Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-02-21

sl.o ,lc AuJlls Of The L,os Of the STATE
fur appropriations made 1si s.asan with the appripria
the present sf-'s 10 show that the d.bt Of Tia,
Stale va, already nhut f-aHern millions IL 1ofars
Nj : rnueedei IL state the different telns making
NJ hts c.llnms II the State debt and iablies .htch
~ have rlsewhefr publ isi,ed a length
Mr. rhrnrs u j., said that D. beloved This bill
would BE- the means u completing The cerial Improvement
The would ff H. Se'alee al a. that scheme had
been he thought h,ruy srhen, which deserved the
support II the Sisie frm all lis perplef. la liza cen
trr nr of the greatest ID the State had been tic
pflsinaiprs II the great improvement lie ineuliDn-J
tIr name, II Mr. ta5nll and Gbicl Jnsiice Asr,I,a
Nj | rs,d irs would hsd In TIE state of The dlcrcni
s,rl sutlle Siaec c,,r,lliono ii the different railroads
tho lat evidence Of the wi.dan al NJ Gnel's views
Nj r. would willingly abide h, the results Of the canal
III NV York Ia which Mr.. Innsiall had referred II
transported produce slrec n.sa cheap the best ail.
rad N the Inian III England. II, ,ai # zen lemen
would hear The Arguments Of Mr.. Iabli this suj.cf
they could not resist them. Il he could be convinced
that The canal clad moi be made across the maintain,
he would vote ior fuIrad from The Ohiano To Lyncn
burg, nr Richmpi d. Petersburg hui to Norfolk, the
great p,t OF the State. Mr. T. dwelt upon The glorious
advantages Of the grca, highway through Virginia, and
argued Ina, II Mar, land had undertaken her road 10 the
OHIO Y gpia could prosecute hers much more easily
lie said that all schemes ought 10 have been made
dlry the great central one. Nh install had said the
Dan,ille ruad was straight line 10 New Orleans; but
was i, the onl, ojec, of Virginia 10 be a highway for
passengers. Was she a poor desert, that her people
should levy tribute like the BedowIn Arab,nion travel
-rs2 ie insis Ell that The great scheme OF alioad
To make one from the OHIO 10 Norfolk.
But he SAID he thought II the wlsest not 10
derake these enterprises before he people had detemn
ed upon them IL proposed convention of nl.i gent
men, to be held IN the country but IN any o lhr
consider what grca, pro- cts ought 10 be undertaken.
Mr. i rcpcaed his opinion HAT tho canil, TT could I
he made continuous throughout, was III work which
ihe Sta,e ought 10 parnizr. lie included by drclar
ING that he VAS ashamed 10 advocate the views Of
distinguished living person. joseph e. Cabt OF those
OF tho lusrlous dead. Chef Justice larshall. lie
would rather err wh Judge Marshall than err with the
gcui lemsn from Patsy wanna
Mr. Sholi,y, The part Of the friends of the bill,
moved to lay II IN The table,
Mr. N,ova IMPOSED The in"linn.
Mr. Yorby willing to dispose of thu I'LL it.
friends desired. ifhclr purpose Introduce
again during the session.
Mr. Price would make contract. bat reserved the
privilege Of acting as h, thought proper regard 10 tic
MEASURE
Mr. Tunsall would have liked TO answer gentlemen.
He would say Mr. Thompson that when ChlefJustIce
Marshall gave hs opinion III favor ui 4 canal loconIu-
NV had never been heard OF.
Mr. Price made some remarks in reply.
AIr Tunstall briefly responded.
Mr. Burwcl would vote iol The muion 10 lay the bill
on The table. but protested against the Implication that
ils & other schemes To- he defeated ur the SESSION.
He p0Cerded condemn strong terms the efforts OF
gentlemen To eaown the pillars OF the credit oi Virginia
l. SAID If he IN Congress. he would rather give
and comfort the enemy than thus asslll the rep
u1ation Of his Satr
Alt verify would only say in reply that "truih may
be blamed, blt cannot be slammed ~
Mr. Rvrs protested against certain remarks of Mr.
Bu~cl which he thought implied that tho opponents
oi internal improvement were ready sanction lcpudIa
tiau
The bill was then laid the table.