Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-04-12
ne Bedford Sentinel and the Mails and Trains
fr,na the East

ne Bedford Sentinel and the Mails and Trains
from the East.
Our friesds Of the Bedford Sentinel seem to
have mistaken the drift of the article in this jour
nal relative to the transportation of the mails and
the running Of the trains from Richmond to
Luxembourg and points west Of the lstter place.
If the Sentinel will read that article again. IL will
perceive that instead of urging continuation OF
..the presen, schedule we propose such chang"
a. will expedite the arrival Of the Northern mail
in Liberty f,eenfy four hoKrs. Surely the Sentinel
cannot object to that Take for example the Balti
more papers By the present arrangement the SEN
6neI receives them the morning OF the third day
after they are issued. The same papers now ar
rive in Richmond the afternoon Of the day OF which
they bear date. We propose that instead flying
there ill the next morning they shall be brought
on to Lynchbur2 ths. evening. Is there any griev-
ance in this to the people of Bedfordor the South
west! Isit any advantage to them that the North
ern mail of yesterday this morning in Rich
mond, instead Of Lynohburgl The case is but
little altered by the fact that two mails from
the North arrive in Richnond daily-for the
interval from tire morning mail to that Of the af
ternon to the morning that there is obvious
savi1g a. time an arranging the sched
ule so that the Daaybe train shnli leave
kiehmond after the arrival of the after
ncon instead Of the morning mail. The con-
venence of travellers too will be much
promoted. Those who arrive in Richmond now
from the North by the morning train have irav-
elled all night and are generally too much jaded
to pursue their journey. The consequence is
they compelled TO remain there, il coming
west, till the Dauvlc train Of the next day leaves
more than twelty four hours II, instead of
this, a fSain were to leave che afternoon Of tho
same day, they could in the mean time hnvo OBJ
tanned sufficient rest 10 come on. The Sentinel
will discover on rcperusing the article to which
ii replies. that our remarks adore. sed chiefly
to the point Of change in The running of trains
between Richmond aud Lynchburg. and that
alluded TO the Virgiaia d Tennessee chiefly to
object to lis making such arrangements as will
keep in existence the Objectionable schedules of
the Daavie and Seuthside roads. Our object
was and is to shorten the unnecessary aud most
inconvenient detention in Richmond. The mails
and passengers that lie in Richmond any given
night could as we'll lie here. All of either intend
ed for Lynchb0fg, any point between Lynch
burg and RiohmeHd would have reached their des-
tination. All of either intended for any point
wcs: of Lynchburg would be hundred aud
twenty miles on their way. What is there in
this to which the Sentinel can object We ad-
NIT the force Of its remarks in regard to the inju-
rious effects upon the general interests of Lynch
bprg. of having the Virginia and Tennessee trains
leave in, the morning and arrive at night-but
that inconve nence Lynchburg would have to sub.
nit for the purpose accommodating others by the
acceleraton Of mails and irnvoi. We will 70 fur
Their than this, and say il the public interests do.
mand that the hazardous experiment of running
the Nirginia and Tennessee al night shall be
IN ade-- and that passengers shuli not rest here
let train for the west leave Lynchburg ut nine
o. clock at night which will allow seven hours and
in Richmond and its departure from Iynchburg.
w ould this be more satisfactory TO the Sentinel.
and relieve its mind from tho gratuitous idea that
Lynchburg seeks any undue advantage from the
m management OF the Virginia and Tennessee road
But really the matter TO too plain to ad-
nit Of argument, and we cannot conceive how but
for misapprehension, the Sentinel could take is
sue with US in the change propose in tho run
ming of trains from Richmond to Lynchburg. We
shall take it as favor If the Sentinel will copy
this article, so that we may be correctly under.
stood by its readers.