Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-30


for the bill and sent out for the Journal ana sure
enough, found his vote there recorded, aye oniy
got time upon Saturday to call the attention OF the ouse
70 the manner IN which this guardian OF the Guy OF
Richmond had exercised his guardianship, anu now
wish 10 call the attention Of the House for very snort
time still further to that matter The gentleman says
the west not to be trusted because may carry the
improvements to the city Of Baltimore he gave an NJ
stance where in the House Delegates he hau uSe e
delegate from Northampton to defeat ProPosiIioh
which WINS link in this chain of Improvements eoins
from the west to the city of Baltimore He gave US part
OF the history, but it happened accidentally no
he gentleman forgot the most interesting af' VI ~ e
tells this committee and the people of Richmond tnat
be was an original and fact friend of that great work
the Virginia and Tennessee railroad Now wan. 70
call the attention of this committee and the PeoPie OF
Richmond particularly, to the position IN winch Ihat
gentleman has placed himself This Virginia ana len
essee railroad defeated upon the first vote y sew
eral votes. It could not pass without the support OF
certain va ley delee ates aud compromise was there
fore entered into between the conflicting interests OF
Lynchburg aud Buchanan whereby the road was 10 Ter
inmate both at Lynchburg and Buchanan 1t was un
dersood that by adopting an amendment or liuei 70
that bill providing for railroad from Salem oo"h 10
Buchanan the bill could then pass 1t was then known
the Lynchburg and Tennessee railroad BILL I'M name
not having at that time been changed The 6 passea
to its engrossment. rider then offered TO moor
porate company to construct the railroad from Salem
TO Buchanan being that part of the proposition winch
was necessary to effect the passage of the great
The gentleman from Faueuer says that he perfectly
understood all this matter. When the very question
which was to determine the fate of this Virginia anc
tennessee railroad which of so much Importance
to the city of Richmond, and to which they have by
vote of the people, subscribed large sum of money.
was before the general assembly, the gentleman from
fauquier drew up an amendment with his own hand.
which he now aVows for the first time was his amendment
and puts it into the hands of the delegate from North
cumberland DR. Ierby) TO be used for the purpose OF
defeating the very proposition which necessary t.
pass this Lynchburg and Tennessee railroad When this
proposition for the road from Salem to Buchanan the
promise that was entered into and which understood
to be necessary to carry through the great scheme itself
was pending, the gentleman from Fauquier made use OF
the gentleman from NORTHAMPTON DR. Yerby to bring
ma proposition which to defeat that compromise
and thereby for aught he knew to the contrary to de
feat the bill itself Now, what was the proposition?
nacademlzed road from Buchanan to the Tennessee
line had already boen provided for and then in pro
cess of construction 1t was we'll known that large
portion of the members of the southwest at that time
would have rather lost the railroad altogether than the
macadanized road. With that knowledge the gentle
man from Fauqucr drew up an amendment to stop this
macadamized road, and got the gentleman from North
mpton to offer it amendment to that part of the
railroad scheme which deemed necessary to secure
the great scheme ITSELF the railroad from ynchburg
the Tennessee ne and he voted to engra that amend
ment upon the rider. That amendment was adopted
| by vote of "a yeas to 40 nays.
want now to compare notes with my friend from
Fhuquier and who manifested the greatest zeal for
| Richmond then. When that proposition which was
calculated to endanger the Lynchburg and Tennessee
railroad came up for action, he voted aye voted
"no." Yes, sir: I testified my love for the city o
Richmond in different way from what he did. A com
promise entered into which was necessary carry
the bill as understood it, and voted against tramme
Ing that compromise with proposition to stop tina,
southwestern macademized road. preferred that il
that road to be stopped it should be brought for
ward an independent proposition. was determined
80 far my action was concerned, the railroad bill
should not be trammeled
The amendment of the gentleman from Northampton
Or Yerby) adopted, the rider amended, anC
then the question up upon the engrossnent OF the
rider as amended Now bear in mind that if the rider
had been engrosed every gentleman who has any leg
atve experience here knows thatit would have become
part Of the bill, and if the rider then defeated
the bill would also be defented-the fate of the one
would be the fate of the other they had either to stane
n fall ogether. The gentleman from Fauquer was the
special friend of the Lynchburg and Tennessee rail
uad He was the especial enemy of this entering
wedge of connection down the valley to Baltimore ant
the introduced his amendment, through the agency
he gent!emun from Northampton, to defeat that par
f the bill ONLY Then the question came up on the
rossmen of the rider to make it part of the BILL
was rejected By vote, the vote standing 62 for
md 63 against the cugrossment. And the gentleman
rom Fauquier and his colleague Mr. Rector both votet
o the engrossment Of the rider and thereby to make
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the Lynchburg and Tennessee railroad, this especia
enemy of the road down the valley, who introduced
proposition to defeat that road voted to egaft tina
nmend, n upon the BILL and therefore to do that which
WOULD end in the defeat Of the great schemeitsef Th
is the guardian and the friend of the city OF Richmond
thi, IL the enemy of the road down the valley who die
ali this. 1t is true that upon the engrossment Of thu
rider voted with the gentleman myself. But voteC
III on very diff rent grounds from those of the gentle
man from Fauquier He, and those with whom he aced
aad, against nv vote forced this amendment upon tn
Buchanan railroad. thought the people of the south
rcst would vote Tor that road, with that amend
ment and regarded the railroad Gs Of more Importance
| han tho macadamized road, and acted with perfec
consistency in voting to engraft the rider upon the bill
had in view the passage of the great scheme, am
wished to secure its passage because it would build u,
ne cities of Virginia did not vote for the road t,
Buchanan as railroad down the valley at ALL tel
you and this committee that, help God the ides
II extending this road from Buchanan down the vale,
vas never mentioned in my presence and l never
lrcamed IF it. That was why went for it. and re
peat that never dreamed Of any scheme being in pro
.,rcss to carry it down the valley.
! Nv friend from Fauquier tells us another secret HI
Us that he this Buchanan and this Lynchburg ant
| tennessee railroad was pending, be had hill of biz
'wn to Increase the subscription .of tho Orange ane
Alexandria railroad onetftb. Tha. is true, but the1
srre another portion Of that history that he has moi
given u.s. and that is that while he had bill to ncreas,
| he capital stock of the Orange and Alexandria rail
road, by additional subscription the part of thu
State he also had proposition in common with others
re being the leader to make road up into the vale,
o? Virginia. called the Alexandria aud Valley railroad
it i, the same scheme that baptized by the spon
snial appelation of the Manassa Gap railroad This
friend of the city Of Richmond-ths guardian of the
true i,terssts of the city Of Rchmond-who came for
ward here to do battle for the people of Richmond an,
ays that l made proposition that was insulting t.
them had two schemes then pending to take the trade
away from the city of Richmond, and was using Dr.
VERIFY 10 defeat the compromise which had been enter
INTO, and which deemed necessary to carry the
.reat scheme of the Lynchburg and Tennessee rnil.
oad that was to bring trade the city of Richmond
He would endange that great scheme for his own pur.
puses he that ono of the purposes that he had
In view was to secure the passage of his own bill And
he knew, or be feared that if he let these Buchanan
gentlemen take their road down to Buchanan he would
not then be able to get his Gordonsville road passed
Aud this especial friend of the city Of Richmond was
willing not only to sacrifice Buchanan, but the great
scheme ITSELF to little petty railroad from Alexandria
to Gordonsrille Yes, sir, subscription, one-ft OF
$500 600 was sufficient in his estimation to Justify this
guardian of the city of the city of Richmond in sacr-
fcng both the Buchanan road and the Virginia and Ten.
nessee railroad Well sir, he succeeded in his strata.
and so far rs the Buchanan road was concerned he