Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-09-21
From the Republican.
Railroad Connection between LynchbuIg md
North Carolina No Z

Editors 81 h' Repebi,eaa Lynchbuie aud
IT. prospects were mainly the subject of ny last
commun natiou and when We consider the won
deriui effects al steam power Ia upsettmg MI
the old calculations about the commerce aud
business nt tie world. II NAV not ho fabulous to
predict Tor her n future Importance equal 10 that
col any other city in Virginia see tn" number
ot hrg Railroads under construction. and hose
that are likely Ia be chartered aud built at some
.ltGre ouy. all terminating nt that point. The
gr, vt Virginia and tennessee, til" south side
with it. connection extending t. Norfolk. and
the Orange and AoHWdrin Railroads, all cong
GA rapidly 4" complexion. At un distant day
may We mol hope T." sec the iirgniia aHd hoTh
CaroiiHu, rhc read row nuirr discussions made
aud the extension Of the South Sido road mp the
valley Of Jauos River = CoYnztn aud also an
independent road tram l.ynebhurg 10 Richmond
running Hstjly parallel with the james River
and kauHwh ennal With all those Railroads
ant dapots there, to say nothing of thu rrcnt en-
nal aud lis bN-In-, she Is bound q become on Of
the leading points IN the State
ndrr the Old ~ stem 81 Bunk ia Virginia it
l. supposed lynchburg has never eniovcd thnt
amount ,t raHaAlo capital, which her Importance
e-a trading pIuec required. Tint system is one
rather al vassnlagc from the bran he's IN tho IN
tortor 10 the chrf OF Inthrr hunks located main
" IA Richmond and Norfolk These branches
are not ullrequeutly subjected 10 the necessities
aud even capriees uf the neither banks The
charters of tho old bank expire 81 about tw,
years. Already the Legislature il preparing 4
Rcw system. Many bank have GONE into opcrn-
ton n vhriou~ part Of the commonwealth under
this oystem with large nariunm capitals, and hy
Zoo IN having oiled mp thr-e capitals, they will
ho'a supplied perhaps The places al tho old
bnuk,
At I.ynehburg they have one of these new
hunks III operation wttha maximum capital oi
nearly On, million q Z doiidts. The character If
these tank have not tanr - EXPLAIN, but will
simply say they independent a, the action of
ouch Other, aud that the vhole wealth Of tho
state is pledged tar tle redemption Of their
notes.
Il prevent nnw monetary CON, ulson that might
take place ia the State, consequent upon thu
cl7egr IN the Banking systematic old bunk with
'hcir rdPifR, banking Yrop'ug efc,,s md all
az Ght under the Wisdom of the Legislature. Ia
merged IN the He~ s}tt,m. Bat whether these
snEts tUkc paco or not the cap Il Il Lynch
burg j. zr.tt!, "a be Augmented by uct Ealrnud-
A".hVg Is more true thtn that Railroad, oitlnso
epp.td, SO Ia 81" gather ut that puiai by olir vi
u"u@ hne. 81 luiPrpge Hout, tn troiuet- az the
into 5or ceuntry foreign capital will imu,du ri,
tI'v There tur a. p'r,lRse.
Iti- unnecessary tor M. Me-es. IL tor, IT,
say anNihiuE none about lynthbur~. Ii -hr i.
only tlu la herself she can hc.u most import All
Iaaoe ia 1b stat. iIor interior I"~lti"u ,unk.-
II" difference. IL" power Of steam transporter
=1'n ou Railway hctar' rtfuard Is, completely
Ia,tae hi Niy is it that Pmladrjlia, a., POI
-" "a #p-'u,-- of III SORTS is rln.ch tread
iu. Al, the j. al Nv orb, ~lilr ,bc lafi,r il
l",... tne Sea shore wItitanco of th. host hur
bolr- iu the au.id, IN the other hundred miles
FROM the BceaH Oh llss. asuldau- l}clsVarc2 II
come nearer homr, ID L. futile 10 predict tor Nor
folk brighter future thnu for Richmond. Nay
the time may conn utfru ~al Sbllls nd thnrI,fip