Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-01-02

Mes''s Edi,ors-l hope you will pardon mo for intru
ding upon your columns at this time; aud ahiuy would
nave Induced mo 10 have troubled you but Tor tho
that seems 10 be going between SLOW ard.ven and
"ScotEye' about the terminus uf road from tho VAL
ICY hoSardsNue seems TO be OF opinion that there
greater advantages TO be derived the aercuturst for
the road TO terminate there and undertakes TO
Scottsvic for setting forth his claims ON the score o NO.
pHlauon and situation, &c. As for my part Howar6sve
Is welcome TO all the advantages he claims over Scottsv
IN point OF numbers. will leave the community To
Judge which has the acknowledgements with popu
laon OF some hvc or SIX hundred. howardsvo with
apopuauon OF some or;y or hity and To location, In
my humble opinion, that il in favor OF Seotsve How
afdsNie talks about damp cellars &c. reminds me very
much at noted horse the when he found he had come
sctoss rival IN MS Profession who proved hard for M
cried out "you noted horse thief, aud unless YOU
clear out will enforce the law against YOU" for ii mis-.
take hoi' theTe are lew damp cellars Howardsvle
also.
Another advantage gives the James RVS. COM
pany ltte more toll, it being about ~ miles farther
Wonderful advantage. for verify believe there are four
nus that would the James river company from
these four locki shall surely have get Howardsvle
To make the estimate, or let him and Se0tville fight il
ont themselves, for shall not undertake il for then I'm,
It eau come IN between the parties, aud compromise their
differences, and bring about Cancellation those ditor.
onecs, will freely do II, which think very easily done
As half way between them there will DO no sa-
eiihce TO make, Tor each OF them Warren
where they will have every advantage they have in
their respective town and DC deprived Of every evil which
they so bitterly complain ol-such sickness, damp cell
lars, and great many other evils tedious dosignate
aGd IN point OF location, there better and more
beautiful site for large between Lynchburc and
Riehmoud and indeed might say in the Stale. Al one
time, nn immense business done there; men, who
now roll IN luxury, Indebted Wanen for al they
have.
In my humble opinion Warren has superior ella ms over
either OF the other iowns-Fst ground of antiqui
"; for hold 1t 10 bs good maxim never 10 orsake one
who has always cung TO for it's well known that War
rem was IN existence long before Seotsvc thought
OF; and 10 Howardsyc that is like the gourd which
sprung up in night and will perish day, in order that
warren, that ancient town, may flourish. For what
cause to prospect Is the few hosshcad1 OF tobacco,
stored there, the few HUNDRED dollars worth goods
sold to small portion OF the citizens OF Nelson Bucking
ham, and some 10 or twelve people OF Abemarle1 Can
Hownrdsviie inform how much OF the trade west Of
the Blue Ridge comes TO that placer have been told there
"a none. Now, at Warren have Of the trade OF
Rockbridge, Augusta, AbemaIe, Nclson, Buckingham;
and "od Flu" passes by ScOsyille and comes TO
Tor factories OF every kind and with slight view the
practicable tor road. will reach Warren as Inc ne Arrest
be materially injured, there will be still LEFT them the
turnpike. ed Howardsville ought complain they
never had any OF the trade beyond tho mountains We
alone Will suffer for the OF road; aud the cost will
not be rs great 10 Warren, there is perhaps the
material At hand construct the road any benefit
70 10 the canal from the the road at
Howardsyiie, nearly the wI. be derived from tie
terminus Warren, there only lcck between tie
tw o places leaving two below and Warren.
More anon necessary.