Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-06-03

Virginia ard Tennessee.
| The Richmond Wing publishes letter from
Governor JONES Of Tennessee, addressed to
Francis B. Desns Of this plsss. in which DO
exPresses his great resrst. al ths probability
Of N adjournment by H. Leeialature. without
making provision FIR ths speedy eonPlssiea
Of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad. The
early construction Of this great work he justly
regsnls ~ = matter Of great importance to
both States.
"You are aware, he says. that ample pro-
vision has been made by our last Legislature
for the construction Of this great national line
Of communication from the State line tn Knox
vile, where it will connect with the Tennss-
zee and Georgia road; thus forming copiin.
uous line to Charleston, Savannah, Nashville.
and Memphis. You must perceive atonce the
deep interest We have in the completion OF
your road. The value Of our line Of improve
ments. in which our State and it, citizens have
embarked millions of dollars. must depend in
great degree on the speedy completion ofall
parts Of the line. The road from Memphis to
the intersection Of the Nashville and Chaits-
nooga road is in process Of rapid construction.
and will. I think. be completed in the course
Of three years. The road from Nashville to
Chattanooga. it Is said. will be finished during
the present year. 1t 10 confidently believed.
and see no reason to doubt it, that the entire
line from the terminus Of your road on the
State line to Nashville. and Memphis will be
completed in three years. How important
then is it. to all the interests involved. that
means should be provided for the completion
Of your road by the same time. Impressed
with the conviction that your road would be
completed by that time. every eGort,was made
by our State to be ready to meet you; and that
there should be any doubt on this subject now.
fills the friends of the Improvements with deep
regret. and must have bad effect upon our
improvements. trust our fears on this sub
lject are groundless. cannot permit myself
to believe. for one moment. that your Legisla-
ture. composed as it Is Of SO much intelligence
and public spirit, all hazxard interests Of 80
much importance. o, permit them to languish
for thewant ola little timely aid. Such sup
position would be an imputation on their in
telligence, and in violation Of the spirit Of
the age"
Virginia has given moral pledge to Ten
nessee. that the work will be completed a.
early as possible. The proceedings of public
bodice, the messages Of her Governors, the
assurances of her press. have all pledged the
State Internationally to tho energetic and un-
interrupted prosecution of this work. Acting
with full confidence in these implied obhga-
mons, the State of Tennessee has adopted a
liberal aud enlightened system Of legislation
whereby. she incurs very heavy financial re-
sponsibili'es. for the purpose Of meeting US.
on her borders. " it'll continuation line to the
Mississippi. We cannot now disappoint her.
without bad faith. We cannot refuse to pro
vide means for the earliest practicable con-
s'ruc'on of,he road. without seriously preju-
dicing the interests and credit of citizens of
Tennessee. and doing an injury. amounting al
most to n fraud. To her public treasury
The inevitable consequence Of such course
would be 10 ALLEVIATE and embit,er the feelings
Of her citizens. and drive them to seek other
connexions for their lines ofimprovement. aud
other outlets for their tonnage. ,r
Already. we have formidable competitor
in Charleston. The most strenuous exertions
are being made by that city. to secure the
trade of Eastern Tennessee and Western Vir-
GINA. With boldness and enterprise that
shame the slortsighted and suicidal policy of
the Virginia Legislature. Charleston is stretch
ing forth her hand to pluck the rich fruit of
our own SOIL Should the present Legislature
fail to make adequate provision for the speedy
completion of our road, South Carolina will
open channel for the trade we are seeking.
from " hch it will be next to impossible to d.
vert it.
We are confident that the people Of Virgin
ia desire that the main lines of improvement,
now in process Of construction. shall be finish.
ed at once. They have intelligence enough to
understand that the most eHectual and imme-
date remedy for the fnancia burdens, we have
already incurred. is to put in operation. and
thereby make remunera,ive and profitable. the
works for which. in chief part. we have con-
trac'eJ those obligations. They know tina, it is
timidity and not stalesmanship.t that Restraints the
Legislature from making the necessary appro
priations-for when cat they be made to great.
er advantage7 Will it be at the next session.
or the next. or the next2 We have no reason
to think SO. Nobody conternplstes an aban-
donmentof the works.
The State has gone too far to turn back or
stop. The refusal to make farther appropria.
tons would he to throw away the millions al
ready invested. The people know and under
stand this. and the Legislature will commit
very grand mistake. il it undertakes to win IA
vor no,o. by locking mp the doors Of tho treasu.
ry. The popular demand is for prompt and
decisive action. and it will repudis,e the tmid
and temPorizing course Of men. who shrink
from the responsibility Of voting appropra-
tons called for by every consideration Of state
advancement and financial economy.
Nothing. oi course. will be done before the
assembling Of the Legislature. in the Fall
In the interim. ~e caution the members TO in
form themselves better of the wishes Of their
constituents. We do not for moment doubt,
that If the question were submitted to a vote of