Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-02-12
Rail Road Meeting.

h' HOC'HS vi Vie Ci'iLcuS w 'ho Scu"y VI
Pike, held in pursuance oi previous notice. at
the Court House ia Milford, on Saturday the
9Th ins,, Hon. JOHN H. BRODHEAD, was
appointed Chairman, SAMUEL DIMMIcK and
WIN BRoDHEAD, Vice Presidents, and Dauid
Van Gorden and Horace L. West, Secretaries.
The object of the meeting having been sta
ted, the following gentlemen were, on motion,
appointed committee TO draft resolutions ex
pressive of the views of the meeting, viz: John
NJ. Heller, w. c. Salmon, j. B. La Forge, II.
S. Mott. +. ]. Ridgeway, E. B. Eldred and
Samuel Courrghl.
The committee reported the following pre-
amble and resolutions, which were unanimous
ly adopted:
WHEREAS, Bill is now before the House of
Representatives of this State, which, should it
be enacted, would authorize the construction Of
portion of the New York and Erie Rail Road
through the county of Pike: And WHEREAS,
the People of Northern Pennsylvania, in view
of their great and direct interest in the passage
of said Bill, have recommended the meeting of
Convention at Dundaf, in Susquehanna coun-
,y, on the / llh inst, for the purpose of con-
centrating public opinion" in furherance of
their common object:
Therefore ReSolued, That the said Bill as
reported by the Committee upon Internal In
provemen,s," meets with our entire appreciation,
and that we await the action of our Legislature
upon ii, in the full confidence that justice will
be done TO Northern Pennsylvania, since it has
been shewn by often repeated and unanswera-
bic arguments that no other section Of the State
can be injuriously affected thereby.
RESOLVED, That we perceive with pleasure
that the citizens of several of the neighboring
counties are alive to the great interests they
have a, stake, and that we highly approve of
the proposed Convention at Dundaff, on The
I,h instant.
Rssolued, Tha, the following persons be ap-
pointed delegates from the county of Pike, TO
the proposed Convention, viz:
MiLford-W. c. Salmon, H. s. Morr r. j.
Ridgway. C. C. D. Pinchol, s. Dimmick, Har-
vey Roys, J. NJ. Heller, j. Wallace, J. T.
Cross, E. B. Eldred, Oscar H. Mott, Dr. John
Schimmell. D. A. A. Lines, E. Eldred j. H.
Wallace, C. w. Dewitt, J. B. La Forge, Col
J. Weslbrook, James Watson, H. L. West. B.
A. Biddis, Nj. Dimmick, David Wells, DR.. F.
A. Smith, J. Cornelius.
WesyaN-Hon j. H. Brodhead, J. T. Quick,
D. Van Gorden. R. c. Bull, Cornelius West
fall, H. c. Middaugh.
Dingman-Theo. Bow hanan j. " Vanau-
ken, J. R. Brink, S S. Thral G. B Olmsead
E. Drake. D. Bunell
Delapare-O. S. Dimmick, w Brodhead,
M. W. Dingman, J. B. Wes,brook, Benz. Fra
zier, w. +. Wilson.
Lehman-Henry Labar, Jacob Nyce, VIM
Place, c. Brodhead, Dr. j. j. Linderman
Ldckawaren--Daniel Decker, John Westfall
A. Sinner A. Griswold, NJ. D Graham, E.
Kimble, D. B. Ridgeway
Palmyra-Srephen Dimond, Rudolphus Bing-
ham, Geo. Pallet, Moses Kiliam, VIM Shou.e
M. Bingham, l.. Weslbrook, John Decker.
Greene David Carlton, Jr., E. Mott James
Simons, T. J. Dickinson, John Kip.
ReSolUed, Tha, we hereby repeat our request
10 our immediate representatives in the Legis
lature TO use their best exerions 10 procure the
passage of said Bill as reported.
Resolved, That the proceedings Of this meet
ing be signed by the officers and published in
the Jeffersonan Republican, and that copy
be sent to our Senator and Representative a,
Harrisburg.
(Signed by the OGcers)