The American patriot., 1855-08-18
Proceedings Of the Railroad Meeting.
MORNING SESSION.

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MORNING SESSION.
CLISEoN, La, Aug. II, 1855.
According to previous notice the friends Of the
the contemplated Branch Railroad to be construct
ed from Clinton to some convenient poin. on the
New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad,
convened at the Court House at II o'clock, A. NJ,
the meeting quite large for the occasion, and
represented by citizens from all parts of this
parish, st.. Helena eand adjoining counties Of Mis-
sissippi.
| The meeting was called to order by Henry Skip
with, whereupon Hon. F. II. Hatch of st. Helena,
yves called to the chair, and Isanc N Lemon, ap
pointed Secretary, Upon taking the chair Mr.
| Hatch made very appropriate REMARKS stating The
deep interest manifested by the citizens of his par
ish in this great movement fi . E
Mr.. Wright then read the proceedings of rail
road meeting held in Grcensbnrg, on the sth inst
viz:
At a meeting of the citizens Of the parish of St.
Helena, held in the Court House in the town of
Greensburg, on Wednesday, the 9Th day of August
1855, for the purpose of appointing delegates to
meet and confer with the citizens Of the parish of
East Felicana in the town of Clinton, on Saturday,
the l 1th Instant relative to the construction Of u
railroad from said town Of Clinton to the most con-
venient point on the New Orlcahs Jackson, and
Great Northern Railroad, Cade D. Strickland, Jr,
was appointed President, and John II. Pipes and
John Bickham, Secretaries
When F. II. Hatch, Esq, offered the following
resolutions, which were unanimously adopted:
| Resolrcd That inasmuch os it is the first duty
and the first necessity of civilization to open roads
and increase the facilities of intcrcommunieation,
and experience having proved that railroads where
yer they have been established are the safest,
specdest and cheapest mode of conveyance, and
that they lave invariably enhanced the value OF
property, and given healthiul impetus to the in
dusria pursuits and refnements of civilized life;
that it is the interest Of every community to lend
all possible aid and encouragement for the coi-
struotion of such works of internal Improvement.
| Resolved That the citizens of St. Helena view
with profound interest the effort now being made
to construct u Branch Railroad from Clinton by the
most eligible route to some point on the New or-
leans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad, in
the parish of st. Helena.
Resoired That the President Of this meeting be
and he is hereby authorized to appoint thirty dele.
gates to attend the meeting of our fellow citzens
of the parish Of East Fcciana, mt Clinton, on Sat
urday the lth inst, with instruction to cooperate
with them for the purpose Of carrying out the OBJ
ect proposed in the foregoing resolutions
Whercupon the President appointed the follow
ing delegates, to-wit:
l II Hatch, J II Wright, Ashford Addison, J T
Spencer, p II Kemp, Wm Wheat, Wilford Williams,
Snml nntrcl, VIM Dennis, .lr., Saml Davis, JAS A
Williams John burton, Goo w Womack, Simpson
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3aynard and irwin Brown--East Fciiciana-Wli.
ford Williams, Isaac H. wright, Samncl DAVIS ana
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EVENING; SESSION.
/ A. q o,,oct - M tbn meeting rcoreanized
when Mr. Ua,dcstv presented the CHARTER report
of the Committee which was unanimously adopted
Mr. Skipwh then moved that the President APP
point committee on publication, recording, &c.
In conformity with the motion the PRESIDENT mp
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