Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-07-30
TsiK IMPROVEMENT OF VIRGINIA.

S"oJcS' s-ehhS W w tuciufS SO III
Interest in Vis9inn, as that Of its improve
rarut and we may. add. with a sorrowfu
feeling. mo State in osr4U nion needs improve
ncnt more.
We have repeatedly remarked that virgini,
HIS all the elements and all the resources thai
D. boun,iful Nature could bestow for making
her second ito none in our Confcderacy-and
bdt for al unwise policy that has governed
her, she might now b. ranked the first. She
once shonc with a sp,er3cr the brightest o
all thu Sm.es, bat this has faded. Others
whose institutions, founded upon wiser ant
setter principles, have eclipsed her. We
however, do not despair. We shall profit b,
example. We see around us what it is tina
has made our sister States SO prosperous, ant
twe bat initiate them we shall regain our los'
rDsition. The patriotic sons of Virginia be.
gin 90 arouse from their le,hargy, and are de.
termined to- bring into use the resources which
vSl6pcd.
Onward. improve is now the watclword
ot thousands of her orator. and enlightened,
liberal statesmen, and we hail the present as
s'pcIiod when these things shall reach the
ears Of every Virginian.
We must improvc-in the Arts and Scien.
cs, in our manufactures, in education. in eve
ry thing that will make us what we were by
nature designed TO be.
tSr the benefit of such Of our readers as
may not have had access to papers containing
them, we publish to-day, the proceedings of
an Internal improvement meeting. held some
DAYS since in Bettetourt county.
We invite attention to the Preamble and
Resolutions of this meeting. We do believe
that such a system Chat of a liberal Internal
ImpFovs-nHnt,) twill have the effect to cement
more closely in feeling and in interest the cit
liens together as one pcople'-morc than any
thing else.
The West has always been ready to engage
in this great work. Let our Eastern brethren
AID us, and we shall yet place Virginia in that
exalted rank which has resulted to other states.
less avored with natures rich blessings.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT MEETING
IN BOTETOURT.
AT a.meeting Of the citizens of Botetourt
County, friendly to the extension of the James
River and kanawha Improvement, and the
construction OF a South Western Road held
at the Court House on Monday the l4th day
oi July, 1913, Hon. Edward Johnston was cal
led To the Chair, and Robert NJ. Hudson an
pointed Secretary.
On motion OF Col. John L. Anderson. accom-.
panied by some remarks, it was resolved tina,
a Committee Of eight be appointed to report a
Preamble and Resolutions expressive of tbe
objects OF the meeting. The chair appointed
tine following gentlemen to compose the said
committee, viz: John r. Anderson. James 7.
Woodville, VIM. Wilson, Francis T. Ander.
son aud Oliver Cillaghan, after retiring a short
Iine, me committee returned 10 the meeting.
ana the Chairman of the committee reported =
preamble and resolutions which had been
agreed upon by a majority. +. 7. Anderson.
Esq. oiiered 10 the meeting a preamble and a
series OIL resolutions as coming from n minor;-
tyof the Committee, and moved that the same
should be substituted for the report of the ma.
lorlty. After AN animated discussion in which
f.T. Anderson, George w. Wilson, JamesL I,
Woodville, VIM w. Boyd, John r. Anderson
r. b. Miller, and John s.. Wilson, participa
ted, the substitute was rejected, and the prc-
ampie and resolutions reported BY the MAORI
yoi the IN after some alterations were
adopted, and is as follows:
WheIeas-we are deeply impressed with The
cohVIction, that a generous system of Internal
improvement is the only means by which an
adequate stimulus eau be given Ia the enter
prise and industry OF the people of Virginia
anu her b,undiess resources developed and the
State rescued from her downward tendency
airt restored to the higher rank OF frs, among
lAe states oi the Union a place she once held
ahot.as now lost; but which her geographical
PsA,ion ana natural resources are adequate Ia
rS"sh Tor her; ~ that such a system would
shvc the effect TO cement more closely In G,aI
no ana IN interest the Citizens Of the different
parts OF the State, and strengthen the Ties tbat
bud them together as one people And ,vcr re-
lard the James River and Kanawba Imnrovc.
nent, and a McAdainized, or Rail Road. from
he tennessee lire TO soine point on James Riy.
r. on the line OF the said Improvement. as the
paf'sOi such asystem that rank first in import
nice 10 tir state, and demand the immediate
ohsioeIa'Ion aud fostering aid Of tire Iepisla-
lote, Anu wheeas-~wien the James River
fhtn ahawtm Company was i-ncorpouted and
SUBSCRIPTIONS Oi siOck obtained ~, the ro,,no.o
d carrying out the e~nicrprize the ,,hppla -
seeding was conducted under Che sss,,andp r.
ne people West Of the Blue Ridge that IIm J,0'
movement was TO be extended to Buchanan
md TO Coyington by canal. and under tbis "c,
many Of the citiDrns of This and o( ,bo
dJoiuing counties subscribed libeulIv IN Tho
ICON OF the CorETany and the people west Of
ne Blue Ridge have always c~o-ooentcd with
be Trends oi the improvement in the East. In
.vcry effort that has been made for is advancc.
IN D,'' notwithstanding this assurance, 50
yer D'frg completed as Ear as Lynchburp. and
iter NE exp hiitnrc Of a largo sum of money
owdrdF tbe construction Of the section he
Neen LyncIburg and the mouth Of North Riv.
. amt me destruction Of the old Mountain
mai preparatory 10 tbe milking OF line new
as been abandoned, aDi yet remains neglect
! leaving the people of this region 81 fine
''ie 70 hnd an outlet to markedly land down