Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-07-22

at Union. Monroe county. on the 18th Of As-
gust.fo consider the facts ssaiedin the shove let
ter, snd such other facts a. directly spperfain
to the proposition Of the citizens Of Knoxville,
TO connect the cities Of the .Soush Atlantic. %
well ss the Gulf" with the Ohio by line Of
Railway from Louisville. through Knoxville
to Charleston. Savannah and Mobile. We
would especially call their attention to this
great fact, which. in our humble judgment
must have. throug all time to come. sfscr this
line Of Railway from Knoxville TO Louisville
has been constructed. most important bearing
upon The intercourse between the Southern
Atlantic rites and the great North West 1t
is shown by the Knoxville correspondent Of
the Louisville Courier. that from Louisville to
Charleston is 1888 miles. from Louisville to Sa-
vannah is 1922. Bv the following tables it ID
shown that from Louisville RIA KnorriNe to
Richmond Is bat s;z hundred and fifty screw
and half miles. thus:
| IoIU LOulSVIic III AuuANIiic- .<~A ihihCS
From Knoxv vile to the Virginia State
| line. ..-........-- lilo
From Virginia State line to Lynch
burg. 2044
From l., nchburg TO Richmond. .l22 F."
| e574
| five measure to Norforlk via Petersburg.
the comparative distances may oe stated thus:
From Louisville to Knoxville. .22l miles
From Knoxville to the Virginia line.ll0 "
From Virginia line to Lynchburg. .2O44
From l., nchburg to Petersburg. 1922
From Petersburg to Norfolk. 49,. so {"
Total distance from Louisville via
Knoxville 10 Norfolk ..-... 1871
Total distance from Louisville via
Knoxville to Charleston 73S
Difference in favor Of Norfolk one half mile.
To Savannah. the distance from Louisville is
seven hundred and twenty-five mics; thus
tablishing the fact. that the distance from the
head of navigation for the largest class steam
boats on the Ohio,fo the three South ern Atlantic
Sea Ports, may e said to lie the same; US the
greatest variation in the computed distances is
but sixteen miles. In view of this mos, impor-
lant fact is it not of tie utmost moment that
we deliberate m,turey upon this great ques-
ton Of the Ohio Connection.
We are not to he Considered. in " hat we have
TO say upon this subject. as advocating either
route. by which it is proposed to connect our
Chesapeake cities with the Lake States. the
Upper Mississippi and Upper Missouri coun-
try; but. we are merely offering considerations
why ,ho.e who are acti, ely engaged in efforts
to manufacture public opinion upon Our In
ternal Improvement policy, should be cautious
in all that they say and do, ii regard to this
great question. We have seen by the above
| tai lie Of distances, how Norfolk compares
with her Southern competitors for the Ohio
trade. Let US ir a moment look to her posi-
ton, if she should rely upon the Connections
now contemplated. down the valley uf New
River and the G.ear K.naw ha. From Rich
mond to the mouth of Big Sandy. is 443a
miles; from the mouth Of Big Sandy to Cincin-
natl, hy Railway l5l miles: from Richmond
to Petersburg, % mil. 5; fiom Petersburg to
Norfolk. so miles; making the total distance
from Cincinnati to Norfolk. via Richmond 700
miles: via Lynchburg and Petersburg, the
distance between these two points oud be
six hundred and eighty eight miles; or, in 9TH
err words. the shortest by the distance from
Petersburg TO Richmond. This shows that
Norfolkis only thirty-seven miles further from
Louisville, than it is from Cincinnati 1t will
also he found l.y Careful examination that if
We desire 10 meet Ricl mond iih the Ohio
at Louisville. by Railway down New Rive
that we can accomplish it without any less of
distance. as compared with the time via Knox
vile. Thus:
From Louisville to the mouth of
Big Sandy 49,. .2l3 miles
From Big Sandy to Richmond. ABB
$3.50
From Louisville 10 Knoxville has
been shown 10 be. .22l
From Knoxville TO Rnhmond
via Lyuchburg. ..436 q"
G57
But this latter route has this great atlvan
tage: 1t is made ara1abie TO us ritIout one dol.
lar romMe treasury or the people IF Virginia,
beyond lie expenditure et'tze capital required to
erfend tile Virginia and Tennessee RAILROAD TO
the Virginia State line.
Let US neat see Low this line " i'll pare
with the other, as the route for great thorough
fare to Norfolk; for this is the great practical
| commercial question, as Norfolk is, and ever
must be, Virgitia's sea port. To recapitulate;
From Louisville 10 the mouth Of Big Sandy
is- ..-.......213 miles.
From the mouth of Big Sandy to
Norfolk. via Lynchburg and Pc
1869
Showing the distance TO be the same as
that given betw cen Louis, lille and Charles