Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-08-13

Iconsiders it expedient and practicable
Ito construct Canal from Richmond
to Brookville along the East Fork OF
Whitewater.
I'd. Resolved, That the citizens
friendly to the same, be respectfully
requested to cooperate with this
meeting in such measures as may be
deemed advisable for the encourage
ment and advancement Of the work.
Sd. Resolred, That twelve dele
gates be appointed to attend the In
ternal Improvement celebration to be
held at Brookville on the 18th Sep
TENDER ensuing, to present the views
Of this meeting, and to request their
cooperation in support of the mea-
|sures proposed.
4th. Resolrcd, That a committee
Iof five be appointed to prepare and
present for signatures, petitions, to
the citizens interested in the proPos-
ed work, praying the Legislature of
the State, to direct the Board of Pub
lie Works, to come and survey of the
route and estimate the expense of a
Canal from Richmond, in Wayne
county, to intersect the Whitewater
Cana, already located, at, or near
Brookville.
5th. Resolred, That a committee
Of nine be appointed to correspond
with like committee or committees
of Brookville and other places, by
meeting in convention, or otherwise,
10 aid in the promotion Of this object.
Which were separated read and
unanimously adopted.
On motion of MIR. Grover,
Resoiccd, That the citizens inter-
ested, in the proposed work, be re-
quested to appoint delegates to at
tend a convention to be held in
Dunlapsville on the 18th of Septem-
Der next, and that the delegates ap-
pointed by this meeting, to attend
the celebration at Brookville, be re-
quested to attend said convention.
On motion of Daniel Reid,
Resolrea, That a committee Of five
be appointed by the chair to nomin-
ate delegates to attend the Dunlaps-
vile convention, and the celebration
at BrookviIle, and also to appoint the
created by the resolu-
tons already adopted, and thereupon
the chair appointed Messrs. ID. Reid,
Robert Morrison, w. X. Foulke,
Irwin Reed and Enoch Railsback, who
after Il short absence reported the fol-
lowing delegates to the Dunlapsviile
and the LIBERATION at
to wit: James w. Borden,
Williams, John Finley, w.
NJ. Leeds, John Erwin, Oliver Kin
sey, James Il. Mendenhall, BENZ.
Sayre, Caleb Shearon, Stephen G..
Hunt, VIM. II. Foulke, Alex. Stokes,
and on motion Irwin Reed was added
to the delegation.
Committee Of Correspondence
John Finley, A. C. Blanchard, Ach-
lies Williams, BENZ. Fulghum, J. w.
James p. Burgess, Isaac
Eli Brown and Isaac Morris.
Committee to prepare and circu-
late petitions-Edmund Grover, ID.
p. Virgins, Robert Hill, Francis
King.
On molten Of J. Il. Mendenhall,
Resolred, That the delegates and
appointed by this meet
ing be authorized to fill all vacancies
that may occur in their respective |
numbers.
On motion.
Reso!rcd, That the proceedings of
This meeting be signed by the Chair
nan and Secretaries. and that the edi-
tors of the Richmond Palladium. Peo-
PIES Advocate, Waterman. (Con-
nersvilleo Liberty Star, aud Brook
vile American, be requested to insert
he same in their respective papers.
WARNER NJ. LEEDS. Charm.
JAMES w. BORDEN,} Series. !
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