Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-02-26
NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
Rail R Dad Convention.

odisl Church in Dundaf, on Wednesday Feb
ruary Ii, 1916, at half-past two o'clock, P. M.
The Convention was called TO order by Col H
B. Wright, OF Lnzerne, by the appointment of
Hon. WILLIAM JEssuP, of Susquehanna county,
President; Geo. P. Steele, of Luzerne. S. D.
Phelps, of Wyoming, Hon. J. H. Brodhead, of
Pike, and E. w, Hamin, of Wayne, Vice
Presidents; and S S. Winchester, of Wyoming,
Eleazer Carey. of Luzerne, Gould Phinney, of
Susquehanna, Wm. M'Laury, Of Wayne, and
t. J. Ridgeway, Of Pike, Secretaries
The objec. of The Convention was then sta
ted by the President.
On motion of Chester Tu;'le, Resolved that
a Committee of three from each County repre-
sented be appointed to prepare preamble and
resolutions expressive Of the sense of the Con-
veniion-whereupo The Chair appointed the
following named gentlemen said committee
Chester Tu'te, EIeazer Carey, Thomas Meri-
di,h, Of Luzerne H. Roys, Samuel Dimmick,
J. NJ Heller, of Pike; Pope Bushnell, George
Bush John Raymond, Of Wayne; E. P. Phin-
ney, Daniel Searle. Warren Bailey, of Susque-
hanna John Brisbin, T. T. Slocum, Rufus Tul-
Ter, Jr., of Wyoming.
The Convention was very ably addressed by
Col. Hendrick B. Wright, Lewis Jones. IT,,
Esq, Judge Jessup, and others.
The Committee through their chairman, Oh.
Tu,te, ESQ., reported the following preamble
and resolutions, which, after an interesting dis
cusson, in which Hon. William Jessup, H. B.
Wright, G. Phinney, c. Tu,,le, Elhanan Smith,
S. S. Winchester, Thomas Meredith and John
Brisbn, Esqs., participated, were unanimously
adopted
Your Committee regard The subject referred
TO them for their repor, as one of vital impor-
tance, not only 10 the counties here represent
ed, but TO all Norhern Pennsylvania.
The New York and Erie Railroad Compa-
ny desire 10 construct lheii road through the
northern parl Of this Commonwea eallh, on their
route from Piermont TO Lake Erie. In asking
this permission they freely extend 10 this State
her citizens, or companies, the right of connect.
ing with this road any of their present or future
Improvements. and thereby to use and enjoy
the road for all the purposes of travel, freight
and trade, without making any discrimination
in their tolls and charges.
By granting to The Company this permission
your committee believe, that while il would op.
crate injuriousiy TO no other portion of the Com
monweaIlh, i, would open market for the pro.
ducts of the North which can never be made
accessible in any other way-a market thai
wodld unfold the undeveoped treasures o.
Northern Pennsylvania, which now are, and
(unless the asked for permission is granted,
mus. forever remain unavailable to her citizen.
for the wan, of that cheap and easy access tc
market which is now enjoyed by the citizens
of almos, every other portion of the Common
wealth.
The citizens Of the Northern part of the State
are burdened with the payment of taxes to de
fray the expenditures which haye been made il
the construction of internal Improvements fo
the benei, of other portions the State. This
they have borne cheerfuly for years, knowing
tha, i, was inexpedien, for the Commonwealth
in its present pecuniary embarrassments, if no
altogether impracticable, TO extend to them ,ht
benefits of State Improvements. And now iha
a Company of sister Stale asks the privilege
, of extending to them the means of relief. ant
of becoming one of the wealthest sections o
the Commonwealth your committee deem
, bu, an act of justice that he Legislature shoul'
( permit the cilizens Of the North TO enjoy tn
privileges which have already been conierre'
upon their brethren in other portions of ihi
Commonwealth.
Your committee believe that the construction
, of the Road through our Northern borders
would operate beneficially upon The interests o
the North Branch Canal, by The creation OF
healh(ul competition, which would result in IN
, early completion of that important work, an OBJ
Ijcet truly desirable.