Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-08-20
roR THE MiRRon'
sLACKWATER MEETING.
GREENSBORO, Pa, Aug. 18th.

GREENSBORO, "a, Aug. 18th.
The meeting was opened about 2
o'clock In the Afternoon, when Mr..
Barnes of Greene county was elect
ed President; Messrs. Robert M.
ple, ]. X. Duncan, John Lin Craw-
ford, Capt. John NJ. Hurper and DR..
Joseph A. McLane--.Eice Presi-
dents and David A. Worley, J. e.
Williams and L. NJ. Wilson Secreta-
ries.
An address was then delivered by
John s,ogdale Of Greene county.
Messrs. R. L. Berkshire, Leroy
Kramer, john Stogdale, Thomas Ma
pie, and DR.. J. Boughner were ap.
pointed as committee to draft res
buttons expressive of the feelings
and opinions of the meeting.
Addresses we're then delivered by
e. w. Towers, of Monongalia Coun-
ty, and VIM. Y. Roberts, Of Fayelte
County.
Tho Committee then reported the
following resolutions, which were a.
dopted:
LIST. Resciced, That we ever have
and still cherish the kindest feelings
toward. the Monongahela Navigation
Company, aud sincerely desire its
welfare and prosperity; and have pa
,ienlly waited on said Company for
the last ten yoars-relying upon its
pledges and assurances, to extend
The Improvement to the Virginia line,
according to the provisions of its
charter.
Cd. RESOLVED, That we still feel
willing and anxious to cooperate with
the said Company, and pledge our,
selves to afford it every facility, and
do all in our power to aid and assist
said Company, should steps DO imme-
dia,ely taken on its part, in good faith,
to push forward said improvement to
the Virginia line.
Sd. Resolved, That, should said
Company, as heretofore, refuse to ex-
tend said Improvement, the period, in
our opinion, has arrived when it be:
Games our imperative duty to avail
ourselves of all the means in our
power to bring aboutthe earliest pos
ssible completion Of said improve
ment; and that we think it expedi-
ent, that The people above Browns.
Vile, under the guarantee the COM
pany now majestic pay 6 per cent.
interest on all stock subscribed from
the time the same is paid in,) should
subscribe 10 the stock of the improve
mcnt, as far as consistent with their
means; and that, hereafter our motto
will be, "Slackwuter completed or
down with the dams"
4,h. Res0lred, That the papers Of
Fayet,e. Greene, Washington, West.
moreland and Allegheny counties, in
Pennsylvania, and Monongalia and
Marion counties, in Virginia, be re.
quested to publish the proceedings Of
this meeting.
The following resolution was pre-
scented by the Virginia. delegation and
adopted !: e.4. s"4'.s
Resoleca, That Should the lauda,
BILE efforts of our brethren in Greene
and Fayette counties fail in stimula-
ting the Monongahela Navigation
Company to complete its work TO tho
State line, we pledge ourselves to ON
ploy all our energies in bringing tho
subject before our Legislature at its
next session, and procuring the pas
sage of an act, instruc,ing our A,tor.
ney General to institute suit, in tho
name of tho Commonwealth, against
said Company.
The following persons were then
appointed as a committee to procure
subscriptions of stock in the different
townships:
In Faye,tc County, James B. Da.
wilson and Clark Braden, were ap.
pointed as u Committee for Luzerno
township; Thomas w. Nicholson
and Ephraim Walters, Jr., for Mich.
olson township; Thos. Morris and N.
E. Duncan, for Springhill township,
and John Sterling and VIM. Parshal,
for German township. In Greene
County. Samuel Sedgwick and Thos.
Hughes, for Jefferson townships john
NJ. Harper and John L. Crawford, for
Cumberland township; Benjamin Mo.
pie and Westly Harm, for Mononga.
relationship, and F. H. Higinbo,ham
and ]. e. Taylor, for Dunkard town
ship.
Tho meeting then adjourned.