Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-04-12
To the Editors Of The Enquirer.

To The Editors cfthe Enquirer.
WasHrSoTos, ID. c.. ArRn I, 1850
Dea Sirs The National lntellgencer OF yesterday
tains many extracts from numerous papers in opposition 10
The Nashville Convention The rueul counteancc
seen in all these extracts as they cnanac from tn Nhs
press in this CITY, Suddenly, indeed have the ed
tors Of the Integenccr discovered cme.Gs dire in the
Nashville Convention. When walked forth in open
day, during the late contest with Mexico did they then fling
their banner 10 the breeze invite the patriotic 10 Join hc
ug OF the country2 No, Indeed, they did not. Codnsss
the country, during the Conflict marked their conduct
throughout tho whole DID the South in that contest
falter1 Where and when3 And now, orsooh when they
purpose merely meet for consultation and If their
stu,ona rghts shall not be preserved hcm they
tauned with the plotting OF disunion scheme Yes, srs
their constitutional rights!
No better informed on this subject than the ed
of tho 1ncgenccr and yet after year. they have
silently permitted the encroachment OF abolition Whggery
the North aided by the Wings, TO their shame the
South rob the South OF their property and deny TO them
restitution Of that properly even Il traced to localities in
fully dissolve The Union In what is he aggreved that he
would do this thing IL know not And if ever the time
comes for such event will be from unjust and ungener
conduct partial legislation rank aggression and open
and avowed disregard of the constitutional compact on the
part tie States Petition after petition has been pre-
sentci Congress from tho North for dissolution
ana,hemas conned md hurled at them. But for
sooth columns after columns are inded and co!lated
against the South because the South and her people merely
wish family consultation OF safety themselves. Even
the columns OF the Tribune Of New York have been called
upon by Mr.. Gales witness against the South Why
srs Horace Greeley Of New York is the last man no the
last Senator Seward is worse than Greeley oufod whose
evidence should be offered on any Southern question:
Greeley s only fanatic, Seward is political infdel
Greeley processes the Constitution Seward de-
mnrs 10 the operation OF the Constitution altogether, his
conscience being higher power than the Constitution
which he had 10 supports Greeley will free negro BY
his means Seward will exchange Irish Germans for
groep and if he that way his conscience
will prompt him the other expedlent In quoting from
Mr. Greeley, no doubt Mr.. Gales is sincere He thinks
Greeley is evidence and therefore, Mr. Greeley says dis
union, it must be in fact II strikes Mr. Greeley has
been Congress- and did not take more mileage than ne ds
entitled TO receire-herefore his paper s cedabe witness
apainst the South and thus and Mr. Gales will have it,
Mr. Seward should be the next witness Introduced agals
the Southern States, and
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
wi soul holy
IL like i villain with sn.;ls cheek
eoo,iy apple, rotten q, The heart
o. what goody outside asehood hath !"
Quite an interesting debate sprung up IN the senate on
Friday which Senator Mason requested Senators TO sho"
their hands and let the South know their full !nenon-
Senator Mason able and well may your State be
proud of him and Others now in the TWO Houses OF Con-
gress Yours, JACOB FAITHFUL, JR.
For the Enquirer.
Messrs Editors The Legislature tho late session,
passed an act for the survey Railroad from Gov
ngton the Ohio river with the view OF asceralnng the
best and most eligible route all things consdcred hno
which would be productive of the greatest public good AZ
several have already been surveyed and examined for
this purpose by the James River and kauawa Company,
permit friend to Internal Improvements to call the attention
o the Board of Public Works TO the examination oil new
heretofore surveyed examined Tor that purpose
From COylngt0n fullOW rs
route o: the turnpike the White Sulphur Springs the dis
~ miles, thence up branch OF Howards Creek to
Antonys Greek; and down the same 10 Little Crock; up the
its head where n,elocks with branch OF Spice
Run thence down the Greenbrie river IS miles from
White Sulphur Springs and opposite TO The point OF Droop
Mounlan thence up Geenber river 10 Stony Creek at the
head OF Aarans boom up Stony Creek short distance
10 Indian Draft rum thence up the its had the
foot Gecnbrer Mountain which divides the waters oi
treenbrer River from Elk River, distance Of 67 miles
from Covington. Up 10 this point, from White Sulphur
SPRINGS is very easy grade for road requiring deep
cutting high and heavy embankments Al this place
the mountain be tunneled distance exceeding
one mile thence down Elk River, with easy grade 10
eligible and most practicable point 10 froz
Elk River, towards Strouds Gades in Nicholas and
towards the Little kanawha, which suppose will be in
the vicinity of Fork Lick about 100 miles from Covngton
From this point is proposed to examine routes TO the
Ohio different poinsone by Strouds Gades Nicholas
Court House, and Peters Creek the Falls of kana~ha
about 60 miles from Covngton, and only about ~ miles
further than 10 the point by the White Sulphur Green
brier and New Rivers. Although the distance IS llt'le
greater the cost of constructing railroad TO TINS poh'
would be considerable less by the former than the latter
from the Falls of the Kanawha by Charleston 10 Guy
andoe about 90 miles, and $50 miles from Coyington ne
other is from the assumed point near FORK LICK
by the most eligible route the Little hanawha ana down
the saIne TO Parkersburg, on ONO, ana aoout Zuo NM
from Covington making ne lole distance ol ooh
TO the Ohio, Parkersburg md Gnyandot'e, apcu' 90
miles: and which, ii is believe can be constructed oI les,
than $4,000 per mile exclusve Of the tunnel which VIII
not than that through the Blue Ridge about
$780, 000 which would make the whes about oVooo