Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-10-27
Raii-Rosd to North Carolina.

A meeting Of tho citizens Of Lynehbarg has
been called at the Washington House tomorrow
evening, TOR the purpose Of sending delegates to
Railroad Convention TO be held at Rocky Mount
in Franklin on the 9Th Of November.
The object of the Convention is 10 take the ne
ee...ry steps towards securing from the next Leg
'satnrc Of Virginia charter authorizing the con
ructioB of rail roa from his city To some point
nj c. rear the ,.isidig Inc hctwcen Virginia and
Ntrth Carolina.
II will appear, also, from the proceedings of a
meeting in Pittsylvania county. which We publish
ed Yesterday, that an effort will be made to secure
a charter for railroad ietwcen Lynehburg aud
Dansile,
Obviously both roads can not aud will not. be
built wemust concentrate our energies upon one
alone, aud determine the route in the manner usu'
al in all similar cases.
But, what we wish 10 impress upon the minds
of our citizens 10 the fact that now is The time to
make the effort to secure the charter from the Le-
gislature. The Legislature meets only once in
every two years. Its sessions arr limited. and 1t
has to transact An extraordinary amount oi bust
ness in very brief time. II has no leisure to
hunt up subject. of legislation. Its attention
must be challenged. and it. deliberations invoked.
Ly earncs, aud persistent caort. We cannot al
ford to trust III hsp-harard. and to the chances OF
fo,; une, Tor that Legislative action which we ask.
However untiring and vigiant our local reprcsen-
tatives may be- it will be impossible for them to
succeed, unless sustained by decisive demonS,ra'
ton irom those who arc specially interested.
We say again. then, that now il the time 10
make the efort--we had almost said now or new
Treasury. As literally as the counties through
which the proposed road vii! pass have contr'but-
ed to the general fund Of the State. and il;tc as
they have received they nsk no legislative AID be-
yond the mere naked privilege to huid the road.
Surely, the Legislature Of Virginia viii not deny
u. "a cheap favor-but tia, BODY m d. - most
assuredly, unless We ask tJi II terms Of earnest
and sincere importantly
It can be demonstrated again, as it has been de-
monstrated before. that the construction oi this
road will interfere with vested rights and will
destroy no prospective calculations. of any other
line Of internal improvement. On the contrary.
this road is necessary to the harmony md com
pleteness Of the internal-improvemen, system of
the State. 1t will penetrate region which. though
one Of the finest agricultural counuie. iii the
world, has neither p natural nor artificial outlet
to market 1t will bind to the cpmmer, al ecatres ut
the State people who are now segregated from
the rest, and who ask only the privilege Of cs'ab
fishing. with their own money. those commercial
and social relations which are called for 10y the
pr ,gre.s OF the age The Legislature Of Virginia
cannot be 70 rigid and nexorable in its proscrip-
ton, ~ to deny them the privilcge--we had al
most said the right But the rroverbal timidity
Of politicians is such, that must enforce APP
peal with the commanding suice Of the psople
generally. The imperative force of public senti,
ment must weigh upon the General Assembly, it
we expect 70 achieve success.
That Lynchburg is especially and peculiarly
interested in having this road made is a PROPOSE
ton too plain to admit of discussion. II is the
very thing that Lynchburg needs, above all 9TH
ers. II will complete her system Of improve
ments. and enable her to fulfill tho destiny which
awaits her OF being thr commanding central city
Of Virginia.
From the late Report of the President of the
Virginia and Tennessee Rail Road, it appears
thatth Depot OF Big Lick received aud forwarded,
last year, heavier tonnage than any other on the
whole line from Lynchburg to Bristol. TWAS the
Franklin trade that contributed greatly TO this
snlt-the productions Of that country TINT VIC pr-
pose to penctraie with our road. The prize lies
before US, and invites US TO approach. Let US
give an earnest Of our interest in the subject, not
only by q full attendance at the proposed meeting
at the Washington House, but by such an exhibit
ton at the Rocky Mount Gunventioa as will
strengthen the hands and the hearts VI those who
have the enterprise in charge
-sos---
Frederick and Don ola,