Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-12-03

resources oil these twu companies, The commune
Gallon with the Ohio will be effected; thus az.
commodating The travel and trade from the wa
lers oil the Ohio, ami The Valley of Virginia, as
far East as Siaun;on ard The entire Valley ol the
James River on lis North and Soalh slopes.
There is then lr,t Of The Stale the South Western
pan, and The Valley Of lhe Roanoke 10 accommu-
dale. How shall il be done7 BY the completion
| of The Richmond and Danyllle Road, the Valley
OF the Roanoke will be accommodated; and
| by the extension cf that improvement 10 lhe
Sonlh West, the Eastern trade Of this region
OF the State will find The most direct, speeii-
e.i, and best rou,e to The sea-board. Thus i.
will be seen that The whole ifade OF Virginia,
from the Allegheny 10 The Carolina Inc, and
west 10 Tennessee, and valuable part Of the
trade Of the border counties OF North Carolina
will be concentrated al Richmond. Should how
ever, The Richmond ard Ohio Railroad be re-
garded by this body as the most practicable, and
insist upon asking The aid Of The Legislature in
its construction, your committee is ol The opinion
that il would create competition ior the trade
| oil Tie S0ulhwes. wnh an improvement which il
completed will most unqueslionably accommo
date The same trade is WILL and better Than the
proposed route. Yonr committee is o! the opin.
ion that il would be a vain thing iOr Tie Siac 10
construct three improvements FOR The accommc.
i d
Ly tro; one OF .shich is st This lime nearly cani-
4 plelcd, and The other with the CAPITAL already
raised 10 construct 10 point not further Than l25
miles from Wythevile, The centre u toe South
| west.
"Thty cannot loo strongly urge upon The Con-
vention the great hazard TO The completion OF any
work which we incur, by starting new, doubtful
| and rival Schemes 10 those already adopted and
commenced we therefore recommend The adop'
ton OF the following resolutions as expressive Q!
the sense OF This cunyeni0n
"ls Resolved, That lhe primary and great OBJ
lect ct This Convention is 10 lake into considera.
lion The hes, practical mode OF securing 10 The
South Western part OF Inc Stale commnnica-
| tion by railroad with The idc-water Of Virginia,
and its ultimate c0nSrucion 10 The Valley oil The
| Mississippi, in the direction oil Tennessee.
"2nd. Resolves, That in ST curing that conncc-
lion il is eypedieni 10 adopt such route As will
be OF the most advantage 10 The greatest extent OF
territory population and wealth Of this Stale,
which will The leas, confic, with Improvements
already projected on Stale account
"3d. Resolved, 1T in selecting such a route,
in The opinion OF this convention that by Dan
Vile TO Richmond should be preferred, and We
earnestly commend tc the citizens Of ihc Snuth-
west 10 give all the al in heir power Ia effect
The extension and completion If that road
The substitute was .,dyocaiedhy i;essI>. Floyd,
Townes OF Pusylvania, Boudn oil Charlotte,
and Cook o! Carroll AMI the maj,rity's resolc-
lions were sustained b. slessieuIs Shcfry Of
Smylh, Crane Of Richmond, Provost II Moniso-
merry, and Diane OF Lynchburg. The substitute
was lost by The follow ne vote:
Aes-Floyd, Carroll, Grayson, Charlotte, Pitt
sylvania, FIankin-C.
Montgomery, Pulaski. Giles, Tdz-well,
Washington, Smylh, Wylhe, Richmond, Lynch
burg, Bedtord-l0
MIR. Ii. Smylh moved as an amendment 10 The
Committees first resolution, series OF resoln-
lions, recommending mat The Convention adjourn
10 meet in Richmond on The Sh Jsn'iy, 50 as 10 OBJ
tain farther Information proper 10 decide between
The conflicting plans aad points, Lynchburg and
Danyille and 10 have fuller development OF
public opinion, both al home and abroad Mr..
S 3 resolutions were lost 6 to 10.
Mr.. Floyd offered the following am:ndmeni 10
he s-so Tdl@!1s os;:. oi ri: Z: snYsn,o
is 10 secure The construction ct the Richmond and
Ohio Railroad 10 some point IN New River III
Montgomery County, AID sor he inme ac ex-
tension Of a line OF RAILROAD 10 the Tennessee
line"
The following amenimen; 10 The fist resolu-
ton, offered by MIR. Prcycs', was Adopted, 10 10 G.
"Resolved, TIA, he object OF This Coa"crlion
| is 10 secure The instruction If The Richmond ana
| OHIO Railroad 10 some point on New Rvci
| in the county Of Mon enmery, thence dawn New
| River and kanawha TO The Ohio, ami u the early
construction Of tranch through the sou.hwes
counties Of Virginia 10 Tennessee"
The other resolutions Of The committee were
adoped-all OF them BY an unanimous vc.c, TX
cep The 4,h, agains. which Floyd, Charlotte
Piusyyania and franklin cast their votes.
On motion Of MIR. Cook of Carroll, resoa
lion was unanimously adopted, that it be recon-
mended 10 The General Assembly, al lis next ses
sion, to causea survey TO be made, on State &C
count, between Danville ami the most eligible
| point CT points on New River, Tor The purpose o
ascertaining whether there can be found pracli
cable route for Railroad from Danyiilc direc'
ly 10 the valley Of New River.
On moliun Of Mr.. Shelly, committees wer
appointed 10 prepare addresses 10 the dititrcn
counties, showing their resources, agriculture
! and mineral, and The great benefits Of railroad
Improvement; also, for each county commits
sioner to open books and speakers TO address The
people. .... 4,.a
The Wylheville Republican is far from salts
fed with The results of the Convention. It re
CARDS a Railroad through Southwestern Yirsinii
as having been seriously mared if not indcf
niielu postponed" by The action Of the Wy!heuil
Conyeniion --aud declares that "thc Legislature
the pcople OF the whole State Shall forbid suci
backward march" II asks "why shall ihe South
west 90 before he Legislature the coming winie
playing second fiddle 10 any in the land} Why
90 playing second 10 any scheme under heavenl
One Of its animated articles concludes as fol
lows:
nWould MIR. Jefferson have said, "sInp al so AZ
poi1t on New River. in Montgomery county y
| Would he have said, stop 10 or gu miles non
The Plaster Banks and Saltworks, 4U miles iron
The lead mines and from 30 To 100 miles IRON Inc
iron mountain bordering Wylhe, Smith, ant
Washington No nc had not conceived suc'
thought. His enlarged philanthropy and eloron:
ttree trade principles, had made MN sn'ul out
Go on 20 on. through he heart Of. This region
penetrale Tepnessee-reach on 10 Memphis; tai
The father Of waters, command an interest in Iht
1 trade and ,raveloi my purchase, my acquisition
Do Ibis, and then indeed you shall have opcne'
the Southwest; bul mol iii lhen." $40. Is.
We learn that the contract for carrying Lht
great Northern mail North Of Baltimore, AM
from BALTIMORE 10 Richmond and South, has beer
given 10 The James River Steamboat Company
10 commence from and AFTER The 10Th inst. Un
der the schedule 10 be run, the mail will leave
Baltimore al 10 o'clock at nighf connccl win lht
James River Steamboats,, Curtis Peck and Alice
and reach here next nigh, ats O'clock.
| We understand that the Department have no
as vel decided upon he proposals for carrying
the way mail from Washington 10 Richmond
| The application Of The Louisa Railroad Com
pany for 4 ,nandanl,ls, 10 compel The Board
Public Works TO subscribe 10 The sock Of sait
COMPANY came up before Judge Nicholas yester
| day. The merits OF The case were not reached
The arguments of counsel, Messrs. Patton and Ly
ons for The Louisa Company and Attorney Gen