its friends, after faint resistance. unfortunately
consented 10 accept Tor the purpose of drawing 10 its sup
port his vote and that Of one other eastern gentle
heretofore uniformly hostile this scheme but who,
in sudden fit Of generosity. inspired imagine, SIS by
affection Tor the West tlan hy the vain hope oi silencg
the clamor Of The people Of that region for Convention
consented sort OF ''sop 10 CeTberus" TO give them.
If they would take H. the half but sixth of the
oal for which they asked. Forgetting the old warning
, "Iimeo Dndos et donu fcrehies," | reluctantly
cui ID IN the expedlency Of ubanng the support o these
crntle on, by consuming strife from the bill The ap
rropriaiio, ii 1925 0G0 IN annual insiamens Of So,
GOO and in sn shutting therefor. appropriation of only
S75 O0O fDr sin. e year. having it 10 the aud sub
sequeu, Legislatures "a continue the appr"prla not
as 10 them nigh, seem .ypeden. and rendering it ne
ssary To fsh. the battle - SIN successive years.
WA This feature subs itued TO-. It's original provision
tie bill ordered be engrosseo on Thursday by
large najur,v and DOUBT 'ta'aed that 1t
would pass mex, lay. Blu, tie next 'c. It was
perceived that the ,h,t allies obtained by c. 'alng
the bill offs fair propqr. rs, were by eas IN
bled TEN to discover in The M "a monster" which,
although printed copies had been se,eal days III possess
sim of the members, had eluded their St, rr'Iny! 1hs.
monster the three concluding sections authorizing
the additional subscription the stuck Of the yh hburg
s Salem Turnpike Company, OF The true charaete, o'
which they for the first IL" seemed to he aware. al.
though the attention Of the House had been specially
called 10 Them in the very outset Of the dscu sslon ~
mutton, which failed by very large majority, 10 strike
them out Accordingly, after the bill WAS taken
up. yesterday morning, Of the three, Mr.. Broaaus
Of Cu erer,) moved an anendneht the fleet OF which
10 render the State subscription 10 the Iynchburg
branch unavaing until the Ioad should be completed
from Buchanan tie Tennessee lne- that is say :,
or six years. even should the five ding Leesla
continue the annual appropriation of So ,0G0, of
which they refused 10 give any guarantee by inserting
in The bill specific pledge the faith of the State
dc. Tie effect Of, this restriction, course, would have
been have given Buchanan the advantages OF the
terminus, with tic iemI a;ion all The bile carry
on tie canal 10 at point zach year growing stronger
The road approached its western termination during the
wlule rlod employed in It's sructon. 10 Tins vi
oarion Of The Of The compromise originally agreed
upon aiming the friends If the scheme could not assent
Yet. anxious Ia cary tie measure IN any share which
did not involve the rana.st injustice the ineres
fded, in part tumy care, ! assured the member fro II
Culpcp,r la, ii he would modify lis proposition
suihorZe the State subscription 10 the l.. < ). Compa.
ny 10 he raid whenever the Southwestern road should
have approached within GO miles Of the tennessee line,
that The Lynchturp brunch raahl be completed CO.
tenn oraneousy with the western end, would accept
it, aud vote for the bill This was refused. then pro-
posed that The $500 appropriated hy the bill Should
be d,ided, in able lrl,rliois between tie uait
stem from buchanan aud the branch from Lynchbur. -
This. also Was rejected and finally, tie vote ii The
sidrrcd pud The three authorizing HE addl,iona
subscription The stock OF the IyLchLug aud Sacn
/ Turnpike company were stricken tut. then muvet
that Salem should be mace the terminus Of III,
Soui hw cstrn Read, intending 10 vote for e bill, II ha
! motion prevailed. Bot ibis ioo was rejected and III,
Gu asculad till again ordered 10 he enerossed il
the Stare given to il de The aus riccs Of the three
frlends Who, Lad teen INDUCED under mysterious
impulse To give it iItir falal supIor Al This r"in
terminated y,serta, : ators ! his morning. the Til
cane up On It's passage add as before informed you, i
rejected
have given tie frecorg narrative III order that thu
people M, ,nly # ,tnrg, bui Of the entire sector
of cour try in,tttsr: he d'may have connected
view ottlcwlole jet. Ike io granted that eff
hris III tie ade lhrw The responsibility for The de-
lea, Of he measure uron IRE Campbell and Brdolt
members and 10 txcie against them II eet es Of the
people Of The Southwestern counties; but have sillcen
confidence in ,he god and IN Their justice. To ee
satisfied that even they cannot condeHn voc,whchai-
though in opposition perhaps to Their wishes and interests