Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-12-18
INTERNAL. IMPROVEMENT MEETING AT
JACKSON IN BslE1Ol'RT

Pursuant ioa notice Published for Two weeks in the
FmcaNc papers. respectable portion of the citizens OF
Butrnlft assembled, on Saturday the <0th of Novem
Der, al the town ot Ja kson JAMES River, and organ
Iard by appointing Charles b. Penn, Esq. President
Mt Pcirr ilan'mun and Andrew Mccartney, Esq.
ice Presidents, aud X bert Kyle, Jr. Secretary Ro
bef Al. ludson ESQ, explained the "iJeet of tide
la in ~ al and Appropriate address, and concluded by
muslng that the President appoint committee OF Sc
ven Ia prepare business Tor the meeting. Wherenpon
tie Char arpalnled Robert NJ Hudson, James X vie,
JAMES Mcdowell, James ). Allen Abraham Brubaker.
john May and hn Burger said committee, who, alter
fe,lfng iuf soue line, returned aud rerurtd the
ed preamble aud resolutions. which unanimously
and enthusiastically adopted by The meeting. alter the
names o The conn ltlecs IN the Ii resolution Ills
serted by tie President.
Allhngh tie day was excessively cold. and il showed
throuqhuu the whole loeaoon large number at per.
suns present. and notwithstanding the great inter.
tsi that they feel IN the result the utmost harmony and
unanimiy prevailed throughout their proceedings.
REPORT or THE COMMITTEE.
" hefeas, We have seen With profound regret the pro
cecdnss OF Iatcnal Improvement Convention held in
the town OF Fncase. on the 3Olh day of October last
Which are calculated IA our opinion, TO make The impress
SION abroad that large maJnrly 81 the people Ot the
county ri Boletuurt in favor Of a heAdantsed
Rail Road from the tuwn Of buchanan TO the iehne
iae heiue The James River Canal is extended Ia Gov
luatou, and hat eyen after the Road completed that
ihey are, either indifferent the mode by which The
james hgeG Improvement shall be cnaliGued. or that
they puerlts continuance by Raj Road above Buchan
instead o by Canal: and whereas, either by accident
ur Otherwise, the people residing on HE Borders o james
River, from the immediate nelahbaho,d of Buchanan 10
Tie Allegheny line, section of nearly 80 miles IN
tent embracing large portion OF The Tobacco aud Iron
Interests u the county, were noiepesehied al all IN the
fEeaste Convention. and lad no oppnHuni.y OF being
fully aud iarly represented as out oi % delegates
pointed for tie country Of ioe,onr only ico selects
Cd rem that extensive and productive region, neither OF
whom attended We, therefore, the people OF Ina, re
4lun have thought proper TO assemble here, and unite
with lfieRds from oher sections OF the county in a
dipping the following resolutions:
/. Rcs,lrcd, That Ia the opinion of this meeting the
james River and kanawha Improvement should be
tended, either by Locks or Dams, by Canal from
bynchburg 10 Covingon without delay, and thence, BY
way OF Charleston to the Ohio River, by the prac.
llcabe mode, before any lateral improvement is made
from Lynchburg, Buchanan, etserhere and that the
State OF Virginia by her fUmer Legsla,n and repeat
ed declarations, sands pledged the continuation nt this
central line, aud her pledge. often gwen, is reyoca
be except by breach public faith and by stale dshon'
2. Resored, Tha, a memorial be presented to the
Legislature OF Virginia urging upon that body
appropriation OF The necessary To continue the Ca
nol and that The extreme sections OF II, al ynchhrg
and CuvinIton be simultaneously put under
Immediately after the are obtained and the resi-
due be completed without delay.
3. Resolred, That this meeting do now instruct. so
far they capable ins.rucng, and del
egale III the General Assembly 10 carry .nt by their
voes the letter and spirit OF the above resolutions.
4. Resoired, That James Nj, D,weII, Robert NJ.
Hudson and James Kyle, b. appointed committee 10
dram memorial 10 The Legislature expressive OF the
wishes OF this meeting, and That Abraham Brubaker,
John Waskey, Albert Pilzer. RUFUS Pltzer John Shr
key, jus Carper, Madison Glmer, James w. Nomack,
James :. Allen, Samuel Watkins, John Goodwin .Jo-
scph Layne, Francis }. McDo yell. Frederick Rid,
Samuel T., Robinson, David !. Wilson, William A. Gil
haa,, Jusrph Hannah, Elisha T. Walker John Ferrer
PBihp Christ, JACOB Slower, George w. Wilson, Nj,
chae Wnghlsnau, Martha McFeuan, Samuel Young
James Row land, James w. McCarlney Andrew X.
Crawford, John T.. Curd aud john w. Robinson be ap
pointed committee 10 pr signatures 10 said memo.
rial.
g. Resoiued, Flat although this meeting cannot now
consoIt the diversion u aay funds from the central
Inproy eneut. Will Cordially unite with South
Western friends IN tav nj AlcAdam sed or Rail Road
from some pui James River, west OF the
Blue Ridge by the shortest and most practical route TO
the Tennessee lne as the central line shall be
completed.
q. RcSored, That will look upon any farther de-
Law IN the prsecuIuu the james River and kanaw ha
mpuy eInpuI, any deviation irpD HE old line, AS
virtual abandonment ot lie work ar IN 81 her Of these
events, viii instruct our representatives, !" vote Tor
the right way, Tor The Balim1fe aud Oh' kali Road
COMPANY bv any route, from ilarpers Ferry III tile
Ono River. thai company may think proper TO select
T. Rcsolred, That tie proceedings Of this meeting be
signed by the Ptesldent aud Secretary, and published IN
the Fiacsslle Lexington. Lynchpurg, HchInund Lew
isburq and Charleston papers and that copy OF them
be forwarded by The s. celay 10 our Senator and Dele
gale
On u.p,on the meeting adjourned size die.
CHARLES b. PENN, Pres't.
ROBERT KYLE. Js.j Sec'y.
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