Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-11-13

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iLa meeting It The citizens OF .c towns of Buchanan
! c"o ''"nSours and thesurrorudnc country convened
LOT tic pIp 'se oi considering the proDrc,y OF opouu1
OF virginia, for leave to construct Rail-
"aa rom buchanan through tive South western coun.
ties o! Virginia 10 the Tennessee line: Col Jas Curoi
having been called 10 the Chair. ard Dr. Mcaiah Pen.
d'rton appointed Secretary, the obicc. Of the meeting
was explained by Aan g. Marruicr Eso who moved
The appointment of Committee 70 RI port 10 this meeting
such Preamble End Resolutions shall seem to j, ks,
10 promote the purposes for which meeting
was called. "hereupnn, the Chair appointed the fol.
inwIng gentlemen members of tina: cormtre viz -
Hon A!sn Taylor, Messrs Allan b. Masrsder, John B.
! Minor, George w. Wilson, John NJ Harvey;
Who, after retiring for shor, re returned and sub
ml,trd the following Preamble and Resolutions which
were unanimously adopted
Whereas the time has arrived for senting to capi-
t'sls and TO the public at large the superior 7anages
over all others in point Of geographical position and To-
cal iac! es tor the construction of Rail Road POSSESS
ed by that portion OF country lying between Duchu
uan and the State of Tcnncssceand whereas tho active,
st1rIng and energetic policy Of reighbors if
Sisted are likely to dsan from that trade and those be-
neh.s 10 which our favorable position James River aud
other advantages seem fairly to cnc us-ond whereas
Is justly due IL interests and those Of others and
IN our opinion, entirely compatible with fair spirit Of
enterprise, 10 Stale the grounds upon which our su-
perlor claims rest; and being fully convinced from the
personal observation Of many IS Us, and the reports Of
surveys made by competent aSd experienced Engineers,
that tho country between the Town Of Buchanan aud
Tennessee advantages greatly superior, from
easier access 20 any route that be selected from
! LYncIburg TO Danvle: and believing that the route
through this country invites ard deserves tie attention
and examination Of all interested in such improvement,
and that Raj! Road connecting tine waters Of the James
River and Tennessee ought to traverse this region Of
cuuntry-Bc il therefore,
list Resoired. That it is cxpccnt to petition tho
General Assembly of Virginia To incorporate Compa-
ny to Rail Road from the town of Buchanan
in the County Of Boetonr; s,nr point the North
boundary line of the State Of Tennessee.
I'd Rcso'rcd That committee be appointed, whose
duty it shall BE- TO prepare said petition and obtain gna
thereto and TO collect and communicate to the pub
lie all the information which they may deem AIRY
pertinent in relation to the proposed improvement,
which committee shall report TO III adjourned meeting
, OH the 9Th day Of November.
81 Rr*oircd That the advantages 10 the Stock-hcld
{" the James River and Kauawha Company in open.
ing casy communication with Tennessee by the pro-
posed improvement in the greater facilities for transport
taon haus afforded and by the cheaper construction and
carrar tho safe and certain portage and the in
creased srac and loading offered By canal md the con.
se9urnt beaver receipt Of tolls thereon: in cstna-
ton render Canal CATION this point at least highly
beneficial TO the Agricultural and Commercial interests
of country profitable to the Stockholders and III all
respects, rSpcdirn,, useful ard wise
Alb ElSOrtd That the citizens Of the counties through
which the proposed Rail Road will pass and of the
Southwestern portion OF The States generally be- and they
hereby requested to Cooperate with US III aid Of this
enterprise.
slit RcsaIrcd That the cdto:s of newspapers in Bu-
chanan, Fincas,lc. Lynchburg, Richmond Abingdon,
Wyihe c. H., aud others in or near the proposed route be,
aud they hereby requested 10 publish the proceedings
! OF this meeting ID their several papers.
The Chair then proceeded TO the following gen.
ilrm"n 10 net on the committee appointed to draft me-
rnnIia To the Legislature -: Hem. Alien Taylor, Messrs
~ l. Aarr,drr, Juhn b. Minor, George W. Wilson,
Juas Harvey. John Garth and John s Wilson.
!,rsi motion tho Chairman was added to the list
On motion, it was then
Ec*orcd That this meeting do now ad "u!n until Sa-
turdav, the 9TH o! November, at o'clock, T. u.
Thompson, the foreign acrndary, recently Turk.
ing about in lie suburbs Of Boston and Snicn. 1t
ported that he hrs been cncarorng TO take passage 10
England fer time past. but 40 shPowncrs would
allow him on board their vessels. 1Er lntest
NOR u.s. that BE-. has set his face toward the Canadas,
whence he will proceed to England by way of the Gulf
Of ST Lawrence Frcdrrjckshnrg Herald
TER Corroy CRor.-Wr have taken some trouble 10
the extent o tho injury done to the Cotton Crop
Of North Allhama and from all that can learn, the
crops have been of TO third Of the usual quantity
grown Three hundred wcgh to the Is h"ng TO
lie fair average calculation for The present crop in
Tennessee, arc Informed tn" frost has been equally
destructive to the prospects Of the planter. From South
Alabama, and Mississippi we hive no certain accounts.
The Joss of so great portion Of the crops will be Sc
Iiously felt by this section Of tho country-f'orenee (t)
Gn=eur, Oct 2S.