Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-09-01

~ md hn contondcd from his Importantly rs
a fit arbiter between the hostile or lc"iouts !. ha,,vs,n
denied that there was any rcas'nlo w" ~ IL
them-assumed that there were ia'lIs va " ,h"n and
s,r,,cL. a balance or acru,lnts between ihch, anu
showed, as he argued. that there were et'o,s "a III ~
part uf both. lie ~inplored them 10 u'r.y - - "orn
together for the common good an! III -" rrnrrsn1
the way for Il better UNDERSTANDINGS u, , Mace
Tint there should be another Cuivrntioi' ~" Pireo
TINT could be regarded Us neutral Gr"unu, !" I'LL iNaLI
place could be agreed upon, where HI P"'''' '
meet. ,;mo ,,.r
Mr.. RIvEs continued his speech for some umI "l.ol
leavin. this branch of it, giving some ,r'"" nv.
tlstics To illustrate his arguments, III" 'no";m. of n
amazing influences cxcried upon the p'Spein; ~ "
country by liberal systems u: Internal i''.F.'t ''m,;
Nr. X. was very much applaiIsctl' n"'" ''
ments and his arguments. or..
ed hi, Willingness to Withdraw his resolutions, "tu ~
80 after they were read by his rc'lr,Si ~ ,tn .nnncb
spirit they accorded entirely with Mr.. hNtr :p..'"'
Mr.. RiyEs then offered the following 'so'"',"" ro
Resolved. That this Convention recommend IN me
people of Virginia, in their respective c"un'rs a."
electoral districts, to appoint delegates % " I I,iJ in in IN.
tcrnal Improvement Cunvcmtion, I" y No
town of fredericksburg, III the - ca! I" otlNu'
ncXt, TO consider and harmonic rs ldr " : m = .n
all the great interests of the state ana iH . a''G Ur 50,
tons connected with the prosecution ~ - u'''''
lines Of railroad and n~avigablc conIiufic"IIo"i %,
Mr.. LYONS opposed the Resolution % ~, f,r y ,,s'
on the ground thar this Convention had met lot II 'lf-
cific purpose, and had 10 right {" dlriatc '" "iie c"h-
s:itucnt rs 10 what they should do on such" question;
He referred In the history al tn" CovllS'"i T"I "nI
the Monroe Convention, 10 show tha' liz l y"
was in the wrong. !.
Mcssrs. WARD and McCoM,s announced that dis
in uished gentlemen from Norfolk and Lynchourg,
representing The interests and fcellnsaoI 'n'st I''.LF'
declared that they were perfectly satishc" ".n Wv
nrnpositiuu 10 meet at Fredericksburg, anu that III
Snuthsidc would ssnd delegates To a Convention there.
Mr.. LYONS opposed the proposition l"r announcer
Convention. He commended That this Convention i'ah
no right To take upon itself a recommendation o' ih"t
kind They were sent there for II particular purpose,
and had no right to 90 beyond It. Dut IL tneS h"u
such Il power no good could come ni s'irl " cohNeh-
tinu. Tncrc wna M conflict in truth. that he Knew o.
that could be settled by couipro'lio"--;!hd therefore
no,fing Ia adjourn to another Convention. y CON-
promise. was the settlement III conflicting ln'cr's'T Ut
rights by mutual concessions Of the parties 'o'he con-
iict-cacll yielding something I" effect me roninr"'
mise. In the matte" bet. n the friri"-' o' INC IoN,
iurtou and Ohio Railroad ana the Luxembourg hAd
T,Inncssrr Railroad, there was no compromise pro-
no,,d. The demand made upon the Covln?ton ana
Ohio Road was Il demand for n surrender ol the "holG
matter. Ii their demand WIZ conceded liert Won.a
be a break of gauge not only with The Irnlr"t i'oou'
but with the Kentucky aud the Southern ONO hnaus'
IN th, inrnlculable injury Of the commerce oil ' rS!-
min. and all To crafty Il road projected 10 strike The
Tennessee line, and which lis Chief Engineer "'lc
would have more business than II could do, l!ccpei
dent of this connection with the CoFiEsInh hnah'-
Vet. not content, the, must stretch q line nOrthwar'i-
w. ro ;n,crsect the Cnyingtol and Ohio Road, aud
that road must be made II tributary TO the Lyrchpmrs
and Tennessee Road. lie could not see now Inc ,c-
mand could be conceded, nor could he sec no" surH
II concession on one side alone could he called Il com
n.,r;.o Mr. L.. for these reasons, could neither
see their right 10 call another Conrention, nor any
reason 10 anticipate that any good could come ot II.
In the course Of MI. RIvEs' remarks he had stated
thar IA. considered the grcat cause al developing 'He
.na, no, NV a,j ;n.yhsu.,ii,Ir Resources of our State by rail
roads and improvements intrrsccung the different
sections OF the Commonwealth and crossing our Dor
L. nrJ c,ru.rrinr with improvements OF other
dcrs ana cnntrcl!'T 49, ,n ,nnrer.. nor,v
WATTS 10 = ,t ,s,,ly mar. ;,nnnrrunr rhun
EoIt!cai questions amL R, nIi AMI Homestead
M = WI Wr yoys in his reply. declared thai he could
"".0, NH IL, 4; ,ti,,ui.L,d friend iu such a Srn-
n"I ".'ee -" -n1ssnJ H. Instrumentation If il with
''h'n'' NH' NJ. W,,r. orriiso offrr he Lud con.
'n'yi' 'urne.'nT,'i ,r;,i ,,.s, yrhc,nrmcr. He consi.
'"N I 'I III 49, .,nght rn lrjur ndium upon u
H'r.H a""' y i T.. - a nd hr r,,'srt,oI tir attempt a, nm
sentiment W n.y. ~, Nv -, - ~, a .nn,,,n,u will
l"S'' ana 'NPl,,>'" ~ :n,;n,,,. a,d friendly
W''"lh M I'.n''"", t." H,',. Inn - .m,, , T,rh; before
should ti"e%T"' ~ P". u.s." "' :, ,yi.L .nI.r;ty and
'hc Puo"r. ~ WV"
'Au'h ''rl'ns' 40. tho a,or he di.rlaimcd
As '."i u. w. L.s;ou vho,.v,r 4, nluc. Mr..
very clhr!aiIh!i! III! 49," r., ,rI, ,i...r,eI
~ %, ~ ., "tmt for tLr ronscuu,uces 10 which he
rom nv Vi'inI .J ,f,ar .n"c frr,I,r cNuio,u.
'n""G,i' II "ouu r"r hon YLio,, ,yns accented
non, Ar; ~. 'e'i"rI.u W, n@nr w"r. r..,,r,,L 70
ny VT li,k>' n''! ''' ~. ~ T,oLI. f., ,I,.,r
'htiT iFi.,''''! ei.'i'' ~ q ""nr.n,;nn ,yh;rl, haL
%nar n,rcii, ,i;.,u;hrII Ly tho scene.
=" ~. n;,.. Ir;.dy -rnl;,,I tu Mr.. LIS objection Ia
W. " o,""; fT,.,ror,ir,. II. .i,nurh; tins
'""". "'C ~ D.. .,,,l,uL,,,; ri-h; 20 Il, 81. Us ih,y
,.Yr,. G'nu,c,i f. Il, whatever they ;nvu@hi b"si L"
,r,,nn,, IN. rous,rr,ii,I ii tie C1v!n-;Uu and OHIO
tPo;Ir,,d II ,l,rv thought another Convention would
a;i -, .l,. ,,lHcc; ;hrv Crrtn,u," had the RICH: Ia re-
"m n ,r
TL. i,.n,.u,;,p ,,,k n rrcc,, for dinner.
In the afternoon. he question being on adopting
Mr.. smith, Of X anawha, moved 10 amend Il 10y STIR
L;nr :, ErcJ,rirksbur: and in~rrtin. Lexington
which Inorirn was opposed by Mr.. Little, "i't sustain
ell bv DR.. Jordon.
Tn" amendment wa" ad"ltc''' -, ,.,,
The blank in the resolution wa tiiici WIN the -''h
nc:ohcr. after which il was laiL IN tn" tnbi". on mo-
riol of Mr.. raSr, at Hanover, 10y II vote "i :" IL
by counties.
NJ. BR"w>." k"nawh"' moved hrr',iT'.Tn !" |"
yor OF an Extra Session. and sI""kr inIiS behalf. .Nii"r
n few words in opposition, lay DIR. Pr!c". "i N!!rh"1"H'
and by Mr.. Skinner, VIII" i%nlimatc'i h* rr"i'nes, To-
r comin-nt that the i"Ni legislature H''"t'' ~ '"'''
together Immediately after it, election. .,
On motiom oi Or. PRICF. tie resolution was III" Oh
the tallr without q ijyi.ion.
Ex-liov. SMITH then "Hh'eSo't w mad -
by his "iirr Ia make one oi II h"'''u'I :" =, m; rn
the whole of the Central L"ad 10 N"''';-'"'' "'t';'.
contract. He said that the whoi. t"W' ""s "'I's ,
contract 10 within twrivc ihiics ~ N"' "-'''' '''''
$50, UuD Of private subscriptions would lu' 'i'',N'
Twelve miles under con,rac;-that Sbl"m %, me
$60,nob was alroady raised ana ON! sI',"w =" ~. y
subscribed. With that -''barrihcd' "nh WIKI ,MS
Central Road made I" C"TiHSioi' "n"t u. 'm" I
coulL prevent the construction 81 the torInGt0n und
Ohio iS liiond from Covinyton to the mouth of Green
bricr, with lis easy GRADES ana pa,::'.- in''" ~.
this glorious Mineral Springs region at N'F-'''tn' ne
! declared thar he believed II" aTt' i' '',"''"-'''cn'' a.
earthly power could prevent in' EnIs. ! ~ ;.
Cnvin.t"m aud Ohio Rail R"Gc-;hgi "a" Wo'i', 'my
flesh, anl the "u!d boy" combined rno!i n' pa;
a"N"'E'n i" II. ~" n" r, c oi With ,Io1ucn, illusions and
,leasou, passages, which elected warm applause
Mr.. BoTTs was invited by Teson.'Gn = a., h,rr xas