The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-12-06

: ResGiUea, That the Executive Council
DC directed to present to the Congress of
the United States the foregoing lesolu-
tions.'' ~ts
- JAMES RIVER AND KASAwHA CANAL.
AIR. Monroe, Of Dubuque, dthe chairman
being absent) presented the report OF the
special committee appointed at the last an.
nual session on Continuous, Nater-Ltne
OF Transportation between the Mississippi
Valley and the markets of the East. The
document is quite lengthy, and is EN-
braced in pamphlet of thirty-seyen pages,
which was Laid on the desk OF each member.
IL shows the advantages of central water
line TO the West and South, compares the
merits of the several propcs "a water routes,
and u history and description of the Vir-
ginia line {James Riverand Kanawha canal),
Which the committee regard rs superiorto
any other.
The committee find that the sum OF
| SIC, 900, 600 will be required for enlarging
present works and completing them to the
| Ohio: lnat the whole can be executed in
| four years, and that the net income of the
canal will pay the interest Of this sum and
leave balance of S4, 100, 900. which may he
| used as a, sinking fund for the liquidation OF
the debtin ten years. Summing up theil
deliberations, the committee arrived al
| these conclusions
| 4. nat .cHeap tFanSpoftdulOH iOT tut
| products Of the interior is not only a neces-
sity, but is demanded by the highest COLI
siderations Of public policy. -,-
'I2. That to secure, it additional direct
and continuous lines of water communica-
| ton are imperatively needed, and should be-
provided, between the Mississippi river and
the Atlantic seaboard, not only as a means of
freightage, but in order that requisite COM,
petition may be maintained between trans
portation lines. .,.... - ~
| 's3. That, rs one Of these means of water
communication, the route to be afforded by
the James River and Kanawha canal, II cX-
tended to the Ohio river as proposed, has
especial prominence. ---- ....,..' .,-.'-...+
| "4 That the work necessary for the conf
! pletion OF this canal, on the scale deemed
essential for its great object, is demonstra-
ted by eminent engineers to be practicable
! of early completion ..''''. '.,.-'''
| "5. That such a work would be national
in its character, and entitled to receive ma
| tional aid to secure its comDlc'io9 Il
earliest possible pt-iuI. .......,
"6. That in order that it shall enure to
! the best interests of the country all private
and corporate proprietorship in it should
be removed (Which removal should be n
| condition precedent to the grant of aid by
the General GoVernment); and when the
EcoSt OF construction, as represented by the
outlay Of the State Of Virginia and of the
nation, shall be fully reimbursed, that the
commerce conducted on the canal shall be
subjected only to such tolls as may be ne
cessary for its repair" @-s @oE.-
| AS embodyin9 these conclusions the COM
mittee further recommend that the EXecu-
| tive Council Of the National Board Of Trade
| be directed to menlorialize Congress In re-
ference to extending aid to the proposed
canal.
Mr.. Monroe advocated the claims Of the
central water-line III 8 speech OF great
ability, abounding in statistics and illus
trations of the benefits to be derived not
only by Virginia but by the western and
| northwestern States from this great lm-
proyement He advocated it, too, as the best
reconstruction act, binding together the va
rious sections Of the country, bringing the
| people together, removing prcjudlces,
| and making them love each other. In this
way it would have an effect similar to that
produced by a meeting like TINS, Which had
brought the representatives OF the Nortn,
South, and West, together in harmonious
he said that this work was demanded by
every consideration Of patriotism and pub
lie policy. -a.s. .-z. .--s .--.s5.ss s....
The hour for recess having arrived,
Mr. Groner, of Norfolk, arose to 4 priyl-
legged question. He presented an invitation
from the Norfolk Board of Trade and the
authorities of the city Of Norfolk inviting
the National Board to extend their excur-
sion on Tuesday next to that city.
Mr.. Venable, of Petersburg, extended a
similar invitation from the Board OF Trade
| and authorities of Petersburg. He also, on
behalf of General Malone, president OF the
consolidated railroads between Bristol and
| Norfolk. rendered the Board the courtesy
of free travel over that line.
| These statements were received with ap-
plause, and accepted with q resolution OF
thanks. ...,s : .-r..s- x
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
| During the recess, Major General Candy,
| military commander of District No. l, and
Judge Burnham, of the Court of Appeals,
entered the hall, and were introduced to
the President and various members OF the
Board, ...,,--.- -.. ~.
I &; FINANCE CoMNITTEE.
On motion of General Walbridge, of New
York, the committee to whom were re-
! ferred the various propositions ON the ma
tional currency, was increased to eleven,
and Messrs. Opdyke of New Y York, Taylor
l Of St. Paul, Grllbb of Philadelphia, and
Darlington Of Richmond, were added.
4 JAMES RIVER AND KANAwHA CANAL.
The consideration Of the report of the
| Committee on the Continuous Water-Llne
was resumed, and Mr.. Darlington, of Rich
mond, addressed the Board. He said that
no line in the United States had received
more hearty endorsement from able engl-
neers than the one now before the Board,
and that the route had been surveyed by
authority of the Government. On behalf OF
the State Of Virginia he would say that she
had no sectional feeling in this matter. She
| RI % a n9tIhn1l
highway for the benefit of the whole people
from Fort Benton and Omaha to Norfolk.
The incidental development of the material
resources of the State, however, were OF
\ course an object to which she looked Tor
ward with interest. She had now the con-
trolling voice in the management OF the
canal but he could assert with confidence
it's completion, and would, II necessary,
allow it to be held in trust forever for the
other States which itwould so generally
benefit. 1-l 80. 80 ,.t--.s.~. :
M. Robert w. Hughes followed Mr.. Car
rington, recalling some of the historical re-
miniscences germain to the subject, and II
Illustrating the motives of Virginia in now
urging this enterprise upon the favorable
4 consideration of the country. lie showed
| how Virginia had encouraged Kentucky to
erect herself into an independent State.
| THE maenlficence Of this gift not at first,
perhaps, appreciated, but the motive was as
great rs has rendered the gift itself stupen-
dous in reality. In 1903 Virginia President
| opened the mouth of the Mississippi to the
West by the treaty of Louisiana. The result
| is the development Of the territory ceded by
Virginia into commemorative more pros
perous, wealthy, and progressive, in
! all the elements Of political greatness,
! than any others in the world occupying
like area. The, growth of Chicago