Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-02-01
ICJNNUNICATED.
Railroad Meeting In Clarke.

At meeting of many ot the citizens oil the
county of Clarke at the court house, of said
county on Monday, January 18th, On motion
of Col Francs Mccormick, seconded by I. 7.
Peudleton, Howard +. Thornton, esq, was
called to the Chair, and =. d. Shepherd sp-
pointed Secretary.
The object of the meeting having been
briefly explained by the chairman, on M
ton Of T. T. Pendlcton. seconded by l. NJ
Isbell, a committee Of five gentlemen viz
T. p. Pendle,on, T. F. Nelson, John D..
Richardson, Col Francis Mccormick and
DR.. J.J. Janney, were appointed 10y theChaiT-
man to prepare resolutions expressive OF the
sense of the meeting. After retiring for Il
short time, the committee reportedthe follow
ing preamble and resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, At recent meeting OF the Com
mon Council Of the town of Alexandra, a
series of resolutions, hereuntO appended,
were, by the SAID Common Council, accepted,
and ordered to be printed the resOluto ns
referred to. are those offered by MIR. L. NJ.
Monroe;l which resolutions display, upon
the part Of the Common Council, de-
termination to crush if possible, that most
important public Improvement, the Lou
doun and Hampshire Railroad; and to cor
centrate in the Manassas Gap Railroad,
the entire control OF all railroad trade from
this valley, the immediate result Of which
step. we apprehond, would he an effort, on
the psrt OF those thus designing to control
this Valley trade, u annlhilate for ever all
railroad communication between this Valley
aud infinitely its most important market, the
large and interesting city of BaltimUrc:-
Therefore, be 1t
R.SoIrsd. by Us, citizens Of the County OF
Clarke here in our cOurt-hOu.e assembled,
lst. That We most decidedly deprecate
the existence of any great corporate body,
the members If which corporation not being
Of US, or any of Us--aaving no feelings IN
common with us-are To control our AFFAIRS
distinctly from, and adversely TO, our wishes
and most vital interests.
ID. ReSOired, That the people # this cnun-
ty having through the properly delegated
body, subscribed to the said Aiesandria,
l. udOuu aud HAMPSHIRE Railroad, the sum
OF one hundred thousand dollars, provided
said Road run through Berryyuic;' we con-
tend that any deviation from said route will
be violation of good faith; and that We are
most resulutely opposed to any and every Ell
fort come from whatever source it may-to
impede the progress Of the Alexandria, Lou
dOun and Hampshire Railroad to the coal
fields OF " estern Virginia through this COUP
"; that We consider this 10 be to Us the most
i'm portaut OF all public improvements now
in course of constructions; that our delegate
and Senator IN the Legislature be, and they
are hereby requested and instructed to use
their most strenuous exertunS Il secure aid
TO she Alexandra. Lou!oun aud Hampshire
Railroad, from the legislature this session,
should pccuniary assistance be granted TO
any pubic Improvement whatever.
Sd. RcSolred. That We should esteem any
attempt by any means whatever to interrupt
Railroad communication between this valley
and the city Of Baltimare, as measure
traught with most disastrous effects upon
the prosperity Of this valley; as instantly
depreciatiug TO a considerable extent the
value OF all property here, real aud personal.
By destroying the best market for all pruduc
tons Of the VI lev; and that VIC shall most
energeticaly aud pcrseveringly resist any
and all such efforts, a reprehensible and per-
ucious 10 the extreme.
4th. ResOired. That this meeting does
most emphatically Condemn the course Of
the Common Council of Alexandria in oppc-
sing the Winchester and Strashurg extern
srn; that the advocates Of this extension
asking 90 aid from the State, but simply
praying for the grannt of charter, III The
'piuion Of this meet ng, opposition To thss
grant of charter is Numerically adverse to
the broad PRINCIPLES Of Republicanisr; and
10 direct corfct with individual rights.
9th. Resoired, That the county Of Clarke
having taken most active part in the con-
sructon OF toe Alexandria, Lpudoun and
hamp.hite Railroad. ought to be represented
ID The future directory q, said road.
Oh. Resoired, That copies of the above
preamble AMI resolutions DO i'm mediatsly for
Hardsd 10 the members Of the Board of Pub.