Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-11-03
PUBLIC MEETING.

Aia numerous meeting Of The citizens oi
Lynchburs ai the second Baptist Church on
Saturday evening the 29th o. Oct. 1881, Ri jsil
Fletcher was called 10 the GUAR and Samuel
l. WAT appointed Secretsry --"hereupon " IN.
NJ. Rives Esq submitted the following pream.
HE aud resolutions which, having been fully
DISCUSSED and maturity considered, ware uuan-
Nonu.ly sdopted by the meeting
The CITIZEN, of Lynchburg, in common " irh
The public spirited cit zrns a Other portions o.
this Commonwealth. have drploreh the fatal
apathy oi our plhi'r councils on the subj ect
OF Internal Improvement they have hatled.
with 10, and Hc,iamaiiou, every Indication,
however shgh' of an awakening sense 10 The
vast importance of such works, aud nj a di,.
posltion 10 eng ge seriously in their coisiruc
Ilaa they have witnessed. with Griet and nor.
LITIGATION, the dlssppointmrnt ol ih"Ir onngsi
hopes aud The denial Of Their mo-, iast anti
Eeasonnhlc expectations But they have not
yielded ~ drspondrDcy- hrV wi not believe
tha the Representatives ni an Intelligent and
Sa rinIic people VIII cnh inue 10 dirrgatd the
admirable capactie, oil Nnginia 10. works Of
iUprovemen, aud tbs iintIrp.r hrGefitS SUI, '
10 result tom the adoption - uSt and adj
Cors system aod the enc TIT execution nl #.
Nor have The citizens OF L, nchaurg rrjpiced
al me prosper al coIniOeucI0g and Comprising
Nb"sf "pihs ohlY m winch tiIsIr Inhn was
medla,ely aud directly Interested they have
Taken pleasure aud Il. l,gid in can empiaiing lhc
progress aud Accomplishment oil those IN lnch
mey had no prrsouai iHieresi, but winch re-
bounded 10 he credit Of the oluir and augmen.
s1 the wealth aud prosperity af any portion
OF IT, In seeking to promole works immehi-
oEtei' beneficial TO their town, hry have not,
~ any instance, Sought 10 retHrd or burtheu
those contemplated OF commenced by Other, :
nor nave they asked for more thana Just par
uaipaiion IN the advantages VI such rs may
De Constructed in their section Of the State
But the persuasive influence OF li6rrnity
ana tie effect oi Our Oft repeated efforts 10 a.
Saken public attention to tie value and adyau.
tsges Of superior cbannels Of luier-communica.
ton, have no. equaIled our hopes. Someihins
more eff ciusl must be done, or our STATE re.
mains unimprOved some good JioD must be
struck which will arrest the attention oil The in
cons,derale, dispel tue ieats at the limid, aui
naie The luhe-wnrm, aod cheer the emerprl.
sing aud pefseve'Ing, tispplly favourable
opportunity Tor thS "a immedmteiy al band
Is furnished by the opening oil books of son.
serip''on ior stock III the LyuuhhuIg aud Neyy
river fa,i road company inveAments in which
cnnnot but be safe and profitable. Inc scbeme
nch IN itself but iSr move 50 az unnected
= win ohers II Is the Grsi .ilN in az extended
ooa" " Imp oven'en,s; IT'S b nlltje vii tr ma
IVA anu reciprocal 10 Eastern ...u " stern
"e'" iehsna tes a tre.h, feGtln and eK
"nS've country, whose insulated posu,ou has
p'"e''o ae'a'rrd the Jcveiupe,psni OF us rc.:vr
""o ""ose agricultural s,,d AIanaiactu.
rnS Capacities are cnly euualied b, ,ts Nine,
DIS "nd Metals and It can have no lorm,Ju.
oie competitor, The Charter, too. !. as favour
quo as could be desired j. II allows tuls tha,
are confessedly estra,agant lis grant ia no,
,'1'' a"u temporary. bu' perpetual and en-
un,.us ana the priyllrge VI subsc riding Tor oil
aao,''onai stock Is secured 10 the first s!oc!,
hold RS.
hs'oloed therefore, Tha, the me mhars OF
w. '' ",ee"Lg pledge tLeiastl Ives to subscribe
'e'dhy' III proportion 10 their means, for stock
;" Inc Lyhchburg and New RIVER rail road
eo,upsny, On fpe.day neg -aud IL xrlt,h-o,.
serves 10 prevail on taeiI ne g hbours TO do like
wise. ~ Wv ~
hssofced also, That the Common Counc;'
'. L,nehonrs be respectfully requested TO
Piooeeo' IA conformity with the Act OF the 9th
Af'" iasi, 10 Subscribe tor one thousand share
" sa'o s'otk, IN behalf ot the Town.
heSolced, lns copies OF tnuse proceedings.
'nsaeo by the Chairman and Secretary, be pub
's"ea IN Inc papers OF this Town.
f. FLETCHER, Chairman.
~. WAIT, Ssc,y.