Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-07-21

should engage nlonc In the undertaking. the voyage
by steamer would be much heightened ~ tune
and distance, that travel. coming from the south
would take line upon which the ocean rtesrnins
ouId be less. The great problem with the travel
Ter is 10 diminish the Streaming, because OF
the superior speed and safety Of sieaming by land
Hence the suecess of the Boston lines, and hence
the PROPOSAL 10 extend railroad TO point IN Up
per Canada from which the passage across .'ie
ocean will be reduced to about 2,0OG miles WIN
this preference r land over ocean or river steaming
il 4 not probable TINT any city can sustain alone
! linz n sran,ers-Thc same difficulty viii present
itself TO any attempt the part OF Baltimore 10 es
taLlish an independent line The traveller inten-
ding q, erass the Atlantic would naturally prefer
going from Baltimore or y. York or Philadelphia
to running down to the outlet OF the CHESAPEAKE
nearly two hundred miles out oi direct course
and then TO the direct line OF transit from
Baltimore to the port OF his destination.
II is evidently impossible that Baltimore can
work line OF steamers to Europe, under such geo
graphical di-adyaniagc s, that Richmond feters-
burg. or Alexandria can do so.
If however the cities Of the Chesapeake shali
by common consent, make Norfolk the terminus OF
the proposed line. that, to the Southern Trans
Atlantic travel advantage of time and distance
would be equal with the supposed superior comfort
and safety Of Southern over a Northern passage
across the Atlantic there be no doubt that such
line would be perfectly successful. each city would
make il. own connections by bay or river steamers
md the common steam line from Norfolk would
make a time and afford rat. os freight comparing
fvorablv rs 10 the Southern traveiat least with any
lines North oft. Each city then contributing ITS
patronage Of merchandise and remittance, the
line, of communication i'm the interior. to which
We hive advorted. would cut of the TRANSATLANTIC
trnvel going North because to a traveller crossing
tie latitude of Norfolk the Inducements which have
been mentioned would be sufficient to determine
him in its favor But If the travel crosses the iai-
tude Of Norfolk and goes North far as Baltimore,
the tendency will be 80 direct to Phiiadeinsia,
New York, or Boston, for steamer. Indeed, as
to Baltimore, Q passenger coming from The South,
upon tn Portsmouth road, might go up the bay to
Baltimore IN one dag, and come down the bay the
next on his way 10 Europe he would na'uTaIiy pre-
fer taking a steamer direct from Norfolk. II may
be said that lines from these cities may tonch al
Norfolk but travellers will prefer seeking the ter
minus Of line for the superior CERTAINTY ihefe
may be, then, such combination of the importing
interests Of ii. several cities trading through a
common outlet, "a will maintain line OF ocean
steamers Aut there must be perfect harmony and
earnest cooperation amongt them
The reader will agree with US, that Mr..
Burwell has hit upon one of the causes
tina, have tended 10 retard the progress
and prosperity of Virginia. Her Deepen
dence upon Northern importations and
Northern manufactures has been the pay
ment of gratuitous tax to them, but we do
not think the evil would be entire y remov-
ed by our emancipation from Northern
dependence. There is no reason why we
should not be as independent of England
as of the North. We have among our
selves every natural means of seli-supPort.
We have the timber, iron, cordage and can
vass, out of which a commercial marine OF
any capacity may be created. We have a
soil and climate that will produce every
thing necessary to the comfort and hap
piness of man; food, raiment and all the APP
planes of luxury. Why should we not
fall back upon our own resources! Eng
land is more alien to US in principles, more
hostile to us in feeling, than the Northern
States. Iftherc bcthose in New Eng land,
who would interfere with the relations OF
master and slave at the South, there are large
" more in Great Britain who entertain a
much deadlier hostility towards US. and our
institutions. What do we gain by avoiding
New York and seeking Liverpool, by ex-
changing Lowell for Manchester. We
confess that whether we consult interest or
prejudice, we have no Partially for any
system or scheme that does not look solely
and directly to the encouragement and
support of a system of self dependence and
home development.