Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-03-16
rhe 1puchOurn Gtraliltau.
.MoNDir. MARCH 1G. 1si6.


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10 the contracts which were made Ia De- Paid ~
'depreeaicd scrip: aud member from kaehhrdge tGfn
'D5fman) had succeeded IN pfJndieing he llnnse
gainst his mntion because Il his position, aud II failed
and the anal was destroyed"
We understand the facts 10 b. these 10 VII ch Nj II
Ter allndes In the fall u 1850. The President aud ID
roclOfs Of the James River and kanaeha Company al
verilsed and let Out 10 contractors Tho extension q" HE
rsl from lynchbpfg 10 The mouth OF The Norh river
which contracts II he paid IN scrip and SUBJECT 10
The ratification Of The Stockholders al ieranHual meet
ing IN December 80 ew days before tie meeting 81
the Stockholders. VIZ, IN the Oh Il December, Nj
Taef submitted resolution 10 the House Of Deelates.
lusfrucng the Sale ptaxy 10 vote against the rdlteas
ten of iinse contacts. and Illus prevent any work be
ing djne ahgte Lyncfhnrg and thereby al Thai early
DAY arrest tie work at Iyuebuz and upon his fesnln
lion debate ia The House between Mr.. Toer
aud Gen. Doman, IN which Gen. - succeeded not IN
pr,judcinu the House" against MIR iocr's resolutions.
but in exposing the self.hness ot Lynehbnfl aud her
representative and The resolution dcea.ed BY lie
decisive majority Il 30 lor tie rasatnn, 81 against H.
by what process uffr4sonng Mr.. Tufr concludes hai
Gtn. Dmman tie antHur Of the de'trueitnn al tie
Blue Ridge Canal, the tadef Is now informed and Bll
will pronounce thai II Is amusing This nnblr work
has been arrested, far forever. And lrehe creditor
disgrace, attach 10 hose 10 whom It lcslllnnlely be
/ longs.
/ The town of Ivnchtutr. ard Nh ruler above all
ether men. entitled 10 all The glory Of this Horhot
des ruction
Let the people Of the Wesi remember it-Id Roch-
bridge AID l}netoufr and Allegheny and Bah, and
Pucahunas remember i. Let ", until We can ct to
Baltimore establish Western House nn the banks II
The Canal al IyHrhhurg, Ia which ovey pound al uon,
and every barrel Of -four, aud all ahrf articles o nde
whether ascending descending the River, sml he CON
signed let all nnt trade concentrate IN liat Weston
iIousc,- l,ockhudge and Amherst complete lhf road
from Bntiaoe Springs Ia New Market, and let uualif.
ma ma,anafha resi- upon the mao NJ vii fyssad ,ae
FIST red ceut within the al's If Iyucdsntl
e. IrgHgifH aleu- Sldr.
-. Tie foregoing article, lon The Lexington "Nal
ley Star. unqnesonaby cod aud mos eopsunma'e
piece Of imrndtnce. The Glizens Of iynrhburs. (bni
more especially har delegate in the session ot le39 an
boldly affirmed 10 be the ;ulhots Of the destruction oi
the Blue Ridge Canal Which took place in the ytat
1870 although lie very narrative which ptecrdes tie
assertion proves it 10 be- wholly unlounded The Wi
Ter admits that effort ualeb Mr. roler through
the means Of legislative instructions the proxy Of the
Stale IN the James River aud kanawha Company, 10
abrogate HE conditional contracts cutercd into by the
Board Of Directors in the al Of 1890 and that mainly
through the cxcrllans u q D9rpeo, thcna delegate
iron RnrkbtdQc dat Effort proved aborye. Mr. =
resolution ,cas regretted by decisive majrly- made up,
We beg leave 10 inform die star, 10 considerable ex
tent. Of gentlemen, several 81 whom have since eNpres
scd 10 lis mower ,hrltresrc giving such vote which
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singular contempt it The understanding IF lis readers
mas the nnooshas ltaptcy to say that The destruction
OF the Canal, which was the direct con sequence If m
rejection u Nh lole resolution was actually raus,,
A by Alr I. and the Town Of .yoehburslll WIulh,
editor OF thai paper cahdcsernd inform us in what
manner Fe were Instrumental Ia that WINK of des,rne
uah-Nhlch We ftmtmscf, hS the way. To have heard ;
distinguished meabcr oi TIN Legislative committee u
Investigation, who visited 1t IN 1913 (and one too VII,
from ignorance ct the true condition of things voted II
e 1859 against Mr. Ia resolulion,) drnonnco IN III,
most lndgnai language moi only great FAULT hn as
: Migrant crime W hat did we do or sov which c,rs.
i ed It's destruction Did the mere o9ring Of a f,s,ln
ton by MI ioler which resolution heiny rei,cIfd VA,
Wholly imperative, compel the Decafs OF The Compa.
ny ta demosh the Canal OF intimate To them thai sneA
n an act would be elher proper poHiic2 s. hl from
: II, every man with half an idea in his head knows thai
" 1t Mr. Is resolution had been adegied the Bloe p,l
: Canal would now have been open aud the ray,,otf,
u through the mountain pass now 50 nefilous l., ,,,,
and life, would have been ssfe Who. The ar. ,.s,.,.
sibo for its dtslrucliun aud lot all the ne,nvsoi,.
y and msehicis that have resulted from, that n,, a,
. Who, but primarily. the Directors Of the Comnsny m,
seeondaflly, thnse who under the lead # G on u ,.
rejected the resolution, the adon1oo Of which .,,,l
have confined the Directors in $40 Ia the l.,,,i,.
and legal application Of their means in tho co,,,J.,
the hue below l.ynehborg and prevented the soa,p,,
og Of half million Of dollars On hall flushed works =.
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