Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-09-19


rescue.
Of the scene which followed Mr.. Lyons al
capfdndBm appeal Ia the central cohorts and his
indscreet attack on ltiyes. ! forbear 10 speak
since the afur WIS handsomely adjusted. But
Riyes bore himself galnntly in the fight, aud
showed hrmnrss and scit-respect equal 10 his
well onrnrd r. nutation and hs lofty character
A. "A Norfolk man. thank him FROM the bottom
of my heart for his bold defence Of us among our
cnemes-for let Richmond men whine as they
may. they would sooner drain tn State for the
benefit II Baltimore and New York, than that II
pound IF produce should come Ia Norfolk. Sue
is Jealous Of Petersburg n she Is OF Norfolk,
and rnyie- Lynchhurg every pound Of Tobacco
manufactured in TINT place. Rule or ruin Is her
principle Of action and on no other occasion was
tbs feeling 50 clearly exhibited as at the Caying
tom Convention. How Petersburg is - Hphthet-
IT, ~ this -tHte Of things, is wonderful I" he, Tor
ma nil el-e Ter citizens have exhibited an industry
and energy worthy uf our special imitation. The
whole South side must marshal is forces, Tor the
object II To- cut off connection with the Ohio and
10 deny us All interest IN the Coyington route
One good thing TIM managers accomplished, and
thai was to mnzzlc old DIR. Pntrich, and, save
motion 10 print speech, he was not permitted
to wag hir tongue.
The resolutions of Mr.. McComns of C0bcll,
furnish fair illustration of Western feeling to-
wards the Central party, for like other sensible
men of that section, he plainly sees that the
guardianship of Richmond over the Coyington
Road will ond in its destruction. They were
however voted down by the Central party. as was
the proposition of compromise offered by Rlves.
A. Stevenson seeing that Il time was not allowed
to operate among the disulectcd, that they would
pa-s netualy adjourned over the Convention To
afford an opportunity 10 drum up in the recess,
thus showing that the old political huekster wis
true toshis calling.
Il ,.,,I T., rgal
nbHty, took no part in thc proceedings, but LETT
all ihc glory to u Mr.. Nicholson johnson, and an
English gentleman named Clifford. WHY Mr..
johnson was made 10 act 80 prominent ParL
while such able men were given the 90 by, can
not understand, for more hum drum common
place advocate it was never my fortune to listen
to in any ussemblagc lie charged the Souths-
dcer- with voluntarily absentng Themselves from
the Convention when they had never been invited,
and in the face too of letter written by the
~ dent of the Central Road, announcing the
uhlts. ii the Convention To be the "cfHsh1ag
ou' of one of our most important works. The
sN3aih ~dc will unite cordially with the friends
Of H. fHyington Road, aud will be prepared 10
met Nr-~r-. Johnson, Clifford, Il Co, on any
arena they may choose 10 select. If weak
causr cannot find ADLER advocates the South
Side hn- little to nrtrom such thunder. We
want no exclusive privileges nor do expect
to m"uopoze n State work We will do Justice
to the Central Road, but lis absurd prctentons
Wehud IN scorn and contempt We have fore
borne long enough in mercy to her weakness,
hut as She has got beside herself and mounted
the sColdmg stool, we will teach her II lesson at
ncXt session of the Legislature that She will long
remember. \ c0rmy, rickfty thing that has
progressed ut rate of some two or three miles
u year-whose stock is worth $40 in the 100
heels over head in debt, making sham dividends
of stock without credit in the market. and which
asked Tor 81 800, 900 of loan, whose state sub
-cription remains unemployed ier iho want OF
private confidence or that oil counties through
which it pHsses-whoso grades are ~ 1t. per
mlle-Whose tunnels have Ia he made ON State
account-u constant and greedy hcggor at the
doors OF the Treasury, the grcat Mogul of log
rolling whose scrpentino track cnnuot. he reaid
without spungIug On the public crib, that begins
on the hills and is built in patches-tor such II
concern n this, IN the person of Johnson, Gift
u e., Il Vresumetn rcnd cut of the favor OF
tho ItoI !" the grea. line Of railway that has
% s,alou az one end md the Mississippi at
tla tiheI, h. hHn absurd for serious comment
}at even the Wcstrmmcr understood the move
utents OF the iauto nll well, and mean to St,er
then own hoaf. They -erd the south side rs
friends, ami in this theN arc right tor | for one
will s,v 5hu1 / consider the line oil the tovIugton
iaml as preferable to any other, and will go rs
far one other man in ~u.tojniu" Il. Build II
well aud do il .pecd'.. ltis heeWse ! am il
adv5rute, tle friend of my own nativcState. that
! ra-i.t lae attempt 10 tnck it ON as more mp
p,ua..e L, Tire Louisa road. The Covington has
gr=ar~ not exceeding 294 feet per mile whle the
IuaI-H Ut Central has grades # - feet per mile,
l,56 fHa HfrtI. R3dfr any circumstances, accDtR
MEDIATE he hedrV tonnage that can he Transported
ON the other az Nr. Fiskin his report that ras
Ia hare brtH suppressed, conclusiyely proves
Theguaee il OF no Importance to the Central
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