The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-04-09
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Dear Sirs-IIaving seen 3 n0ilee in
your paper calling ; meeting II The Stock
holders and eilizens ol Alamznre county.
IN the town Of Graham. ON Wednesday
The 10Th Nh. curiosity exeiied me 10 al
lend. 1 arrived in me sillage sboul 10
o'clock. A. NJ. heard bon little said about
the meeting. exeepl general laqaiy a.
mong those present la know who author
lied lis call. and what was expected iobe
accomplished by u.
All seemea igsorsnl upon tie SUBJECT
until lnur o'elork. p. NJ. when IN was an
nannred .hrrs voald he . Railroad meet
ing held Immediately. in The Presbyterian
Chapel. Aflcr all had assembled. some
forty nr fify in number. is aEganiza1on
was preposed by railing upon Edwin
Hois 10 reside ~ chairman. lie rose.
said the object nc The meeting Was un-
known 10 him, and declined. Alter .
pause Tor lrw mnmenis. ID. l.. Ray was
called .ron. and declined. Again there
was dead silence in the hnnse iur some
time. when John Holt. Esq. was called
upon; he ioa declined The honor Offered.
This seemed 10 throw quite damper ON
the feelings If all present. and il really
appeared as If no organization vas 10 be
effected.
The eyes Of all present bring .nrned 10
DR.. s. Holi. he ruse aud SAID. he object
OF The meeting was 10 take snne steps 10
secure llhe location OF the central Rail
Road through the inwn of Graham. Ed
win NJ. Holt said thai all would be done
10 locate il as near the town a. was prac.
licable; Than he had The utmost confidence
in The board of Directors and Engineers,
as being high minded honorable gentle
men. and believed they aonld do all they
could TO accommodate iis citizens. To
ask any thing more would be doing them
injustice. Samuel Holl replied; and nj
though he disarowed any intention Ia be
personal. urged that all had mol vel been
done for Graham that might be; said The
proceeding Of li,s last meeting Of The boards
Of Directors ought TO have been made
public, and not attempt TO deceive the
People hy working in secret conclaye !;
such course was unworthy Of the high
character al any public servant or servants,
and that be was no, TO be gagged in any
such way. lie knew enough about En-
ginee,ing To know that Graham was az
easy Of access as IlillshorougI. Green's
borough. or Lexington: and although he
was mol slockholder. YET he iell interest.
ed as citizen of The cnnniy that justice
should be done To Graham, as we'll as
other towns and villages along tho line ;
hoped some gentleman would take The
chair. ,ha, their proceedings might assume
tangible form. John Holt. ESQ.,. being
again called npon, took The chair aud made
few brief remarks. when David s. Kerr
was appointed Secretary. DR.. S. Holt
then offered preamble and resolutions,
the FIRST asserting that The citizens Of Gra-
ham had purchased properly there under
the assurance that The road would be To-
Gated through The Town.
Col. Jesse Grant. who was one of the
commissioners. said no such assurance
was given from authority; and that il was
only the WHY remarks Of The auciioncer,
TO please bidders and make them pay The
highest price possible for the lots. On
motion the word assurance was struck
on, and reasonable expectation inserted.
The resolution being nexl in order, was
read, expressing u desire that The road
should pass through The centre of The
town. Edwin NJ. Holt moved tn strike
OUT the word centre; when Samuel IIol,
replied with some warmth. aud said. il
was moi The object Of the meeting to rrili-
else the resolutions OF their author. and
that when gentlemen move to amend a
resolution. they ought to do i, in The RICH,
sort Of way. At This stage of The pro-
ceedings discussion took place between
Samuel and Edwin Holt. the former stat
ing he did not expect The road To run
through the court house. or up stairs in
the gallery. but as near through the cen.
tire Of The town as they could get II.
Edwin Holt said he had not learned
but what the cilizens Of Graham were
satisfied with the luraiinn made. M one
responding. he look it for granted they
were satisfied; aud thai 10 pass the reso.
lulions as presented. would be implying
censure against the Engineers. which he
was unwilling odo. |, would be placing
them in a situation TO feel themselves un.
der no obligation To accommodate. further
than was their dmv. Benjamin Hurdle
moved 10 lay the whole of HE resolutions
upon The table. The question was pni
second time withnat The chair being able
TO decide; division was called for, twrn-
ty-fonr voting in the affirmative. and Ten
in the negative. About two-lhir.Is Of all
present then left The house. snpposing nn-
thing more would he done. The further
reading of The resolutions being called for.
Mr.. Abel Griflis said he understood the
whole had bees laid on the table BY i
majority Of fourteen. and that any further
proceedings would be Out Of order. Col.
Raw said he did not understand Capt.