Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-10-21

Whatcvei Is done o. sail liza Virginia reiJtiyC 10
internal improvement. induces u5 10 make
room lor the following:
HARRlSONBURG CONVENTION.
Public Mdmg ofNc CHiscHs Of Richmond.
on lFcoRts,iUu The 18th inst.
In pursuance oil 4 call. through the public
prints, a meeting of The citizen, OF Richmond.
was held at the Exchange Concert Boom. ON
"Wednesday night, to appoint Dclggat, to the
laulsnnsuG Convention which Cunvcuvs OH
Monday the 10Th INST
On motion OF James LYONS, Esq. His Tx
crllcncy, Gov. MCDOWELL, was called ON
to preside over the meeting, and FLtouEG
jams appointed Secretary.
The Governor upon taking the Chair, made
lew appropriate remarks. IN which hc gave
still further evidence to the public that he iclt
q deep interest IN the improvement of his
State. As one OF the evidences of his Excel
lencys devotion 20 Virginia lac remarked that
no meeting ON the subject of Internal Improve
ment could bc held within his reach without
an effort upon his pat to BE- present.
The oblec; OF the meeting being explained.
JANIS LYONS, Esq. made a motion that the
Delegates be appointed to represent the CITY
oi Richmond III the Convention To- held AT
Harisonbug for the Purpose of taking into
consideration the extension of the Louis;i Ruil
a.
The motion being unanimously carried. the
Chair appointed the following Delegation of
- gentlemen to rcpr"Sen, the CITY:
James Lyons Fleming James G. Dimmuck.
w IL. Mcfarland, Geo w. Mlurford. VIM.
IL. Haxall, r. Pcyton Joseph MAYO. WIN. +.
Rltcne, John H. Peasants, ]. a. Cowardin.
Edwin Robinson. G.. r. Peakc. Jno. s. Caslic'
JAS. n. Seldom, L. Il. Price. T. II. ELIAS ]
Rutherford 5. S. Saunders. l.. d. Crcnshaw
Y. I. Daniel, Jr., and Joshua J. Fry.
me Harisonburg subject being disposed of.
ine ioIIowlng resolutions Were proposed by J.
IL: Peasants, Esq. and supported BY Il. b.
/ Minor, Esq. IN a short address, listened towith
satisfaction by all present.
The resolution, which was unanimouslv
carried, reatis thus
Whereas. AN important Convention is to as.
sembIc at Memphis, in Tennessee. on the I2ih
! oil November next, TO take into consideration
many grave and weighty questions affecting
the interests OF the Union and of the West. and
whereas, Virginia has even a direct interest i'm
some oil the measures TO be brought before that
body; aud whereas, the people of Richmond
ieei "a lively concern i'm the prosperity of The
West and The Southwest, and desire to co.
operate in promoting it:
Therefore, be IL HcsOlced, That this meet
ing appoint three delegates to att,nl the sid
Convention, and that Wyndham Eobartson
Is. b. Minor ard Henry w. Moncure. cons;i-
tutc that delegation.
In the course OF the meeting. the following
resolutions were also offered, b. VIM. II. Me-
rdriand, ESQ. and supported by him. urping
The importance of their passage Q
LIST. Resolved, That in the opinion of This
meeting, the proper plan of Improvement for
onnacting the East and the West in VIRGINIA
Is D. kail Road, commencing at Lynch
ouigh' or Buchanan, OF some intcrmediate
POINT; and extending along the Valley of Viz
|lnia to the New River in the neighborhood
on the Horse Shoe, and thence down the New
nNrf 10 we heati OF steamboat navigation on
the Great kanawha
2nd, That the above line of in,0rovement
whilst 1t would be the most eligible connec-
ION between the East and the West. possesses
the further recommendation of being at the
same ume between It's points of commence
| ment and the New River the common stem
! oi an improvement both TO the West and The
South West '''s
| 3rd, That in the opinion of this meeting
Whilst such AN Improvement would b, com
Para'iNeIy but little mere expensive than a
McA damlled roal, and probably not one
| '0uINH dS expensive as a---watcr Communi-
cation 1t would at once, in its completion di
| vert through the heart of Virginia nearly Tho
/
passes over the National Turnpike and Bllti
more and Ohio RsiLoad to Baltimore.
an That whilst this meeting believe either
a railroad or McAdamized turnpike between
me New River and Tennessee line would be
o'geat local value, yet the former mo- c of
Improvement is in their opinion the only one
by. which The trade and travel of the South
/ Ucst can be drawn to amy extent through Vir.
slna, andb made TO contribute tcthc profits
OF lhc great central line.
I The meeting being not altogether prepared
ttoenterlain the subject upon which the reso-
luuons OF Mr.. Mcfarland touched. il was r.
solved, at the suggestion of several gentlemen
topostpone action upon them until an adjourn
ed meeting to take place on Wednesday night
the 22nd inst
The question involved in the resolutions Of
Mr.. Mcfarland, were discussed by several
gentleman, VIZ Mr.. Lyons, Mr.. Patton, MIR.
James and Mr. JOS. MAYO.
JAMES MCDOWELL, Chairman.
FLEMISG JAMES, Secretary.
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