Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-06-09

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From Inc same pppsr.
HE CAUSE OF INTERNAL IMPROVE.
MENf
MEETING IN TnE CApIrnt
we feeoiieci no public meeting Tor sever ,
years past, winch was more remarkable l,r
aso'y 'h'ns winch distinguishes such meetipgs
than Ia one which assembled In tbe C ;;
on Tuesday evening. II war lstg.--,..,'l',oo'
Ole iof the talents. the public zeal. and m, cs'
lal VIII Oh II embraced. Noiw,ihainnd,po ~.
beat oi The weather IN such r,',.,'.
room me Meeting was attended by all el,..rs
OF our fellow -ci,izsas. N''''''
MI late tihe Mayor Of the Cit,l ros. ~
nominate Ch'ti Justice Mm.nhII 10 he o..
oh' he dr.linad the honor, and uon,in,,.,
INC MAY OF the City. Tho Meeting con.
~ med MS selection, aud Mr. Ials to". ,ha
Char. 'A 'uo
several RESOLUTIONS were proposed bydG,r.
en-, g'nilem.h-nosi oi which appear h, m.
oiht'al Account OF Inc ffoeuedinp. tn, ,,,,s,
important proportion adopted, wa. M, 49,
Po'n'm.h' oil IA Iohni Ice OF biriseu ,yb, az.
10 report ton Sa6stq1eni Metnag oil ,ne r,,'.
zehs, some general heheme vi actnu ~
following Is lie COMMITTEE
, ION a' =. ,,. Benjamin W. Leigh
John Wipkbam l,bc,, 4, Q
J'tquallne u. iIarvie Jonn Enders
hoof't Sianaid Nicholas Mnl,
DAVID bullock Inn, n -,
Chapman Johnson '''1
Inv ohly resolution which called forth ,,,c,
'p'"'e'o" was p'onBhi oiwatd by the Ssef,.
~ ~ VIM -, Us u does not appear in m,
Official fioeeedmgs, VIZ shall gi,sn.e,v .,,.t
9heich'--ih e i"aoln'ioh PROPOSED In oman :.
subscription IorihWiih, f1t eoni,tbu,,,,n.,.
Noe appropriation by the LtgislaluIel in ny,.
eufing the services oi M As.osia,e Ia.,.
10 survey the James River aud II. ,nn,,,,,,
cnllons with The Western Waters, Ge. Nc -
the suggestion OF Mr. Chapman Joh,.oo :,
was BIZ in0thed with tho Consent oI ,,,c 49,.
as to make u discretionary wih In. C,,,,,,i,,,.'.
W i"'''o" " oP'h ehch subscriptions when
eNe' 'ney oish' deem II enpedieni. The mo
Ve' uee'",oo MAJ hs prfhtted II In the form
~ "h'ca he h'd dsanehted II but rather than
lrihy ncllnG upon II, Wy refgrfinV il Ia an.
tom"Iiiee ol lhlrieon, h. woold c,,o.sn, ~
MI. Johhson's proposed mndlii. a,,o,,.
lhefsselhlioh was also luffler no1eoJ -.
exceptions benis taken by Nj. James Co.'s
10 us original lofm A good deal Of JesnI
'oiy h'seuss'on tpsued upon III. udoption ar
me tesoln'0n-ih which Mrests us,,,a
Johnson scot, Staoafd, Lyons Fofb.s. Fje,n.
'"g ahd joseph James, Burr, Walter gln;r ma,
me mover TOOK part The pTmcipulat0n,n.n,
'" 'aVo' OF mas,'hhi more money might be
"""'a' ~ -, aoo'"on 'olhe Legs alive spproprm.
ho1 OF 35po,0e. n month 10 procure IN. s.,,,,.,
OF an Engineer, and That the sDres,.ay Ia Ia.
tam the services OF n competent Engin,e, D..
10 raise 'ne money al once. The pfineipsi mr..
gnmehi against ,was thaitbe Clzizen. oueht q.
it'dih Ia lHiii own hands F." tns po.,r in r.isc
mon y nh'i inora ight should be obiained--
'ha' 'hey "ei" unwilling to del gate his mower
10 any I6mmHbe, les II should fail s.b.,, 49,.
Meeting ieit CONSCIOUS, that Ia il. own Lond. -
me comm tee fspoH.ed lnfsvor vi iai,,ne mo.
ney,any Reasonable sum would be fof,6re..,
maJoIiy of q yoies.
We b'g, however. that the vote NAV M, h.
ms AIKEN. IL was not rejected, W. verify bo-
teVr, because tho CiazenJ OF Richmond a,e
unwilling To contribute to The great canse az
Int fn"l improvement bui because tbs nsio,i
" oil The Meeting preferred another time and
manner lof doug II, than what the Resolntion
rIOpOsed,--No--d our EeiIoA-tuizsns ~
Rlthhond were determined Ia close their purse
strl6gs, upon such II purpose, Nc should ,nJe ed
despair OF their dong any ihIns-b VIZ will
cast no sueh 'ni'llaiion npoa their shoulders.
We hops aad "e believe, that they will srt with
sprIt--ihat they vii give their money to tho
great cause, as soon as they ore satisfied Nv
their Connniiiee oi ID, thai The money IN wan
tag. lit was our mlsiortnne TO dInrr with
the majority upon the rssol uiion--bui we az
sdre our iello"-ciizrns throughout the Com
monwea ltb That uDess We are utterly mistakeuv
ia The spnn OF our lownsnon, ~ evidence OF
z9al VIII DC wanting on III, ir part To pro,po,e
the great cause vi Intel nal Improvement. ne
shall hoWeDsr STE.
We take leave 10 subjoin TO these remark. ,h,
following Calculston, with WHOM we have
been furnished by "A Mercantile friend.--if
un Ter present circoInstances,th ransportatiotl
| by tho james River OF the Tennessee trade. &c J.,
&c. presents surh advantages, what will thew
MOI be, when the best imp ove,8em, OF which
The riyeT IS susceptible. shall be given o H. aud
when the REV klycr-Ra,l Road SHALL also 10
Completed
CHARGE on 8 bales cotton, weighing 2943
los shipped at fiorance (iarsey's landing) 81,
James River, and dneclly on the great maj,
wagon road leading from tennessee and the
west 10 B'limoie. about / 3-4 miles aboy.
Pahonsbufg IN BotetodTt county, and foi
warded by way oil Nchmond to- baltimore ,
VIZ:
Freight to richmond, at $40 per ton,
or 224o lbs. Sl2 20
| Toll through the mountain locks, at6
CENTS per 100 los. az
| Ditto at Ricinnon |, at 6 Ia I "a
| Commission at Florence, for recciy-
ing, storing aud forwarding, al Go
| centS per bale, o &C
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