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

@ powers OIL me state endeavored to show that tb
.sulnon. PohcS and the Richmond policy was as muc
20 thus partial mixed basis system no ,o th
policy OF Tide water and the west and Loo +o p;ni
mond now that will propose before we Get tbrong
WIZ" inns question to attach to any system Whether tho
oasis or the suffrage basis that we nav adopt
90 az VIII compel the power of the Stat
81 Virginia to be developed in sucb manner ma to nro
=. aote ner own commerce How can Richmond expec
oIAE her commerce from the eastern tier of coun
aes Inc commerce Of Richmond must come from tn
west Of her, and unless she unes the western
OF the State with her interests she never
10 aspire 70 that prosperity and to that grade of city
"hich she 10 legtimately entitled insist upon it
at Lns mixed basis policy has been that has FIXED
Tue terminus OF trade here that has failed to III,
Mountains TO the west and that has made the genius
u the State act against itself by attempting to draw
external commerce UP your swan-necked rver. THAI
Is the position which have taken this subject.
Mr. SoOTI, of Fauquier | do not mean to be drawn
now into defence of the manner in which the inter
nal policy of this State has heretofore
oeen conducted; but in passing wisay this for Pied
VI that diyslon of the State necessarily leads to Tide
water that every bushe of wheat every peck OF corn
every article of commerce that finds its market upon
t1edmont improvement finds that market In the Tide
water division
Now sir, to recur to the argument which I was en-
deavoring to present when the gentleman from Acco
mac for explanation. He objects to nay saying tina
he is in favor of making treaty between TransAlle
ghany and Tde-water, offensive and defensive He viii
not object my representing him desiring to esab
lish between those divisions treaty of amity'
Mr.. WISE. Between all the divisions Of the State
| Mr.. SCOTT. Yes. and those especially. agree
that the Underwater division is interested in this great
western through improvement. But want to nsE the
gentleman from Accomac and through him the intelli
gent people of the Underwater division, whether il
the power be vested in their own hands, it will put il
out of their power to get the improvements
MIR. WISE. will answer you. Yes serenty-odd
years. experience has proved it.
Mr. SCOTT. The genteman's object, then, is to gel
the improvements which Underwater wants to develop
her resources and his scheme to achieve that to strip
Underwater Of legislative power Is it not so !
Mr.. WISE. No sir
| Mr.. SCOTT. You say that if tho mixed basis is re
tanned she cannot get the Improvements because sh.
will make them and your scheme is to make then
BY stripping her of the power Your policy is not tt
arm Underwater for the strife, not to prepare her fo
the battle by giving her power, but to strip her o
power, to reduce her to state of wardshp and pupil
age to put Tidewaer under the pupage Of the Trans
Allegheny and Richmond under the guardianship Of
;. the gentleman from Logan. Laughter. You pro
pose to make pupil and ward of Tidewatcr, and al
for love Of Underwater, all to put it b the power Of
Underwater to accomplish the Improvements upon tn.
completion of which its interests depend And that i,
the policy Of the gentleman from Accomac-a Tide
water man. Tidewater representative sent here
especially to look after to guard to protect and ad
vance, BY fair means Underwater interests The gen
| tleman cannot escape from the arguement.
i Mr.. WISE. Yes, will.
J, I, Mr.. SCOTT. No sir. Have patience awhile. If ]
understand the gentleman from Accomac rightly-anG
do not wish to misrepreseut him. but think
be mstaken-his proposition is, that these improve
ments of vital Importance all parts Of the State
and especially to Underwater that he desires 10 get III
and that his mode of getting them is the white basi,
which operates to transfer the control Of legislative
power to the section west of the Blue Ridge The
thpra "a atriD fha i'll
with it. for the benefit Of the west But you take ten
delegates from Underwater, while you take four frou
Piedmont This is what your white basis does
Ar. WISE, lin his seat.) grant it all.
Mr.. SCOTT The gentleman grants it ALL Then he
must also grant the conclusion.
! Dir. WISE, lin his seat) Not at ALL
Dir. SCOTT. Not at all The gentleman dcnie.
that with the power in the eastern division without
it's transfer to the western division it possible
get these improvements They can only be got upor
one basis They cannot be got upon the other Now
is not evident that his scheme to operate to trans
fer the Legislative power from the Underwater couutr,
and give it to the Trans-nllegany country As means
Strengthening the Underwater interest and of procurin
. its Development then do not know what fair argl
J mentIs. According to my humble apprehension tn
policy of the gentleman is directly reduce his avor
region of Tidewaer to state of pupilage wardsh
to the west and the very remarkable result is antcpa
ted that 1T is to be benefited by the operation Til
is policy, admit not unknown to our laws it is ON
that apply to those Of tender advanced years
whose discretion is not adequate to the manager ent
their own ataira We apply it to infants for the pur
pose OF restraining their powers lest s exercise the
should do hurt to Themselves But is this the true pol
icy for Underwater; is that division to be deprived
power for fear that may do hurt 10 itselfl Does tn
gentleman from Accomac desire reduce his neighbor
TO state Of wardshp and hand their affairs tn
management of others has old age committed sue
ravages upon their constitutions that he finds them II
subjects for proceeding in the nature Of writ e III
Al
for the benefit of Underwater if it is her interest
make them, and there is this natural affinity between
that division ant Traps.allegany, why may not
treaty be contaminated between them for every bene
fetal purpose, without stripping old Underwater Of he
ten delegates Can she not treat with trans Allegan
az well with the advantage of ten delegates her side
as with the ten delegates on the other side
: Mr.. WISE, lin bis ,eat.) Why not logroll?
I Mr.. SCOTT If Tde-water is willing to log-rol sh
will lind those who are willing to play the game will
ner, But seriously is not this strange appeal to b
uade to Underwater that to insure tie CONSTRUCTION
these great lines of improvement she it to be shorn
ten OF her representatives upon the floor of the Hous
of Delegates Now, say that she can better consum
mate this alliance with trans Allegany, with the powe
her own hands, than after that power has been
from her. If she fails with it. she must depend upol
the justice and equity and interest of the trans Allie
gany division II the people Of that division think
S 70 make improvement they make it, Ii the,
find it convenient to come TO Underwater they viii
mond Or Norfolk it may suit their interest !
they find it for their interest to aim at Baltimore
tocy will 60 down the Valley, and who can complain
Surely not thegentleman from Accomac (A1r WISE
Then his scheme for the protection of Underwater is t.
submit her to the power Of the west when it possib
that power may be exerted for her obstruction For
!. cannot advise Tide-water-if l may be allowed t.
speak to one so young or old which the gentle
man chooses to have ito relinqush this power Sh
had better keep steady eye upon this great centra
improy een she had better push it forward and for
ward and forward by every means and if it be possib
to arrange the constitution of this State
10 herself the power of controlling the direction of tina
work, and thus escape the calamity which may ensu
to her from its diversion.
; desire to add one other fact connected with th
history of the Lynchburg and Tennessee Railroad,
those which have been furnished by the gentleman from
: Logan (Ndr FEneUsoS) He says that vote in favo
of branch ofthat road from Salem to Buchanan in tn
wear ls49 came from the county of Fsuquier.
= mir. FERGUSON. I said nothing of the sort
stated that he bill before the legislature last winte
was voted for by of the delegates from Fauquel
will take occasion here to say that this is not the on
instance in which he has msrepresented me, uninten
tionalIy of Almost everything said has beer
hall xp1o vhopt tho