Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-04-08

Stances uttenuHS fhSSofe ""e
| the compromise measures, and the motives ihht
governed his own conduct. The files of the sir-
pipisn contain sketch Of that speech. Wewill
republish il 10 morrow. II viii satisfy The Repnh-
licnn that its informant, or Mr. Bolts. is in error
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The Mails Tt avel Running OF the Trains
A writer in the Republican directs attention 10
the present and proposed running OF the trains
between Richmond and Lynchburg. and from tho
latter place west and suggests what seems 10 us
very udieious and easily effected Improvement
on the running Of last Summer Then the train
from the East arrived here ut twelve o'cock' aud
that going west left al one. The track is laid on
the ya and Tennessee line about 100 miles and by
| mid summer II will. OF should, be nearly the
entire distance Of 20i miles to the Tennessee
line. To make that distance. under the SEIZED
ule of last summer, the trains would have TO
run TO a very late hour at night. The line
Of the Va aud Tennessee passes over a rugged and
mountainous country, traversing deep cuts aud
high entertainments, crossing multitude OF brld-
ges and rounding innumerable short curves. 1t
runs the greater part Of the wny through a stock
raising country. aud is ms yet without fencing or
other protection from accidents resulting from this
cause Under these circumstances proper re-
gard for the safety Of passeng"rs.ns well ms OF the
property of the company and tho lahd'holderr
along the wav. imporatively demands that tho
Vrg min and Tennessee trains should be run In
the day time. This can be effected not only
without detention Of mails and travel, but with
an nctual acoeleration of both. Two Northern
mails arrive in Richmond daily: One at I o'clock
A. Nj and the other l.3D Z. NJ That arriving ut
4 lies in Richmond hours and leaves at o. ('rhat
i, IL the Post Master in Richmond did his duty it
,couid leave at 4; but experience has convinced
us that as frequently other wiset lies over ill
next morning tpenty nine hours, in Richmond.)
Tho afternoon mail remains in Richmond from
l. 30 to Q the next morning. nintfeen and a half
hours. Thus the aggregate time lost in Richmond
by tho two mails from the North (omittng the
frequent failures TO forward the O'Clock mail by
the Q O'Clock train is twenty four and n hnlf
hours. The change that should DO introduced
would be to require the Danville train to leave
Richmond Immediately on the arrival Of tho after
noon train there from the North thus, there
would be no delay in the afternoon mail and in
that Of the morning detention ofonly nino hours
aud half A train leaving Richmond Mt 2. 30
i. NJ. should arrive here by 3, The same evening,
Travellers would rest here during the night, and
in the morning both they and the mails would be
100 miles ahead of the schedule which il is unlar.
stood the Directors of the different roads intend
shortly adopting II il be objected TO this
scheme that tho Directors of the Va. & Tenn.
cannot control the running Of the Danville aud
Southside trains. answer TINT tho Board of
Public works and tho Post Office Department
can. Let the starting hour of the Virginia &
Tennessee remain as it is at PRESENT. the Dan
vile and Souihside will have abundant dnulighf
time to bring up passengers and mails the over
evening" and If they fail, it will be their fault and
thoy will be accountable for all the detention and
dissatisfaction resulting from it--not the Virgin
in and Tennessee. In that event, we imagine
the Directors of the lower companies would find
themselves constrained, either by the authorities
to which we have referred or the not less potent
voice of public opinion. 10 adapt thoir schedules
to the arrivals in Richmond aud tho departures
from Lynchburg. These suggestions are thrown
out solely with the view of promoting the convent.
ence and interests of the public by expedting
mails and travel. The delay in Richmond. under
the present system, as well ms that which we un-
derstand is proposed for the summer, il wholly
without justification. We cannot too strongly
urge upon the Directors Of the Va. x Tenn. the
adoption of the plan here suggested.