Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-06-27
JAMES l.. wOoDvILLE, Ch'mn.
7. CRUTcHrIELp, Sec'y.


JAMES l.. WOoDvILLE, Ch'mn.
/. CRUTcHrIELp, Sec'y.
CO.lAyIU.NIC.fTED
AZ "a meeting Of the citizens OF W ashington
county, ut Abingdon, June 10th, 1928 pursuant 10
notice, convened for the purpose of taking into
consideration the expediency of appointing dele
gates TO Convention proposed to be held at Char
oltesville on the 18th July next which has for its
obect,the promotion OF internal Improvement with
in the State: Judge Peter Johnston was called to
the Chair, and John II. Fulton, Esq. appointed
Secretary.
On motion of Gen. Francis Preston, it was
Resolved, That Committee of five persons be
appointed to prepare and report Preamble & Res.
buttons, ON the expediency of appointing delegates
the part of the citizens OF this county, to attend
the proposed Convention.
Whereupon, committee was accordingly APP
POINTED, consisting OF General Francis Preston,
Chas. c. Johnston and Edward Campbell, Esu'rs
and Coonels David Campbell and James White,
who, having retired for short time retained, and
made the following report:
Whereas, the citizens of Washington county
have seen with pleasure the proposition to call
Convention which shall meet in Charottes-
Vile on the 18th of July next, and having for its
object the promotion of the internal improvement
OF this State, and do most cordially concur in said
proposition, well calculated by free and friend.
ly interchange OF sentiment and information from
all parts of the State this most interesting sub
Jet 10 produce beginning OF projects that NAV
DE useful to the community and beneficial to pos
terty:
Resolved, therefore, That FIVE Delegates be APP
pointed TO represent this county in said Cony enton
any one OF whom shall be competent representa-
tive.
Resolved, That this meeting appoints General
Francis Preston, Charles c. Johnston, Francis
Smith, David Campbell ana j. H. Fulton Esa,s
as the representatives of the citizens of Washing
ION county, and that they be requested to attend
the proposed meeting at Charlottesville on their
behalf.
Resolved, That this meeting respectfully in
yites the attendance of Andrew Russell, Esquire
member of the Board of Public Works AT said Con
venton.
Resolved, AS the opinion of this meeting that
the Baltimore Rail Road Company ought to be per-.
United v the Legislature of Virginia locate and
make Rail Road through the Valley of the Shen-
andoah to any point on the Ohio which they NAV
think BEST and that our Delegates to the C0nverl-
ton at Charlottesville be instructed TO advocate
such privilege.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meet
ingbe published in the Richmond Enquirer, in the
Gazette published at Charlottesville, and in the
Staunton Spectator.
Signed by order OF the meeting.
PETER JOHNSTON, Chair'n.
]. II. Fulton, Secry.
COMMUNICATED
At meeting of the Citizens of Goochland
County, held at the Courthouse Monday the
purpose of taking into consideration the propriety
of nominating Delegates TO attend a Convention
proposed to be held at Charlottesville on the I4th
day OF July next, TO devise such means and recon.
mend such measures may he best calculated to
promote the Internal improv ement OF the State of
Virginia, Thomas M. Randolph called to the
Chair and William Miller appointed Secretary -
Whereupon it
Resolved, That VIM. Boiling, Archibald Bryce,
IT., Andrew Kean, George Vashon and George w .
Payne be appointed a Committee to draft Resolu-
tions upon this subject The Committee then re-
tired and in few minutes returned and reported
the following Resolutions
Resolved, That il is eXpedient that the citizens
Of this county he represented in the Convention
proposed to be held at Charlottesville en- the 18th
Of July next for the purpose OF taking under consi
Iteration the Internal Improvement of this State.
Resolved, hat the following gentlemen, Arch,-
bald Bryce, jr., Edward Cunningham, Peter Guer-
rant, VIM. Boiling, Andrew Kean JosephS. Wat
kins and Thomas NJ. Randolph be requested to at
tend the said Convention on behalf OF the citizens
Of thiscounty.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting
be signed by the Chairman and Secretary & pub
lished in the Richmond Enquirer, the Constitutional
Wing and the Virginia Advocate.
THOMAS Nj. RAN DoLPH, Ch'mn.
WILLIAM MILLER, Sec'ry.
TiIidmSbug-T following Resolution was
adopted at the meeting OF the citizens of illiaIns-
burg, bur by some cause other was omitted in
the published resolutions:
{. Resolved, That the members,of this meeting
in order to countervaii the operations OF the Tariff
System and mitigate its pernicous effects, will as
far az practicable make at home all articles of
sumptori-and use their best efforts to avoid pecu-
mary endorsements"
We publish with pleasure the last proceedings
OF the :" Culpeper Society for the encouragement
OF the wearing oil home manufactured clothing,
and the promotion OF domestic economy becau e
we believe that such retrenchments as the Society
propose, absolutely necessary to relieve this
part OF the country from that intolerable burtlen
under which ii now labors
We no advocates of the recent tariff laws
but we do moi feel gratified at the adoption Of the
third resolution OF the Society, because OF such
objections may have to those laws. Our
appreciation OF the resolution grows out of the i'm
preston, that it will be OF prominent advantage TO
the community. For the present we have mel
Their room time for further comment.
[Culpeper Gazette.
On Monday last the Culpeper Society for the
promotion of economy, and for the encouragement.
of the wearing of home manufactured clothing,
The meeting was large and rospecfable--Col j.
Gibson the Chairman who was likewise the Chair
inan of the Committee appointed to draft such
rules and regulations as were deemed proper for
Che Government OF the Society, having called Cap
tain A. r. Hill TO the Chair, stated to the meet
ing that he was instructed by the Committee to
report the following preamble and resolutions:
The Committee appointed to prepare and report
such rules and regulations will in their opinion
had the subject under their serious and solemn
consideration.
The long continued. and increasing pecuniarv
enbarrassments OF this portion Of Virginia, must