Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-07-16

Forsyth embraces the whole except that for better
n effect, they are allowed four mills per ton per
i mile, for such OF the cars used in their service,
as they themselves shall own-an allowance which
| they think does not make them quite whole in
this branch of their expenditure, although they
have put into service some such cars, III oder 10
5lmake out a better character for themselves with
their customers.
1 am not aware of any further information that
YOU desire on this subject
VeryIespeetfuliy and truly,
| Your obedient servant,
49, WIN. PARKER, Gen Supt.
HEsRrco, July 9th. 1853.
To the Editors Of The Times and Mail:
At your request, gentlemen. furnish you with
4 a copy of the speech delivered by me before the
4 Memphis Convention of the 9th ultimo.
Permit me to say that one merit of the speech Gf
i it has any) consists IN he time, place and clEcum-
| stances at, and under, which it was made. II it
1 had been made elsewhere than before the Conven-
ton, and in he presence OF those who tad voted
for the resolutions. should have been charged,
perhaps, in no very polite or polished terms, with
having nut a'se or unlare con Strnction on the
proceedinss of that body. think there is no room
i left for it now.
The chief ualue OF the speech is to be fonn nd in
! this. The Democratic party have, TO treat ex-
tent, succeeded in exciting the prtjudCes Of
the Ignorant multitude of our own people, as
well rs of the foreign population gener lly (who
are not familiar with our institutions, and with
the questions which divide the two parties OF The
|
allege, we are the advocates of system of meas
that would, if carried out, PROSTATE the best
interests OF the county and operate the injury
and oppression of the individual citlz-n-and yet
it Appeals that in n Southern Convention compos-
ed of near'y thousand members, the greater part
of whom were Democrats, many of the school of
strict constructionists embracing of the most
prominent, intelligent and influential gentlemen
OF that party, assembled Tor other than political
purpo eS, to wits 10 consult together and determine
on what was best to te done for their own nlere is,
and the inere, Is of the South aud South they
were compelled 10 acknowledge the supremacy of
our principles, and The superior wisdom of Wing
councils; and they actually ca led upon their
Democratic Federal Executive. ON they had
just aided in elevahng to power, to admin ster the
government upon those eat meaSu eS of national
policy viii the Wing party have always sustain
ei and which they have as constantly .sted. |
felt this 10 be a triumph 70 the Wing party, for
which could not resist the temptation Of fferi.
my sincere congratulations to the Convention and
the country.
; When we b ar in mind the character OF this
Convention, and the great Importance attached
to its proceedings by the entire press of tie
Try for weeks and months before il met, 1t is in
vain for politicians to attempt now to disparage
the consequences and ,mpo lance of their action.
; is earnestly TO be hoped that other members
OF the great Democratic family, who
gloatng over the late overthrow OF the Wing party,
and "the final nnnihilation Of all their principles"
may Sc re upon some suitable occasional
early day-to make the same display of cantor
anu no longer SIlieE tnelr mistaken
obligations to party dicaton TO interfere with the
great interests OF this prosperous growing conn
try. Respectfully,
JOHN NJ. Bolts.
Substance of the Remarks of MIR Bolts, of
Va, Before the Commercial Convention.
). Mr.. Boris said
Mr.. Pyusident and
Gentlemen of the Conoention:
| owe you my acknowledgements for the COM
pliment conveyed by the resolution Just adopted
and the manner in which it was received; but If
t could hope to meet with sympathy at YOU hands,
would appeal to your charity TO be excused from
addressing the Convention,-and if stood before
| the public of Memphis alone, who have promised
; me the inequalities of their city, would claim
protection OF their hands TO me from this un.
timely call. Sir, 1t is too late for to address
5 the Convention; your work is done, your laboEs
are completed
But, MI. President it is due 10 those whom
represent here, 10 say that arrival at this late
hour has been occasoned by no fault on our part.
: We set out in time to have reached Memphis be-
fore the organization of the Convention, and we
have been subjected at every point to the most
atious annoyances and delays that ever befe the
lot of travellers, notinvolyng personal security.
will not detain you by relating such detentions
as occurred before we reached Louisville. We
left that point Saturday evening on the steamer
Empress with the expe .tation of arriving here on
Monday. When we came in sight OF little town
called Raleigh, two miles above Shawneetown,
we found the STEAMER Eclipse the most magnifi-
cent boat that floats perhaps on western or eastern
waters, stuck iast IN the mud-where she had been
during the whole night-being relieved, she pass
ed on only five miles, when We oveIhauled her a
gain resting midships on pile of logs, and as The
Empress anu Eclipse belonged 10 tue same own.
ers it became our duty to take her of, and for "a
houts-reieving her OF the best part of her cargo
we were pulling and tugglng, with our steam pipes
putting, painting, blowing and smoking without
moving her an inch, until at last the welcome
sound fell upon our ears, "SEeS off" Never uil-
til that occasion, Mr.. President, did my CLARITY
come in conflict with my patriotism; but it was
then that INDUCED the highly patriotic, but per-
haps somewhat unchartable wish that all Con-
greSS had been aboad-with our Chief Magistrate
on the hurricane deck-that they might become
convinced of the necessity of making liberal an
preparations for cleaning out the bars and remov-
ing other obStrLaions to the navigation o! these
mighty streams; and if 1 could have controlled it,
would have kept them there until they were
made sensible OF the constitutional power of Con-
greSs 10 facilitate commerce, protect the pioperty
and secure the lives of our people.
But, sir, the chief object OF our visit has been
partially accomplished. can say for myS.lf, and
! think can say for my colleagues. that we came
here with no plans or propositions to submit to the
| Convention. We were sent as special delegates,
to manifest 10 those whom might meet in Con-
Il vention, that the citizens of Richmond were not
unmndul OF the importance of the great questions
which brought you together, and that they heartily
participated i'll that community OF interest and Of
feeling " hch buds us together as one people,
That purpose has been accomplished by our pres
ence here to-day, and by the distance we have
travelled 10 meet you. [Applause.l
Il Mr.. P. esldent, am not one ofthoSe who indulge
in habitual prejudice against our sister States of
the North. My heart, thank God, is capacious
enough 10 embrace in its affections each and every
part of our common country, differing, as we do
4 on ma ny ponts,) comprehend that gallant but,
must say, somewhat mpetuous State OF South ar
china, with her extreme opinions, on one hand,
and the land Of red onions and wooden nutmegs
with their extreme idiosyncracies. on the other
trusting that time and experience, and reflection
II will correct the errors of each. But nutwhstahd-
ing feel no jealousy OF, prejudice against the
North, must say that think the time has arrived