Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-08-30
SECOND DAY.

The Convention met 1t halt-past 10 O'Clock
After speeches from Capt Morris Of Richmond,
and Dr. Thos. ID. England (the author - Ben
Bolt y of Logan, during which showers of APP
plauses were elected, the convention took re-
cess until half-past three o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the convention met IN the afternoon, the
committee of twenty made report IN part,
and asked leave to sit again. which was granted.
The partial report of the committee consisted
Of seven resolutions which were unanimously n
doptcd except the 9th and 9th, which were adop-
ted with but one county in the negative, viz in
Shenandoah, whose vote was east by General
Neon. The resolutions are rs follows:
l. Resoired That the Coyington and Ohio Rail
road, being part of the ntralimprovcment OF the
State, and being the main stem OF communication
between the internal improvements of Eastern
Virginia and those of Western Nirginia,is "a great
State work, inf, rior to none in importance, and
ought to be completed by the State with as little
delay possible.
.. Resoiped, That in the opinion of this Conven-
ton the faith of the State is pledged to the com
peton of that work.
g. Resoiped, That in our opinion the construc-
ton OF said railroad will be useful and profitable
to the State in its bearing upon our political, So
ciaI, commercial and industrial interests, by bind
ing the Eastern and Western parts of the State
together by mutual trade and easy intercommu-
nication: by enhancing the value of land and
other property; by the profits OF great domes-
tic trade and travel which will be created by the
road; by opening for the first time convenient
avenue for trade and travel between Virginia and
the Western States; and by iH tendency to de
yelop our AGRICULTURAL, mineral and commercial
resources.
4. Resolred, That the value of said Railroad
is enhanced by its light and favorable grades, and
its connection with the James River Canal, the
Central Railroad, the Orange and Alexandria
Railroad and the kanawha river and Its tlbuta-
ries
5. Resolved That the James River Canal ought
to be extended to Coyington soon as praeti-
cable so as to bring it To the Eastern terminus OF
the Coyngton and Ohio Railroad.
&. Resoired, That the kanawha river ought to
be improved to the highest practicable point for
steamboat navigation.
Z. Resoired That while this Convention has
been assembled primarily with a view to promote
the progress of State work which will furnish
IL channat through our borders for the commerce
of the West and Northwest to the great estuary
which Nature has provided ON our Eastern from
tier, it is duly impressed with the high impor-
lance of those kindred public works which are
designed to attract trade and travel from our sis
ter States of the South and Southwest; and 1t
regards both these systems OF improvements to-
geiher with the lines of INSTRUMENTATION
which will connect all the principal producing
sections of the State with their respective natu-
raj marts ON water, equally embraced
within the purview Of Il sound, comprehensive
and paternal Legislative policy.
After the adoption of the resolutions. Mr.. Sc
GAR of Elizabeth City was called out with great
unanmity, and addressed the Convention in an
able speech. When he concluded, ON motion of
Gen. GORDON of Albemarle, the thanks of the
Convention were unanimously voted him for his
able address.
Governor SMITH having promised to address
them ON the next day, the Convention then add
journed.