The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-04-20
Enthusiastic Rail Es Dad Meet.



ing.
Pursuant to call made by the
Hon. S. p. Reed, ntcndant of Tic
Town of Anderson. y large an'l highly
fasttiii:5tnt Srdichct, composed OF both
sexes, assembled in the t,urt House
OH Friday night, the I'd irISf'.
The meeting wns called rs order,
and on motion Hon. }. i. Reed was
called to the Chair, and =. NJ Wilkes
and W. n. Fant, appointed to act rs
Secretaries, whercupon the Chairman
rose and i'll Il b,ict and eloquent speech,
Explained the object OF the meeting to
be, to take into consideration the
suggestions which had been made OF
this place i'll the public press, as
4 suitable one for holding Il Convention
with the view to the extension of
Il Rail Road from Anderson Court
House through the Eabiirn Gap, tu
Knoxville and Chattanooga. Tennessee,
connecting ut those points With the
great Valley of the West.
The Chairman having resumed his
scat, Mai. J. w. Harrison rose and
CtllSllitiatHll tllC lVlloN ihS
Preamble and Resolutions, to wit:
Whereas, in the Judgment OF this
mccling, the time has arrived when
seme dciinitt and concerted action
Should be taken to give direction AMI
energy to the magnificent project of
extending Il rail road from Anderson
{. III. through the liablm Gap to
knoxville and Chattanooga, Tennessee,
connecting at those points with the
great Western and North Western
Rail Road; And whereas, the people OF
Anderson, without reference to local
interests, are fully Impressed with The
great Importance of Il work Which will
increase largely the resources ofSouth
Carolina, throughout her entire bur-
aers, and ut the same time bind to-
gethcr with iron bands tic social. com
mcrcal and political interests of
large portion OF the Southern and
Middle States.
And whereas, it has been proposed
in the public press that Il Convention of
delegates from the various sections in
tercsted shouI,! he held al this place in
July next. Therefore be it
]. Resol,li That the people OF
Anderson regard tn, c4:F, 4 4tuc.ttifu 4tuc.ttifun OF IL
Fail Road Il ~,,'.,h -n..--.-- ""r mo
tennessee. as an cnlcrI rs" most i'm
portant to Soutll-Carolina and the
Southern States generally, and that
we nrc prepared to contribute to its
early construction by every means at
our command.
3. Resolved, That We consider Il
Convention, composed of delegates
from the various sections Interested.
rs all important to give direction and
concert to whatever effort may be
made i'll behalf OF this great work, and
therefore respectfully propose that
such Convention Shall assemble ut this
place on Thursday the first day OF
July next.
3. Resolved, That We cordially
invite the citizens Of East Tennessee
Western North-Carolina, North Ala
bama, Upper Georgia, the city of
Charleston, and the various other
Towns and Districts in South Carolina
to send delegates to the proposed Con-
ycntion, and hereby tender the said
Convention the hosritalitics Of our
Town.
4. Resolved, The more cncctualIy
to carry out the object Of the foregoing
resolutions, that Il Committee o!
Jtpe gentlemen be appointed to open a
correspondence upon this subject with
the different sections Interested in the
enterprise, and to promote by every
means III their power alike the Assem-
bling of the said Convention, and the
final completion OF the great work.
s. Resolved, That Committee of
twelve gentlemen be appointed t,
make all suitable arrangements for
the accommodation and entertainment
OF the said Convention Whenever as
semblcd at this place
&. Resolved, That the various news
papers Of this State, East Tennessee,
Western North Carolina, North Ala
bama, and Upper Georgia. friendly to
the enterprise, be requested To publish
the proceedings Of this meeting.
Which, after being warmly and
ZcalOllSly advocated by the mover and
by Mcssrs. Nandivcr, Webb, Wilkes
and Norris, were submitted to the
meeting, aud were unanimously a
dopted.
The Chairman, under the fourth res
olution, appointed the following Com
mittcc, to Wit: Mcssrs. }. W. harrison.
S. M. Wilkes, a. EvinS, +. NJ Norris,
(. a. L. Broylcs and j. y. Reed; and
under the fifth, McsSrs. O. Il. BruyIcS,
Elias Earle, j. r. Benson, Daniel
Brown, S. McCulIy, b. +. Crayton, \.
L. Cater, l.. n. Osborne, +. Rice, W.
n. Fant, j, b, IIorscy and Elijah
Webb.
Ihore being no further business be
fore tho meeting, a motion to aljhurn
sine de was made and prevailed.
}. - REID, Chairman.
$. NJ, WiLNEs, Secretaries.
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