Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-07-25
coNvENrIoN AT CHARLOTTESVILLE.


The Convention adjourned about 10 O'Clock
on Saturday morning; and some OF our Dele
gates have returned to the city. we shall pro-
badly have i, in our power in day or two, 10
lay The whole OF their proceedings before our
readers: but as printed copy has not yet reach
ed US, we must content ourselves with stating
such circumstances. as we have been enabled 10
gather from casual conversation.
The Committee Of thirteen was appointed on
Tuesday-on Wednesday morning they had not
made up their Report, ana the Convention vas
adjourned till the evening.-in the evening, the
report was presented, and il was ordered TO be
prinled-On Thursday evening; IL came under
discussion-whch was kept up with great
deal Of spirit for about 10 or i hours on Frs
day-and on Saturday morning, having COM
plrted their business, the Convention finally adj
Journed.
The Report, which was made by the Com
mitlee, enters into the value OF lhiernal lm>
provemeuts generally-it dweiIs particulay up
On he improvement Of the James River, x IT'S
connection with the State Road and the ktna>
wha-considrrs it as the most important object
in the State, and demanding the earliest alten
ZION, on account Of the greater extent 81 the
proposed communication, the great sums oil mo-
ney which had been alre 4dy laid out upon 1t,
and the advantages which would arise from I'M
proving the inferno diate space between he
lower and upper canals, already made, that Is
the canal to he Maden's Adventure, and the
rhr canal through the Bue Ridge. Alter ex-
patiatlng with considerable force upon the
James River, the Report passes on 10 he fot"-
mac, stating the interesting dement's which
may be expected to arise from It's improvement
|, describes the good effects as likely 10 arise
4 4 ,bp kuf lCh
it proposes to accomplish, when the more
pressing enterprises OF the State have been
completed. 1t speaks Of the Monongahela. 1t
states the brnefiis of establishing 'hree roads,
en-. {, ON Lee, the other from Brooke, the other
a :, id lie road so a To connect these d ffe rent
AID distant points witt, the Eastern parts OF the
State.
We undel stand, that most OF the discussion
was called forth by he Potomac. pro. .osi
ron WAS made for appropriarirg halt million
pf dollars TO the uses Of the Chesapeake and O.
bio Canal Company-which was finally s1bsi'
u ed, by The plan Of making the So"fh Branch
OF the Potowmlc and lhc Shenandoah na''g' ble
by locks and dams, as soon as the Canal OF the
Chesap, ak aad Oslo Company was carried
IN respecti, " 10 the mouths OF hese branches
uf The Potomac RIVER. OF course, this compa-
ny would make every exertion 10 bring the Ca
ri soon as possible 20 these points, II the lie
glsalure of Virginia should apr We ofHhe re-
commeuda ion-anI having SS,6o)o,ooo 10
20 upon, a very active President al he he ad OF
the work. and lshour at This time very Chrap, II
is expected the Company may carry lis Canal
to the mouths Of 'he,e branches in tn course OF
the next year or the year after We understand.
that the sugg suons about the Roanoke and
the Roads which we've thrown out in the Re-
port, were confirmed by the Convention.
Eichmond Compiler, July %.