Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-11-14


our institution of slavery, ARE the instruments
with which we may effect this result. A regular
line of steamships and of merchant, vessels 10 tie
principal foreign ports would complete tho sys-
tenn. Let this once be niihined-nnd will
have guaranty Of our constitutional rights worth
all the Cincinnati Platforms that corrupt politi
clans could devise from now 10 doomaday.
Stupe"dou- Enicrpri-e-Aw weekly steamship
Ferry Line Between the ChesapcoLc Bny and
VI ,Iford unvcn.
The Hon. A. Dudley Mann. the Assistant Sec.
rotary Of State. hns nddre.sed letter 10 the
citizens Of the savehoding States in which he
announces his purpose, IN connection with 9th.
ers, to establish "a weekly iron steamship ferry
hnc between the Chesapeake Bay and Milford
Hnvcn." The following Is his letter on the sub
jcct
Lo>poN4 Aug l.. 1876
10 Ne Ciisos Of the SimeAoi5ng .states.
With your cooperation, If IT can hr secured, pro-
posc TO establish, in conjunction with certain assoc
to be hereafter designated Weekly Iron Steam
ship Ferry Line between the Chesapeake Bay and
Milford Haven. Tho distance by the southern route
from the to the Other Of these waters l. about B.
so mcs-shorlcr by Mt lenst 100 miles than TINT nj
prc,cnt trpvoscd by the American steamers from New
York to Liverpool The route IA entirely tree from
the dangers Incident 10 foaatwse n,igaiion and ice
hug4.
The town of Milford Is situated one hundred aud
ta cnty miles southwark md westward Of Liverpool
orc hundred miles westward OF Bristol, and two
hundred and seventy miles westward OF London 1t
Is connected with each by railway, with the exception
OF a pace Of Three miles, which viii he completed
next spring. TO London The line-broad guage
hout-will be run over by express trains in ,idc
OF seven hours To Waterford the distance Is seven
~ miles by water al which point there Is eohnec-
rou by railway with Cork X ilkeuny limerick Duh
lin md BelmH To llaYre the Distance Is nhaut two
hundred and tvs cnty-bye miles
II i. estimated tbal all the nnvir, Of Europc could
ride in safety and swing AT their anchors ia Nil
ford lln,cn This haven rn,oys IN m eminent lie.
cree the essential ro.ntistes of rendering the town
Of Milford the first MORT al fafops II hn4lenvlb md
breadth Of compass, deep water and good bottom IA
,ity of nprcss and cprces and secure shelter But
notwithstanding this upsurpns ed combination Of ad-
,nntagcs it has been comparatively ,anr,es, here
,,rorc ia the commercial world ON ,sgo,nt .f h..
shut ont from internal con,mon .ation with III, noi
ropos and the neuuf,rt,irnp districts Of hr british
realm
Like Milford Haven the worth of the ebesaneale
H,y bns never been nroperl, pnrreeitrl ,,rcnt G,r
national uutnosre ,o'uo,,r.istl, n, ,ae,ti,r ha,o
fla bnv, been derive d ir,,, H. -, .Ilr,t qualities s
n hn,cn md ts ens, n,fr,,.l, from IN ,,r,p R1,
hnppily for several wears RAILWAYS proceeding from
the confines of the Soutl S,0fhurst md
Northwest connecting one n, nh another md ,n,t
all In iii md tftit lu44l
towns have been s,~Pa,g md resln,cg farrina fbr,r
passages over and through The impelinents viii,
u.trlccl their proeross md ,rano,, IN "a 51ynnst
II .tutc ns to rive a re,r,pnllf a45',54e tbaf "a, =
,f.4r or two they will CONVERGE ...nnlried upan H.
\irginia shore nv snah n .,tion a.s,sfe1
b, canals and rivers viii he ,on,c,, Ear lfanenor-
tinu L, flrcpu countries rs soon A. III, ,ronasrd
Atlantic steam ferry line Is c,nbIi.led = t5i al tlc
| cotton Of North and south C,rolin1 Gr5r5f, Ten
| nc.srr A,nba,n, Nrsissinni I.,,5.,,,#, trl,n.,s
|
| VIRGINIA Tennessee MARYLAND aud nalao-1re. H..
| pork bacon lard and tohncr5 Of kenfuek, nnl Nj.
souri, the rice of South Carolina an, the r,In and
turpcutinc of North Carolina Norris il in,nrob,bl,
| that Pennsylvania to say nothing of other non
slnvchodiug States will nrn herself of il for cen
Quoting lucrative traffic, ut homo und nbrona The
waters of hergrel central artery meet and eonmineIe
with those fthc South in the Chrsnncake Bay and
her varied interests strengthened b her nnrx lille de
vo,ion to the constitution unite her in bonds Of in
dssoiubility with her Southern sisters
The question has probably been millions of time4
! asked turned over in releU ting minds Why-With
rcspcc, to the one and and the alhorwas Providence
! prodgal Of It's fayors To the Chesapeake Bay and
! Milford Haven The answer seems NJ last TO be at
| ismcory furnished Asifb, some MYSTERIOUS A..
rnugomcnt Of prccouccriad scientific thought the To-
! conceive is about to visit each tnkfop with II the
valuable products of the nonnlols and rich interior
simultaneously with the discovery of auiek md
cheap plan of ocean CONVEYANCE for those nrn6ucts
10 their customers. for II must he di>iin n, observed
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