Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-03-06


Mr. NI,nuuyed take mp tie r'sdupsn ofieffa ~
Inns II last week. abolish the Privacy Of Executive
Sessions
Mr. SEWER moved In lay the moron The lalle. and
etmaudtd tie yeas aud nays "lbrh were taken AM u
suited yeas 80. nays ,.
On morton Il Mr. Ne,ief. The Senate then "ent in'"
Executive Ses,ign,anJ siief"ard- adJoahed-
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Tie ir, bu.aess IN order hs morning wan the eali'g
conmtccs fG reports, ana variety OF 0a' war iel'ot
I'D
\ bdl reported firm he committee on lndian Afars,
respecting pc cnrilon clans. gave use 10 much dl-ens
SION : did Isl bill 10 increase tho Examiners IN the
Patent Oli'c.
On motion, The House Adjourned
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Statement IF he Comparative Distance from Richmond
to The Southwest. by ,eoy of"ue 1aicy Of The Stnn'-
ton. and by ray IF ynehohb,ng. mtodooedupoa The
discussion cfhe LyaclLmg and Tennessee Roiirood Bu.
ttb %
Mr. Burwe desired to respond to the consc ii afaa.
nrnt # hslrefd ifon Amoha and be desisad HAT the
inrmef from The city Richmond, we'll as The intel
lucent ncuber from llenrlan. Interested deeply as thcY
bath were "a ihe prosperity # the cara should - INN
lher attention IL hal underst' cd tho rent oman from,
Am.a. ul4eaane thai the .ue me finn H.. South
Ms 90 tide Waief u, re a more direct line han
I'll present" . ut Iynthburg and Tennessee Rail
t.Htiy irW DluElIie - lir Southwest. Now. Whlls
He al. .itr hat rafan Il HAT route favorable If
=fH,lrri aH tsft nade to Ihc House. lis present
session. 900 puHfel document. that the survey + he
n3nyulc Rtlltuaj, made III tie wear Is At tie pa Mt
a5f-r lhc aHnad ssud efn-s the nuunlain lhefr MAS
mites an aftiase elevation Of l6D feet per
m'r
lev.ui uiff'are an e,tr1ct from tic survey OF The
K zu b.. DlasIie aad Juncuon Ralltlad made IN 6
- b. N.l'ff GHyau. Ia. h show that The route pre-
ttt epson rHpafsn With the others, presented obsta-
#.- finest f5t'dsae ehaactcr. Ia Crossing The Blu,
Is ~. I'd aI.s cation through The COUNT, uietytn-
acnr.n u'e Lie ltjge and Eyaasaan fWy lht
Do.r lo.s
-IHr wagula . DIVISION comprises lh- mountain pass
s9d includes Distance Of miles poo ieet-llefr. as
@eI as Is .t' afsef stfs1n th' mountain "heh have
.raurt, stationary p1"cf canned be avoided II Is no
fA.'acfcd neeesaTy 10 distribute the anoog the
lauo suffice ia say that the summit will be attained
81 three Incnrd panes vIth total of 3 feet -
There we've DINER difficulties in the ronte which IN his
opinion, rrudefed II impfaecabl,bu glut hal should
hH adurtcd AMI direct nc 81 railroad made from the
mouth of luc River, through the intervening counties
u DlnydIc he asked the sttenriln Of hs fried Inm
mrm whilst he considered The proptltions published
tow dIyssure offering the plan ultimately conducting
tho Southwestern ralnad DOWN the Sannon valley 10 a
Ipncuo7 with The DanYIllr railroad =" and affirming lha,
the length 81 The junction road. as II WIS cal
led for couy, nielce. could be Than - mll,s
and that this ROUTE would pass the blue Ridge AT tic
natural gap tNcasated by the Stanton and alo, inr
that tycf reach the DanyIe road somcw here IN Char
, lortr county,
Mr. u. was aware that these propositions were hasrd
upon hc apparent distance upon the map, and
supported 10y the report 81 an cugn But be trusted
L. be able tn Pfnve fom materials III his posse tsupl
That II lhc Soutltwest railroad should be cunducird
down he Niunan valley. the distance would ~ great
q than by lyaehbagi and. 3D. Mdt the noa cronomi
cal and pIactiraile mode n obtaining a continuous raj
roai from Richmond 10 The Southeast Is by ,cay n
imchLmG.
1t viii be Admitted hat The ''vallc," Of river is III
natural grade ailudfd Is the marc, al lands OF the stream
H. IN seeking location lur a road parallel with tho fvrr
We depart from Ils valley equally evident that
the locauun must pursue the tdao hch divides tho wa
,ers OF the yeT from tsr of some her principal stream
winch drans the country II WE seek intermediate 10
cation, II must crlss the course of all The tributary
streams Wch empty into the Ilycr, and thus increase
greatly the cost DEMONSTRATION; it, them the ma gna
valley and The dividing ridge afford generally the true
lines OF location. let us compare the distance from Sa
lem, passing The Blue Ridge the natural gap eNci,a
ted by the Siau0tan aud, following that river reaching
lhc distance from Salem. via lynchburg. 10 the Dan
vale road. somewhere IN Charlotte county.
The Roanoke Navigation company at an early period
made, the report Il Which will be- found Ia vol s. g. Z
w. Reports whilst the very beautiful maps which ac-
campanlcd the engneel's reports may be found the
Auditors Office. The company alsl directed an sdn,,a
saromcHl ul the distance from White Rock a point be.
lrvcd To Ice IA the Southwest corner OF tho county Of
Charlotte, 10 the omn 81 Salem, which duty per
formed hy Samuel lannIll. Esq, well known tul
his integrity aud accuracy From that report is derive
the blowing statement: