Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-03-18
THE CANAL ExTEys,ox

Inc news Of the passage e tie canal ,.,,n.. -.
has diifused great l5y ,hroughod, the Valley b..
meetings have bet held in several places And u.,-
10 % held The adjourned meeting ofthc peunl. Il,
te'ourt to1k place at Mar Court. In taking III.
the Hon. EDWARD JOHNSTON alluded To the d.s'
spfit which animated the people of that count, nj, :,
occasion, compared with thai Which existed no,,h
ore Resolutions of thanks to Col. Jons T A..
son, 'r the manner in which he pcrforrncd In. dat,
"specisl Gel gate for the county ofBo,etonrt me,. "a
ed Resolutions, to the effect that Il extension, :,
Cara to buchanan sure guarantee of is p,,.,.
ton to the Ohio, were also adopted c,mmi,,o. -
appointed to procure the execution If the cusn,,..,
bonds. The bonds produced and in few n;,,.-'
security for about hundred thousand doan wa. :,
tanned. gentleman from Rockbrid.e expressed, h..
that Boteourt would give all the guarantee. Inn =.
nit his county to participate.
The Lexington Gazette does no, exactly liz. H..
bonds and would as soon Bo.eiouu should mon,r ,..,
honor q signing them. 1t says:
The East has at last yiel9ed 10 the petitions an, :.
cesslties Of the W est although Ne say thu, ,ht
done ra her ungracctully. requiring thai ..;
SHOULD be given to her that the money that sic NAV ,n.,l
amongst shall yield To the State pretty I'D NJ, [
u'n. Perhaps il may be said that this was pr p,,;,..
OF our True enough for that wa. ,h;.
nothing, and were thus compelled 10 our r,.,
brethren earnest Of confidence in our as.,,;o
to the ncrcas d prosperity Of the improvement, 4,
it made to tap The Valley But we will cav n',I
ing more upon his subject at present. nor in ,uch
condition that are glad 10 get the inproycmcn, ~
ON any terms; perhapsit will no, always beso
We have, from the first, said the guaranty wa, NOR.
humlug-that the bonds would never be enf,rcol ,
matter what the deficit and that no risk would he m,
signing them. We did not expect. however, tina, III,
mask would be dropped. If the pa graph m,,.1
above means anything-il pretty clearly infinite, tint
measures VIII hereafter he taken to repeal the prvs,n
in way. 10 discharge the respons iliiy of tho cu
rantos. We certainly admire the Irankness # he e,
zete. The GaZstte further states
Upon Friday. the day on which the Announcement, =,
the final vote made known Us, grand ,.Iu. v,
bred In honor OF ON r'ctoryone more glorious and c.,
ainly more profitable than all the triu nphs Yet ach,yn
over the Mextcans by arny the conclusion of III.
SALUTE three hearty cheers which made the wclkn RIM
were sent ut BY citizens assembled on our pbjc
squire; and thon to shew that they could condoe with
the unfortunate the crowu separated with three cro.p
for Iynchlurg.
The West has to rejoice IN the passage Of III.
bill-wo nope thor IN 81 sangninc expectations NAV be
realized. We find no IA It vi the dcmons,r ton, or
JOY oi The citizens Of Lexington, recorded aboyebu, v,
think their three groans for hlurs" not in yer,
good taste. Our town stands in no need Of their svn
pa'hy, confidence. Sfe is MI, rs II c people of Lei,
ngton suppose IrJstrael. Size has int lirenc, ens
prise, industry and capital ard however unfayo,.le tia
Legislation OF the WINTER may ave bee 10 her inere,is
she will continue to flourish She ihriyed befre III. c,
nal was made below, and the extension Of the jmpeve
ment does not deprive hercf material advantages.