The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-05-08

which IS nov hToug nj home to every psrt Of fine
upper country. bur which must finally settle
down m one place, aud which, when located.
NIL al most. command the interest and nfu.
ence ot those on us immediate route aud noI
,h't. fit Is To supercede the navigation Of their
Ilvefs provided they LOOK to the pcTmanel.tin.
faresfs Of the country.
have ~ doobt TOO, bot that the time has ar.
r'rd when The STATE Of Virginia must ioDk :,
hsrseG; and therefore twas thai formerly pro-
posed a meeting Of individuals. taking an inter-
esr IN ih subject, from the various sections oil
the state during tie ensuing summer.
have received mfonne'ion, from more than
one respectable source, thai this course would
be desirable 10 them ii II could be brought a.
bout; AMI although these limitations have had
their due weight With me-, vet, as befure said,
am embuIdened more Nv HE Cri!is, Than bs any
support OF this Kind hitherto received to throw
mvseif and my cause ouce more Oh my -Conn-
try.
/ therefore. II propose thai such a meeting
do take Biuce nj Chattutte-vi on OF about he
lIih day of july next About HAT tune, and a
u,at pace. rs UNDERSTAND. Iherc viii bea meet
ng Of the Visitors Of the University who com
ing from various Sc tim, OF I c STATE, Will, OF
themselves. form 10 inconsidcrabie Representa-
ton Of the whole STATE. Those Visitors arr
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Johnson. James Breckenridgc, John II. Coke.
los. Z. Cabrll. aud Nh LOYAL o. Norfolk The
Board OF Public Work, Is, also, a body selected
nom the various sections of the State 81, Tged
With the Improvement thereof. aud we'll acquaini-
ed " lh ITS Vatlous capahli RS | propose
therefore, u AT they he rcqu ,ted 10 attend, IT,
gether wl'h the Engineer Of the State, and that
these bedie, do unite IN deliberations with such
other of Our intelligent ana eutefp lsng citiZrnS
from every quarter. Who can be induced TO as
srmhlr and lcod then AID
A, it regards the Alter it must depend on the
people, IN the various sections ofthe State 10
elae and prevail on the proper persons 10 al
Ind No doubt many parents ard guardians
who might wisn 10 aHrn the examinations
would arrcc also 10 attend sub meeting.
All that IS necessary o. wanting j. that gen
tlcmcu of talent aud observation. having suif-
cirnt e sne, aud willing 10 undertake i, should
b. induced to attend At the time aud Ilacr
abosr dcs,gnatrd, in order tnat lie public al en-
tao may be turned to tins uhject, and some-
ib'ng OF the public sen linen CONCERNING il, eli
clrod
The thing Il it takes place, must have he
ginning somewhere; and having waited, unril
TIN, Tine, without hearing al any movement ci,r-
where. | have DETERMINED to take the RESPONSE
blily of making this propastion.
IL ali that nave done aud now do in ihis but
SIN s., hav acted on my oWn responsibility
not bovlne inv Owed my friends IN any pn,tion
II il: | could not ask advice which would nai
fp lo", If giv~n Against ne: | Determined
therefore, from the beg uing, 10 risk any iujuv
winch ny errors ii am ia error, could DO to
myself IN hopes the attention of my oouGtry
might he drawn IN hme 10 the subject. | ten
no evil 10 her, ifthat can BE- done IN, onI, APP
predecessor Is, that my voice IS too weak to ex
That attention.
INT il my b heard, though, aud pass for
what ii may bf worth ! INST earnestly sohcl'
the Editors nj the varlons newspapers IN the
STATE, 10 give this pace IN Then columns
also entreat all those, WHO NAV BE- di,p ,sed
to c,-uprrate in the object ct this address to u.
lily tie public of Their proceedings. AID Of N,
cpaosp thought best to pursued, through d.
new, pap rs IN order, that, as tar as possible
rhere uay be some concert and as general a.
meeting procured, from every section of the
State, as can conveniently he sfrctcd.
JNO COALIER
Stafford, April 90. 1879.