Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-10-04
ROAD MEETING In PATRICK.

At meeting of the citizens of Patrick county held
at Bishop d Fuckers Il ote, in Taylorsve, on Tues
day, the 23d Of September, 1850, motion Of Capt A.
Staples, flenry Lane Esq, was called 10 the Chair
and Col. lhos McCabe appointed Secretary.
On taking the chair, the Chairman stated that the
people of Henry county had recently held meeting
and appointed delegates to attend Convention to he
held this place Patrick c. H. on the fourth Monday
in October next to promote the construction of line
OF Improvement from the termination OF the Richmond
and Danve Railroad into South Western Virginia. 80
lie stated that the people OF Henry had indicated their
preference fora plank road FROM Danville to Wythe-
vile, or some other point in the valley of New River
Mr. VIM, Cook, OF Carol, was then introduced 10
the meeting, and proceeded to address it at some
length in favour OF the proposed improvement. Mr..
Cook stated that although this subject had been sud-
denly sprung upon him. and he visited this place upon
professional business, without any knowledge OF the
movement in Henry, or that this meeting would be
held and was therefore unprepared to do the subject
usce yethe was always ready to act or to speak in
the good cause OF internal Improvement He demon
strated the great advantages that would accrue to the
Dan River country, and TO South estern Virginia,
from the improvements the means Of Commune alton
between them He then entered into detail ofvarious
Improvements now progressing through South West
ern Virginia, and especially dwet upon the progress
and prospects o! the farewell Court House and Fancy
Gap Turnpike, showing that the whole valley of Dan
River was interested in forming connection VITA tnat
Improvement. All who had the pleasure of hearing
Mr. Cook were convinced of practcability of the
proposed Improvement and the proprety OF its uncture
with the Fancy Gap road, at some point not further
north than hllsville MIR: Cook considered an ordi-
nary turnpike as the Preferable Improvement for the
present. but declared that his county would cheeruly
corporate in the advancement of any scheme which
the proposed Convention might recommend, and also
stated that the proposed improvement from Danvlle
would meet with warm support from South Western
Virginia Much Of the information impaired by Mr..
Cook, and many Of the facts stated BY him, we're new
70 onr people, and produced pfdound impression upon
the minds Of these who heard him. And, suffice it to
say shat Mr. Cook fully sustained his enviabIe repua-
ton as an ardent and an efficient advocate OF internal
improvement and an able lucid and impressive speaker
q After the conclusion OF Mr. Cooks address CAPT A
Staples offered the following resolutions.
Resoiusa, Thatwe heartily eoncur with our. fellow
citizens OF Henry county in their views of the necessity
and The propfety Of the proposed Improvement from
+ ReSOIped, That we furthermore ooncurin the pro-
pyety OF the Convention proposed to be held at this
place on the fourth Monday Of October next and that
WE, cordially invite our friends OF Pittsyvania Carroll
Wyhe and Tazewell and other counties snterested in
the improvement, to meet the peopeol Henry and Pa
trick IN said Convention. Nfa &
ResolOed, That delegation be appointed'by the
Chairman to represent this county in that Convention
Mr. John D. Cheham and Col. C.Tuner of this
county and G. Y. Thomas, of Henry, each addressed
the meeting in support of the above resolutions.
The vote being taken upon the resolutions, they were
unanimously adopted
The Chair then appointed the following gentlemen to
represent this county in The coayenton: Crawford
son, VIM. Conner, George N Conner, l. A. ]. Simms,
J.. T. Vaughan, j. T. Carter, Lewis Pedigo Z. 3.
Turner, James c. NOR, Charles Ross, Samuel w.
tiarston, John Pendleton, ]. w Harder Charles Now
lin, VIM Lawson, Joseph Edwards, Tyre Barnard
Robt. M. Clark, Martin Cloud, David B. Hatcher,
John Martin, Thomas NJ. Clark, Ohm A. Honley, W.
Jacob Clark, Absalom Seals, T. J. Penn, N. c. Sta
pies, P P. Penn George n Penn, John Prunty, j. G.
Lee. G. Carter Dadson, H, w. Reynolds, E. Tatum,
+. G. Smith, A. A. NOR, A. Staples, r, John Range
John D. Cheham, S. G. sRucker, w. A. Burwel
Ben. j. Campbell, and Joseph Bishop