Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-11-21
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OXFORD CONTENTION

According notice previously Convention compose
OF delesaieI from several Virginia Norh Carolina
met At Oxford Tue'y tina ID day Of follow
ing delegates appeaie H.
Grsuri-Jsmes c Cooper Col Th,nas J. crrrorv n, las
l. wor ham Joha Speed ChlIe, Hamilton De A. Pasehtl
hiATd panie, : Eaton, Dr. w. F. Henderson Bcsse
kngs5ury Tbs Mixer Dr. J. r. Herndon samuel s Dosney
Robert w. LaSer, James Cooper Tbs b. Barne T. Brovr
Senable Jno Bullock, Calvin Wiley Wyatt Cannady, Gen.
| :. MsCilnahIn
OrEHgG-P Il. Mangum.
PersgH.-E. c. Read, DR. C. Jordan.
Pisrs5Eg, Ta-Geo. w. Boiling Col Henry Thus,tt Tins l.
Morton, Lenuel PEBBLES, ID GriEg
-Eoresbrrr Ta-Tueker Darlington H. Harri. Waltz, Ca,
ring'ou Robert H. Moss, David shs,oa, John White.
Tbs meeting was organized by the election Reade Esq.,
be- seeetlres Whereupon, motion, Chair appointed The
following Committee to business Convention to
Il. Manguu w MeCasahln Henry Tlwes,, 10 which com
mittee BY vote OF The committee The Predert added Tn,
Convention ihsn adjourned until : O'Clock =. NJ.
The Convention according adjournment when Mr. Car
ringon' on oehif OF the committee, submitted The foving
Report.
This COMMITTEE which referred The subject NJ per,,,
business oi the IN OF tbs Convention having given
subject The confederation lis Importance demands beEs leave to
mi, hs following resolutions:
Resrsa That the opinion This Convention the improve
Of the Roanoke Dan Rver. above CASTOR I,
Panns and Danve for Steamboat navigation IL not cnly
UAoe pu' me most economical juc Gloss and
OF connecting the Roanoke Valley tributaries with An Es
Market TIE uhngs and po.ucveuess Of rhs eouht in
anu Nhgh' Naorel b those rivers surprising
that Of anyof the same deserve, the
ana nora co operation The people and 'hr Legislatures the
Rs'Sr Ihlt he Legislatures OF North and Virginia
requested t-Ac UNDER consideration the
Roanoke Dan AMI SanOa Rivers Steamboat navcaion
that Ines giant such legislation AMI appropriations Will ee 40
important object
fs'et4 lhli he Roanoke Navigation Company invited TO
Cooperate IN o5airIsg such Norm Carona and
Virginia a. may BE- deemed ia cos proper IL effect VA. con
tmpaed Improvement o. Va and ID Rye.
sso!rs That thu Convention deeza, ffp
the several counties aad towns North Wig MA in
ier'stei The Roalose Nay, iuaenee 10 their re-
s2eeGse Legislatures TO she this Convent On
R'soi-'a That the Preiiicnt Convention transmit e,oe,
Of The foregoing resolutions the Moth
Virginia. h the Request that they them to the u
sPee've Legislatures Of Ead States their Sessions
t CARRlNGTON, CA4irHlzH.
NJ George Boiling Of fotsrsbUrg beng for made very
soas am a2proate speech dwelling importance the
OF the Roanoke River butares rs an ont
let ot - po-Gctons bordering upon espec ally yslu.
able IA disc capacity the product grain
lac fcfon and IcfJutons Unanimously a4opei
On motion OF Dr. Jordan Hesors That proceedings
or this Convention be srud b. ia President Secretaries
copies be fun shed ID i EoTs o. oxford News Psr urs
Richmond baeEh Danye and Milton Papers with the reqges
that ia y publish IA en-.
On moaon Of MI CarnEtDn, Rss5lrsd Tint the thinks
OF tbs Convent on he teadecd - the PcsGeu and i'm
plra mlnner Ia which he has presided deliberations
Rr'a That the thanks of this Convention likewise tender
ed or Secretaries for The prompt and manner in which
tacy have ksI reeo-ds
On molten. the Convention adjourned siar de-
z G. READE, PrssizeaL
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