Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-10-07

Rail Road L.onyention at Ckera,v. :

sHCatetlua and South Carolina, Yves held al
Ghetaax.on MlondayEth uit. William
Boyian, Esq. was elected President.
Letters were read from the President
and several Of the Directors Of The Green
vile and Roanoke Rail Road Company,
expressing deep interest in The object OF
The Convention; and their confidence that
this objectmust ultimately be accomplish,
ed; sand, tfat4it will be done now il euila-
bile charters shall be obtained.
s.esFhe following preamble aud.resclallens
were unanimously adopted:
-, Whereas. completing the; Rail Road
,eonucclion between The Nor!h and The
,Soulh, hg Lhe Metropolitan route, would
,.proyesa certain ,,meaps of promoting ihe
prosperity of AN extensive region. Of, coln:.
try. of strengt gtnening lbe;ua,ional detences,
.subduing SECTIONAL pfejudices, and perpett:-
ualingy,he Uuon of lhe Slales, Therefore
:. Resolped, That ,.;iis Convention are
deeply Impressed with The i'm PoFlance az and
necessity Of supplying, the connecting link ink
in, the. Metropolitan line, Of Rail Road be:
tween Raleigh. in .lNrlh. EaroliHlai, and
Camden, in South Caroiina;-;-anJ' ''bel.ey;
ing; that this route, passing through q
heaIt.ful region, uniting the capitals 'ot the
Atlantic States With the capital of The
Union, and connecting with The Rail Road
lines North, South aud Vest, affords ,oP-
por,unily for most profitable investment
of,inoney, they present The scheme to their
fellow. citizens as worthy Of their best ct.
forts,for ito completion; 10 the Rail Road
Companies North aad South as deeply ia; ia;
tefesting TO them; and TO capitalists as
meri,ing theirpromp. attention -
.IsResoLced, That, it be recommended to
the ,cilizens oil. Raleigh, aud OF Richmond
and Robeson counties, in North Carolina,
.toappuin, Committees Of Correspondence,
and .iha, such Committee in CONCERT with
the Committee already existing inFayelte-
vile, be requested TO procure from the Le'
.eiaalure Of North Carolina, atits next ses.
,sien. a charter of incorpor alton for a Com
,pauy TO construct Rail Road from Ra-
Ieigb 10 The South Carolina line. e.,.
,,:iResotwd, That il, be, recommended to
Abe citizens. OF Chesterfield, Marlborough
and Kershaw Districts, i'll South Carolina,
10 appoint similar Committees be request
ed, with as, little delay as possible, 10 pro-
,eure from the Legislature of, Soulh Caro-.
liua, a charter fora Company 70 construct
aiRail Road from, Camden 10 the North
Carolina! line.5-f Il. .g .a.g ..,E
f.rResoiued, That this Convention recon-
mend 10 The citizens nf the counties of N.
Carolina, and the Districts OF S, Carolina,
interested, jn the object, 10 appoint Dele
sates.lo another Rail Road Convention,
10 DC held ~ Faye,terilIe, N. CT on the
fls,lWed daesday,iln., i, Noyember 10y ,r per oeSs,
,sRcil Road GoaTeatlon at Gfeeauille.-
a convention. o f.persops from The neighbor-
ing. districts, favorable 10. the construction
Of q Rad Road between Charleston and
ssss ssa
held al, .Grespvilie, on Monday the els,
nli. ,Jadse King, Of Charleston. presided.
Resolutions were offered BY Gen, Wad.
.dy, Thompson: providing for The appoIut-
ment Of cpmmiiees to address llle. people
.ofshe State, and to prepare memorial 10
the Legislature for renewal OF he char l!.-
lei, granted al The last session, with certain
notifications. ,,l.a. .... ..e.r. =, :, -. =.
- Committees were also apponted to sol:-
cis subscriptions in the neishboring districts
of this State, aud counties of North Caro-
lima and one 10 meet in Charleston, to
nrpe apon stockholders and citizens gene
,.ally, The benefits Of the extension CT Inc
rptesen, Rail Rnat. =, ms. a..'..
- In The. afternoon the address OF the peo-
',nle, Of The Slate was reported By MIR. Poin-
sell, and received, with great appreciation.
.-Char. Eren. Meas ~!
:i;gAt the. Rail Road Convention which i,i assem-
:bled q, Greenvil!e C. H., on the 2lst Of Sep
tenlber. the following Address to the people
was pre5ented: ~ 554 80. -'i'e:'-
,To THE PEopLE, p RESENTED IN AccoR-
E!a GDAHscE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
"d0! 'a1 THE lsr RESOLUTION. .aEgnr
,ssi The Rail Road Convention, composed
of Delegates from Newberry, Laurens.
Anderson and Greenvii!e Districts, S. C.,
and: suudfy gentlemen from other parts Of
the State, and Ifrcm Rutherford, Hender-
: son and BUucombe,'in Nor.h Carolina, as
ssembIed at Greenvlile. Court House on
the a1st Of September, 1876, deem it:ex-
posdient 10 address once more their fellow
Citizens 6f the upper; lower andsmiddle
divisions Of the State, and by candid
e aInooeeai to oitbeir reason, their patriotism
and heir interests, endeavor 10 induce
c themIo contributemore literally, and eX-
> ert, themselves more s,renuously in aid Of
The proposed Road. {! = .
Contrary to the just expectations of
those who set; on foot this undertaking.
The subscriptions have fallen short Of
the sum required 10 secure the Charter
granted by the Legislature at the last ses
sion, and i, has become necessary to ask
i,s renewal. Among the causes, which
chiefly contributed to this result The most
prominent is to be found in the almost
universal suffering and distress among The |