Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-08-18

wholly without foundation, as we have
shown.
Va. and Tenn. Railroad.
The following resolution was adopted
by the Board Of Directors ofthe East Ten
nessee and Virginia Railroad Company, at
their meeting on 21st Of August. 1850:
"Resolred, That from all the lights now
before US, considering that the period OF
several years must elapse before the Va.
and Tennessee road will reach our borders,
and that a western direction will more
speedily place US in connection with the
western avenues of trade, already opened
and being opened, it is advisable that the
point of commencement be at least as far
west as the Holston river; when we can
avail ourselves of the navigation which that
river affords. Provided that the counties
Of Jefferson and Granger will raise an a.
mount equal to the grading Of 40 miles Of
said road, or should Knox county raise the
means necessary TO grade from the city OF
Knoxville to the Jefferson county line,then
in that case it will be the interest Of the
company to begin at once at Knoxville and
extend Eastward"
This was the policy ofthe East Tennes-
see and Virginia Railroad Company, de.
clared as long ago as August 21st, 1850
They then said, in effect, that it was safest
and best for them to look to a connection
with the East, through the Georgia and
South Carolina road,,and they have stead
lily held to this policy. We are aware
that on the2Oth March, 1851. they resolved
that they would let to contract some OF
their road from tn. Virginia line West; Blu,
the conditions upon which this was to be
done, as set forth in the following resolu-
ton, have not been complied with, and
consequently all the work nowSin progress
is to carry out the policy indicated by the
resolution of 2lst August. 1850. The re-
solution of 2lst of March, 1851, is in the
following words
"Resolred, That whenever Sullivan,
Carter and johnson counties will raise
$4,000 of additional stock, and Washing
ton will have increased hers $1,000, and
Greene will have raised hers to 100000,
that we will place Corps of Engineers
upon the line for the purpose Of putting it
under contract; or should one end only be
provided with the requisite stock, that 40
miles shall be so surveyed and let to con-
struct"
We are not complaining of the East
Tennessee and Virginia Railroad Compa-
ny. The policy they have adopted may be,
for all we know, the best, for their interests.
Upon this subject we do not express any
opinion; but we refer to these acts Of our
friends in East Tennessee, for an entirely
different purpose and object. We do so.
that we may repeat the apprehensions, we
have heretofore expressed. that if the stock
required to enable the Board of Directors
to comply with the instructions of the
Stockholders, to let in Norcmbcy merit, tie
balance o file graduation from WytAeriue
to the State line, be not taken, it will revive
the fears always entertained by East Ten
nessee, that Virginia would not for a long,
almost an indefinite period, complete her
road. Such must be the inevitable conse-
quence, if we falter. in the least degree, in
pressing forward our road to its Western
tel minus,with the same, nay, if possible,
greater energy,than has heretofore marked
its progress.
We entertain these fears, and we think
it best for all interested, that they should
be expressed. We do not know what are
the intentions of our Board of Directors,
with regard to the contempt ated letting in
November next, but we would, as their
friends. and as the friends of the great en-
terprise committed TO their management,
most earnestly urge upon them. if it be
possible, not to disappoint public expecta-
ton, with regard to the speedy completion
of the work; and we would urge upon the
people onthe line, the citizens of Richmond,
Petersburg, Norfolk, and Lynchburg. to
act promptly inresponding to the call made
by Abingdon, for the friends Of the enter
prise, to meet in Convention in that place,
on the sth day of October next. Let each
of those towns. and all the counties from
Norfolk to Washington county, on the
South side of James River, send delegates
to that Convention. that "a long pull, a
strong pull.and pull altogether" may be
made for the completion, without delay or
hinderance, of the Virginia and Tennessee
Railroad.
II South Carolina wants secession and
a fight, because the Government chose to
adjust dispute between itself and the
state Of Texas, by paying money and ta-
king land. She wants to whip the Gov
eminent for the wrong done Texas and
the South in that transaction. She is also
anxious to fight, because California was ad-
mitted into the Union-6ght whoml All we
supposewho assisted it. Amongthese was
Texas,sothat South Carolina after thrashing
the Federal government, for the wrong done
Iexas, would have to turn around and
maui Texas for helping to bring in Cali
lorna: and probably, then, like "Mose" in
the farce, to keep from "sp;ling" for want
OF muss, she would fall afoul of Ten
nessee. Kentucky. Virginia, Missouri, Del
aware, Maryland and North Carolina,
each one ofwhich assisted in some meas.
urc, in the admission Of California. q.
u The Democratic State Convention