Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-12-08
Richmond Contention.

lhe court house of this county, on Mon
day night Of last week. The proceed
ings thus published we're not received h ~
US until Just as We were going toPresss'
and We had not time N space then e
publishithe ,cdole Of the proceedings, q
10 make any extended comments thereon;
and we feel ii due to ourselves ana Inc
public to make the statement when we
now do. relative to the proceedings 81
said meeting.
A.meeting was held at the court house
on tie preceding Saturday night, t for the
-purposeIof sending delegates 70 the the Coal
Convention, to pc holden ii Richmond,
on yesterday, (thc 9th and 70 al dERvise
some feasible plan for the speedy I'M po'-
provement Of tie navigation. ofthe river
At which various resolutions were offered
BIZ different gentlemen, il regard 70 the
improvement ct the river, which were
adyocatedin discussion Isl Messrs Thos
l.. Broun, Samuel A. Miller and Jno'
S. Swami. and opposed BY Messlr88 JAS
H. Brown, J.. G., Newman and III M
Newton; and finally, on motion Of y. W
Newton, Esq, the meeting adjourned
until the following Monday night
The meeting met pursuant to adjourn.
ment on. Monday night; and after II was
called 10 order, Thos. i. Brown, Esq.
offered : preamble and . series VI re:
solutions ID regard to the improvement
Of the river alone, (which have sincs
been lost Of misplaced, and cannot nov
be furnishedby the Secretary .iEf
j, G.tNewn.n, Esq, offered the RI fol
lowing resolution: EI| 4.
Resolved, That the Covington y Ohio
Railroad III 4 great. State timprovefnent
promising inealeulable benefit, Both L
Eastern and Western Virginia; and tina
We regard its early completion from. it
present terminus to the Ohio river. as 8
question infniteEy more important, mo-
only to tho people Of the Kanawha valley.
but to stlfe5whele State, than ahyquostiot
likely to comebe the Legislature dur.
ing the coming session. /. n III. aI#
tTothis resolution, ] las. II. Brown, Esq.
h. g.. KID. 4 "a. Z LA zI +
offered the following as an amend nple q
which vas accepted BY MI. N ewman i.
Resotued, That while We are opposed
to any move or measure that viii tend Il
defeat the early compilation of Tie Rail.
road, lyet we are warm friends TO the i'm.
proyementj of the navigation Of the Kan
awha river ana its tributaries, rs par
and PARCEL III the great line. Of interddm.
municati6n through ouf State, bu
believe that. the Improvement Of Chs
river shonld}bs subordinate to the Rail-
road and not allowed TO interfere with It;
success. k.F
The resolution of Mr.. Newman, tins
amended, was offered by him al ! sa9Fs n
TUE for the original preamble and res3lu:
4. III ]. DC pbos I'll Rronn4 Esd. whicf
led to alengthy and animated discussion,
by Messrs. j. %. Newman. E. Nv : New,
ion, James II. Brown Dr. s. Patrick
and y. Hsndri,k. III favor of the su5stf-
~ .na XII yrs 1Tboo r .Rron, id /
~. -, 80 H. : ~ 4 Il. I
Mliief ana Sno, = :. swami NJ oPP osl9lo}p
thereto, and ln favor OF the oft9'Hdf Pre-,
a n and resolutions q 4 Il Brort M
ESQ. The vote being then taken, the
subst;fate Wis adopted b.; a decided 1nas.
81 ia H. or;a3,a,. nrear,b,a ia III
IY,'s Is, : il
sp = y 4ho S q Droah' icy lneFsof
rejected; after Which, Thos-. Ii Bropn5
ESQ offeredIthe following preamble aud
,asolnt;ons Which ,Kere adonfed N IA
Il
Ill., ;t;s daepad asseptial Rs tbe ,I.val3ni
ment Of tlis' vast mineral resources oi
the Kanawha region that the navigation
81 the III hanswha riVef should H q improves,
Aa a. @nqr .ao eNps5a'lse i,as faGEn q
nro6tably. III the present condttioh of't6e
kanawha river, .# /.
And, whereas, heavy losses are APP
nuallysustalhned, By the sinking q boats '9l
loaaed win, ST. ana SAY: say. e NE ~ III
lin of'tbs Kanawba river. IA II tbsps