Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-04-22


right route. BY reference to the best au
thori,y upon the subject OF the cost f-tun-
nelny he wasassnie ed that the cost per rum
ming yard was $500, and then add 10 this
the cost of arching &c. Make the calcula-
ton from these data. and the amount for
tunneling alone will be some S3,000,0Oo.
Mr. S. said that all experience showed
that there can be no revenue from a freight
Railroad, except by the laying down OF .
double track and the use of the heavy en-
gine and the heavy rail, and " here these
are adopted for The Coviagton and Staun
ton Improvement, it can never be done tx
cept at cost OF $4,000 per mile, in his
Judgment.
Mr.. 5. asked his friends whether under
the circumstances he should 90 for this
Iill He could not He did not mean to
saw. that he was not IN favor of a Rail
road to the Ohio; he would not say thar
he was an enemy to this bill; hut let its
appropriation toe based upon the data oil
modeya Railroad building, and give him
the opportunity Of seeing clearly the a
| mount asked for. and that will be requisite.
When that was done he wodld be prepar-
ed with all the information upon the sub
ect TO give the bill his support.
Mr.. 5. had another objection. The wa
ter line should precede the Railroad TO the
Ohio;he thought it the.only plan that y ould
be effective in securing the greattrade ofthe
West to the Eastern cities Of Virginia, and
in that way revenue to the treasury Of the
State. Mr.. S. regarded Railroad as
being able to pay interest upon the invest
ment; but it was the Canal that paid a
revenue into the treasury of the State Of
New York. When the James River aud
Kanawha bill came up. he proposed to
measure friendship for it, and prove that
if it extented to the Ohio, a great revenue
will be derived from it by Virginia. Build
the Canal first, and then the Ralroad.-
The history Of the past showed that travel
invariably followed trade
For the reasons which Mr. S. assigned
he had felt himself constrained to review
his views in support Of this bill. If the
road were constructed now, ii must arrest
other appropriations already made for i'm
provements, and for which the good faith
Of the State was solemnly pledged.
Mr.. s. said that no proper survey cf the
route had been made ard SO help him Hea-
ven, so long as he was delegate on this
floor, he would never consent to vote
away one dollar Of the money Of the PEG
pie, until he had survey aud estimate be-
fore him as accurate as it were possible
| for human means 10 make 1t.
M "A ~, ,,,.--,rx, -, Il. /,
bill at this time as determining the passage
ofall similar bills before the House, ard il
that is DONE there will be a tern ofpublic
opinion which will be fatal 10 the cause OF
Internal Improvements in the State for "a
long time to come. The people will rise
up against these waselal appropriations
so indiscrininately made. aud crash the
whole great system. He called upon In
ternnl Improvement men to stay their
hands and limit their appropriations this
session. Mr.. S. may have incurred he OBJ
position Of many With whom he had thc
honor TO co operate at = former session.
bnt he would not regard that lIe could
better bear the tlunts IF his ftilow-men,
than the rcproaches Of Ills own conscience.
From the Richmond Wing, January 25ih. 1850. !
| Stanton anil CorjagtoR Rajiroad Eli.
Mr. Pr called lor tie order If tie
lay, being this bill. Mr.. Scgar, soil, that
i seemed generally understood, that from
the onslaught made upon him the other
day by the member from Logan and
Boone, reply from him was expected;
and that il was also understood. that The
character oi that onslaught. entirely relcv
ID aim from any teeiingsoo cnhajJass.
rneut towards the parties Of the House.
MIA Whom he acted. He haj been sur-
pissed at the attempt made by some in
the House, considering the efforts which
had been made ny hin il the darkest hour
for tile cause OF Internal improvement, 10
read Inn ont of its church: at was the un-
Iindest cut of ail.'
Mr.. $. then proceeded 10 argue against
Nhai had been urged upon the House, as
the immediate necessity" for the con
-truction Of tile Railroad from stanton
to Covington. Gentlemen in bis iudg-
ment, had prcindiced the cause of their
Improvement hy not conserving to Il tho
rough and proper survey Of the route; and
laid themselves liable to the charge of OPP
posing proper investigation, because the
result would show an estimated cost So
large as to postpone It's construction by
the Legislature for many years
The member from Logan and Boone,
had been forced in advocacy Of this bin, TO
20 to a portion Of the speech of Mr.. S.
Of last session, on the Virginia and Tonnes
see Railroad Bill. Mr.. 5 protested against
the appropriation Of his remarks. He had
only intended to say "now was he accept
cd time" as concerned the Southwestern
improvement He regarded hat improve
meut as a great one; and fearing that rival
routes that were then in contemplation
might defeat it, he urged immediate ac-
ton. But Mr.. S. never in ended to apply
this remark to the Stanton and Coving-
ton Railroad. He was not posted into Tie
practicability Of the construction or this
road along the rugged cliffs of New River.
and had been informed that single track
alone would cost $50, 600 a mile. Mr.. S
defended himself against the stand still"
position that bad been charged upon him,
by the member from Logan. He had new
er said anything that justified this charge,
either at this, or any previous session. ii
was no longer than the other day that Mr..
s. had intimatcd his intention Of voting for
Internal Improvement Bills this session, he
had then said when the bill came up for
continuing the waterline ofihc James river
and Kauawha Canal, be should checrfully
support and vote for it.
Mr.. S. then commended, by the produc-
ton Of statistics, that his position with re
o., 81, go, Il p,,l