Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-12-11
For the Standard.
RAILROAD MEETING IN ROCKINGHAM.

RAILROAD MEETING IN ROCKINGHAM.
A large number of the citizens of the county of
Rockingham assembled in the Court House at Went
worth, the 23d November, when, on motion,
Maj. William D. Bethel was called to the Chair and
Chalmers Glenn and Samuel H. Boyd appointed
Secretaries
The Hon. A. NJ Scales then explained the object
of the meeting in few very appropriate remarks
and moved that committee of five be appointed to
draft resolutions for its action
The Chairman announced the following gentlemen
composing said committee:
John H. Boyd, ESQ.,, Col Robert B. Wait John
H. billiard, Esq, Chalmers Glenn, Esq, and Dr.. A.
B. Johns.
On motion of j. H. Boyd, ESQ.,, committee,
consisting of Hon. A. NJ: Scales, Capt James Irwin
and Thomas Mills, Esq, were appointed to invite
the Hon. James T. Morehead to address the meet
ing. The committee, after short absence, return
ed with Mr.. Morehead1 whose appearance was greet
ed with loud applause.
Mr. Morehead entertained the meeting with one
of his ablest efforts, describing the many advanta-
ges arising from liberal system of internal i'm
provement, and abiding in very complimentary.
Carolina. He paid handsome tribute to the lber-
al and generous feeling that characterized the peo-
pie of Rockingham, and censured the contracted
policy which denied them the means of developing
the wealth of their own beautiful section of coun-
try.
ment in favor of the proposed Greensborough and
Danville connection, showing besides its local inn
portance, that it the only road in State
which would afford direct connecting link between
the North and South and would ultimately COM
mand the entire through travel
The committee, through their Chairman, Mr..
Boyd, introduced the following resolutions, which
were adopted by acclamation:
WHEREAS, we are fully impressed with the many
advantages and benefits flowing from railroad facili
ties, and living in rich and fertile section of coun
try whose vast resources have been too long disre
garded and neglected are DESTROYS that the inn
portance of locality and the direct wants of our
people should be brought before the attention of the
present Legislature; therefore,
Resolred That while we contemplate with no en-
vious feeling, the many evidences of prosperity and
increasing wealth of other portions of North Caro-
lima, that have been favored with liberal system of
internal improvement we deeply sensible that a
denial of similar rights and privileges has inflicted
great injustice upon the mineral and commercial in
tercsts of our own immediate section of the State
Resolred, That exclusive privileges are conferred
by our constitution upon no particular locality and
since many of the reasons which have heretofore
denied us fair participation in the rights and i'm
munties of honest freemen have dissolved them
selves into LARRY nothingness, we confidently look
to the present Legislature for redress of our griev
ances, and the desired remedy for our wants.
Resolred, That the bill now pending in the Senate
of the present Legislature, asking a charter for
what is Familiarity known as the Greensborough and
Danville connection, is eminently calculated to
meet the wants of our people afford us an outlet to
Market develope rich and varied beds OF miner
al wealth, and elevate section OF the State to
that position of opulence and prosperity which her
mineral products IN high degree entitle her.
| Resolced, That we regard the building of this
road of vital importance to the whole State IN view
of the fact that roads already in operation are
| losing the through travel and freight in oOnse-
quence of other roads recently constructed out side
our State being nearer, cheaper, and more direct,
and it is universally conceded by all unprecedented
| minds that connection between Greensborough and
Danville is the only alternative that we have of re-
storing and commanding it through own borders.
| Res0lued, That IN consideration of these advan-
tages, and the many others that will enure to the
interest of immediate section, and from the
| further fact that we have borne without murmur
the heavy taxation to forward schemes of improve
ment in other portions of the State and have never
asked or received single farthng tending to bene
fit our own, and are not now asking any appropra.
ton from the State we think we have right to ex-
pect the triumphant passage of the bill chartering
road from Greensborough to Danville.
Resoloed That we tender to our present represen-
tatives from this county our grateful acknowledge
ments for their early action towards getting char
ter for the above road and pledge them renewal d
| our confidence. ~. "a
Resolred, That the Secretaries communicate to
our Senator and Representatives . copy Of these
| resolutions
On motion Of the Hon A. n Scales, the Secsets
res were requested to furnish the Editors of the Ra
leigh, Greensboro, Salisbury, Charlotte, Winston