The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-08-04

A meeting was held at the Court House
on the first Monday in August, pursuant
to a resolution passed on sale day in July.
Hon. VIM. Reed being called to the
Chair, the Preamble and Resolutions of
last meeting were read. 80.
Capt. CASTOR submitted the following
Report from meeting Of the citizens Of
Chester District:
RroH HUI, CHEs1En Drsr-
July 80, 1852.
At meeting Of citizens of Chester
District favorable to the construction of a
Rail Road from Chester to Lancaster,
held this day at Rich Hill, DR.. Jno. B.
CASTOR was called to the Chair, and Col.
d. A. Beckham appointed to act as Secre-
tary.
The object Of the meeting being stated
to be the appointment of delegates to the
adjourned meeting to be held at Lancaster
on Monday the I'd August next, on mo-
ton a committee of three was appointed
to nominate suitable persons to attend said
meeting. Upon the report of this COM
mittee twenty-six gentlemen were ap-
pointed, of whom the following attended
the meeting: Tlman Ingram, Daniel G..
Stinson, Jas. A. H. CASTOR, w. A. White,
J.B, Magill, Henry Moffat., and Jesse
Clifton, Jr.
A committee Of twenty-one, consisting
ofthe following gentlemen, Dixon Barnes,
Col. Huey, Capt. McKenna, Dan'l w.
Brown, Joseph Cunningham, Robert Nc
Twain, w. A. Moore, Jas. p. Crockett,
w. E. Johnson, s. b. Emmons, J. Adams,
John Williams, were appointed to prepare
business for the meeting. The following
resolutions were presented by them, which,
after some debate, were unanimously
adopted:
Resolued, That we do most earnestly
desire, and most heartily approve, of the
construction of Rail Road from Lancas-
ter Court House to connect either with
the South Carolina Rail Rroad at Cam
den, or with the Charlotte and South
Carolina Rail Road at Chesterville,
Ridgeway, or some other suitable point
on said Road; and we hereby promise
and agree that we will literally subscribe
to each one or all Of the routes leading
to the several points herein designated /;
and whichever route may be selected after
the charter has been obtained and the
stock subscribed, we, the citizens Of Ian
caster District, will cordially unite in sup
port Of it.
Resolved. That Committee of FIVE be
appointed by the Chairman Of this meet
ing to memorable the next Legislature
upon this subject, and to solicit material
aid from the State in the building Of
said Road.
Resoired, That notice be Immediately
published in the Lancaster Ledger, for
three months, that an application will
be made to the next Legislature for a
Charter for said Road.
ReSoived, That the members of the
next Legislature from Lancaster District
are earnestly requested TO ask from the
next General Assembly, a liberal sub
sciption towards the construction of this
Road and the various candidates who
are now competing for seat in the
next Legislature, are likewise requested
to bring this important nnterprize before
the people for their consideration.
In accordance with the second resolu-
ton, the following gentlemen were ap-
pointed by the Chairman, viz: John Will
liams, N. p. Crawford, ]. Galluchat, ]. III.
Withenpoon, and p. T. Hammond.
On motion of John Stewert, Esq, the
meeting then adjourned.
| WIN. REED, Chairman,
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