Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-04-08

Guyandotie, is consideration in favor OF
Guyandotie. Travellers also. on their way
TO the Springs and elsewhere. would pre-
Ter in hot weather, the saloons Of our
magnificent Steamers, to the dsst and heat
Of the rail car. and would therefore ascend
the river, as far as they could to the near
est point of divergence, which would be
Guyandotte. Or if travellers preferred
the car. the Ohio valley route. would be
more pleasant, than the interior route
through Ohio.
These are sorle Of The reasons why the
Guyandoae route should be preferred to
Point Pleasant, if We look only to one ter
minus; as il possesses all the advantages Of
the upper route, and the exclusive advan-
tage Of connecting with Kentucky. We
would not however, discard the Point
Pleasant terminus, nor are we actuated by
selfish or local feelings at all, on that sub
jeet. It's of great importance to this cen
trail trunk line Of Virginia, to have one ter
minus at the mouth of the great kanawha,
in order TO accommodate the rich lower
valley of that noble river, and also,to gath
err in the local business OF the adjacent por-
lions OF The valley OF the ohio, besides
forming one connexion, with the Ohio rail-
ways.
but there Is another view 70 take oil
ms NATTER In which virginia mas deeP
interest
II the Pacific railway terminate in the
Mississippi valley at St. Louis, it will by
means oi 'ne railway connexions oet" g. ecu
i.ou,' a'u '"e,u"a.' 'Ao -'o'.' '''' ;
'nesilapiy give 10 Nofio'ha Pron,''e'iIe
a. an a ',d"''o :, ''',"u' u ''.a' a"' ~
inashucn as me iat'er G"y "ouiu oe
some Ioo mics nearer 81. l.@ %h man any
o'"e' "a. h'''n''o e"s ~" 49,. y. &C sm ill.,
-" ''i.s rs, ''a ave, 'ne ''''e'.st' " az 'ne
I't..0 VI '"e ono 49, III ~
80 a'e 'I:"'"o. ~ o' ,o.n' %na VIZ 20
tne1e VI fnan'ns ~; us M NJ" - =
'ne ac''a' ANYWAY wiz give W -'ol ,o' a, d
rdPo ana unP,eoeue"'e" s'o"tn' VI. nc
o'ner manu. 'ne sP1euy pp1 n,s VI ."1
railway from ->oiio'N " 'ne 0"'o "o o;,
'nhuehce Inc coming III Vi '''e L ao'N' i''i-
way 10 o. LOUIS
however visionary !. may appear u
many to SUPPOSE that 'h's grand Runway
will soon be built no one can doubt us
vast importance 70 the who're hepuohc' In
commercial and political point OF view.
1t would not only exert cohtfoiiinS In
fluence over me commerce OF me y mon
and oil the whoie World but would be Inc
strongest coraoh Oh unioh' between 'h@
Atlantic ana Faeihc por'iohs oil eur cooh-
try.
In reference to this grand WORK. 1t is
well known that there are many lnteil
gent men. who favor the idea OF having a
double terminus IN the Mississippi the one
at Memphis' anu the othfr iar 10 me INo'th
on ihe contemplated line OF Mr whitney
and indeed am well informed mat such
compromise has been mooted at wash
ih8'on' ana something IKE II received me
SANCTION OF me iate convention al Nasa-
''i,e'
IN my humo'e judgment such scheme
Wou'a operate most II. urious!y 10 the com
nielc'ai Interests Oh virginia ana 1t Is
'na''et Oh surprise 70 me- llia' 1t mas any
aa' oeates III our Hta.e. ahl cohhaeh'
Irat II Is 'he common interest Oh ''rsihia
hen'uchy' ONO anu NI'SSo"'f'' 10 PFe'eh'
suoii coi,Pron''ss 1t ooes no become
me 70 speak LOT otherS' OUT LOT virginia
am iree 10 give my reasoiiS ioi my op'h
ION;
Ley me mighty cuf'en' q BUSINESS
Mh'en "iii pass over '"'s foau' JuS' reacn
'oe Niss'ss'pPl 'a"ey as low as 'ne''Fn's
ana unaer INC ce,,alh o!eFal'oh Oh '"t
laws OF 'raoe' II VIII pass 10 'le ie'e' o.
Inc ocean, WIN a force as ifresiS'ioie a
,hat OF 'ne ia'ner o. wa'erS-hor cou'o II
he ave, Yea 10 NoF'o'N' encoun'efihg as II
must Tue greater expenses Oh ra''"ay
man TO New orleans ioo''e or oi'afieS-
'on' out aiSo, overcoming as 1t must 'he
strong ia,eFa. al'rae'ioh OF tiiose cues a'iu u
many Atlantic towns along lie coast
a glance at the map VIII snow an ms
IL VIII DC seen 'iiat ,'e runway o's'auceS
10 New orleans ana Moplie from Mem
pms are no. o.e nan 50 great as 10 Nor
'o'N; anu .H's sili'P'e iact IS enough 70 seI
'ie th'S question: t"at from MeihphiS ms
mighty current couid not DC turned across
me Apalacheah mountains over distance
Oh say ''o nl,ies III a lisht me 10 NorioiK
"hen II cou'o reach through compare
livery level country, the crescent city by
a similar line OF 3oo miles, Mobile 32,
miles. and even Charleston by distance
oi 62o miles. Great as is tins disparity o
distance by an air line, the difference
would be much increased by the actua
location Of railways.
On the contrary let this great work b'
brought down the valley of the Kansas
river. and come into the valley OF the Mis-
sissIppi at or near ST. Louis, and 1t will b.
seen fromthe map,that an entirely ditieren