Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-10-22

1,5,o sh.ar he President Of the Nashville Conven
, ,os ,3,sscd very large meeting in Ncksburg, Mss
o.ll ., r.ronJ Il, the action Of Congress. The position
10 connie, awe. An ia!,le.i his opinions on Tie question
>, ~, , cu, n sketch ohs speech We make tie follow
ins extract: r.
Ne ,nJ usaer. some persons in The South OF dIsnn,on
,,,,,,nrnts Recent Transactions had shshrn MN "a'
,hosr nc,,ons desired dissolution oi the h'h' P''
Vs. ~ ,I, ,,cteN at Soulhrrn ghis was made III oid,f
-, I,k hin, design lie rs AFRAID n such n"u'i'erh
mn ~ he VA, o: Northern men. and perhaps ie u,'e
~ The rooplr called upon 10 iakc ohc ei1 " VI.
,br In,u ~. disunion the alternatives between
u ns, t choice now he made Union or dlsunion slae'
rs all IN tho face and i; Was Time i'r earn 'uh ~ ''
position. x t.;, c,s o,,.nnteJ to y,
NAH ~ dencnd upon the admission vi California lha was
mere question Of expciiency and no man. Ut st, ~ Itn
on,d s,ifv themselves in crying Dsinion on such s
,rounJs He for willing To submit 10 ht ACTON
Il CONGRESS in this NATTER and therefore ne Old ho e e
reproach of being called submlssionst he trusted li y
would long time ere world was choa uo, ~ M
i~ consequent upon dsunion, and expressed me bee
h,t riyl war would inevitably result from H. he concluded
with an eloquent appeal 10Y ,'s nra chS"r
Two additional resolutions were then offered L, ' e'ec
tha, the thanks of this meeting were due and should VI I'm
dered The Hon H. 3 Foots l"r ms proln; a''"
lo,inn 10 the settlement of the various exciting questions
before Congress
soUTIIW ESTERN RAlLRoAD-PuBl.lc MEETING
ps,,n, 10 notice large and highly respectable meeting
of the citizens of Richmond convened al me
Ger, II on Saturday night Oct I'm Inc her. WIS
ioa - order by D. r. London, ESD. on whose moli'!
C:n Rrn,rd peyton appointed Charnan and on ND
lion Of H. L. Brooke, Esq., Ro. a. Galaher Was requested
To ac az Secretary. ....; .
le1 an Inc delegation from lie city Of Richmond who ai
attended the Wviheyie Convention in behalf OF the VI
ruia and Tennessee Railroad, 10 make Z report.
In respolsr Joseph X. Anderson, Es one ol Inc dele
c,,ca exclaimed the action of the Convention, ara nioe
The meeting how far the Richmond delegates had gone
giving the pecp OF the great Southwest assurances mar c
M nd would be wanting III proper subscription Ia m
;m,nr,ont Improvement. He concluded by introducing
,hc meeting distinguished Engineer o the Southwestern
Road Col c. f. NJ. Garrett who took The STAND ana 40
dressed those assembled l0rcibe comprehensive ana I'LL
nrcSiyc speech setting forth the great Importance oi ~
work under consideration Heawas followed by Colonel
Rush Floyd OF Wythe in eryrn ana eloquent address
! These addresses will appear hereafter
Wn H. Macarland, Esd, offered the resolution
which nitcr being discussed by Aessrs Macfaand Lyons
Crn Haryic Denoon and Judge Mason, was amended an
odouicd BIZ the meeting:
aa coIyeJ That the interest Of Richmond in the compile
lion 81 ,hc Virginia and Tennessee Railroad such that sh
ought aid in liz construction ana lIa. sinIc.o
thereto of 100000 should be made whenever an addi'one
subscription of like amount has been made by The pcopl
If The Southwest ana be given by the Compa
nv that will no, gran. consent TO any discrimination again.
no civ in the transportation below Lynchburg and that
will facilitate a connection between lis road ana thnt oil TN
| richmond and )anyil!e Company.
! Mr. LYONS offered substitute but subsequently,, al M
surrestion Of Mr. W. c. Darlington, Withdrew il, for III
purpose of Offering il an addition.
Undue Mason proposed amend The resolution OF Nj
MacfarInd BY making il read the citizens ought 10 aid
81 and Mr.. NJ accepted tho amendment.
The vote having been taken on the resolution as modified
il was adopted unanimously .
Tire substitute now offered addition by its mover Mr.
LYONS rejected by vote ul ayes Is, nays 81 In
prnpusItinn was as follows
rhe people Of Richmond earnestly desire The success
the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, and Of every improve
menl which shall Virginia with the great West an'
more closely unite Eastern und Western Virginia. we arr
,yiInr therefore 10 subscribe literally the Virginia
Tennessee Raroad but upon the precise principle upor
which The people OF Western and Middle Virginia have r.
urci tina; the james River Canal shall communicate dl
recty with the tide We desire that the said Railroad shat
commitment. directly with Richmond aud we do no, thnl
that c should be expected subscribe our means 10 woFs
which if il does no connect with ~ may prove our rum
though we iesiie that Iynclburg shall prosper:
"R rsnycd therefore, That as as The virginia hns
Tennessee Raioad Company shall obtain Charter, an
horizing il extend it, road 10 point on The Danrll
Road and hall Of the stock shall be subscribed by Others
we will subscribe the remaining halt. and s.oVOJ 10 Tn
virginia and tennessee Rliroad 10 DC eApendeu on III
Road West o! Lynchburg. , ,
During the evening" the meeting was also addressed by u!
Saunders II Lynchburg, III reply TO inquiries whether h
thought The people OF Lynchbrg and OF The Sou'-wes
would accept proposed in Mr. Lyons rcsolu IN
W. p Tuasia Esq, also addressed the meeting upon III
importance of the grea, wc'S under discussion
Al ii very late hour, motion of Mr.. Macfaiand, TN
Chair authorized 10 appoint committee to and al ono
in carving out the object Of his resolution, by applying
III. citizens oi Richmond for subscriptions III" Chair a.
pointed tn following said committee;
! FiRsr WARp.-R. II Maury, Bacon TAFT. !. VI. carlin
Ton K o. II skins J. H. Grant, Poi,iauN Robinson, Wa
l. Butlce J. VI. Talbot !. W. Kinnairi, X. \. Mayo.
4 Srco@p WArp.--T w. McCance, Mich. Mills, VIM.
Hubbard j. l.. Bacon, B. W. HaxalI, Vim. W. HARRISON
, d. Crenshaw, J. VI. Smith, J. VI. SnbIett.
] TnlGr WALl.--J X Anderson, IL. l.. Brooke, e. Dir
n,och L. Robinson c. ". lIuniori, VIM. $. 'rrrlcti J.
Thomas IT,. Fl. l., Kent, l. Davenport, Jr.
On motion, lie meeting adlonrn"d ,..
I Dn, III Sarr