Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-03-28
F'am the Neffllk I4fall.
THE RAIL ROAD QUESTION CONTINUED

W I'm WfthTs NH tEil. flfsr y iHilff hgc iofb
MI-sHs FplraRs L had not esprcied u tp'ut Ia
This II Dc In anocr newspaper sticr hut the unire
SEER aad dennns rnhy unjusi n proceeding If h
legislature tlwards all Schemes nf improvement in.' nd
ed for The benefit OF Norfolk hs Induced frespa>s
y1ur kindness wih hnnhpr las intend il Ia he)
nun sense view If The subject shall indulge In NJ
harsh srctafcs tic iyaony Of our rulers shall
not seek 10 emb ish with hitter phrase their willulness
or lhrf blIndoess; bu shall SIMPLY ask vna 10 cnsdrt
with me, lmpsuilly. what hest be me under The
present nntnwar1 stale nf circumstances.
And hero will premise hal neither dsheafi-
ened. mr. diSmayed; even nut If lemper "1hfre
Is time f,r all lhnps"-and much good may yet be
sure for por neglected. Nud III. w hap, mr. money
yet in poctd yet solyaci control YET
IN waiting II be expeniod IN niicIous iaiiuna aud
diridcnd paying system Of public improvement. All
hat need Is liule forbearlncn-a lite frnness
r" caunn-s In ham NY of action Il nl'ed" we
Will moi only "staod" bat will prspefng. AMI l.,
prosper. Let Ne ask no taro,s; lie, "shrink from
resp nsbllty'
rtal the Legislature has acted IN hostile IN 10
wards ne has denlrd rights are sorry (fo The
credit ni the Com n1n alih1 Ia acknowledge. Tint
The Legislature VII continue 10 ACT htsly 10 ,atds rs.
ready (iot III credit ur tho Commercially Ia
deny. II we to have bridges ar new rail road CHAR
tefs. of amendments 10 fnfmer charters hexi winter
will he time enough 10 oblnn all that is tlgh and prn-
pet-and all HAT is rghl and proper we eventually
obtain.
la | pnp Sc Tor Norfolk 10 d i, 10 renew her
u II,
Is a. the last session une 1T a ne and sepirhed into
Struggling driIchmcnts and at 'iht eleven h hour -
but LEI us consider our several plans well reconcile hcm
into ne Iudle0ns uniled plan lhfnw them nln profit
ahlt aliitudr; a4d prsanl them IN SINGLE combination
bet sc thr gnid sepse Il ou rulers Ofhe method Of
eirc log ihls c,ubnatian d,slpg in this c,nnlnnca
ten. h say little on-f ii sug9rson aud am
willing that may 90 Tor what II IA worth.
Al The present session three distinct plans of improve
mrn' were Offered and rejected or 'poslponed.' in The
lonwitg order
l-r. The Norfolk and Petersburg R,lfo,d scheme
2dly An amendment Ia the charter Of the Norfolk
and W esern R'rlmad mpmy 81 as To give u Nnrfua
The iefnIlaon of thai road thereby enabling cars to
ron through from l.yochburg 10 Norfolk,
silly The well known p'oec' Of btdsi The two
banches -" Els beth River with view l., connect with
the (uncunstruc ed) Seahoard Road
vi these ihre" prI"r =, the first. helieve. received
the strongest vote Aud this is easily accounted Tor
u was PROJECT calculated 10 awaken the pride Of Vif
9iuans II was allied 10 soma OF her fnyorie SCHEMES
ID improvement and nnnded Ia be parl Ola nun
hnonghlafe through Ia Memphis. Tonnes .eo-and I'll.
umaelV Ia the land of Id in the far Nest Aud
Was Dictated only by the operation If petty ca prjndi.
e"s Gould have been tried on its olrn merits excln-
sivrly. il would have passed triamphap,lv AMI with
generous appropriation the part Of the State Aud
not least, If carried inln effect IL ,roud hare prorcd
proffabe
The second pt'iec-of amending the chatter Of the
Western and Norfolk Road tended Ia the same end as
nc itB hng-ph ny different COURSE and doubt
eqnaY ra''ic but was NOR expansive than The first
was less likely Ia pay dividend; aud was hskcd upon hy
shhe 'hef e1nranles as rival Il therefore did not
meet with a. much favor. sui lrs charter ouphl Il,
nave been amended as proposed That would have al
ded T." lis merits ralheT than have les ,ened them
Inc tlrd pnJect-hat Of bridging was in hiph IA
s"t with on community; hut since the Sc ,huard Road
refuses 10 connect with rs, we must give that up SO
let u be- We mnst abandon thai runnexiun A. Fal-
stall says. upon e5mpulsinn The state won't lei Us
apt th..Il ,,,.I,
aha Tue hoid Wont let us-b 9TH slolls taken frun
lin'. for all that, Nessrs Editors, think tho way is
p"Tlrctly clear ho'oe Let ms ct either the PEERS
on'g h'ad charter. ar the amendm"ht H. the charter of
the N"SIern Road (er combine ihem as will presently
pr'p~") ant we viii then be enabled To connect with
The main land, and alsn 10 Seaboard Road with
n,say III miles Of Nnflk. Then if the Selholrd II ,,d
snuiu ever be disposed To make "Inncon" with us
We ran have II by mere agree nent-a hrIdue cnnnex
''n IA every particular, without the expence of a sin
gf d0tiW Tor that especial come xian.-Iet any bndv
wa" chses make The calculation and he will find thai
the oO,Ooo which would have pivrn far The h,idoa
conn'N"n WIZ lay the rails half ,rag from here 10 Pc
''So"Ei WIZ pay good dividend and will rive US
.he "Ondge connexlon" besides, Perhaps we will vet
live to thank the Seaboard Road Tor HAVING refused 10
connect with us Perhaps il NAV save IA frun he,vy
round of taxation '
u the Legislature should refuse still 10 p~rmit ne Ia
bridge he Santhen Branch it cannot in reason ,,fus.
Us fWl s"n To hlidge the Eastern Branch and To cross
the lanai near Deep Creek. wuh our Peter hury ,d M
our Western Road, the case NAV be- Tia, Snnld -,
'etiere with hob'dy's peculiar vicws-ard would be al
most equal 10 The whole loaf" If our rphnI ptiyepes
W Womb mus have most Of our rights secured to Us
bn Promised ospeak nf comhina ION Of both tbes,
'"', sen mes mo one. Having alrady ocrupieL $
mnch space, must ofc1urse be brief They c,ulJ M
u"e' ny causing the Western ruad instead 1f bandn,
down to the Nhtnway RIVER lhr,ati, S,,anp3a,I IN,
7 W Wv way %, man Ia pass thr tngh Petrsblrg Farm
Q vh'r Isle "i wight county and other popu,us uars
hnplh1 TUE lack nj tile uctnipnt