Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-08-26
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INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT.
ROAD MEETING IN PULASKI.

Al a meeting OF a portion ci The citizens o.
Pulaski, held in the Courthouse OF said county,
on The 7.h day Of August, 1915, (beIns Couf'
DAY. The meeting was organized on motion OF
]. ii. Howe, Esq, b. calling Maj. john Mc1'
TAYLOR 10 the Chair and appointing james W.
Shields Secretary.
The ohcc, Of The meeting beng explained, on
motion OF d S,uari, the Chairman appointed a
committee OF FIVE 10 report preamble and ieso,
lu,ions; whefcu?cn tie Cha! appointed David
Stu,r, BENJAMIN F. Wy>or James NJ Akin,
Ioseph ii. Hosue and John G. Cecil, Esqs, who,
after retiring a short time returned and reported!
he following which were unanimously adopted:
The citizens of Pulaski regard with great IN
,eres, and anxiety the efforts tina; our fellow ci-
Z.ns OF Western Virginia are making Tor The es-
Enlistment Of some great ihoIouShlafe through
th:, portion oil Virginia, connecting the Ienne>-
see line with the James River Canal we ieel
an abiding confidence iha; The VISION ana lore
SIGH, Of our General Assembly will see he great
adyan,a ges that must re>u, from an investment OF
capital. in a scheme Of internal improvement,
which will increase individual wealth and pub
lie prosperity, as tie experience OF other States
pursuing this policy clearly demonstrates. We
have watched with great anxiety The course our
Legislature has pursued on this vital question. =
The last session an effort vas made by The friends
Of the measure with some prospect 0. success,
or hopes were damped, not Frustrated, BY vote
of TREE majority against II. We are SIN san
suine that our Legislature will do justice 10
Western Virginia il she i true 10 herself and 10
her hes, Interests. We have heretofore submitted
cheerfuy 10 The sectional aud partial legislation
OF on General Assembly. Appropriations have
been mad. and expended, which have Eeen Of ne
benefit or advantage 10 Western Virginia.
large an! spectacle portion Of the tax pairing
community We now demand, Is q matter II
right, that our Legislature take active AMI e!irc-
tive measures for he erection oi this great work
Of internal improvement.
For the purpose d farther expressing our
wishes and opinions on h> question We would
recommend he following iesoiu ions:
Ist Reotred, That this meeting 20 heartily
concur in the proposals 10 hold Conventions on
this subject at Abingdon, on The 2Sh Of August
next, and at Fincasle, on the 2Oh day oil Octo-
Ter next, and that Col. WIN. +. Charlton, J. d.
Howe, John Caiial Df. Z. Watson, DR. Henry
NJ. Bentley, james y. Pierce, J. NJ Henderson,
l.. A. Curtin, =. l.. Woowuc, Thomas lnelis,
Robert C. Ingram, John Trcliinger, CAPT. Henry
Wysor, Benz f. Wysor, John Cafcc. Crockett
Grayson, Dr.. Robert NJ Craig, J. G. Cecil, Jf.,
NJ. RI. IIuse, Geo. j. lloge, Michael jordan,
Harvey Shepherd, David G.. Shepherd, Joseph
ri. Howe. Charles l. Fox, r. Alexander Jes-
r. Baskerville and Geo. w. baskerville be- APP
pointed Delegates 10 each Of said Conventions
2nd Resoired, That a good McAlamiz,d
Road or work Of Internal improvement in
some other mode, connecting James River with
some point on The Tennessee line is absolutely
indispensable 10 the we'll being and prosperity Of
Southwestern Virginia.
3r,i. R.soired, Tha, The Legislature OF Virci-
MIA, on the sulJcc, Of Internal Improvement, has
hitherto been partial in It's operations, in which,
HE wants and interests Of this portion Of the
Stale have been almost altogether overlooked.
4lh Resoired, That We Will not cease 10 impor-
tune on the subject until those interests are re-
garied, aud those wants supplied by it.
On motion OF e. +. Wysor il was
f2.soired, That six persons be appointed by the
Ghaira committee, whose duty il shall be 10 pre-
pare suitable memorial TO The next General
and 10 present the same 10 the citizens Of this coun-
Is for their signature.
Thereupon the Chair appointed the following
gentlemen 10 carry gu, The foregoing resolution
viz Benjamin +. Wysor, John r. Baskerville,
l.. A. Currn James NJ. Akin, DR.. Henry NJ.
Bentley and DR.. Edwin Watson.
Resojcsd, That The Chairman and Secretary be
added to the list Of delegates 10 each OF the Con-
veniions named.
The meeting was ably addressed BY Messrs.
Benz Rush Floyd and James l.. iost, OF Wythc
county.
Resolrcd. TIM, The proceedings Of this meeting
I've forwarded to the editors of the Fincasle De-
inocrat, and the Wythe papers, with request
that the editors Of The Valley Wing, Abingdon,
Lynchburg and Richmond papers copy The same
in their respective papers.
JOHN Nice. TAYLOR, Chairman.
JAMES w. SHIELDS, Secretary.