Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-11-11
REMARKS oFcApr. DlMNotk

lly as tuws
1t will doubtless be considered no, ,ie prsumpu.
nus IN mc, Mt Chairman 10 thus place myself before lhe
int higcni ttIl2ens II Richmond 10 address them upu
matters III which The, are lar interested than am
but. sir, although | may not BE- directly .ed hv the
result II the great question here AZ aled night whether
Virginia and Riehmend nfe Ia he brnrhtted or not hy
connecting Richmond wlIh the ohu Rve by RAJ fand
yet, bcl,tug II la he The duty IT tho present prm IA
ton 10 shape It's ends or the we'll hcns aud harpl ss Of
thu aure=aud having thosr OF my soun 10 tread
the busy scenes life. whose destne-re pu,lahy In
ed With haSc ol this city lar veal u, tr ,pc rpl t.,
be excused ior the remarks am about ~ ar ;, IL, t,,
pr seniuu this occasion.
Neall know HAT some ol the greatest and best Inru
that this STATE ever had, oatly itesaw when iegadng
HIS ncN world and lis tuuto greatness that the MAJ
nl'enl vall,Nsul the OHIO, Mississippi aud Missouri
rivers would s,on become p1led by hunpitr multitude
a, vut own Augle SaNon race thai, consequent upon
that would hc an immense amount o nufeult.al aud
lhef productions Which would seek Aanrc market
tcrelo h'eNc'nnecd or articles at Ingn rrudu,
h consumed Ia tie interior lhy n,u saw thai the on
" Hdipdt outlet h, New Orleans una annually, ,lnflnV
The hot months. cursed with The hhghlng and drad, IN
hacnees u Aioara, and that, At all sasans, the staple
Articles ct commerce We're loss mnled even
NhCuln tiahslu.
loahlug n tits state # things liese men Of cNlanx
I'VE uhhd>. and lllctd Nlrns TUNED Lhelf attention tu
SOME art ieal lac Ut Trade and navel. hy wGhh such
iaf'Ne'n difficulties might he overcome. In dong tins,
ihc fonlc through felni discosrrcdto rrrnt lhc
mo"l favorable eaureslur such tntcrptlzc; hrInp
the shortest fastest Ia be graded the eh,HpesI-l,ss
hkrl, Ia be al sfr,,f,I IN, H., of..,,, ,l l,,, ,I
ONO nv,r 1t p5ul more d, slnblr dian any other line
'ha ssoId ae traced upon Tie maps Of thc United States
us ,n'almalan being thrown oot Was taken up by
NJ @ol'e 9 lfsa aud ilhlly resulted III the charter
~" u 'he sent James River aud Mana
VIA ana Company nl,r III X Company a ,aual las
hon carr'd To lynchburg praerahle olelnllon 10
,na' pom, Is htg eAlrnded 10 buchanan. aud proha
NY "h'N be 'N'ehd'd 10 toNlnGohi beyond Which Pfnt
""oN VIII never al 1t (as II does depends upon
lh' rn3lc ophl"o OF Virginia such at least seems 10
Ne no" We UNDERSTANDING seWlally
Ia HIS SLATE {" o2s' IL Hshtd Is thls 10 be the end
III hht {" improvement So honorable n lis fonee tln-
o"''llS ni''an' III All lis asl'eSi " c answer NJ" AMI
sN , ''as''H mus
, '.,'o Il" A''1s ne" Nlno t., improvement has
nee" o''"d,''d "nrh So recommends Itself by The res
pi' Oh mod elsewhere thai we a'e encouraged 10 AT
''P' us a1t' 'l9 IN completing HE original design Of
on''"s ''e ',te "' III, ono win That ct the 'dc Ma
'es "' James hhoI. l'tof, "leonrse, To RallpHd.
!" eei7d' l'n@ MS matter am drsr",N 10 he under
stood as "oolp'nen' o III" James River Canal bnl on
ne contrary, am It's TREND aud wish by Tins cont mpla
'g '''' 10 o'o@ 10 It's paUs at hJhchont8 'onua9'
"'''h ~ 'o "'"e' way can II "o'ai''
ihs l'aYe To treat The subject thus
iS'' - h''n9'" pfacHran''.
90 ", " hal VIII he nse"s'f
au W nat MS current expenses
ava. W I,ai lis annual 'ne'nt
ISL ~ h2 P'aff '@Hh'B ~ nus IoHf l@" haHfohd
nave supply 'o'hih '1d' "i All tht Engineers That
aN 'N'',ihd H. one mas hPii'd II Ia he ilnpmctl
a'r N'''e 'u"al n'Ne l"l"d Il 's I'll easy llad's, m
''F9s no serious nirnlies the highest between Rrh-
~ feet 10 the ME and tRa Ee,s' i nle Ra<F
1n +, ,,,, i, ,, ,l,,t an ,ha r,od he,u,,n H. st,u
-, i Albany ,L,re ,r, rf,d,s it,m 81 ia N, fee, ucr
milo
G., tl, am r. m l,,os win, n.uld estimate The cost
tny Railroad Al q M, or 10000 or 900 or even
mn nor milo if he roa, IL Ia g one suitable hcay,
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