Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-09-12
To the Edi'ors ot' tie Enquirer

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
Augusta 1854. {
Tho Convention being over offer, If You will uc-
cont The impressions o Que who took the deepest in
tcr,st in lis deliberations and who was, accordingly
nm attentive obsaryGr Of lts proceedings. .. ....
AZ one time, was rather in despair for the result,
but in the end, my feeling was one, decidedly Of
There were evil spirits lowering about the Con-
veninn. famen.ing discord and bent mischief but
the genius Of good, think prevail I'd.
There were those IN it, too, who had other ol.ects
10 accomplish than the advancement Of the cause ot
Internal improvc, but there were those there
who were looking with sing eye Ia the welfare Ut the
State and who went TO it with no other purpose thnn
the patriotic OF promoting the real objects that
called il together.
Evrn the. ,buIl!tion Of the dcmagogue not un-
hoar, brt il w;- drowned III the loud, strong voice
" the sober good '-ese md sound PATRIOTISM of the
.ssol;d mc,' aud better spira of the ConrcatIon.
| And there was sccInnc discnrd for awhile bat 1t
proved 10 BIZ more apparent than real for, III the end
The Convention united, with rn;irc unan'niv on the
rrcat object of ts ussrmh!a-c. All wcr'' agreed thai
! fhr construction ui III: CnvIgton and ONO knI!roaI
is matter Of paramount Importance Ia the STATE, ana
tat every consideration "i O!:cE demands lis Sptct-
! cs; possible cnnsumIGnlitl
O,i the whole, nIn fully satisfied that inucli good
! vii! come oi the Convention.
i'nlc.s the p,b,ic mind "bstnn.cly csccw all en-
lirht, nnrnt our great central Improvement must br
delivered from the prejudice THAT hy some means or
other has gathered around IT, and b. restored fully 10
| the confidence q. the i,copl".
| An array Of facts wu4 prc-cnted TO tie Convention
which must force conviction on ever" MIMI "''d con-
siGcratio..s urged which cGnn"t tull of bringing every
| rccctu- aud patriotic citizen {" hoaTy cn"iers.
,ui IN the -cat work oil ca.Tyn. nu' ouf central
counrxiun with the West. Arguincits wee uniuritd
! which 70 human reasoning can meet, ana appeh'
made wc.. ro local itcliEs orseciInnaI jealousy can
7 resist.
And vc, there are oss,nc!cs which !, will require
the highest energy hlH the most pri"o'cr.5 cio't' l"
overcome.
! There is settled purpose with many 20 surrrccdc
entirely the Central khil Road CunneS"n, ant l." sub
stiiulr inr il the proposed New k!vcr nranch o. me
Niry.n!r and Icnncsssc Road. Those wt" Llr ia ;"
scLuiu heed not atcuIp, d- guisu IL. lierc 'ttE
those WHO hold that ;hv :inAucIa! conui'"n ot i'r
States does !!Jt allow lLi- nG the construct. .nI oi
the Coz iil,un n!I Gi.o road. T1r. ne taos4 VIA
tiuk o duuU, co.'s IL .iuus'r that the New li.'c'
branch h" uaGc much chaprr aud i!.rrr "l' yni
others who arc h;g suG to their b"s'ls tie r2,ihrA-
aLie driusion tha: ii:c New Rive: cpnuexul " a.. lend
more than the Cuv!g..Vn auA OHIO. To ru''r ui' Nor,
folk ia;v coniurr,!. city, bile iie lovIigi.4 anu
Ohio viii tend only 10 ca.S oil t.e trade il" b''i-
! more. .... ..
Tie proofs oi r pa?poc rcicrTr,! 10 arc shunaaut
anu Conclusive. .. .... . ..... r
Mr Gur.e.t orc O: the mos; mi genital mcr al East
crn VirsEp and, iur hls years, one o: the most dis
insu.s"I o his SIstG, Submitted IL the si igt6ii.-
| tur, q g: proposition Ot supervision. .... .r.
| Tie delegation from the whole Southwest have
| been found for severn! yci,rs, IN almost sod column
against appropriations !" The Lcnlrn! line OF railway;
and tlc lrtss has long iCrmei, and ID still. cGing.
| with communicative designed 10 exhibit the superb
urtv ui the NIw River ruc, over the CnrIu-:na aa'.
Ohio. Srr, for cXAm ic. tie Numbers u an E1aiern
VirSinian" recently puhls!icd n the LrnclbHf2 pa
pcrs.
| and the sooner wc kIuw il, the better. We had as
well II; oc: the difficulty III the lace, aud meet
il. Knowing the obstacle We may prepare ourselves
| 70 meet il. .. ;, ..,
Now, the Convention has certainly done this good,
-if no o;L,r: il has Killed or once and forever the
New River rDutc. 1t has elected facts and lici0i-
stra,i- which establish past CONTROVERSY ih" utter
inf rurliv Of the New River conneXIon n means "i
obtaining the Western trade. might snv- IT'S utttr
wor;!essness for ia; grand PURPOSE In oIhrc words
the entire superiority Of the CnvIgt"n eli'! O" faiI-
way, in conucxon with the Canal, rs channel Tor
Obtaining the Western, tra!c was made liked TACT.
| 1t was remarked by distinguished nlehocr VI uS
Convention that the "snake WIS not only sk"t tthcd,
! but killed." And So il was. The New RIvcr sciic!n:
is n dead cock in the pit" All that is wanting 10
put the people out OF nil conce OF H. and Dring them
! 10 a united opinion i'll favor OF the CofinSe"h ahd
Ohio connexions is for The press t0 take up the subject
actively zealously. and To keep constantly bctorch
people the facts mud reasoning brought out by the ac-
! tiun OF the Convention. -.
II was shown, most conclusIvcy, thht the Ne" hi,
| vcr branch will cost mDrc thnn the Cnvlngton ana
Ohio that if built and its grades the nsicst imag-
| ablc il could not accommodate the Western trade
that il could never command The Western tfqfci. a'
| consequently, not the Western trGdc "nu t"ht we
RELY on il for that great boon we shah be oreverwlth-
! out it. ,,
LIE, these positions be made clear to the people, and
thcy will command their representatives 10 prefer Inc
Covncton and Ohio road, aud to vote the appFopria-
.. tions necessary to complete H. .-
urcparcd nj the request of several members OF the
Convention. by Mr.. Fisk the Engineer OF the Gov
ington and Ohio rnad when contains nn argument III
favor of the great Cearn line OF surprising power II
{ \. ,ypinI n
nnl rn rnnd md river transportation, on OnSis no
mur. ia he shaken lhn the il.. IL should be print
ed in every newspaper III the Sate ana rcad by eve
~ citizen who can read ana reHd l" H'i WHO e''''
| rcRd by those that can.
| Th.r. wn. nnuihrr production Cnihd forth by the
OCCASION which contained an almost iGailcil'atIcai
! demonstration Of the superiority 0i Inc C"Sin"iom
AMI Ohio connexions and irresistible, reasons ir us
speedy accomplishment: refer TO 'he speech "i hcn-
| nrd G. Morris Esq, OF yonr city, who, by the way,
was the very first avOCni" n internal improvements
from Eastern Virginia. 1t WA powerful document
/ Mr. Bolts well said that there was II" necreety i"r
! him any else 10 speak un' tdl spcccn vas
L,y socurcd the uolest OF Virginia improvements.
Print it, and re- print H. Lett bcscattcred broadcast
in pnmpll.r through the State, mat the who!e pco-
pe NAV See in is rrcsIStIbie IcaT"s' !ae uccp' c
almost ;ucslrullle interest they have in the early
I no,,,Js,i"n nr the great central cunnexun with tue
| We must hive the mid, and the active aid, Of the
Pu.,s There Is not ohy lack "i Information aoou'
rthe central imprOvemen;-ns learn rom interchange
of opnion with grnrmcil from M ar'" 'u inc SUIT
hut tLr ia nnsi;ivc dcmaad tor II. am assured for
/ cxa,nplc by prominent genticneu from 'ho H"utn'
wcs, ,hnt there is positive hostility ain"hs thC peo'
! nIo n .hrt rsrieD west OF Chris;iansburg, 20 tho
I 5,oviurnu and Ohio road that oil they want s 10 oc
NJ th value Of the nproT eineni, and tnnt i's
lrnn,truc,;on il within the means u the State without
! resort to excessive taIalinh' ., ::
! Lr this, ,f,yer;ng condition of tho public mInd' m
fo,,.tnu ount 70 be copiouEly dispensed thnt NM
= n;,nty r,oy r ocs-i,lr c attained on asnjrct IN
ynynr 10 the insi degree. evory iaeIesto' lhe No''
! m"1wtalth. ,....,:.... .,,., ,,.,.,o -
! IrIr WA said in the C"n"ent'"'i. nAn'.' cr'3''-
Tlnrn was some ltto rvr'ptpiN ci "'ls'' an -
ib E,r,,bo delegation tn p":;l'; bur iintity ihr
Cm~sn,,n tho kuuavha allegation iitrind.d, 'GE.
w;.r r..ny,,o let dPrua't eiits siIoas iionc' anf
II deaf exclusively ni,h the prnccai ssa, III he tcu
= snnth. ,,tens:oa OF lciCcntral rond 10 the Ohi"
/ Tho rnupe il LETT where, by compact a. the h'o'
! C,,entnr !, was n.,rce1to be lctt-i"-ht '%-lStn
! ts Jbere LET the question be determined ictth'
- nf our lnw-rtyers- enlightened by the eHperf
49, -; n. .Jrent and ,ii.in,rrestcd Eugllccrs dc
1 c;J h,, ,an. is best nd"ps- and then !et nls ~
f-sn,t mud nnie cons,l;nmatiEG what Virginia mos
,rr,,ts aud without which h.. doom inuS. na Pe4Pe'
roIins;cu;brnuce--n direct conncctlon between he'
t-nayignble tide waters and 'Ge srea' fa!lc! o' III
West. ~, .ho oo;.Istrr
il ~ .iS, m eud considered. but found scarcei
onr ,or Itwas urged nud very properly, that th
seal of popuar disnpproval was too pian, inpresso
mn NE measure to justify is Recommendation an
,b,, r recn,nmcndel bv the Convention the mess III
wb:cb !, yns designed 10 advance would be coni.cc'
Oh in the public mind with the odu'n OF IN eAi" sea