Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-09-04
White gulphnr Convention.

white sulphu1 Convention.
The Convention TO consider the best
means Of promoting and facilitating the
construction of the Coyngton 81 Ohio
Railroad assembled at the White Sulphur
Springs IN the 24th ult. T4yeuty-eight
counties and the citysof Richmond and
town of Fredericksburg were epresented
aud the aggregate member Of delegates
present was two hundred and City eight.
Andrew Stevenson, of "A lbemarle, was
chosen President with Il Vice Presidents,
among them Maj. J. M. McCue, of Au-
gusta, and Gilbert s. Meem Of Shenan-
doah.
Jas. A. Cowardin. Of the Richmond
dispatch, was appointed Secretary, with
six assistants. The following gentlemen
constituted the committee on business:
Messrs G.. n. johnson and James by
ons of Richmond Gen. YIN. T. Gordon
ana Wm. C. Rives of Aibemaslr Samuel
Price OF Greenbrier: Joseph Segar pl
elizabeth City; Allen r. Caperton OF
Monroe: e. Kenna of kanawha; c White
OF Hanover; A. F. d. Clifford of Chester
field Peter H. Steenbergen of Mason
Nj. S. Morris of Putnam T. Ward of Lo-
gan Aaron Stockton Of Farette; G. s
Meem OF Shenandoah w. NJ. Amber
of Louisa J. Fl. Skinner of Augusta A.
Beckley of Raleigh; +. G.. l.. Bpubring
Of Cabell; D. A. Stoier of Poeahontas
and L. J. Bell of Accomac.
On the second, in the morning, the bu.
siness com mittee not being ready to report
the Convention by resolution invited tx.
Gov. Smith to address them. He was nct
present. Mr.. English (author of the song
"Ben Bolt"1 entertained the body in a
very humorous and able address.
In the afternoon, the partial report of the
committee consisted of seven res luton.
whichwere unanimously adopted excepttht
9Th and 9th which were adopted with bu
one county in the negative, viz: Shen.
anaoah, whose vote was cast by Genera
Meem. The resolutions are as follows:
1. Resolved, That the Covington and
Ohio Railroad, being part Of the central
Improvement of the State, and being the
main stem of communication between the
internal Improvements Of Eastern Virginia
and those OF Western Virginia. is grea,
State work, inferior to none in importance
and ought to be completed by the State
with as little delay as possible. -
2. Resolved, That in the opinion of thi.
Convention the faith Of the State is pledg-
cd 20 tue completion of that work.
3. Resolved, That in our opinion the
construction of said railroad will be useful
and profitable to the State, in It's bearing
upon our political, social, commercial ard
industrial interests, by binding he Eastsin
and Western parts Of the State together
BY mutual trade and easy intrreommuaica-
lion; By enhancing thc value oil land and
other properly by the profits Of q great
domestic trade and travel which .,mjIfbs
created by the road by opening q
fist time convenient avenue 10. tfsdeAi1a
travel between Virginia and the " esteIn
States: and b. is tendency to develop our
| agricultural. mineral aud commercial re-
sources.
a. Resolved, That the value Of said
Nailread is enhanced bg It's tight and IA
yorable grades, and its connection with
the James River Canal, the Central nail-
| road, the Orange aud Alexandria ltail-
road, and the kanawha river aud lis tfibu-
taries.
8. Resolved, That the james River
Canal ought TO be extended 10 Govington
as soon as practicable, SO as to bring il 10
the Eastern terminus Of the Covington and
Ohio Railroad
6. Resolved That the Karawha river
ought to be improved to the highest pfac-
ticable point for steamboat navigation.
7. Resolved. That while this Conven-
ton has been assembled primarily with Il
view 10 promote the progress of the State
work which will furnish channel through
our borders for the commerce Of the Vest
and Northwest TO the great estuary which
Nature has provided on our Eastern from
tier, it is duly impressed with the high
importance OF those kindred public works
which ale designed TO attract trade and
travel from our sister States Of the South
and Southwest; and it regards both these
systems of improvement, together with
the line Of intereommuniealion which will
connect all the principal producing Sec
tons of the State with their respective
natural marts on tide-water. as equally EN-
braced within the purview of SQUAD,
comprehensive and paternal Legislative
policy.
After the adoption of the resolutions,
Mr.. Segar Of Elizabeth City was called on,
with great unanimity, and addressed the
Convention in very able speech
The following gentlemen were appoint
ed to prepare an address TO the people OF
the State on the subject OF Internal I'm
provement
G. N. Johnson, OF Richmond; Gen,
Peter H. Steenbergen, of Mason, Allen
II. Caperton Of Monroe Joseph Segar
of Elizabeth City, and Gen. Vim. f. Cor,
don, Of Albemare.
Governor Smith made very able and
interesting speech on the las. day Of The
Convection The Convention adjourned
ON Saturday.
{E5-W w. Corcoran aud Il. W. Latham
the Washington Bankers were in Ibis place
Oh Wednesday. Tbs former took ICON.
| al the Virginia, and the latter al the Amer.
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