Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-01-22


IAN from Giles aud Mercer had sbean hat the Snnih
'est VAS nure eniilie isn any uihsr equal sectiai
he SAFE, III "nf patronage. C.nIen.B, hrriofe. onab
% carrmise ua ita par u the foad hIch was Gun.
non Ia all
Nj. Lamar hoped The proposition Of lie member fnnu
Campbell would prevail. = Iiis psliioa knoan. la
sas opp Sod 10 the original bill. Ii ihsi amendment
however. prevailed le should feel constrained 10 volt
! iur III. bill.
Mr.. G,oJson SAID he was embarrassed by this amend.
nrni. lie @ss willing 10 begin the rad any here. il
was true. meeting had been held IN his oWnhe had
seersis aboui IT, lie had been requested To have The
nt"eedi"as published ~ the Richmond papers, but had
lakcn The responsibility 4 withholding hem.
lie ttfed there was sta,esmansh,2 enough in the
ifause 10 dsrqard This rI sqnabbr h.im cen Buchsn-
an and l. ynehoufg. Il would be- far better Tor them 10
br surk"n "ui OF The Sin'r. The bill ouel 10 be-
onped ny all. aud he terminus ought IL he determined
by compromise. Richmond could nni purchase the
pf'ute of The Southwest becanse IL culd not gel here
Abingdon did care where The ad came so il was
made
lie held that good faith required gentlemen when they
pr"nsd an amendment Ia vote for the bill II the amend
i"cni failed. tln friends ol the canal wanted IL rsr
red Oh. they onyhi /" vote. Genilemen ought
i"2eher like siarsnrn aud as e representatives
III lutte villages.
MI Taylor said he tbou, hi i, WINS b.st 10 commence
III. rad NJ Nrwhefn.
Mr.. Have his friend from Washington
would agree that he was disnleresi,d friend vi This
ihr amendment b. bill would be carried and that other
Wis.,. II would nui br carried
Mr. w, H. u. Gusts was aware that tho he
WAS about o pursue would render him less popular tins
House, but he cared ohhng ior that. He believed love
10 elf constituents property nciuaied all the members
ii lhls ll"use. There Was point beyond which Tor
'earance erased 10 be virlur Tie pecled the Nes
efn memo,s here. II he could believe IL right 10 lend
his All IN TINS ninne he would lend IL this scheme
'oon az any oibef Grnlleen said Tins road would be-
pr hlable. lhis was iune which had been sung SO
ing us IL Ioose It's neludy, least The OF his
stlIurnls.
Ar I'Irr aoreed that il was better to compromise
hs question: HIS amendment WAS precisely for that pur
~. The gentleman liom Boei,,ri had called lor lhe
iadlol 81 Dn. M. 25. Bun ha, document was writ
len uith the supp,sitl"n that the canal was 10 60 lo
buchanan. Thai question was still IN doubt But sup
Ies' It should 4" there did nj the gentleman that II
n"ud greatly advantage the claim 81 Buchanan hereai
til But there was bill Delore the House for rall
rad, and HE public attention had cen fixed upon The
ilorse Sh"e Bend point IN lis ruuie II Nrwbern
was selected io the present the terminus and II that
raoad should be ucied that part o the road easi
ii Ne~bcrh would be superseded. Buin was said y
ialih Of the State was pledo"1 v,o,o ,,.o ,,a c,,h
81 the state "'" srd - carry The canal Ia Buchanan
'"f' "ad been any pledge. II carry The canal
10 the Ohlo rsef. But there such pledge. True.
a 'haft,r had been granted The James River Company,
aud II had been supplied with means, but these means
had been squanderrd Did the STATE give any pledge Il,
give ufrf mrans2 Ia truth there such pledge
rxpcss ur IMPLIED.
lie proposed 10 substitute better improve for the
canal u WAS asked who had expected The canal only
Lyhehburg 10 be profitable The President Of the
haai had expected that when this canal reached Lynch
bury. 1t would make per ccnium its capital besides
A large surplus. Ire company was continually asking
HE Stale 10 pay the interest lis debt. and
asking 1t 10 assume the guaranteed bonds Of $40 900
a''er such splendid Promises, and such wriched tail
a. o i,lu Sat, a
rolt uue this canal
lie asked the gentleman from Boehurt 10 accept his
amer dmen u asked nothing from Lynchhurg. but
proposed Rad comnn 10 buh II The canal should h.
ee carried 10 buchanan, the gentleman would then BIZ
rer'nn that the road w"uld he made to that pant u
The canal should iut be there the road would be-
useless.
VI. Burwcll said the member from Washington would
certainly gain 'oes by accepting the amendment, and
would luuse them by rejecting it, lie hop.d therefore
he wonld adupl 1t.
MIR Godson 10 make proposition to change the
point oi commencement ut the work. Let Buchanan
ad III The plll aud let the road be comeuceJ al New
~r MI y made some amusing remarks about the
probability OF getting the votes Of particular members
nd comrafed the importance ol this improvement with
that o iede.a politics
Mr.. lhpnp>oo proposed that the road should com.
nence al Salem. and asked that Buchanan should sull
ne e't IN ihr hill a. the future terminus.
Mr.. I"ler would agree Ia commence Salem il the
pivot oi his views.
Mr.. Fox Withdrew the call for the ayes and noes
Mt PeEdlrt"n Thought gentlemen mlgh auree. He
came This sesssn. Determined to vote against This work
nnless buchanan were the terminus. u circumstances
mad changed his views He sui preferred Bucha a T.
As friend 10 the canal, be had submitted tie yen
ilensn irum Boetonu, whether better 10 strike
out Brhanan. Did II change the real Interests ii
buchanan lie appealed Ia thu gentleman To know if
changed the asptc, oi The case 1t would hepa ter
b. competent for The Legislature 10 strike Buchanan
II 1t became proper. II was all.imporlant come 10
common point lie was tree iosay, there ,nuch in
Tue argument # the member from Campbell. agans
now making Buchanan the terminus. But, Was this
sad'" "l the lernnus 10 he The defeat Of this Important
tpadf As freud ot the improvement, he urged The
member from Boerou 10 waive his objection; and asked
hun, since he MAS willing To conmenc- The work at Sa.
em. II The mere retaining Buchanan in the bill amount.
ed 10 anything
Mr.. Thompson of b would respond with GAIN tina,
he had gone as lar as he could CO. aud he would 70 no
farther
Mr. Tnnsall had no interests in Buchanan and Lynch
onT2. lhes we're the upper and M Their uillsunrs 10
crush his improvement. lie was glad the gentleman
i"m Washington hid acknowledged that this ROAD was
"''fe inpna"t ina" affairs a, Washington CITY. Bach.
anan. IN 30 miles "i Salem, and Lynclburg IN 60 miles
WIRE dspuung whether this great Improvement should
fa oerause II might leave oi ,heu. Was this diur
Justice 10 the people vi The Southwest II was pa,n
question ot compromise. IL either case the rad would
cmne Ia Salem. lie willing To vote hereafter. that
Buchanan should be- the terminus If II beca ne necrs
~, and also Tor provision I" give Lynchbury rnd
from Salem. Surely. there was no proper ground for
this difference. lie hoped the gentleman would CINE
+ 10 a cumpr,nlse.
Hr. Broaddus moved To amend the bill 81 as tn max.
me rad Commence al Salem and 10 strike out Buch.
aaan.
| MI. l"lrr accepted this amendment.
/ said l,c husi f,ln