Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-07-29
]. II. Far, Sec'y.
rros,t IMpnoyrMrNr MEETING IN

INTERNAL IMPRoNEALNI MILL -so ~
BOTE:nu.T
Alta meeting Of The clti!"ns Of Bo'eio"r COM
70 friendly 10 The cxien. ion Of The James River
and Kanawha improvements and The conslInc-
linn Of a South Weston Road held at the Court
uonse ON Monday The iita dsy Gt July, l6f3,
uon Edward johnson Was called 10 The Chair,
and Robert Nj. Hudson appointed Secretary.
On,no,ion OF Col. John. i. Anderson, accom-
nanied by some remarks, it was resolved That
Commitiee OF eigh, be appointed 10 report Pre-
amble and Resolutions expressive Of The objects
Of The meeting. The chair appointed the follow
ing gentlemen 10 compose the said committee,
viz. John L. Anderson, James l. Woodrilc,
WIN. w Boyd, John w. Thompson, David
Arnold, George w. Wilson, Francis T. Ander-
son and Oliver Callaghan. After rc!iringa shoii
| time, the committee retuinedlo The meeting, and
the Chairman of the committee reported pre-
aiubie and resolutions which had been a.leol
upon by a majority. F. t. Anderson, Esq, Of
fsre! . he meeting p;es@.,: occ series CT re-
solutions as coming from 4 minority OF the COM
miee, and moved that the same should be sub
s,i.u,ed for The report Of The majority. a. fer an
animated discussion, in which +. L. Anderson,
GEORGE w. Wilson James L. Woodville VIM.
w. Boyd, John IT. Anderson F. 3. Miller, and
John s. Wilson participated, the substitute was re-
icc,ed, and The preamble and resolutions reported
hy The majority OF the committee, after some al
teralions were adopted, and are as follows:
Whcreas-we are deeply impressed with the
conviction that a generous system OF Internal
improvement is the only means by which an
adequate stimulus can be given y the enterprise
and industry of the people OF Virginia, and her
boundless resources developed, and the Stale res
cued from her downward tendency, and restored
10 The higher rank Of first amongst the States Of
tha MI NJ ln
LOST, but which her geographical position and ma
rural resources are adequate 10 regain her; and
that such system would have The effect 10 CO.
ment more closely in feeling and in interest The
citizens of the different parts OF the Stale, and
strengthen the lies that bind them together as one
people and we regard The James River and IA
nawha Improvement and 4 McAdam2ed, or
Railroad from the Tennessee line 10 some point
on James river, on the line OF the said improve
| ment, as The parts OF such system that rank
first in importance 10 the State and demand The
immediate consideration and fostering aid Of The
Legislature And whereas-when the James
| River and kanawha Company was incorporated,
and subscriptions of stock Obtained for the pur-
| pose If carving out The cn'erprizc, the whole
proceeding was conducted under The assurance 81
the people West OF The Blue Ridge, that The I'm,
| provcmen, vas 10 be extended TO Buchanan and
10 Coviugton by canal; and under this persua-
sion, many Of The citizens of this, and OF The ad
Joining counties, subscribed literally 10 the stool;
of the Company, and the people West OF the
Blue Ridge, have always co-operaled will the
friends OF the Improvement in The East in every Ct:
fort that has been made for lis advancement: but
notwithstanding this assurance, 50 given, and SC
acted uron, this mprovement-aiierbeing comp.e
led as far as Lynchburg, and at!erhe expenditure
OF large sum Of money towards the construction
of,he section between Lynchburg and The mouth Of
NORTH River, and the destruction o! the old Noun
tain canal preparatory 10 The making ofthe new
has been abandoned and yet remains neglected