Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-08-09
PUBLIC MEETING.

tons to the Stock of the James Kanawh COMPANY
Resolved, That the Committee appointed be auho.
rized to adopt such preliminary measures as thew NAV
deem expedien by the appointment OF agents. or other
wise TO Invite the attention OF the people along line of
improvement TO the necessity OF prompt aud oros ac
uon and TO eneavor TO procure subscriptions TO the stock
Resolved, That in order to defray any expense Incl
dent to such preliminary measures, the Committee be re-
ton. sum y '"''p
These resolutions, having been seconded by Mr. Joseph
D James were unanimously adopted.
! The following gentlemen were appointed a committee
| in pursuance OF the first resolution:
DR. JOHN BRoCKENBRoUGH,
| CHIEF JUSTICE MARSHALL,
RICHARD ANDERSON,
NICHOLAS MILLS,
JOHN RUTHERFORD,
JOHN ENDERS,
JOSEPH S. JAMES
And on motion OF Chapman Johnson, Esq the meeting
adjourned JOSEPH TATE, Chairman.
| GUsrAvUs A. MYERS, Secretary.
! (From yesterdays Con,piler)
we give he proceedings OF the meeting aid In COM
petlng the subscriptions tho ames River Stock The
VIII 90 read with Interest In Offering them,
Mr. Johnson addressed the meeting in brief blu, spr
speech Ho said 'ha they had come together, he pro-
suned, with dehni general object in view ia The at
tainmen of which they all felt the pest interests but
none OF them had probably any very definite idea OF the
means by which that object 10 be- effected IL wa,
desirable that, at all events their should moi
do harm to the cause in which they were engaged
Tue season was unavorable to any very efficient action
many OF our citizens in the country and this me
ing could do but tiis than exert themselves 10 p,e
vent the good Cause from going back in the iner pre-
ylous to the converting OF the Legislature. Sill there
might be individuals present Who had taken this sreat Oh.
Jec sufficiently to heart have devised aome distinct plan
Tor present operation. Ii so be hoped they would Law
eir views before the meeting as points TO which
attention might be drawn.
He had no plan of his own to offer The meeting wa.
new thing To Kim he had not reflected upon it until
ne saw ~ announced In tho newspapers And although
he had deeply considered the general subject although he
had spent many sleepess night in rejecting upon the
best means to carry forward to successful termination
yet in the present aspect Of affairs he confessed he YVES
not prepared to propose any distinct plan operation If
Others were prepared he hoped they would present their
plans TO the meeting.
But ii other gentlemen were equally unprepared with
himself, he should that Committee be appointed
consider what best to do He would also euggos,
that this Committee be invested only with power to
consider and report the best OF tho work.
ou' mat they be authorized TO act far
may admit in urhcrance of the obect-ths they be en-
poweredo exercise if be done efficiently some di.
rect agency upon the people Of those sections of the State
whch are most Immediately interested in the completion
OF me ~orkto excite their interests, 10 stir up their
sumberng energies. and draw from those who are to be
most certainly benefited that aid which they are able to
give.
He had said thus much without previous delibersion
and would offer resolutions such he had if no
other plan should be proposed
Mr.. johnson having drawn the resolutions inser,ed
In the above proceedings they reported by the Secre
tary1
Mr. j. resumed Ho thought it probable that the com.
mee which might be appointed, would not consider it
expedient TO another ting of the citizens at
very early day 1t evident that nothing of very GREAT
Importance could be done, between this time and the
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might be made to the subscriptions OF stock We have
ooned all we can expect to obtain from the corporate
bodies oil tho State. There is deficiency in the sub
scrpton OF stock, OF between 500 600 dollars This
was TO be supplied from or oher-andit was
10 be wished that should lie made up that source
whence IL was the undoubted interest Of the work that
every dollar should possible, he dsved-em the peo-
pie interested ia the work-rsther than from the State
Every one who had made himself conversant with the
history oil such improvements be of the great
difference in the in which those were conducted
.ne agents oil which were the imme iae stockholders n
'erested to economist the expenditures melted by tho
consideration ct individual benefit from the success OF tina
Improvement and such placed under the dire ciou
pubhc oihcers who cannot so well understand will
not as well perform, the duties devolved upon them
An experiment had been made in Virginia of the es
oil Slate agency in internal improvements and the result
was well known. The experience we had derived from
that agency, made highly desirable that the stock should
as lar as possible be taken by those whose property Law
contiguous TO the Improvement. and who possessed an On
Time was TO endeavor by every available means to enlist
private subscriptions 10 the possible extent and
more particularly from those eco,s most In
teresed in the work
Those Districts ought now TO be looked TO- not with
view 10 distributing pamphlets, getting up meetings. or
making speoches--but with a view 10 obtaining the name,
of respectable individuals with The sums of their subsrn
lions opposite 10 them
10 effect this object, the Committee would use all pro-
per means lhey would be able TO such views as
might induce the citizens aid this great work-thev
would OF course make use OF every argument satisfy
hem OF the necessity OF the improvement for the great
interest OF the Staeto shew that upon the success OF
THIS work depends the OF Internal Improvement
throughout The Commonwealth.
ihey might suggest to the good citizens whose conduct
rs guided ny motives OF patriotism, that not only the inter.
est oil THIS state but in degree, the prosperity of the
Union iissl depends upon the Of this important
communicate
Such views might the citizens along the line Of
the Improvement. But these must not alone be
depended upon. Action, individual, energetic action
must accompany them.
Along with something Of this kind, men must be sent
ioong deep interest in the work prepared TO give full
explanation upon every point and capable
oil exercising much more important influence with those
10 whom they will appeal clothed with full pow of ex
cng every feeling oil interest, pride and honor which
can be enlisted in favor OF the scheme.
such agents should be into the different coune, 10
obtain subscrponto penetrate into parts 10 which the
Cause OF Internal Improvement has not yet reached or
where its Influence is telt but codly They mus, 90 to
ne hesdes OF tho farmer aud planter and by personal an.
phcauon use every means TO induce him. if 10 do nothing
share. " '"b''
Let them be prepared with their arguments in one
nann ana me subscription list in the other, and while
hey secure the favorable consideration of the citizens with
me one to obtain his name upon The other
mere might be found some who were capsbIe Of
DONG VINO were willing 10 do H. There was one
man TO whom the friends OF this work were deenv in
debted; whose labors for s improvement Ind been Her
culean--and whom Mr. j. had recently heard was desi.
rous OF being allowed TO go into the different counties
along the improvement for the purpose of obtaining sun
scripions to the Stock.
Perhaps This gentleman, and others, would undertake
ms Iaborand IL might yet be possible 10 raise the
deficient subscriptions before the meeting OF the Le0ia
ture e
II was strange, that while the subscription 10 The stock
IN the city OF Richmond had been nearly million anda
nan OF dollars along the line Of the improvements stretch