Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-08-08

LExINGToN. XIV. July 26ih.
NV Dear Sir ~ promi'ed yon farthe
account of my trip. / am detained here b.
the want OF proper connection in the stag
routes. Icannot reach Lynchburg hy an,
route in less than one week. When tho two
points are connected. BY rsil road. the journey
may be performed in fifteen hours. | loos
forward to the day when tonnage shipped
from Louisville, by this route, may float In
the harbor Of Norfolk at cost oil one dollar
per 100 lbs, as an extreme poInt-ihis beng
about three cents per ION per mile tor the whole
distance. expect heavy articles OF low vol
ue will be carried for Gets per ton per mile,
which will be about 7octs per loolbs from
Louisville to Norfolk.
The distance from Louisville 10 Norfolk by
the Cumberland Gap, or the New River route,
will vary but liule. aud neither one will mo.
popolize the trade :--there will be enough
for both One tenth of the travel which now
lands a, Wheeling daily, from the Louisville
pack cts, would pay to The line of rail roads,
between Louisville anj Abingdon. an ianrest
on SC. 900 900 Even ii this were otherwise,
the intermediate country between Lexington
and Abingdon demands and will support
rail road TO Kentucky. This road will be oil
incaculabe value MS a connection between
her metropolis and her back country.-Ihis Is
the true scheme for building up Louisville.
The country which came over yesterday
from Richmond 10 this place, distance OF 26
miles. is surprisingly beautiful. The road Is
skrted by the uurivalled grass fields peculiar
to Kentucky. Thetwo counties Madison and
Fayettc are among the rlchest IN the State
each containing about twenty millions OF dol
lars OF taxable property.
came by Ashland. wich is one and hall
miles from Lexington. The house 10 COM
pletcly embowered in "a dense grove OF trees
whose na,urul wild luxurance seems to have
been but liltle subjected tn the hand ofart The
Imagination is tempted 10 trace sort OF resem
blance between the place,and the genius OF lts
great proprietor.
Lexington is very aourshIng city, sur.
rounded by tho finest lands oil Kentucky The
place contains 900 inhabitants Of whom 5000
are whites. Tho city abonnds in he ,ulinl re-
sidencos. belonging TO gentlemen Of wealth and
leisure. That same Kentucky hospitality
which have found in every other part OF The
State prevails in an eminent degree here.
One of the mos, remarkable men of the
place is Mr.. Robert w ickliHre, gentleman of
81 years of age. but one who 10 remarkable
extent preserves the "sana mcrs IN soao cor
pore" lie moved 10 Kentucky when n boy,
in the year 1884 and his father made clearing
entirely beyond the posts then occupied hy tic
whites Mr. Wieklffes recoectons OF the ear.
iy history of Kentucky are exceedingly inter
estng, and would make very clover book. il
he or some of lns friends would take the trou.
BILE to record them.
Another gentleman who has occupied Mich
in the cmple of Fame is the Rev. Dr. Robert
]. Breckenridge. His conversational talent is
not the least among his many talents. The
DR.. is Superintendent of Public Instruction
in Kentucky, an Office in which his abilities
are likely TO be OF great service TO his State
1t is much TO be desired that Virginia would
create such an office, and, if possible. put such
man in it.
Yours, Very Respectfully
CHAS. f. NJ GARNETT
JAS. MELON AID, Editor OF Tirgiaian.