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CONVENTION.
Procssiines u lie conssn,;on kell 4 Etoni Res-
~, on Monids "a August. ls47, % ezopt kssss
sssres for ne insprorensnt q he na1lgatioH 8
tke Sken1ndoA Rircr.
The Methodist Church having been procured
for the meeting, me delegates assembled and came
ESD, OF Warren ~ Chairman, and GILEs Cock,
as Secretary.
The nziiss q The Delegates present were
then enrolled Is follows:
ZION Jsgrsoa-H ]. Opie, c Faulkner. }
w Beller, j Giddings, r w Baylor, G B Wager.
VIM Norris, II Parker, B r Nashngton, C S
Taylor, G Mausy, w Allen, II Bedinger and J
8 Gallaher
ZION Aiexanaria--.G II SDdcot, L D Tsylor,
r Johnson and E B Powell.
From Gsorgetoicn-John II King and George
From f;I Fauo,ussr-B r Hicks, T s Hall, R Col.
s,op. a A Ashby, r H Rust, @ Jackson, "A D
Keith, B r Bradford, A Baker, J ] Ashby, w
IA Stephenson, J.Strother, g E Slanker, II Doug
lass, H T Dixon, ] Fletcher SEN, i smith. =
g Marshall, Dr. Amber, ] H Downing, re-
|gans, J Marshall, w C Stribling and 6 w Jack
From IoadOu,-K d Hicks, A Rust, j L Pow
|e,l, y w Luke, RJT White and A Carter.
From Clarke-P Mccormick, Castleman, q
r Nelson, B Ashky, g L Kerfoot, w Nelson. ] NJ
Hits, w B Harris, Alex Earle, A Williams. 1
Williams and w Kennedy.
From Page Aleshire, G Jordan, II Tower,
"A Keyser, E w Wood. r Fultz, Kite, Joseph II
Kite, r Walton. J c Kite, r c Mauck, @ Kite,
J Rudy, BumgarneEs D Bumgarner, Baylor,
Murry, D Artz, JR Keyser and Peter Keyser.
From Augusta George G Robinson.
From Skenanaoah--Philip Pittman.
From Warren-M Johnson, ] Mckay, r s
Mckay, TT Buck, r A Ashby, B Earle, 7 A
Mckay, E Bowen, w Bowen, Cross, $ Dayi-
son, G Cook, w M Marshall, Fl Dorsey, A w
Bowling, J Petty, E Baker, g Buck, } NJ Ell
lliott, w NJ Buck, Funston, n H Timberlake,
w Woodward, G N Roy, N M Jacobs, g Hen
Idrick, s N Spangler, Harrison, Blakemore,
J s Churchill. + Buck, G Buck P HansbOrough,
SA Fish, s Simpson, ] r Jackson, w Fuhrer,
J w Conrad, F Boyd. C H Green, johnson,
u Marshall, G A Williams. J Vannorts Boyd. AZ
C Richardson, w G Settle, A Brown, 3 g Rich.
ardson. R H Simpson, NJ B Buck, R NJ Alien and
Thomas Allen.
The Chair then appointed the following commit.
tee to nominate officers for the Convention, viz
GB Wager, E B Powell, ] H King, T s Hall, A
Rust, P Mccormick, A Keyser,S Hansbergers
fG g Robinson, Pittman and T F Buck, who
reported heEfoIlowing:
For President--R M MARSHALL, OF Warren
For Vice Presidenfs-R PARKER, G II SMoor,
G WALTERS, ] ] AsHBY, K G HICKS, i NKL-
son, ID BuMGARNER, 8 II LEWIS, g G RcRIsscs
and p PirTMAN.
MAUzY, and the nominations being adopted by
he Convention, the said officers took their re-
specfiye stations. Whereupon, the following
resolutions were offered BY G Cook, and adopted
RESOLVED, That in view Of the rights and priy-
lleges vested in the New Shenandoah Company,
| il is more expedient to adhere to their charter
and to unite with them upon fair and equitable
tefmsl than to attempt to organize anew Company.
| Resolued, That's Committee Of eleven be ap-
pointed By the President and Vice President 10
CONFER with the President and Directors Of the
New Shenandoah Company nov present, in rela-
tion to the terms upon which new Stock in said
Company may be taken, and that the said Commit
tee report a. early as practicable.
/ The said Committee was then appointed, con-
sisting Of the following gentlemen: T r Nelson
Nelson on behalf Of Shenandoah; p Mccormick
on behalf Of Clarke; J Faulkner on behalf of
Jefferson, L Powell on behalf Of Loudoun; r
s Hall on behalf Of Fauquier j H King on be-
half of the city Of Georgetown; r johnson on
behalf Of the city Of Alexandria J s Davison on
behalf or Augusta; Aleshite on behalf Of Page,
and Giles Cook on, behalf 0f Warren.
i The President and Directors Of tic New She
Inandoah Company, whowere present being the
following: s Hansberger, President, s II Lewis,
Secretary and Treasurer g Robinson and P
fPittman, directors.
/ The said committee having retired, the follow
| ing communication from The Mayor Of the city Of
Georgetown and the council of the city Of Alex.
Eandria were received and Mr.. Walters Of George
town, and Mr.. Taylor Of Alexandria. addressed
the Convention in some brief and interesting re-
marks.
MAYoR's OFFfcE, Georgetown,
July so, l847.
DEAR Sin The people Of this Town, end
more particularly those engaged in commerce,
are exceedingly anxious to promote an uninter-
rupted trade with those counties OF Vifginiawhich
are contiguous to The Shenandoah and Potomac
l rivers. -
We have been much gratified to hear of The
efforts which are now making to improve the
navigation Of the fofrIier Of those streams, and
would be willing to do all IN onr power to the
same end, under these feelings and with these
views The corporation OF this town have appointed
John III. King, Esq, George Walters and few
others, 70 attend your Convention, which is soon
to assemble At Front Royal. Mf. King and his
colleagues win explain better than can 10 you,
what are the. views and wishes Of our town, il
regard to this important improvement, andi trust
that your deliberations viii result m extending
rad establishing the trade which has heretofore
lextended between rs
With great respect.
Your Obi Servant,
nRNRY ADDISON, Mayor. Z