Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-12-03
FOR TIL NlhhiNiasN'
To the People of Lynohbug.

furp Uf hAMliflfs1. .,
In repIyinq Ia both these pieces Mt once,l shall
endeavor 10 occupy as little space OF your paper'as
poss bic desire to ekeul pate myself from the
charge of having perverted or suppressed FACTS
important to a correct understanding of the sub
icct-and desire to sci .'NELsoN' right IN re-
gard to other gentlemen whom he has "lngged'
into this controversy.
These pieces were published just before meet
ing was held in the city Of lynchburg for the pur-
pose of raising subscription of stock TO this Com
pany, therefore their only object was to prevent
that subscription. There illusions IN the
last piece to the delegates appointed by the Am
herst meeting-attempting to show that these
gentlemen made incorrect representations To
the Company, and obtained thereby, that which
they could not otherwise have obtained-and the
writer ha- evidently selected Mr.. toghill, OF New
Glasgow. ms the author Of "AMlERsT,' aud at
tcmpts TO be witty at the expense of that gentle
man, and the slage in which he resides. These
circumstances, coupled with the faet that MEL
SON. has neglected 10 make himself personally
acquainted with any part Of the actual location of
the rond, or the different routes, show that he Is
making blind attack on every one, he supposcs
inimenl 10 the Dutch Greek route-ntendlng to
iniure the Claiborne route, even though he should
hazard the entire Extension"
The expose thus made ndcaies that these pro
auctions cmannied from n mind little used 10 al
fairs of importance, and of no greater width than
the narrow Wiley of Dutch Creek. He should
not hive chosen broad signature rs "NEL-
son - for well assured that the views of
this gentleman are not entertained by any I'M
portant number of important gentlemen III the
county of Nelson. We would suggest that Cor
doas GAP or NrrWs Shop are more appropri-
ate, ifindeed the writer halls from Nelson, al ALL
Had thore been any important meetings on this
lnc-any grent intcrest-any respectable sub
scription lists we might with more plausbihty
have been charged with doing injustice to con
siderable body of the Nelson yeomanry. But,
where are these things Has their light been
hid under u bushel We opme not for, the
first chance the hterati of that section get-thc
mail from Murills shops burdened with docu-
ments, big with destruction to New Glasgow
cHStigation for lawyers in general, and MIR. Cog
hill particular Verify the Sugar Loaf Noun
tain has been in labor, aud brought forth tiro III
erdry mice
Independent of clumsy eit, latin and irreieroHt
dHuSioHS 10 men and tbngs,in no way connected
with the article, writer of "AMnERST,' the
two replies contain, by way of assertion and ar
gument mixed, five points-irom which the wri
ter concludes that the rond should 20 by Dutch
Creek=and that Lynehburg should not subscribe
To the Claiborne route, because II Il impraetlcn-
bile, and eau never he made. We should have
had more respect for those pieces If they had bold
y asked Lynehburg for subscription to the
Dutch Creek route, and offered reasons why she
thould do lie has not done this-cNcrpt nv
impheation-and regard him counted out
except rs against the Claiborne route. We sup
pose he considered this free fight, in whca lac
could lose nothing. Now, for one-we will
ling 10 let this gentleman believe and imagine
whatever shall please him. and if there any
greea enough i'll Nelson, they can do likewise -
but having addressed ourselves 10 the people Of
Lynchburg, and believing that the people of AM
horst, near that city are deeply interested in this
subject, we not willing they should be (nor
do we believe they arel gulled by the fancy tales
of this classical gentleman. As near as can,
we will take the substance of his two pieces in
order and =
lst I'VE have suppressed facts and stated
that the Claiborne and Dutch Creek routes are
the same in length"
AT the time our article was written, the Clni
borne route unfinished; and in converse
ton with Mr. Nharton-the accomplished super
ntendant of these surseys--he thought there
would be little or no difference in their length,
and now IT is shown that the line by 'Ihompson's
Mill, through Amherst Courthouse, New elias
gov and Lovingston, is only u miles longer than
the Dutch Creek route that the line can be
shortened when the road is located for construc-
ton of "A mile-whle the Dutch Creek route
will hive to he heightened 500 yds., being diff
ference of less than of n mile But there is ano-
! Their fact which was i'll my mind when penned
! the former communication, to wit by diyerging
| from the Rutedge Greek or 'rhompson's Mill line,
! miles from lynehburg, on Mr. Wood planta-
| ton, and passing some 400 yds. west of Amherst
Courthouse, | miles can he saved, between
lNnehhurg and Amherst Courthouse. There
was no great error, in any event, the upper route
| beng of a mile longer way, and n mile
shorter the other. Therefore we repeat when
"the chain, the compass and the quadrant are
| brought to bear on this road, it will be found as
short rs the Dutch Creek route.
I'd W e have ''misstated the number of villages
through or near which this road would pass
Wemade no issue ON this point, and we care
not whether Rose Mills be IA village, or whether
New Glasgow be deserted" it is of but little
Importance IN deciding which route will be most
! beneficial To Lynchburg. Murilis Shop is the
| only "Rdache' we know of, ON the Dutch Creek
hne,and we suppose NELSON doubtless expects
second Chicago to spring up there. if the "ron
! horse should stray into that deserted region of
chestnnts aud coon grapes. "NELsoN'' waxeth
merry over the dilapdated fortunes of New elias
| gov For his consolation we assure him that
| there has been more stock taken in that village
and ITS vicinity, than can he gotten the whole
| length of Dutch Creek, and that they will take
80 to Dutch Greeks one for any work of public
utility. We maintain that, on this subject, New
| Glasgow has shewn spirit worthy of common
dation and imitation.
Sd. Our statement that this road will accom-
9odate one-halt the people on the Eastern side is
absurd.
"NELsoN" has made many more calculations
and hgures than are necessary for the meagre ar
gument he has based on them. We were con-
tending Tor the highest route, best for all pur-
| poses, and insisted that one-haf, and bv far the
most productive half, between. the road and the
river, would be accommodated by the Claiborne
route. NELSON" however, lodges all this pro
position but the last part of it;skps the fact