The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-09-24
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SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER ., los,
The Lynchburg yirginian replies to orr
article asking what Lynchburg can saw
against the construction of a road down the
Valley from Salemto Winchester wehad not
the slightest idea of provoking controversy
with our Lynchburg friends, and will not now
enter into one; for, ON the question of the pro-
posed Valley Road, we stand on the same side
with them. The opportunity was so good an
one, however, that we could not avoid edging
in the gentle interrogatory. And even now,
we cannot let the subject drop without word
or two upon the Virginian's argument.
The Ttrginian answers, that road from
Salem down the Valley to Winchester, is
'-inexpedient and impractieable,' "when
viewed as a proposed link in wise system
of Improvement" because such road would
be calculated to make Virginia tributary to
the cities Of neighboring States, and impair
the prosperity of her own cities. This is
sound doctrine; but why did not the same po-
licy present itself in the same forcible man
ner to Cur Lynchburg friends, when the
Lynchburg and Alexandria Railroad was un.
der consideration?
While the Virginian urges this '.inexpedi-
ency" and "impracticability" with reference
to wise State policy against road from
Salem to Winchester, it does not seem to think
a road from .StauRtoB to Winchester, liable
to q similar objection. 1t indeed seems to
look upon such road as not only practicable
with reference to wise" State policy; but
probable; taking at the same time sort of
partizan ground in favor of the people inhab
iting the "rich intervening section between
Staunton and Winchester; declaring that
those people have as much right as any other
people to the privilege of marking out and
making road for their convenience" And
pray, have not the people occupying the rich
intervening space between Salem and Staun-
ton, the same great right? Or does the extent
of their rights depend upon their proximity to
Lynchburg?
For ourselves, we don't see that there would
be any greater infractioH of the wise State
policy regarding Internal improvements, in
the question of infraction or non -infraction de-
pends upon another question: namely, wheth
er the road passes through Lynchburg or
not
But the grand argument of the Tirginian
is, that road will never be built from Salem
to Winchester because Baltimore does moi
desire it-she having already connection
with South Western Virginia and Tennessee.
by sherter and better route, viz: the Lynch
burg and Alexandria Railroad! We do not
suppose the Alerandrians will thank the Vir-
ginian for bis argument.
But we are glad the Yirginian has made a
clean breast of it by this open confession. II
comes ont with solemn argument against a
railroad from Salem to Winchester, because
it would violate that wise policy of State i'm
prevement which looks to the building up OF
our own cities. The conclusion is very just;
but how shall we reconcile it with the ardent
support which the Editor of the Virginian
gave to the Lynchburg and Alexandria Rail
road, which according to his own confession
now, is so entirely favorable to the interests
of Baltimore, that the people of that city
neither need nor desire this road down the
Valley, which he now vigorously opposes!
If THE objection Is valid now, it was equally
SO when he advocated the Lynchbarg and
Alexandria road-unless indeed the wise i'm
provement policy of which he speaks is de,
signed for the exclusive protection of Lynch.
burg: Norfolk, Petersburg and Richmond
have dxindled into positive insigfcance-to
which conclusion his own reasoning inevita,
bly, leads.
1t would have been well if this argument
had been heard some months since. Many
years ago frolicsome and extravagant youth
took a number of his young friends into re.
storative of this city, kept by a petulent old
Frenchman, well remembered by our citi
zens, and treated them all very literally
After the treat was enjoyed and his comrades
had sauntered 10 the door. he approached the
bar, and in an under tone informed the keeper
that he was out of change just then, but
would call in and pay tomorrow. This was
more than the Frenchman could stand; he
knew he would never get the first red from
his generous customer; and greatly provoked
and in a towering passion, he reared out al
the top of his voice, "URat for you not tel
me dat before yoG shall hare drankF' The
case we are now considering may suggest an
inquiry somewhat similar to Norfolk and Pc
tersburg and Richmond. But Nimpofte.
All we have to say is that our Lynehbure
friends are certainly involved in an ineonsis-
tency. But the alleged superiority of the
Lynchburg and Alexandria road rs a roete TO
Baltimore viii not be sufficient to prevent
the construction Of that proposed down the
Valley and if road is ever made from
Staunton TO Winchester, il will be as certain
ly continued from Staunton TO Salem as that
the sun shines. All that can prevent it is the
earnest opposition Of the people of Lynch
burg combined with those tide water friends,
whom they did not stand up to very well a
few months since
JUICE NaSoN.-Y Yesferday's Examiner says
that il is doubtless a fixed fact that the Cabi
net at Washington have determined to Offer
to Judge Mason the French Mission 1t hint,
that there are great many doubling Thorn
ases" at the South who would think the De
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