Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-01-26
ContU,uut, alton.
roa THE yfaGiNIAs.
To Mnfs I.nan.. Esq

To Jams Lyons. Esq
House II Delegates Y T9giaia:
SIs:-Feeins a deep 'iateJesl N he James ns.t
and kapswha improvement, and knuwlHg that your
IA The Leg saiufs Will have great AID deserved
influence, The Jecslis o that bidy Un Tins nplrlin
suaj.el, sn induced 10 address ,oa this
btiicve Tue uie has passed iT discussing question
Of The per'eiy OF rpnlEulhg ills aork 10 the Uhlo IL
ver-als a-teeing thai Virginia ,nusi of b- content
10 occupy very hanhle sand 10 The Ftdal family, nj
ter lew seats. # that not nov her p siipn The
only question Is, tbs ab el ihe nnp prove
urnt shall assnas IA is progress ssrl. sorry
10 hud thai Your present inclination la extend The ca
nal to Buchsnan aud m that POINT construct. rail
rad to the OHIO, OF nth west. With the view vi u-
ua'ely connecting with IL Mississippi,
Pardon me ter saying, thai mus believe, that this
view. 80 Tar as the siuh II the canal Rue.aaaa
Is part Of your pau, has seeu enirraned without tai
full consideration which sou usually Lesiow on quos
tpns OF public interest. sppfehrnd thai you like many
other friends OF The Ipfasenei attach mach inpnf.
ance 10 the ~uk which has slfes1y hren done between
I.yncaburs and the m alh at North rlger It is rue
tsi very large sum has been expended between those
points, and n rs also true that much 0f what done
si remaining. and nigh be rendered useful II IL WAS
jvdehins 10 pursue The line all but for This ac
thst since he execution If thai wnfk, Uncomfortable
preef hos been n6dtied hR he location was nnforfn
neity n'dse ,rtht the tRUenee q high rdter whtn.
fvshet oceurs-hke that OF july 1912 The
pfssent conda ol The ur Of eana establishes this ac
and tho testimony oi the country gns further ur many
Ispscsbe and intelligent persons aver thar they have
sren the maunlan torrent rasllse alpns sepsrai feel
deep orcr uc ,eoghs VI he james Rirer Company lhs
heIg wUuid II hoi be- the heig hl nprnaecr 10 at
tempt re Construction o, tins lne Of canal Ii You TX.
tend ihr canal, higher level # pracica1e, Inch We
have good reason 10 Doubt b.. taken and ten the
work yu would seek 10 zen Ter available, will have T.
b. sbandnned. But II this uf facts di1 not ~,
Isl 10 The extent 10 which verify believe they do is
no, OF more than doubtful proputty continue The Ca,
nsi To Bnchaian; aud Thereby make The terminus of
,he s,uh-wesi.fn improvement This IN my bnuble
judgment viii be fouad BIZ the case the following
CONSIDERATIONS II The south western trade he dItecteJ
oBnchahan you taking the dlrecl road To BAL
tmnre. Recoileei lnal tom Buchanan TO " inches,er
bal las mss. aHd thai ifun there You have rail rua,
transport 10 Baltimore alsu rtc,leei thai the Who'll.
e"nniiy between ibast i've pulnis ,hckly populated
tnd IN all respects OF he best agrcn uta districts IN
Virginia The Image OF Ihis district alone would he M
Siderable lien ~ sustaining rail road bul # van
viii bring 10 Buchanan The south. west, m t,nape Ia
cay nothing 81 What wunld eonc from the cunlty h.s
taru buchanan aud Cusinslun 1t will assurrdi, cs.sc
the construction II Valley rail- road 10 islnnnre /
know this Is contemplated as a very probable resu NV
Gssy I*rsuns IN the south western srnnes-and "a nh
some, II Is fsvore srt.nr 10 secure for tb,ir proi
a shoce y moraas. Th,se sfe ni ali ldl. lear, n. A..
taftd; and be assured. thai Rrhd ranno, be- sfcnte
10 The secession OF The suh-y escrn and w,s.tn Trad,
nor NE State 10 the uliimal. leun o The ea eet
uai improvement hf her shntswe slpru e If td mad
direge from ,ae atey Of he Jaaes Rirsr tret nj The
Blue fudge uiouHtan. The s,aahwesi.rn tn,proysm.pi
must be local une and tributary Il, the ores, ,,.,
lne; 10 make n ihe main unnk w,nlI be Ia AXE ",
gns dep, ndan, upon Tennessee egslai ION fur The final
accomplish nent Of her purp Of bringing though The
Stale The navel aud t0nage of HE Wrs the brtirr Ia
enable her to give speed, and cheap transportation To
her own products aud build up her avn cities
The qunsalo Il the connection between the sonth
western Improvement aad the great central ne is one
81 much Importance; bal the ulher one Of much great
~ magnitude Ia 'he consideration Of this, We meet
WIN c"ii ciIas "petns, sune preerng a canal others
and believe lsrse maj MY oil lie p,alpla adyucan,
gsi r,ass. Heretofore ii has been d III uh IL, sr,,y a.
nay 81 .sacoTy lusiuns an his subject hat firm
haei., We are eit IA longer vague conjecture IN be
fr NED from the lngenpus aranuenis aad bevIdetino
.sesia'sffs oi engie,.Is 1ls,t Arguments AVID rsleu
''"ns IA been tested. and have The frsn as our
gu'dh. Tie Slate Of New York commenced ~, I'M
Ifnseien,s By canals. She has IL this class of artificial
highways, 9lb miiesin all ihrepn canals utly Ur,e
naea hase it"seh rf'i abe--the great Erie np the
thauPisla canal and te OsAegu nnpr,ten,ent penn
stisania has abs, expeaded vast Ia canals Her
principal wyrks sixteen in nDier nd measure OF
miss; nearly all uhpmdnciise, xcep thusa cnpnee
sih her ssat central lines Of rail loads MARYLAND has
Der ioo il.s II casa which, like own is asylrn.
gu tdtfutD sOhir Train The peculiar character al her
esuny, enabling her 10 cans,s al hall The Gus,
oi ihssr Sa'rs mese fiyfts flow from the tins al boh
mus nians las issn nare for She has nlae 7ji
s's at canal and slack water lnpos eineni neatly Nil
Mwhict % productive. Bot what is 0hio ding ese,.
U
taay commenced line Of rall roads from Cincinnati Il,
Sssriand nota MISLEADING she has Two canals from her
rseJToaf u her lake Ard why she doing this
LEI one Of hei statesman answer: ..s,ause she finds
That the demands Of the Times require a Substitution
for The earlier method Of inIer<,osrninenal and mu.
ncirsl communication, steam SHIPS briss schuon.rs
and canal basis are all 10 make az for The if- horse
and stam-engist; Ia the traveller claims The wines
vi re whifi- Ind. instead OF The or 0 knot breeze pow
'sr 81 our nee s1aie pfedpcesssrsn The results in
New England and Old Epalsnd. ii would seem should
satisfy tie ardent advorees for the supeprity of
canals that they have been mistaken. But we have
.hef and u possible. Conclusive Testimony p The
result :" - cuesi tol the r. ading rail lad and
SrhIkii navigation Tie rail rad carries m,re Than
three Times the ions:e Transported on The caa and IS
cmrrilet daily 10 augment its iacirs for accomnoda
Ting the demands npun II; hsi The water line there
- regularly decreasing t,nsge With whom i, @
bro asftased IN constructing this line Of rail rna with
New fusk. whose ciIiz,s have aisp discovered since
Massachusetts tapped her ranl trade al Albany with
hes great rail riad. thai she oo nusi meet she d.
sAnds a ;he niss." ard give 10 .'the irsvelef the
Wings n tE ,whsTld-wind7v Add she has resumed
~"fk % PR great Erie rail rad. Fur wh,se accom-
'.dssisn IRE tliese great efaris making by these wo
I''~esaat sssesaspsl Fur The West, the great IVES.
stretching 10 the falls II ST. Anhony 10 one direction
ais u nc Fse river IL anuihcr LIZ, Us for inpmenl