Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-09-27
,,.0 F ;Sss e: Ly-s.s-,y lE.yi.ia.. Sept, 90


We yield portion Of our editorial .nac. ,o-,,,x e.
he purpose OF presenting report In part OF some ne
marks made by Mr., Deane in the Bristol Convention
ment system of Virginia the prss,,,. of dr. s,a, ~
OF others that would be tributary thereto In IN, event -
direct trade being secured between the waters of Nh,
chesapeake and those OF European ports The spcccl
was made in support of sunary resou,;ons rnor,cd b.
acommtee, of which Mr.. Dcane was chairman rhici
resolutions for want OF space, omitted In view o.
the "Trip TO be made by the Great Eastern 20 the n;e
States and the efforts that are now being made 10 udn
her owners to bring her TO the waters of Virginia IN,
-, OF mr. p.sne = timely contribution. We have nc
uoHo, that with the aid of Baltimore herca Chesapeok,
city, Inducements could DC Offered that might pos.bly
secure the regular running this vessel from the water.
S on'S'hs"e' baltimore Is largely interested in hi.
SUBJECT anu as southern city, her Interests are
identical with With her Rriarran arm. rc,,h;n
TO the ONO, nv means OF her UNPARALLELED works H.
na.'norr ana ONO kai-Road, enabling her to drain
Potuon 9" that magnificent country, together with her
connections with some of the finest portons of Cr,,r,
aud Southwestern Pennsylvania she could furnish AN inn
msnse contribution TO the trade and that would
oe necessary 10 secure the muchdcscd end have in
view Then little Baltimore energy infused into III.
torpid frame OF old Norfolk would draw to that port the
trade which should, even now be op,ned mn nv or-
Southwestern connections and together with her T,ro
lima Improvements and trade force upon her the dcsny
which Nature seems 70 have reserved for her Nothing
without effort, and il the people OF Norfolk will hut h.
stir themselves they may with all the iccrs that have
oeen cast upon them, make their city the corncopa of
o SSerSS ,nat ~i make her merchants princes, and
pont untold wealth into her lap.
MR.. DEANE'S SPEECH
'ur great system OF Internal improvements has PRO.
crossed To ITS present point through the united efforts of
he internal improvement party oi Virginia aud that
party should continue act ne a unit upon an these
great questions. In order TO bring about ta which most
oi All 'hnES We, a. Nirginans, desirrthe discuthra
cht o thiS commonwealth aud of the southern St,es
from the foreign vaSSaagc under which W, have bc,n
placed SINCE the war OF 1872 We must, gentlemen
lay aside all sectional eaousies aud feelings AMI g fr
the interest OF the Commonwealth We must co before
country and the world declaring il 10 ls ,r -
20 It to be our purpose to perfect that
Teh We have so successfully prosecuted up t time
say, so successfully prosecuted because in spite of nh
tue uaicuc that has been attempted to- hr thro mn,
Virginia IN regard TO her internal improvements She b,
progressed with them rs enthusiastically and and a. s,
i"N sinee the resumption of active operations in lSlS
a. any other state IN this Union Nav will go further
Ar President, and assert before thus Convention wb,
kno" to be tue. will assert tina, since 1918 Virpip,
mas accomplished more than any Commonwealth In
this Union with her resources She has a line of in,ar
nal Improvements from the Chesapeake Bay to the state
line ct tennessee; the only thing remaining to b, Ion,
IN order TO complete the connection b,inr NJ. o,s
ton OF few htgeS aud the layilE down of som. ir,
ON tue road OF my friend the President of this Cnnycn
uon lthe Norfolk and PcterSburg) all of which could Ice
completed IN Tour or i've months That Is not all She
has connected her Capital with her sister Southern S,t
OF North Carolina by one OF the important lines of
lnicr-communication in the Commonwealth refer ,o
the Danvillc Railroad. That line has brouvb s II, CO..
nccion with the "Old North State" rich as Virrini, IN
Az that : necessary Tor internal wealth and independence
We nave done more than that. We have built from The
Iaplai OF Tgina great line Of internal improvement
penetrating mountains in the centre of the Stat.
alluie TO the Central Railroad road which 1 bsc
leave To say, presented many difficulties because Of
the physical features OF the country as nr, IN M -,
m any completed line of railroad ON this continent An
this has been done. "
but that Is not all. We have built line of internal
Improvement from the shores OF the Potomac-fr,n ,I,
city OF Alexandria TO the heart of the Piedmont com
try, which Is now connecting itself with the great line
that traverses the State from Tennessee to tb A,I,,;
Now ask YOU look over the whole history of -
nal Improvements in sister States and point 70 am,
one ui them that with its capital-with IN. ,,ni,
provided boy taxation upon her own peoplc the cn,.ril
ton made by her own citizens, has done moro nav
has done as much. The Sta that has dom, NOR,
cannot be found |, therefore saw that Virginia i r,
longer to be tainted with ANYTHING ike s,irins,,s or ~
ABILITY to accomplish any design that she may in her ui
dom project. "
We have, afrm,in this frs, resolution tho c,,,.
'' resources and public spirit TO carry out all of our
great measures OF public policy without oppression any
where or imposition OF burdens upon av nortio, nf o
Commonwealth. Aud while ocrupvira tbis os;,ior r
Naep"uceii', we have, as result OF this great internal
improvement policy, increased the wealth uf tLi. Con-
Honwcah more than one hundred millions in Nv y,,rs
hat has been done by the efforts OF our citizens ,9
ell by foreign captal-unaided hy capital derived from
TIE p"nHc treasury or the public lands; aud repeat we
can accomplish anything that project designed to de-
yeop the latent wealth of the counirv
We say IN another resolution, that possess already
the trade sufficient sustain these lines az s,.rr'
which We anNou,ly desire shall hc established g.
me waters OF Niglnid TO the eligible parts of
say in the presence of this Convention that il,,
no eXaggerat"n-that il is sober truth; and can,lc,
II You VII take the trouble 70 investigate this sul.c Won
van una that sufficient amount OF tonnage to ,l.iar
these lines IS now transported upon the jane. Rive
hauawha Canal aul the other lines Of internal i,n,
m-nts in Virginia, all of which tint nos ,,,.s.s b @,
OF Tie chesapeake goes to depyc5 Ergni aud innrn,
a-I reader stl more prCspcloU, New York coptaui.s
Ia referring Co the various State works Of ;-uort,
omitted Oh" M1nas-l, Can and the Al.ysnari, Icrl'
n.t iaui-II'c railroads, aud did 30 because ,gs -
s'-.n' 10 rin over i7 subject speedily; knowing h. d.;
vN''o" "I bee conducted by oLacT- much NOR, CONNIE
t.ni 20 DO 81, justice than pretend to be- am mers
E.auriuc 40 It.. '''r
To return TO the view Of the subject Wa ,t,, 81,
con-ii,r; say, if YOU viii investigate the a,or. ~
tonnage transported upon our lines Of imnroycmert H.
Guiding oar great canal say great because slbr
railroads. are more popular, the experience Of The cor
H mas deaonira'ed the fact that internal improvements
20 bc thoroughly effective must c0nnbin. bof, sys,c
ana because in pomi Of utility internal medium of
transportation, the James River and Ksuavba C,p,l is
second 10 no line o! INSTRUMENTATION #, the Con-,
iuonwe7'th | repeat, II Won estimate the amopnt ng
tonnage transported over these lines you viii find dior
T'n'Sht resources no" exist TO sustain the proposed
Hue OF steamship. viii! not fatigue Won Nr President
10y gong into any detailed statement u reference Ia dis
matter OF tonnage. invite every man Who be,rs mo
10 49, inVesigilon OF the subject and have no doubt
ne VIII DE inevitably led 90 The same conclusion which
have arrived at VIM"
Bnt thi' il no, an. We invite the cooperation Of our
sister states IN behalf Of this project and when that co.
operation o. accorded, and the States TINT ,re g5,5
with ia by lines Of railway IN progress are cop,,J
beg leave 10 say here although 10 nav sound NON ,o
ears as eXra'agsn that viii have an aIuouf of I'm
aftsIgU aIt hin
ta You cannot concentrate anywhere cls. In the Ii
save, possibly, New YORK. Aud j doubt il New Yorl
can concentrate ihe same amount j. b. communicated
th'rc nov" u s true; but the gs-ut OF On. buil-,. ar
tie lines Of in'crroumuuicatiou tat arc entering NM
our waters will be- 10 draw OF lgOn tiat commercial ~
p'Fnr, aud centre upon the OF the Chs4,ur,l
''h an amount otlt- trade. will require -rv.r sr.E
steamers a- " Great Eastern, with all her c,r,.if, 10.
transport. That may socin sweeping declaration bpt
loon 10 this Tact gentlemen. the State, that frf,st SON,
ib'r commerce into your port the States Of Tonne
Sec hrniury, North Carolina, South Csro'ir1 Gsoro,
Alabama and Mississippi ia part I say must -rnd /,
iN'rr, because there j. law iu regard to an tti mas,
Ger that cannot DC violated, that never ha4 boon yio
lsd since commerce bcgan--thc law OF locality -
ION have thr locality. You have position. aud ,o,,
nave nothing ~ DO loot 10 carry your Inc4 of iYi,rpl
'n"ni- ifOW The waters Of the Chesapeake into b
mighty West; and you win have this commerce bv nm,
opera ron OF That Jaw, because YOU will afford the cc,r
.t ana shortest line Of transit between that great ura
a'es country and tie great Of commerce tlroigi
" iN' ""p lou viii have, Immediately upon the com
'i"" "i we EI-t Tennessee aul Virrinn Ttlroad and
ln' completion ii" thc Cumberland Gap Railroad and h.
connection With DO" system OF Railroads in Kont1eLv io
E'ih'r Win 'he '"yiugfOn and Ohio Railroad tho ,or
h'rg OF eight millions Of people taking IL by to cepst
q" i''' lhe commerce that would then pour ont fr,r
h'" "1NH If equal t0 an amount 81 Ounagc that -,,r
''- q" -''. ."'u"rsu s The Great Eastern alyvirg M u
. -I'f'IIeIa 20 NIs| limo poufI mot fr.r....I