Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-01-02
ALLEGHANY COUNTY.


Der term OF our court (the l5th,) portion OF The
citizens OF Allegheny met in Covinslon on the
24th day of December, 1915, and organized BY
appointing Chas Callaghan, Esq :, chairman, and
JAS o. Hobbs secretary.
The object OF The meeting being briefly slated
by one of lis members, on motion, coinmiiiee
OF five wiz: VIM. Skeene, James I. Peck, An
drew Danron, John l.. Robinson, and James y;
uobbs) IVES appointed 10 prepare preamble and
resolutions for The action OF the meeting.
The committee having discharged The duly
entrusted 10 them, submitted The following pream-
bic and resolutions, which were adopted:
Whereas, we have seen, with profound regret,
a disposition evinced in various quarters I'm some
instances where we had reason 10 look for bet
Ter views and counsels) 10 change the mode,
and in some cases the route, OF The James River
and Kanawha improvement: And whereas, pow
eriul efforts are being made 10 put on loot schemes
for lateral and other Improvements, which, II
successful would be calculated, by diversion
OF The means Of the State, 10 arrest, not endan-
ger, the completion Of the Central Improvement:
And whereas, we regard the faith and honor OF the
State concerned in The speedy completion OF This
scheme, according 10 its charter, blythe repeated
acts and pledges Of It's Legislature, and because
of that equality Of justice that is due 10, but whIck
has hitherto been Withheld from, the Western
portion of the State, in regard TO this '1'p,ote-
mcnt, whilst the Eas; are now, and ha'e oeen ~
several years, enjoying The adva'''seS u '"e
same
we, the cil;acnc Of Allegheny, IN common
with our ieIIow-cizens OF The West, feeling deep
interest i'm the vigorous prosecution Oi lnis WoiS,
adopt the following resolulons:
Res,lred. That we aihete firmly to The char
Ter of the James Rverdnd kanaw Company
and in the full belief that We are asking for no.
thing that The Stats is not bound in good faIh 10
grant declare ihs; il is due 10 US, aud 10 the peo-
ole Wesl Of lhr Allegheny, that arrangements bs
made 10 complete the improvement 10y cana 10
Coyins:on and thence by railroad, Cor, as tenn
poraru mqsu7c, such other improvement as The
West pay be willing 10 have TO The Western
water, al he earliest practicable period.
, Re0lred. That a memorial of the citizens OF
Aieshany county be presented 10 the Legislature
# Virginia, now in session. asking Tor an ap
preparation 10 accomplish The object proposed IN
The foregoing resolution and, in order TO insure
the speedy completion OF The improvement! ac-
cording To the charter, that extreme sections oil Inc
canal, viz: al Lynchburg and Covinglon, be pu
under contract simultaneously without delay
3. Geulred That our Senator and Delegate
in The General Assembly be, and they are here
by instructed, so far as this meeting is capable oil
TO use their best e1eTtons TO accom-
plish The wishes Of this meeting.
A. RcMlrcd, That We regard The ACTON OF a
late meeting of the citizens of Richmond recon-
change Of the mode, and divergence
OF The improvement, from Inc Ola Inc, VIZ
"I,airoad from Iynchburg or Buchanan, or some
Intermediate point, running along the valley and
reaching New River al or near the Horse Shoe,
and thence down said river 10 steamboat navisa-
lion as being well calculated 10 alarm The true
friends of The mprovement-its tendency, by an
abandonment Of The charter, being 10 pul the
whole scheme at sea again. thus distraclinS and
dividing the friends whilst il must emboden and
strengthen the enemies OF the improvement
And should the suggestion suggestion succeed,
the waste of time and money that would result
from The multiplicity OF new surveys that would
lhereupon be deemed necessary, would greatly
retard. if not thoroughly defeat The improvement
And We cannot suffer this occasion TO pass, with
out declaring that we will regard any deviation IN
the old line, or farther delay in The prosecution OF
The improvement as nearly equivalentto an aoan-
donment OF the same
s Resolved, That whilst we cannot consent that
The central Improvement he changed, in It's mode
or direction. or its completion be further delayed
or retarded by appropriations Tor lateral and sub
ordinate schemes, yet, we hereby declare our
willingness for, and pledge our hearty co-opera-
ton and support Of such an improvement as The
Southwest wishes and will be entitled 10, SO soon
as the James River and Kanawha improvement
sha be completed.
&. Re@lred That the citizens OF Botetourt
county, who lately held an Internal improvement
meeting al Jackson, are entitled 10 our warmesl
thanks Tor The noble spirit which seems 10 have
animated them on that occasion, and that, in The
main, we hearlilyapprove oftheir proceedings.
On motion, a committee OF three, viz: John L.
Robinson, William Skeene and James o. Hobbs,
were appointed TO prepare The memorial referred
10 in the second resolution.
On motions .everally made and seconded the
following gentlemen were appointed committee
10 obtain signatures 10 the memorial, namely:
William Robinson, Robert c. Pitzer, Moses n.
Mann, Lewis T. Mann, Charles Callaehan, Da
vid Johnson, Joseph Damron, christopher Dam.
ron, John L. PiIzer, William Scout, James
Burk, Robert Skcenc, James FL. NJ. CARNEY,
George II. Payne, William G. Holloway Sa-
muel Carpenter, Isaac Steele, John Allen, John
Hansbareer, Edwin Jordan Stephen Hook,
Charles King, Andrew Damron and Lee Per
singer.
On MOTION Ordered, That these proceedings
be signed by The Chairman and Secretary, and
forwarded 10 The Richmond Enquirer for publ
cation, with The request that the Lynchturg, Lex
ingron, Lewisburg, Charleston, Pincaste, and the
other Richmond Papers copy The same, and that
a copy be sent 10 our Senator and Delegate in the
General Assembly.
On motion, the meeting adjourned sine die.
CHARLES CALLAGHAN. Chm.