Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-01-04

nd our Atlantic COAST What has baxe so long cher
except that he concurTed WIN ,;non And hecupon the
sed which has been silent on TINS and elected
years that has engaged le Of internal improve
the b State executive suddenly makes inc Earthly
me, his is "Governor Foyds scheme his endorse
ha III. ,l interest of the south wcst-l'' r;so and
hostile 10 le il Injurious great enerprlse'
MEM b ~ Man itself worthy of contempt anu roube Won
should no 60 Elovds course in relation 10 le W.
win any Tnesse Railroad if Gid not thnh @ him in
gnia ~" articles were dictated by desire W against
ehian lin, of view, arouse SECT oiii Ta,,d;ce
an ~ excite in his Democratic ioca!, rTiy in
nanst Democratic Governor am, nyeirn Editor OF
dnccd so do by Observing @ himself 10 join some
u, me-, IN he action Of the frginan-muthm h, Mr. Baugh
and modification oil his irenos VINO groundlcss
would na.e o ,,,rt npon Governor Floyd NO one or
asr than Mr. Baugh that IN the h only means of
Floyd politically m na a is by getting up
shaking his influence win me Dei"'''
sectional feeling against nm. ,d broph south west
Five years ago. the idea OF II railroad ne chimcrica
eIn ,si,i 1be exbTsssion OF faint hope OF such an I'm
met with little than rdicule Inc xass s"b scheme
OIL and absurd" the Virgnlan now ds -,
rho ;den of .railroad across inc IN the pub
be- The great change whicn mas d connucd efforts OF
nc sons among whom John g. Floyd stalb h a. bmt
ao,as, rank will not disparage the cllols h in zeal
:, IL moi TOO much say, that no one S e and his
y IS n eff in the work. His pen, ms ie anu I'D
l4 tr UNI ~ debater were all at the service OF ii ~
go In the railroad Convention winch us I 80 rb;ch
cause ~ mrsssee four or five years since, and OF wch
~ us President he the sole representative a now
e If This James River and Tennessee conhJ I as he
ea b " f,vorit. with the public. From that Gay, asy
such hofre done) he continued 10 labor assiauousg
a effect the object he had much at heart n.y.; md
yor OF the direct communication nedGcd 10 exert
Tennessee he came into the Legisialuie mon h, sfor
,. mower for its success No Southwestern a s,r
GOTTEN his course that body during me ne one
one s and most Jealous advocates of that enterprise
No speech produced more pro,ouha c was for
eqisIat,,re and the public; and though inc ncas
49, lime oosfDoued vet the effects OF his efforts Weie -
be when the question up nj the next SESSION most
fayoaby decided Those who have been Rail
zion, as the advocates of the Virginia and tennessee M
ood will Ia The first 10 acknowledge the hSh oois ,r
which Governor Floyd imposed upon them ana .e h
by the part which he has always taken N uer d en,er
scheme Al obstacles TO the success Oh ',. @ nnreo
So have NJ lcnqh been surmounted and Is II mol uiea
onobe TO suppose that Governor Floyd would Stuyy n
s,Jrby apy opposition measure Tor wnch nc ''s J
g s and in the success of which his own hopes anu
those of The region of his habtaton are ldenhea oi
reasonable 10 imagine that one who mas aeVo.eu ~ If
hor IN the investigation of subject 10 the eonsae'a'' W
which in ali lis bearings he certainly brought more a
usual amount of both knowledge and capacity does MOI u
dersland that subject well enough to avoa COURSE VIM"
would destroy the fruit OF his lanors INT salpo
o se ~ inpy want OF confidence in either his good
sense ar his uprghtness; and in either case grossly nn
The vnan thinks that The Governor ,,a nnce and
plains that he makes but single remark ~ fcao T.
What woud the yirgnlan havel The Virginia ana ZEN
mess
This road that awe are warranted in the belief mat IL VIII
bo prosecuted with energy and Dispatch ana a 10 SUM-
In the yrnnan of the 22d instant Is paraded an exrac
from letter OF Col Garne, which is attempted 10 VI VI
placed contrast with some OF the Governor ~, ~
that extract Col Garnett expresses no opinion when con
royerls anv suggestion OF Governor FLOYD us 'choi =
only to impress the necessity OF carrying e 'sa a
Tennessee Road TO the Mississippi whon. suffering an
other measure 10 prerent from attaining that great OBJECT
and he says that any branch To the present Prooea
much less any diversion from it, must sink INTO utter hse
6cance conparcd 10 prospect OF connection WIN eh
phs and California" think Col. Cianeu right in this view
believe that the Yirgnia and Tennessee Railroad ouel
be- and hope that II nW be, extended 10 n,1
ENTERPRISE of the age But does Colonel Garne say ina,
no branch and no other road ought to be consucca All
that he says is that the Memphis is the most oF-
tan of all others; and no word IN doVerho, 'oiu
sage cuntrayenes that position He as The message sue"
considers the connection with Memphis settled matter
Thing that is certainly be ciicced-lo he speaks Of c
safe conveyance of erchandze from Richmond or Nor9h
TO Memphis days.; and 80 thinking ne devotcs ms
Message 10 other subjects No word OF Coone oarne
letter coutroycrs Governor Foyds views relative 10 con-
nec,on between dewatcr and the ono II me nnessSe
had counseed abandonment of the Virginia ana ehes
see Railroad diversion from IT, there would nave oeeh
some excuse for attempting dso Colonel Garnet views
into opposition those OF the Governor As Is e IT.
ginan in lis eagerness make ou case against inc %
sage has summoned witness who does mol TESTIFY 10 le
pont in issue-a connection between Underwater anu tnc
Ohio-but himself very properly with urging 'he
claims of the great enterprise with which he Is c'hceu'
and against which no man has word 10 say
Bui the yrginan says that Gov Floyd thinks that Lou
svile is he proper point 10 tap the valley 81 'ne
far the ose Of securing the trade of the East Indies and
as!sJ Jmp-euted Col Garnett and the pfoouna ane
and thai they consider Memphis the proper point" Admit
that this difference opinion does exist and II Is only dl
ference of opinion and them with becoming difference 10
those three distinguished gentlemen WIN "hom uaic
not place myself in competonl think that either opinion
NAV right wrong according 10 the developments OF me
future The question be decided by the eastern fermt-
nus of the great contemplated Pacific railway II that be at
Memphis then Memphis is the proper point II that ferm
mus be al ST. Louis then the Louisville route Is the proper
one 10 meet IT, If the Pacific railway strike further north
than ST. Louis neither of lines will meet it, If Memphis
be the point, nor securing connection WIN ma
point by of tho Virginia and tennessee railroad MAJ
mich already secured Is it not the part OF wisdom to be
prcparcd for another eventthe termination al ST. LOUIS
Governor Floyd suggestion shews how this ls 10 be c
fccted exhibits two chances OF leading the pachc
railway through virginia. and should any true rend Oh ne
Commonwealth the expression of such an idea!
venture the assertion that neither Colonel Garnett nor Lieut.
Maurv will denounce rdicuc the Governors views
any more than he would think OF treating their opinions with
dsrespect -,
subject strikes me as being that in which grave ques
,ons of State policy ought TO be discussed Instead OF CIV
inn us argument the editors discourse ina ppant and
ing style which they perhaps consider witty Regarded
,rI II below crticsconsdered argument IL only de-
serves contempt know how the good people of of
the regions through which the line mentioned by the Gov
ernor might run-tha through Monroe Giles Tazewel &C.,
will relish the idea f idea deserves to be styled that
they would oppose the project, because the locomotives
would frighten away their game and little can discover
the sensible" part Of the Suggestion of appopratine
he money wasted in the ies attempts to organize the
House of Representatives, to the graduation OF the Tug
Fork Mountains 50 that wild turkeys walk up and
COW" '''''' "''''N' i SOUTHWESTERN MAN
THE CASE OF McCLINTOCK.
The case of McClinock, charged with the murder of gen.
.ho M,L fnr