Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-07-07
Ornngc and AIexnndria RalIroad.


are now in this city. or business connected
with the extension of the line to Lynchburg.-
Experimental surveys of the country lying be
tween this point an1 Charlottsvlle are 10 b.
at once commenced, and such location rnade al
may both serve the interest of the Creates
body Of stockholders and promote the objects o
the connection We have full faith that in de.
tern.ining this question the Management vii
be geverned by proper discretion, and that
the work will be executed with oil possible
energy and dispatch. Ii is the opinion of the
President that the work will be completed by
the time the Virginia and Tennessee road
reaches its terminus-a period we trust, not
paw very remote.
We cannot but think that the last Legisla-
ture committed an error in not securing tn the
State a share ia the stock Of this company
Regarded without reference 10 the Incidental
benefits, and the duty OF the State 10 aid its
own development and promotion, but simply
as profitable investment. We are fully con-
WINGED that our legislators would have acted
wisely in making the state a stakeholder. We
look win cohHoehCe LOT tue uihe ~heH 'ne
States share ia The dividends of joint-sock
companies, in which she is interested, will be
ample 10 meet all the expenses of government.
pay off the public debt and relieve the people
from taxation Nor do we know any work
calculated TO Contribute more largely to such
results than this link-binding together the
systems of the Two great national sections
No one at oil acquainted with the relations and
bearings of railways in tho United States, and
with the laws which govern travel, can doubt
that this line. when constructed with all It's con
nections established, will do an immense bust.
noss, in that most profitable OF all transporla
tion-the conveyance of passengers. We
shall be greatly disappointed IT, in ten years
its stock do not rate as higl as any in the
country. We Lope the Legislature at lis next
session !" i'll not hesitate to place it on an equal
footing with the other principal public works,
by subscribing for the usual quota ofstock.
The New York Journal of Commerce has
from oficial sources The imports and exports
in tie United States for the fiscal year ending
30th June Tae to:al mpo rts amount to
$2l2 945.442, and include 1892 326 .306 at
New York and al ports within that State ,S33.-
504.7S9; ia Mlssa, hasetts Sl4785,9l7; in
Penn yIsatia, Sc 7lG.986; in Maryland, SOL
l42 In the District of Columbia, s735, SIS; IN
Virginia, anl S30004SS ia North Carolina
The total exports reached 5000, 65s. 500 Of
which S6.667, SCI Were from Maryland, $40.
005 from he District Of Columbia, So 024 G58
from Virginia, S5,S2S,5 81 from Pennsylvania,
and 7iS4 456 from New York. In both
the imports and exports of specie is included.
The Albany Argus, supporter of the ad.
mnstratioo sa IS AN analysis of the list of
appointees to Office in this State. recent and
remote, would exhibit similar 'reesoil triumphs
proporlionally even greater than those
In Massachusetts. Four.6fths at least of the
whole number belong either to the Free Soil
or, what IS infinitely worse-tho soft" or
"Coalition" category"
An application was lately made to Kossuth
to know if he would accept an invitation to Wis
II Shefheld, TO be presented with testimonial
In hlsrepy he says 1t is no afec,aton on
my part, but under present circumstances can
pledge myselfto nothing. not even to being in
England. If affairs were to be tranquil. if cir.
cumstances permit me, should feel honored
10 visit Sheffield as suggested"
In the House of Representatives of Connec-
tcut the bill providing for a convention of del
egates to frame new Constitution was re
jecied without discussion.
The bill recently adopted by the Senate Of
Connec lieut.. for the abolition of capital punish
ment, has been rejected by the House by ma
jority of fifty five votes.
DEATH OF AN EMINENT PHYsIcIAN.-Dr
N. Chapman, one of the most distinguishe,
physicians Of the United States, died at Phila
del phia on Friday. Born in Virginia, he grad
uated at Edinburg Scotland. and in early liG
settled in Philadelphia. He occupied Pro
fessor's chair in The Pennsylvania University
from 1911 10 1850, when age and falling
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