Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-12-14
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL

oolyened in Washing on, Wednesday the 9Th
inst, His Excelenc. Joseph Kent, Governor of
Maryland. called 10 the Chair, and General
Walter Jones, appointed Secretary. Delegates
were present from Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylva-
MIA, Ohio and the District OF Colombia, roll Of
which being called by STATES and countless it APP
peared that about one hu"dred aud sixty delegates
present. Mr.. Mercer, Chairman of the Cen
trail COMMITTEE, mad. able report, which was
ii-tened to with profound attention, and ordered to
be printed for the OF the Convention.
Nir. Mercer offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Commissioners depu,ed by
The President OF the United States, and the Exeru-
iives of Maryland aud Virginia, 10 open books o..
subscription 10 the stock OF the CheSapeak and
Chic Canal Company, be Invited to take seats III
this Convention, and be regarded As members
thereof.
The question being taken ihereupoa, the reso.u
ZION was unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Mercer then submitted the report OF the
Central Committee, which he read as far as the
same was completed anil Supplied the residue by
verbal address, Ia which he hrst offered some
marks the the Legislature OF Pennsylva
MA which encounters the act OF incnrpor alton OF
the Canal Company with certain restrictions; and
then submitted the ,hes OF plan of bCancc to
raise the funds required for the Canal.
Mr.. NJ then reported the following resolutions,
recommended by the Central Committee, to be
adopted by the Convention
ttSSoivec, nat III VIII De eNpe,lielt 10 OPAL
sich amendment OF the Charter OF the Chesa-
p.ake and Ohio Canal Company, as shall authorize
the Company TO terminate, II they deem proper,
the Eastern section of the said Canal At the
town OF CuniL erland, aud TO extend. by any route
i5erefrom, the Western section OF the said canal
across the Allegheny TO PitsbuFg, to substitute
therefor railway. And in the event that such
change shall be deemed exped.eut in the routc now
prescribed by the Charter, to defer the extension
OF canal along the Potomac, ron Cumberland
10 the mouth OF Savage, and 10 Iedace the iii
mensions thereof to Oi ead;h less than that now
required
Resolved, Tha, it will be expedent 10 address
memorial to the Congress OF the United State
Tcquestins subscription to the stock oil The said
canal; and a like memorial 10 the Legislatures of
Virginia, Maryland, aa; Pennsylvania, and th L
an application be made to Tie cities Of Wash
!as;on, Georgetown, and Alexandria, 20 aid by a
similar subscription the s;ocl. OF the said Company
Resolved, That a COMMITTEES be appointed to
prepare and submit to this Conven ioa estimate
OF the cost of the Canal, (foaGdeI upon the report
OF the u. States Board OF Internal iWprov EN- ent,
OF the 23d Of October last, TO the department CT
War;
On motion Of llr. Powell! Of Virginia. the report
and resolutions laid for the present Oh the
table, and 300 copies ordered to be printed for the
of this Convention.
Mr.. Foster of Westmoreiand County Penn. after
few Introductory remarks, offered the following
fssolu ion:
Resolved, That a Committee Of four Delegates
from each of the States OF Virginia, Maryland,
PeBnsylvan and Ohio, and from the District of
Columbia, be appointed TO examine the different
Legislative Acts tina, have been passed relative 10
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, and report yhe-
tbef any, and if so, what additions, alterations or
amendments, may be necessary in said laws, or
what farther provisions should be made in order
10 garry into complete effect the objects OF the
Convention.
After some discussion in which Messrs Mason,
Foster and Duva. took part, the resolution was
adopted, and the following gentlemen appointed
the Committee, viz:
From Pennsylvania.
Alexander w. Foster, Alexander Breckenridge
John Reed, Thos. III. Baird,
From Ohio.
John Sloane, Z. Whi,nesey,
b. Ruggles, John G. Wright
From ]faryidnd.
John M'IIenry, BENZ c. Howard,
Samuel Sprigg, Nicholas Sionesueet
Mr.. Stewart OF Pennsylvania, offered the fol-
lowing:
Resolved, That committee be appointed to
collect from the Delegates present, information as
to the prices Of labor and materials be employed
in the construction Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal, and report the result to the Convention as
soon as practicable.
The mover having briefly explained the object of
the resolution, desutory debate OF considerable
durstion ensued, in which Msssrs. Stewart, Mer.
Ger, Powell, Wright, Kennedy, Buch, Whiillesey,
Mason, Bard, Clay and Foster bore part. The
resolution opposed both unnecessary and
impoIitic; unnecessary, because it was virtually
Included under the third resolution reported by the
Central Committee. and rnpoliIic, because It APP
Piled 10 persons interested, and therefore not like
ly be believ by the public 10 be impartial for
information which was Intended TO iDnuence the
p1blic mind. IL defended by the mover as be-
;sg different from that recommended by The Central
Comml,tee--as being calculated TO elicit in.por>
tant facts, many Of which were in an official form,
having been collected by various locs. committees
appointed for the express purpose Of collecting
this information. The debate terminated By Air.
ScYsTt's Withdrawing bis resolution
The third resolution recommended by the Com
rn.tlee having been taken up separately, was then
unanimously adopted, anil lhe following Committee
appointed 10 cary ii into exec, VIZ:
a. Stewart Jno. Hoye
Z. +. Mercer ; Mason
J. II. Alexander Ohio W Villains
Chsuncey Forward Il. $. Pigman
Josiah Mslin Jno McPnerson
Jbo. MclIenry Jno. Mclean.
James Adams
MIR. Reed Of Pennsylysnia, gave notice that be
sNord, on some day during The st'ings Of the Con-