Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-10-21
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CONVENTION

CON VEN ZION.
A. an Adjourned meeting OF q nvrurou .oavon A
10 isonourg, Osiober the b, ls3I-,as o, ieet,
end purposes Ct which will mere fully appear by r. ,r
enes 20 me proceedings o. siit Convention, hcd In
New Market, IN 'be county Of SkeneaiosL, ias 9TH
day Of September lathe following gentlemen A.
peared az Dslssa,se, 10 vii:
From thu county Of Rocking y sm-- II ibert Cav
Co. John KsOney, DR.. Peasbey Herr son, John +
Efiogsr. II bert Gierao, Col James Hall, AMI DR..
10 eph Csavers
From she coun,y Of Ausus,a--D W Paneson.
Chesisy Kinney, Ee'mus tiilDs, aud Wa,sr II.
Tsrp
DIR Jacob d. wiliiamsor, who wa, appointed Chair.
man OF this ConveD ion, al is eonvoca,on, beiug All
sent, on nation OF Robets GfaWsp, q. aud seconded
w. Pa'ieson Esq was called % the Chair.
IL being rspT,fene ed 10 tbs Convention, hli M.
Assistant engineers In tbs employment u The cx- fisio
Members o! the Blasd & PuhHS Woke, have com
menced, and az new enFsscd IN vew.ng and susvay-
ing The great Valley OF Ytsni with vi.ty Of a.
cer'si1ng hs pia-icsbli of ,dYSr,a geoui ioca.
lion 'ct HI S sun,Vn aud Potomac Raj Rosd ia pur.
suaute CT the provision Of As Of ,he Gen.rsl As.
IAN Aci tirss log the survey OF the Shenandoah Ri.
yer.aed tie eouu les sej'trn thereto aud The South
b aneh Of ihe Paouac." % motion OF Easmus Snib-
hiirs q. ard ss coud-d, /, WIS
ReSOired, Tba, Cal, \ s ua.', WIN. d H. John
sss"rph' In NJ. f. III, 81 as III. Suih VIM w.
Donogh,, Jis.h II ii, srt Slrusl M. Woodward of ,hs
1ovny OF Apgvs e, b. sTi ntsd committee on ,,s
cart oil tis Ccnveo in 10 wsit the said Assistant
Enginesr, 20 assure hem Of tbe pie asure gives his
Conv TO- 10 be In oeud they hova commenced his
very Gisfesipg xacinaon, acd o. or ti,p 81 on g.
reLder them, while Engaged 10 dis atduous cuiy all
'he sid snd Seutort ~tih i, mcy b, 10 cur power t
end aud h.r pleasure acEer; aud ihat ss! t,.u,
HE aid Asi-tan Ecsitees. all such Information end
a'si1auto as ,hey h.v IL hf vowot, during iteir
continuance in said e0uaty.
Res0ired, TGst CO... MsM.h DIR .ebD VII.
liaiDsoP, Robert GraitaD, Eiwh'd =vsRs, Henry j.
G'mbi', Gorge Cire, IomAu Ii Hmap, AtohiSed
Huston, JJtI Raider, Oh is ophvr Kra z,r, Andeffoa
Mof.', R-ub'D Moore. DlSil LJso'p William G.
thoE pam and DAVID eeie Of the c u.,y of R,ckne
ham, ,mue C,fi,nsn. Joel Ptrryb.ke Besle ser
la her. 4 -
Moor, J4seph Samu L., Pm WIhama l.. S,mu.I
ou, Ham Smith, JAufs NJ. b a'~ snd William MGR.
"a OF The County OF Shenandoah; Jtutr NJ d son Hue
Stroller Jones. ID. S D..oe', Maj. Robert Gas, ard
General - 'ckhari Il The County ni Fred ,i,L:
G'o'se W. HImpary', Th.u.as ,gss. II 'rry :. Tor
Ger, J~hn :. Galrh =, snd Mi. ines ,r6.tsn
the Comfy OF Jefferson, Us seys,aly appointed Con
u''ee' to peat rm he duties asiepsd 20 n. A.
snse Gem niiee, Ia The last Resolution, in thsirrr-
spee'v- Coune~.
RtsO'red That the Secretary Of this Convep,ion bo
requested forthwith give notice said committees of
their several appointments and tina, on the part OF this
Convention, he respectfully and earnestly solicit
that they severay discharge the duties assigned Them
by the foregoing resolutions.
Mr. Stribling also offered the following preamble and
Resolutions, which were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, Convention oil Delegates from the seve-
raj counties west OF the Blue Ridge has bee invited bv
the citizens of Kanawha county to convene AT Lewis
burg, on the last Monday In the present month for the
purpose OF considering the advisable ran for Sc
curing the construction of certain great works of later.
pal improvement in this commonwealth, and preparing
suitable Application 10 the next General Assembly on
that subec'. va
Resolved, Thathe members of this Convention as
e'uIehs oil lhis commonwealth and devoiedy attached
TO It's general welfare feel deep aud lively interest
In all the several subjects which are expected 10 occu
Ply the attention of the said Convention
Resolved, That as citizens of this Valley SiockLold-
ers in The stanton and Potomac Rrii Road Company
aud now assembled the Representatives of oilers
equally interested in The great object OF said comma
ny-we feel peculiar inercs, in certain defined sub
iJects which are to occupy portion OF the deliberations
OF that Convention
Resolved, therefore, That II H. cxpedicnt fhat Dele
gates should be appointed by ills convention 10 re.
present the interests Of The Siaunton and Potomac
kall Road Company, therein.
RESOLVED, That the Hon Daniel Smith J.mes Han
Joel Pennybaker, Peachey Harrison, David w Pate
son and Jacob ID. William son, be and they are hereby
appolnted Delegates in pursuance OF the last Resolution
and that they be earnestly solicited ON the mart NJ liz
Convention TO attend the said Convention in lie wi.burg
. moii ~ O. ter' Graiiau, E.q Erasmus .ib!iDS
ESQ vas added TO tie Dumte! Of Dsiee 4ies above men
! ilL
Resolved Tba! h. VaIsy counties. ha.., moi opiy
general n'frs.t 10 s;l hs suj set = hieb ey,o.t
ed to cccrpy the del era;iIns al SAID C1.veu,ion but
iE@ on reverb sui j>;s, Tot the ttau important, theV
have vial ans peculiar insies end Thai 81 be iI;r-
Tor recon endsi ls them 'svsia'y 'otend DI'gMes
| to ths sell C3nVsnion.
! Rtsolped That toe hank, Of iris Convention are,
dur 20 our telioW e Zsns oil he county Of Kaoagha
ioT ,be hm'iy. adj, aud rlqueni ,hsy have
made GU lhI6 INTERCEPT sutj (; and that they be az
sured o. he easute L. We Us TO respond to their
call, and d. er unsss With which We will c5-opcr-
ate With them 70 his important work
@tesoIred Ths 'he proceedings Ct his Convention
| b9 publ he'd in Iha aun'on, HaTisonbaTg, Wood
siotk. Winchss er suj Gu sslesown new,pape,s: and
iha' ors To- Of ghoui ihe ate iren4ly 70 tn sauso
OF IN email Improvement, be pssloIy reqnssed to
fePutlsh ths some
On mo ion OF MI. Kia1oy, tie Csnvan ion thsu 20
j 'rrn"r: ID. W. PATTESON. Chairman
W II. TAPp, Secretary
From the phIadelphia Cazo,,s