Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-09-12
MORNING, September a2,

a; the same time, the prolricty of called srFsion
Immediately utter The eleeti%n Il new Legislature,
and orhcrs II was said, and right = that w" have no
time To lose; tint important Wcs,r-, connexions were
waiting on rs; rhat great loss woul result from cry
$t"pptst of the work in progress; "nd that Lcg.la
ire fresh from the people, called tosrt'r" at tran.
Gull scsn"l the year in special reference to great
questivu Of public policy would be anos. sure 10
| rive nt beneficial results. .--.
The people ought TO- and doubtless will concur in
! the suggestion. Their interest tax payer;, rs
! citizc!.s rt n grca. and proud Commonwealth Their
agricultural, manufacturing. commercial, and iinan-
| cial prosperity, all demand the measure at their
| hands '
In the meantime, ne Mr. Bolts and Gen. Gordon 50
strongly advised, let the issue be distinctly uscd Of
Covington and Ohio Road, ur, no Covmgtun and Ohio
oad let federal politics ho far once m least forgot
| irn lei the fr:t men of the Commonwealth Uur
Rytses, our Gordons our Wiscs, our Presfons, our
Fiovd., our Sunrts, our Prices, our acknowledged
statesmen throughout the State he sent To the new
Legislature, and Virginia will be eredeencd-redccmcd
~ certainty Let the people take the subject in
their own hands. If they don't they are ru'ned.-
They must summon their first 10 their service
6r ukc consequences awful 10 cuuicmpMte--lns--
nifcancc in oil s FORMS and hard and enduring
taxation.
OF the latter, md of the former too, their states
men mav relieve then-none Others ever can or will.
There being on the last day of the session some
appearance Of division, proposition submitted
hy Mr.. Rves, BY way of peace otfering for genera!
Internal Improvement Convention for the whole
STATE; bu this too found little fnvor with the Con-
vruton, Notwithstanding the very rcspccthDe source
from which Ii proceeded
II wns feared by many that such Convention
would rather nggravate than a:tny sectional Jeaouscs
and riips and furnish occasion for huge !og.rong
scheme far beyond the financial mems nt the Stac.
There ia much wisdom in these views. The time Tor
conventions aid resolutions is II is high time we
wrr. aciing earnestly vigorously netting.
Enough hus been done 10 require now concenira-
rion Of views and concentration Of action and means.
For the local md nrIghborhrrd interests all hns
been done tim, the State cal well do. What we want
now, and wha the remaining mcnna at the State
ought he concentrated on. IL the great connection
brtwpc. the East aud the West DIliusivents IN our
policy il no longer admissible. Concentration has
become Indispensable. Tie alternatives are-ether
an abandonment b the Western connexinn md of all
the power and the giorcs promised by II, or heavy
n nd long continuing tnx;l;lnn .. u. ..
| Thr Convention was addressed by Mr.. Rives. OF
his effort there II Ot cOur1c occasion Tor me 10
sneak Since the passing away of the great A,nrrl-
crn trio cuhr.s-etv the mos; accomplished mInds III
the country he could tnkr none but the statesmans
view of the cradf suhinrr before the ChnvcntiOn.-
His appeals for harmony and union We're thrillingv
eloquent, md r,incc to any etFcctual. His lament
over the surrender of one ot he cardinal principles
| Of Ang,- Saxon lberty-annua conv"caton of the
prdplcs src,yrrscntavcs-sti..r ..rk chord which vbra-
ted through h whoir heart of the Convention, and his
exhibition of the commercial AMI political degradation
Of Vrunu. hope and believe. brought "vcry hearar
To- the convrt that it high time for all 10
stop qumrelng over perry things, 20 cease all local
and sectional icaiousc- and unite, heart and hand. mp
on Some grand scheme of State redemption. May his
| sound and patriotic views prevail.
| just brinrt. the ndinurnnsn the Convention was
addressed BY Mr. Bolts. His address was brief, bu;
! It was Ia he p,rp"se and, ike all hs efforts, exceed
inyiy pointed and strong Two points in his brief re-
! marks dnarrvc 10 hc MOTEL and remembered. lie
showed that the aith Of the State not only plight
ed for the completion of TIE Central road 10 our own
pcople but To our brethren oftc West, who, on faith
IN u- have adopted the gGus" Of the Central Road hs
the n-n:ls connecting w'ith our mprovcmcnts nnd
SECONDLY he took the ground that in the next SnI'
elections, the issue NJ the completion of The Central
/ Road Ia the Diir ought 10 be distinctly raised.
! In rhis cunnrxini! lie DECLARED h" would give hs
yur. 10 no man. wing ur democrat who IL int warm
nlvocn:. of a." Chr!ng'nu and OHIO R:il X md ami
t, even democrat, WI - wis suil on tl!E Question,
should receive III, support in preference hie wh"
WINS unIound upon u. SO ought al tn think md
! 10 ac;.
! There interesting incidents n tie course
III the p-o, ,c.ncs wc.I haI designed 10 sketch,
! OF; have areaay prorac," ihs communication 10
T a ted"Ra length.
! Repeating ,hn hope nnd the OPINION with which
comm. .uced that the Con. ctun lns done grent good,
I [ am. &c.. Yours. very truly. .. - ..'