Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-07-07
For The Aducrtiser.
. F77..sSS VI tIte 11U00F It0o'
I RAIL- ROAD MEETlNG.

According 10 previous notice, large
and respectable meeting of the citizens o
Edeefield District, assembled in The Cour
House. on Monday The 5lhinst., for the
purpose Of consulting as 10 the expediency
of constructing Rail Road from this place
TO connec, with the Charleston and Ham
burg Rail Road.
On motion .of D. Holland, Esqr., Col
F. w. PIcKENs, was called to the chair
and Geo. A. addison and S. S. Iompkins
Esgrs., appointed Secretaries.
The Chairman explained the object o.
the meeting in a forcible and appropriate
address. Alter which, Capt. John Lips
comb rose aud said, that although the lar,
ger portion Of his property was in another
State, hewas willing TO subscribe liberal
ly, believing thatthe stock would be pro-
fitable. He then offered the following
preamble aud resolutions, which were Sc.
conded; by ABB. Addison, Esqr.s
Whereas. tbis-meetins regards the con-
struction.of a Rail Road, from Edgeheld
Z G,oaIi House., 10 some point sonalhe South
4 Carolina; r all Road sas intimately connect
edswith The interest of ajlarge portion o!
4 sEdge6eld, and some nf the upper districts
Of the State And whereas, it is highly
importantt,hat some prompt and efficient
! steps should be taken 10 securethe charter
grained by the Legislature .for the con-
slruction of said Railroad. -
Therefore Resoived, .n
81, 1. Tha, committee Of twenty five to
be called The Central Committee, (of
which the chairman of..,his meeting be
cbairman,) be appointed by this meeting.
to solicit subscriptions TO said Road; and
,hatsthe said committee be authorized 10
appoint .sub-commitlees, in ouch portions
{ Of Edgeield and other districts Of the State
as they may deem proper TO aid in procur.
ing subscriptions 10 the said Road, and
that theyibe authorised 10 cause the Com
missioners appointed under the act of the
Legislature passed in December l645, to
open the Books for the transfer Of subscri7-
I tions taken by said committee. and for
.olher subscriptions, at such time as they
/; maydeem proper.
2. Resolued, That said Central COM
mittee be authorised and required. that
whenever seven hundred aud fifty shares
of.the stock be subscribed, 10 call meet
ing ofthe subscribers at Edgefeld G. IT,,
for the organization Of the Company ac.
,cording to the provisions Of The charter.
Upon The resolutions being put to the
meeting, they were adopted unanimously.
The Chairman, under the first resolution,
nominated the following persons as the
Committee of 25 or Central Committee,
viz IF. w. Pickens, A. Bland, Dan'l.
Holland, John O. Nicholson, John S.
Smyley, James Richardson. James Dorne,
!. James Griffin, S. Christie, a. B. Addison,
John Lipscomb. Tillman Watson, James
F. Adams. John G. Allen, Richard C:
Griffin. Whitfield Brooks. T. Il. Mundy
James Sheppard, Anon Lindsey, W. N.
Moore, r. T. Minis, J. B. Holmes, R.
Bouknight, Abner Perrin, and R. Tim.
norman.
I; The Chairman then introduced to the
meeting, Maj. Alexander Black. Of Char
!. lesion, the Rail Road Pioneer, who arose
and addressed the meeting, in plain
PRACTICAL, and interesting speech. After
which. the audience repaired to the grove
inSthe Male Academy lot, where they were
addressed by the Hon.. A. P. Butler, who
was previously invited by The Committee
Of Arrangements to address them on the
occasion.
- The citizens shen par,ook Of an elegant
Barbecue, prepared by the Committee, af-
Ter whicha pledge for subscription of stock
was opened, and The sum Of one hundred
Thousand one hundred dollars. were sub
scribed, being twenty-five thousand one
hundred more than sufficient to secure the
charter.
F. w. PICKENS, Chairman.
!, ssssAi S. ranpa,ss, ana1iss' Secretaries.
Al the meeting Of The Central Commit
teea:the following Committees were ap.
pointed to obtain subscription in their res
pective, neighborhoods, and report TO the
kChairinan of lhe Central Committee by
&,hef frat Monday in August. ,,,
Fo1sC Cambridge and Greenwood. .--Dr. r.