Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-04-04
THE LEGISLATURE DESCRIBED BY IT'S
OWN MENREES


Last week, at the Greenbrier House in Iewi,burp,
tho friends ot Dr. Cregh, State Senator, and of Gen.
A. w. G. Davis the delegate from Greenbrer, ire.
spective of party, gave them a complimentary din
ner, as mark OF respect for them as gentlemen and
faithful representatives,. We find sketch of the
scene in the Era:
Samuel Price, Esq, was requested to preside and
alter pretacng the proceedings with sorne remarks
appropriate to the occasio he proceeded to read the
following toast
by B. r. llARLow.-Gen. A. w. G. Davis-our
worthy Cuest-by his usefulness in public, and his
disneresed kindness and generosity im'privqc life
he has gained for himself the esteem unf confidence
Of grateful people.
To which Gen. Davis responded in IN address of
some length, IN his usually agreeable and fclictous
STYLE in which he rocouned many Of the incidents Of
the past Legislature and alluded IN terms OF praise 10
such men as eX.Gov. Floyd, who he said was born
for great enterprises he had no groveing feelings
or narrow conceptions; he dsduins to follow Il
beaten track-hence many consider him wild and
chmerical. OF this he did no, pretend to judge, bu.
of one thing he was sure, and that was he is capable
OF exhibiting the giittering speculaions Of great in
teIect, and some were more dazzling than useful,
they all seemed to he honest and earnest endenvors
to advance tho pubic good and that he the
ideuce not uny "f party, but of the whole House,
before the closs of the Legislature.
He spoke Of Mr. Garnett, as he appeared in his
to Virginia; of Mr. Edmunds as man of logical
mind, with wonderful facility for condensing his ar
guments, and saying what his hearers thought 10 be
Irresistible truths. He spoke of Mr.. Segar; and he
spoke in high terms Of MIR. Dean, which sounded
strange to Of his hearers He also spoke of DR..
Mallory, Mr. lmboden, MIR. Sinclair, and others, but
he declared that there were many great nellrcts
in the past Legislature. That time would fail him if he
should attempt sketch of them.
He spoke Of the Cuviu.tun aud Ohio rond. He
he iig pIy nrp
known to all Intelligent men i'll the State and its
structon is deemed All imperative necessity by all
the brond men of every section of the State but il
is the East that holds the balance Of power in the
conflicting interests btween the Northwest the
tire, and the Southwest, and he said that il was pre-
clsey in this quarter that public sentiment favorable
| to US is working It's way most rapidly to influence
the minds Of the people. lie said that the very lowest
cts term that he would fix for the completion of the
road would be - year,! If we are To depend on di-
rect appropriations 10 complete il; but he thought il
could be built in less than five years upon the joint
stock principle. He thought the hest plan would be
to incorporate the Central aud the Covngton and
Ohio Railroad into one company, and authorize the
company To mort gage the stock Of the company for
the 90 and this would cntitle the company; TO 3.I
that the State would subscribe: this would require
the CONSENT of the Central Railroad company: but II
| they refuse, the road could he built sooner with
liberal charter Oh the and 3-5 principle than by
| direct appropriation. He was sure that the money
! could be had, but il not, can fall back on the
| State.
After Gen. Davis had concluded his remarks the
| following toast was read by the Chairman:
| ByJ. II. ID. JoHSsOS.-Dr. THOMAS CKEIGlI-ouE
worthy Guest and Senator-may this Senatorial Dis
trict ever he as well represented as at present
| Ia response to which, Dr. CrcGh arose and enter
tanned the audience tOr 4 considerable time, II
a modest and unussuming style, III which lie gave
a general sketch OF his Legislative career, and IN
motives nv which his course had be6n actuated. lie
spoke with much earnestness upon the subject .
| Internal improvements; he alluded 10 the many Oh
s,acrs with which he had Ia ncOntcnd, ami referred Il
those tried friends who stood by hin in the hour
trial I'VE regret, exceedingly, that our space pre-
ciudes II sketch of his excellent reInarks.)
Rev. james Renley formerly Of Greenbrier, bi
now uf Iowa, being present, the following toast WA
real :.
EvJ r. prYrox-Rev. JAMES REMLEY-our dis
| tinruished Guest from the tar Wcat-inay the pcn
plr of that portion of this glorious Union apprcciat
| his sterling worth, like the people OF his iorine
| abode.
MIR. Remley arose, amid loud roars OF applause
and delivered feeling, eloquent, hnd Impressive nT
dress in which he briefly alluded to The pleasurao
| faeIing, which he felt On re-vistng the land Of
nativity, and after speaking of his emotions on hay
| ing to leave us again, he passed on to speak u n
ed1pted State, Iowa, aud enumerated some oi /
advantages, and the giant strides that infant State
now making in every thing Ike progrI:ss...... -,
Bv J. j. Misunderstanding neigh ui the Iro
Ste, as ne frers ana LOANS, from valley to valley
Eastern Virginia, cross the blue summit OF the y
l-yhany, resouud amid the cln.sy fnsuesres ot ",
Western hills, until his hUarse murmurs minglc wit
the roar of the distant waters of the Ohio.
Remarks were made by Mes-rs. l.. +. Dennis, Jo
McPherson, SsrnI Price, WIN. Cary, j. W. McPhcl
son, and others.
| Everything passed off finely.