The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-17
THE SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL CONVENTION.
Efforts to Exclude the Reporters Of tbo
Northern Press.
Notion for tho Renewal Of the Say. F,ads.
PROPOSAL TO FoRTIYY FORT ROYAL.
Motion to Repeal tho Fishery Bountieo
on tho Northeastern Coast

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Special Correspondence or the HsxE.sd
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Avg. o, 1897.
fncds,s and Obserrc,soss During the TIP 70 Bs, N.Y.
Di,sc,Vf faction Among Re Deeeaes-- TIE CbsxnS0s-
Hoto il il Likely to be Consiuted--rAe Ho7 a. Dude,
Mann, Mr.. Eaoousge and The Orirnators Of he Byss-
toll CONVENTION Sed'nshsp Seeme-Tse Ere eate-s Plss
ming a Descent Upon the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Crops
Ra1road Facilaies- Disunios- BrooaSoss as So.
very, dc
1arrivcd In this city day. ser tedious and bsy.
rassng travel Of twenty four from tho montgomery
White Sulphur Springs, whence wroe 10 you last ne
country from that point TO Bristol the Virginia ana
Tennessee line, and the terminus OF the Virginia and Ten
RaIosd presents very many attractions well CAL
culated 10 diminish the tedousness OF the travel me
d,snce between these points abou. hundred and
thirty miles. In richness fertility and beauty Of scenery
tho country along this route may he said surpass any OF
equal exten: In the Union, probably the world. Ma
peculiarly the garden spot Of Virginia, combining asrr
ural and mineral resources enough constitute very
important element in the trade which it's contemplated 70
establish between tho Chesapeake Bay and Europe In
hc the success Of hal scheme based 10 great exArs
upon the Of that REGION when fully
under the impetus Of increased railroad facilities a wel
tho connect With Tennessee and other points ssun
which tho Virginia and tennessee Railroad viii establish
me country along this line IL very uneven, though
rich to perfection. Unlike othsr regions Of like
physical outline, u maintsius an equal degree
Of fertility For pazturagc, IT. hills exhio signs Of ROB-
In perfect keeping with The productive character OF
the Intermediate valleys, tho former being renun
able for the production OF beautiful beef and mutton than
the latter for iuxurani wheat and OATS A. proof
Of Tho eDence which this region Enjoys I'll others
In the State In these respects mention The fact thss
by far the largest proportion OF prizes distributed n No
Agricultural fair arc carried Ell BY the farmers Of south
western Virginia And strange, Il comparatively bvs
little known previous To the ccLstrucuon Of The Virginia
and Tennessee Railroad. Ia fsot, without tbe fAc,iass
which this line has Afforded NJ would be deve-
oped To practical good pA auch there wss no out
let for IL produos Even work u dsveIopsmers
may be said 70 be merely In Tia infancy FOR yet
rent Of immigration has MOI set In tbls div ectou owing
probably 10 The TACT that the advantages existing here ere
not generally Known. rc~ French colonlsts have 70
Gently sctod In wyhe county In the umedaae neiehbos-
hood Of Tho Vrs mia and Tennessee Railroads b hoy are
said 70 lark the skill energy essential 70 success IN a.
ricuitrrai purruis. hsanshc Ia likely hat thsH az
ample will be followed by others Of more sn.svprsng
sprx, and 70 This axent h,r advent may bs deemed 40
acquisition.
Bftol the terminus Of the Virginia and Terprxscc RyI-
road, Ia situate parity In Virginia snd party rsnnsce
contains about enc thousand twelve hundred To
hxbianu, Tie largest proportion OF whan go vrznisns
Inc charaoeris,ies Of taese pootle Ne sSd 70 DO
strangely different The Tennessee .Sas proverbialy
strict and exactlng IN all ine.r busuoss reairrs and are
said 70 be wanting In those noble sbcteI or hoeptAriy
and generosity which distinguish 'sei- sossbor on ts
other side Of The line. Being tsv. o,-%;uos win refe
renee 10 each other, that harmony ca1aol exit shon
might be expected Of people bound together By oonna
niv OF social IDEAS and practices This little sown
and prosperity in the future 4, stands IN ,oe cso,,e OF
cornuy surpsssineb rob, end NJ int Of transfer 10
all goods end passengers from Tho East rena~see Tie
Vbsisa and Tennessee Railroad. viii siso form he
depot for all the produce from thu surrounding
ny prerersory 70 is transmission 70 the sesocud,
thus sfordng fTo oppHtcaty 70 spscas.c-s - make
porchvcs Al an advantage. u " pnut TO which New
York merchants might torn her with sdvsa.sge
for doobt not ttey soud beI eat erially bv he 1p
rnirent Of agent there 70 mike purchases tholr
sccoun, some merchants 10 Es,iera Virginia ,eom
TO lavc taken up hs idea 'reldy Tor understand they
haze negotiations toet by which they viii socarc
largo portion Of the producs NJ that region In advance Of
IN r tsusmi'soo 10 ths hAstorn marksn Tho oxperi-
mont will certainly provo profitable one, particularly
pos, whtnto little nvsnpetu0n eziss
or, thls 'oxn l,os M route BY tie East Teunes.,e
Jonesoororsh s5cnt p The ds ancs BET ween ihc-o
points 70 abou, hir-y De', when ia the extent Of the
rona yot complete 10 IFS eserr ,ectioc. his was .se
Syst enirarce e the 800 Jops.borough, fec, which
first s,csr'aired on ipqUbipg that tasi broggb
uoh Ap c neuse crowd sther - bad seen assembled
ssos, the train 10 arnvA. rs APPEARANCE vas ne
'igDsi fr gonea cheer from he multitude. aud the
waving OF hsodsercb'efs rom livery wlndov for m,ls
osvlde ,tc ,o~s. Tho ladies' played completeness pars
In this sese's greeting and al zee net actually enchanted
sc1re osaiY Inc occs.on Was % navs been eessyses
by ball Al pgbt, for which rurpo-e hundreds we're
stienca1ce from the srrooajing county.
~ hIs point thss ,he A,ors OF Tho travel mar DO
,ad TO bsve hsrI commenced Here The connection be-
~, IN the two sec. oss Of railroad the and
yelled by stage coscts. Tho aocoms oda,lons N he
resrsc' or ina Il, bad, rcnde ed BY zoe To-
re convention. To pro,ure . sea. uM : matter q
some dlnculw, and The as' ns, taking adrssase 81
fory miles ihey charged Eve dols besdss dfy cents :.
she esrvrs rein' Tor scup Of coffee and some Eiass
'ppondfes ,nlch . View o,k could be Obtained sr Ten
cents The trsunt rcasS for ssge hys alone amounted
~ four hundred and twenty dosrs The number Of sAecs
employed being only seven Win ,sslve persons sob
you my vel Imagine what ltie eomfor. ws % " en-
pyod rhere sss, In fact, system In tho rrrremert,
each berg compelled 70 ma1tss for hlnsef - ben ho
vantage 50 s,ss vs ube rua 70 secaro .ea.s Ssa many
to- their poeuons In tho coaches without erhibtang any
mssps that heard 81 ard how the go "
matter Of no l,us ,urpriso 70 al me whoe night, nom
was occupied IN travelling me ory miles NE joking and
hsaving meant bile rendering fesp esen for mont,
@b.ro .e s-,s .oS ibe sasos, ne dslsessss ssp.ssy
from Norfolk and Petersburg, IN high gIes bus
their hsly s~unes another pess ssd Instead oflhe
or 6s'se,f.cion could be heard Nor mss mis-
to be .onaered a. Few, any, coaid pre-
e annoyance and dyadvAntagss Of staes ooacs
travel bed enough, but W be mpeed W par hv suc
sccommodaltn ne 81 an exorbtAs unreasonable charge
ain Getting 70 the terminus Of the mage rou.e.
ne again tooh The cars On the Western South
lection OF the Ess tennessee Ralroad and arrived ths
ci- sosai taf rss, ven 90 och A. NJ yesterday,
slds ably fsteced dsss tho on this laisss line
charge OF two ord bell dollars made upon the dele
ssns oonua. 0iter esperNon spd The greatest dsssA
bscson zee manifested In sequence rbey we're I'D 70
ruppcse mat they could travel es this section Sths
rcsd (nty seven miles, but sscsyasssd 20 zoe cocrsyy
10 eAt the disappointment and dssstsfhc<cn o, th
emotion that some ~ hep sgrsed purpose 70 return
homo ~thovs sosSs 20 Rncxtle sa hey we're 700 Ass.
ne country along The route ~ the East renpesscc and
Virginia Rsrrsi - ruIe ufsror, " any, 70 thai wnion
lea aotg zoe usoa az he virsio,. and Tennessee hne
There 10 very srO1f resemblance n the Npef bs$n
They differ however, maerisry In their physioh ssuo
tare the ser freeso,ing far more uneven sufsos ADD
much r,~e romsnu, aprevapce. ....
On my arrival 10 this city found ihs; the sumbeY or
delegates tresest vss By no means equal 10 what wN