Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-12-05

! nina.e ih. must fuurishing ~ tue category "i
| States.
| The Central Railroad. which is but the proion-
c,tion eastward of the cosington and Ohio road,
! p IN .,a,e of f.rwardness and will doubtless he
comnle,ed within the period prescribed for finish
| ;pp the Coyingtnn road. The same may be SAID
| in reference 10 the Richmond and York River
| road III. last connecting link between the great
West and the cape. of Virginia
The next improvement IN punt of Importance
20 the State and The nation may be cla-s.d the
Virgin, and Tennrs-ee Railroad, now rapidly
,pproacbinp completion ut the Tennessee line
where il W ii connect with net work of improve
mont. terminating respectively at Knoxville.
Nashville Memphis. aud Little Rock IN Arkan-
so- embracing large serii'n ut country. with
no direct line of communication with any foreign
u,nrt aud Astounding ia inealculahe "ratfh.mnch
Of will from necessity se.k n transit by this Inc
and through the eapeS Of Virginia. Add Ia this
the iuexhau-tabe quantity of iron suit and las
ter, head &c. which will pass over this road
and the vast amount If merchandise westward.
bound. log .ihrr with the daily increasing travel
from tho South iuihe sent ri government and 9TH
er Northern cities. aud tram those cities to the
Southern bnrder- If The c"niederacy. and the con-
clusinn nrcolnp- Irresistible. that this will rank
among the mo-t productive und beneficial i'm
provements within the t.nnmonweallh.c~p ecially
when the all important connection with the Cor.
completed,
Add t. these improvements the great water
line of the james River nnd knnawhn Company,
now extending continuously tw" hundred miles,
and affording communication for heavy produce
and tonnage, acting a. the recipient "f thes"
from H. own line, and from the Important works
already noticed aud shall he able to accom-
MEDIATE all the trade of the immense region refer
red To. in any of the m ,des it may prefer 1t Is
4 al,
condition to enable it to comply with engage
mems for which the State is responsible. and 10
afford it the means to extend aud complete ts
western terminus to the nearest point of easy
connection. with the great central line OF railroad
whose completion | have SO earnestly recon-
mpnded.
II affords me pleasure to notice the fact that
the Richmond and Danville Railroad is rapidly
approaching its comp elton Ia the town ct Dan
Vile, lis southern terminus, and that before the
end of the present year it will probably be in
use throughout its whole extent. Its trade and
travel have steadily increased and it will he the
means of afurding facilities Ia market for one Of
the mort productive portions of the Common
wealth, developing its dormant energies, and
pouring wealth into the capital of the Statc.
The northwest portion Of the State is most
happily situated. The Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road. terminating at Wheeling and Parkerrhurg.
places it within III hours of Baltimore aud still
nearer 10 Alexandria. by III. Hampshire und
Loudoun road, which will doubtless soon be
made The Northwest Turnpike from Wnehes-
ter to Parkersburg, aud the stanton and Par
ker.hurg Turnpike connecting those points. to-
ppther with q net work of well graded tnrnpkes
no, Macadamized, afford ali tie facilities for
travel and transportation that the most tastid
ous could desire. With a climate healthy and
sulubriou, valleys ,eeming with grain and grass,
aud mountains Astounding IN rich and lnex hau>ti
he minerals, it may DE truly said that she
wants but liltlo and asks le-sand that when call,
ed upon to contribute to the general fund for pub
lie improvements, the appeal, 10 be successful,
should be adore to the patriotism rather than
the pccuniary interest of the citizens.
The contemplation of The period when the great
leading lines of railroad from East to West shall
be completed cannot fail to awaken in the minds
of our citizens the uo>t favorable anticipations
for the future; but when the developed resources
ri oar avn state. with the untold richie, of car
Western and Southrrn nri ghhur+, shall arrive
upon our shores in search of an outlet to for
cirn market. hall those fine nro>p poets hc hight
ed or but partially realized for want of the last
ANA onv remaining link NECESSARY 10 thu consu,tl-
nation ai the most >tupnd1us and life giving
:, >'en that has engaged the attention NJ our
citizens sine the day when the, shouk utf the
shat kI,- IF TYRANNY. ~ fused to obey the muhd3tra
OF II king. aud dncinrr, Themselves an indeprn-
dent people! trust not. 1t must not br. The
judiriaus and experienced statesman will not
abandon the half finished scheme, nor leave il
to be executed by his successors. but in the
pronp and faithful discharge Of his duty will
! press it onward to lis iinal con, unlnation. 10
! render thrsr inproNemen profitable and ena
! bile our people t. compete successfully witt
their enterpri-ng Northern neiehhors the bon
eft, arising from thu impolt and export trade
! should be seemed {" theln, and the hardet
growing out of the coHstwi>e tian,purtion il
>atch of an outlet. ought To be removed, con
| stituting it da,s an onernus drawback aguin>
our own aud Southern interest. and enuring iii
recllv To the benefit Of the Northern route mn,
| the Northern merchant.
II may be painful! bat ncvai theless prufiiabl,
| to rpcur occasional To the history of the past
t., listen to the admuntions IF experience. an,
learn lessons of wisdom from the efforts anc
actions of those who huye preceded us in tn,
DRAMA of life The records of former days show
that nj II period not very remote. Virginia stoo,
| pre- pminrn,y the first commercial State in III,
! Union when her commerce" exceeded in amour
! that of all The New England States Combined
when the city of Norfolk owned more than On.
hundred trading ships, aud her direct f1reigI
| trade exceeded that OF the city of New York nou
the centre of trade aud the great emporium q
| North America.
At the period of the war Of Independence tn,
commerce Of Virginia wa. four times larger than
that of New York. In 1853. the imports of tn,
| latter amounted 10 the enormous sum of one hun
dred and eighty millions nearly, while those q
Virginia were no: quite S4o0,WH0. And duriu,
that year, there cleared from her port,
$3.50 vessels to foreign ports. while from Air
ginia during the same period, .92. aud tn,
amount of goods imported was less than foul
millions of dollars, showing conclusivrly thai
l.
tive ins6nihcance. But will pursue the hu
| ,uliat no cnmuar son no f1rther lint yatbor n