Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-08-16
"A Suggestion.

| The Norfolk aud Petersburg Railroad will be
completed in few days, aud we see from the pa
pers Of those cities that IL is in contemplation Ia
ihavc . celebration Of the event along the line Of
1.-THE rad and its connections. Without presuming
Ito interfere in any arrangements that have been
made we venture to suggest that the celebration
lie postponed for ashort time-at least until after
September. II is well known that the people Of
upper Virginia are afraid Of maarions diseases
upon the sea-cost during the summer months-and
many who would otherwise gladly attend the ecle
bra.ion would Tor that reason be declared from
doing so, were i, held Mt the present time We
take it that our Norfolk friends anxious 10
how their magnificent harbor to the people Of the
West. and to convince them, by ocular dcmonstrn-
ton Of the Incompatible advantages which Nor
folk possesses for conducting both foreign and do
nestle trade In this view, il would be well TO
secure mn attendance from the West. even rs far
us Memphis. This may be done by postponing
the celebration, and we do not think it could be-
done BY having it now. We trust shall not be
held guilty of an unwnrrantablc intrusion by ven
turing to make this suggestion.
We have received cut and dried ready to our
hand, an editorial, prepared at the southern ter
minus Of the South side Railroad advocating the
claims and setting forth the fitness Of Mr.. Thomas
Wallace, Of Petersburg. for the Presidency there
Of. There are several reasons. either one Of which
would be sufficient to induce US to decline pub
fishing the said editorial. In the first place, how
ever imperfecty it may be done, we prefer to IAN
ufacture our editorials, and will not, in this
way. be made responsible for opinions th,t we do
not entertain. In the second place, are not
aware that any vacancy exists in the executive
department Of this corporation having never heard
that Mr.. Campbell had resigned, &C ntenl-
plated doing 40. For Mr.. Wallace, personally, we
entertain the highest respect, but having no rra-
son to believe that he would make any better off,
ger than the present incumbent. we think that
reason would dictate the proprety of letting "wcll
rnongh alone" Besides, Mr.. Campbell has been
in obcc long enough To gain thorough kunwl-
edge of his duties and would probably do bel ter
lan any new officer. We have been in ia
'or Of the 4" rotation y doctriue whereby the pub
lie interests frequently suffer in the substitution
If an inexperienced agent for who had fully
learned the routine of duty. Unless for grave po-
litical reasons. ~ notorious ncompetency-ncith"
of which exist il this removals from oihce
should seldom oG ur. lhe Pr-sae!..y o.
the South Side r.. ,"d 10 . nl'tcr with which
we have nothing to do however, AMI will leave the
Stockholders to fill it with whomsoev'r may he
agreeable Ia them; merely remarkng upon the
surprise it has occasonrd us. that efforts should
I've made to The Virgnan the instrument
Of an opposition that should originate Mt Peters
burg if any whore.
We have no doubt our co-editur has an axe to
grind but he must excuse w for declining to turn
the stone