Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-10
Tho Anti ernal-Improvement Ticket.

The Anti-Internal-I Improvement Ticket.
Some time ago before the Petersburg cunsen-
yenon met the Richmond Enquirer declared
John Lctchcr to be 'the Acknowledgements
candidate for GorcrHor II InyiRid."
We presume the Richmond Enquirer ought 10
know As the leading central organ of the State
Acquainted with the record of every prominent
politician in tho Commemorative would not
have hn1arlcd an assertion of this sort without
being satisfied of it's entire truth and correctness.
We accept thisdchniton o( Mr.. Lctchcr's position,
IL, rendered t, us by the Richmond Enquiscr.
| That the Democracy de.ignrlly gave us an
anti.intcrual improvement ticket, is further cs,nb
Ilshcd by the fact that the nominee Cor Lieutenant
Governor is ono Of the h,ttc;est opponents Of cur
State policy Of improvements that ever hal scat
lin the Legislature. The brief service he rendered.
in that boly-ouc session only was sufficient To-
demonstrate his undying hostility to cverA meas
IRE by which Virginia proposes to place herself
upon a commercial equality with her sister States
We know nothing Of Mr.. fuckers v.cws--hUt
as his Office hn, no connection whatever wild toe
Legislative or Executive departments of tie State
Government. it is immatcrial what nre hi4 senti-
meats in respcc, Of the question under cpn,iIc,a.
ton.
In its two loading representatives, the Demo-
cratic State Ticket betrays the hostility Of the
party to the intcrnal improvement policy Of Nir-
Iglnia. Mr.. Lechcr has never scr,ed the State in
any capacity. except as n member Of the Constitu-
Itional Con,entionand it. Mt any time he has
exhibited the slightest concern for the commercial
4 ft "A
avenues of trade it has certainly escaped our Oh
srevaton.
We are warranted therefore, in styling the
Democratic ticket the anti-internal-i Improvement
ticket for the next election. Let the people of
Virginia bear this fac, in mind.
Many years ago, the State of Virginia deter
mined to make effort TO keep pace with the
Northern States in commercial development. Her
people consented to the heavy taxes which such II
policy necessarily induced. as well from State
pride, from the prospect of Indirect, if not di-
rect, remuneration for the money expended. In
the prosecution of this policywc have encountered
an oncrous State debt. We are now,jn fair way
to be relieved of the annual burden of these taxes
but We must complete the system before can
expect this happy result. We have finished the
Virginia and Tennessee Road, the Southside, the
Norfolk and Petersburg, and the Richmond and
|Danyille-and we have nearly completed the Cen
trial, the Alexandria and Lynchburg and the Ma
nnssas Gap. But, "much yet remains undone."
The Covington and Ohio Road is yet in its in
fancy. The great Central Water Line of Virginia
has not yet reached the kanawha The Cumhcr-
land Gap Road is yet to be made We, of Lynch
burg, have not secured charter for our
road to North Carolina. In other portions IF the
State, there is need of Legislation in respect Of
internal improvements An Empire as Virginia
!, is geographically. must require many different
improvements. before all sections of the State can
: be accommodated
4 Now. the question is. will the people of the
State elect to the Chief Executive Office a man
: whom the Richmond Enquirer proroances Tho
90 Improvement candidateY" vii
s they elect to the second position Of the State
= with possibility. at least, that he NAV surcec,
: to the frst--a man who voted ndscrlminatelv, il
The Legislature. against every project of CONNER
+. cial development that presented? We sha
see.