Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-09-08
No L.


states. that he undertakes The advocacy and de-
fence Of the Central \ Covington h Ohio Rail
road" After this clear and explicit avowal, one
would suppose that some argument would be pre-
scented sustaining the continuous line, made up
of these faro roads. on N, AOrthside or james
Rirer. and showing that 1t was superior I" tin"
one advocated by u on the Sauth-Slde. Yet. not
a word of such argument is ptFered, except, IN
deed he shows what every body knew hef"re.
that the crossing of the Allegheny from the
Mouth of Greenbriei t. Covingtan i mhde with
easier gradients than the ruling grades on the
Southern line. but he dues not tell his readers,
what he knows a. well "a any man IN the Com
monwealth that grades OF frequent occurrence
obtain on h. Northern route of ~ and 70 feet,
as an Offset against the ruling grade of the
southern line of 81 feet going East. This may
be arguing upon principles of science but
do not see it and vet thus is reilly all NJ com
parson. of these two continuous lines OF railroad,
in i" Alleehany's No. 9. notwiihstand-
ing the display of Quotations found therein which
have no bearing upon the issue; unless, by
begging Of The question, be assumes the North
ern line the superior one IN po1t OF gradients'
which cannot be shown. In the heg'nnlng 81
No. }, we are told Of his comparatively inveHh-
eating the relative merits of the two sections of
railroad to connect the Ohio Valley with shipping
points. "ths one from "osiugion to the Mouth Of
Greenbricr" and the other from the Virginia
X Tenn Railroad to the Mouth OF Grcenhrer,'
and he tells us that he will now consider lhcir
directness of courses, from thu point # Western
divergence to their eastern fnnl destination.
One would suppose that here We were I" have
comparison of the drce,nr,- al these two routes,
either from Greenbrirr 10 G",ington and tie Va
4 Tenn. Railroad or To Tide Water. Bat no
such thing The an bguty of tho announcer
ment is only equnlled by the utter nhsence of all
argument to sustain his comparison of the direct
ness of these route, whether seoonally or ~
continuous routes to tide wat + He, indeed,
enlightcns us with TIA history al die Meadow
River and Gau y roatc reminds u OF the ten
principal Mineral SPRING., "t the attempt ri the
friends of the ~outhrrn route to influence the
# Ia. long cherished line of con
neetion,n aud OF substitute X tn NV RIVER route,
formerly us n braa h hnt now rs " he ef
ciusire line 10 the ohio - aud n--ure- ns tint
this attempt l. III" " veiio,t nb-urdlty," accrd-
ing TO Col Garnet, .hority," which, however.
he fail. t. produce On dis point. Now, in my
humble opinion im- way "t treating II grave sub
leet like the one anier dl~cn>Nl"l' may oe III MS
own Language com 1faiite'y mr. ag""g' n"i
it is not investigating tbe ompara'i'e merits oi
these two routes. let II a. ms trfS Nef7R'"h 81
rams AlleghhhN he consistent III one peint
% view only, ana that i his con lnned ,"phI~-
try. tell him again. Tint An Enrterh Virgin
ian has never directly az indirectly, advocated
an naand lnuent al Ia" Northern route. TN the
other hand hr hn- most explicitly mnntninrd
the Importance q. II e"nsf"en"n. Ana as'"
the assumed priority in point ii tme ri the north
crn route, we rct'i him aanin 10 'ia inct' that
rs II continuous line, the southern Is the older
one.
In his heading of y" |, II n AIicghnny calls
his route the "Chc>aP"ak" LAY hnd ONO IaF'f
Rairend &c thus indicating ll1e from Tue
BAY somewhere 10 the ONO But W. VIII not
weary the reader with any more extracts from
Trans Allegaany, showing the different paa>cs
IN which he nfPcars IN discussing lhlS qnesn"l oil
the comparative r"rits ol the Nolih and South
lines OF railways from 'idr water 10 the ONO.
In No. ), he refers to what Col. Harnsu says oi
the propriety of the acceptance 10y Tia" Va ana
Tom. Rallroad Co, OF tic act authorizing the
New RIVER braneh and from the tone "i his re-
mark, Trans. Al'ts"ahN srr"S l" tmnN h' mas
gained II triumph AM pal 1i' "aN"o Nv 81 Tue
southern line To silence Let IL H''' Vol 'a'-
netts opinion would seem Ia la Simply 'hlH' 'hat
II the state should ndort The Men"o" la',f route
1t would not b" exp dent i"r the Va ana lehn'
Rul lpnplON