Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-10-19
RAIL ROAD CONVENTION.
From the DanriHc Reporter, Ort. 10.

ana lllildN, ana the towns oil petersburg, Norfolk,
Portsmouth and Damie, convened a, the Prcsbv
terrain Church in the town of Danyillc, the 9Th
day of October, 1885, for the purpose oftakng in
to consideration the propricty of establishing
Rail Road from Danville in Pittsylyania to Evans
ham in the county Of Wythe.
The Convention was called to order by Col.
George I"wncS who, in concise address, noml-
mated Col. Thomas Newton, OF the Borough OF
Norfolk, as President, who was unanimously elect
ed, and upon being conducted to the chair, in
few appropriate remarks, returned his thanks 10
the body whose dcliberation. he hal been
called 10 preside.
DIR. Bartholomew Egan nominated Chas r.
Osborne, Esq. ofthc town of Petersburg, as Vice
Pre- sidcnt--who was unanimously elected.
Norbomc NJ. Taliaierro, Esq, nominated A. NJ.
Dupuy, Esq. of the county of llcnry,as Secretary.
who was also unanimously elected.
Thctollo~ing gentlemen appeared and took their
seats as Delegates 10 the Convention:
! IIythc-John p Matthews, Col. John Foster.
Nogd-Charlcs G. Lee, Esq. Thomas Nc
Cabc.
Pattiek--J. G. Staples, George llair,ton, Esq.
Crawford Turner, DR.. Penn, Capt. Vim. Ayrcs,
J. Taylor, John d. Chca,ham, Samuel Hughes.
Hnry-A. NJ. Dupus William Martin, Joseph
BouIdin, James NJ, Smith, Gcn John billiard,
George Ilairston, sen. DIR. b. Epan, T.. :. Fon-
tame, John +. Ilairston Peyton Gravelv, Col. =.
H. Fontainc
FranhHn-Norbornc NJ Taliafrrro, Pleasant
Dickinson, +. l.. Claiborne.
Ualitar-ThoS. p. Atkinson, Francis L. Roy
all, WoodSon Hughes.
Piusgirania- alter Coles, VIM. TuuStall,
Geo. Gilmcr, Bhniscr Anderson, VIM. II. Tun-
stall, Daniel Ncrscr, ID. Clark, +. :. Jones, Vim
cent Witchcr, Daniel Coleman, Stephen Cole
man, Wm. NJ. Trcdwav, Walter Fitzgerald, LEO
u - Al
PctcrsbWs-Charlcs +. Osborne. Samuel Nor
dceai.
NortoH-Gcorgc Loyal, George Mcintosh,
Thomas Newton, John McPhaiI.
Portsmomh-Stcphen Cowlcy.
DdnrWc-B. w. 5. Cabcll, William Linn, DIR.
Thos =. IIogc, II. w. Williams, james NJ. vii
Iiams f. G. Cabaniss, James l.. Denny, John C.
Cabanss, Col. George Towncs, Thos Rawlins,
Esq. DIR. George Craghcad, Thompson Coleman,
Col. John Price, William =. Johns, Robert Ross.
Mr.. Loyal of Norfolk, submitted the following
resolutions which adopted
!" Resolved, That a committee be appointed
whose duty it shall be to take into consideration
the objects for which this convention has assem-
blcd, & rcpor, their opinion the course which it
may be deemed proper to pursue.
Mr.. Loyal requested to be excused from scr,
ing upon the committee, for reasons which hc as
signed, and then, the Presidents with the
currcncc OF the several Delegations, appointed the
following committee:
Benz W. $. Cabcll of Danvillc, Charles c. Lee
of Floyd, Samuel Mordccai of Petersburg, John
Foster of Wyhc, Norbornc NJ. Tallaierro OF
Franklin, Vincent Witchcr STRENGTHENING George
Mcintosh of Norfolk, Samuel Hughes of Patrick,
George IIairston of Henry, DIR. Tho. p. Atkinson
of Halifax, Stephen Cowlcy of Portsmouth.
The Convention then adjourned to meet again
at O'Clock, p NJ.
The convention met at O'Clock, agrceably to
adjournment.
BENZ w. 5. Cabcl, chairman OF the committee
appointed to take into consideration the objects for
| which this convention had assembled, reported thai
they had made some progress IN their lahors and
had come 10 the following resolution: Resolved,
that it be recommended to the Convention to pro
cure, by a competent Engineer, with the consent Of
the State of North Carolina, survey OF route Tor
IA rail road from Evansham in the countyot Wythc,
by Danvillc 10 point mtcr>ccting tho Petersburg
and Roanoke, the Portsmouth and Roanoke, and
Grcenyc and Roanoke Rail Roads, or to some
point which may best secure to the route, all the
advantages of said Roads
After debate thereon,
On motion ofNlr Loyallth the convention adj eurn-
cd to meet again tomorrow at O'Clock
OCTOBER 9th.
The Convention mel acrccably 10 adjournment.
Thomas Raulins, Esq. delegate from Dan
vile, and VIM J. Hamlet, a delegate from Henry,
appeared and took their seats
On motion of Mr.. Taliaicrro, the resolution re-
ported by the committee yesterday, was re-
committed with an understanding that they should
report by r. ,outon, all such matters the, deem
ed it essential TO at upon at this time and the
committee was enlarged to twenty two The Pre-
sidcnt with the concurrence Of the different dele
CATIONS, addcl to said committee,
G.. H. Gilmcr of Pittsylvania George Townes
Of DanyiIle Patrick II. Fontaine of Henry, Geo.
Loyall of Norfolk, G.. i. Osborne of Petersburg,
William Ayrcs of Patrick, Pleasant Dickinson Of
Franklin, John p. Matthews OF W vlhc, Thomas
McCabc of Floyd, Francis l.. Royal OF Halifax,
John McPhai of Portsmouth.
Whcrcupon the convention took recess till
o'clock p NJ.
The convention assembled at the hour appoint
cd
Mr.. Cabell, from the committee to which the re
solution under consideration rccommittcd
agrccabIy to instructions, reported the following
solutions
Resolved, That competent Engineer be pro-
cured to make survey, with the consent Of the
State of North Carolina, of route for Rail Road
from Evansham in the county of W ythc. by Dan
vile, to points ntcrscctng the Petersburg and
Roanoke Portsmouth and Roanoke, and Green.
vile and Roanoke rail roads, or to such other point
on either side of the Roanoke river, as may best
secure to the proposed route, all the advantages of
said roads Provided however that tins ConVCn-