The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-11-25
RAILROAD Convention.

Town of WiIkesborough on the 3lst day
Of October, A. ID. 53G, for the purpose Of
taking into consideration the proprIe:y Of
| constructing Rail Road from the town of
Fayetteville to the Town Of Wllkesborough,
North Carolina The following persons
answered TO their names as delegates, to wit:
From the county Of Ashe IN North Caro-.
lima Peyton Coward, John d. Watson,
John Galloway, Wesley l.. Allen, Geo.
Philips, Samuel S. Peden, John Dickson,
Edward King, Eli Reeves, John Sutherland,
Samuel Cooper aud Peter Earnest.
From the county of Carter, Tennessee ::
William b. Carter, Thomas A. X. Nelson
and James Cass.
| From The county of Johnson, Tennessee !:
Green Moore.
From the county of lrodeIl, \. c.: Jas.
McCIelland and Joseph =. Caldwell.
From the county OF Rowan, \. c.: Col.
Casve Har5ln, and Col. GILES w Pearson.
From the county Of Surry, \. g.: John
Wright. Jacob Douthet, Lew Cbappel, H.
6. Hampton, JOSIAH Cowles, Rob,. Sprouse,
Ph'hp Holcomb, Lewis Williams aud Thom-
| as {. DAVIS.
From the county of Wilkes VIM. lie.
nor, Thomas Isbell, Nelson A. Strange,
/ John Jones, james Hendrix, Luke Hen
dux Peter Eller, lr., John Findley, VIM.
/ 2. Waugh, Thomas 5. Bouchel, Vi N. {.
/ Emmett, Joel Nannoy, WIN. Peden, John ].
i BRYAN, James K. Dodge, James Hackett,
Joseph liackeit, Little Hlckerson, VIM.
f Martin, {. T.. Stephens, MARTIN Cheathem,
+ Berl. W. Cass, Alexander Church, John l..
/ Sainlclar, Robert Martin, Eli Petty, Con.
slant Gray, William 'astin, Robert j..
Steel, Thomas l.. Laws, Benjamin IL.
Brown, Vim. ID. Beck, John A. Scott,
William II. Glreath, Wesley Reynolds,
/ Nm. 5. khbev, Joshua Laws, Martin II.
+ Nhealioy, Lewis Sebasion, Presley Brown
/ and James " clIborn.
! On motion Of Mr.. Emmett, the Hon.
Vim. b. Garter Of tennessee, and Gen.
". Lenoir Of :. C., we're appointed Prsl.
dents, Of thus Convention on motion, Jo.
+ stab Co~les, Esq, Of Surry and DR.. Thorn.
a. ;. Bouchel!e, were appointed Secretaries.
On motion OF Mr. Enmet,
Resoircd, That the deliberations Of this
convention each day be opened by prayer
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Scroii,.
Ga motion Of Mr.. Caldwell, the Isl, 20d,
and Bad rules adopted by the Salisbury
+ Convention, were adopted for the govern
men, Of this body.
/ Ga motion o, Mr. Dodge.
+ Capt John Wright OF Surry, James r.
DoJ-a, Esq, Of Wilkes, Col. George Phil
+ us OF A>ha Joseph Caldwell, Esq, of Ire
i dsl, I. A. Il. Nelson, Esq, Of Carter,
/ Col Green Moore OF Johnston, Col. GILES
/ ". Pearson Of Rowan, were appointed a
standing Committee.
On motion, the convention adjourned TO
: O'Clock to morrow.
NOVEMBER |, 1886.
Convention met pursuant to adjournment.
The standing committee made report on
+ the various subjects referred TO them which
was read and received, to Wit:
The committee TO whom are referred the
various resolutions submitted TO the conven.
ton have had the same under consideration
and report:
That they have given the important
matters submitted 10 them all the attention
that time would permit. Allagree THAI the
time for action has arrived, aud they hail
the resolutions adopted by the Convention
which was held at Salisbury on the l0th
nk., as new era in the History Of North
Carolina. The principle, while 1t Sc
cures to ;he State the services of principal
men, embarklng their capital IN scheme
, approved of by their judgments, and ena-
blcs them to carry their plans INTO Effect
gives to the State liberal share of the
profits To he derived from Improvements
within her limits.
Your commutec believe a Rail Road con.
Meeting Fayetteville with the mountains, TO
be demanded by large, and when ITS re-
sources are developed an Immensely wealthy
section of this State, Tennessee and Ntr-
gina, and from their knowledge Of the re.
sources Of the country, west OF Wilkes, and
from information they are IN possession OF,
as to the practcabih,y of the route to Ten.
uessee, they feel confident that much time
will not eIapse before the mountains viii no
longer present a barrier to commerce. and
the cars from Fayetteville Will pass TO Ten
neSSee.
/ Your Committee have directed me there.
fore, to report resolution, that in Obtain
mg an amendment Of the present charter
Of the Cape Fear, Iadkin and Pedec Rail.
Road company, i, be left optional with the
company TO extend the Rail. Road from
/ WIIkeSborodgh to the Tennessee line. As