Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-09-16
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ton of connecting the town OF Stauntou with
the town of Salem By Railroad. We have
heard nothing further of the proceedings.
Whether the question was agltated; or if eg.
itated, with what effective are mol advised.
The presumption is that the agitation. if at all.
was moderate. we are happy TO say that no
shock, either from that cause Prof Jewett's
comet, has been felt 10 disturb the ordinary
progress OF events in this locality
The Richmond Dispatch notices tho call
for the Lexington meeting; and whilst 1t ex.
presses opposition to this new Schema" en-
quires what its Lynchburg friends have to say,
and what they shy on this point. They have
TO say, and can say much, IN demonstration OF
its utter inexpediency and impractcability,
when viewed as a proposed LAX in wise
system Of improvement, for any purpose what
ever but to defeat that SYSTEM and 10 render
tributary TO Baltimore one OF the two great
improvement channels of the State. The two
improvements Of which we speak, are the Va.
& Tenn, and portion OF the Contra. with the
Gov. and Ohio Railroad; and it is the latter
whose trade IL travel it will forever bear away
TO the bosom OF our Commercial competitor
on the Chesapeake. OF course. in speaking Of
the Salem connection. we speak Of it, not with
Lexington or Staunton, bull 1ciM Winchester.
To suppose it would stop short Of the latle7
point, would be folly; and we grant that Sloun-
ton and Winchester, and the people OF the rich
intervening section, have us much right 10 mark
out road for themselves az we any other
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doubtless well persuaded. and one that in due
time they will exercise. But Lynchburg has
nothing whatever to fear from this bug ear
at Salem. 1t can never be made Between
Salem and Siaunton there is no local trade
travel TO demand it. Baltimore does not de
sire itbecause the Alexandria connection gives
her line 10 Salem and the South and South.
west which she prefers. and which travel will
prefer because il is shorter and more direct
than any line which can ever be put in opera
ton down the Valley Nor again, will The
Valley interest demand it, because that inter.
est will be fully subservedby Winchester &
S,aunton connection. This Is the route along
which the giant enterprise of Baltimore long
and earnestly sought to open communication
with the exhaustess products of our south west
But, as we have already said, even that city
desires it no longer. The Baltimore Ameri
can, in speaking but day or TWO ago on The
trade of the South west, used The following
language:
For many wears Baltimore cndeavored 10
obtain the right OF way through tho Valley of
Virginia; but this right was Sc uouslS tefused
We gratlhed to perceive, however, that the
interior communications which Virginia and
Tennessee have opened FOR themselves, will
present to Baltimore n more direct way Of
communication with Tennessee than that even
which she once sought
The geodetc distance
between Baltimore and New Orleans, report
ed upon the authority of Gen. Bernard in
1921. is one thousand miles. The route re
ported by him, as most eligible for u mail
route would pass through Washington, Knox
vile, Cahawb a. and St. Stephens. There is a
continuous Railroad now under construction
from Baltimore TO New Orleans upon loca
ton almost Identical with that report. 1t will
Consist of the Baltimore and w ashington Rail
road; the Alexandra and Lynchburg Road
about 160 miles in length, half of which is
provided for; the Lynchburg and Tennessee
Railroad 200 miles in length, seventy miles
In operation, the balance under contract &c.
1t is by the people OF Richmond, OF Peters
burg and Norfolk, and not by those of Lynch.
burg, except in so far as their interest is in
common identified with the interest OF the peo
pie of Virginia in building up their own sea
port and manufacturing towns, that the ques
ton of the Valley connection should be view
ed as one of the gravest import Connect
Winchester by Railway with Staunton, and the
steam car will speed over an unbroken guage
(D from Baltimore to Louisville Kentucky, aud
on almost as near line of connection between
tide water and theformer place as via Charlottes-
vile and Richmond And if Richmond, Pc
tersburg and Norfolk fear the competition of
Baltimore for Southern trade through this city,
against transhipment here as well as across
the Potomac tooather with tho l;sody