Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-01-19
RICHMOND DAILY, WING.
MR.. BOTIS' SPEECH
ON INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT.

Exchange Hotel the 18th November, report from the
delegation to the Finesse Convention having been called
Tor, MIR. BCrrs and said;
Mr.. Chairman-Undor ordinary circumstances Il would
naturally be expected that those whom had been conf
dcd the interests Of this city Ia tho late improve
mrnt convention held In tho town of Fincase, would
the proceedings OF that body and particularly their own
those proceedns this hss become e.pecia-
y necessary. in Of the great
o those proceedings and the gross that
has nocesssii grown out Off.
We SIR have been charged by leading paper in this ci
v-aegenerousy and graiui,ously charged-~th having
isrepfesentcd tho interests. aud with having
the instructions oi the city the important questions con-
hded to our PROPOSE in the first place, TO acqut
colleagues and myself oil such come
from what quarter h may.
To do this, need in detail the proceedings
Of tho convention, for they already before you
the papers VI thus city but let was the ma.
ture OF the resolutions adopted by the meeting Of the
citizens of Richmond and compare the Of their re-
representatives. IN convention with those resolutions and
certain in what IL they disobeyed insrucrions-and
here permit me To say, for that old regard myself
instructed for could reccgn n vote of u in
city Ike ths as carrying the weight authority insue
tons with IT, STILL lc,us how far action conioned
10 tht ss resolutions.
The first resolution Of the meeting in the following
words:
list Resolved, That in the opinion of ,bi. m..,iog
the plan OF Improvement for connecting the East
aud West IN Virginia, by Railroad commencing ut
lynehbnrg or Buehansn some intermediate. point and
extending aong the Valley Virginia To the New River
IN the neehborhood OF tho Horse Shoe aud thence down
the New River TO the steamboat navigation the Great
Kanswha."
Here the discretion unique IDLY extended TO the
"eeso" =" eeect ehher Iy, chbnrg or Buchanan the
po'n ~ wn,'n the new line Ct Improvement was to com
honId ha 49,, 'ss' !" Wnlc" ne o'u nne, or canal
did. and how the Richmond vote was given.
The hrst resolution OF the Convention reads:
Resolved, rs the opinion OF this Convention The
James River Canal should be extended from Iynchburg to
Buchanan, forthwith"
NM. ~ ', '',o'.uon ,ne "lchmond delsgaton voted
in .,,h
i , sP ~. y, 'he resolution adoPedby the kich'
o., .,Jt - h "e ane' pa1' OF your mat resolution
,,,ns, ~ a. - - v 'e : sn'sn' PtooaDy say every
. a,s q ~ e"'o"' 50 tut as Us proposed To Isake
Ri, R, ,h I,' 70 '"e n,lse Shoe' on New
o., -. - go" sa,e P'eie,enee iof railroads.
sh,, = .ai ; o' i"lse'; suppo,eu u WIN what little
q, ,h ~ I' u ' ,, 'or mr. 11sNine amendment
On s.n,,nne ,h. i,a" y, I is vas 'nore e1ped'en'
,y..,,.s,d h. 49,, ~ improvement i nom buchanan ON
,.,,' ~ 'shoao "a" canal ms amendment was
800, :, - IhI,. 'u 'e'oiu"on ean'c up voted
- IT, IS my co"e"gues ou--i they or either
one ~ IT, a. T., !" Ss no' Hho"n 10 me-cer'hlny
s.c,oJ r.an,; y, u'o no'' u Is as follows Cine
IA R.sI,.a ia, :, -. ,, "e''oI" 'oaaJ
pi..r - Eh , ' y eNPeI'e"'o eA'eno me James
ar. 60. g s,,, " o'"e"oy oanaI o, ma" hoadoy
-, -, W .a -, 'ae emo ,ssr ana the highest
,.o,;r.' ,L.,., , P'suu Jaw" o' Tue commonwealth
80 improvement oe eAeeu'eo ii an carry
While | voted f., N, Er.ki,o,. ,.,a. l.
uo, s,nsd,.o, =, .n,;a IT,, ahenunen inst was
,Ir,.I r.. b. i ,;g .e .'e u Improvement by
ag,ins, ,h,. ,o,I,i' w ' ' u " a'J ye' voted
,bs .,,snsi,n ~ ,ho - 49, ~ P y""e,nP'a'eu
an. ,,,.nsi,p 81 d., 49,. S, I oeesuse II looked 10
US onnsd r., ,"' - i "u'nana"' 10 "hieh
n.,,n VI" pese""S P'oeesu 10
-, o,l, al H.,
.. ;,Ji..,aJ - - $50 ~. '"' "o'7e o"oe ROUTE
bl;eysd ,h,, ~, H., - y, n'.uou, 'ne deieRonon
h.,1 ,bs, ,Jon,.J :, 80, -, . y, 'ne Few 90 IN num-
,bstr,c, G,r ,,lro.J. -, si P'elerence' III 'he
nIca,ion between two d,.,io, n,s I OF eounu
;ny ~ sav !, s;, ', po'''s' snu, without mean
perhaps ma, no,e ,h,n L.is - ' ~ 1' uitIe were
a., the ,es,Iio, d., ii H. -. " 1ose ""' Yo'eu
O..
a.. 4 -, r"' -. ~ ~ mean no,eh' presumpuoh
!, ua,. md morovsr :, Ia I 1e S S '' N""w where
-, a.. - ~ ~. y ~ 'o'Heu 'V on 'he map
! 49, shII - 80 'o"' 1t nau peen pointed out
Isis.,, ~ IL ',u "'' opy because IL Is not
thsn yaIu,hI c r ~ v, psns.e, Lolhng more
piya,, , L,, L =. Pe 81, ecu ~ oeha OF new
io, -, .,.h = s, r. - 'ei p1'e u'Sa"eo OF iooA-
~, - p,,L, - Gu '"' '"e nus U, improve
~ - ,hh IT, t" ~ ' 10 ..lNSI' unless expected
no,;1n 81 Tn.a :. " nen'ueAJ' VI eohSidefaoIe
Wbsnr. r. Iis,SJ I "
s,,,c,i,ns and i.. '' % , rio'auoh oi ih-
Ri.Lr,nn;, T. IL ep VI puSlo schihs" IN
men, ms no, Re- pp.aJ ' cp e1 a. 'He PUBIC sehu-
nn,n,.J e., ,h, - So ~ no 90 men, unless Sp-
cconJIv hocaws. - r. - - y 1o''o'iS' Dhu SC
H. LI - rs y i my @ou'u eAP'esT ~ u was sule-
- W ~ Tor saioh' except as 10 the Ne" RIVER
- r. - "a ~ ",'en' ''e 'sAhg 'ner utmost ngenui-
SIR dism;ss ,h;, hansh =, ,i .S:, -, ,
' ~. '1e"g u ~, reasons o. my opposition to on
sSnd nhsnor I ana hanawha Improvement
sub,ec, ~ ~ p; ; NY sne views on lhe
oninions nav ,ece;y. 49,. 49, - = ~ ' ma my
$500 ,i 1870 Jy US % t"uen "nu no more eonsidera
= ,,,o, - LiI ~ w. WI" s'ao i'anA'y' tha' IL Is
,honh - -; 80 80 ,'o' ueSo'eG mace 'ine' al
oSs,o,I, - lI - P, ,,H "n'e'eo upon u Us
- ~ 80, va , o'' " n aus, nave al H tunes
ns, "a J , iiIenu 70 'le cause OF improve
g., 90 III I - . "'p Sase ~"'S" came o.
g., i s, "o"hoe' " 'nT S'ate Legislature,
We, ~ ,ass,d ., ho q" " Tuen TllnheIH my ana
mn, sIa,s IJ 'e 100 10 'u "'es VI improve
,yhrs, i,,a,.s;. - st " Judgment o' o'neH
nc, ,h. s ,9 i'I ,ho'n 70 such employ
q, ,nr Tot. J - y 80, ' ieaIeu was 'ha1equate
q, the Einr.s,Io c,,u ' wa app%lh'eu delegate
du,v had JyovcJ on, ~ "u" ,t ' a' an inpoi an'
S "o 20 i upon me- ,nst lad lhe map open be-
cious nl,n - ivo, 80 y ?i VI ','o "'os, Juo
;o ., 80 -; - - ~ ~ ti Soulu DC aaoP'ed oy 'Hgi
IL ,yas mo, Ion, hef ~ iI p I ,u Co'upleS' anu
~ ~ "s O''o'I NY nlnu was Drought 10 somelhinR
80" ~. I au, may say' satisfactory determine
ha.. "a ,I; Ia uo pun u enIoV oHeha'' Tor
ed in the rsma,as, deco -, i WIN no o,e uia seem
co. W 'ne einoesl ueRfeo, % ann al such system as
,,.;a, =. !, SOY 's :, W oI.o' 10 usPa'age ana
~, S ~ p'ep oosu'' 'he Vs'uc tha' pafua trends
,i H., - p J "''ae" W NY WE'VE Ou' ~ inc same