Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-02-03

Thursday Morning. ....-y saraEy .asse.
Tae Cincinnati da.s,ts Of : 27iA hasa isag
.rt:cls, warmly urging the cuaaectipa Of lat 3y
Nv railroad with Charleston 6outA Carolina~-
There is, in fact gap of only about one hundred
miles now. between the two cities. road e1-
tsnds frsm Goviagtes, opposite CINCINNATI. down
into Kentucky south Of Lexington Charleston
has a road Running up To the Cumberland modh-
tains--,hue leaving hiatus Of only one hundred
mles between Charleston aud Cincinnati. II this
ran were flied up, there would then be contian-
Gus railway except at the crossing OF the ONO rv-
er, from Charleston to Chicago. running through
Cincinnati. and connecting the Lakes with the
Southsra Asaatie ssaboard.
The Gazette advocates this proposition with
view to prevent Cincinnati from losing the com
mand of the trade of the Ohio Valley. AT pres
emit aSis stated by that paper, the system Of "e'-
tern railways operates to the prejudice anu 'n)u-
nv Of Cincinnati, by diverting both trade and tra'
81 10 the Northcrn and Northwestern cities.
We should be glad to see the connection made
]. which the Gazette advocates. We have no doubt
Cincinnati could import aud export, BOTH more
oheaply through Charleston ihan Through New
York or Philadelphia or Baltimore. But---ha" 1t
never occurred to the Gazette that there may be
a,otba- route to the Ocean for Cincinnati, shorter,
mare con venient and infinitely cheaper than any
Of those il has u,estioned? Whatdass the Gazette
saw to the GRrar CsSrRiL WsrEa LINE. of which
the Ohio river forms one part. and the James
River and Kanaxha Canal he oherg
True, the Canal is not yet hnished--but't soon
n. ~ ia afth A llaObuuy lheV
are vigorously pushing forward the Improvement
Of the Kanawha River. and will soon have II nav''
gable far up iats the interior OF Virginia Let
our canal already constructed to Bnchanan,be cut
through the intervening space-nnd Cincinnati
will then have al nnbroken water communication
the cheapest IN the word-to the finest harbor
upon the Atlantic coast. Not only common sense,
hat actual experience. teaches US that the trans
portaton BY water is the cheapest msdt 81 eoar'y-
aace Of hedry Tonnage ertr get d'Score'td. II I'm
oiuuati wishes TO continue 10 be the receiving aud
distributing centre Of the trade vi the Ohio valley,
her safest reliance must b. Irn> Tnr SNORT. hi
RECT AND cHEAr CONVECTION wnicH surhN NAME
With THE ATLANTIC ocE,N IHaeu0u THE CENTRAL
WATER LINE Of vrKorSiA
Let this line be established, and Cincinnati may
send of her Mess Pork, her iron her hemp, her
bacon, and her breadstuffs and sol them down up
on the shore OF the Ocean infinitely cheaper than
by railroad to Baltimore or to Charleston or to
anywhere else. In like manner, she may import
foreign goods from abroad through Norfolk. and.
from the cheapness Of the transportation. be able
to undersell st. Louis Chicago, Milwaukee.
Louisville and every other Western city. Tho
isht ha n1a1 INIT ha lu
ties should follow the goods and thus Cincinnati,
by the agency of che Central Water Line, might
import NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IRON abroad.
In this manner, Cincinnati might become tho
receiving and distributing reservoir for the whole
valley Of the Ohio The produce Of the West de-
signed for export 70 foreign lands, would DO con-
ccnratsd there, aud thence dispatched to the sea-
board. The foreign goods desired for the con-.
sumption of the customers Of Cincinnati would
land at Norfolk follow the water line and be dis
tributed by Cincinnati throughout the Wost.--
This, in our deliberate opinion, is the only mode
by which Cincinnati can become the entrepot and
the warehouse Of the West The heavy tonnage
Of that region cannot bear the excessive costs Of
railroad transportation.
The Gazette saystr.ily, that the commercial re-
laons and sympathies of Cincinnati are rather
with the South than the North. 1t is with nonar
row. sectional spirit--but entirely in the interest
Of Justice and equality-thst We desire to eqaalise
the benefits resulting from the importing business.
At present tho Northern oities-New York, Bos-
ton, and Philadelphia-Yeceive four-htths OF our
imports from abruAd IL is source Of immense
profit TO those cities. Inasmuch "a the productions
Of the South constitute the basis VI export and
import trade, lie nothing but fair that the South
srn cities should reap some of the advantages of
that trade. We say this. not as a Southern man,
but simply as lover of fairness and equality and
justice and right.
We repeat that We should be glad to zee the
proposed connection established between Cincin-
matt aud Charleston and we trust that Cincinnati
may realize from il, when it is established las it
undoubtedly wiAb sooner. later all tho bcne-
fit. she anticipates But We feel an abiding con-
yicton that the best, the cheapest, and the most
satisfactory connection in every respect. that Gin
cinnatican make with the Atlantic sea board is with
the great CENTRAL WAFER LINE which, when COM
pleted, will bisect the American continent from
Norfolk to the mouth Of the Ohio river!
The Franking Privilege
Our salt-watercodtemp orary the Norfolk Argus,
disagrees with rs concerning the franking priv
lege Of members Of Congress 1t does not consid
or Mr.. English bill to what we characterized
"A "bnncombe movement" 1t declares that tn.