The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-07-13
Secretaries-J. A. Cowardin and r. II. ~ ~
rar, of Richmond. and NIL the EDITORS from


co,er,or peirpoint. on taking the chair,
addressed the Convention at some length. ~.
returned thanks for the honor conferred upo',
him He then took up the subject Vi nv h.d
work The Convention had met 10 consluei 80,
the wonderful resources OF the countls ~
yersrd-rrsources clustered together III u n'''
per unexampled. The great coa' uel ~ 80
which stretched from CANADA 10 ,n. I IT,
seemed 10 widen ont rs they Grossen t',e
~ This rome and gave 10 Virginia ana west
T.rsiri, n wealth or coal deposits unsur-
m sset, for quality and abundance h.i wv
were the great deposits oil IRON orr on nv Clio
river we see iron ore brought iroIi Tue liih's
| ~ Missouri and the lakes for the furnaces and
S,rnaa NJ the Ohio at n cost Of twelve dollars
ner ron for the raw material. BY the oulld.
ing of this Chesapeake and ONO ROAD coai
and iron would be placed within one hundred
miles Of each other, and the cost oil raw ma
,erIal would only be Gverdollars per ton.
These were the great agents OF national
wealth and power; and an improvement that
would give the Virginias such advantages
In the use of these agencies was OF lncaicula-
bic value and would be the means OF accuuiu'
Iallng unlimited wealth.
Governor p. gave a rapid glance at the I'M
mense range of densely peopled ana iLl'il.
States that would seek access 10 1narket ~
this great route which was the best YET us
covered for connecting the water OF th'
Atlantic with the Mississippi. and ultimately
| 80 he believed with the Pacific ocean.
7, his hurried remarks he alluded 10 late
snaech of President Johnson whiie ~ lhe
| North, in which that gen tieman st'u .'. 80
believed the people OF Ne" Fns ,'l',u w. i'
Gt,v vcors ahead Of the people OF me Sontn III
| -; ideas of a practical nature appIie't
| ~ rhysical development and labor SAVING.
| Governor =. contendcd that IL was nor o"ln',
| n any inferiority Of southern lnteilect Us
| nmno-ed with northern, but 10 the TACT tina
| t',,,,,stoncrs had prevented southern intel
| lao, from taking the same direction Win lh"'
| If the North He had perfect faiih III tne ca.
nacity OF the southern intellect ana we Nv
| see how il Could develop the imihths, ~. We
| sources of the State. In this great "oi w .
had a field for operations an lhceh'i'u al
| ,ernrise and development moi before pa w. q
| m The southern mind. What we wa" ,a-r,ns
III, practical application OF the rnosas
and industry Of The people ~ ,.ors;on OF tho
| ~ dey.lopmcnt and the CONVERSE" ,oromv
| suI,s of industry With the greatest tto"n", ~,
| INTO money He illustrated ny eA pin,Hi5 and
| In New England Il re" III i''. - ,ha mill;
| III ,r',,.d !. cheese factory, where lht mn, mn,
cons nc 'eu ,rnI farms was converted into
ohoesa This milk was caTTleu e''.n t.' 80.
Sar,nrv weighed, and entered on 'he oooha'
nmd i'm media tcly empticd into Inc genera it
n-., aim ~ hn manufactured. When the cheese
u,,s sold each man was paid what was quo
him He said hp was informed by one FARMER
that through this factory system lie Iau lli'to '
:; 900 in one year from the mix produeeu oiI
his farm. On the other haho' we, WIN Gm1
splendid grass lands, were importing "
ginia both cheese ana butter.
The Governor explained the system OF
Freight railroads which he laid before me pun
Ne RECENTLY in his letter 10 the D!Spn'C' nv
expressed the opinion that ul,iinateIs aiits nd
line would become just such one us ne ii'tu
nno,;en of Railroads were making immense
prolits, and would not be content unless lhey
u.rr increased. These profts were charseu
nnon the products Of the country ana inc
pcople would demand protection l,oi't sn,' a.
iortion. The Government would nave 10
v;nId 10 the demand and supply the country
with main lines, whose charges ior transpor
ta1ion would be barely enough 10 MAINTAIN .ne
cost of repair and Working ana u SUM"
fund for ultimate payment ol cost Oh CON
structiOn.
The Governor, however, argued that the
Government ftpderaD would never look 10
this line farorable'as were IL grades, uiillil-
itad rs were its resources, until those IlFinS
upon it and hoping TO pro!it py its con- p'e'.on
had themselves put their shoulders TO the
wheel They must go 10 work ana biiid sncn
a road rs they had the means 10 bulld, ana
such Il road rs suited their purposes; ana ms
word for it, the Federal Government would
t,kp il in hand and make 4 double track first
class railroad 10 meet the demands OF The
great West for relief from the cNtoftlon OF
railroad companies He appealed with much
earnestuess TO all present 10 leave no stone un.
turned In their effort TO build TINS great ana
grand improvement. 1t was, indeed, great
National Uigh,cdy. The people were not too
moor 10 build il. They would not be called on
to give as much rs they were able 10 give. lie
nd yised a liberal tax on waste lands TO help in
n. great work He would advise the Legs
latures of the EirgiulaS TO tax such LANDS un-
lii there were none worth less than two dol
lars npr acre This would force them into
market, and soon we would see the was 'e ;icles
smiling with blooming fields under the llllase
of small farmers. In no way could we more
assnredly succeed in making our great r;'ll'
roads. ,roo
The Hon. A. T. Caperton, OF Monroe,
moved that 4 committee, consls lln8 VI wv
members from the city of Rlchmonu' wv
from the county of Augusta ana one ici 80 -;
other city and county rrpresrn:tssu 49, nd va.
Convention. be appointed TO CONSIDER iliu re-
mort 10 the body any matter Which, why ''''
deem proper for consideration ., rr,;r an.
IRE motion being adopted, the Ci'l,i al
pointod The following committee III Pun e"aaee
of the resolution: ,o T., Eonto;na
Of Hanover: II. &. Cabeli ana t.olilAs =
Evans, of Richmond; r[ahh ,lila w n
nehrico f a Ihemarle General John Echols
No NO ~ M. Bell, Of Augusta; William
anu a, of Allcghany; Joel Mcpherson, OF
S Skee,'' II. M. Dickinson, of Mercer; T.
TUtar of Mercer; George Is. Mollatt, OF
nac,hontas: John Hall, of Mason: Lewis
! u ''n:nnr of Kanawha: Laban L. Moore, OF
WAYNE d. 5. Honnshcli' OF ohpen' j. ~, w.
p,r,nn of Raleigh ). Ct. Burnley, OF Flu.
ma Or. j. J. Moorman, Of Roanoke and
Snnnr,l lanes McCausand, OF Putnam.
~ motion of MIR. Mcpherson, Mr.. Thomas
Matthew's, Of Greenbricr, was added 10 the
n,;,,nn in consideration of the valuable
etntistics he had collected on the subject.
The Convention then adjourned until half
nost 0 clock to- morrow.