Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-11-26
PUBLIC MEETING.

An adjourned Slackwater Meeting
vas held in the Courthouse on Friday
evening tho 18th instant, to hear the
report Of Committee appointed at q
previous meeting Of ci,izons Of Monon'
galia county.
The Chairman, WIN. LAzlER, Esq,
took his seat, aud S. SlEcrRlED, Esq
was appointed Secretary
Tho Committee on Resolutions made
report, through their Chairman, Guy K
G. Allen, Esq, as follows:
The citizens Of Monongalis county
having appealed respectively, but il
vain, 10 the Monongahola Navigation
Company for assurances that the Slack
water Improvement should be continued
by said Company to the Virginialine:-
.Resolred, That our Counsel ut Pitts.
burg bc and no is hereby instructed to
institute the proper proceedings in the
United States Court, or other Court as
he may deem best against said Compa'
ny, for any delinquency on their part
whereby forfeiture Of tbcir Charter has
accrued. And in such proceedings he
is authorized to use the names Of any or
all the citizens named in the committee
hereafter to be appointed, a list ofwhich
shall be furnished by the Secretary as
parties to the said proceedings.
2. RESOLVED, That vote of the taxa.
BILE citizens of the Borough of Morgan.
town, and such other persons as may
consent to be- taxed, lie taken by tho
Trustees on the Goth day of November,
1858, to ascertain expressly from the
citizens whether they will assent to a
levy to Ne made by said Trustees upon
the subjects of taxation in said Borough
to defray the expenses Of said proceed.
ings, and to indemnify said citizens, in
said Committee named, in case tho State
fell to make an appropriation to carry
on the same.
8. RESOLVED, That Committee be
appointed by the President to solicit
subscriptions throughout the County to
defray the expenses ofsaid proceedings.
Geo. NJ. Reay, Esq, Jesse Mercer,
Col. Jas. Evans, Dr.M Dent,
A. S. Vance, Jas. Davis, Esq,
Saml. McKelvy, Esq. Alfred Yeager,
Anthony Lotus, NJ. r. Cha!tant,
were appointed said Committee.
4. Rssolcrd, That our Senator and
Delegates be, and they are hereby in.
structed to ask the aid of tho General
Assembly in prosecuting said suit, by
furnishing the necessary means to carry
on the same, and securing 10 US the ser.
vices of the Attorney General of the
State, to be associated with our Coun'
sci at Pittsburg. And that a Committee
Of nine be appointed by the President
of this meeting to draft a Memorial to
the General Assembly, setting forth our
grievances, aud the redress asked for in
the premises, and any Legislative enact-
men,s that may be deemed advisable by
said Committee.
In pursuance of which resolution the
President appointed the following gen
tlemen said Committee:
G. R. c. Allen, Esq, Geo. NJ. Hagans,
W. T. Wiley, Esq, S. Sieglried,
Mathew Gay, Esq, N. Callendine.
A. Mcdonald, Esq, Rev. jas. Davis,
E. o. Wilson, Esq.
S. Resolved, That the Trustees ofthe
Borough of Morgan'own be authorized
to forward these proceedings to our
Counsel at Pittsburg, james Dunlop,
Esq.
DR.. Isaac Scott, David B. Lynch,
H. Daugherty, Esq. S. Ray, Esq,
E. P. Fitch, r. L. Berkshire, Esq.
John R. Drabell, G.. R. c. Allen, Esq.
Manliff Hayes, VT. Wiley, Esq,
VIM. Wagner.
6. RESOLVED, That the proceedings of
this meeting be published in the news.
papers Of this County.
WIN. LAZIER, Pres't.
S. S,EarRIED, Sec'y. @