Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-01-23
To the Editor orHe Times:

your OF The proceedings Of the last mca,ipa
If ahe James River aud Kmawha Company. yeu utar
Il the resolution which lleted prop sinr to efmnaie
the Canal n tovingin, and construct Ralfold from
int point II HE OHIO, and that suppose thu
proposition is mldr for the ben, fit If tie Crnfa Raj
rad. q d. not We y ur precise words, because have
rot the paper before mr.
This is strange IN stake be made by gentleman
who heard the resnn l1n read; but ms am sure IT is
mistake aud il involves by impiral Ion at least others
IN he responsibility of my conduct, Who have had
connection with u, beg yeur permission correct it,
and 10 that end herewith send Won Copy e The
nion certified by Mr.. Munfard VIII ch YOU will please
publish with this nut You will from it hat not
oaly is nohlog pop sd by it for the Central Ral,oad
comp'ny, bll my position Is that the James River
and kaoawha Company shall, by committee Of is
stochh defs. ask fl HE necessary ad 10 construct the
taIfoad 50 hat The Central Railroad Company viii
have nothing 10 do with it.
The fri Is that connected with the Central
Ratlroad ever IeW tha Intended ull.r such
luton II was my oNn IN ivemrnl after consultation
with aud the appreciation Of. some Of the mos nnlen-
rial stockholders. czans f this town. aud Of the
tern county. as well as ui wsern genem-n Of oque
respec'abilly. wh not stokholders of the j. X. x
X Co.
My motives TT The movement are these. and with
them to he understood. e.poraily by the people 4 Rich
mand.
/. consider rlar the Caoal when il reaches Cuving
TN will have attained tho highest practicable point. and
that the idea Of crossng the Allegheny Nnnians by
eNpend the public money up1n. and which It deeply
he 1'ee,t 4 the whole STATE and especially
of Richmond explode. in oder that some reilly useful
and pac cablr mode OF getting to the West may be
deal'n.
. Redmond has heen wallinr and starving for The
wat line ir 20 years, Al great crs', and she has
mare very ur mpre Western trade now than sir
30 wears, aI, and her for g0 trade gone AVID il
she waits much longer the t'hrrn and Southern cities
vii get the whole trade from her to her rum. wlile
the debts wheh The canal has br ughi up n her will
remain perpetual incubus dead loss and cause of laxa-
ton
Becnso The tott4rc Of travelling wn the James
RYr Canal in ie pocket boat, in which VIII per
and negroes, male and female all and sleep in
me Iltl' clhn, separated lr each her merely by
claln, will MT be endured by any decent people longer
than absolute necessity comp,Is then; and if there b.
n other means Of getting t, Richmond from the West
tie travel will come here bnl raa 50 other route
aud people viii If they nj Dha produce TO
place to which hey can mlpw IT,
4 A Because tbe practicable get rains and snow
and ogS enough upon the top Of the ALI! hany noun
tain, to i'll rvar to Il at canal bols East and West
II will. Judging from the past, lake wety yea 5 to IN
plee the nal and that delay If twenty wears wi ri
Richmond and d,incalculabls injury to Virginia by di
ver'ing forever the Western tade. | am therefore, in
hynr Of announcing now thai the canal is not To be at
tempted beyond CoynIon, and mmencing lorthN it'll
Railroad from thar port T. the West.
Very resp ctully.