Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-04-25


viduals, in the scheme, and thus secure. win the
! large Texian grants of land which ARE ehele"'
ample means to BULL and equip the road. 30
scheme deserves and viii doubtless receive the
earnest consideration OF the people OF the South
ern States.
! The third resolution on the subject of the Pa
/ cfc road, as reported by the committee recon-
mended the ratification by the United States Sen
ate of the Gadsden treaty, a. Published Ia inc
newspapers, 80 far at any rate a. To secure 'he
best route for the proposed southern kaiiroad
from the western limits Of Texas 10 the Paolhc
Ocean" 1t was opposed among Others by Gen.
Gadsdep himself who made statements which
~, IN show that The veil of secrecy has already
been Torn from the treaty, and that The whole doc
uuent has been correctly published. He said
II do not understand this proposition re-
commenting to the Senate the ratification Of the
Gad.aen trcaty as originally presented, for It
may contain many provisions IN regard TO which
Won, are IN the dark, and which, when brought 10
Gpbt. you might not approve. Besides. II would
scera debating To that body what they ought to
ratify But wish to explain how this resoiu-
tion comes 10 be introduced in a different form
The condemnation Ky. Gen. Comhr) submit
os minister he ASTON for right OF way, and ns
I.
Mexican Government My reply wal, 'You
appeal 10 the President to do that which has been
already done. II IS M secret 10 tell yon that
the boundaries Of The lines ioerc Frcd aud NTH
TIE rie,e 10 that object. My first instructions
were to settle all the difficulties existing between
the two Governments. including those which had
arisen out of the treaty of Guadalupe lIdalgo,
and the Boundary Commissioners under Com
missioner Bartlett who was instructed by Gov.
n ia iajo
from this route secured under the treaty. Now.
one Of the issues to be settled was this issue on
the boundary question: ms 10 secure this route
desirable to the South.
The President therefore did all that the gentle
man from Ky. desired to ask him TO do, and am
happy 10 shy that everything was done.
As the gentleman from Tenn. has alluded to
tclegraghic despatch received this morning,
would simply say, gentlemen that there are no
secrets. Your treaty has been published The
pery message ofhe President that sent that
treaty 10 the Seaote has been pabiished, and toho
denies that IL Is authoritative Now the
despatch that has reached rs Is, that the solo
objection 10 the treaty is, that il covers fine prop
er ground for a railroad, and TINT it secures also
ground for more Southern territory. The ques-
ton therefore having come up whether the Con-
ycnton would recommend the ratification of the
treaty far as it secures this route, or wheth
or gu ARE 10 be forced to do what the other reso-
lutions have eXpln'ned,i- for you TO consider"
There is room for serious doubt as 10 the pro-
pricty Of the revelations here made by Cen Gads-
den. They go far to explain however the true
ground ns has been surmscd the opposition of
Northern Senators to "A ratification of the treaty,
bee tuse of its securemcnt of the proper ground
for a southern roud TO the Pacific.
| cannot undertake to given you even nm alb
stract Of the proceedings of the Convention
They nre very yoaminous mud will be published
for general distribution. One marked fenturc,
worthy Of special notes the harmony and gencr-
al accordance of sentiment which Characterised
the deliberations Of the body during its whole sit
ting On ono or two occasions the phantnsma-
goIn of party consistency were Inconsistency
coniured up, but the error was no sooner discov-
cred than it was reetled and ruled out. will
give you singular instance, in which principle
was awiully forgotten by southern democrats.
in their too earnest regard of profit In one of
the reports of the General Committcc,it
Resoiped, That II committee of three from
cach State represented be appointed to memorial
i've Congress in the name of the Convention, and
in the most earneet manner to urge the impor-
lance, (amoug other mcasures,) Of the improve
/ ncnt Of harbors and nayigahle rivers aud the
Y ote being taken upon it, it was passed by the
70 flowing strong army of democratic statesi-
AfEs.-Alnbama, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky,
Lon isiana, Mississippi Maryland, Missouri, n.
Car, lima and Texas.
Ma .Ys.-Gcorga, South Carolina, Tennessee,
and 'irgnia.
1t was, however, subsequently, withdrawn
for Tia sake of harmony, having received,
| bel ieye, nearly the unanimous opposi
hon of the Virginia delegation, on the ground
IN at it improperly raised party issues IN the
t7onventi IN. Another ire-hrand was thrown
INTO the G. pnyenton,in the form of resolutions re-
rerted by the Committee recommending an UNI
lin tied ana almost indiscriminate appropriation
cf public lal lds to works of Improvement. Two
of t1e resolu tons, those the most Objectionable,
nns,,d hy n ote of ten or eleven States, to four
or hve-but o u mature consideration, they were
turhy.s and riv, rs-quietly withdrawn. An union
cf Gu ,lphs and Ghibelinos from Virginia was
ar,sr~,itnessed against these resolutions,ior the
,reo.ars already IN entioned independently of those
Il poh.ical policy or expedienoy which they
reseuted They gave n unanimous no against
, swes9lution. and contributed thereby mainly,
q, tsva. to their ulh mate withdrawal.
\ Tegss.hat benefit has resulted from the action
6 T. Ts body That is question which cannot
ret b. V properly answ cred. / believe ii will be
,rodn ct We, certainly oi no injury, and probably
e GRE, advantage. ut much yet remains to
10 aocs paplshed by flu ture Conventions, and