Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-10-30

not tueir representative mah !; tuat they
could not elect one who is. and now
they are but endeaooring to commit
him to their wolfsb and bruta! pro-
granh,e Spot Them aud remember
but 90 and vote for Seymour.
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THE Press & Herald aud the Abing-
don Ftryinta arc warning upon Gen
Malone, For some reason, unintelli-
gible 70 Us, they are .dreadfally solicit
Gus Of the welfago ofthe Orange Road
"Sois bas flourish aud grow fair,
IA eisetc them is smoke aud eir.n
How j Tsnresscan, much more
"Yirginian" can so reason and 50 write
is as lmpsnetrabls as marble We com
mend to tloir earnest attention the fol-
loving eStrset from letter, Of April
80, 1868, from Gen Malone to sIessrs.
Tate, Galloway and Braaner The Ath-
ems Post, too, thinks, the author Of the
letter pretty sharp sort Of a man, but
hardly as much 50 as he should be-
Maybe frieaa WINS may also be bene,
fted by its perusal.
We hpzzard but little in saying it
eminated from the cleareat head and
strongest sillin Virginia.
81 understood tie purpose OF the
Convention, as expressed In the res
oiuiion 10 which you refer, TO be The estab-
nsbrnent OF an ail-rail route A. compete,
! ing line sgaius. other ali-rsil routes contend
! ing with our "Air. LiHe'' or part Rail and
/ part Water route, for the trade OF the coun-
Try II seeks 10 command, and not that it
was Contemplated TO set up q competing
ronte 70 that route.
SIN the hrst view Of tho proposition 90
! have stated II, / ega we'll perceive an al.
yaniage.to be derived BY all the roads West
OF Lynchbnrg, Or any trade which might be
diverted by such 3 route, from the Ail-Rait
routes conteDdipg agaiJst oar Air-Liue
| wepld be SO much gain, bntl cenuot I'M
derstand the particular Ia which the inter-
| ests Of these roads would be in any wise IN
hapced by the iornatiou,o an ''Ali-RaiI''
I. lVIf diu as u GptlpcAlpB sipuAc |hHdlla OuI
I own Virginia aud Tenn. All Line.
"The result OF such WARY could not in.
ire, as Leon perceive, in any benefit To the
! lpsds W est Of l9Dchburg, for 10 can hardly
To held that there would hollow aug IN rease
| o. Developments nr trade an ibatactonni
while IL isiciear to MY yiuw that the most
disastrous Consequences would be liable to
\ folic~ from the admission OF a poiicy'of that
I descriptions tN
s'Ths Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is con
,iessedly the only iOrmid able rivsl OF our Va
& Tenn. Air line, certainly Tor $50 conduct
| Of the trade OF the v8st sections OF cDuntry
4 trlhn,aly % the lines o. railway divergiog
4 at ChattAeJoga, and Hpcn what g-onpds 81
! expedieucy or Of souut policy we should
, desire TO SCI W uAder the control Of that
| i,o8er, a rival oncto the route, oar Va s.
Tenn, hif Lire.-unly by the means ofwhich
Y we can c0nteba Wsifthat, cur most lormid-
able competition, Tor tiis trade OF toe cuun-
lay 10 woich ! have referred, my discre-
| iiop feiis 50 perceive, and my jNdgihent TO
approve For, while Aths appareht thst this,
taa Baltimore g. Ohio R4iroad, our great RI
J val, would Tor lifetime desire 20 employ
any means for the overthrow OF our Air
\ I4ine, Which isthe aim sooght to be attain
ed through the agency 81 the all Rail rome
I plop5sea TO ie establishad over the anee
road, 10 tne end Ibat oar oalet Wv tie
I Sontbside 10 the sea may be DESTROYED and
I our whsle s stem u rsil~as leadire West
I from llyoehBhrS, ihsh, oi consequence, ren
dercd subofdiaAte 10 tbs oietali6us OF that
luleresi, 10 cAnnob ae SUPPOSED THAT the
Bditiln0rs 4 ONO RsHfoad sonld ioeg. Tor
I anyitkbcf o. ivef, also ass bYabcn road from
Y w asaingtvn ~ halrmore, Of ~ inles to be
i, enlpleS ed 10 caryfg lhe made citnor of
4 4 "a
\ lOn, over tLIt Bcabeh OF It's ruaa, FOR thu
4 nihiag cousIderstou Of l2e per l0e,bs., the
rate whien il now rseeives on ireielts hv
4 the Orange whepit could better d.
rect al these freights over Is niaia Hue and
hommtieh IL would derivs aA.te perhaps
leors han ten limes thar sum. Nor &C al
4 Understand how II Is ru.isunablB 10 xDact
\ lh@t oOrBuratiDn 10 2atloeN Che iise OF lis
4 NJ asiNpgtou branrh' for ihe tOrmAIifn 10 A
rival esia, upoa All ierus, tOi,Hpir Main
Liur, tor Tia, trade ~ tDr great Wesa. which
/ by tie Air Line We are neittully seeking
10 Obitin, vNeeps and 0aly fef he scct,n
\ pushuenis % the objects which have In.
4 DEBATED. Aud vet Yea would ask this ar
7 natprd slhah'o vain yosr mist lormidaile
riyAl, aA,s sh4s, toh, - hlo tlo 0rAngo road
I wllet is 10 Toe used Tor this pnrpose, IN ao-
4 LyeiS tngsgsd IA 1lde~yonng 10 disert The
Wasa from tins locality over tfe Baitimore
I g OHIO RAfrcsa, topatpts Wesl, Wiihin our
usu iminedale reaeh, Hud whlca, legiu-
Y mAt.ly hehHgs TO ouf Inc, eyen thaf for
Memphis. BESIDES, topuHue us pollcy,
With the consequent rsAn.ls which | have
nGvsr5ed 80, = TO sufteudcr the gsaat OBJ
jec.s for winch our States OF Nhgibia and
I Pennhssee uudetosk 10 eonncet.by con,
lnuoua fuile aySpl tue salnh .uaev. the
Auan.ic, ~ Norfolk AMI lle Msnissippi. al
Memphis therstAbiisinleal Of d.rsei /, ade.
y end sDe most inimate Intercourse ht9ep
hAll sections tlieutasy 10 tins great line, and
ne do'nesilo an ultaiatv iasrtes az HE
6 unIy, and - etivr opt Va. Tenn. ADJ
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