Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-06-20
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT

| The citizens of Berkeley county met at their
Courthouse on the Sth Gen. Elisha BOYD i'm the
Chair, and Col. John Strother Secretary to CON
slider the expediency Of sending Delegates to tbe
Convention of Charlottesville. They adopted a
long Preamble, i'm which they expressed tI,er
satisfaction at g the efforts at length i'm propress
In many parts Of this Commonwealth to revive a
spirit Of Internal Improvement, and TO unite the
discordant views of its friends into some more prac
tcable and efficient system than has heretofore ex
isted for enlarging the Domestic Commerce. and
promoting the Inland Navigation of this State" s.
they conclude with the following resolutions:
| " The citizens of Berkeley county, reyard;ng
the contemplated Convention at Charlottesville as
calculated TO promote these views, by attracting
attention TO their Importance and giving to them
the sanction OF public support-by stimulating en-
quiry-by concentrating information and diffiIs-
ing liberal sentiments and opinions cheerfuIlv
cur in the propriety of sending Delegates TO said
Convention.
" Resolved, therefore, That Jacob Weaver. Levi
Hensbaw, Philip G. Pendleton, Charles James
Faulkner, and David Holmes Conrad be and tl,sv
are hereby appointed Delegates on behalf of this
county to attend meeting of such other Dele
gates as may be appointed to act with them. al
Cha 10 'esviie on the 18th Of July next any one or
more oil whom stall ave full power to act.
hesoiVed, mat the Chairman OF this meeting
nansinit TO each OF the members of the Board OF
Public Works, and 10 the principal Engineer of
the state copy of these proceedings and that thev
be respectfully invited 10 attend said Convention
he CiuIens OF Williamsburg also met on the
iilh INST. (Robert Saunders seny. Esd in the
chair, and VIM. r. Pierce Secretary MIR John
Page enforced the importance Of acting upon The
supJect; and on his motions, Professor Thos r.
Dew, DR.. Thomas G.. Peachy, Robert Saunders,
Judge James SeInpe, and Col. Robert McCandsh
were appointed Committee to prepare a report and
resoIuiions-The Report, made by the Committee,
was long and able ONE, embracing more than %
pages oil octave printin the course of which the y
dWen upon the great value Of Internal Improve.
inents; they meet the common objection of the in
habtant Of the Tide Water Country, that his inter
est IS entirely opposed to the opening of our in
land navigation" They show, how such improve
lnents are calculated essentially to benefit the
Lower Country-aDd they proposed the FOLLOWING
Resolutions, whch,with the Preamble, were uDan.
imously adopted
| Resolved, That we are fully impressed with
me Importance OF the subject of Internal Improve.
Inent, and that we view, with great satisfaction,
The efforts which making to excite the public
Esprit OF our State, and to produce that concert of
t0Wnon, Tor want Of which, the energies OF Yir-
gina nave been so long paralysed.
! . Resolved, That we will cordialIv co-opera,s
tin ne Iaudabi' effort to esabl SIN system of In
l'eFna Improvement, which, we believe, il Judi
iciously regulated, and cOuntcnanced by public o.
opinion, will produce great and lasting benefits 70
our State.
Resolved, That the Honorable James semp,e
and Professor Thos. X. Dew be appointed Dele
gates to represent The Interests IS the meeting. in