Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-06-24
For President. @ ,m
Hon. CD. CAMDEN, of Harrison
county, Va. i l5 ae5SY9 Il


Abraham Overhol., Of Westmoreland,
Pa. a. -"2 y"'i
Hugh Campbell, of Faye,te. Pa.
| &c. Wilson, Of Monongalia, Va.
Thomas Cramer, of Marion, Va. :.
| c. w. Smith, Of Harrison, Va. ai!F
D. S. Morris, of Taylor, Va. q af
w. H. Watson, Of Jackson, Va.
Noo 7hg For Secretarics.'c ''2f.'
W. F. Drinkard, of Marion. ''e
Henry Fitzhugh, of Jackson.
S. Siegfried, ST., Of Monongalia.
W. P. Cooper, Of Harrison.
| JIM. Scroggin, Of Marion. - NJ
+ G. NJ. Howard, of Monongalia. ~
The report Of the committee was
unanimously adopted. ss.sfsg.
1 Messrs. Neeson, Berkshire, and Viii
son, THE county to which delegate be.
longsis given only the first time dele.
gates name is mentioned were desig-
mated as a committee to inform Judge
Camden of his election as President of
tho Convention a.ri, d. %
The committee performed its duty
Judge Camden, before ,aking.the chair,
made few remarks, in which he re-
turned thanks for the honor conferred
so unexpectedly upon him, and alluded
to the objects for which the Convention
had assembled. iri8 HI. n 5a eh 30
Mr.. Peirpoint then moved, and it was
ordered, that committee Of seven be
appointed to prepare business for the
action of the Convention. The Presi-
dent appointed Mr.. Peirpoint asking
to be excused Hon. Andrew Stewart,
of Fayet,e, Pa; DR.. W. c. Reiter;
Hon. il. q. Wilson; James Neeson,
Esq; Luther Raymond; Daniel Frost;
and t. J. Hall. H -"'.aH r II
On motion, the Convention took re.
cess until o'clock, P. NJ. ,,s
"a.. Two O'clock, P. M. q
The President called the Convention
10 order. e .fHoy I. -aIr-I o1
Onmotion Mr.. Keenan,. Of the Greens
burg Democrat, was elected secreta.
ryin addition TO previously chosen.
A. F. Raymond, Esq, was called for.
and responded. ~ 1'5F m ,.n' igSs ~, 7,
Edgar jcoowgsanp, ESQ ESQ., If Westmore.
land, Pa, was next called for' and he
made few remarks. ~ ,ei,
Alfred Patterson. Esq, of Faye,te,
Pa, was next called for; and he re.
sponded. q. m 200
About this time, the committee ap.
pointed to prepare business returned; ;
and Hon. Andrew Stewart, its chairman.
reported resolutions for the action of
the Convention. He said the commit
tee had decided to present no preamble,
bu, to leave it for the Convention to
raise q committee which should write
out an argument on the subject. He
read the resolutions. They are as fol-
lows: .4 tef5 .ssa
|. Resolyed, That the construction of
the Monongahela and Rayenswood Rail
road extending from the Pennsylvania
Ilips to Rayenswood on the Ohio river, is
greatly to the advantage Of New York,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio. and the
Southwestern States, and requires the
immediate, active and united exertion Of
all the friends Of the work. yIl
| 2. Resolved, That committee offve
be appointed, whose duty it shall be to
draft a an address to the public in relation
to the necessity Of and advantage to re.
suit from the construction Of the contem-
plated road, and that the same be pub.
Iished in the newspapers on the route
of the road aud otherwise as may be
deemed proper. ~ ti.a oJ 'i g.
8, Re.olyed, That committee ofthree
be appointed in each county ofthe State
of Virginia upon the line ofthe road. to
aid the commissioners in those counties
in obtaining subscriptions to the stock OF
the company. "..l'fg0 W., IT,
a, Resolsea, That we recommend to
the commissioners Of the different coun-
ties in Virginia to appoint the necessary
agents within the State Of Virginia, and
I'M The cities of New York, Philadelphia
Taltimore. Cincinnati, Louisville, and
elsewhere to assis,in procuring subscrip.
lions TO the stock Of said company aud
that said commissioners make the nee.
essary publication ofthff'y days required
bv ,ie. charter of said company, and
that Immediately thereafter they open
books for subscriptions Of stock. .' d.
6. Whereas this Convention is infor'
med tha, subscription of 5000, 600 has
been made in the State Of Pennsylvania
to construct a rairoad from the Penn
sylyauia Central railroad in the direction
Of the Pennsylvania and Virginia line
on the Mononsahela river, and thereby
forming connection with the Mortimer
terminus Of this road; therefore q oO
Resolred, That this Convention earn
estly recommend that further subscrip
,ion be made in the State Of P ennsylya
mia to complete said connection, and al
SO 10 make additional subscription to ait
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