Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-10-02
The Alabama and Tennessee
River R, KO2N,


DIRECT RAILWAY COMMUNICATIONS WITT
THE SOUTH WEST, MOBILE AND NEW OR
LEANS.
| we have National Road, but the Gen
.eral Governmen, has never. as yet, con
strUcted a mile of railroad. If the clause
IN the Constitution, giving power ITO estab
llsh post Offices and post roads," cover a
power to build railways, it is curious
case of construction, making our great
Charter authorize thing not invented
not thought OF at the time OF its adoption. =
Nor is this the first instance of the kind;
and nothing in fact, can he more unreasona-
bic than the notion that only what was in
the 'contcmplation." in the minds of the
framers Of the Constitution is allowed bv
1t, aud that it is a sufficient objection to any
measure to say that 1t was not dreampt of
by the Fathers ofthe Republic when they
framed our Charter. lfthis be so, what
becomes OF our STEAMBOATS, and the laws
regulating their navigarionl or Of electric
telegraphsi Is the Constitution Chinese
shoe, to pinch the growth oftle country TO
the proportion ofinfancy foreverl
Indeed, we must qualify our remark at
starting, this much, that although the Gen
eral Government has never chartered II
rallroad, or built one by the direct apph-
cation Of ITS own resources, yet it has ap-
pointed public lands in aid ofStaIe enter
prises OF tins KIND. Whether this amounts
to the same thing IN a constitutional point
OF view or not, and we leave this point to
the doctors) 1t Is clearlya proper step in the
discreet management of the public lands.
considered merely as measure to increase
the value of the lands unappropriated.--
A good railway will doubtless double the
value OF lands IN new State within two
or three years, and appropraiing lands IN
tniS way Is no doubt voting money INTO the
Treasury.
but look at the matter from a wider
and more national point of view. Here
are thirty States. Every one OF them Is
building or preparing TO build railroads to
connect the most eligible points within Its
own borders. Al these borders Its power
stops. let the usefulness of such road
as well 10 ITS neighbors and the Union at
large as the State building, it depends,
perhaps mainly upon It's connection with
other lines beyond the State limits, upon
It's position as part or section Of great
national track or rallway-nauonal, If not
~ me authority by which II was built, yet
ny 'he good which 1t does. Suppose now,
state Prelndlees, want OF means, or any Of
the thousand strange influences which at-
lect ieg'sia'ion' should prevent the Legs
ia'nrc oi particular state, lying directly
~ ne way OF a great line otrailroad fur
"sHihg the connecting INK. would any
one crillcise very severely the interPesiton
q tlie uenerai troVernmeut IN such case!
oregon railroads. or Atlantic and facihc
ralFoaus' or ho', we look upon every rea-
sonahie appropriation OF pnbhc lands IN
aiu oi 'ota'e enterprise OF TINS KIND as a
ece oi thriity stewardship and wise states
aansiilP.
o't'haleiy' the dllhculties which we
nav , posed "ii' DC SGheraiy prevented
~ an chi'sh'ehed regard ior 'hcir own IN
'ereS's on 'he part OF 'he states. lhey
WI see t'iat "'a' IS 'est lor ine genera
liil'r's's = n'e' ior ioG'r interests, ana una,
'le ni"St i'''uiia'e ana la'oran'e feature Oh
a o'aic enterprise OF me kind Is us connec
'ion VIM se"erai OF ''a'ionai 'rohk ol
i"iIIoau'
. ~ Is 'noeeo' h'sh '''ie ihat our iocai ana
o'a'e '"'irodu y s'e"'S DC ""''omdtt~e"' as
1t "er'' t''a' 'iiey ne constructed that INT,
gauge tne '''ne Oh running 'he rates OF
'a.G' anu inc ra'e Oh He'Sn' DC arranged
VIII, reference 10 general system OF ran
Io'u coI,ii''u'''ca,'on on oe.weeh the states
l" '',e Noriii aHu East ''liS Is oeS'hh'ng 10
pp ooiie' ana cars no" run rom we"
haven depot oanai street, View ork. 10
tle uepot ~ poston, on severai uishnc'
iihes OF rai'hoad' wi'hont disturbing the
traveller N ms seat ana withont breaking
ouiN- IN hh8'and the iihes bftween Lon
Goh 10. ana L'VeTPooi are Drought under one
diree'of' ana conso''dated ih iact INTO one
company. In tiIne the same system must
become general mere ana we snail see ma
,'ohai lines OF railway thousand Of miles u
length. W ha'ever oecomesoi the railroad
10 the racine tne 'lthc Is near when trans
" w daliy 'eaVe we oepo's 10 boston. ana
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