Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-05-08

Road, and urging the necessity Of greater
and more efficient action on the part Of its
friends to secure the connexion between
the East and the Ohio by the means of
that improvement-and to give concentra-
ton to their exertions-proposes Conven-
ton of all interested in Lewisburg, in Au-
gus or September next. In order that our
readers may examine the speculations Of
our contemporary in the Valley, and for
the purpose Of correcting an error into
which our friend has fallen, or rather to
supply an omission, after we copy part OF
the article alluded to:
THAT the Ohio river is be brought into
ton with the city Of Richmond by rail road at no
distant dav is conceded all hands. And that this
connection is be by OF the Central, or the
yirginia and Tennessee raroadis also perfectly
tain. 1t is needless any longer to close our eyes to
| the fact, that have powerful rival TO contend
with for the rich prize of western trade and travel,
which is to be by tapping the Ohio at the mouth
of the Kanawha. That rival is the Virginia and Ten
| nessee Railroad Company. They made n tremendous
effort last winter accomplish their purposes At
| ter hard struggle they defeated. But their
defeat is but the signal for a rally, and more de-
| termned, perhaps better concerted movement next
winter. Unless the friends of the Central road set
| to work at once, TO effect a perfect organzu-
ton among themselves, than has heretofore existed,
| there is imminent danger-nay almost certainty
that thew will forever lose the invaluable reward
| which is almost within their grasp. Let the Va.
| and Tenn. road be extended down New River to
the Ohio and may bid farewell to all hope Of an
| extension Of our road.
g,
are resolved upon the construction of great line,
which shall traverse the State from her Eastern to
| her Western borders. They that Baltimore Is
reaching her long iron to embrace the great
| West. Connections with the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad will rapidly be formed, by all the Central
and Northern lines, extending through OHIO, INDIAN
a and Illinois, and the Southery, and by far
the most important IF all the great lines ofthe West.
| that from St. Louis to Cincinnnti-wil also uLite
with Baltimore by n connection with the Northwest
Railroad Parkersburg, unless the Ohio should be
| tapped lower down. Virginia sees tins and Is re-
solved to prevent it, by reaching the Ohio at Point
Pleasant or the mouth of Sandy. and no strug-
| gle between two Companies, as 10 which shall be
the favorite in this respect, ought to defeat
her. for any length of time, in the accomplishment
| of this purpose. Organization among the friends
of the Central road will insure to success-a want
of it, will not only defeat u.s. but will build up ri
val at expense.
I
"After hard struggle they were defeat
fcated" And i'll what way the Messenger
might have told us. We propose to sup
ply the omission by extracting from this pa
per statement ofthe facts as they occurred
in the Legislature, which statement ap-
peared in response to an enquiry from a
| .a,,l,,, =; ,ho So,,,buost touching rho
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same thing which the Messenger, says
,v,s accommodated ",ftcra hard struoole 1"
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| From the IugtHion 81 ne 24h dpr"'
| In order TO give any thing like correct under
standing OF the subject II necessary tor our cor
respondent to know that There were two appicatons
before the Legislature for the right OF way TO the
Ohio, ore from the Virginia and ennessee railroad
and the other from the Central Road the latter ask
ing the aid of the State, the tor1ner SIMPLY naked
| charter. Without giving dry and unnecessary de-
tail ofcgslaiive action on the subject 1t Is sufcien
70 say that the appndon o. Cue Usn t
Ohio, was defeated in the House Of Delegates by
very decided majority whilst the oiii ''nns TN. .he
same body, by Majority equally decisive. The bill
contained no provision Tor inc o'aie saorcr'P,lon'
the right to construct a connecting link between
CovinFton and the OHIO Branch at some point , on
River, the main stem would be common to both the
tennessee and central roads when % the D came
by the way it had becd permitted for long time to
seep,hr Whole o. the seventh see;o" Mas s,rirhea
the Central Road $4,000 900 with the right to CON
1[ [uc' an ndepenacn. road from oos.ngaon 10 the
both companies the right of way to the Ohio, which
accepted woua nave '"e J 81 TWO
been amply sufficient to accommodate the North-wes-
tern STAN i'm; "'e,3on the
superiority of the natural advantages presented by
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