Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-07-14


We comply With the reques, to cop, ,s.
suhjoined notice aud respectfully surr.,
10 the movers of The Convention, uhe,h..
the day designated % not too early. 4,
be reeoliected that some of the eouni,e, al,
not be through with their elections. Wo,,u
not the second wednesday IN September y,
more suitable period
\ From the Rockingham REGISTER
( Raj. ROAD MEETING PROPOSED
The total failure OF the >taun,on and
Potomac Scheme Of Raj Road uDJsr
its present arrangements ana aspects.
deyolyes the duty on some ore of ;h.
Counties Of the Valley to make a new
movement, with a view 10 bring VI tho
subject again, under. o. may be reason
ably hoped. more favourable auspices.
and it is presumed, that no COUNTY
IN the Valley, could with more p,.pri.
ETY. take on itself his duty than Rock
IL CHAM, both from It's position aud 20
pula'ion a we'll "a ia wealth. Mud
"a one or more individuals must first
move IN any undertaking, the under
signed have taken upon them,el,e. the
responsibility OF inviting a Meeting OF
their fellow Citizens Of this County on
Saturday the 10th INST. at Harrison
burg. 20 deliberate. to interchange or.
nIons, 20 express these opinions fully
and freely To their Sister Counties IN
the Valley. The undersigned more
over earnestly invite the Sister Coun-
ties IN the Valley. and they are solici.
tous that Frederick. Jefierson & Berkc-
ley should consider this invitation es-
oeclally Addressed to them, io hold
County Meetings ard choose Dele
gates, 20 attend a Convention. which
We very respectfully recommend Ia be
held az New Market on the third Tue
day IN August next
The necessity Of this movement -,
the undersigned think, too ob, ious -
need comment. They would however
observe. that in order to the successful
accomplishment of scheme OF Rail
Way in the Valley, entire unanimity
among the people. and devotion Of its
whole wealth to this object, j. indls-
pehsably necessary. At present there
is a total want of concert aud unanim-
ity which must forever be fatal 10 the
scheme. unless il can be removed. IL
Is hoped that the plan proposed Will at
tain thi, most desirable end, ris CNA-
NIMITY throughout the Valley.
At the Convention Proposed TO be
held. The undersigned humbly conceive
that the most important question to be
settled will be the location Of the Road.
IL this location shall be made along
the main Valley, by general consent
of the Delegates, aud they shall be
authorised, as they ought to be, to de-
wise the WAYS and means to procure
an accurate and faithful survey Of the
Valley. with view not only 10 locate
the Road, but chiefly to make the ne
cessary estimates Of the cost If CON
struction. l, is hoped, il is confident
~ hoped. that concert will be the re-
suit, that moneyed men will be Undue
ed TO contribute their Surplus means,
to promote the enterprise. Without
some such attempt as this they have
proposed. the undersigned are perfect
~ satisfied, that scheme of Valley
Rail Road must inevitably fail. An
event deeply to be deplored by every
mat having any interest in the pros
perity Of region, susceptible of be-
coming, with commercial facilities
such as a railway would afford, one OF
the most fertile and lovely on the globe;
but without such facilities, indepen-
dent II IS true, but doomed 20 eyerlast-
ing inferiority and comparative power
ty. II this call should be respond ed
TO, and Delegates appointed, il is ex-
ceedInkly desirable they should carry
To the Convention as accurate in forma-
ton a. possible Of the practioabiIity Of
route for rail way from Stanton to
tiarriSonburg. From the latter place
to New Market, thence to Wood stock,
20 Stephenshurg and so on through or
near the principal towns to the Poto-
mac. (SIGSEp)
james Clark. Thon1a, Clarke.
Henry J. GGrnbiH. John p. Efingey.
.Abner fitzpatrick. Kiehd y Fletcher,
L. w C0mbH. John kenny,
.fCrshani S"aih. Peeehey Harrison.
james Hall. Robert Grafton. jr.
" uitdH .Ne.uahon. Edicayd Siepens,
isaac Hdrdesiy. Michael III Harris,
samuel Henry. Joseph Cline,
Psdehy X GrGttGn, q. f. Croress.
An Ox's gall will set any color
silk, cotton, or wOollen. have seen
the oolors a. calico, which faded az
one washing. fixed by IL. Where one