The North-Carolinian., 1849-06-30

Tee De considered SeTt0tW "iAS"
Cured in. :.
The first Eight Resolutions were unan'
mously adopted. .,s
Mr. Clemmons of Davidson, offered the
> following substitute for the 9th Resoi"t'""'
to wit ;., of this
C,,,.,t;op. the provisions OF the sou, ec
80. .h,r,er for the North Carolina Ha''-
oa.J will be complied with upon the exc,
cut;on of negotiable bonds WIN aPp,o'eu Po
security. to the amount OF 5oOO'ooo ny
the individual stockhoiders, anu that III
,a,t;ng out contracts for the construction
IF sa;T road. the bids of stockholders should
he nreferred when offered upon the same
terms with other bidders.
Which elected discussion Of considera-
Bile interest. in which, Messrs. Graham,
Clemmons, Gilmer; Osborne, Thomas,
Clarke and Kirkland participated.
On motion Of Mr. Davis of Salisbury, the
Convention took recess until three . CLOCK.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the hour appointed the Convention
re-assemblcd and resumed the cons'dera-
ton of Mr. Clemmon's substitute-when
Messrs Mordecai, Hill and Boylan, ad-
dressed the Convention.
Mr. Washington Of Craven, explained
the reason which would govern him in the
vote he should give upon the resolution
under consideration.
Mr. Clemmons then withdrew his sub
stitute, whereupon the resolution as re-
ported by the Committee was unanimous
Iy, adopted.
Mr. Clcmmons then offered his subst-
tute as an additional resolution to those
reported by the Committee. Mr. Giimer
offered an amendment, which was accept
ed. MIR Washington moved that Mr. Glenn
mons resolution with the amendment be
laid on the table which was carried.
The remaining resolutions reported by
the Committee were then unanimously
adopted.
The President announced to the Con-
vention that he had received the proceed
ings of Public Meetings held at Norfolk
and Portsmouth, Virginia, which on mo-
ton, were read.
The following resolution, on motion OF
II. c. Jones, was unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That we reciprocate with
much satisfaction the good will manifested
by the people Of Norfolk and Portsmouth,
in sending delegations to this Convention,
and we heartily concur in the sentiment
avowed by that delegation, that the great
scheme Of Improvement now under con-
sideration, is calculated to unite those
communities with the people Of this State
in the strong ties Of mutual interest and
social feeling, and without giving any pre-
ference to the claims of those towns over
others, both within our State and without,
who are regarded as competitors in these
interests, we hail with the greatest plea
sure the advance so handsomely made on
th;s Occ,c;Ou toua ri tho oct hli III mont nf
On motion of. A. Ellington, the fol-
lowing resolution as adopted
Resolved, That the Board Of General
Commissioners appointed to supervise the
opening of Books for Subscription to the
Capital Stock of the North Carolina Rail
Road. be requested to appoint three or
more Commissi toner's at or near the cities
of Norfolk and Portsmouth. in Va, and
three Commissioners for the Town of
Petersburg, and also three for the county
OF Wayne, to receive Subscri ptions for
that purpose.
In pursuance of the 4th resolution Of the
General Committee, John NJ. Morehead,
| George w. Nordecai and Wm. r. Holt,
weae eppointed the Executive Committee.
Mr. Graham offered the following reso-
luton:
| Resolved, That three delegates be
appointed by the President of this Con-
vention, to represent this body in the Rail
Road Convention, to be held ut Memphis,
Tennessee. in the month ofJuly next, with
a view to the construction of Rail Road
from the Mississippi valley to the Pa cific
! Ocean.
Which was unanimously adopted, and
the Hon. ID. l.. Swain, Hon. James Gra-
ham, and the Hon. J. P King Of Georgia,
were accordingly appointed delegates.
In pursuance of the 5th resolution re-
ported by the General Committee, the
President appointed the following gentle.
men:
/ Wecklenburs-W,l johnson, d A
Caldwell and J w Orborne.
Cabarrus-Daniel Coleman, George
Barnhardt, W c. Means.
RoWan-John Shaver, Elkanah D
Austin. A Henderson.
TedeN- r J Mcdowell, Theophilu.
Falls, John NJ Young.
CalaweN-samuel F Patterson, VIM
I.enoir, General Clarke.
Ui'kes--Anderson Mitchell, Dr. James
Galloway, John Finley.
Burke--Jamss G Smith, Tod r Cald-
well, Isaac I Avery.
.Herander-Josep PHI NJ Boyle, \ C Nc
Intosh.
s"rry-Rc c Puryear, Tyre Glenn, Jo,
siah Cowles.