Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-02-25
VIRGINIA.
REFORM CONVENTION
NO. H.
Frnished TO RcsERT Il GALLAHER f.a's"Er .nortsrl
r.ntion, 6y WILLIAM e. BlsHor, on, 'a' NSp''

Frnished 10 RcsrR1 Il GALLAHER .a',6 r. 10
.snt;or 6u WILLIAM q. BlsHor, OF. tas h'p0''"i
THURSDAY, February lsts-(contiHuea9
yr STEWART lido not rise ut this late nout ., 'a,'
.roc. cd discussion for the purpose oil aAs' 70 AZ
,4mp.;ug To make, set speech So. h,ea bo,n
views which entertain upon ti' ,,r gentlemen ad
already happily expressed i the distinguished
v"ca;ing the amenuhen' PWl Bors) than could have
~, ,xrss.cJ then, myself FOR tnis reason
will not worry the COMMITTEES ,Losn r;awa Rnt I
LENGTHY renetitiun or reera'ic" y. s,;on which
~ e...ii on,e opinions on TINS qu"seion' "nion
10 entertain some I'm ypressed-at least, Only IN m
tnuiH ha.c w. WI which will endeavor to present
Incidental a. brief form rs possible. beg
Toxa bero in uassng TO remaiH 'na -. LII IS ,Iaa
49, hn,o of mi. discussion Win So. M - -
the "npe " $50 ,ha, il has taken very wide range, ana
sure IL Is r"s in almost every variety of shape and
aas peen solmny philosophcally, metaphy slcaily,
aI,.,, sI mghnrly that the field OF argument
ba hssn nrly exhausted al those OF us VINO come IN 70
psrtcipafe in il now must DC satlsieo WIN ue"S nv.
:Isoners ri tina work have said We hare mad every
r;., If oms.t;on, discus ed and have had little
f6emocracy repub.ictisn. monarchy aristocraeS a
licarcbv dslne,i and refined by gentlemen here-uns
Yesterday, thought wo had reached Tue JIftl.Y,n
r!,ce' and would 20 further when 'ne ., ~ J.noc.
roul Fauqaer (AIr. CHiLToS) was aooIs " n,~b-ar
ra,r - ha y fsbtno cock and tho devil. iaush'el'
,rhc, the gentleman from Acconac came 10 MS e NV
turned the devil into dovo 1heh 'n'. So. Ia
devil had come 10 us with olive oraheh' .h1 s
at last found resting place tor our an UNI Rnt
mo ua,ers re;iriny and the deluSe almost Soho. ~
ar 7 beoan to fear this morning, while my worthy
friend from Apponattox (Alr. Bocock' am s
.an. No ,j;sresncct 70 the gentleman from Accomao-
was speaking that going TO nave n.'a dasn
of the lightning and the tempest Il 'ic. VIZ - iii
it presumptuous in me-wnch .ee' .soa.s.rIv mist
not ber them to remember that we necessin! an
hsra freo discussion here and that we must oeii @'
iorbear with oa,h other and not got angry ~ -
know myself to DO of the most eSei'"oio 'o' en-
world vet go help me heaven 40 NO! 'ue"a G.nxen.
.,ry at any BODY during the sitting OF TINS "'os w AZ
lion RI nnphterl The gentleman from kchmohu Guy l'.
D.y,sl has act rs the example of quoting poetry aua ~
,as become quite fashionable, and as 40 nov M
singular viii quote little for my fnends irou 49,
mac and Arpomattox, and Deg thehl "
Let dogs delight to bark and bite
For God hath made them so
Let bears and lions growl and hght'
For il is their nature TOO
But little children yeu should never i''
Tour angry passions rise
your little hands were never maze
To tear each others eves lLaaShle.'l
Nv ;, Al, conscience, We have trials and difficulties
,, =, get through with tho ordinary duties vi ILLS
contention wi.hou; the introduction OF any e1srasouS
,l;..,s .nJ rs.,ret. nav sir depore every time
boar any allusion made 70 the sectional
oy;,;n, in This State and among members upon TINS
,or 7 do not ike this outcry about Eastern anu est
ern Virginia 1t falls gratnsiy upon my ears "iu u
h.avv npon NV soul as the cutlery Of North and south
when applied to National Union Inc eas' We lsin
10 such views the better for us-he Ds''sf ,of ou' ~
,..,ha hst,cr for tue common renow, the common
~lorv ana the common prosperity OF our oeioSeo ou
state AM Western luan-perhaps 100 western III
nv a,;nbut do no; mean to let thom control me ST
far as 10 forget who aui, and where am nope ''e
trust in Cod that while am Western 'irgl'An' .a
| shall never forget that am slrsnmn. .o's ''s
old Commonwealth ir all its length and brsaotn-'ro'p
the potomac-my own llume-o the tennessee me an
from the sea TO tho Ohio-and know she mas tria!e
enough, as q member of this great contederay' 10 ~
.r patience and excite her apprehensions Without SUI
an, s.r;fe among her own living IN the Eas'er
nnd Western sectious of her domain nope oelofe w
"a, through Sith the discussions which must neceS
aae place il this Convention, we sha.i DC sl
cn,,i.- va. yony 10 saw all this disSnli;rity Q. ieei
-sna n,.rcst-lSt will not admit that there is an!
nS..-,si ,ssiniiari;v of interest between Eastern m
ye..err Virginia Move are one people one ~ me-
g.. one and indyisibe for veal or woe lcahno' unaef
stand VIII, who cama from county lying lmmeoialei.
70. ~ l,ne Mlse-and my friend. in my eye, from
Inpr- Mr. MaarIS) from district lying immediat"l,
o,si Il tia, beautiful range Of mountains, should oeions
% :i..en. people and have such great d''saiiary o.
interests "a drive Is assu'ider we never were a'
DIN, else than one people but ut TINS day we are elm
uhsc,lv enc people of mutual hopes mutual interest.
sad mutual dependencies Anew era mas come-tne spun
Improvement has taken possession OF our people, an
hgs aroused and viii continue to arouse II Juoicousi
asnsved, the old Commonwealth to true sense o.
.s7c0ndton and high mission l hope, as the gentle
m, from Accomac remarked the other day that W
nav liy. TO see the pure mountain rls gushing dow
Though the gorgss OF mountains ana rushing on
,ve and disturb The tagnan. tad pole pools OF eastern
Virginia Ave sir hope that day Is not far distah
hn wa hall see tie lofty peak, Of the Blue Ridge ind
the Nleghsnes bowling their heads under the iniiueic
u III. rick.cye and the shovel of improvement; an
the deep and solemn wales OF those mountains ringing VIII
me echoes Of the mighty steam engine as II pears ne c
rhA M1s.ls
aev 10 Zurich build up and prosper our commercial el
res md towns in the East. | trust that our western
friends may vet be enabled the completion OF ou
c5ea. waer liac improvement and proudly hau win %
ine 7oice tho rich of commerce as it comes rush
ar from the ocean through the gorgss our mountains
to mn1e itself with the bright waters Of the beautiful
Ohio Then we people, and it IS commerce tina
Is to level our mountains and fill up our vales Com
mercs is tho grand lsveer of this day-it the gree.
RADICAL who ike the mighty giant. has risen up IN M
strength and stricken down all OF the mped'ments %nic
Did theories and imprac;cable distractions mad place.
IN the wav Of progress 1t has created tie which VIII
ever bind cur people together II must be one oil harlno
nv because Of mutual advantage anu benefit Inc con-
nrcton of interest promotes social lntercourse-l ST.
ures the bond of affection W a., know. the ties o:
Hood and kindred may be severed aud broken, but it
rarely ever that the ties of commerce are broken l.
he Golden link which secures the harmony Of om
own country and England. 1t Was the link which hel
rho colonies to England tn tn. last Look ut its uuu
nce ayerv where Look ut Mt home Thy that East
ern Virginia is now seeking toreach the ohio' Why ii
ihat Western VTginia wishes to draw near to the At
,ic tits because peope-one anoinai.isiDc-
M mutual interests and mutual dependencies and because
ssnsb aware that the tics Of on hneS are
difficult to separate than The tics Oh o .;s
Aess views bo correct lie. hear no more on TINS ooi
about Eastern and Western Virginia dissimilarity anu
want OF homogencousnoss OF Interests.
The gentleman from Hcnrico (Ar Borrs) has alluded
10 the talk that he has heard out of dcors that II we
shoulaaop hi. principle eligibility the West hav
IN majority of The voters OF the State that the game
up with the East and that the East will never get
another Governor suppose will elect one OF our
men and keep him there as long as we choose and
when he re,res we will elect another, and 80 on ad IN
fai.rn Truly those who make of such arguments
regard perfect ou:sder' as barosIlans, =.
who have here to fight for power for the sake
alone possession to enable US to control and mooP
oze Ii. honors an! Offices Of tho State Perhaps we
De measur-aby other peoples bushels aud as the
sast has plways had the power, the Offices and honors
os the Sta that therefore the West wishes to play
her cor oven from this time forward Gentlemen who
':s i'' way know bat little of Western character-ot
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