Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-10-17
The editors are absent.
south-side Democrat and LynohLurg.

W devote Tue must u 'dt 'NSt' 'Ai'7
TO the following editorial from the columns Of our
neighbor of the Republican, written in reply to
one that appeared in the South Side Democrat
last week. We publish it without comment. as
it fully explains itself and vindicates Lynchburg
in its position and against the unjust reflections
of the article of the Democrat;
The excessive zeal If the South side Democrat
in favor of the extension OF the South ,de rail
road TO Coyington II really amusing. These
vaian, champions of The Cnckado CITY talk about
their fayoriie schemes a, If il Here a new dis-
covrry-as lift were u uew light which had burst
upon the world and would, ia the opinion of is
advocates revolutionize the Internal Improve
ment policy of the State l. the South Side
Democrat aware of the fact that this idea of build
ing a railroad along the valley Of james river,
from Iynohhurg 10 Cofington Is ahant eighteen
wears and half old Id enough Ia have per
formed militia duty Il first suggested, w
believe, hr .Iudg" Jno. Robertson Of ichm nd
in a meeting of the Stockholders Of the James
River and kanawha Company in December, SIS.
1t was again brought into notice by reprr-ru.
tative from this city tthe late Mr.. Ioierl in l-iI
and 45-when hr proposed To continue liz James
River anl kanawha Improvement Ia the Ohio BY
railway IT was again virtually revived by the
Internal Improvement Convention which mrt ia
this city in September ISL. and urged 10y the
IS47 -ls-when the then representatives from
this county, Gen. Odin 6. Clay aud Charles L.
Mosby, finding that il met with LITTLE favour.
abandoned il. and asked for the cbartor ot the
Virginia aud Tennessee Railroad. Ihis htle
history doprires our friend OF the Democ5dt al
the paternity of the scheme and dtNe~ts HIM ui
the right to scold those who may not choo-c t.
20 into eestacy about hoy the, hafe -eeu often
before and tried in vain. 10 mature Il manhood.
Our contemporary has no right Ia pick up other
peoples runaway children aud call upon the
rest Of mankind" Ia Join him IN their adoption
In the present STATE ot the uioneN market ard
the unexpected co-ts,d educating the~e Tal rond
youths. and the rtstlcssue-s ot TIN people under
taxation, every section finds it-cf NJ murr than
able 10 support those undcr - eiurgo with
out adopting nov ON.
The above porjrw Il tn scheme OF the south
Side Dtmocr1f prove That 1h~ proposition ORG
mated ia Richmond and wsl- Killed IN Richmond
by the action of the .lataos River aud kauawha
Company hat il wa aftefward- ieunHe3 by tho
Leg Azure in l-I7-I-. 1t Wa~ always favoritc
SCHEME with Lynchbarg She did nj abandon
it until reed to do -. by those In tn Null.a.
who ar,.hbw prompting tn south sid Dtmocrat
in it, Remuneration 81 a policy actually forced
upon the ,rlyocato~ n II connection i fhp cite.
of \orfoIk anil Petersburg wifi liz Ohio
Wha, are the facts L. sustain this position At
the common cmont II lie session 81 III -.
General Clay and Mr.. Aasbr <ul aeed in active
effort. 10 1T enacted the legislation necessary
to construct what Wa then known H. the Rich
mond and Ohio Rarnrd-tlo rnuf,s for which
road lya- afowcd 10 be the valley of Jane, river
from Lynchburg To Gnaiulaou. Ibey soon found
that they could nnt obtain for IT tn, requisite
suppofi Richmond wa wholly ..neras,rd with
her ia,oritg scheme, the Dapyiic raad petDr--
burg Wa, apparently content With ~bai she hni
Norfolk ,sinccd adant tn same inl,f..zl ia lutpl