Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-11-11
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT

With view to the promotion of ,
schehe OF internal improvement, a meeting wa.
heia at me Courthouse, In Frederick, MARYLAND
on W ednesday the Goth ait. Il was Iorqsi
HhGeu' eVinciVe OF the interest felt by the peonla
OF this county on the subject. Major nm, go
hane was appointed Chairman. and Tt5II;a'-
Schtey' Esq. Secretary. The preamble and resn'
iuuons. as submitted by Richard PITTS. - 90,
adopted by the meeting, are subioined, '"N
h!chGTd Potts, ESQ, explained the object of H..
meelihs' says the Examiner, and urged a varie,,,
ol considerations which should ndnce tho ,,,oi =
Maryland TO turn their attention seriously RI VI
eslly 10 the work OF internal improvement, II.
spoke oil he various improvements made or rI.,,,,ai
Ia helShoorins states, which must Ice destructive {,
our INTERESTS mol couniefacled by similar works
on or part lie did not pretend 10 Law down .
system, or 10 advocate particular proiacts - "a
Ject was 10 unite and harmonize ali The i,,.ra
the safe IN one general and extensive .cbo,oo NJ
course appeared TO him more eli.ible IN .fro, ~;
uesTdoIe OBJECT, Than 10 assemble In I'M. c,tv oF
naiiimore, deputies from the several counties ~
cities oil the stare, To consult on the subiec, a,J
ddoP some system which might be recoIy n,,,a.
10 the legislature Tor their adoption.
General nercer, (rom VirginiaN who b.r
pencil 10 be present, Invited 20 adlrp. ,La
meeting lie approved the course co,terrnl,l
oy the resolutions as likely be productive Of TIC
h'ppiest eifects. lie thought there W ere few ner-
sons IN iaryi"nd 30 short sighted as not 10 ner
IN ba
sia'e from 10 ernai improv einents. He would bo
ever coniime ms remarks chiefly to The proiec,,
chesapeake and Ohio Canal, as tina, xyss -, -
derIakmS not only OF immediate local hsr,f;, -
also OF great national importance He sta,a1 IT.
estimated expense of this work to be aron, Co.
million OF dollars, OF which SUN it was ,aI,I,,at
that the District of Columbia would raise on III
lion, the state of Virg mia seven huoJrrJ and
Thousand the state Of Maryland Ave bn,C,red
thousand and the balance OF seventeen bpri,e5
nd MY thousand dollars il was supposed 1,o,,It
oe subscribed by government and individ,als ~
Illustrated The vast importance of this I, orL h.,
variety oil calculation and stated his ahl;,, .,
prove to the sa isfacton OF every INTELLIGENT man
lhl me olis arising from tie single article Of coal
WOMB yled an interest of more than six ner cont
| on the capital invested. Locally CONSIDERED H.
C'uld was all-important 10 Maryland az il ,,,on1I
give to her rich stream of commerce from
which she must forever be declared v,itbont i ao,
TO her citizens Individually, it would be bisbIy al
vantageons, In etfecng 4 saving in fuel ana o,hs,
articles equal TO at least from feen 10 ,birtv -
cent. on ne gross amount of ihelr expenditures
| The following gentlemen were selected he tbo
Chairman, a. the committee of seven. to ,n.s, H.
convention proposed TO be held in the city of BaI-
imore on The i4th OF December nexl-joI IL
,Hefhefson' OT. VIM. Tyler, Richard Potts. E,.n
John Nelson, Esq, John Lee, ESQ. DR. C,,C 11
DLVail, aud Col. joan Thomas