Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-11-20

an. fsnrz.nfrd ~ tie Convention. US appo'nfh
by the char to tr-omincud 10 the Convention Tie
aloi,iion af snoh measures Is ~ ther opIninn m.
he hest calculated to attain the purposes FOR which
the Convention assembled aud \. VI. ialiAlefro
nf m. Fransiin delegation lolm II. Griffin oi ihe
Sa'em.# .etts laney aflhe Big Lick, tffhrr ~.
Mays al tl,a Fineis,lr. Joseph tsrPef 81 thr Nes
castle and X. ". Willnmzoi The l)hpvii'e lei
e1iion we've appointed to constitute SAIL Commit
ter.
Tin Conseu,ion then adjourned To meet again
II tll past oclock. III of,rr 10 allow time i1r the
aforementioned committee IN plepa,e Their k"pori
The Convention again met ~ hall past 4 ..clnek'
when tl,e Committee which hid been apPointea at
ihr previous sitting OF the Convention, repotted Tie
following resolutions for the adoption OF tile Com
setlnn- VIZ:
1s, Rcseieed TIM il b. recommended 10 The
Convention 10 ad3it resolution declaring rxpe-
ruf N construct = l)f Turnpike fGad, nitlte with
afeG frrt rom Dlnvillr. h. Roekymonni IN FIN
castle IN Bofcaur, with branch thereof from
f.ewis Iloftes's, sad road, 10 Salem IN the coun
~ of BniCann.
2nd Rosol,cd. THAI be recommended thai
sad road with the proposed branch thereof be buti
bs means Of the revenues ot The counties Of Pttisyl-
wanna. Franklin and Bntetpnft, or such proportions
thereof rs nay be deemed eNpcdeni, ia hr added
10 such sums mas be raised hy individual snbsctp
toms, otherwise Thr said foidw when complctcf
II be- pied gcd 10 reimburse. III the first place. such
snbscrbcrs and afterwards the State, the 1mouut SO
, snbscrbrd.
Ird. Rcso,cd. Thai il be further recommended
IN the Guusenon nsrmpli,ze the Legislature.
prayng he passage Of u law, authorizing the APP
propriaon oil he revenue al said counties to thr
purpose aforesaid; urging and ssltmg forth The
. claims Of the country through which the road i
proposed 10 be constructed. and asking ihit II
be- surveyed and located bv competent engineer.
ilh. Resolved. That II bc also recommended 10
the Convention declare, bs resolution that there
Is now public road from DSu.iilc 10 Salem in l'ote
tonrt; and tltat II is eSpe'licnt To establish mad
route upon said road the mail to be transported in
-tages aud petition the T.. NJ Geneialto establish
such route
5lh. Resolved, Tia, i, he recommended to the
Convention 10 appoint Committee consisting oi -,
. charged with the duty o preparing an address 10
the pnllic setting iorh The advantages nj -aid road.
, recommending it Ia public attention. and also pre-
pairing proper estimates of the costs aud advantages
Which Report MAJ received, aud it was ordered
that the rcsolnlians be taken mp aud considered
seseriy. IN the order in which They stand.
The Isl resolution being under consideration, Dr.
John H. ,Grifn, from Salem. moved to amend by
striking all after the word " f,ncasie," and in-
seriing III the lieu thereof the following, namely
" salem, aud from thence u, Newcastle, to a point
on the fincaslc and s. Springs road or near the
Eastern base OF the Middle mnunian." Where
upon varinrs notifications were poposcd, all of which
were Withdrawn aud the question being taken
upon the amendment, it was nceauycl, aud the 81
resolution Vas adopted. modified and amended 50 IA
10 read tlns Res lived, thai n il rxprdient 10
consifneta prl Tmupik" real, Of lhc width of u
irrt where the country Is level aud 3 feet on the
/ hill sides, from Danylle. hs Rock, mount aud the
Biz Llck, IN Fnea>tc, with branch thereof from
some point near LeaS lIawcy's 10 Slem.'
The 2nd resolution being taken mp was adopted.
The Sad resolution beipg tlhcu up, WIS adopted,
with The addlu'u thai the con.niltee to prepare he
memorial to the legislatures be authorized to SGT
tutlh in so.d nlcno,i, such othrr plans the, may
deem II cNleflcnt 10 Ittiiion IT," Lrgls'anre To a
dept as altcrna,ecs for the purpose OF accomplish
me ilte woih proposed.
The ili resolution coming mp for consideration,
II was on motion. indefinitely postponed, and after
wards the following WAS offered by W,n. ". Poyon.
of Botetoui. asubsitnlc Tor it, and adopted. VIZ
Resolved, thnt Il committee composed OF the fol
lowing ecntemcu, to wit; Madison Pnzcr, Lewis
llnvcy and fhomar Fowler Of Botetoufi, John \.
Smith, II. Carprr, d. W. Il. Hale, Il. VI. TaAi,t
70, II. NoNii. \uircw Brooks. Pleasant Dickinson
and stephen Preston Of Franklin, and Jibcz Smith.
X. w, Williams, George Il upper and K. Muse of
PHtS>sana, be empowered and requested 10 eNcr-
cise supervisory over the objects nf the Con
vention. and BIZ especially directed stimulate the
cltzcus along the line al the road improve s con
duon; anil when IL shall bc sufficiently improved To
opt4ella. i call upen the /. NJ. Gaaoal Il" li"- al
-'9s coaches honi l.vt,ric 10 -1;rr 10 memorial
iae :'c Department acconlirsls"
The 9Th resolution hen. taacn MP. adopted.
aGer Gl!lng the blank with the words, Tho dele
gates from the county OF Frank in who wrrc also
constituted tho committee to prepare tn. memorial
10 tic Legislature contemplated by the 3,d rcsola-
ton.
The Convention then aijo0racl, 10 meet on tAc
next morning, at hill past O'Clock.
WEU>4sbAY, Nov. 9ih.
The Contention met pursuant 10 aAioummcni
when the proceedings of the Convention the pre-
cedng day having been read K, f. Wood. of rank
lln a member who voted in the majority upon the
adoption OF the l>trrsounu, moved recousilcra-
linn, 4 H.,