Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-02-25
From TIL FARMymLE RsPuptrc.s.


i tttFsnfiS uHt IIRCnuHvp hdirOud Bii usfenicd
We regret the d s'greeable task that devolyes o. us TO-
dav, of annonocing The rejection on Monday last, of he
bill surseiihntt thtea h1hs of S61D, 900 Ia the stock nl
the Petersburg and t%.ynchborg Railroad, by the decis
i've vote Of q yeas, 10 Il nays.
This result, ,hongh highly IN %rtifyiag. was To US not
altogether unexpected. We had IN ,ughi fr some time
past that the LARGE number Of Internal improve ncnt
schemes. all requiring aid from the : ate. md 10 seseral
If which large appropriations had been made, early in
the session, would "p'rate in no little degree against The
success of Il measure new 10 most It the members. aud
with the advantages and importance Of which. they In
al pr ,bfbl'iy, never troubled themselves to become
acqnainled.
Bat. however much we, in This section, may be dis.
appo nted nj his result. W. should mol he discouraged nor
cease our fl ,rts in behalf of the enterprise. Let us rath
or adopt the motto, 'never 1--WE mp the ship'-let us
Increase our pxer,ions, and we shall vet succeed. We
have the po,rer to construct Il road from this place Ii
Burkrsvllle. Al least, and we should do IT. The route
has been pronounced by the lntellige en-, and skilllul ergi-
neets whn have recently surveyed it. not only practice
Bile, but one which in mos Respects presents but few ub
siacles 10 the construction of The work. The question
then is, s'ioald we not build The road ? What. if the
State has refused her alHl We can bring the told as far
as Farr,viIle., with ut asking one cent of money from ,ha
Co nmonwealth, aud we think we express the sentiment
If all interested in this matter when we say thai tbs
road lril be made. We have no idea that all the eff rs
which have been made in the causes by some of our most
talented and energetic citizens will fall TO the uround
aud prove of n, avail. We cannot bel eve that The spirit
which animated them in tn beginning. and which has
sustained theu. thus FIR. will now because of this disap
pointment. be suffered To droop and die away We have
too high an opinion Of the cool sense and frmness III
those who have taken hold of this matter, to believe thai
they will r~elrnquish ii b cause of momentay deieat. O..
he cnnirary il will stimulate hem 10 sill greater exet-
inns,-exet.ions which will show that rhrongh .defca'eo
they are not conqueued"-and Which must resnll in com
plete and triumphant successi
We have nsi seen the debate (f there was ANY, on
the final reading Of he bill. aud hive based the lorpgp
inc remarks On the supp1sltion that its defeat is prIucl.
pqlly tn b. attributed t. an aversion on the par If the
Legislature To make at this sessl"n, any additional ap
praprlalions to those already made II works ofnltrnal
Improvement.
Since the above article was put in type. we have re-
reivrd the following cal fora Meeting In be held on Sat
urdly night. Les all areo !:
RAlI ROAD MEETING
The Sonh Side Rail Road Executive Committee will
meet at The Tawn Hall onSatuGd " nightnext al 7 o'clock
The ciiizens # Farnville aud vicinity are invited to at
tend. Come one. come all. You will hear something
on the subj. ct If our Raj Road.