The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-05-06

$50 NS'9 " '"''" COfnmOnu,
While as part of general Dian !,
aid 10 build up great commerc,al WI
--in IFS immediate route ITS dlrec,
ence will be TO excite the farmer Il,
ing and more profitable pfoduc,,oa
cheaper and mere comfortable az,
ture. -FOUR committee therefore h.
every man IN the counties tn ouvb ~ '
1t passes will be actively iOtere,,.,i
speedy perfection. Bringing tope,ba.
parale but kindred communities M
will act higher part than the mere 'O'
OF business transactions, II wlllct,s,
mon interests, deyelope common -
ihies, improve common duties and Mkt
ii facilitates the success of ,nd,y,dn.,
gy, will unite IN common prosper,,y !,
States, bearing the same name. ha,,
same pas, arc destined, your Comns,a
will hope, to achieve the same grea, "
happy future.
To carry out more eflec,uall, ,he,,t
the purposes Of this Con,en,iso =,
commIttee respectfully Recommend g,
doption the following resolutions
( Resoirtd, That this Conyen,,oo 49,
the construction OF the Charlotte and
Carolina Rail Road 40 otlec, Of n
most importance to the welfare or ~
States OF Norh and South Carnl,n.
Resoiped, That the cheap ana ~.
construction Of this Road is enlfel, III
10 the ability of the extenslte lertIa !.
populous regions To be affected Il ~.
petlon; and from the sp,ril and zeal m,1
Tested by the States OF North and : -
Carolina, thls Convention entertain. u
doubt Of lis completion.
ReSoloed, That tins Convent, n are
opinion thai books of subsrflpton r., i
stock Of said road should lie loflhars
=. ped 10 the States 81 North and 5
Carolina, according TO the pro,i,06, |
The Charters of incorporation.
Reoired, That a Committee a A
persons, two from North Carolina and ii
from SOUTH Carolina, be appointed +,
Chairman Of this Convention. 10 ptr,,
report, on the general subject ii
road to be published under the su,hs.
OF III, Convention. + W. DYe, ly,
Black, John VI Dessassute OF SUN {,
Ina. J. ". Osborne aud d NJ. BInn-
Of North Caroline, compose ibis Coaa
Zee.
The report and resolutions haung be
read, Mr.. O,bofne, 81 the cal 81 he {.
senlon, addressed II on the ah.uId.s
eess,y Of the proposed read lo be ds,
upment 81 Tie resources 81 Western y
Carolina, aud that II was The OIL, hop,
To that part Of the State 10 pucaa!y
IN the benefits aud Improvements 1.
ege.
The resolutions were unanlrols.y a!
> ted.
: Nr. Wright, 81 Lancaster prssea,s.
following resolutions, winch were %
Rssolrsd, That / 900 copies Of tie
: port and resolutions read tins diy T.
ted under the supervision Of ibe ef,-
4 d TITS Convention ior dtlrLuHW
Z. that the newspapers of Ngnh AID ;
Carolina be requested 10 publish lie ,r-
and that lu,0OU copies Of the report q
! committee con emp'alcd by lhe lll fs,
! ton, be also published for di1fbu |
der the supervision Of HE COMMITTEE
Joseph A i tack E,q, u Coggyl
j then addressed the Convention N oil /
n queu, speech ia favor OF the Road aal 4
+. followed by John VI De-sau,.ufe, d Ga
4 den, IN an able ard eloquent ranfrt
Nj. Lenair OF Caldwell, offered de |
q loving resolution. Which vas unamma
. adopted, after being advocated 10 az
manner by the ll1u, J 4 Black, q !
/. RcsolrtJ, That conae1,on With
!, st,caua Abingdon. Nttgioia, and J os'
). rough, Tennessee, by Raj Road o. %
c wise, - a subject Of gfeal and melt''
!. Importance To The Charlotte snd Slah
b. roma Rad Road.
% The Copyen',1n was then adIfcs.'
% Col, J II. Wheeler. II I.ucoi4 enaa'1
y an able speech u o, ga CONCLUSION, oH
the following resolution, sA.ch Wv /.
j Imou.ly adopted
R,'oired. That a committee oI en-
sons from each county and dIsrei r.
scented IN tins Convention be lPPale'el
d. tire Char, whose Juiy Il sba,. be sPe,
~ to awaken pubic attention 10 the imf
. objects Of the present meeting. 10 O.
facts and statistics relative 10 the Ff'
aud articles "a their counties, and 10
a., subscriptions TO the stock Tor 'he Pre-
.. Rail Road ffou :. CarnunaIo Charlotte
e And IN pursuance of Which re'a.'
Is the following persons we're aFP''As'
}. The Chan, VIZ:
5 r. Lancaster DiTrict.-R. l.. "
IS Wm. Mckenna, Wm, i. Castor,
e Beckham, Thomas J.. C.ybuIn' $50
A =. Ballard, Thomas W. Iluey JAM
D. C,ockcn, JAS. c. Massey, sam ao,A
= For Fartfeid Dlstrict-Gen. J. D
y auan, T.. ]. Palmer, W. ;. LyIes'
;. Aiken, W. j. All,ton, ". " B.lee
d X. \ ken, s. II. Owens, Hon. }. W. n
c ward SAM. c. Barley.
II For Camden. &C. j. shannon jas,
!. lap, Benz. Cas-, James II. Mch,lo' -
u J. Patterson, J. Il. Dye, 4, H. B'lS'
J, h. Curctou, John Ro,scr, Joho T. "g
For hsrsha,e Dudrtet-N o. .
II Tor, 5. ". X. Blair, John sma0' ~
= Johnston, WIN. +. Johnson, W nj w." ~