The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08
ME DAILY DISPATCH
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Bristol Ce. vesties
We earnestly hope that this Couvsntion' 'n0
proceedings Of which We have given to oar req s.
ders, viii be followed BY practical results w
know that Internal Improvement Convens'0ns :,
.omesimss mere safety valves whereby INC An0''
.,ou. takers Of \ community save themselves
from bursting, and that sou'ne'"
Conventions, beyond the promo'ion ., ~ ~.
sivs commerce 10 champagne ana 0's.s' 49,
produced - yet but little fru'', "Su,u W Wv.
unjust and absurd, however 70 c'"s'uuo' W ~
count Of occasional failures tn"' improvement
Conventions Virginia or Sou'nc'n' arg p'"o"e-
,,xe ~ no rood How are We to obtain tnas con-
CAV, ~ counsel and Of action, without Wn'cn sue
80. n .nv great national or State enterprise 10
,,,,,..,hIe. unless we have conventions. 10 ex'
.h.rse views and agree upon planss To the Facts
.,u.c,ed arguments and appeals put forth, and
.f,r,s organized by Internal Improvement Con
~o,,ou, in Virginia, We are largely indebted for
the progress which the State has already made in
,,h,,c works. And what that Ia, Mr.. Deans sue
c,nc,lv and comprehensively. in his able speeeh,
stated IT the Bristol Convention. There is MOI
s,.te In the Union which has done as much ior
Internal improvements within the last nine yeA''
a. virginia has accomplished from her own To
.ources. A line from the Chesapeake Bay 10 ING
Tennessee State line with the exception Oh SMUT
can IN the Norfolk and Petersburg hahroAoi nef
..r,,., connected with the old North STATE oy 'ne
D.rv;,e Railroad: 4 great line OF improvements
.,.,,,h tho eentre of the state-the virginia
go, p.,,ro.d-which presents as many natu-
s,as.,,,,o. In IL, construction as any completed
,,.,,.rv. and . line from the shores OF
,r,o the Piedmont country These
'Ae .,hiavemen,s, enumerated by Mr.
Ds.ue, which Virgins has accomplished since 1870
aud which have added 800 100000 to inc 'aiue u
her real estate In addition to these great "orA'
is the James River and Kanawha Cana'' WHICH,
Notwithstanding its incomplete condition, not YET
half finished carries $4,000 tons OF freight per
annum, and, with our railroads, commands traoo
enough to employ seven such steamers as 'ne
"dreat Eastern" These are the grand results TOT
which we are indebted to the ffieads of Internal
Improvement, acting through conventions, ana
bringing the public sentiment of the State TO pear
upon and direct its legislative action.
q 1t Is matter of earnest cougratulation tnat the
Bristol Convention gave eff ect to its resolutions oy
the appointment Of commissioner to proceed 10
Europe, and confer with parties abroad upon the
establishment of line of steamers between Wiz
gnia and Europe; to disabuse the minds of capt.
taists there of the misrep reservations set al oat
BY the enemies of the tate as to the financial and
industrial condition and resources of this Com
monwealsh, and to place before commercial men
abroad the advantages which must follow direct
trade bet cen them snd as, on the completion OF
our extensive system Of improvements, now near
Iy accomplished With the Lynchburg Vtrginian'
We say there is something sensible aud practical
In this result and the appointment, ~ commas
sioner, of Hon. VIM. Ballard Preston. Mr.. Pres
ton, in character energy and influence, will dis
charge his responsible trust with efficiency ana
credit. He is well known in Virginia Is one OF
the most eloquent and patriotic of her statesmen,
whilst he acquired something of national repu
tation IS Secretary of the Navy under General
Taylors administration. If Mr.. Preston shall
succeed In the great object for which he proceeds
to Europe, he will immortslize his name, and build
up the power and prosperity of Virginia on i'm
movable foundations.