Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-10-20
rNrEaNAL IMPROVEMENT.
rom TIC ADlhgnun DeInVVfHt'
EeglIrOai Convention.

M and was temporarily organized by the
call Of Maj John Campbell as Chairman,
and the appointment Of Charles b. Coale
and VIM. King Hesikell as Secretaries.
On motion Of c. FTrigg,a committee Of
seven was appointed to select and report
officers, for the Convention, whercupon
the Chairman appointed the following gen
tlemen said committee, VIC. L. Trgg,
|. B. Dunn, WY. c. White, p. j. Branch
y. L. Davis, DR.. I. NJ. Tate, and Col. w
Byars.
The committee having retired for few
minutes, returned and reported the follow
ing nominations for officers, all Of whom
were unanimously elected:
For President
Hon. SETH J. w. LUCKY, of Tenn
Far T,rce Presidents.
Col. VIM. NJ. Burwell, Of Bedford,
l.. c. Haynes, of Tennessee,
Thos J. Boyd, Of Wythe,
Hon. VIM. b. Preston, of Montgomery
John S. Gaines, of Tennessee,
Hon. A. Mcclellan of 4"
E.S. Watson Esq, of Symth,
Col. VIM. Heiskell, of Tenn.
For Secretaries.
Charles B. Coale, Leonidas Baugh and
VIM. King Hcskell.
The names of the following delegates
were then recorded:
From Washington Comfy Ea.-There
were several hundred Delegates in attcn-
dance, and it was impossible to procure a
list Of them.
SmyA Cocaty.-Jamcs F. Pcndlcton
Thos. L. Preston, JAS Saunders, DR.. Thos
NJ. Tate, II. u. Poston, ESD, Meade A
Smith, Richard J. Haller, John c. Pos
ton, VIM. T. Campbell, Il. 5. Watson
Esq, Dr.. WIN. I. Thurman. VIM. Porter,
Esq, Robt. Houston, Esq. A. II. Camp
bell, james c. Smith, DIR. Robt. Thurman
John c. Rogers, james Campbell, John
Campbell, Thos. II. Thurman, Col. Hiram
A. Grcever, John II. Barton, John Pride
and Robt Goolsby.
IVyMc Couaty.-Col. Thomas ]. Boyd
Mitchell b. Tate, Charles S. Crockett
Esq, and p. S. Buckingham. Esq.
Bcdfogd county-Wm. NJ. Burwcll
Esq.
Scott counfy.-Samuel V. Fulkerson.
Russell couaty-Itchard III. Lynch
DR.. John l.. Smith, John F. McElhcny
and Chas. l.. Creigh.
Montgomery coanty.-Hon. VIM. b
Preston.
Enory and Henry College.-ProE Ed
mund Longlcy.
Richmond cjty.-Wyndham Robertson
Gaesc0unty-( Asaliernates,) Col.Thos
!. Boyd, DR.. Thomas NJ. Tate, Col. S. e
Goodson.
FROM TENNESSEE.
.Smiiraa county.-Robcrt r. Rhca, )
Rhea, Wm. Lynn, James w. Preston
John s. Gaines, GeorgcM. Bachman, Rev
S. d. Gains, Hon. A. Mcclellan, a. 3
Tipton, Ger. James Dulaney, Eli. Marsh
Cyrus King, D. Willoughby, Benjamin
Pemberton. David Mcclellan, Jas. Crock
cit, John G. King. VIM. Willoughby, Jno
L. Kcycs, William Olell, Leander G
Dryden, and Leandcr NJ. King.
jefferson William L. F.Andcrson
and Samuel n, Fan.
Gfretne ecounty.-Jon McGaughey, Peter
Earnest, and Col. Lloyd TiIghmar, Chic
Engineer of the Tennessee and Virginia
Railroad.
TVashiagton county.-Dr. Samuel b
Cunningham, Col. Landon, G. Haynes
Hon. Seth j. w Lucky, William G. Gam
man, Joseph S. Rhea, Samuel ID. Mitchell
Isac McPhetson, Henry Young, George
Grisham, John A. Wilds. VIM. II. Crouch
Albert G. Graham, and Col. A. Z. Jack
son.
1IclIian county.-Thomas l.. Preston
VIM. Y. C. White, and Col. William Hles
kill, as alternates.
lIonyoe connty.-Col. VIM. Hieskell.
Garter county-N.J. Taylor, Col. VIII
liam C. Emmcrt, and Nathanl M. Taylor
Esq.
CalducH county, N. C.-Col. William
A. Lcnoi-.
HuatsriHe, Ala. DR.. l.. b. Shelley.
The Chair appointed Messrs. w. Rob
ertson and c. +. Trigg, to conduct the
President elect to the Chair, who prompt
~ and chccrfully performed that duty
when the President irslulged in few bric
and eloquent remarks xplanatoryofthe OBJ
iects Of the Convention, and closed by cal
ling upon the President Of the Virginia and
Tennessee Railroad Company, (Gen. Q
G. Clay,) for an exposition Of the condition
and prospects Of the work.
Gen. Clay having complied, stated thai
but the comparatively insignificant sum o