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

depend on law OF the United States that may
auihorise subscription for certain number Of
shares " of the capital stock of the Eastern
ton of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal" and so
far as il is made TO depend on the sum estimated
by the United States Board Of Engineers, 10 be
adequate TO the completion oil the Eastern section
of the said canal and respectfully to request such
alteration in the conditions OF the said act may
produce practical result
In explaining this resolution, the mover read
| and commen ted upon the of tue Maryland
Legislature to which it referred, and pointed out
the impracticabilty of one Of the conditions
which the grant OF money TO aid the Canal Com
pany Is there made to depend, viz the subscription
| by Congress of million OF dollars to the Eastern
section OF the canal; whereas subsc, iption
could according to the charter, be received unless
| to the whols " DIRK. The fact also requires tina,
all the residue OF the SUN estimated by the Board
OF Engineers for completing the Eastern section,
should first be taken By bona .fde subscribers "a
sum which, under the estimate OF the Board.
then before the Maryland Legislature, would a
mount TO six and half millions OF dollars, after
deductng Mar lands half million, aud the million
taken by the General Government; making in all +,
eight millions of dollars. But the Company =
| charter only extended TO six millions (until the
actual progress OF the work shall require more) so
that this subscription could not be received. 1t
was true, that this estimate Of the Board was
100 sun IL iOfus part oil the law
and unless the law Is altered, The subscription of
Maryland cannot be received, its conditions be-
ing essentially impractcable. He was far from
surprising that such result intended; il had,
doubt, happened through inslvertence and over
caution; but such the law. Maryland, doubt
less had right to annex wha, conditions she
thought fit to her own grant; but the Convention
had the right respectfully ask her modify those
conditions.
Mr.. Howard, Of Baltimore, said he would not
oppose the re'oiuti ion, Blu, went into explana-
ton OF the circumstances which had led to such
conditions in the law of Maryland.
81 MIR. Kennedy, of Maryland, opposed to
the resolution. He stated the difficulties which
mad attended the obtaining of the law. and depreca-
ted all interference by this Convention.
Afer some explanations by Mr.. Mason, MIR.
Kennedy moved the indefinite postponement of the
resolution.
Mr. Mercer. though agreeing in the opinion tina,
the law ought to be amended, hoped the resolution
would not be pressed.
L Mr.. Nelson, of Frederck.own, earnestly sup
ported the motion. He did not doubt the zeal
aud good faith Of Maryland; but the act give. &C
tually nothing in it's present form. Could there
be any objection to respectful memorial request
ing it may be revised! Maryland asks that Con
gress may be memo.ialized 10 review one of its
acts. Can she object tn have the same reques,
made to her? The difficulties arose from the con
flct of the Susquehannah and Potomac inter est 5;
but noble spirit awakened in that State on
the subject OF internal improvements, and those
difficulties would vanish.
Mr.. Herbert thought ii best to let committe e
already appointed prepare a memorial 10 the Ma
ryland Legislature on the subject.
Mr. Pigman called the attention of the Mary I'd
delegation 10 tie fact, that, without Maryand's
hall million, the lateral canal could not be ac-
complished, ard without an alteration in the
half p,tIIi h..
Mr. Kennedy approved the proposal OF MIR.
Herbert, in support OF which he made few re-
marks.
Mr Lee of Montgomery. took the opposite
side, and hoped the gentleman last up would with
draw his motion.
The question was then put Mr.. Kennedy
motion 10 postpone the resolution indefinitely,
and negatived
Mr.. Herbert then stated objections to the form
Of the resolution, and proposed the following as
substitutes:
RESOLVED, That the committee which may be
appointed to present memorial TO the Legislature
of Maryland, asking for additional subscrip-
ton to the stock OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal, be instructed TO invite the said Legisls-
ture revise her legislation in relation TO said
canal, to remove the difficulties to the payment
OF the said Company OF the sum heretofore au
thorz ed by law OF thai State TO be subscribed 10
| the stock Of said Company.
| MIR. Mason accepting this as a modification,
the resolution in this form agreed by the Con-
vention.
Mr. Whit'lesey, of Ohio, now called up the re-
| solutions ne offered yesterday, and which are as
| follows:
Resoired, That the extension of the Canal to
| Lake Eric, to interseci the Ohio Canal at such
suitable point shall coaduce most TO the interest
| oil the country, is within the views and contem-
| plaioD OF this Convention.
Resoiped, That il be, and hereby is recon-
mended to the Legislatures of Pennsylvania and
Ohio TO incorporate companies for the further ex-
tension of the Canal, expressed in the foregoing
resolution.
] Resolued, That the President OF the United
States be, and he is hereby, requested 10 cause I'M
de the act of the 30h April, 1924, the surveys
of the routes therefore, examined between the Ohio
river and Lake Erie, to be completed, if in hi.
opinion, from the reports of the Engineers, the
same are practicable.
Resolved, That the President of the United
States. under the act aforesaid, be, and he hereby
mencing at the Portage Summit, and terminating
at some point OH the route surveyed by Major
Kearney.
| Mr.. Breden moved TO amend the first of these
resolutions by striking out the words " or TO in
tersect the Ohio Canal at such point may most
promote the interests of the country - and insert
the following:
Res0Lped, That this Convention contemplate.
an extension of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
from Piitsbnrg to Like Erie, by such route as
may hereafter be determined a measure of great
4 national utility. and that the Committee to me-
morialze The Legislature of Pennsy vania, be in
sructed incorporate the expression OF this senti-
ment in their memorial.