Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-05-05

The Republican of this city, seems to be IN &C.
s,aoies Mt our admission that there has been a
largo increase in the value of the lands trayersed
by the Va Il Tenn Rail Road, and hopes that
they will be carefully treasured up for future
reference" to rebui the statements OF the know
Nothing press and politicians OF Virginia who
have been grossly belling their own mother
Commonwealth, by representing her in a state
of decline and decrepitude, and legitimate sub
jeot for ieer and ridicule for all tho wor ID We
take no part of this furious outburst OF indlgna-
ton from our neighbor TO ourselyes.having never
sought to destroy the standing and credit oil
the State for party effect nor Tor any other pur-
pose whatever. We love Virginia. We drew
our natal breath upon her soil. and trust that
when the time shall come for as to yield i, up, il
may find US engaged in earnest effort 10 promote
her welfare, and that at last when ife's labors
ore over, we may find resting place somewhere
in her broad domain. We have always been the
advocate of internal improvements, by which
these results are effected, and believe that if the
various schemes that are now projected, but nre
lauguishing for want of tho means 10 complete
them, could DO finished. would soon Witness
results in comparison of which those Already re-
allied are but as the drop that precedes the nigh
~ shower. To prove that tho James rill flows
past our city. notwithstanding long and severe
seasons Of drought, were an idle task, but IT eve.
ry rl and brook that tbs tributary to il were Hush
ed with the genial showers would it not Increase
In volume, majesty, and force. And does IT not
occur to our neishbor that il such improve
ment AZ the Va. & Tenn. r. r. will be produc.
tive of such astounding benefit to tho state, the
completion Of the Covington and Ohio, the Lou
doun and Hampshire, and tho other roads that
have been projected would add ten fold to the
wealth and prosperity of the Stute' We pre-
sumo that he will not question this proposition
Entertaining these views, docs it not then become
him 10 cast about for the means 10 effect this
desired obioct. Are the people, already burden
ed with taxes, willing Ia submit to further oner
GUS leves even in prospect of relof in coming
years. Or, would il not be the part of wisdom in
Us to appropriate tho means we have lying out
side of the Commonwealt which our unsorupu-
lous neighbors punderng every day. We
have seen what internal improvements have done
for us, notwithstanding the exhausting effort
they have cost us; and we also know what they
have accomplished for those States wherein they
have been made, without a cent ofexpense TO them,
but with means which we supplied to our trustee,
the general government, for another purpose
Why shall we not now claim resduary
share! We call upon the Republican and its
party, in this State, TO let 60 their dreamy alb
stractions and as they convinced that the
prosperity of the Commonwealth has been aug
mented by the works already constructed, aid
TO provide the means from fund that will soon
be gone, TO complete great improvements,
without driving off our citizens, or grinding those
that remain with au intoerable burden of taxa
ton.