Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-05-09

tended.
A single consideration must of itself for long
time postpone the recovery of the Canal from it's
state OF rros,ratinn and shat is. that the spirt OF
the age sets most strongly in favor Vt railroads.
not canals. Speed. under the instruncntaiity of
the steam engine aud the railway cur has become
mn element of commerce which tho world will
ue,cr give up. And every days experience at-
vances in favor the railroad over tho canal. be-
cause that experience in every day demonstrating
increased capacity for railroads. particularly In
the matter Of their adaptation to tho transporta-
ton of heavy trcights. There can be. then, no
rctrogradc movement in tho railroad IN the public
appreciation. Its popularity is destined, ON tho
contrary, constantly I" progress until the last de-
vcopmrnt of it's capacity shall have been reached.
In this stnte of opinion. how long must it DO
bcl,,re the sentiment of tho State shall DO 40 Far
rc,outionzcd ns tn he tceonciled o tho Canal over
the railroad transit 10 the Ohio? Many years. |
am sure ynu will say aud friend If tho in
trrnnl improvement policy. nie y"n willing TO
posiponc for many years. the attainment Of tho
grand end Of our internal improvement system--
the reaching of the great Western NalIcyi
n Whit then. can be the effect of the rc,opcning
mud the rr-discussion of ,bq question Of the
Mntcr-iine cnsion, but 10 divide public opinion
between the Canal system and tho railroad sys-
tcm, and by tho divisions To render powcress tho
internal Improvement party oi the Stntc-to rom
der i: lmpotcnt FOR good
At tho present. the taelIng is for the railway
plan uf transit to the West the preference is pre,
pundcrnnt almost unanimuus that way, But
surno.c ,lut. by r,-opcninr the question of the
Canal ex,ension y,n take AWAY n doz,n friends.
or even smaller number of friends of thp Gov.
ington 4 Ohio railroHi-whnt would be the result
but To- defeat alt gcther our project Of reaching
the Ohioy None other conceivable; for we can
not cnrry on both the Canal and the ruilrond 10.
,c,bcr md neither plnn can losc even half n
i J,.en friends v;thou, inevitable failure Neither
has any friends to spare.
10 nccon,plish. then. the prcnt destiny of our
svs,cm nr nuhli, works n cunucxiou lctwccn tho
sc,hnnrd of our State and the urcat West. there
mus, h, entire unity Of sentiment. md entire uni.
| ~ If action ANY, the least division will be In.
,nI Brcnk tho rank. If the internal improye.
mcni army, md ;,s utter rout is certain and total,
In nv Judgment, he who now brings up. oven
for ron.dcrntion. the subject of mn Immediate on.
tension of The ,nnnI 10 the Ohio river il the very
wors, enemy 10 tho Internal improycment interest.
Of tho State lie is its cncmy in ls most vital
n,;n,. For tho tendency or his course will be to
noslponc either for many years or forever, tho at
t,inncnt oc the rrond ultimate ,urrose of our
;utcru,l ;mnroyemont nulicy. tho oncpiny of n
throuch lima to The West. and hy il tho rossos.
SION of our share Vt the Western irude
OF course | mean no want of Difference TO YOUR
self or any others who hold n contrary opininn TO
| mine. Int | sec the DANGER, and ms an ardent
friend of Viryinin improvements huye felt called
nn 4, Give mi, warning of ts nnnroncb
And vet do bv no means dcspnr of sccipp the
| connl cammin glne tho waters of tho Chesnnoake
| md the Ohio Az bayc before mud often argued
the rnilron will build the cuun by ating
the ndispen;ubl. necessity Of il FIR the nccommo-
! ln,i,p of The ynst Western trade. which. in nm.
po;ntcd time must and will seek an outlet through
| The Tertiary nnI tn, norts of Viryiniu. And 10
| s,,e nrypmcnt I ouote nv ,icws beretof,re az.
r,o.sca ,n tho suh,e,t 4, u vhi,h cnn ndJ uuthinv
In Tho renort nf tho Committee of 81 already
referred to, submitted the following argument:
| And lastly the construction of tho rniIrond
rr,m Coyinp,on Ia the Ohio il the best perbnps the
n,ly reliance far .bc ce,tansion of tho water line
/, 'Lo Ohio river
Far certain rcnsons- ,ybobcr wcII ar III E,und-
el il were luntlcss To- enouirc--tbe james river
ort Eo,,,yho canal h,a r,lIon nnd.r , bc,vv NH
Er nI,nm II !. the weakest. in nublio iay,r. Of
nil bc ;,n,,ny,,ncnts of virginia Tbnuyh nrom.
;;,,, gnjJen results whom Ike Tia Erie
,,nI (, sh,u hay, ononed nm the nrol,6c
,,ll.ys ,r III. W;rb,v Wcst !, bns n, mara
rr;m,i in tho l..,.l,i;yc hnljs thnn tho most
n,ri;,less mud turn,ikc while 10 thc hodv
! oC tho pconIc IN, "mi.e,nblc ditch" is vet
mara Js,astccul
r., ro;ns,o,o m. conol !, ,bo ,,uh,ic cst;mot;or
v;Ii ,sa,;ra son,o ex,rnnrl;nnrr noc,,v Thore
mu.t be Generated some oyornnwerinv. irrcsi.tblo
nr.nmen, in favor ,t ;ts westerly eytcn.;u nnd
tbi. argument can Le generated only by tho con,
s,r,c,;nn If n raiIwny frnn il, western terminn.
n, Cny;natnn tn ,Le Ghi, riycr Thai heinz done
rho ,,,or ;,.onac;,y ,f railroad n ,r,,mmodatc
,ho We.,orn !r,dc vii, hccnme M, ,cr or oyon NO.
cn,or Jcm,ns,rn,;nn--wiI Ic made nnlnnlIc IN
u'" am Tho ra;I,naiI ,o ,;do # ,ho XIX canal
"'a,'a.,, d., sol, na,, ~ ,lo ,nn,,no ,r ,ho
cann md !, would rcouirc os we have ALREADY
soon ii, r,;lrnoJs viii donl,l, tracks IN do the
business Of tboranal. We shall have something
~ ,hn ss,oo VI, do,nns,ro,;,n ,rhe, wc ey,ena our
Co",r,l ra;l,, ~ ,o ,he Ohio To Lorrnw IN, er.
.a,;.a ;da, CO. E,nsJ wo shol L,ve ..occn.
pp'nIa,;n,, nr',l,.,s ,rnyci;ng C,r ,r,n.,." and