Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-04-21

n1.ition would Lave -rcurred, and thu tos1hsi""
and Ohio road costing IL or IL millions oil the
nublio money. would have been surrend red to the
keeuinc * management Of the North side ibati'
more interests : would occupy too much of your
space for me h. I've history of this affair, nor
indeed is il necessary since the question hds been
eluborntely and ably discussed IN your columns
during the past twelve or eighteen months
There is but one 81 inon now on the 's"nth
lc, from the Aluntc to the Ohio, touching the
natter, aud there l. no one living in TINT region
capable of forming just opinion IN reference
10 TO-, who is not ready to pronounce the eehsun-
,uatlon Of the pretensions of the Csntfal Rail-
road and It's adjuncts as the most outrageous III
Justice ever recorded IN Legislative Annals
The difficulties which bes"t the path OF the
member alluded tn. no one can estimate but those
who are familiar with the state of feeling and the
influences pervaaing the Legislature nj ia last
session The a1.oaaies Of monopoly in and about
that BODY were bold. arrogant aud Industrious
They felt confident of victory. aud deemed IL
presumptuous in any man to contest their claims.
Degeneration on the floor, and abuse IN the pen
stoned press enlisted in the cause, was the tate
which awaited lin who dared To- offer ics -tnnce.
One however. wa found who shrunk not from
the encounter Conscious of the justice Of his
course, ind needing not their threats, he went
boldly to work. aud during the struggle which
cusued, he was never known to falter in the path
Of his duty. He. SOLITARY and alone, set tins
ball in notion" and rousng the slulnbcrlhg forces
of the "South side" rescued us from the most
garing injustice ever attempted by any party IN
our State To this gentleman the "South Side
owes n debt Of deep gratitude, since, but tor
him, all hope af II connection with the West
through the coyngion and Ohio road was gone tor
ever. This man was I. Is. Deane, jr., delegate
from Lynchbnrg, who. learn, has again con
scented to be candidate to represent that city.
If the people of Lynchburg desire to be well
repre- on these important questions, they
should not hesitate n moment, but send INN back
by the combined vote of all parties, " hlgs, Dem
ocrats and Americans. Those who denonnce
Lynchburg, and against her interests, Will
rejoice over his defeat more than over that of any
other man in the State They know how to ap
prccinte his information, industry, and firmness;
and they dread his influence. If the Sonth-Side
is not repre- scented by her strongest and most cX-
pericnced men, her active and bitter opponents
will carry their measures. Sink politics ON this
occasion; for we have too much nj stake TO mingle
such issues with questions vitality affecting the
prosperity and welfare of our section. Such at
least is the advice of one, who standing aside
from the battle now going on, and attached to no
party engaged in the strife, is alone anxious, by
II vigorous rosecuton of our system of improve
mcnts to aid in giving to Virginia the proud posi-
ton in the contederucy to which she Is 81 justly
entitled.
Lynchburg will have cause to rue the day if
she rejects the services of such representative
us francis Il. Deone. NORFOLK.