Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-01-22

e.n zin'., part OF the ancient Dominion itself
know Oi none. Justice to those regions will be at
tended with corresponding advantages to our eastern
towns and cities. These shall undertake to reit
crate but besides these local benefits your line would
possess far more enlarged and general Importance
1t would afford the speede- safest and best line cf
communication between the northern Atlantic cities
and the great and growing southwest. 1t would form
the best connection between New ! ork and New Or
leans the the great importing and the other the
great exporting city Of the MON. The travel between
these two points must therefore be immense But bv
an inspection Of the map OF the country with the vari
Gus lines of improvement in operation or in pro-
gress OF construction, marked off it must be evident
that not OIL from New Orleans but from all louisa
na, from Texas, from Mississippi from Arkansas, AL
ALBANIA, Tennessee and good part Of Georgia. the
travel to ashngtOn, New York and the north would
De chiefly Or almost entirely along this line. 1t wonld
be not only the most expeditions route which con
sideraon Of great Importance in this EZRA of progress
but 1t would also be the safest. 1t would escape on
the one hand the greater part Of the hgh pressure
travel on the Mississippi with its dangers and delays
growing out gifts liability to steamboat explosions
running upon snags and hanging sand bars land on
the other hand would avoid the storms of the Gulf
of Mexico and all the pers of our southern Atlantic
coast.
There is another point of view in which this road
may be Of great Importance. The regular line Of com
municatlon with Pacific territories, pregnant as
they seem to be with ncalculabe wealth, and winning
away our active population from every city, hamlet
and valley Of the east, appears will be established
by steamboat to Chagres, thence the sthmus of
Panama. by railroad to the city of the same name and
thence again by steamboat Pacific ports. If this
shall be done, regular line Of steam packets will
from New Orleans to Chagres and the speedest and
best route for the teemng Adventures Of the north
who 90 out to seek their fortunes will be from New
York to New Orleans by this line, and thence to Cha
gres. And not only the outgoing travel Will thus be
gained but when those inviting shores and valleys a.
long the Pacific shall become settled with busting
population, they speedily will, and the great
mercia circulation between the Atlantic and Pacific re-
glOns shall commence then every pulsation will pour
stream Of travel along this great line of communica-
ton.
have taken it for granted in all this, that the road
when completed from Lynchburg westward, will then
be extended eastward to connect with the north
ern line OF railroad. satisfied, repeat that it
only requires for you to complete your work from
lynchburg to the Tennessee line the rest will follow
a matter Of course. have confidence that YOU will
succeed. You have strong hands and able heads at
work with enthusiasm that in good cause must
triumph. | am sorry to hear that your scheme is
looked upon with spirit OF jealousy by the friends Of
other schemes There is enough in the great work of
developing the neglected resources Of Virginia for all
to d. and am Convinced that interests in many ca
deemed opposed, will in the end be found be al
lied and conducive to each other. | must, in concu
son beg to apologize for the brief and general views
which have herein presented and to regret that Op-
portunties do not al any thing more specific and
pointed from me.
l am, dear Sir
Your. with regard,
TIIOS. S. BOCOCK
:. B. DEASE Jr. Esq.