Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-01-24
NrtR NASHVILLE. Jan. LIST. ESQ.


Genfie,pen-l receiv we'd y.ur mvat'pn 10 be present
nm the 10Th instant 20 witness the interesting ceremony
az comr,s ncpg he Virginia and Tennessee Rail Hnad
At more GENIAL season Of the year, should mol ia
D. be with yon but a the seventies OF winter are now
urs,n US and must flrera the pleasure winch such
visit would give me- As aNugnlau-naiive born ~ The
cs,nnty Of Buaswick--the early companion OF Mason
Bruadnax and Damgoole, hail with lively sa isaeton
every movement calculated aod intended advance the
HARMONY and nletes, oi the glorious Old Dominion. -
What can do mute to .ilsce-ohterale-h Jraonsles
~ long existing between aud old-owef and upper,
yruina-than The completion Of such goat llne of
camfnunica ion as the proposed. Whist, too,
can So soon and 81 fully deveup the long cuncra ed, and
almost unknown. ufees OF your great Commonweah!
But as Tenneseean, equally hail the ausmcious com
mencemen Of Ibis great work II VIII do as much ilr us
as Tor YOU. Il w open to u.s. when we choose to avail
ourselves II H. the markets At The Atlantic. whilst vii
furnish 10 Won ready access Ia Mr. Cahoun's great
it.lsnd sea" Of the West Bot YOU must not suppose
penilemsn that II will give you 10 that great arm
OF the Guph at Memphis. leaving you still almost a
thousand miles from the great emporium of the mighty
valley Your road, ~ it, progress W est from Nashville,
mus diyrrge liule TO the Southwest meeting the Mo
bile and OHIO Raj RDad where far fGum that
great bend 10 the Tennessee river. From that point It's
extension West, to the city Of Memphs will enable You
10 lake choice Of rautes either 10 The Mississippi nj right
anaes or BY trruing SOUTH reach It New Orleans.
by The way Of Mobile. An inspection Of the map will
point you, once, the probability thai New Or
leans not nsensibe to her Interests will construct
a Raj Road 10 connect with that Of Mobile, hun
dred miles or above the latter city; thereby bring
ing all upper Virginia and Tennessee within few days
run of New Orleans In this view Of the case your pro-
ject is at once and magnificent. very large pro
portion Of thai immense number Of travellers who every
winter resort New ORLEANS. from Nnrthen-A an-
tic cities. abandoning tie cold and frozen route # the
Ohio, will evidently incline toward more genial climate
and give decided preference 10 the Virginia and Ten
nessee Road. No revolution IN the course If travel is
more piobabe than this; and Virginia and Tennessee
should doubtless put forth their highest energies ac-
eompsI H. W hat Virginia can and will DO she has
already told us. What tennessee viii do is now under
the consideration If her Legislature The extension of
the Georga and South Carolina Rad to Knoxville in
East and 10 Nashville. in Middle. Tennessee is now
nndonbted. Both in rapid rrogrcss The spaces To
be filled the extension of the liwassee uad from
Knoxville the Virginia line and from Nashville to the
Mississippi, at Memphis bill is pending before
the General Assemb yprop sing the issue If State Bonds
the rate Of 81 500 per mle for the purpose of aiding
in the completion oil these portions OF he road The
friends Of the bill confident Of lis passage and wish
notifications Of lis provisions not materially affect
ing the ultimate completion OF The road but providing ad
ditional safeguards the State think It's success hinh-
ly probable.
Bot. gentlemen, do not wish to trouble you with de-
tas-My great object ia writing You his letter is to
forward 10 the That The State of Tennessee
is not lnsensibe the great efforts which YOU are ma
king TO accomplish work alike beneficial to both States
and that she will. by all the in her power respond
nobly to shuse efforts. She will make no direct appro
pra,ioas-form no partnership wi ndivduals-but
will freely loan her credit her corporons on reason
able qua anees IN order to accomplish great work. To
which we ali know individual capabilities are inadequate
With sentiments Of profound respect,
] remain, gentlemen,
Your obedlent servant