Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-11-02
A PLOUGHslAN.
CU.N.WT.NTC.IIE
MEETING IN PRINCE EDWARD

The citizens Of Farmvi!lc of the county Of Prince
Edward here present me! IN pursuance OF public notice
previously gwen being fully convinced that The inte
rests OF The Of the State OF Virginia may be
greatly promoted bY the demonstrating Of the
.A ";.reSrs Of iheSatS, look with great plea
sure at the efforts making 10 restore To Virginia
her just proportion oi The ofrign commerce 0i lhe u
States.
Whcreupon. Thomas a. Merton was called to the
Chair aud James ID. Wood appointed Secretary,
when The following resolutions were unanimously
adopted
E.soired That the citizens Of The town Of FamviIIc
ard the people al the county Of Prince Edward. accept
with pleasure the invitation OF their fellow citizens Of
the Borough o! Norfolk TO unI;e with them and other
portions OF tho Con!mnnwc nilh, in n CunmerCla Con.
ver,ion TO be hrd in Norfolk tie second "Wednesday IN
next month.
EEtsoircd. Tia, the following persons, 50 many Of
item as can attend The said Convention, be appo!n 10
repr, sent the town Of Tarmvlc and county Of Prince
Edward:-- Nathaniel f. EeuaJe, Thomas y. Morton,
Henry + Watkins, Asa DuPuy, William VI. Womack,
james D. Wood William c. Fournoy. Thomas l.. Moi.
ton Henry Thwealt, William Matthews, pr William
Il Chanpel! Thomas Treadway, Francis y Watkins,
Anderson +. ililer " iam h. Fcuabie, Glenn 1T &.
Read and Tazcwc 5. Morton.
Eesoired, Tina, the proceedings Of this meeting be
published in the Whig and Enq!urr and tic Far"vie
Journal THOS. \. MORTON, Chairman.
JAMES D. Woop Setre!ry.
Cc.WWU.NTCaTED.
Aiumce,ing called and held in The town Ct C!a'ks-
proorety of sending delegates 10 the Commercial Con
vrn,ion 10 lie held in the Borough of Norfolk Oh The
18th November. lc:jS, h. Thomas was called TO the
Chair, and T. W. Venable appointed Secretary: 1t "ss
resolved -,
list That We do send delegates to the said Convention.
Pad. Tia, A W Verabe, and Tucker Darlington,
E,os do represent us in that Convention.
BID That the above proceedings he published IN The
Richmond Enquirer, petersburg ih!rernCti Inu -'"'
folk Beacon }. l.. lHoMAH' C""
L. W. FE&AELE, SEC
JAMES RIVER * KANAWHA IMPROVEMENT
In rublisbru the following article from the kanawha
Banner we deem proper to say what we know, thal
the author of The Memorial therein referred to- so lar ir"
being unrendy to that WORK, ~ one OF 'e most ac'Ye
and Jealous friends Of Internal Improvement in the
S,,,o-,nd of the James River and kanawha scheme,
omonr The rest. "kamawha' should remember, that
when the project Of connecting the James and Ono n
vers was first suggested Railroads were unknown vi
course therefore, it contemplated that this con.
peoi,on should be effected by continuous line OF Ia
nal When the present plan was adopted by The Com
pany Of a Canal 10 Coyng'on, and Railroad thence
10 the falls of Kanawba, tie latter mode Of improve
men, was at the of lis popularity and many per
sons believed preferable 10 wafer communication
At this time, however, the superiority OF lnrais as
channel of commerce. is unqI"siiOnsd by any one ana
they are certainly be preferred 10 combination ol
the two modes which renders trans shipment necessary
n, the pont where terminates aud the other begins
IT, then, by survey Of The route suggested IN The NE
mortal e.erred TO- the praccab!Ity oil continuous IA
nal can be demonstrated, at reasonable cost. 10 1t not
the highest wisdom change the node Of Improvement:
Nothing certainly can BIZ lost by looking before we leap
and that is oil which The author Of The Memorial pro
poses l|W"""""e '"s'"'"''
(FTnm tie kandrhG BGnRN
Ma PoiypgxrER:-Sir: A few weeks since. paper
nurpornr 10 he memorial 10 the next Legislature OF
VIRGINIA. IN relation the yion Of The Eastern and
Western waters Of Virgna. b. line Of improvement
across the mountains first presented 10 the coun'
try through your paper tie kanawh Banner Its
pubca attracted particular notice IN ms secIlo
OF country Although II exhibited much rejection ahd
some knowledge on the sub ect Of Improvements gene
rally it's influence bearing upon The interests oil tae
james River and kanawha Company. IN which we are
vitality concerned subject Of much II any con-
s;defa,ion But the notice taken of II elsewhere csPe
ciuy in the Richmond Enquirer, makes 1t necessary
that an exclamation in relation the place OF lis pa
ternitv should 90 with it. The writer OF this can
not saw whether tie autho. of the memorial Is lrend
~ or otherwise to the James River aud hanawha I'm
Increment but he is satisfied from the sentiments ana
views expressed ia the memorial that us au'haf mol
friendly 10 The scheme originally projected, ana sun ID
the contemplation of the Company. III Of great i'n
uortance The successful execution OF The WORK ~
which the company is vigorously engagee that al
the friends Of the scheme should not only act ana WORK
in concert, bot that their readiness and determination 10
do so should be known TO each other Any ne scheme
or line of improvement only tess to distract le irenos
and consequently, cripple, If not to defeat The James
and Kanayha enterprise. The memorial being hrst
published here would lead the belief that It orlglnat,
I'd or had friends here and that least were DIVIDED
in relation To ne plan or line OF improvement!