Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-07-08

VIRGINIA AND kENIUCkf RAIL hoab.
| The Lynchburg Trgnton publishes the following lee'
from Mr. GUTHRIE. Secretary OF the Treasury II s'o"'
that decisive action is sreudy taken by Kentucky 'r
;g VIRGINIA at the Cumberland Gap with rail foau no"
i'o"''''"0 TRp.suRr DEpAkTMEST
June PSI, 1858.
| - O. uo,ao, ! .,d Don n copy of ordinance
80 hu ,n. ,,i,, C,ounc ~ louisville for the suoscrp.
lion Of ST O0O 900 Louisville and ] ra
Company, TO enable said company -
tIiS tho ;n,snon Of that company 10 construct thelf
branch through Harodsbursh or paI, h ,s Virginia or
.au h Gap, iu ads also to connect with Knoxville
have no doubt but that IL "ouiu ; u1 ,nn,rv 10 have n
! Louisville, Norfolk and the in'erme''a''
rail road connection ..soC 7 Io;syie will by q pu.
, a sanron the subscription named III 'he oiu'ahet'
and the united effort Oh a Ie aD Nonk and give to
nnisyie the shortest connection with the Alah''e, anu
Norfolk with the valley Of The ONO, ana 'he Nofhe'
through the Indiana Rail Road.
ons of the numerous be made TO the Atlantic
Very respectfully. your obeden servant: ,,.r,,pIr
F. B. DEASE, Jr, Esq.
The condition of the Virginia State subscription Oh
81 10000 10 the Abn gdon and Cumberland Gap iloau
mv ,hs, Kentucky should first take steps 10 meet such
road a, ils Western terminus, is thus already useu'
The great and manifold advantages of continuous rail
road connection from Norfolk 10 Louisville are OBVIOUS 10
ALL Besides its commercial importance II VIII accomplish
rho valuable nocal and social end Of uniting Virginia and
Kentucky as Staes, and Vginians and hcnIuckians as
n.onle by the closest and most indissoluble bonds
aoar from these considerations 10 another not before All
ysrted 10 BY the presa OF Virginia From Louisville to
St. Louis rail road amos, upon straight line, Is pro-
,sc,ed and We believe 10 progress, which will cross
the Mississippi River said uponhgh bluffs and ISLANDS
NJ solid rock al The only point where bridging can ever DC
where high rocks have been erected by nature as
for lhe very purpose OF such an enterprise rom o
Louis the State of Missouri and Col Benton are carrying
westward great rail road which they vow shall sach e
Pacific Ocean, whether Congress prefer the cenra oue ~
its proposed legislation in behalf OF such rail- road or not
II is possible probable that the decided preponderance
of the northern upon that stupendoS proec' may carry
the dav in favor o se central route and 81 Louis terminus
maugre the perseverng and gallant efforts OF Tue oou'" III
favor of connection from Memphis. In view Of this pro
babiy direct railroad from Norfolk 10 LOUISVILLE ana
thence 10 ST. Louis will place Virginia in position 10 aVa
herself OF the advantages OF thls FocH'c d"a ''' ~ ~
Road
II nrobahe that both the Memphis and ST. LOUIS
rro,ees will be consummaled, either by common s'eh
which sha dyepe coming eastward from the Paclhc' 10
each Of those pCnls BY two independent ines e"s
out In either event. will be better io Virginia !" nave
the ST. Louis and Memphis connections by railroads 10
point than be provided with the latter only me eone'
lion L, Memphis will be BY the main stem oil The Hs"a
and Tennessee Road the connection TO Louisville and 81
Louis win ). by means u the Abingdon and cumberland
| Gap braacn oI that road
The construction OF this latter branch road and OF lis ea
tensions through Kentucky TO Louisville, VIII pr"oocs
another result Of the eminent importance 10 i.
mond II will require very soon The extension o '"e Na'
/ vile Railroad due 10 Abingdon Without h's e"s
sion Richmond must expect all the ifegh o' '''e
virginia and Tennessee Railroad which shall take The Sou
Side road at ynchbug preference the canal continue
along that oud PecrsLugl thence 10 60 10 City Pon' OF
10 Norfolk Already are The proofs conclusive that such
will ba the effect of The South Side road But the effect is
legitimate and Richmond will have right 10 complain OF
repine Besides this the ynchburg and GorGonsrle con.
necon will tend divert other nsalmen,s CT The travel
md eiynt OF the yrsiua and Tennessee Railroad Alex
anirs or that direction. Two powerful competitors viii
thus meet Richmond Lyncburg for the trade Of the Viz
| einia and Tennessee road.
The policy OF Richmond, therefore, obvious II is sim
py to extend The panvie road westward TO Abingdon The
Eastern terminus OF this Abingdon and Cumberland Cap road
through probably the richest country OF like extent IN The
State This will be rival enterprise 10 those roads now In
progress intended for the purpose o commanding The trade
of Southwestern Virginia. Kentucky and East Tennessee
for The trade OF that extensive region OF three States sui
cient 10 employ dezen railroads It's obec, and effect will
be 10 secure 10 Richmond the exclusive advantage o The
entire trade which be carried by such additional railroad
Its said that the people Of the counties between DanVe
and Abingdon are undertaking plank road over that impor
ant route 1t would be far better employ the ais
ed for that purpose in continuing The rullroad westward
from Danvie and make vigorous effort at The next ses
sion Of the Legislature augment the subscriptions already
obtained for plank road the amount required TO com
plee a railroad the entire distance.