Mobile register and journal., 1845-06-26
MEETING OF THE CITIZENS OF CONECUH
 AND CONNECTION COUNTIES.

Pursuant to public noIice, large meeting of the citizens of Conecuh and Covngton counties. was held al Brooklyn, Conecuh county. on Saturday the l4th inst. The meeting organized by the unanimous call of Judge H. F. STERNs to the Chair, us Presi- dent, and Col. R C. CALDWELL of Pensacola and WILSON ASHLEY, as Vice Presidents; Aierander Psryman and J. c Robinson, as Secretaries.
 The President upon taking the Chair, stated the object of the meeting m brief and pertinent man ner. He stated ''ihe object to be- to enquire into the practicabilily of navigating the Conecuh River by steamboats, and thereby to establish more direct and expeditions communication between this part or the country and the cites of Pensacola, Mobile and New Orleans" He said that 'ths section of coun- try is growing annually in import tance; we were la boring under great disadvantages for the want o the proper facilities for carrying our produce to market that ''we progressive people, and the tune has now arrived for bend the natural resources we possess to our and benefit. Our produce Is now carried a,great distance over roads, sometimes al- most impossible and necessarily at heavy expense 10 the planters and by adopting some plan that will expedite and cheapen the transportation oi our pro duce to market, II would greatly add to our wealth and prosperity as d people," That "God made our immense pine forests for purpose, and Il Is not chs merical to suppose that future day they will furnish lumber for many parts of our own and foreign countries; and perhaps will furnish the means oi con- veyng the commerce and spreading the canvass Of our own and every other nation, over every sea. :" He presented briefly all the advantages of such an undertaking as the present. in clear and convincing manner and closed by expressing his great desire te see this work effected, and hoped that every one would feethe importance of the object and lend their influence aud patronage.
 Col. Caldwell next rose and read an agreement of Messrs Willis and Caldwell 'to steamboat on the Conecuh River to the mouth of Sepugal', and Il practicable, ic Brooklyn and Montezuma; to have the boat at Ihe mouth of the Sepulgah River by the middle of September, lS45-Provided the people Of the adjacent parts of Conecuh, Covingon, Pike and Butler counties, or sufficient number of them, do agree give them the carriage oftheir cotton, other produce and necessaries, for the next five years" He saId she was confident of the success of the en terprise" he ''had surveyed the river from the june ton to the month and had found insuperabe obsa- cIe to contend with; the expense would necessarily be considerable, some money would have 10 be ex- pendedn clearing the of logs and snags, but the entlre risk ihey' Messrs. w. X c. chad agreed to undertake, provided the planters would guarantee to themtheir patronage, which he (Mr CD considered not requiring mucb'' for which he assigned many good and substantial reasons. Dinner being announ- ced, the meeting adjourned, and the people repaired to the table, where there was spread before them, prepared by the skful superintendence of Mir. Aylott Dean, most abundant barbecue, in the neat est manner, for the occasion.
 At 3 o'clock, PM the people again assembled, and upon being called to order, resumed the o"si- ness of the meeting and the subject for the cons'd, eraton of the meeting was again discussed fully and ably. Col Caldwell stated that he wished to know by the first of July next, what amount o patronage he might receWe, so that arrangements could be made for procuring boat, SIC.
 On motion, the President appointed the following gentlemen as committee for Conecuh county, to obtain signatures to the agreement of Messrs Will lis and Caldwell, viz Messrs Wilson Ashley, A Perryman, D. Davidson, w. Darby, M. l.. Nose ley, B. J. Grice, Col ol.Behea, J. Il. McCrary, A F. Jackson, A. J. Robertson, A. Johnston and Ii. Jones. On notion, the President was added 10 said committee. t
 Also, on motion, the following gentlemen were appointed a committee for Co,ington county, VIZ Messrs. ]. G. Barrow, A. B. Mitchell. Wm. Mlch- ell. Col, Snowden, Joseph Jones and Josiah Jones.
 On motion. it was
 Resoiusd, That the proceedings of the meet'ng be published in the Pensacola Gazette, the Mobile Reg ister and Advertiser.
 And the meeting then adjourned
 J.a. ROBINSON. Ss're'ar's'
 Brooklyn, June l7. l845.