The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-05-18
From the Raleigh Register.
RAIL ROAD MEETING IN cABARRus
COUNTY.

COUNI1.
According 10 previous notice, there WA
meeting Of the citizens Of Cabarru,
County, on Monday Of the May term or
the Superior Court, to take into considera.
ton the subject of Internal Improvement.
in North Carolina, and particularly ,he
scheme Of the Central Rail Road.
On motion, Gent. w. G. Meaps ws.
called to the Chair.
On motion, Jno. A. Bradshaw was an.
pointed Secretary.
AT the requcs, Of the Meeting r. Bar.
ringer, Esq. addressed il on the Central
Rail Road project, and reiterated his opin.
ions previously made known 10 the public.
II. C. Jones, Jos. II. Wilson, Daniel
Coleman. and Jno. NJ. Long, Esqrs. wer.
successfully called on and advocated at
some length, with much warmth, the OBJ.
jec,s OF the meeting. The information
given by Mr.. Wilson, one Of the Directors
, orthc Charlotte and South Carolina Rail
Road, in regard to the prospects Of thu,
enterprise, was highly gratifying to il.
numerous friends. Mr.. Z. r. Harris then
offered the following Resolutions which
were unanimously adopted.
Resolped, That the consequences Of tina,
policy which North Carolina hos hitherto
TO pursued in regard to Internal In.
/, proyements. canno, be too deeply DO.
;. plorcd-a policy which has placed her FAR
behind her sister States in oil the element,
q Of public greatness policy which ha,
y d, iven thousands Of her lnhab iiants feluc.
y family from her borders. aud offered no
y inducements TO immigraiion-a policy
which, worse than oil, has kept buried
from herself and the world the fruits Of
her vast and varied resources; and that,
: therefore, We highly approve and commend
the liberal and enlightened course Of tho
's' last Legislature. in taking tho initiative
g step to rescue The State from present re.
u prosch und future depopula,ion, TO awake
n INTO life aud activity her undoveloped en-.
~ ergies, and 10 make North Carolina as emf.
:" nenily the seat Of future prosperity and
'e' contcn,ment, as she is now the homo Of
law and order.
Resoired, That tie project Of q Raj
Road from Charlotte, rid Salisbury enC
Rsle,gh. 10 Goldsbofo', sweeping rs i
!. does the whole central breadth OF III,
10 State, and promising TO extend It's arm
Try and lis benefits on either side-to tho sea
@' board aud to the mountains uniles nor
~" nearly the interests OF -sery section tina
ro any plan Of State Improvement who
Inc could have been devised, aud on ,ha, &C
Pc count should receive the cordial suppo
ie' Of oil her patriotic citizens; that We b
hit, 6.ve ,h,s n,o,ec, n xh,eh the Stale h;
oy literally contributed her aid, TO be eniir
re- w practicable, II me, by q correspondIr
eo' llberahly on the part Of the people al
ea' that NC have no hesitation IN saying
uss our friends elsew here, that, ~hen tho ia
4eo for sciion arises, fhe people Of Cabarr
.'' riH do fheis duty iOtrards e,mplehs. u
" great eaferpri,e.
Resoir,d, Tia, ~o approve OF freqps
!, meetings OF the people and free pubic d
nod cussions on this SUBJECT; md TO this en-
,sd tina, forty delegates be appointed TO ait,
n. the Internal improvement Conseution,
j. be held IN Salisbury ia June next.
yor Under the third Resolution, the folio
yht. ing gentlemen ~ere appointed delegate
sed VIZ Geo. BOmhard,, Dau'l Miller, ia
are Shiopock. T.. X, Harris, w. s. Hau
w. W. Rankin, Jno. Gibson. Moses Pr
Cyrus Alexander, w. &. Means, w.
pharr, Jos. o. Pharr. X. 5. Young. lbs,
4. Cannon, Rufus Barfinger, Jno. NJ. Leo
Six f. X. 6 bison, X. r. Harris, Il. W. Fosr
cen Thos. s Henderson. Caleb Phsier, j.
Misenhcimcr Jno NJ. Black, Alexaed
Mekinly, Geo. s. Houston, DAHL Col
$ OF man, Samuel Wilson, c. Meiehor. Da,
Tho White, ". S. Allison. Jno NJ Csnno
w. h. Cochran, Alex. w. Harris. JaeC
ana Siirewalt, Jr., A. Alexander. Jos. Bar
hardi, Daniel Boyer. Simon Bost, Maihn
Barrier, aud Jacob d. Coleman.
On motion of-R4.i.ss Bsringer, Esq
fer. the following Resolution was also sdopis
Of. with entire unan'mlty.
he Resoired, Tha, we commend to the FL
en- ther favorable consideration Of The poop
les. Of Cabarfus and of Westcrn Csfoln'
TO generally, the success Of tho Chariot
iut and South Carolina Rail Road; and,
mai order 10 insure its moro speedy compile
II ton, We respectfully sugges, the neeess
ere " OF additional subscriptions to the sloe
the Of said Road
,"s On motion the proceedings Of this meet
''' ing were ordered to BIO published 10 IN
Raleigh Register and North CarolIa
ted STANDARD. with the request that Tho ollie
Of Papers il the State publish tho same.
b., w. c. MEANS, China
The JSo. A, BRADSHAW, Sec'y.