Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-01-24
VOL. XXVul.-.NO. 40.


Road May It promote mnny a close lasting and han
Py uhion between the maidens of Lynchburv and The
surrounding counties on the part and the youths
oil the South west on the other, and rice re,aa
=, ny Charles NJ Garnett. Fair of Lynchburr:
With those who know them no praise in needod %
those who do not no praise Is adequate.
by - Our absent friend Capt Charles Dim
mock Ono o the earliest nnd most valued friends Of
tho virginia and Tennessee Rail Road One Of the
very low IN this world whose heart ia 80 warm AZ 10
,mpart glow to those about him. and whose slo
qucnce is 50 iervd that even cold water In Jnpuarv
cannot extinguish IT,
ny Burton.-Robt j Davis A zealous and
abio Trend oi the Virginia aud Tennessee Rail Road
IVY peano, Jr.-l.ieut. NJ 4 Maury The A.
tronomer and uttarean of the nineteenth century.
VINO watches by night the movements Of other worlds
aud yet inds time to sketch with pencil of ljpht
the great circles Of commerce on tho iand and ovsr
the great deep
By -; Virginia When her Rail Road il oou,- :
pletcd, \ fankcdom will cxclam "Old Rim VapwinkIe
Is walked up sarn; what on earth has broke loose p.
By = Tho Creative Power of Science. Fhjch
not only binds the Stntes with material bands but i'm
parts tn them as II were, principal of vitality and
teaches ns to strike electric chain whcrowith shey
are quickly bound.p
-, ny james Lcitwich.-Wm. NJ Burwell, of Bedford
me br'innt advocate OF the Virginia and Tennessee
Kali Road though absent ho is not forgotten.
by Wm. innccy.-Ab usque ad malunn
poI
on nppies OF the llespanos until we can whisper in
tho ear oi our Franciscan ncighbor and the Iron
Horse shn be NJ ON track worthy Of his speed and
bottom.
By II Rtchey-The Virginia aud Tennessee Rail
Road May sho reach from tho Atlantic to the Pa.
oihc.
by p Harrison, ir Internal Improvement Ths
sure foundation OF inward prosperity.
iy Gen. % q Clay.--Rev. John Early Ills exe,
t'ons IN the cause of Internal Improvements second
only to his zcnl in Religion.
By Lynchhurghcr Capt. Dimmock We will
ALWAYS regard him ot the ablcst and most
faithful friends.
hy Jno. q Mcom-The Virginia and Tennessee and
panvlle Rail Roads Arc sure to prosper, hayip, A
Clay basis aud nin(d of Garnctt and now,ths,nud
ing there may DO many Tai Q) cot there will never n
run stall :.
by - DIR David Patterson The firm friend or
Internal Improvement and the interests of the town u
Lynchburg,
by Dir james Saundcrs-Tho Vrginia and Tenn.
ssseo hnll Road BE sure you are right, always;
now "go nhond. We ure only wrong that We were
not sooner right we are right aud let tho gal
liant struggle be between glorious sister States
Virginia and Tennessee, which most shall the other
cheer on, and fastest o aheadn in this grent work
OF uniting two great oceans, and making near neigh
bors oi iour distant Continents. Onward and on.
~drd, Jdsf and fdpidiy-be our motto!
by -: Judge Daniel Wilson Whilst we reverb
the sanction which his high Judicial position renders
to our proceedings, we revere still more highly the
compliment conferred by tho happy combination of
green old ago and purity of character.
by pr. Il. H. Murrell The State of Virginia /.
ohcckered with Internal Improvements; may its wnys
and means DO ever commensurate with its extrcmcs.
and the present not checked or checkmated.
NarIoN.L On ERvAroRY.
Washington. d. C.. Dee 29ih. ls4g Z
t'enflemen-I rrlre' 10 say that my engagements ara
agn'n such as To deprive me o the pleasure Of acoepinp
Your poie lnv'taton 10 mske merry with YEN n .jov
ON the commencement, Of The Virginia and Tennessee
Raoad.o
regard tha, Railroad, and every Railroad thu, il
built building, projected. in the country as sme,hing
lar beyond mere commercial highway, or local affair,
The koad which You abou, construct has National
hearings potential IN their magnitude. All such works
tend nightly 10 subscrve and prnnie those impor,snt
ENDS whrh the Old Thirteen had IN view, when they
laid the foundation of this Government Railroads do y,
tend p'om"e the general welfare and To provide for
the common defence"
The improvem' ots of This. our generation ,he use
al tar ads and the Introduction of the Nfsrne,io
Telegraph in tho everyday concerns of men, bave
hronghi the country 10 sand-sl with regard TO Ns-
llona detences lhes" discoveries and imprnv, menis
have made change ssaty the system f fdefences
hlthrro pursued by the Government, both with regard
10 the Amy and Navy.
Directly after The last war, when the NAVY had
fought ilsri into favor Congress aside certain sum
of money annually, for its gradual lnef sse" Il was
"hue Ha' p'cy ihat AL ihose splendid I4s which
now o'i,ng on The stocks decayng their anchors
were built.
When General Jackson camo into office hs found
them rotiing SO The system changed We stopped
building, aud proceeded to get the frames Il ships
and stow them away under sheds Blu, has sine. been
found hat The lmhe as well veil NJ the ships would
rot also; that and plan oi gradual increase" has also
been abolished We now have, under our ship houses
and timber sheds. materials rong and going nn useless
decay, the cost Of which would bnild your Railroads.
with double tracks three times over
This dearly bonght experience, with the invention of
hol w-sn aud shells, together with the nir irduciion Of
steam in Ocean navigation, has thrown Leesatos ''au
ab1ck." with regard iosome we-aid plan Of Navy pol
ICY so tnai we are without any Of gradual
ncease.' though all admit the importance and necessity
of gradually increasing the Navy the country grove
larger and more powerful.
The true policy for "gradua increase" does not now
any longer consist In having the powers Of Naval expsn-
sion in materiei, but in PERSONNEL.
Wherever those Of our fellow citizens, who edo busi-
the great waters" may choose roam in their
ships there their government bound he present with
lis strong right ann prutect and defend them in their
lawf,l pursuits.
Therefore, the wises, aud best the most economical
and effective. plan for gradu increase" consists in an
efficient and sufficient corps Of officers or with m active
Navy. keeping pace with commerce, and henp so organ
lied and invested with The power expansion as 10 meet
any probable emergency.
1t should not be SO large in naterei as g. let its ships
rot on The stocks. feeble personnel as be
capable Of meeting all the demands upon it, in peacs. Il
should be large enongh and strong enough all
these purposes and 10 serve asa nucleus around which