Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-31


n nussssosa. By wsy Of shieldiag from cen
,urs ths Acknowledgements ticketput forth
nv Tho Petersburg Convention. wishes to know
vh.s srs IL visws Il The Opposition on the ques-
ton. and whsshsr they ore willing to saddle the
State With IN enormous public deb, for the par-
nose Of prosecuting the different lines of the State
to compilation.
We are not authorised to speak for the Opposi-
ton PARTY Of the State gcnerally--nor are we viii
ling to admit that ibis by any means constitutes
the only issue Of the canvass-though il il. I'M
doubleday, . very important one. Bat for our
selve.. We psoclaim fixed and determined oppo-
stion TO the narrow, illibcral, and restrictive
views which are understood to be held by the two
leading candidates Of the Democracy on the quss-
ton Of internal improvements
The truth Of the matter 10, Virginia was never
better able than now to extend liberal assistance
to the lines Of internal improvement. The Rich
mond Enquirer Of day before yesterday made an
exhibit Of the financial condition Of the State
Treasury, which shows that the credit Of the State
10 in nm excellent condition. and that. after pro-
vidins for al expenses and appropriations. and
making the contribution required BY the Constr
tuition 70 the Sinking Fund VIC will still have
SURPLUS and will be able, at the next session, 10
reduce the taxes Our condition is still better IL
Illustrated BY that financial barometer Of the coun-
TRIVIAL Street in New York-where Virginia
State Stocks arc now quoted at nine,y-nine cents
in the dollar. They have not ranged as high NJ
this before, since 1851.
Under the operation of the Sinking Fund clause
of the Constitution there s ample security for tho
ultimate sxtinguishment Of the public dcbt-unless
the State rspudiats which is n contingency no
one has ever entertained for a moment And
this, too, on the suppostion that we never receive
dollar in return for our investments in public
works. Bot, in point Of fact, we have prospect
Of dividends from several Of the Railroad Compa-
MES Of the State, and in very few years. The
Danville Road has already declared dividend
So has the Central which, however, has been ap-
piled TO the further prosecution of the road to the
West The Richmond and Fredericksburg Road
has been paying semannual dividend for years.
The Orange and Alexandria Road will do the
same thing - soon rs its connections are COM
pleted And, in view Of tho vast and unprece.
dented increase in the business Of tho Virginia
and Tennessee Road. no one can doubt its ability
to reimburse itsstockholders. after it has overcome
the usual obstacles which cucumber every limo Of
internal improvement when it is first made.
The great work Of Internal Improvement how
ever, in the State, in our opinion is the james
River aud Kanawha Canal Our columns have
often attested the interest VIC feel in this magni6
cent spterprise---an enterprise, verify believe.
which is vet destined 10 rcvolutionIe the trade Of
the North American continent, and make old Nr- |
ginia 70 bloom and blossom like the rose We
were reading the other day. Grafton pronouuc-
ID BY Col. Joseph Segar Of Elizabeth City a, Dan
villa, on the occasion Of the completion Of tho
Richmond and Danville Road. lie there stated
that ths trade Of the Erie Canal in New York WAS
suaeieas r, employ SIX DorsLE-rsAek RAILWAYS
al the time and that the boats in use on that
Canal, II rut together, would measure EIGHTY
funn srtss in length We believe tina, the
James River and Kanavha Canal If completed,
viii do iHsnissiy more for Virginia than the Erie
Csnal has dprs foe New York. Will the at,i-in-
ssruaLinprovement ticket Of the Petersburg Con-
vensioa Be acceptable to those who, like Us. have
An abiding anxiety that this great work should DO |
completsd-aad tha. i, should realize for Virginia |
add for Norfolk what the Erie Canal has done for |
New York State and New York City. We be-
lieve nos--bu, YET we doubt not there are many |
Democrats whom the party lash will drive into
the support of this ticket who in their hearts will
wish il defeated
We have also heard il intimated that Mr.. Le;ch. |
er is in favor Of 4 railroad down the Valley, from
Salem on the Virginia and Tennessee Road to
Winchester, passing through his own town Lex
ingion. This 10 the only measure of Internal I'm
proyement we ever heard that Mr.. Letcher was in |
favor of-and this is . measure IN the interest Of
Baltimore, calculated to divert both trade and
travel from our Virginia cities to city beyond
the limits Of the State. Is this the project that
Mr.. Leteher's friends allude to, when they Says
some few Of them do-that he is an Internal Im-
provsment man? II SO. the people Of Virginia
ought to know it At once.
It will b reeollected that Mr.. Stephen A.
Douglas, in making his Southern tour, contem-
plated stopping 10 Mississippi. The Legislature
of that State was in session At Jackson--and the
Illinois senator expected formal invitation from
both Houses TO stop and and accept the hospi,ali-
ties Of the State and the city. But the people Of
Mississippi understand Mr.. Stephen A. Douglas
and, understanding him, not the people to Of
fer him honors for his marked and fsgitions be-
trsyd Of the cause Of the South in the matter of
the admission Of Kansas. The Jackson Nissis-
sippias in the following foroible article explains
the cause Of hs omission to carry out his original
intention Of making visit To that State:
But ia Mississippi, although his advent was
heraidsd by the Vicksburg Wing and the True
Southron, ling in advance Of his coming, no note
of welcome wrnt forth to greet him. The Legis-
lature was IN session and the announcement was
laid upon the dssks of members but it was recev-
ed With indifference IL not with contempt. It was