Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-02-22
RAILROAD MEETING IN CLARKE.

RAILROAD MEETING IN CLARKE.
At meeting Of many of the citizens OF the county
OF Clarke at the Court House, Of said county, on
Monday, January 18th, on motion of Col. Frencis
Mccormick, seconded by T. p. PendIeton, Howard
f. Thornton, Esq, called to the Chair, aud a d
Shepherd appointed Secretary.
The otj-ct OF III" meeting having been briefly ex.
pained by the chairman, on motion OF L. L. Pundle
ton, seconded by T. NJ. lsbeli, q committee ct five
gentlemen, viz: T. Z. Pende:On. T. +. Neleon. John
ID. Richardson, Col. Francis Mccormick, end DR.. j j.
Janney. were appointed by the Chairman 10 prepare
resolutions expressive Of the sense ~ lao D.'alng.
After retiring for short tims the committee r@lort
ed the following preamble aud rcsc.a ions, 10 we're
unanimously adopted:
Council of the town of Alexandria, series o. reso.
lu;ions, hereunto appended, were, by the sald Com
mon Council accepted, and ordered to be printed;
the resolutions referred TO, are those offered by MIR
I. NJ. Monroe; which resolutions display, upon the
part OF the Common Council, a determination 10
crush, if possible, that most important public i'm.
provement. the I.oudoun and Hampshire Rail Road;
and to concentrate in the Manassas Gap Rs Road.
the entire control of all rail road trade from this val
ley, the immediate result of which step, We appre'
bend, would be effort, the part Of those thus
designing to control this valley trade to annihilse
forever all rail road communication bstweou this val
ley and infinitely lie most important market, the large
and interesting city of Baltimore; therefore, be it
Resolved, Oy u9, citizens OF Inc county oil CInTKe,
In our courthouse assembled
lst That we most decidedly deprecate the exist.
ence Of any great corporate body, the members OF
which corporation not being of ne, or any OF us-ha.
wing no feeling in common with us-are to control
our affairs distinctly from, and adversely TO, our
wishes end most vital interests.
~, Resolved, That the people Of this county hav.
ing through the properly delegated body, subscribed
10 the said Al, xandria Lrutoun and Hampshire Rail
road, the SUN OF one hundred thousand dollars pro.
vded said road run through Berryvillei We contend
tha: any deviation from ssd route will be a violation
Of good fH;'h;and that most resolutey opposed
20 any aud every ehort-cOme from whatever source
it mGy-tU impede the progress OF the Alexandria.
L,udoun aud Hampshire Railroad to the coal fields OF
Western Virginia through this county; that we con.
slider this TO he 10 the most important OF all public
improvements now in the course Of construction;
that our Delegate and Senator in the Legislature be-
and they hereby requested and instructed TO Use
heir most strenuous exerii"ns to secure aid to the
Alexandria Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad, from
the Legislature this session, should pecunary RSai1t
ance be granted 10 any public improvement what.
ever.
Sd, Resolved, Tim. we should esteem any atemp:
by any means whatever Ia interrupt Railroad cosu,nu
pcaon between this valley and the city OF Baltimore
- n MEASURE raught with disastrous effects up
on the prosperity Of this valley; us instantly depreci
ai;ns to considerable extent the value OF all proper
~ here real aid personal by destroying the best
ket for all productions Of the valley; .nd that shn
1nnSt eDerpelchJ Snu ptIsc'erDRJ TeslSt any anu III
suci efJrs, NJ reprehcnsibe tad pernicous in the
trems
4tE, Resolved, That this meeting docs most emphat
icsy condemn the course Of the Common Council oi
Alexandra in opposing the Winchester and Slras
burg ex;ensioD that the advocates oftbis extension
asking aid from tie State but simply praying for
III" grant of charter, in the opinion OF this meeting
opposition TO this grant Of charter ia dramatically ad
verse to the broad principles Of Republicsrism and
in direct conflict with individual rights.
- f''a,ly t,n,,s
taken u most ac!iv. part in the construction of the
Aexnudcis, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad, ough;
be represented in tie future directory cfsaid roud
9th, Resolved, That copies OF the above preamb!s
ana resolutions b, Immediately forwarded 10 the
hers @! the Boart OF Public Works; the Delegate from
this county, the Senator from this district the Presi
dent Of the Alexandria, LoudoGn and Hampshire Rail
road! 10 i..= Common Council Of Alexandria; AMI tina,
the editors of the newspapers Of Alexandria, Richmond
LonGouD, Frederick, Hampshire, Clarke and Jeffer
he respectfully requested to ins ri the above pro
ce.dngs. HOWARD F.THORSTOS, Chm.
p. d. SHEPHERD, S.c'y.