Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-10-13
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I Correspopdence of the Alexandria Gazette.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 1.-THE labors of the Con
ayention have been brought to c;cse. A mores
! Intelligent body OF gentlemen has seldom becos
scopsregated on similar occasion. Flrglnlas
I was largely represented by verT able deIcga
{ tion, presided. over ty B. johnson Barbour
lot CuIpeper. A special committee OF i've WASP
aappoi1ted to report on the cxistlng and pro
sposed railway connections between Frelnlal
land the West. Mr.. Barbour, Chairman. Sub
( sequcntIy the name of MIR. Is. Was changed tot
sthat OF Mr.. Hughes, of Abingdon, Va, who Isl
highly qualified to do justice to the sui ;;ct.E
6rhis report will cover all the routes from VIZ
+ eiuia to the West, beginning with the Wash
3lug,ou and Ohio Railroad.
The subject being oIc OF Suci vast import
lance, ana connecting with so many Railroad
-. nroiscts, it was deemed best 10 postponed
athc report until the next meeting in Batlmor,
8cty. ln the meantime, the report will bel
Ncum piccd rs speedily as possible, and publish
ed in Hunts Magazine aud other Western pa
3pers. One important railway pr act OF ma
NtioDal character was defeated b=.ure the Con
Hvention, hut was subsequently brought up and
Spassed st. Louis, Louisville AMI Nor
Sfolk Railroad. This road is intended to be al
Sgrand national railway trunk. This hoe has
3existiog charters lr)Iu the States through which,
Ait will pass. No, intcDdlng to tOrestlil the re
port OF the committee, Twill simply say thar tbtI
CIV ashington aud Ohio Railroad must be onei
Hof its m0sc important connections (lt the cor
/ Operators Of that road should 81 desire i'll tori
8 al the passenger aud other business that mast
8so north 10 c.rtaiu points. The liberal char
8rer possessed by tie Washington AID Ohio
sRairoad through West Virginia, will permit
: this or any other connec.lnDS necessary To make
: this too great railway trunk from ST.. Louis
#Va Cincinnati on 10 washington aud Aiexao
8iria; more, there will tie 10 route TO Norfolk
- but that will need connection with the ". 81
TO- R. r. for their northern freight and travel.
: The building aud com pIeting Of the Washing
: ton and Ohio Railroad Is necessity that can
! not be obviatcd and Cincinnati will be very
Sapt to assist in its completion. L nave met
with nothing but the must hopeful encourage
ment from the liberal and far seeing business
6men of this country. There is as much OF a
8railway fever out here as II they had 10 Raj
: roads and were just commencing Ii1 IN that
= Prospect.
The modcsly of the Virginia delegation in
#their demands upon the general government
g silence spoke in tones Of thunder. MIR. W. s..
&Pierce, delegate from indianapolis, Indiana,
Ssaid his State had no wants, but that he was
8in favor of the General Government giving aid
6!to the generous mother of States, Old Virginia.
@who had given the entire northwest away, and
Sthat he vas now for bestow!ng all that she
@wantcd in her efforts at renovation. Mr.
IBranch, Of Richmond, and Mr.. w. w. alker,
lsot WestmoreIand, both we'll known through
Eout the State, won many p!aud's Tor their
Spatriotic, sensible and eloquent SOecches.
= The other gentlemen OF the delegation arc too
HWell known at home where tniS will reach, 10
: say what they N ght have done il an OCCASION
Hhad presented itself. They attended strictly
81 ito their own business.
= You will see by the papers that the name OF
Ethe Convention was changed from Southern to
q NationaI, and wound up in political lore feast.
: A great many OF the reports presented to the
#Conventon were very ably drawn up, and did
#credit to the gentlemen who wrote them.
Il I would like to say something OF the recap
4tion given the Convention at the paiatlal
Hresidence CT Ohio's famed son, George Fl.
8 Pendeton, but must, If at all, do so at another
Etmc That man should ever desire to leave
Hits classic shades and beautiful retreats, !oI
Aany political position, is passing strange. To
Espeak of the eloquence OF Mp. Is but repeat
Hing wnat is already well known.
81 | would fain too particuarjze or make some
p mention of the many patriotic and loya
+ speeches that were made by the host OF dis
&tlDguished orators and statesmen present. but
F. must refrain and say that never since the wal
e. has SO much good feeling been evnctd by
IS northern men and particularly thcs. hereto
Horc opposite as the poles in their potlca
81 >eDtiments,as on this ever memorable occasion
HFrom this We must certainly infer that VIC are
RI again to be happy family, knowing no north,
90 south, everything to be, II not in common,
bercit of sectionaIiSm. CircinnaliaDs Indeed
all present) have done much to harmoaize the
ill-teeling heretofore existing. For particulars
refer you to that portion of the proceedings
relating to the removal Of all disabilities. La
conclusion here to add another item. State
Senator John Z. Roller, OF Harrisobburg,
fHrepied in L very handsome imrromptu speech
8 at the banquet to the call for Virginia, which
E$was to have been done by Isaac FL. Caring
Ston, esq, of Richmond.
"a How TIE FRENCH SING TIE MARsElLLAIsE
d MIR. Halsead writes to his paper, from Paris
8Shc stood 10 the centre OF the stage. On
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