Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-07-25

= 'ffN"SN pih5 a. 't proxy Oh ulc lily Oi
Wheeling; although this statement, no doubt,
escaped the gentlcman's hearing: for upon the
rcestateincnt, which | made immediately, he
again inspected the Stock ledger, To- see il the
name of the City Of Wheeling were here bu;
with no better success than had attended his
former research. l, who was not surprised al
this, took occasion to remind the Convention
oil the motion which | had at first made this
morning, and explained the object of that mo-
ton to have been in anticipation and for pre-
veniion of precisely the present difficulty.
And offered, IL in order, To IN Ike a motion
now, substantially in renewal of the former,
which should have the effect of bringing the
question of the S~tockholdiug right of the CITY
OF VIII cling before the Convention for discus
sion. But it being held that, against the pri-
ma facic evidence in the Stock ledger. the
proxy oil Wheeling could not make any motion
IN order, the gentleman To whom ] lust now
referred, made with great courtesy, a motion
himself (Which was seconded by the Attorney
oil the Company, who was p~resent,) To the ef-
feet that the proxy of the City of Wheeling
should be heard. But this motion was mega
lived by (as well as | could judge from the
sound, a considerable majority: and the decis-
ION was so announced from the Chair, when
one OF the representatives of Baltimore CITY,
(who are so CT o6icio, being Directors of the
Company rose and stated that the Baltimore
City delegation were in favor of the motion.
Ii was then announced from the Chair. tina,
Wheeling (and if i mistake not, that other par
ties interested to the same extent as was admit.
ted for her; to wit, as being a possible terminus
of the road should be heard before the meet.
ing, As, although duly appreciated the act
OF the representative from Baltimore CITY, I did
not regard it as becoming in me, under all the
circumstances, toavail of the permission grant
ed, (ior it would have been in fact voluntarily
to occupya station lower than | was convinced
| was entitlcd to, and lower than, in accordance
with such counsel, | had claimed.) Ideclined
to proceed, and for some time was but a wit
ness of the proceedings.
Directly after ! had thus taken nv seat, one
OF the Honorable Agents representing the State
of Maryland in all Joint Stock Companies
in which the State has an interest, (of which
Agents there are five, of whom it requires three
TO make a quorum rose in his place and sta
ted that he had attended for the purpose of cast
ing the vote of the State but that his colleagues
not being present, he desired a brief delay in
taking the question upon the resolutions so as
to allow Maryland TO be represented. He far
Their stated that he had good reason to believe
that his colleagues, who resided at a distance,
(as he himself also did, } were unaware of the
present meeting but he felt warranted in say
ing that Maryland would be represented on the
Dist inst. to which date he therefore moved an
adjournment of the meeting. He was inform.
ed, however. from the Chair. that, as single
Agent OF the State, he could make no motion
III order: lie then renewed bis motion i'm his Ca
pacity of a private Stockholder, and the ques-
ton being had, it was with great unanimity de-
cided that the meeting would not adjourn.
AT this stage of the proceedings, a motion
was submitted by a stakeholder, to permit the
City of Wheeling ia be heard, BY her proxy and
counsel, in support of her clai,nto participate
in the deliberations of the meeting, and to vote
upon all questions submitted, as a Stockhold-
CT by virtue of her subscription to the Stock of
the Company heretofore nude. This motion
was negatived without discussion.
The question then recurring upon the reso
lutions declining to accept the recent act of
Virginia, 1t was announced from the Chair that,
unless otherwise ordered, the vote would be
had upon the several resolutions Soriatim. Up
OH this a motion prevailed 10 vote upon the
resolutions all together and they were so treat
ed.
tits unnecessary TO speak of various motions
which were made in regard TO the order of yo-
ting: it is sufficient TO say that, at a suitable
time, offered the proxy-instrument from the
authorized of Wheeling, as evidence that I was
duly authorized to vote her Stock. The vote
was declined and after some conversations
debate as to whether the question of the rights
oil wheeling should be discussed, as | propo-
sed doing by myself and by her counsel whom
J have before mentioned, upon a statement by
me That desired al expression of the sense of
the Convention upon these rights, the gentle.
man who had offered the resolutions offered an.
other to the effect that this meeting altogether
denied the right Of Wheeling to participate in
any manner In the proceedings of the Stockhol.
ders oi the Baltimore and Ohio Rail road Com.
pany.
then asked that ! might be furnished in a
reasonable time witha certified copy ofthe pro-
ceedIngs, which was virtually refused although
] was informed or the floor by one of the hi.
fectors that such a certified copy would be fur
nished at any time, upon application to the
Secretary of the Convention, who is also the
Secretary Of the Company. I shall suggest to
your counsel the propriety Of procuring the
same and when procured will transmit or
cause it TO bc Transmitted to you.
Beyond this, 1 need only add that a private
Stakeholder made a suggestion to have the