Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-02-04

are worthy of special notice Although passing through
broad belt Of the most valuable and beautiful country
almost entirely without railroads other commercial
advantages, being about midway between the Virginia
and Tennessee roads the west in Virginia and Ten
nessee and in the Caronas and Virginia the south,
is susceptible Of the following easy and important
nexons On the east the Richmond and Danyile Railroad
North Carolina Central Railroad South Carolina and
Georgia railroads several points, navigation at CO.
umbus and Montgomery, and railroad to Pensacola;
the west by railroad to Vicksburg railroad to Mem
phis, railroad Knoxville and railroad to Jonesboro,
Tennessee. This last connexion be made from the
counties of Burke Caldwell, in North Carolina by
short line not exceeding seyentyve miles, TO the Virginia
and East Tennessee Railroad and forty miles further lat
Estilvle) junction may be formed with the pvgtniG
and Cumberland Cap Road: thus forming new and di-
communications between the Southern Atlantic sea-
ports and the cities of Guyandote, Cincinnati Louis
yle St. Louis and Memphis the great centres OF West
railroad and steamboat transportation and travel
1t appears by recent report from the engineer on the
East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad that the port Of
Norfolk win be nearer to Jonesboro Tennessee even BY
connecting at Charlotte, North Carolina, by the present
crcuitous roads Of North Carolina than by the Virgins
railroads.
The contemplation Of the advantages or benefits that
would result from the construction Of this road
overwhelming when summed up that viii only attempt
Posing om the very the cotton region ahroug
the best region Of po IN Georgs the Garclinas
and Virginia valuable coalfelds in North Carolina,
the Virginia line; extensive supply Of iron and
timber; valuable gold and copper mines skrting
an extensive IN North Caronna superior
it is believed, to any mountain region earth in fer-
ty, productive in fruits and the valuable grasses;
and, in my Judgment to its superiority Western
Virginia in this respect, fully sustained by old
and experienced engineer Virginia and North Carolina
| works. To the Traveller this will be Of the most
heathful and attractive regions in the Union
will close for the present as my object is mainly to
call attention to the subject hoping that this communica
may be inserted by conductors of the press ut the
points most deeply interested, believing that work Of
such magnitude and general interest will promote rather
than dersct from minor sectional interests With the
noble example Of iberality the part of Of the
States in granting charters apparently adverse to their
interest many instances Of which both in the North
and West might be cited well recent charters gran
ed by South Carolina, which intended more for the
benefit of North Carolina and Georgia than South Caro-
lima, it is scarcely to be npprehended that there will be
found in the Caronas, Georgia, Virginia heart 50
contracted to wish to put embargo upon natural 3D.
vanags withhold from any section the blessings de-
! signed for it by kind Providence.
WM A. LENOIR-
Fonr DEFIANCE (N. c. JANUARY 7, 1854.