Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-09-11
Don,estic Fntfiitnentr.
From he Ellington rireinian.
OU1IIH EsIE.llN CONVENTION.


sOU1IiN Is TERN CONVENTION.
We take pleasure in calling the aea,ion 1.-The reader
10 the proceedings o the Road Conscnsn, held 10 this
rlee Thursday aud FnJsy u last week, which ma
be found IA another column VI this paper. lD last,
had tine merely 10 refer 10 The organization 81 the
body. without Comment The building in which The
Convention assembled (ihe Presbyterian Church. tho
large one, efoNd,d the fret, aud well filled The
second day.
Upon the Presentation Il lie fast resolution al the
mug session II the gst day, Mr. John n. johnston VI
D1leou, objected 10 It's Indefinite orm to the eastern
lefnlnus ol the contemplated Improvement and contend
ed that tie Interests Of The Southwest, as well as
those Of the Siae at lafsr demanded mol only that some
point should be designated. but iiat the junction with
The kanaaha improvement should be al The highest
practicable point upon The james yer therefore pro
posed that the blank In the resolution be filled with
Buchanan. Boleouft county lie came. he said, di-
vested oi prejudice without the shadow U local interest
10 subseye, mud al hUngh Ia tie no, idence oil God his
lo lad been in buchanan, he thought he could feel
aud aei mpanIally upon subject involving the Interest,"
oil So many thousands Of his fellow citizens, He plead
r HE interests. not Vi the people Of Buchanan, but OF
The woe Stale. and urged many IN support OF
The terminus proposed by Liza, Soue VI which, 10 our
mind urcssiatle. lie remarked that there
but two points spoken VI as the eastern lefnnusiuch
anan and Lynchbug Salem would be the point Of di-
yergcnce From HAT place 10 Buchanan The distance is
only % miles, While 10 Iynchburg II aas 60. The saw
ing. therefore, IN lime and Tonnage was AN important
consideration. u would save, he aigued So per ton hr
trans pora,ion and shorten the trip three days, to CON
linue tbe Rond 10 buchanan inst, ad Of Lynchburg.
Mr.. Johnston had another ohjec IN vlew-lhe cuinple-
lion oi lhe James River Improvement between Lynch
burg and Buchanan, line o canal already IN part
srucled, s0me forty odd miles If extent. BY making
Buchanan The terminus, he argued, this line o uufnsh
ed improvement would be eompet, d, otherwise II would
tall 10 decay, to the greni injury Of tho STATE, and par
llcularly The upper James River country.
Several gentlemen replied 10 Mr.. Johnston. and allho
Of them urged Tho claims Of any other point they
all concned in leaving the terminus open, ior the supo,
rior wisdom of the Legislature 10 decide.
| On The s.co1d day, Gu. MeMuen. OF Scott, opened
the debate. IN opposition TO the views advanced by Mr.
Johnston the previous day: In this discussion several
gentlemen participated. which, alho' animated and in>
terestng was marked by the slrlciest courtesy Much
important Information thus drawn out that other
Wise ould have renaineo dormant.
Mr.. Johnston, alter having gained laurels for his zeal
aud ability finally yielded his point for the sake Of har-
mony, Withdrew his motion, and ioOk his seat amid the
spontaneous plandils Of the whole audience.
| resolution was then Offered, for the appointment Of
committee o three in each o The States ui Tennessee
and Virginia. whose duty should be to memorallze
the Legislatures OF Their respective States, Tor the con
siruction Ola MeAdamlz'd Road from ponl on
the James River connecting with public works OF the
some closs III Tennessee. In b1denco 10 this ressu-
ton. the President proceeded 10 appoint the committee,
when the hame ot MI " yndham Robertson an.
nuunced as the chairman thereof Upon hearing this
annuncatIon, Mr. Robertson respectfully asked 10 be
The Cunyentlon he SAID, had been there to pro
mote the co slTuelon OF McAdamzcd Road doubtless
from despair of better Improvement. but sti l. from
whatever cause, the greater part o The members
confined by their credentials 10 that description Of lm>
provcmenl. lie had hence nlraned from making any
auson 10 Rail Road, bringing into discussion a
subject which many at the members of the Convention
might no feel themselves authorized consider. His
own con, lc,ldns however, from such examination as he
had gwen The subject, 81, and strong that the
demanded
Virginia and Tennessee, Rail Road fIom the
James River 10 the Alissssppl--to stop, it might be-
Ion time al the Tennessee, tut finally reach the
Mississippi. II looked into, lie contcnd,d, il would be
seen 10 oller the shortest quickest, cheapest and best
route 10 very large portion of the Conlederacy
Tie Union from East to Wes aud To small extent
Ia the South also while il wond afford least equal ad
van'ages with McAoamstd Road 10 the local trade of
This region. with such con, lotions, he could not do
justice, he Was sure, the proposed application for an
Inferior improvements though II no better could be
one, doubtless OF much value. and urgently needed by
hhe country suffering under the blight of long and
cnsabe neglect Upon the presentation of these views
his name was withdraw, ol course, and the committee
constituted as reported IN the proceedings
Al The cUse OF the proceedings, when vote Of thanks
had been rendered the President for the dignity and
bny with which he had presided over the dellbe ratons
o the convention. Judge Reese responded in amer
That would have been cr6ditablo any of our da
lie referred 10 his participation III proceedings had in
THE place IN urheance Of like object near fourteen
years ago, aud gave cheering account Of the ener-
y and zeal with which Tennessee would c,opprate in
The andabe enterprise now agitaied Though BAT
He'd heretofore. with that 'hope deferred that maketh
the heart slck, not much from the difference OF
his own State TO the improvement as that of Virginia
he sll cherished the hope-a hope thai grew with his
growth and Strengthened with his slrenglh-lhat JUS
lice, tho long deferred would YET be extended 10 one
Of the hresl and most fertile portions of the L.
Mon.
Taken altogether, those who were presen, will re-
member this Convention as one of he lost pleasant.
talented aud dlgnitd bodies that ever assembled for
like object la Southwestern Virginia. For ourselves,
we regretted the expedition with hich the business
was espached-preerrng rather 10 The consummaliun
OF Tho OBJ, had view hanging upon the eloquenct
OF The speakers, aud cullng from the many imp,r
aels elected those that nay hereafter alfJrd 'ood Tor
thooghl' aad aci,n.