Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-04-15
Discomfort IN THE PAN HANDLE.

All accounts represent The people oil the Pan handle o.
Virginia deeply indignant at the rejection by our LeeiSa
ure OF the right OF .or the Piltsbug and oeuoeh'
Rail Road The subIoned proceedings ana accompanying
slip from The Wcllsbug Herald only contm these accounts
hope the people OF Brooke and Hancock wl exercise
anil further patience and still longer 10 the justice Of
our common Commonwealth
From the Wclsbulg Herald
The FL resolution embodes pretty fairly The puoc seh
ment on the subject of internal improvements tic Leg
lslaure will allow The privilege OF deciding all Questions
relative 10 rail roads bridges, &c. oy vote Of Tue people
ar will Mace The control such questions In the hands ni me
Courts would so very far to remedy our grievances ana
10 allay the agitation which VIII OTHERWISE iheVtaoH
End In separaun or else in bad state OF feeling as can
nos,blu exist This have fair right 10 ask, and II VIII
be insisted upon Ii is ndspensaby necessary I" our pros
periiy and demanded by every consideration Oh JSee
.ony and convenience. There are other matters seriously
affecting our interests which demand attention. lhtre
an earn 81 ami deep sealed determination on me part o the
people ,sn all party other considerations 10 Yea
40 means untrird ourselves by some means from inc
saysh dependency under which 10 600 Virginia people ae
now kept the matter has attained wide publicity through
The new spap,rs and have not seen single paper mat
has expressed opinion, which has not ADMITTED Tue
Of our COMPLAINTS and spoken iayoraby OF separstlon
PUBLIC MEETING.
Al an adjourned meeting held at the Court House on Tues
dav evening April 5h 1883 the following proceedings aud
resolutions adopted and ordered 10 be published !" Tue
Helshurg Herald. = g.
Chairman; wrn motion made 10 reconsider mo Teso'
lLtons adopted by the previous meeting. Carried
Il committee OIL seven WAS dPpohcu "
and report new resolutions 10 the meeting ana ac'
,s committee OF correspondence. John " feffy, = u
J,cob Dr. " H. Coffin, James Connell +. Nj ?. Rose Or
u W. Caldwell and John Starr were appointed ss'a co'
,, "a
The committee retired, and after short absence returned
and reported The following preamble and resolutions
Whereas the people OF Brooke county, CONSIDER tn1in
sIves 81 y aporcvCd by the uctlon oil the flrs
MIA Legislature in denying authority 10 construct ran
Dad over lands-6y the repeated encroachmGns
nm onr RIGHTS IN tho Of the city n NheeliDg aiu ny
hc neglect or refusal on the part Of the Legislature To ex-
.nd us that protection which circumstances and our ge
orauhca position demand its hund; moreover since gu
peculiar geographical position subjects US 10 many Ihcoh
veniences civil and political for which we can see no RENE
y in the uu.e except by separation or system OF egsa
lion suited our case; and rs We nave heet""re a! ~
lie ordinary of petition and fetnonstranee therefore
Resolved That this meeting scenniy proes! against any
limitation BY The State Of our right to MAKE puhic improve
rnents. ,.,.o
"a That az all mower ia of tho people, and only deega-
ted for the purpose vi eecluaIy advancing their own
welfare and as conceive il improbable that our welfare
viii hc nrnmot,d by connection with Stale which holds 10.
wards US The attitude oi an oppresso We here soemny
ssTng our natural right and esettng the necessity 40
pledge ourselves accomplish II possioe sepaia"o"
such altitude be longer maintained
a. Tha we have full confidence in The unbiased Judf.
mont the Legislature, and in The ihtiSent sense o
lice of it's members, and therefore declare hat we ~ o
driven ONLY as last 10 separation from Tue LON
monweaIih of securing our flghts aho hu''"
cling our interests.
10 correspond with citizens u Brooke and Hancock cuu-
Ties and other parties interested and 10 devise meuns rr
bringing about Lawful ana pcaceauic "
v.na shou ouch course deemed advisable made de-
srsbe IN view the foregoing resolutions.
Tn, praamt, and resolutions bring read motion Was
made rlai The up and acted on separate
~ which lost
On motion Of j K Abrahama the preamble AMI Tes"u-
lions were then adopted by large vote.
On motion The meeting adjourned until called together by
The committee r BARNES, fies'oen''
A. +. LAZEAR, Secretary.
The reope of Brooke and Hancock counties respect
tuy ted hold urcngs their respective places o.!
voting In order TO elicit expression OF opinion IN regard
10 the subject Of the foregoing resolutions mo Il
oemsd ndvsahe N concert measures for accomplishing
their object. Signed BY Executive Committee