The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1854-06-30
Ruil- Conurntion.
R RailrOad Meeting.

In pursuance Of previous notice, the citizens
Of Rockingham and vicinity held meeting in the
Court House, The l7lh inst, for the purpose of
taking into consideration The proprietv of construct
ing a Railroad from WhitrsviIIe, in Columbus
county, 10 Charlotte, Meckenburg. Robert ].
Steele, Sr., called TO the char, and K. s. Me-
Donald appointed Secretary.
w. F. Leak called upon TO address the
meeting which he did in able manner, pointing
out The advantages that would accrue not only TO
The County Towns alone The route, as well as Viii.
mington and the S!aie OF North Carolina.
On moioD The Chairman appointed w. F.
Leak, James P. Leak, Mial Wall, Stephen Cole
and Col. Walter l.. Steele, committee to re.
port resolutions expressive Of The views Of this
meeting, who, after retiring a short time reported,
through their Chairman, Waller +. Leak, as fol-
lows:
Whereas. We are Of opinion tha, the time is
now at hand, when North Carolina should wake
up to the necessity Of keeping pace with her sister
States, in The development OF her great end vnried
resources, by the construction of fair and lIber-
al system of Internal improvements. And where
as, 10 This end, meetings have been held in Char.
lolte and Wilmington, suggesting the proprety OF
IA Railroad from WhitesviIIe, in Columbus county.
10 The town of Charlotte, IN Mecklenburg.. Aud
whereas il is proposed to hold Convention Of the
friends OF this route at Charlotte the 4th OF July
next,
ResolOed, lst. That Railroad from Whiesvie
and passing through he county OF Robeson, and
thence through the Pee Dec Counties in the most
direct line TO Charlotte, thus giving to The town o!
Wilmington direct communication with the wes-
tern pa; o the State, and Ultimately, (as it may be
exiend@d) with the Mississippi Valley, is work Of
The first importance only to the State at lnTge,
but aso 10 the counties through which il will pass,
and meets with The unqualif,d d appreciation Of the
citizens OF Richmond. And whether you take into
RON dn rafIo uEnI
as well as the varied production of the country,
as also the farther fact that looks 10 the concen
trallon of The trade OF the Stale within its own
Limits, presents itself with strong CLAIMS TO the ia.
vorable consideration of The Legislature.
ResolUed. I'd. We approve the proprety Of a
convention Of the friends OF This measure, and we
recommend that the Chairman appoint thirty.fve
delegates TO orepresent Richmond in said convention.
EesoLced, Sd. We pledge ourselves that we will
support for either branch OF the Legislature,
who is not only open advocate for a fair and
liberal system of internal improvements in gener-
al, tut Of this route in particular.
A fter reading the resolutions. Col. Walter l..
Steele was called upon 10 address the meeting,
which he did in speech Of some length, and in
able and eloquent manner.
\ vote was then taken upon the passage Of the
above resolutions. when they passed unanimously.
The Chairman, under the second resolution, ap-
pointed the following delegates
Maj. Jack McNr, Daniel McKinnan, Ferdn.
and Mcleod, Col. Charles MaIoy, DR.. Dixon,
Duncan McLnurn, John G. Blue, Rev. Thos. Glib
son, Col. J. w. Covingun. w. F. Leak, X. s.
Mcdonald, Col. w. l.. Steele, Mal Wall. Maj.
VIM. E. Smith Tristram Bostwick, Jesse A. Bald.
win, Francis Little, Vim. SInnbHck, JAS. D. Penn.
ber:on, O. Fl. Dockcry, Arher Robinson, DR.. X.
L. Steele, p n. Sianback, p NJ. Powell Capt. J.
Hines, d. B. Nicholson, B. B. McKenzis, VIM. G.
Leak, VIM. B. Cole, John w. Leak, Jas P. Leak,
NJ. w. McNair Noah Gibson, ID. G. Mcintyre
Col. J. c. McLaurin, DR.. John MaIloy, A. c. Nc.
kInnon, Milton Mcintosh, John Gilchrist, Jr.,
Ga motion Of James P. Leak, il was ordered.
That the proceedings OF this meeting be published
in the Wilmington, Charlotte md Wadesboro pa
pers, with request that the Fayetteville papers
copy.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
ROB'T STEELE, Sr., Chr'n.
r. S. McDoNALD Sec'y.