Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-06-28
From Tho KnoxviIIc Rcg;s,.,


Al Getting OF The cilizeDs oil Knoxville and it's vi
entity the court house in Knoxville on tho TO- IN day
OF June, 1881
On motion OF Judge Peck, Col. j. hn williams wa,
called 10 the chair, aud William Swan was appoinie tee
secretary.
Tne oil jeet OF the meeting having been concisey stat.
Col. w. b. A. Ramsey tbereupon offered The follow
ing preamble and resolution:
whereas II must be obvious to all who have inve
ed the subject, that internal commerce is promoted
by creating aud opening every possible avenue for
It's action and ehla'gng the field ofils operation; and
whereas IL should form par, of the commercial creed
OF every souniry, that its imports and exports should
be thrown isto the same channe; and whereas il i,
also apparent to all who are acquainted with The CON.
mereisi relsfion which + Tennessee sustsins with
her contiguous states, that h,r exports ought TO be
made TO the countries sonth OF her. and her impors-
hons II practicable, BIS made through The tsme char
mel; and whereas il has been demon slrated by the
experime nts witch have already been male in the
construction and use OF rail road, that this mode OF
communication will Ultimately supercede all others
being the cheapest and resdiest Of
'iop; and whereas il is sonhdenty believed, tina, the
city OF Charle,ton, being seaport furnish
es the cheapes, and best market, either directly or
indirectly, for our mpor,aons, and, og with the
intervening county, the best market Tor exports
| be ID therefore,
ResolUed, That view with deep interest and The
most lively satisfaction, the highly important pr.jet OF
unDg The western country and the atlantic sesboard
by more direct easier aud chespsr route Than pre-
sent exists.
Re'Oiced That 10 particular the plan Of eontinuias
the S5u,h Carolina rail road TO the navigable waters
oil the Tennessee river, by which shall havs an
economical and expeditions transportation for produce
and merchandise, TO aud from the southern states the
gold region and The port Of Charleston, our baiura
Garks', meets wi,h cordial good will, and shall have
our strenuous 90 operation.
ResoIUtd, That committee, consisting Of one per-
son from each county, be appointed the hair TO OBJ
tain and circulate statistical information the wants
resoufcss, consumption and trade OF East Tenue ssee
and The best practicable aud through The
mountains, Tor rail road from the Tennessee river or
ts rbuarie', to meet the 10 progress from the
city OF Char'es
Resolced That 4 committee, ctossng OF three ps r.
sons be aFPeoed by Tho chair, whose duty II shall be
10 correspond with similar committees with aBy
Panles formed Tor tbs same general object
The adoption OF the resolutions was then, In fofci
Bile manner, urged by Col Cfuger and Mr.. Allen, oil
South Carolina, by eloquent and ingenious arguments
drawn from fact and interesting exhibition Of facts
In relation to the country, its situation, minerals, dsisn-
ees, &c. between Kn xvc and Charleston, was given
by Judge Peek, in answer TO nefrogStiOns put by Mr.
A Ter.
| And ON The question being put the resolutions eh r.
| ed, were uDanlinoUsly adopted.
In conformity With the third resolution, tbs fol-
lowing gentlemen we're appointed committee by the
chair.
| GENERAL COMMITTEE
Col. Taylor, OF Carter county; Maj Stephenson, ash
ingion; Rhss, E'q Sullivan; N. FAN, + O. Haw.
kns; Col. Bunch, Gfaisgef; X. J Mckinney, q.
Greene; Msj. Rosdmsn, Cocks; Mai. Porter, Sewer;
Judge Peek and d.. Rsest, J'BeTsopy Msj. Cfozier,