Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-01-01

In cur article Il yesterday ne made reference
10 he intsrnal nprovsmsnt policy Of Virginia sole
~ IN N heht Of h economical and financial r.
IsAlh. We emitted. even in this rsapsot b do ii
I'm justice. We should not look alone 10 the
nsrs return. In dollars and csass, and 10 the way
of dividends. Of the money which the State has
invested in her public works We should consider
also the almost incalcuable benefits resulting to
~ from increased facilities for getting To market.
- well As from the appreciation in value Of the
real estate of the people, in every portion Of the
Common wealth that is permeated by one Of our
Internal Improvements.
Independent oe all this Is the social benefit
which VIC daily reap from public lines Of trav-
81. Is IL nothing that man may sup in Lynch
burg, and dino the next day either in Norfolk or
Alexandria or Staunton? Il it nothing that n
man may dine in Lynchburg and breakfast the
next morning in Tennessee? Is It not great in
crease Of our social comfort, a. we'll as a great
help to our business relations, that we can fly
from one portion Of the Common wealth to another,
almost on the wings Of the lightning And does
the acknowledgements ticket Of the Pc
tcrsburg Convention propose to arrest policy
great an extension of these inestinable privileges!
There is still another blessing that has been
conferred upon us by our internal improve
ment system which is Of even higher import than
all the others. 1t has served to bind together the
different sections Of our noble old Commonwealth,
aud to still the horrid cry which was raised few
years ago for . division of the State. As late
~ 1850 there plenty Of men who not only
desired division Of the State by tho line of the
Blue Ridge. but openly advocated it. The inter
ssts Of the East and the Yves, were declared to be
entirely antagonistic. The East had slaves-thc
West had few or none. Tho East was agricnl-
tural Countrywide West almost exclusively pasto-
raj Tho East WAS not satisfied unless property
was represented in tho Legislature-ths West
wanted q representation based cxclusvely upon
population. Angry and inpatient spirits there
were who really entertained tho cruel idea Of sep
arating and dividing our common heritage, for
such triaing aud Insignificant causes As these.
But, who ia there now who would be 50 bold as
to whisper such a proposition? Who is there
that would now consign his na,no to eternal nia-
my by an open advocacy of the division Of the
State? Not one. The Eastern Virgnian is rs
proud Of the towering mountains Of tho West as
the Western Virginian is of the broad fields and
magnificent waters Of the East The true Virgin
'ian no matter in what quarter Of the State no has
his residence is equally at home and equally OK
,ultant with State pride, whether climbing the
mountain tops Of the Allegheny region, or travers
ling the beautiful Valley. or speeding over the
bright and broad waters Of the Chesapeake and it's
tributaries.
Our railroad system has had much tie do in slim
ulating and fostering this State pride. 1t has
broken down the barriers which mountains inter
posed. 1t has knit us together, Of all portions Of
the Common calth, in the bonds Of indssoluble
friendship. 1t has made neighbors and brethren
of Virginians who had been, before. aliens and
strangers. The locomotive Of the Central Rail
road. laundering through the bowels Of the Blue
Ridge, carlos a daily message Of concord and am
of the Tennessee Road, as it winds its way over
the Alleghanies, constitutes n link Of union be-
tween the fertile Southwest und the East. which
shall never be brokeo!
Virginia has already built aud has in coure of
construction, twenty-one hundred miles Of rail
road. Shall her policy, now that we are upon the
of its full ruition, DO arrested. Shall check
be put 10 it by the Inauguration Of State govern
ment which looks upon her Improvements. il not
with absolute hostility ut eas, with col iuditIer.
enceg Let thessrue and loyal sons of this proud
old Commonwealth answer at the polls