The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-02-26
RICHMOND, February Is, 1870.

Editors Dispatch:
Gcntlcmen,-Permit me through your
columns 10 notice an assault on me In your
issue Of to-day, and give the public true
statement of proceedings of tine Powhatan
Railroad Convention. As | do not know
"Rockhridsc," cannot say he has will
fully perverted facts, but do cay he has
not given you either fair or correct &C.
count Of the proceedings of that Conven-
. As regards myself being the repre-
si".' &c the Commonwealth for SIX
conntics of the Stats | cannot for the lie
~ mo imagine what that has to do e'sher
1r;tb the pToposed road or with the coul Sc
If myself or any other delegate OF tha'
convention. Be that as it may, am
NOT attorney for the Commonwealth IN SIX
cnunt;es, rs he SAYS. do represent seve-
,.l counties as such attorney, but his
;morination is too vivid in fixing the num-
bnr and I am entirely willing that the
people of each of these counties may say
whether have protected the interests Oh
the Commonwealth.
was appointed delegate to this Con-
vention by the people Of Cumberland, one
Of those counties, not only without any WISH
Of mine, but without consulting me, ana,
IN tact, against my desire. At the hands
of these people I had received many marks
of respect and kindness, and felt had no
r;rht TO decline the trust. The same meet
inr unanimously, think, exhibited their
preference of routes, and OF one time was
near passing a resolution lnstructlng their
delegates to urge certain route, ana blnd
the county to none other, and only falied
to do so from the confidence rcposed In her
delegation (made up of her very best cltl-
zens]. and q desire to leave them untram-
clled in case compromise become necessa-
ry, as it was understood that the delega..
ton from Buckingham had been appointed
solely with reference to constructing o
straight shoot from Richmond to Lychburg.
Thus it was Cumberland appeared ut row
hatan Courthouse. There she offered wha'
we were by the people expected to ask for
n road between the two cities. When We
saw this must fail, there was substltuts
offered suggesting line from Richmond q
Magon's Ridge, in Rockingham, there e
take two routes-one to Lynchburg ana tn'
other to Clifton Forge. -,
This. too. we saw must fail, anu on con
sultation it was withdrawn in hopes )"
could compromise on Mr.. Perkins's resolu
tion ffrom Buckingham), which was,
near az 7 can remember, simply sayuE
flat Gin the opinion of the Convention, VI
r;dge road from Richmond to Clifton Folg
"a fbe hest. but if, by surveying, any o,ne
rorto should he found the most pract!cao.i'
70 rledye ourselves to unite and SUSTAIN ~!
TIL too was voted down, when on o Ia
a f,,Ii consultation of the Cumberian
daIarat;on II was resolved that TO her PEI
~ and q knowledge of the wishes, anu
p a;nst aav. ! think, instructions OF II
-naet;nr appointing them, it was due ahi
that the Cumberland delegation wlthdra
from the meeting, which was according
dona Now, if excited the ire OF Vailal
Rockbridee and the supporters OF l,
soIarne 1 am at least bourne out by Il
Ja1egation of the county / Represented
and Though my remarks may have oee
davo;d of sense, it seems they understof
+hsm know that my intellect IS n
such as i would like, but to improve 1t
sbsIl seek some other fountain than that
YOUR correspondent. :.
Tn regard to the Cumberland delegate
be;ne iiigided, can but say that her del
gation: proper, as appointed by the NEE
mo stood throughout as unit. Thel
we're, two citizens of the county presen
however, who / understand live near Ca
tersgflls, desired to act as delegates, on
who through their courtesy were admitte
as such by the delegation-some of then
however, opposing and voting against the
admission, as they we'll know. must say
too, that there were some delegations frol
other counties that were divided on sewers
questions. Yet your correspondent fails
mention the fact. 1t was resolved to cal
the vote by counties, the majority of eac
delegation prevailing. The vote was
cast, and yet your correspondent deems
his duty to say Cumberland's vote was d
vided, not mentioning how any other cour
ty voted in her delegation.
In conclusion, Messrs. Editors, I desi1
TO say that went to that Convention as th
representative of Cumberland and her in
terests, and to her alone am responsible
Tor my acts. -
am gentlemen, very respectfully,
SAMUEL M. PACE.
Mp. Brigl,t,s health creatps dean anxief