Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-11-24

/ -, That he might be in favor Of such a course
+ the en<e being altered j. more than probable
/ by the strenuous efforts Ie j. making tu procure
f the decision IN MS oifH farof of an important
queztion,oNclusivey upon parte testimony
have said ! accord eith AMHERST ia most
Of the general consideration he has presented, to
awaken You to n just appreciation Of The iinpor-
tanee oi this Work, TO your future prosperity. /
beg leave to call your attention 10 one which he
has omitted. There arc unequiYocal Indications
that a railroad will speedily be made, from Salem
in Roanoke, down the Valley, connecting with
the Central road nj Staunton, with the Manassa :
nt IlnrrHonburg. and with the Baltimore road at
Winchester. We know the Valley affords every
possible facility for tho construction of this road
and YOU need not be told. that il will offer II
nearer route from Salem Ia Alexandria, Wash
ngton. aud Baltimore than any other road now
completed or ia progress, except that for winch
| am importunng you, from Iynchburg to Alex
nnarin If the Valley raad be made, and II should
present more inviting route 10 the North, than
ihat by Interchangeable South-s side, and the
Dunsille rond il is evident that you will lose at
Salem all the travel Ia the North, and much ut
the commerce from the South West thus throw
ing almost out of use sixty miles Of the road you
hive already made.
The only line from Salem to the North, which
can compete with the Valley line, is that from
Alexandria extended from charlottesville To
Lynehbug. You called upon, then, to aid
in supplying this broken link in the chain of com
mnnicntion, not only by the benefits which will
result from it as II locai irork, but the only
means of retaining what you have 50 much Ia
bored for, from the South est-nearly NIL of
which will be snntched nway, before the cup can
reach you lips unless yonput yourselves Mt once
ON the defensive. Without pretending to any
exact knowledge, of the difference III quality and
distance, between these two lines, we know
enough 10 satisfy US, that can furnish the
shortest road but must earnestly remind you,
that the advantages III our favor, especially In
quality, not 80 great and decisive, rs to jus
tiy our wantonly throwing awny any portion OF
these advantages. In this contest with rival
work, it is the part Of wisdom, 10 strive to obtain,
the shortest, strdightest and best possible route
for your road-whorefore, say unto you again
subscribe, promptly and literally, to work,
which involves the vital interests of your far city,
and do mol commit yourselves 10 q line iChich may
prope neither The shortest, The StrdigheSt, the
best nor The cheapest | must confess that, after
the course pursued by the representatives of the
Claiborne line, at the meeting of the stockholders
! wis surprised To find " AMHERST calling
upon you to start subscription, conditioned
that the uork SHAH be ioeated on the Upper route
Ills co-laborors at Alexandria made dashing bid
| of S3500OO, not to secure the location of the
road, upon the most eligible location, but upon
the condition that the road should go by the
Claiborne route. DO you know, citizens of
Lynchhurg, what is the dependence of these Min
sters Plenpoentiary for raising this large sum
II you have not heard, am sure you would not
guess Though there be among you n dozen Yum
kees) between this time and Christmas-lt was
by claiming every dollar subscribed to the road,
in the counties of Albemarle Nelson, and Am-
herst, and the city of Lynehburg, except that
raised along the Dutch Creek route, as absolute
! " ptfdged tod preference Of The Claiborne hne :
! utterly deny the correctness of this assumption,
and demand the authority upon which it is made.
/ Since the meeting at Alexandria, have spoken
only To one subscriber, Of the DUtch Greek route,
and have heard the opinions of only two subscrib-
ers in Abemarlc, and they are, and ever have
been, in favor of the lower route,-the people of
TINT county, and the southern lart of Amherst,
have no interest i'll the local question and beliey-
Ing, with inc President, that the "hn0l location
OF the road, must depend upon the result of the
surveys now in progress"--thcy have not and
will not commit themselves, Internationally, Ia
any particular route. They are anSous for the
reod aud all that they require IS that ii shall be
placed where it will be most conducive to the in
tereSts of the Company.
As extraordinary was this assumption, and
unauthorized rs WINS the pledge based upon il,
the movers in the ullur succeeded in obtaining
from the stockholders "A quasi expression of pre-
ference for their road, but coupled with several
conditions with not one of which, think, will they
"Claiborne" route, should so Enormously insist
upon its adoption, without submitting ii to test
Of lis merits, can easily be accounted for-but
that the stockholders should have been pre-
vailed upon to give it even seeming preference
with the fact staring them in the face, that il had
been absolutely rejected by their Chief Engineer
for he does not even alude to it in his report is
passing strange.
This omission cannot be imputed to any want
OF knowcdge of lis merits, or rather of its demer-
its, Tor II Is notorious that more pains and labonI
have been bestowed upon that line, than upon
twice the distance on any other, from Gordons-
vile TO Iynchburg.
But, enough | have addressed you calmly
and frankly, on IA subject of deep interest to you
| have sought to earn goa against not to allure
you TO, premature and unconsidered committal
If have fallen into any errors in relation to Ell
thor, | shall be most happy to correct them.
NELSON.
Charlottesville papers, Cupeper Observer and
Alexandria Gazette, are requested to copy
RAILROAD MEETING.
The citizens of Lynehburg, in obediende to 4