Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-10-07

resolution passed requiring survey lur the IT.,
by the waJ oi Charlottesville. 1t is as follows
"Resolrcd by the General .1senbIy Thai H. n
OF Public Works I've and They are hrIe'y INSTRUCT I'M
as practicable. 10 cause surveys and estiln,t Is
made ii the most eligible ruir Tor an exr,s, " ~
Louisa Railroad, by the way ol Charlottesville Ia s,, liz
ton.
And for doing this. they are to he arrs,rned h,
the people Of Virginia. In our estimation, a m,,.
rageous and al The time, imperiineni aitnn i,
terre with corp rate rights, the parl Of iniyiln.
and Of the Board Of Public Works has never hso.
nessed 1t is in this respect that the question ce,s
he fmerey local importance and hecomes of cea
al interest itinvoIve doctrines which aff, CT. or ma,
feet, now that subscriptions to Rail X. ad Stuck are l.
cunning 81 common, the rights and interests Of ev...
man in the community and her,fDrr. juslif $, the ~,
every where in commenting upon this extraordinary y,
ceeding
p. S-Since the above was written, we have s,o..
notice ~ our former article IN This su Jeci hy the H.
,nond Times. So far as our argumen, is concerned
have nothing To say-ihe Times in the article NIL
c. nsideration, taking the very grounds we took ma
admitting tina, ia, drcision If the COMPANY M.
wise The Times alleges We are mistaken as t,f..
and msled by Priudcts. The only specifca,n, j.
makes. support of the FIRST is It's declaration II =, IL,
/ ipu,
W, it stated in the Charlottesville pap rs that h,
| did, and such recollection We NAV fi
error, TN, have file 10 r,r 10. As To tie SUI S5
ton # Richmond, will tie Tin es tell u.s. il The ,r,.
portion Of The x35 600 Of which il boasts was not ab,
ed oflr The report of the Engineer, emonsiraing ITO
mpraciicability of The Northern route appeared W.
conscious Of no prejndccs' and still less If any
''maeniiy" in the premises, aud the Inscription of bo
| j., /
Of merely local int rest and conceive hat We l,,
full right express views of the course rnrspc TO
the Board of Public Works aud the pc pie of Rictmj
in their lenpt 10 brow-beat and dictate ln,astr.s r
corporaied Company adverse To What il eonsd.f,d -
best interests. The TINES is The las, l;rr vha .,
the slimaon Of any u our cilz, u.s. sh lid c.rpc ar
other with ''unn ecessary otuding itself ino caor
versy in which it has but little concern" We haye
nothing OF the citizens ii Richmond really mlre se,,t,
than the article of The Times, hch dem nlstraes. aft
all the fuss and excitement which was Lad IN that rim
about The Northern route, that the Company in d. cidnp
in favor of the other, not only acted wisely but thai e
terms The act authorlsng the extension could /, c
piled with in no other manner.
The Times further rebukes the citizens of Richmn,l
for their fiery zeal in bhalf Of the Northern ron,, y
showing that it was the it,itin # he Ieilh,
tina, the road she ud lie extended towards Rtkfsl 1,n
Ii says:
But hat has principally served To Ct nyncp us that
II WAS The intention Il tie Legislature VI APPROVE II,
extension If The Louisa Rnd. ly the S.u,ltn hal,
should he found preferable, is the fact, Of Which w.
have just been apr sed, that the wlds a the ar Il A.
semby taken almost literally ir III ne rs u,pn a
a Convention which assembled last year al Siminioo
loT me purpose OF procuring The extension vi The Iaa
Road IN The very direction which has been selected