Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-11-18
From the Richmond Wig.
MEETING AT THE EXCHANGE.

TUESDAY NIGiiT.1
Amceting was held in the Saloon of the Ex-
change Tuesday Evening. Nov. the 18th, 30
receive a report from the Delegation from the
city oi Richmond TO the Fincastlc Convention
-rleihlhS james, tsI., waschoscn Chairman,
and Geo. K. Peake. appointed Secretary.
The report being called for from the Chair.
the Hon. John NJ. Bolts. Submitted il. and at
the same time ably vindicated the Delegation
from expressed and implied charges of having
vloiatcda at least the spirit of Resolutions adopt
eu by a previous meeting of the people OF
Richmond, under which, the said Delegation
had been appointed.
la the course of his rcmrrks. Mr.. Bolts com
municated 10 the meeting. in the sense of the
following Resolution. his scheme for a crra,
central ii,,e ol communication from the At
Iaiiuc to tie Western waters, by the cunstruc-
ZION oi a Railroad from the present terminus
at Gordonsville of the Louisa Railroad, via
Stauntcn, the White Sulphur Springs and
Charleston To G~uyanlotte. From the lucid
and able views submitted by MIR. Bot,s, the
scheme seemed TO be eininently important tn
Richmond as well as 10 the Northwest. and
feasible and practicable. Mr.. BIS resolution
was as follows:
Roooipcd, That it is ex pedient a Convention
should be held, at am early day, either in
S~taunton, or Richmond, to take into consider
alton the subject of internal Improvement. in
connecting the waters of the James and Ohio
Rivers, bya continuous line of Railroad.
Thos. H.. Ellis, ESD. one of the delegation
To Fincastle, expressed his dissent from some
ol the views OF Mr.. Bolts, and vindicated his
course in the Convention.
VIM. III. Mcfarland, Esq, opposed the re-
solution oi Mr.. Bolts, as ill-timed and novel,
urging with great earnestness adherence. on
the part OF the people of Richmond, to their
formerly expressed opinion IN. preference of
the line of Railroad TO commence at Buchanan
or Lynchburg, or some Intermediate point,
running Southwest TO the Horse Shoe, and
thence up the valley of the kanawha 10 Char
lesion and TO Guyandotte,
Mr.. Bolts replied TO Mr.. mcfarland, defend
ing successfully his scheme from its novelty,
and r%etorting upon Mr.. Ms not only as
new, but as changing the original design
OF a more direct communication TO the West
from the head waters of the James across the
mountains to Charleston.
John ii. Peasants, Esq, then offered the
following resolution:
RcsolUed, That this meeting concurs i'm the
views expressed al "A former meeting of the
people OF Richmond. and sees no sufficient
reason for changing them.
James Lyons, Esq, submitted am argument
against the plan of Mr.. Bolts: and further. i'm
"'N"NS AZ -iuC'oiidhuS pldilS, tSdu all dule
paper from Col. Crozct, the former Engineer of
the State.
The hour of midnight having arrived, and
the meeting, which was at first very large, re-
duced too small number
Mr.. Botts said, that as little or no impor-
lance could be attached to any decision that
could be arrived at by so small a number of
citizens OF Richmond as were then present, he
would obviate all further difficulty, by with
drawing his resolution; which was objected by
some OF the friends of his scheme.
The question upon the adoption of Mr..
Peasants resolution as a substitute was then
put and carried, IS voting in the affirmative,
and is in the negative.
On motion made and seconded, the meeting
adjourned.