Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-12-07
The Greensboro Convention.


and Mr. CALDWELL of Guilford county, Secretaries.
Upon call being made for delegates, it was found
that over one hundred and fifty were in attendance
The following counties were represented: Aamance
Buncombe Brunswick Burke, Craven, Caswell Chat
ham, Cabarrus, Cherokee, Davidson, Guilford john
ston Lincoln Mecklenburg, Mcdowell New Hano-
yer, Northampton, Orange Rowan, Rockingham,
Randolph, Rutherford, Wayne, Wake-in all, TWEEN
ty-four counties Petersburg, Va, and also the Pc
tersburg Railroad Company, and the GreenVille and
Roanoke Railroad Company, were represented.
Hon. CALVIN GRAVES, of Caswell, was elected Presi-
dent of the Convention Hon. R. M. SAUNDERS, DR..
FnEDER1ck J. HILL, Hon. JOHN w. ELLIS, Col. JOHN
MCLEOD, Gen. JOHN G. BYNUM, and Ex-Gov. MORE
HEAD, Vice Presidents and C. C. RABoTEAu, of
Wake and D. F. CALDWELL and F. SWAIN, of Gull
ford Secretaries.
1t appeared that the actual amount of unconditiOn
al subscriptions to the work. so far had been $780,
OOO which raised to S2O4 900 before the adjourn
ment of the Convention. A Committee appointed to
take into consideration the best plan for securing the
subscription of the balance of the million required
by the charter reported the following resolutions,
which were adopted:
Resolved That as tho Company shall be duly
canized shall both Cxpedent and proper that the Pre
dent Directors shall the proper and es
mates made and the Road to be put under contract
the route-commencng at The Wilmington and Raj
egh Railroad whore the passes Neuse River in
the county Of Wayne ria Raleigh, and thence by the most
practicable Salisbury, in the county of Rowan
the town of Charlotte, in the county of Mecklenburg
Rcolrcd further That the President and Directors, in let
ting the work and materials shall in all
give preference such stockholders may propose
desire to become contractors
Resolrcd further, That it highly important and
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should be subscribed before the adjournment of this Conven
tion and that subscription be forthwith opened for that pur
pose.
JOHN A. GILMER, Esq, of Guilford, submitted the
following agreement, to be entered noby way of
curing the stock in the Road viz:
Whereas only part of tho One Million of individual sub
scrpons the North Carolina Railroad Company required
=. is taken:
Whereas the purpose of this agreement take and
the balance of the Ono Million of said individual stock
not already subscribed and to be subscribed by others
We the undersigned INTERCHANGEABLE agree with each 9th
and said Company to take each the onehundrcdh part
: the said balance of tho said individual stock:
This agreement to be binding unless hundred
companies same the entire
be made up:
Each person company to be at liberty to subscribe
many hundred they please and bount
G for than his or their subscriptions.
n November %, 1849.
J. M. Morehead Fred. J. Hill: Geo. w Morde
e CAL VIM. BOylan, (by G. w. MOrdecai: John Nc
Leod ]. W. Thomas; c. S. Brown; C. S. Brown anC
. H. James; Dibble & Brothers; John E. Patton; T
Il Mcdonald: o. G. Foard and J. F. FOard; Samue
T Kerr: Jonathan w. Field & Co.; Dabney Cosby; Joe
i Mclean & Co.; C. p. Mendenhall & Co.; Sasser
e Griswold & Co; Alexander McRae; John B. Lord
i John A. Gilmcr; D. L. Swain; J. H. Jenkins; join
10 L. Shaver; Peter Adams; c. L. Hinton and T. Mil
u Ter j. O. Watson, (by C.. L. Hinton y John D. Haw
t. kins, (by Geo. W. Mordecai;) Richard Smith AM
R. NJ. Saunders; w. w. Avery and Joseph J. En-
KIN tsEe! Jones md BLK Gd 4 Job" beRosse
p K Dickinson; Charles Mock, (by J. w. Thoma
r, and T. McDonaId;) o. G. Parsley; J: A. Mebane
8: Co.; Hoover & James; J. F. McCorkle; Mebane
% Carrigan; John Hunt & Co, (by ]. A. Gilmer !;
" Charles L. Terrence; w j. Bingham & Co.; Bento
s Field James w Doak s. Co.; ]. M. Coffin; Simpson
s & Gibson.
1.-THE obtained at different stages of tn
subsequent proceedings but here inserted in full to tn
! number of ST.
Gen SAUNDERS, from the Committee of Ways an
Means, reported the following resolutions, whic
p were unanimously adopted:
Resolrcd That expcdient to make further appeal
the people State take such amount may be
cesary in addition to the already subscribed, to max
the One Million of Dollars provided for by the charter
and for this purpose that Railroad Conventions be held
each counties through which the Railroad expectc
m pass-rom Goldboro', in Wayne county, to Charlotte,
friendly disposed towards the great undertaking.
C. RcsoIrcd, That Executive Committee of eleven be
pointed by the President to prepare and publish public
Dress designating the times and places of holding the prop
sed Conventions and that members of this body
invited to attend find convenient and practicable
Id, Messrs. SAUNDERS, MCRAE, GRIswoLD, MCIEo
SWAIN, GRAHAM, TRoLL1NGER, J. NJ. MoREHEA
gs THOMAS, LORD Fox, and BARRINGER, appoint'
Id the Committee under the second resolution abov
an The Convention adjourned at 10 o'clock ON Frd;
do evening, the 30h having been in session two days
t. During the sitting of the Convention, letter W
e. received from S. MoYLAN Fox Engineer of the Blu
m combe Turnpike Road calling attention to scher
for Railroad from Salisbury to the Tennessee lin
,ol The letter read and laid the table Preyo
o to the adjournment resolution of thanks to the
iccrs was passed, and also ordering the public
ton of the proceedings in the papers of the State
ri We believe we have given the substance of them
least everything of interest. As we are at the pr'
and ent writing awaiting the receipt of the Presiden
message our limits will not allow us to give more.
We notice that the proceedings of this Convent
ordered to BIO published in the papers of the Sta
Does the Convention intend to pay for the public
cc tion that they make the request in such pcremptC
Of and uncoureous terms! Not whit more than
hundreds of other bodies who order the publicat
ex- of their proceedings in similar manner. For
tes own part, always ready and willing, of
So own accord to lay before the public all matters
Mr. interest or Importance but hope that we will
cor be adjudgcd wanting in courtesy good fecli
and when we add that all orderS to ensure attentl
ldi must be accompanied by the cash. In calling att
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