Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-11-02
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Tn. INDEPENDENCE of the South.

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The Louisville Times takes hopeful view OF the
future Of the South. Ii says: In two or at most
in three. years from present indications, the cap
itais of the most widely separated slave States
will be brought within thirty-6ve hours of each
other by railroad communication, entirely through
slave territory. At earlier period will the
Gulf Of Mexico be reached in a considerably less
time from the Chesapeake bay, while Charleston
and Savannah will be within thirty six hours.
travel of Louisville and Memphis. Baltimore,
Alexandria, Norfolk. Petersburg and Richmond
will be directly connected by locomotive velocity
with vicksburg, hatcher, Mobile, Pensacola, and
New Orleans.
Upon the face of the globe says the Journal
of Commerce. there is not SO stupendous rail
way network al that in embryo, which is to en-
brace in the circle. and ultimately develop, eve
nv foot of Southern soil. Texas and Florida I'M
der its influences. will profit alike with Maryland
and Delaware. Such mineral and other resour-
ces are to be unlocked in the long neglected
mountains and valleys Of Virginia, and North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia. Kentucky,
and Tennessee, will contribute in as great
degree to the prosperity of those States and their
southern sisters, as have the products of their
luxurent fields. Scientific discoveries have
arranged the manner of their realization. Rich
mond, from its unequaled facilities for manufac-
turing and heathful location may become the
Manchester from which the South South will de-
rive its supplies of cotton and wooden apparel and
Knoxville, heretofore shut out from intercourse
with the world, the Birmingham which will fur
nish il with all that may be required Of metallic
articles. Its position is central. and the centre
at which the trains on all the great routes will
a1iacanf coal. Gai Ida A nd iron.
and lead mines, numerous and inexhausta-
BILE.
The great Illinois coal-feld stretches along
through some 200 miles of the northern border
of Kentucky. AT Cloverport, Hawesvie Lewis
port, Greensboro, Caseyville. on the Green river,
in Livingston county coal and iron abound,at
any Of which points manufacturing may be as
successfully carried at Lowell. Within
the borders of Kentucky our own iron ore can
be as well worked up as it can at Pitsburg. SO
with everything else for every day consumption
throughout the South.
The day of dependence upon the North Ivy the
South for markets. as for merchandise, is rapid
ly passing away. With it, social intercourse will
diminish in similar ratio. The incalcuable val
ne of the southern travel may be cut off TO such
an extent as to render if of bat little profit. The
mountainous region of the slave States abounds
with medicinal springs, of as varied qualities and
curative virtues the celebrated Spas of Ger
many. Many of them--some quite newly dis
oovered-are surrounded by picturesque scenery
and are perpetually famed, in the warm months,
by invigorating salubrious breozes. They
all becoming easy of access. Two years hence a
railroad ride Of twenty four hours from the tide
water will place the seeker after il at the one
furthest off. They are destined II speedily be
the most fascinating objects of summer attraction
ON this continent to the fashionable and wealthy.
as also to the "lame and afflicted" Northern
cities and watching places were never prosper
Gus when thronged with southern visitors.
Those visitors, in the main, they must prepare
themselves to lose.
France has for some time entertained the no.
ton Of establishing line of steamships from
Bordeaux and Havre, Chose leaving the latter
place to land at Southampton to Norfolk II is
believed that our minister, Mr.. Mason, has given
the contemplated enterprise such encouragement
as he could, consistently with his duties as he
was known to be favorable to it before his ap-
pointment. 1t is probable that three or four YES
sells will be constructed for the purpose by the
French government at an early day. and that the
government of the United States will authorize
the building of two or more next winter, to run
in correspondence with them. The Tehaunepeo
route will, not unlikely have its termination on
this side of the Gulf, at Pensacola. This would
afford by far the most direct rs it would be the
most expeditions ocean and land highway from
all the capitals Of Europe to the Southern States,
Cuba, Mexico, the Pacific ports the Sandwich
Islands, japan Australia and China. The travel
from London or Paris to the Pacific could be
performed by this route in sixteen days, and to
San Francisco in twenty-three or twenty four,
at the present speed of steamers and locomo-
tives.
Thus we have merely glanced at few-a
very .few-of the advantages which the South
enjoys for independence of the Nor.h-advan'a-
ges which are justly appreciated, and will be
profted by