Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-03-20
RAIL ROAD NEE'I tGS IN FkEDER.
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AT meeting OF TIE ci;z.us held al the Cour,
i"use, on Friday nigh 9 n in,. on motion r, b.
Semrle. f q, was GATED 10 he Chair and
WIN. M Mnch'li was arpoin Ell Sscte,a,y.
VII. Sempir on taking the Chair, IN 4 icrci-
htr mehLer explained he objecI vl ne meet
ing.
On molten CT Mr. Layton Y Atkins, COM
inltee 81 three was pointed 10 report hal ac'icn
should be taken by ~, Town wth regard 10 The
loss OF The Fr,cer k-biIs and Blue Rcg- Rail
Road bill IN h Srnaie ot Virginia. The Chair
| appointed Nessr> l. Y a,kins, VIM A. Lit
ne JOHN Caldwell, Hugh Scott and Gro w
Ev-. a comTI'rte 10 r,gort On Saturday night
Several gentlemen spoHe in warm and nd e
rant terms Of IN .rral nj sri done 10 Prede.
rckshurg by tie rrj"c,i Of cur Railroad bill
and, on motion, tie meeting adjourned 10 meet
again IN ssurday night.
On S'turdsy night, according 10 odiGnnmpnt,
the citizens ne, 10 hear the report Of The com.
mlt,ee. Nlr Conway was loudly called for
He addressed he meeting al considerable
length, showing The different Influences tina, had
been IL WORK 10 teicst he fredericksburg and
Blue Ridge Railroad Bill; aud the un,:ng efforts
he had made 10 prevent the destruction Of The
bes interests Of our town On motion the
committee was enlarged b. the addition Of The
names OF Pr B r. Wexford Peter Goolrick,
Z. {. Wexford md John Pri,cha.d.
On Iuesdo, ngl.t very large number ofthe
citizens met his Honor Tie Mayor presiding
Gre enthusiasm and cxciien,nt prevai'ed-a
nu;uher Of gentlemen made warm ana abe ad-
Or, sscs. The report was read by Ar. Little,
The Chairman, and adopted. MIR. Semp call
ed MIR. Goolr ok 10 The Char. hr Semple
took The floor, aud peaed out his anathema
against The Senate Of Virginia
On motion OF K. b. Sempe, he remonsirance
vas ortered 10 be sent 10 Mr.. Conway by a spe-
cial messenger win rcquts. thai he have il pre-
sent d forthwith 70 TIE Srna'e Of Virginia.
Severa motions were made ard lost
On motion II AbTaha Cox il was resolved
Thar NJ Conway be instructed 10 oDan re-
considera ION Il our bill, or 10 introduce new
hill into The Bous So that il could b. brought
IN al the extra session OF the Legislature and
passed:
This motion, after considerable debate, wa.
passed by large ma orIty.
On motion, the proceedings were ordered TO
be published in the kichmoLd and Fretericks
burg papers and the Alexandra Gazette.
PETER GOCL..I1 X, Chairman.
WIN. NJ. Mitchell, Secretary.
BY THE PRESIDENT.
BIZ and nth the odpee and eonsen, + the S.na,e,
John Gayle, 0. Alabama, 10 BE- Judge If he
Di>Ici Court al the uniiet SAFES or The North.
ern and Southern D,stnc!s VI Alabama ia the
place Of William Crawford, deceased.
Archiba'i Williams, OF Illinois, 10 be Attorney
OF The United States for The district OF Illinois. in
the place OF Davis L. Gregg, whose commission
IS about III expire ,,,.. :. 49," an.
.be. il S. J9L g., rs. w.
John Pelles. OF Vermont 10 he Marshal Of he
Uuitcd States for The distiic; Of Vermont 10 the
place OF Jacob Kent, whose commission IS about
10 expire.
SAMUEL D. King and William Thompson, OF
Washington, 10 be Justices oil the Peace ter The
county OF Washington, in the DISTRICT OF Colum-
bia.
Collectors nj tt> Cuaoms.-Joseph T. Nye, Sa-
co Maine, vice Iehabod Jordon, whose commits
sion expired. Thomas Hedge, Plymouth, Mas
sachuseis, vice VIM Mori"n Jackson, whose
commission expired. James Donaehe, New Ha-
ven. Connsclcnr vice Norris Wilcox, whose
commission expired.
N0yal Oleer : Charles Hudson, Boston, Mas
saehus.us, vice VIM. Pafmtnicr, whose commis-
sion expire.
Sup.vc,st| the Customs George Rowland,
Tiyer,cn, r. l., vice Asa Gray, whose commls-
sion expired. VIM. p. Greene, Providence, (.
l., nee ID. E. Seamaus, whose commission e1-
pred.