Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-11

The value Of each acre Of land has been searchea
for a. with search warrant. and has been re
turned mon c0mdfibash Instead OF the state
being cleared Of debt and taxes was loudly
predicted. the taxes have been doubled, the debt
Of the State has been run up to the point OF I'm.
pairing it, credit, aud the prospect seems before
~ Of a ''fcw more years Of taxes and debt Of the
same sort lef:."
am opposed to taxing the people OF this coun-
w. for this work, because IT the fact, that IN
voting for this taxation, the shoeless' hailess,
loafer who never paws a cent of taxes, can stand
by the man Of means who has ALREADY subscribed
what he thought be ought to subscribe, and
though this loafcr NAV not expect 10 pay one
cent Of the tax. or to have any interest in the
work. only as II NAV give him a job that will en-
able him 10 get bis grub anl Jggers' tslang
for food aud lrink,) yet he can and viii vote a
way your money with perfect 'foose"tsS
Another reason why the people should reject
the proposition is, that it would sever the lead
ing string. by which the Court think TO guide the
pe5ple in what ought to be their free choice
The Court with a Guardian angel like care heay-
On save the mark for the interests Of the dear
proprietor fear that the poor benighted erea-
lures might bunder-for fear that IN their men
tai darkness they might forget that LoVlngston
was Nelson county, and the central glory OF crea-
ton-haYe very wisely prudently prevented the
possibility Of such a shameful mishap' and have
generously compelled you to see, that IN order
that this road may serve the purpose OF link IN
a great national chain Of railways, IT must be
turned out its course and made 10 pass Low
inRston No matter how many miles further Il
may be-no matter how many hundreds OF
thousands of dollars more it may cost thou the
shorter and better route which has been
Yeyed, vet the Court has ordered it, that you
must vote for the Loyngston route or none. |
would respectfully ask, can it be of vital iInpor-
lance to tho eager traveller between the great
commercial marts north and south, that he should
pass through Lovingston When he shall see
It's greatness aud shall he told,that TO afford him
that qualification, the railroad had been turned
nearly two miles fromits course. at an enormous
expense | am fearful that he will forget the
Bible Injunction, ''swear not at ALL
But lastly am opposed to taking advantage
of the poor innocent railroad, the proposition
of our Court would do. II has been ascertaned
that the excess Of cost on the Loyingston route
will more than swallow up the entire subscrp
tons of Amherst and Nelson counties. Our
Court was assured of this fact, and yet they con
fine the county subscription to that line. The
company, in order to avail itself of the County
must diYerge one mile and nine
tenths from its course, AT an extra cost OF up
wards of two hundred thousand dollars in the out
set. besides the perpetual loss of time in running
and the keeping up Of the increased suPerstrnc-
tnre Oh yes the world must 60 by Loylngston
TO see the Elephant, It shall not 20 at all =
Full surely the wisdom of our Court Is ripening
But then is il right 10 treat the yoor Railroad
Company 90 hardly Better, far better for the
Company, if they should give Nelson County fiji
~ thousand dollars not 10 subscribe cent, but
to be- 81 good rs to let them 90 where their inte
rest and the public interest demand the location
of the Road Such nj least are the views of
COMMON SENSE.