Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-12-16
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BALTIMORE, December q.
iHE CANAL CoNvENTIoN.-Yestcr bcinU the dav
designated for holding the Convention for the purpose
OF devislng measures TO promote the extension of the
Ghesapeake and Ohio Canal Westward, large body of
9peiegates rom various parts of Maryland, Virginia
Pennsy lvania Ohio and the District of Colum,;. .ycr
iound IN attendance at the hour and place dcsgnacd
we may safely say, that more respectable and ntcll
gem assemblage OF men has before been congre
gated IN Baltimore. Coming, as many of them have
done, several hundred miles to represent The Interest,
and wishes of their respective districts in regard to this
subject and pcrvaded all appear to be with the sense
OF ITS vast Importance il is with full confidence that we
commit to the charge of the Convention the firtherance
OF this great National work
we have taken measures obtain REGULAR renori Of
the proceedings Of the Convention and now amend
sKetch oil those which occurred yesterday:
ciIEs ArEAKE AND ONO CANAL CONVENTION.
rr BALTIMoRE Dee 3, 1891
The Convention assembled this day i'm the room of
the Grand Lodge of the Masonic Hall at qnarer be-
tore clock Nj. G. Sprigg, Esq., of Allegheny coun
y, ND. called the Convention to ORDER and moved that
take the Chair, and that John r. Kennedy ESQ of Bal
u1Sre. be appointed Secretary, which agreed to-
- Oh MOTION of Col Samuel Moore of Baltimore the
Secretary was directed to call the names OF such gentle
men as were presents when it appeared that Delegates
were IN u 9ttendance from the following places
Washington, District of Columbia
Georgetown do do
York County Pennsylvania
Morgan County, Virginia.
FTayette County Pennsylvania.
Berkeley County Virginia
Hampshire County. do
Columbia County Ohio
Wood County, Virginia.
Harrison County, do
Belmont County Ohio
Nestmoreland County Pennsylvania
monongalia County, Virginia.
Frederick County, Maryland
Alexandria, District of Columbia
FRINGE Georges County, MARYLAND
baltimore County do.
Baltimore City
PRl ..gy County, Pennsylvania.
Alcgany County MARYLAND
T nnoIn,,N li iayelte County, Pennsylvania.
Montgomery County, Maryland.
Jefferson County. do.
IIagersioS@2n, Maryland.
On motion Of M. G. Sprigg, Esq, Mr. Joseph Shrivcr
OF Aileghany county, Nd, appointed assistant Sec
On motion Of Hezekiah Niles Esq of Baltimore II ,
hes0'red That committee be appointed to consist of
nc three members for each State and for the
Dstrlc OF Columbia, represented in this Convention for
the purpose OF nominating permanent officers durng the
session thereof. s VIC
Mr.. r. G. Wilson, of Virginia stated that in con;de
ration al the deep interest which the peoDle of Rar
have IN the subject of internal improvements he deemed
~ Doth complimentary and just that the city should be
represented IN the committees He therefore moved that
three delegates from Baltimore be included in the reso
ton, and the motion agreed to-
On motion of }. VIM. McCulloh, ESQ of baltimore
county the chair was requested to appoint the commit
The Convention then took for half an hour to
enable te presiding officer to appoint the committee
The chair at the termination of the recess having
called the Convention to order announced the ollovinS
gentlemen the Committee e
Pemsy'ra"G.--iIo Mr.. Coulter, Mr. Irvine. Mr.
Dunlap ' WI
MarWGnd.--Afr. McCuloL Mr. Str;go, IIor Id
Kilgour Fss' '' '"us"
Trginia.-Hon. Mr.. Mercer, Gen BOYD. Mr. Wilson
Ohso-lion Mr.. Whiltlesey, Mr. John Davenport
District Of Coian'bia.--Messrs Riehd S. Cox. Gle.
ment Smith, Bernard IIooc ' VIZ
Cay 81 baltimore -Mcssrs. J. p. Kennedy JOS. Tod
hunter, }. !. Cohen, r
The Convention adjourned to 4 o'clock, P. M.
Folr O'eioct p. M--The Convention having been
called u order, Richard Coulter ESD Of Pennsvivani,
reported chat the committee of three fom each STAT, III
duly condcred the subject referred to them and had mo-
maled INC following gentlemen to compose the officers
George G. Washington, Of Maryland
Vcc Presidents
Elisha Wulcscy, Of Ohio
Elisha Boyd, Of Virginia
William Bradley, Of the District Of Columbia
William Robinson, Of Pennsylvania
Secretaries
John p Kcnnedy Of Baltimore
Joseph Shryer Of Maryland
They also recommend the appoiof,,ent or too H..
keepers W. '''i
The officers oftc Convention having taken their aeae
the President expressed his the honor conferred
upon him.
The Convention was tben declared 70 10 dt, 49,.
nzcd Mr. NJ 6. Spngg Of Maryland presented the
proceedings OF The public meeting at Cumberland on the
u Oc'oDeT io5l whch had proposed the present Con-
Mr. u. s. Coke, Of the District of Columbia aner
some predatory remarks moved the appointment of a
commute , TO consist Of three members from each State
ana thc District Of Columbia represented in the Con.
yention, and three from the City Of Baltimore with in
structons to report such resolutions az they Thought re-
quircd The action Of the Convention in tle ,v,s,t;
Of the objects for which had assembled which 90
agreed TO- aud the chair instructed TO appoint them
- inc President announced the following gentlemen as
Pennsylvania Coulter Dunlsp Woas
ytrgfn'd-messrs Mercer, Wilson, Allen