Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-07-02

innate is one We may fairly adopt, and, permit
me t0iadl, that it has been made by the gen
telncn by whOm the work is 10 Ge lDuc, upon
! whom the burden will ultimately fn!I, and BY
whom the risks of as..snpl plHhns the wcrk arc
! to DC assumed. How are the means 10 be
raised? What are the terms on which the
roads are to be built? The railroads submit
this proposition: II tho State will issue lis
bonds, bearing IN interest Of six Per cent, We
vii. build the road; take lease up1n the road
when completed; give you rent Of six per cent
on the outlay, NJ matter what it may be, pay
able semi annually, ard, during the contin.
uance of this lease, We will transport all your
| troops and munitions Of war free Of charge,
and, at It's termination, we will take cessoE
Of the road, and pay over the amount Of the
! original expenditure. Now, what does the
S!s.e lose, supposing the contract is entered
into? 1t receives six per cent upon the out.
! lay during the lease, and its entire outlay upon
the ccssion OF the rosd to lhe COMPANY, Or
| the Confederate Governuent, and il gives US
the use Of the road fur military purposes, free
o; all charge. What further! Docs the Stale
! aivance ono dollar
The railroad company OF contractor takes
these BONDS Of the Stale al par value; and
gives but lis credit III The shape Of these trlnu.
! iactured bonds, the interest upon which is pad
Sr;ni.annually by the road until the company
returns tue original cost Of the work. Now
| [ submit whether if there be not something
Misunderstanding nndevsloped or un!nc!rat-
:'i, the necessity is not great enough to induce
rs To accept lEiS proposition aud! proceed Ut
once w:ih the construction Of these councc
~ u l,.t l,o- al,
10 the undertaking? The principa! ole has
bren ,nadc by tie gentleman OH Richmond,
who has staipd in the iace OF the !sc. that II
WAS military necessity recommended by Gen.
Lee, that the connections ought not 10 be huiit
| because iursooth they would Invad: private
;sT"peitY. Sir, will you tell me- tina! when
! private property Is atuployed rs part Of the
means ol defence Of a State, tha; property Is
invaded. Upon wha: terms is the invasion
madeY Why, sir, it is condemned in the na-
turc Ul an "aa Yuod damaum' action. Il is
said that this being vacant property, it has a
| speculative aud prospective value which, per
adventure, may be sacrificed BY the operation.
Aunt thai it be So the same thing lakes place
not only in regard 10 Richmond, but through
out The Southern Conftderacy, for | MAINTAIN
| ii we succeed III the present war in firmly Is.
tabllshing the Soulnern Cvnfrdrracv, when
peaco ensues, the property Of every nau in
| the South will become moro valuable than it
ever was bsiore; ard tho city Of Richmorh
situated as she is, beyond all other places
should be silent in her opposition to ANY in.
| pruyeneatS which haze ivr their objects The
securing our Independence, which being rs
,ablished will place her frr in the van, in point
of prosperity, oI any place III the South
Now, sir, there is but one remaining question
and that is constantly thrown out. 1t is that
these railroad companies obtain loans from the
State which they never rcdcen-in n,hor
words, That what was formerly \ loan, tnll!y
becomes gift cannot speak for Petersburg,
! hut in regard to this road 10 the Potomac, |
will say that if it is managed Us well as it has
been hitherto, there will be nU officially in thu;
regard 1t pays us own way.
Mr. BLAEEy.-Permit inc to make III. su.-
ccston also that this Convention las tlc p-w.
rr 10 prohibit the Legislature from permitting
the loan 10 hc perpetual.
alr. SLaCGH1rK-l rise 10 Il question OF
order Tne demand for the previous question
WAS made en- Saturday evening" and it Is con.
scqucntly impossible undcr tie rule FOR this
discussion 10 continue.
Mr. MoRRIs.-Thcrc can be 10 preTi0us
question when there was no quorum present,
which believe was tic case " hfn wc ad ourn.
ed.
! The CHAIR decided that quorum VAS pres
ent, and that debate must accordrSly ly CEASE.
Mr. MoIg!s Then | call for yeas and uays.
The yeas and nays were ordered aud tie
question being taken On the motion to inden'
nitely postpone further consideration Of the
snEject, it resulted yeas 81, nays 5o-as io!'
lows:
YgAs-Meser-. Amber, Armstrong, Aston, pOulEn,
Branch, zee, Byrns, CAbe, tal e'ton Chapman. C. l.
toorad Gus: s. J-.kn., PuSd Garland tirave!y, lio
combs ,I:adsy, Hull Lewis, atc2onus. sac'arani.J s.
u. Mallory, MnL:e:s, Miller, honstue, HnI c. PIs'
Aadrsw Parks; p'ise, SHARP sh,gsy Slaughter. s2ss9'
SAYs-Msssrs. bhkey, Bla~, Jr., Borsi loyd Brent,
Brocse Carter C.eiI Chambers, Ch.tn5lss, ktbI Lu
G;n=sple Gah"n, Gras, ereso1y JI, Gosssq; John
,iuote Jr, iiog-, Isbr Mnrmsdnke Juhn-o Peter Z.
Juans,on, Kindfsd Law,on, Leake &arye, sr., McH.t
Iorri,, Morton. Moore. hr'sJn, orrick. Preston luth
Seawel, Stiugton Sou.hail, stspes, Tsylor, Rot. IT,
Tsrn-r Waller. W-!:ae!d, wIAia., Wood. &ni ~j.9.
-JY.
So lhs motion Was moi agreed to.
Mr.. SLAUGHTER offered the following srbStl-
tute for the entire ordinance:
BIZ it ordained That the Richmond, Fred
erIckSburg ard Potomac Railroad Company,
and the Richmond and Petersburg Company,
or either Of them, is hereby authorized ID cx,
;ehd their rou6s, or titEer Of them, through,
the city Of Richmond, so as to connect with
each n,ncr, and that Inc Richmond and Peers
burg Railroad Company and the Petersburg
Railroal Company, or either Of them, is hereby
authorized to extend their roads, or either 0
lhein. through the city OF Petersburg, 90 Us to
connect with each other.
Should said companies fail 10 take immediate
| o,u1
nander in-chief OF the Confederate furces ir
this State deem said connections, or either q
shctp, necessary Iur the defence of Inc State
The Confederate States may cause temporary
connections 10 be constructed between IL,
roads uboTe mentioned, t0 continue turing !ht
present war, or the Governor Of the Stale or
the rtquisiliorI Of the authorizes OF said Con
fcdcratc States, may cause such temporary con
neciions To DO made, and de:Iay The expense
thereof cut of tho funds appropriated for The
defence of the State, to be refunded by thu
Confederate States, under the Convention o
the 24.h day OF April, 1851 and in case th'
! temporary connections aforesaid nre made thel
;hc authority given by this ordinance to th'
companies Aforesaid 10 connect said roads i.
hereby revoked.
M SLAUGHTER rise to explain ths 90
icct Of the amendment, The first provision
authorizes the two railroad companies TO 60 or
and make the connections, if they think pro
per, a. their own expense. If they fail to de
that you then put L upon ,he ground of mill
;ary necessity, and authorize the Confederate
Governnent to cause 10 be constructed tempe
rary connections between the roads if th'
, Con 'ederate Government do hot feel disposed
to make the connection, then the Governor o
the Commonwealth, on the rcquis:tion of th'
authorities of the Confederate States, may
) cause the work to be DONE ard paid for out o
the funds appropriated for the defence Of th'
State, provided the General Government re
! cogni2e it as one Of the var expenses to be re
funded hereafter. IT. however, you lay per
nanent track now, you will be apt to cxptrl
ence trouble in the future; iet US do one Of i've
, ,hngs--ci.E,er make the companies build tn
read themselves aud let it bc 2 permanen
; track, or let the Statu lay & temporary track
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