The Hillsborough recorder., 1854-05-17
The Improvement of Cape Fear Bar
PUBLIC MEETING.

According TO previous notice, num-
Der Of the citizens Of Orange met at
the court hause on Saturday afternoon,
TO appoint delegates TO the Convention
prnposed to be held at WILMINGTON ON
the 25th inst, in reference to the i'm.
proyemeut of the Cape Fear Bar.
On motion, Dr. Edmund Strudwick
was called 10 the chair, aud X. A.
lieartt appointed secretary.
At the request Of the chairman, John
w. Norwood, esp. briefly explained
the object of the meeting. and also of
the proposed Convention. He present.
ed some interesting facts TO show the
commercial importance Of Wilmington
as port Of entry and also stated the
present condition Of the water upon the
Bar as contrasted with its farmer depth
-spoke of the cause which had ope.
rated to reduce the depth of water from
fourteen to seven and half feet, aud
uf the means necessary TO restore II to
It's former depth--and concluded By
expressing the hope that the action oi
the Convention would result in procur-
ing an appropriation from Congress for
this important work.
On motion. the chairman appointed
Messrs. John U. Kirkland. Dir. Pride
Jones and +. A. Hrartt committee
to prepare resolutions for the action of
the meeting.
The committee having retired for a
short time, reported the following pre-
amble and resolutions, which were u.
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, we believe that the i'm
provement Of the Bar in the Cape Fear
River below Wilmington. is work Of
great importance, demanded. not only
for the interests of the town of Will
mington and the State Of North Caro-
lima, but for the interests of commerce
generally and whereas we have wit.
messed. with pride aud satisfaction. the
energy and patriotism of the people OF
Wilmington, who. while burdened with
the expense of prosecuting other works,
have nobIy struggled to repair, by in.
dividuaI eiinrts. the injuries occasioned
by the failure of Congress to appropri-
ate sufficient SUN for the improves
ment of the Cape Fear Bar; therefore,
Resoired, That we heartily approve
of the proposition to hold a Convention
at Wilmington ON the 25th inst, com
posed of delegates from each county in
the State, to devise some plan for Sc
curing the complexion Of the improve
ment of The Cape Fear Bar aud that
the Chairman Of this meeting appoint
twenty-five delegates to represent Or
ange county in said Conventions.
Rcsolced, That our Senator, the Hon.
George +. Badger. is entitled to our
warmest gratitude for the earnest zeal,
untiring industry, aud great ability
with which he has pressed the impor-
tance Of this work upon the attention
Of Congress and TO whose Efforts we
are, in great measure, indebted for the
passage, through the Senate Of the Uni
ted States, Of a bill making an appro-
priation Tor this object.
Resoiced, That while we are conf
dent that our immediate Representa-
tive, the Hon. Sion II. Rogers, will
give this measure his hearty support,
yet it will not abate his zeal if assured
that his constituents approve of it; and
we therefore earnestly commend it to
his special attention aud favor.
Resoiced, That copy of these reso.
lutions be forwarded to the Hon. Geo.
.E. Badger and tn the Hon. Sion III. Ro-
gers.
On motion Of Mr.. NorwoWl,
RcsoiUcd, That any citizens Of Or
angc county, who may be III Whining
ton at the time, be requested to act as
a delegate.
La compliance with the first resdlu.
tion, the chairman appointed the fol-
lowing persons as delegates, viz: John
U. Kirkland, Josiah Turner. jr., DIR.
Pride Jones, Rev. ]. B. Donnelly, Sa>
mu~I A. lIolmes, John w. Norwool,
John H. Webb,. Frederick N. Strud
wick, Alfred NJ. Waddell, Wm. III.
Moure, II. ID. McNair, Thomas b. Hill.
David Hart, Henry K. Nash. r. Nich>
oIs, James c. Turrentine, DR.. o. +.
Long, ]. ]. FreeIand. DR.. S. ID. School
field, S. p. Moore, DIR. L. IL. Turner,
HascIl Nnrwood, Samuel +. Phillips,
~ ID. Phillips, aud Wm. N. Patterson.
TN motion of Mr.. II. Nichols:
Reso1ued, That these proceedings be
published in the IIillsborough Recor.
der. and that the Raleigh aud Will
mington papers be requested to copy.
The meeting then adjourned.
L. SrRuDNvICK, Chm.