The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-03-30
THE DANviLLE ROUTE.

Several days since, the Dispatch, in play
ssl manner, maintained very correct PROPOSE
bon: viz: that the route to the Southwest via
Ranyille, was the shortest and most eligible for
sshsroad Improvement. BY way of offset TO
NJ. Burwea's argument about the buffalo
@acks indicating the Lynchburg and Tennes-
see route as the true one, the Dispatch alleged
DAT the Yankees-much more reliable pioneers
6s commerce--had established the Danviiie
seu,e TO be the true one. The Lynchburg VT-
giaian very promptly took up the Dispatch on
dis point. Itasserted for the Lynchburg route
sse superiority over the DanVile route IN point
sf distance, and assumed that this route could
ne,er be continued through North Carolina,
because the North Cafoliaians were not so
EsoIisb as to allow such a connection. 1t fur
,hey represented that il would encounter Sc
psous obstacles on the score of a difference in
she gauge of the Danville road, and the North
Carolina Central road.
A Multiplicity of duties have not left time
enough, until now, to say word in reply.
Before we go further, il is proper to say that
se were among the earliest and warmest friends
sf the Southwestern Virginia and Tennessee
send. We advocated the railroad scheme be
ore the Macadatn road was proposed. The
railroad was, in an evil hour, lost by the
seschery. of a member from a Southwestern
esanty, and the Macsdam road came near
sharing the same fate. The bill establishing
Il was rejected on its first reading, at an early
period of the session, before MIR. Tunstall took
he seat. When he came he took up the cause
at improvement. and made one Of those frank
snd stirring speeches on the subject for which
he is so remarkable, and which had decided
eject. He exclaimed against the impolicy of
denying to the Southwest any channel of COM
nunica,isn with Eastern Virginia. He gave
gust view of the vast resources Of Western
Virginia, and declared that railroad and not
a hacadamised road was the improvement due
10 chat part OF the State! How he was requited
Tor his generous support Of the Improvement
sehemes of the Southwest, we may take occu-
ascn to say at another time. We entertain the
most sanguine expectations of the advantages
90 flow from the Southwestern road, and no I'M
geasr0u5 sentiment, as far az we know, is en-
seItained by the friends of the DaEvlle road, TO-
wards that great enterprise
But to proceed with the arguments of the
si:ginian. That paper urges the d:fiic Guilty of
North Carolina not allowing the Danyille road
20 connect with her roads with zeal which
plainly indicates that there ia something more
ihnn mere opinion to stimulate it. There is
she hope that North Carolina will not permit
che connection. Hence that journal gravelv
cells her not 10 ''cut the threats" of her - own
markets." and annihilate" her own invest
wentsi' This is stretch of liberalty and
burg which we cannot too much admire! Hay-
ag secured connection for the Lynchburg
Hoad with the Tennessee road, it has just disco
sered that it is very foolish thing TO allow such
connections! Is there any more folly in North
e;arolina connecting with the Danville railroad
shan III connecting With the Petersburg or Sea-
board road, or than there is in Tennessee per-
uniting connection with the Lynchburg road?
1he wish IS father TO the thought-the argu-
snsnt flor it is nothing else) addressed to North
Carolina against the connection, is the result
Of an apprehension that the Danvlle road is
dangerous rival-the result of desire to make
d "a valuable State scork," and prevent it
ssnm ever becoming route of national tracel.
But North Carolina will permit this cennec-
sion. She would probably have already done
30 but for the officious intermeddling from Vir-
yTniG on the part of those whose arguments,
Eke the Virginian's, were suggested by sup
posed interests of their localities.
As for the difference in the gauge of the road
sAat is nothing at all. We do not know that
eAese will be any difference. But if there is,
wiII that be any obstacle to transportation q
Does any man dream OF one locomotive travel
ling the whole route from Richmond to Loui-
siano, or from Lynchburg to Atlanta The
3ea is absurd. There must be change of
passengers aud freight from one line to another.
and there WILL therefore, be no more delay on
Il route with differently gagged tracks, than
shere wilt be on one with all alike
Now, with regard TO distances. When we
said the route by DanviIe was the shortest,
We meant simply to assert that the pra ctcabe
Eae for road from Richmond to New Orleans.
saong the Champaign country, east the Blue
Ridge, was the shortest and best that could be
marked out. We adhere TO this assertion. The
Egnan forces the Dauville route along the
sinnosities marked by the S. Carolina roads
10 Augusta, and makes even the route thus de.
&ned longer than it is. Ii selects Atlanta as
DIE common point for the Danville and Ten.
ncssee routes and makes the distance via Dan.
vide, so miles greater than that by Tennessee.
We give below the correct DISTANCES, and as
seated by the Virginian:
VTginian's. Corrected.
Trom Richmond to Danvlle, $50 I40
Danyille to Charlotte. I6O I30
Charlotte TO Columbia, I0S l08
Co'bia 10 Branchvile, 68 81