Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-09-06
Improvement Convention at
UnioYi.

Gen. SteenDergen, OF mason, Piesiueuf Ssesi
Al comnitte of thirteen was appointed tosiraft
resolutions, which reported the following N
gResolpsd, That the time has arrived when Viz
gnia, if she would retrieve her decnnhg fortunes
and save herself from the burden of perpetual tax
atom must boldly, with confidence in her own en-
erpes and with firm determination, strengthened
by proper State pride, not to be thrust aside by
Younger and more entefprisng States resolved 10
contend for her legitimate share OF the trade oil Tue
great valleys of the Ohio and Mississippi.
t,sin'the opinion of this conventions the
burden oftaxation, now sensbly felt by the peo..
pie of this commonwealth, can onlybe thrown OIL
by the completion of the works Of Internal iH
proyement, lin which the State has already made
large investments, and by promptly forming ad'an
tageous connexions with the channels Of commerce
and the thoroughfares of travel in other states.
g. That, in view ofthe railroad connections now
and Tennessee the vast interest of Virginia in her
works of internal improvement lmperlousiy de-
mand, that she shall, at'an early day. complete
the Virginia and Tennessee railroad to the Ten
n.sseellne, and by a railroad CONNECTED WIN hei
improvements. already commenced, unite the wa
ters of the Ohio with those of the Chesapeake.
a. That in the opinion of this convention, the
State should adopt the policy of lending money 10
the various internal improvement companies, nav
ing unfinished works of The first Importance, for
their compIetion-said companies to he required
to pay the interest and redeemthe prIcipato OF che
money SO loaned; in the manner prescribed blythe
New Constitution in respect to the State aeDt, ana
to give mortgages on their respective WORKS lor the
purpose OF securing the payment Oh principal anu
interest as aforesaid. q 90 w a -
| s. That aid, upon the foregoing plan, should be
granted to the James River and Knnawha Com
pany for the completion of the Canal to some point
at or near Covington, Tor Clifton Forge and to con-
struct railroad, with guage of five. feet from
such point to the Ohio River; TO the Central Rail
road company for the completion OF their road to
Covington or Clifton Forge to the virginia ana
Tennessee Railroad company for the complexion oil
their road to the Tennessee line and construct
branch to the line of the road from Covington TO
the Ohio to the Danville, the South Side, the
Manassa, Gap, and the Orange and Alexandra
Companies for the completion of their respective
works. la.. ~.
@. That the Virginia and Tennessee Company
should have the privilege of running their freight
cars over the Covington and Ohio road anu tnat
there shall be no discrimination by the James XIV
| er nd Kanawha Company, in respecttothe charges
on freight and Travel, passing over their road 70 or
from either the Virginia and. Tennessee road, OF
the Virginia Central road. i-t,
I. That it be recommended to the General As.
sembly SO 10 amend the charter of the Norfolk and
Petersburgh railroad Company, as to authorize the
Board of Public Works to subscribe for three ffths
of their capital stock. st,- =.
These resolutions, or rather those parts OF them
which required that the railroad from Coyington TO
the Ohio should be five feet guage, and that the
| Lynchburgh and Tennessee Company should nave
the privilege of running their cars over that road
gave rise to an animated debate. Messrs. An,
derson of Richmond, Doane of LynchouIg, and
Preston of Montgomery, advocated The resolutions;
and Messrs Shelley of Augusta, MacfaIland and
Bolts opposed them. Finallyit was agreed to strike
out the objectionable NclauseS-and in that shape
the resolutions were unanimously adopted. :, ;.
II was understood that the James River and ka
nawha Company propose to stop their water line
for the present at Covington, aud 10 CONSTRUCT
railroad to the Ohio. g.rgt 4l .r.5...st ss,. t
A committee of five, consisting of Messrs. Mac
|farland, Wyndham Robertson, F. E. Rires. John
B. Minor, and II. A. Wise, was appointed to men,
orialize the Legislature in favor OF the several ap
preparations recommended by the Convention.
"
MR.WrpsrER, Mn. EvERErr. Ma CHoATE.-
The game of employing the telegraph to give wide
and rapid circulation to political falsehoods, has
already commenced. The telegraph on Saturday
was imposed upon by statement to the effect
that Messrs Everett, Choate and others had declin
ed serving as delegates to the Wing state conven-
ton of Massachusetts, implying that they were op
posed to the regular Wing nominees for the Presl'
ldency. The New York Tribune thus disposes o
the untruth. = ~ ss9's $50 ,sr4sE
"Of the statement in question, we haseto say
Mr. Everett is distinct and outspoken in favor o
giving the hearty support of the Wing to Gen
Scott, and opposed to any movement IN favor o
Mr.. Webster; and if we are not greatly misnform
u,
pressing his decided opinion that he should not long
er allow lis name to be used in connection witt
the Presidency.
that the arrangements are already made for him Il
take the field in aid of the cause he has so long
poused and so often and eloquently vndcated; ant
that he will appear at remote day as one or tht
most decided, as he will be sure to prove himsel
one of the most effective advocates of Scotts cleo
ton. A third name mentioned above is that o.
Benjamin Seaver, Mayor OF Boston, who is an un
equivocal supporter of Gen.. Scott. So, too, are
two others on the list. or the remaining two, one
ignorant Of and the other is the editor of the
| Boston Bee. or the twelve other delegates,
they belong to the batch of always
elected; and large portion of whom always de-
cline" sgz4EFsFy EFT, FFIs q Eli9 no
| The Boston Atlas confirms all that the Tribune
says concerning Mr.. Choate, and expresses the be-
lief that that gentleman will very soon, declare in
very emphatic language, his conviction of the i'm
policy of the Webster movement in Massachu-
sets. 's'i ',t.''
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| GrCArr. RICHARDSON, of the Propeller Ogdens-
burg, which came in collision with the Atlantic,
on Lake Erie in his statement of the occurrence,
gives the following account of the humanity, and
unofhcer-like conduct on the part OF Captain
Petty.
As they fastened to the ill fated vessel, the FIRST
hail for assistance came from small boat, in which
were Capt. Petty and two of his officers! He was
| hailed in this wise: Il am Capt. Petty of the At
lantic save me first! The officers with him join
| ing in the ely, This is Captain Petty, Captain OF
| the Atlantic-saye us firstp Captain Petty and
/ his companions were taken on board, and proper
ly cared for. But how Jared it with the other suf-
ferersi Little did these men who were saved care
for the fate of the others the contrary the first
salutation that to the of their deliyerers
was For Gods sake don't go near the steamer,
there are 600 passengers on board, and they will
| sink your Capt. Richardson did dot heed their
proestations but fastened to the i'll fated Attain
TIC AS he came up with the wreck, he discover
ed the peflous condition of the vessels, and setto
work to rescue the Victims Much care and eau
! ton was necessary, as the propellerw in per-