Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-12-25
EXTENSION OF TIE RICHMOND AND DAN
VILE RAILROAD.

- ,"n', ,H': VIM; :i -, ,yns ,,,,i:,,ed Scc,e
mr..
=. ,,.i,., nj IN. mae,iu. having been explained
~ the Cmair,nam Oh lie motion Of John /. Wo"a"n
70 ,, r,,,, ;,,, rr., ,ublc and resolutions wcr'
,nl,';,n,.ly ,j,u,ri h,. ,I,r meeting
| WLr.,,.,s' ,hr ,ru;l,. Of n.nry have awny- h"ri
hrn,.h ,yIi and .uoG v-rort the Zcnlnus and hr""
| rrring friends oi the Richmond and DanviIr nn"
,r Th,.v w,r" NM me- the first 10 Suggest aud IN.
;r., =, r,.c,mnrrd ih,. Motley anI practcaOty I"
| .,r,.c,;ru Lr ,n-nu. %, a railway the tnwn %! Dan
,IL win th. civ ot ACKNOWLEDGMENT their dtl
,,ois thcy voted ia, ,lr charter Of tins rouu-
| - haE. g, al times advocated l:s clam.
| ,' Ill, o,nroi,o,,n ana support, and
| Tn,o ,,,,, .;r ~ ,;;u. subscribed, III thri'
| ;nJiy;dm,I ,md c,r.oruiu capacity, for llS con
s,r,r,;nn ,h su,n Of between forty.tvc and my
| ,L,r,,rJ Ini,,r. And ucr having struggled i"f
80. =; ;,s im,r lint rnus,au; progress, with many
| 80 ain.t uuuurnllclei difficulties, the presch'
nrosn.ct. of il. early completion, cannot bnt DC. "
Inc people of this couty. source at n'Sh Sra'.'..ti
| ton, and OF mutual rejoicing bNl "nst :m' nv -,
| for the charter u: u road nanlli: DalF,,'e "s We
western terminus aud have contributed III !" IA"
mower TO completing the road 10 tfiai P!"re' Nv
never regarded this pon. the natural or ma, .e
minus of the road nor the road ITSELF III ,ne m
, moro Lo-oy or sr.g,0q0i improvement. BW res""'
;n,, II ns in the Judgment of this meeting II ue.r' Is
10 he regarded in more enlarged niId ber"l view.
| rs a STATE and not mere local improvement
~ complete in itself, hut as n part oiliS VI d" M
tsut md leading line of State improvements WHY
sLould connect at some convenient point III the SCUM.
western part OF the Common" eain' VIZ" Wv.
| Virginia and Tennessee kiii ho'u-"o PL
pie OF Henry have cherished "1lii aJ IN
ginning aud 10 this end nave .T CONN.,.
every mile Of its prosecution. Ana 'ie tn"
" court Of this county, at It's November tel' -
ing The popular will, instructed gu, LnIders
urge III the approacln. iiee''": VI w. r,c,m
u. the company, the adEp'Ii VI ,ha .y:apsru of
| including {" the Gehes"i Hssei! ,bo V;ryinia and
this road convenient pomt on the Of ,h.
Fcnnesse" Raiiroud III me SOUTH. r,"rj ,hrrrf,re
STATE. Inc people u i,. ,h,, uuy considerable
win aa murh res:et nS fnsn,ijn sb6ull he found
number VI the citLeuSo " 80 I'll; r,,d. hut in its
opposing any iarther ext ii9oii W '' chnrt.r mn
stcnd seriously urgln. III" pasS"Ge VI J,M, RonJ
thurlznS the CONSTRUCTION VI a - nf H.. Rich
How lar any ot'rr c'.iH'"s w. his move
inoid ana io'" NO.. ,n,s nf Denyille this
upon the part ei co'e ~ IN a., ,I ,eorrnphical posi-
neei'tS Is 'o' .,v i -, i,,nr,s in all that affects
non "i ls eo"y "'," If ,Ln Dunyillc road re-
thn preS"h. I" I"'" , ", nnJ iot IN, silence of
4u'te 'i'a. u 49, |i p,s,rI i,,u indifference TO-
ths county sn"uu oG ,ro,, the mart of some
"E nvq".. n,.;I,n ,hi meeiip1 does cxprcss
OF inc CITIZENS Vi D"', ,,";,nom, and uucual
~ any sueh P'"poS'''' ~; -; ,h LIiinr,t. iu,r.
Ecu u'Sen h: n! uPi ,.,s .n, of the Richmond
'ei n W Iii W I'LL - in fleet to oppose any
""u .' -, .bn .ontI,wc,t and the prcsrn;
.'"":e'o" INV nnn;,I Rn,j. II is presumed that
terminus 81 'ne rnnJ. even il desirable,
w, ~ =; ;,. ~ t, financial endorsements or
eouiu NO.. Of tb, State oe readily obtained.
P,.IG ,L. nrr.,ut General Assembly may, md IN the
;;, nf Iii. ,urrt,u, nuyit to extend this, among
ihr Ia,jn" lines of Improvement 10 those points,
,;i ~ - ;m,.,..ts nj the State a.. large may, III
!" n.y. IT.. ,.,, warmly rs this meeting es-
liz J ,., m ,,.raI Internal improy cmcmt, it
P"uSee ''io ,. ,L, .xi.,iu, circumstances Of
Is i.' r, ~ n,I,;. IN rrrn,n,nrni the policy ui
our h"H!'N''' !''". "''' hn,s ny ,nnr,nriaiin..
ehoa'h'is ~ ,I. .,,n. ,, works exclusively
any ,i; h.rn1tr ,nI influence tx.
.'rHi . ,i nnn,.;,,o rnnd and w. shall have 10,
'e"u '.o ,,,I ,rn lrr,;,, lara! inproy cement
n,v.e,; , h" mn "m",imt nnd commanding ae OF
as now gu ~. I no, nrv n Sac improve.
go. LUZ i u; ,b ,,;r;n If this meeting as e,nphat
T,'.' i n ,n;n.u,I,. n S,y,, Improvement. in ills
ca'it a"u ,5.,,s IL t.I,catiun and connections
49,. III -, .,J ;ra,.ucps ot its travel and
anu III Oh '''o - vi ;,,.,,..,,,,t ,n,v in persriuu
tonnage, d an! o'"c' , nf E,nnnnw.a,h Hut. # il
"hI'h Tue INNS va ''I a:..l of tho Common.
DC ues''n'e W ~ r,;,,vav with III. u,,,rluus
wealth. ny ''e" W. W, ,.Ir shnu ~. nav, m,
ana prouucli'e Sou'I' VS. 49, - ;n.,,I -,
independents II may ne - i,,r',,n
one uninterrupted "''' t t. ,,n,,,.,,,.nt nnd
n'en'' 10 DC c"iS'ru't"u u',u.i L ,L'S. ,vL now
To Do oVeriooke" aI" 'o'.''oi'. ~, m .,ooas.frIy
tbo nn.pat;,ns Of rhe road 10 DunvilIei In con-
inc "Peta''""s VI " ;I ,h Snu,i VS. or.w.
pieting Tue connec'!o'i VIM ''o 60, ,Lax,.,;
IL ne Denied me pG!e!s W o. az 49, 'I r al
encc anI Sk Of ''.s ., nrJ nxn."es a.
ana L" De iofceu u I.'cui '"t VI = :, ,-n'
a new and separate orsaiiiAa'io" " "I.e - II p'"'
posed Sy citizens OF Dahfllic l" hN III" Easf'n c'
minus 81 MS,r proposed '"drD"Aem road! Are We
TO cross the river 10 l'anviile and consequently |"
incur the costs OF constructing another bridge anu
upon reaching that place, u oe su"erteH ~ IL" t"'
inconv enences, delay and expense OF, IN the IAN
guage Oi the day. break oi ouik' DAn'iHe' IL II
believed, has su5Nrr!bcd about t." ih"">""" aoarS
towards the construction OF the road 10 that point IL
il now prodoscd to lay the countcB Weston htr uh-
der contribution to get 1t back! Is The Immense zen
mage that would mos, certainly oe borne upon 'h'7
road from the South.Nest to Richmond ana TIE seN
board 10 bc closSed and iCttered III lis phsshSe az
Danye! Towards the growth ot pahvlie' nus
meeting can entertain no hostility. For their wealth.
and PROSPERITY they render them their most rlcnaiy
ns.urauces Blu; the meeting submits thut the al
yautag.s 10 be realized by tm0 'ndPenf'nf roads
over and above those Of one c0hfthHons Inc OF In
provemeut. can accrue to II" citizen OF Inc Stale
other than those xho nigh; share Ill the profits incl
dent to t,Anshipment from the Eastern terminus '"
tue one road TO rhe Western terminus OF the other;
nd while this county feels deep ana "os"t o'iS ~
terest in the extension oil the hlchui"hu anu D"
vile Rail Road az above uu!cateu, yeti liz ~ t Wv
opinion OF the General Assembly aud the stockholu-
,rs in this load such extension Will ue tieXpeu-
emit then the interest OF this portion o the State WILL
in the Judgment Of this meeting, be pest Pro'ho'e"
by n connection with the city Of Lynchbu"g.
Therefore R.aolved FIRST, thai our Senntorifom
this district and our Delegate from this county be
requested TO Use all fair and honorable eans 10 So
cure, at early day during inc presen. sIss'" W.
the General Assembly, may DC practicable inc
passuv. of an act for the extension OF the R'cnnoh
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