Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-10-02

be gres'iy promoted, by such su eniarge ment 81
the powers of the subscriber, rs wosii enabl,
them, to chuse, hereafter, the most elg IDLE route
Tor the most difficult part Of their luxurious enter.
pnse, your Memorialiss respectfully solicit such
an alteration of the chsiter. as may be required
therefor, and shsll terminate, If necessary. the
eastern section OF the canal, at near Cunber :
land
Inc Convention have made il he duty of your
memoriaisis, TO ask such further discretionary pow.
er. Tor the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company,
az shall enable them, if they deem IL expeJient, "a
substitute between The eastern aud Western bases,
OF the dividing ridges of the Ohio < Polowmac wa.
tiers, In any direction which the Canal may take
from Cumberland towards Pntsbutg, an artificial
road, or inclined planes and railways, calculated
Tor the propelling power OF e,eson, or horses, in
lieu OF a continual canal.
Finally, your menoIialisis beg leave further TO
ask, In conformity with their ntruc, IONS that The
power may remain with the company, even though
they should prefer, under the authority of their
amended charter, some ;ber route from Cutpber
land. to Piusburg,,han by the Potuwmac,to extend
along iat river, canal of -uch dimensions, the
may deem most expedient, as far the cos,
Banks, at or near the mouth of Savage or the base
OF the Allegheny noun tain.
And as in duty bound, your memoriaists will
ever play, &c.
G. i. MERCER, Chairman
In behalf of the COMMITTEE
City of Washington, Dec. 18th, 1895.
Resolved, by the Convention, that il will be ex-
pedent 10 obtain such amendment to the charter
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company to ter
inmate, 1t they deem proper, the eastern section OF
the said canal, at the town of CumbeI iand
and 10 extend, by any route ,herefrom, the Wes-
tern Section of The said Canal the Allegheny
TO Pit,sburg, to substitute therefor, railway or
other Artificial road. Andin the event that su b
a change shall be deemed expejeni, of the route
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sion OF canal along the Potowmsc, from Cumber-
land 10 the mouth Of Savage, and to reduce the
dimensions thereof to breadth less than that now
required.
CO.N.HUNTC.A TED.
All respectable meeting Of The citizens of Lo-
gan county. held at the Courthouse of said county
on the Sd day of the August court, convened for
the purpose OF taking into alton, the late
law suthorsing the Baltimore Rail Road Company
to extend said road TO the Ohio river. Anthony
Lawson Esquire, was called 90 the chair, and Ed =
win Robinson appointed Secretary
The assembly were addressed by John L,idley,
Henry Smith, aud George w. Summers, E qrs.
each OF whom in eloquent speeches, ably end sa-
tistaciory explained, TO the meeting, the great, &
important advantages that would result; from this
measure. to every section OF our country; paiticu-
isrly, should i. intersect tbs Ohio further South
than the mouth Of the 90 Little Kanawha'' that be-
ing the lowest point the OHIO under the present
restriction.
Mr.. Summers hen offered the following pream-
bic and resolutions which were unanimously adopt
ed:
Whereas the people OF Logan county, feeling a
deep and lively interest in the improvement, Of
our common rounry, and viewing with emo
tons of patrio ic pride, the magnificent scheme OF
constr ucting rail road from the city OF Bil,i
more to the Ohio river; thus conn Getting the in!es
rest OF the East it'll the West and making
one family of great and growing people. And
whereas The Legislature OF VbgioIa at its last
session by an act coacerni0g az act of the L7gis
!ature OF Maryland, permitted the construction of
this Road through the territory Of Virginia, with
restriction, that lis western termination should
not approach the OHIO, point below he mouth
OF little Kanawha, thus placing all routes South of
this point out OF the sphere OF competition. And
whereas, view tins restriction injuroue 10 a
fair and equal examination of tue ciiities, aatl
rIscticablny, OF constructing such road and de
trimeatal TO the general welfare of the Common
wealth of Virginia,
Therefore, ReSoiDea, That in the opinion OF this
meeting the Legislature OF Virginia in the prvI-
ese g. snied TO the Baltimore Company, for con-
siTuctng rail road through the territory of Yigi-
mia, should have confined The location OF that grea;
Improvement to particular point, but leaving
all routes to fair and equal examination, should
sanction The adoption, OF the best aad pIacti-
cable.
Resoired, That Anthony Lawson Esq, James
jerks, Edwin RobertsoD, Francis X. PenDeil, Pc
ter D'nsess jr ,Esq'rs. aud Col. Griffin S:angs be
appon ed Committee TO correspond with com
mittees in Other counties 10 concert'he best method
OF pTsierrng application to the next General As
senby, to rescind the restricting clause OF the
F. foresad act.
RsSolged, That the delegates from this county
be instructed TO their best exertions, procure
the removal OF the said restriction.
Resoirea, That the proceedings of this Ing
signed by he Chairman and Secretary and for
wsrded TO the editors OF the Richm md Eaq ;Irer
and Western YHginiap, for publication.
ANTHONY LAWSON, CaT'n.
EDwiN RoBINsoN, Sec'ry.
L2san County, lug %, 1927.
COMMUNICATED.
At a NUMEROUS meeting OF the citizens of Meek.