Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-08-14
CHARLOTTESVILLE CONVENTION.

ter tue fourth resolution, the following,
"ruat the Improvement of the South
branch OF the Potomac" SC. as lnser
TED in the previous proceedings was
agreed to.
MIR. Leigh moved the following reso
luton to be added to tbuse adopted;
"Tnat wise aud Just policy requires,
that It should be adopted as general
principle, Subject OF course to oc-
easional exceptions,) that all the els
posabls means which the Common
wealth now possesses, or can prudeatiy
command, should De concentrated, and
applied to some one of the great objects
ct internal Improvement, which shall
be deemed OBJECTS OF primary impor
lance, such as the Legislature shall in
its wisdom select; and that being &C
complished, the same should then ~ Ike
manner be concantI ated and applied to
other works of the same kind, each in
SUGGESTIONS; in such order as shall be
deemed most advisable
On which the vote being taken by
ayes and noes, il was rejected.
Those who voted in the atlir native,
were:-
Thomas w. Gilmer. Y. W. Southsil,
Alexander Garrett, JOSIAH Ellis, Thomas
n. Eubank, Chapman johnson, VIM.
Radford. James Breckenridge, James
/. Woodyille, John ri Bernard, Wilson
Allen, William Boiling, Richard Morris.
Reuben Meredith. Charles Thompson,
William Mayo. Peter v. Daniel, Mallo
ny VI. Todd, George Wilson. Frederick
Harris. Richmond Terrell, Horatio q.
Winston, William d. Preston, Josiah
R,ddlck. John G. Cohoon, Elliott White
head, John Thompson Kilby, Robert
Rives. Joseph G.. Cabell. Thomas Mas
sic. john N. Martin, Philip P Bar
bour, John Fl Lee, John Levburn,
Waller Holiday, John Lewis, Francis
Rufiin, John Brockenbrough, Benz W.
Leigh, Otway B. Rarraud, Garter L.
Stevenson, John Nayre, John Bicker-
son, Henry Davis, William NJ Rives,
John Il. Cooke, Rice w Wood. VIM
IL Merwetber,and Frank Carr. Ayes Ga
Those who voted in the reg ative,
were:--
James Madison. {Presldent) Charles
Cooke, Hugh Nelson, David ; Garland,
Edward A Cabell, Benniit a Crawford,
Wm. H. Territl, Samuel Blackburn,
Peachy X Gilmer, Benz. A Donald
Charles James Faulkner of Berkeley,
james Madison OF Caroline, John Minge,
Samuel A. Storrnw, John Shackeltold,
James Magrsder, Gideon A. Strange,
David II. Allen, Richard Il Byrd. Arch
ibald Bryce, Edward Cunningham, an
drew Kesn, James Mclaughlin. Ro
bert Grsttan, Bowyer Caldwell, VIM
Naylor. John Is. White, John e. vii.
liams, John Peter. j b Wager, James
Monroe, Charles Ftnton Mercer, Geo.
Hancock, Charles James Faulkner of
Morgan, John = Cobbs, William S
Naylor, James MDowell, ir Daniel
Smith, Peacby Harrison. Peachy H.
Grattan, s amuel c ofman, David Craw
ford, James S Arthur, Wm. A. Harris,
Philip Williams, jr John Coalter. Alex.
ander + Rose, John c. Crump, Francis
Preston, John Ii Fulton, John Mar
shall, Jaceueliue b Harvie, William Fl
MFarland, Thomas r Dew, Christie
rher Anthony, David q. Murrell, James
w. Pegram, and Wm. Woods Noes So.
Mr.. Leigh offered the following reso
luton which was rejected. "Resolved,
that il it shall be deemed proper to raise
funds by taxation for the purposes Of
Internal Improvement, the same should
be raised by tax on lands alone.
On motion of Mr. Leigh, it was, Re-
solved tina. each member of this Con.
vent;on contribute fifty cents, to be
paid into the bands of the Secretary,
with request that he will apply the a,
mount to defray the expenses of the
Convention.
On the motion of Mr.. johnson, the
Convention then adjourned till to NOR
row o'clock.
SATURDAY, July 18th.
The Convention met at o'clock a.
greeably to adjournment
On the motion of Mr. johnson, the
last paragraph in the third column of the
Report, be ginning with the words, "Hap-
PLY for" Sc, with what follows to the
termination of the third paragraph in
the fourth column. ending with the word
"stems," was striken out and the fol
lowing inserted in lis place;