Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-06-25
TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 25, 1861:

lntct pfelaLCn IFCln tue puUIic At iaTEe laai W.
j.. implication Of doubt as to The experiment {
| this new connection.
Sir, for one, I ha7v seen enough Of seces
. sion. arn not now and never haze been
E believer in tho idea Of peaceful secession.
e extend to this Southern Confederation heart
and cordial embrace. extend 20 its author
t ty hearty and cordial confidence, and d
this, sir, in the haps that this Union that "
are now entering into, unlike the Union OF tn
, past, wll prove m enduring blessing to OIL
t people, md be n perpetual bond Of harmon.
and peace.
, The question was then put on the adoption
l.. Of the rrsolu ion, and was decided in the affirm
asire.
Mr. DoRuAN cfr:red the following prea,nbl
and resolution, which was adopted:
Whereas The President in his message to th
Congress Of the Confederate States at its recen
session, recommended temporary measures fn
the instruction of cadets until military
. school shall be established therefore:
Resolved, That i; be referred 10 n spccia
committee Of fve members, 10 inquire into the
expediency Of E transfer and csSson CT lht
Virginia Military Institute tu the Government
Of the Confederate States, for the purpose o. {
military school, and to confer with his Excel
! ISacN upon Tue SUBJECT.
.ir. WILSON offered the following ordinance,
which was referred to the Committee OF
Amendments to the State Constitution:
'Bs it ordained by the people of Virginia
in Convention assembled, and it is hereby Or
iaDcd and declared, that whenever in the pre-
scnt Constitution Of this State, or in the laws
rnado IN pursuance thereof, the words United
States" nr "Uni;ed States oi America" occur,
the words "Confeteratc States Of America, -
shall be hela and taken 10 be substituted
therefor: Provided, however, that this ord-
nance shall not extend or apply 20 nny act,
resolution, or ordinance re-cnacling or ndnpt.
,ng tho Constitution OF the United States, UT
~! amendment thereto prior to the 5rd day Of
December in the year ore thou ;and eight hun
ircd ami :::lec.
This ordinance shall take iii :ct aaG be oi
force frorn its passage"
mr: MorRIa luDvcd tu take up an ordinance
40 authorize connection between tie Rich
nond, fredericksburg and Potomac, and Rich
rnnnd and Petersburg lsailroals, in Richmond,
| and between the RicirmorId and Petersburg
an. Petersburg and Weldon Railroads. in Pc
tersburg." The motion was agreed t. and
the Secretary read the following ordnance:
AN ORDINANCE
| r. authorize u coRhtc{iun GtttrsSR tie [nich-
mond, Frcderick.Gurg ana Potonac, anil
Richmond and Petersburg Ral Ryad1, in
Richmond !; and betwEen Eichmond md Pc.
,ers5urg and Pstersbn7g and iTsd!"a Rlil
iioaIs in Petersburg
BE it ordained That l:lr Governor &c, and
| he s hereby. aa:hcr.z.d ami Instructed tn cause
t, he constructed, ~ Srtrr.iiy as possible, a;
| the expense OF the Common wealth, ous OF any
mUacy in the treasury not otherwise nppropri.
a:cd, connections between the Richmond, Fred.
crcksburg and Potomac, and Richmond and
| Petersburg Railroads, through Richmond.
and between Tic Richmond and Petersburg,
and Petersburg and Weldon r lilros'lS, through
Petersburg or the terms proposed by the sad
Railroad companies thatls 10 say:
!. The State is u be at all the eXpcr>c Of
constructing said connections, and to have
them constructed under the control and man
agenent of engineers to be appointed by sad
com punie:, and 10 the riu-ie sG'i manner 70 C.,
p:escrlbc-. by them
,. That when COIN Iletcsi, for 30 long peri
Cd, not les than f'c years. Gs the State shall
secure Sc those companies tno complete use OF
thos. connections tor al! their purposes Of pas
Senger and freight transportation those cou
psn:rS will pay as rent Tor that use to the State
struct;ag the said connections. will keep the
! 81 mo in good repair, and Will no. charge the
S!a.- CT The Confederate States with any tolls
or isre5 !ur transporting troops OF lnuutio,,s
Of var and supplies for tho arruy over tic SANE.
). That whenever the State snail convey To
those companies the ownership of those ccnncc
tons, with The right to the complete use c!
them, as aforess 4, tho said companies bind
~, eo1 "a tI.rn NJ ik. IA n
their prime cost
Be it further ordained, That the Governor Is
hereby authorized and empowered to enter in.
to thu proper contract on behalf Of the Gem
monweuith with tho said rail road companies
to carry out said propose terms.
Report from the Committee or Rai}rnad Con.
nections, Nth accompanying UocHmGntd
r;Ic undersigned, TO whom has been referred
the resolution ul the Convention adopted the
l0iii instant, directing m inquiry as to wheth
CT railroad connections should be made through
Rch:uund and Petersburg, have had the mat
Ter under consideration, and beg leave 10 re-
part that after consultation with Major Gene.
raj Lee, and also the Q Iartermas:er General Of
The Confederate States they have no hesitation
IN saying that they consider all the connections
spoken Of in said resolution sS not only expe.
c.ien5 hue very Important Ter military pur.
poses.
Az the resolution under which they act di.
reefs them particular: 10 inquire whether con-
nections should be made between the Rich
monG, Fredericksburg apd Potomac, and Rich
ulond aud Petersburg rail roads through Rich
mond, and between The Richmond anu Peters
burg, and Petersburg ard Weldon rail roads,
through or near Petersburg; and on what terms
said connections can be made, they have hirec
ted their attention at this time particularly tc
those councillors and hy their request have
r.ceTed n communication from P. Y. Daniel,
| ESQ President Of the Richmond, Fsedcricks.
!,,,Fs md Potomac rail road company, On be
half OF bis company, aud the Richmond and
Petersburg. and Petersburg end Weldon rail
!o.d companies, proposing terms for the con-
nrc,iGn Of the said rail r0uds, which cOtD'nunl.
cation accompanies this report, and is marked
(A)
They consider that the terms proposed BY
these companies aie fair, liberal nId adrsnn
gcous fer The State aud in view OF the impor
tance Of these connections for military pur-
poses they recommend that the Convention di
rect them TO DO made on Inc terms proposed
without farther delay.
The communication Of MGilr General Lee,
on the subject, is herewith communicated,
marked tB)
The committee have not had, as yet, suGi
Gent time to ascertain the best mode ur the
probable cost Of connecting the other rail
roads terminating in Richmond, ard they,
therefore, ask leave to make farther report OIL
that subject
They report herewith an ordinance to carry
out their views with regard 10 the connections
proposed above
EDMUND #. MORRIS.
On behalf Of The Committee.
a.
RlcnMoyp, FnEn, AHp PoroMac, z. P. Co.,
June Is, 1861. I
EpMusp T. MoRhIs, ESQ,
Chairman Of Generation Committee: