The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-02-25
THE new line as preserving tho low grades
OF thu lhnnnnonEn axl 0lsa -

'tS ioT some Blk counties. by appointment
OF General Canby--clnimcd to be a Rich
mond man. but represented Cumberland in
this Convention. He delivered himself of
n lengthy harangue, in which he pitched
into Richmond and the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad in true sophomore stvle.
Richmond had had her heel on these noor
counties long enough. She bad taxed these
counties TO build this winding track by
charlottesville and stanton, and now she
and these wealthy New York bankers had
the aff>ronterv to ask these impoverished
counties "a help build the road they wanted.
He would 10 no such thing, but would havo
them Build road to suit themselves. If
Richmond would not 90 for what they
wanted. they conld so to Petersburg.
Mr.. rickl;H. Of Buckingham. earnestly
charges Of Mr.. Page. He gave q clear md
succiact account of the building of the
present line, showing that it was not started
to he great trunk line; hut any man who
can sec Il straight line must see the neces-
sitv of IN airline from Clifton Forge. lie
rii;cul,d tho idea OF road being built by
thcsc impoverished counties alone. We
should scck The aid Of the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad, and we would then have the
three clements Of time. distance, and mo-
nov. which would secure what We want.
Mr.. Page replied in lengthy speech.
Mr.. ". f. ROYAL, of Powhatan, tried to
stop him hy moving the previous question,
remarking TINT he should not do so if the
gentleman was sewing anything to the Hlir-
nose: hut as he was consuming time with
out saving anything that we can under
stani. or that would hcncf; anybody or
anything under the sun. he wanted TO
stop 1t.
SIr. Page said that the trouble was he
was not advocating road by the gentle
mans farm.
Mr. Royal promptly retorted " M! but
v"u are advocating road hv s0m"bG1y
discs farm :" The hit seemed paipable,
and very decidedly brought down the
house.
Mr.. Perkins, of buckingham, gave notice
that at the proper time he should offer an
amendment to the majority report simply
naming the general direction that the Rich
mond and Clifton Forge road should take
He favored the majority report, but shonlc
offer this amendment simply as q compro
mise.
Dr.. Robertson, of Cumberland, advocated
the indicating Of the route in order tina
the canvass for land subscriptions shoulc
berin ut once. He thought Richmond di
vided between the straight line to Clifton
Forge and one to Lynchhurg, and quoted
the mornings editorial in the Dispatch t.
show it.
I'VE regret to find the columns Of TIL
Di>pNth so crowded that we Will he com
PEELED to omit fuller report OF DR.. Ko
hcr;son's specch or those Of other gentle
men who followtd.1
Mr.. Cabcll, of Nelson, ably favored TIT
majority report, and argued the policy o
building the main trunk first.
Dr.. Robertson, at the suggestion OF pr
Palmer (who drew them up, withdrew Iii
| resolutions.
Major Ferguson defended Richmond ant
earnestly and spicily advocated the build
in ut once of the main trunk.
N Royal made a telling speech, takin:
off Mr.. Page in fine style, and ridiculin!
! the idea Of locating the road here to-day.
Tie vote was then taken BY counties OF
the minority report. Every delegation
voted unanimously 7,n except the Cumher
land delegation, which voted ayc b. di
vi,ci vote.
Mr.. pcrhins's amendment was lost b.
the same vote.
The vote OH the majority report bcin,
then ,nt. i; was adopted by the unaaimou
zoe Of Ill the delegations save Cumher
lard, which. again voted no-its delegation
heinz divided.
tnicr the shira resolution, the following
committees we're "fpcin'cG
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