Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-04-19
The Railways ofour S,ase.

The Railway Times OF Boston copies IA Ia
BILE, prepared by the Richmond Times aud
published in this paper Two or three weeks
ago, giving the length Of the various railroads
completed aud projected in Virginia, and ac-
companies it with the following remarks:
"The railway and Other internal improve
ments of the State of Virginia will prove the
greatest boon Of prosperity to its citizcns that
has ever been vouchsaftd. No single ee
ment of prosperity Is oil hall the Importance of
easy and cheap means o. communication For
the past thirty or forty yeare the Old Domin
ion has been a laggard In the great race for
trading and commercial success. The youn.
ger Safes, by greater activity and enterprise,
have paste ed her, and she has been left n long
way behind. The present generation, howev.
err seem determined to make up for the def
ciencies of the former, and by an enlarged but
still an economic expenditure for railways and
other means OF communication now strike a
noble blow for progress. They seem TO real
ize to the full extent. the truth of Lord Ba.
cons aphorism, that 'the true greatness of "a
State consists in fertile fields busy workshops
and easy means of comm, unication." Nature
has given the State the first, and numerous rail.
way lines " i'll insure the second. The past
session OF the Virginia Legislature, has been
very much devoted 10 u Consideration of inter.
nal improvements, and acting on pretty well
determined view Of State policy, the Legisla
ture has granted about five Millions and three.
ffths subscriptions To diffcrect works We
hold that this is the right policy. and that the
returns will be ample aud gratifying to the
State pride and the State interests The en-
terprse and activity OF the people seems to be
stimulated just about in proportion TO the
States means OF internal communicative and
We can safely promise that the end Of the com.
ing ten years will show that Virginia has gain.
ed very largely in population, in prosperity
and intelligence. The railway is the great
democratic lever of progress for the present
age, and the efforts now being made in its "a
vor by the more intelligent statesmen of Vir.
gnia, show that they are fully alive to its i'm.
por,ance. Give the people of this country
plenty Of common schools and railw avs, and
they may lie safely left to work out the great
problem OF the ability ofthe people for self.
government, with no fear of the results. We
are grained to hind that large number of our
New England men are actively engaged in the
oiierent new improvements Of the South. In
virginia especially, we know OF quite a mum.
Der OF very intelligent New Englanders so en-
gagged, and we believe their services are d,lv
appreciated by those whom they are amon:.
In the different branches Of the mechanic arts
in engineering and railway construction, they
carry with them great amount of experience
and intelligence,and in their habits Of frugality,
economy and general uprightness. will be
Iouno surety Of their becoming valuable citi
zens We feel more than a common interest
IN we fortunes of the great "Mother of States
ana statesmen and have confidence that the
prosecution oil her works Of internal improve
mens will ensure her a position and inauene,