Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-08-26

your InagnaniIniiy. IN ,rhen
ne :lii.s 80 r,ss crowded with travellers, when
'u.' .." ,a,,o. from every eminencc along ''s
.ns !" ~ ,,;.,b, zee. behind and before nun a.
m..oi' ~ conld reach the road "hiiehcj win
-, - ,,;o,,,s when nearly every dwe'iins up
=" J ,r3> tavern, and every ld'e, !"
~ VIC ~ chen he road was market iot 'hc
,io""' , .".ince lar and near Now The scene =
~ l-,,ly now and then lonely hofsehan
.na. con checr!essy vending hIs way. a u
i.1 80. ~ ESCAPE from the desoia'iohs =! .
/ ,esar.al road. deserted a"eFns, ana cou" -
,e,d;ng 70 waste. The trade, The faVel am liz
n,arlc, are zone Improvements ->oi'i dnu 49,, :,
| of ne by land and water, ana he uei ,.ad. s,t
onr road have ti:c!ied, aye afi'en' 'iie "'o-
travel from u.s. ...o,., How restore pros
iio1 How revive Inc slumbeEins energies
F'V ,:....,,t.ovel The hidden treasures! no"
;nn,oua enrich and adorn cur picturesque eouh-
ry2 o, o,,oc, ,bese riyity
ihu, l-"a Ths State alone can level Inc
n's enan and make he trough ways smooth
ail;l.i Road from Buchanan or Lynch
- - -, MI which 10 The Tennessee me,
wbence zee have every assurance u VIII Oe e@-
,endaa ,bronst. T.nnesseeio the na'isaoie waters
~ ,hn w., woa.d give new ne, ne" h"fs>'
mn. en.,.,;., ana an exalted destiny 70 Inc Sou'h
we., TIL, would then be again Inc great
,horouellar. .ot ire Iavel ana tfaae oel"een ny
~, 49, vs. North and Souh-odr mountains
a. -. ,.or OF thousands OF the victims oil
Ia S,,te,n Innate, as we'll as the volafie' OF
n,o,s,,e Onr lands naturally fertile ara sns-
ra,,;,,,. IL b;ah improvement, would attract me
e,n;or.n,. our mines Of lead, iron, SAL, gypsum
and marl,,e--our mineral springs, ana lnhuinei'
ali. sites ,uf waler-machinery, Woulc auraci ihe
enierprisin, capitals, from abroad and me sfea'
agricultural inleres; would find MAKE! ri none
for ,ha, surplus which now ro.s, il made, !o' "ah
~ demand. In -iew Of these, and many Other
considerations which nigh, be urged We wonio
recommend the adoption Of The following ie>o!u
lions: ,
here assembled, Tha; the construction on Sta'e
accoun, OF a McAdamiz,d Road, or Other I'M
pro;ement from some point on James K'ver 10
HE Tennessee line, is practicable, ard iniisieh-
sabI. 10 The prosperity Of Southwestern Virginia,
and would te highly promc.ire OF lie interests %
the Stale.
}. R@lred That i, is our right 10 have, and
he dury oi our Legislature 10 maze, an appIo'
priaiion Tor that purnose if Stale bounty i 10 DC
distributed with an equal, and mol partial, hand:
3. h,esDlrea, Thai We consider II DUE 10 Us, ana
10 The counties North OF US tha, their representa-
ike, SHALL come upto our help, ~ our efiof' 10 Tue
mex, Legislature OF VIRGINIA Tor such appforria-
lior. ana that We confidently expect, a we ear
ne,tly invite. their aid, MOI only because we help
"a ,tea. md because !hei! niefes. would De great
H. prom..ed bv The improvement, but especially
facars. >uct /, our nus. and riehtiul claim.
! Reusr.d. That We have seen with deep re-
,,,., he influence initiating agains, the success
81, orr efforts. arising from tie rivalry between
Iyrchhnrg ami Buchanan. We would appeal
10 The i,enis Of those Two points 10 aid us trs 10
secure the appropriation, and afterwards TO sub
mi, 10 the decision OF Inc Legislature t!ieif re-
snec,iyc claims for the Eas'ern terminus oi The
rad. and ,latwe will consider oilher party that
NAV decline thus 10 submit their claims, as sci
fish and hostile 10 the road and 10 all Interests
tu; their own
:. Rssolrcd, That we wonli recommend 10 our
Delegate in he Legislature 10 MAKE on! claim a
condition precedent 10 his cooperation IN any
scheme oi improvement, which may come before
Tie Legislature.
6 Rcsoired. Tha, we cordially concur in the
cxpcdicncv oil The proposed Convention 10 be he'd
=, Abingdon on the 2slh Of August, 10 &c.
wise WAYS and means for the iulhcrance OF our
common object.
:. Rssollsd That twenty-five delegates lie ap-
poinre,i is The chairman 10 attend said C"n:enion.
The meeting was addressed hy Mr.. Sheney N
an appropriate and very eloquent speech, ami up
on he question being taken, The preamble and re-
solutions were unanimously adopted.
NIr. Shefey then rcad a letter i!om Waller
Gvynn. Esq, piopo>ins 10 make a survey OF The
rou,e and 10 ascertain The exact expense Of The
road, and offered The following resolution
Restrict, Thai, for Tie purpose oil iaciil.ali'g
an application &c the next Legislature oil ifsi-
MIA, Tor tic construction OF our contemplated
~. 1t
co-ooeratc with tie Other counties along HE line
III tn. Involvement. il raising the funds neccs-
sary 10 ieirav Tie expense q surrey by com.
pe,en, engineer, with view 10 ascertain me pre-
else cost Of the WORK.
Mr. FuI,on. OF Wylhc, addressed The meeting
in exclamation Of the views OF Mr.. Gwynn, and
in SUPPORT of the resolution, and The question be-
Ing mi, the resolution passed UNANIMOUSLY.
The Chair then appointed The following. dele
yaics 10 the Convention al Abingdon, viz James
W. Shelley, Albert h. Moore, James +. fenn'e-
ton Edward S. Watson, Joseph w. DAVIS, WIN.
w. Hanson, James NJ. Davis, James T. Sifo'her,
A. y. kncanon, John Irons, Peter hiliihSef'
James Cox, Jerome Z. Campbell, Thomas M.
Tate, John Miller, Theodore G. Pearson. II. y.
Pos,on Thomas L. Preston, William King, Jo-
senh p Bonham, James Cole, Abijah Thomas,
William Porter, William Scott, Seh'r, and Will
liam james. :,
On motion Of James F. Penalelon, Major Ii.
p. Thompson, Chairman OF The meeting, was
added 10 the delegation.
On motion, Remlred, That the Editors Of The
several papers in Wylhevile and Abingdon, The
Rich,aond Enquirer and Wing, The Iynchburs
Virgipian, and such other papers in Virginia
and Tennessee as may be friendly 10 the objects
OF The meeting, be requested 10 publish these pro-
ceedinss.
And then the meeting adjourned, sine die.
II. 3. THOMPSON, Chairman.
a T. MooRS Secretary.