Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-09-18

lelphia but after Baltimore shall have loaded her
Tesscls with this product OF Virginia and supplied,
n return, the merchandise for its consumption, she
will be compelled TO send II within the territory Of
Virginia for expectation TO the outlet of the Chesa
peake.
A similar difference between the natural and ar
fcial communication II that part Of Western Nir-
yinia bordering the Ohio River. and Of the valley
IT The kanawha with the Atlantic cities. will be
found TO exist whilst small portion Of Souih-wcs-
tern Virginia sends produce to Alabama and Gror-
ra- purchases groceries in New Orleans. aud inn
ports its merchandise through Charleston South
Carolina. Let it be remembered, that this is not
trade to be developed The land is not wider
ness. requiring the life and labor Of generations
reduce ii % efficient production. The trade alrca-
dy exists. 1t has grown UP under obstacles il has
been driven from it, natural outlets. To enrich II
distanr aud foreign interest in other States But
the fact of its development, under such disadvan-
tages prove. that il may readily be secured, whilst
the anxious interest of the whole West proves the
alacrity with whchit would cooperate in the re-
generation of the commercial interest Of the Virgin
ia cities.
There may be persons however, incredulou= that
the trade Of Virginia now exported from Northern,
Western aud Southern cities can be directed to the
ports Of the Chesapeake. 1t will not be doubted
tina, the greater portion Of the products OF the valley
and Western Virginia are destined for consump
lion in tine Northern States in Europe. These
products would adopt the most direct line cfirans-
it between production and consumption, but for
the natural Obstacles which intervene aud condemn
them the tedious, tortuous and pcrious nariga-
ion Of the rivers and coast. The direct line OF
transit would pass through the Chesapeake ports of
Eastern Virginia.
SO long as the route Of the wnier-bornc produce
of Western Virginia cheaper than any ariif-
cial line odircct transit any attempt to divert that
trade might have been hopeless. The opinion that
no railroad could succeed, Unless it connected
populous points. by short line has been reversed
10y experience Considering the railroad and To-
connective almost a Revelation for the South, we
uay be pardoncd for referring to the causes which
are now producing, through their agency, such i'm
portant social, commercial and political results
Tine has become essential element in the val
ne of merchandise and staple productions. No
producing region, and mercantile community,
can adopt slow and circutous delivery, in compc-
tition 18th others producing vending the same
articles, with greater facilities of transportation
thi II themselves. Travel and postal communica-
ton now tolerate delay or impeachment. 1t is
impossible to present any formula to show how fan
shortening the time of transit is equivalent to pos
live reduction ofircight. The telegraph and ex-
press lines, every where well sustained, prove the
estimated value OF time to be very great though ii
varies Of COURSE with the fear of competition, with
relative importance of individual transactions
But we see from the opening of the artificial lines
of Boston, New York, and Philadelphia, that the
commercial patronage of the interior is Immediate
y transferred TO the most rapid and direct lines of
outlet and intcrcommunication 1t is thus that the
great ciiccs of the North have scvcraly penetrated
the interior with artificial lines. until they have Ia
ken from the open and untaxcd current of the Mis-
sissippi. the commerce produccd upon its borders
These great artihcinl outlets have been connecting
amongst themselves for the commerce of the inter-
or until they now offer no, only superior certainty
and reduced time Of delivery bu, they offer upon
nanv articles cbcaper fr,.;rh,s ,bnu the river and
coast routes referred 10. We copy from the New
Orleans notice of the reversing of the nat
ural current Of trade. resulting from the construc
,i, ,f Tho ,,ro,, n, ,;G,;,I I,.s rcs,rred IN.
.For wears mast: Co,ton has zone M the Ohio
river from Tennessee. through the Pcpnsvlvania
and New York canals Ia the factories in the in.
t.ro, or those States and ofcn The citirs of Phila
do,,,L;, .nJ NJ, vi W. rocolIcc, l,s. Som.
,s,,i,a. e .,. -, IS ,,aJ. r 80, ~.
drcJ balrs sI;nncd Grr,, Iouisy;lIe via tho Ohio
ana n Y ran,is N Nov, yo,I. ri,y Tho fre;rb,s
were Ioss ,bnn bv tho Y,v of New orleons ma Tho
d;,Icrcnr, in ,x.Lanro ,rJ ;us,r,nce vas re,r
ronnT ,o,', il, e. r. H., Na,,l,'.,, ro,,,,
..rLc amnun, of ,o,,on ,bn, ,assoJ nm tho Ohio
I,s, ,o. os,s,,d h. ana he ,r,J,
n, sixtv ,bous,ud hale: This season nearly ali the
ho,,s frnr Tho T.nnoss,a .ad Cunb.r,and ,i,ors
hod nv, ,ha OH -, ~, rr,;ub.a5 80 r a.,
with ro,inn m p,cl 80. ho,,,eon Mo,nnL;. ,nd
Lou;.y;c and C;nr;np,,; of yb;cb ,bcre ara sever
al lines. take rn,,o- nm rho ,;vcrs nearly cycrv
,r;r
The op,,,,v of,obacco tia, takes lis co,rso II,
the river from Tho Inyc OIio far The E,s,crn r,
kcfs. bv Norfbern routes il raniav ;pcrcas,nr
Tba, rniscd in Ohio and KcpturLv above Cirr;n-
,,a,;-,nJ an,orr ,,a la,,ar ,bo ,oI.I,rs,o1 Na.an
county ,oIarco-7ncnrIv ali rocs bv the ynv Of Tho
canals 10 tie eastern markers. Nv s,atcmcnt re-
Gently pubsbcJ tho difference i, tho COS, ,f ,r,ps.
rortatiop from Louisville n New York il f,nr mr.
five dollars per hoe sbcad in f,vor of the Nor,bern
ruI,c. while the article esrnpes the swc,, which /,
undcrcocs ar sb;pboords will p,ss;, ,broucb onr
,ati,udcs.
Grain il now carried from Wob,.b ,o New
York by the canals, Mt Tho same c,st of fre;yL, az
is charged by the way Of New Orleans: bu, bv the
Northern route ,hcv incur no waste nor risk of
damage Lv heating, and save the whole cost of
sac e. for it is carried in the bulk, and the same
number of measured bushels are delivered in New
York as arc received on board the canal boat from
the shipper The lard pork and -four. from the
same region are taking the same direction. Last
AUTUMN The rich regions Of Ohio. Indiana. and Hi
nois, were flooded with the local bank notes of the
Eastern States. advanced hv the New YORK bonscs
on produce TO be Skinned by them. bv the wav of
the canals. in the spring
These nionevcd facilities enublc the packer. mil.
Ter and spccuatnr to hold ON TO their produce with
the opening of navigation in the sprinp. and ,Lcv
are no longer obliged as formerly. 10 hurry off their
shipments during the winter bv the way of New
Orleans in order to realize funds bv draft, ON their
shipments The banking facilities nj tic Eas, are
doing as much 10 draw trade from ms IA the "a.
mails and railways. which Ens,crp c.n;,nI / In.
structing
IAN the lead from the uppcr M;ssi.sipr; navy
eoc. East by the wav of Milaaukie. Ru, ibo mos,
recent and astop;sb;nc chance in tho c,nrsc of ,bo
Northwestern ,radc L IN behold as er;c,d ,ons
us, the number of steamers that now descend rho
Inner Mississipn;. loaded 4, he cuard. viii rrn-
dncc. a. far ms The month of Ilno;s r;ycr md .ho
turn nm tia, stream Win ,bcr r,rrocs -, ba sh;n.
ped to New Y ork VIA Chicago
,'Ihe Illinois canal has not only swept the whole
r,oouge aiohE the me OF inc iiiihois river to the
Last, hutit Is drawing the products irnm the PIPER