Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-11-15


cur .,soI,zins Winds" Since then, we haze had
a'vnright Yankee weather. and the mnfell forms
a.aEcd ridses we meet at every corner. in icate
,nore nlinythtn words can express il, that vim
Ter il III hand, ftefkA e's9'1sa sEbi 70 s
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A y,aaxuA BLACK RerUBLtcA i. Samuel Mar.
tin n white man. hailiag from Roanoke county,
and who aas but recently honored this city with
his prcsen ce.. Has found Inst Sunday afternoon 10
the stable oi Mr.. Jol,a Nv. Stone, on Diamond Till
nlayirig' car3s With Jordan. slave hcpnging to Mr.
william 81. Shoemaker The negro Was ordered
twenty iarI,e<. aud the white man failing to give
security t,t Ms a,Y,araasa at The March term Of
Hastings Court, gta answer an indictment, was
RarL-RoAD CoSyESrfoN AT FRANxLINa Guar
Hovse. csil havfng been made by the pepple
Of franklin fofe Convention Of those interested in
the cxtourtm % the Orange and Aiexand Rail-
tho North esreiins tine, in response TO said call
delesstes from tie counties Of Franklin aud Bed
ford, and from the city Of Lynchburg. assembled
at FrantIS: Ssnsf-llesss 2" the 9Th day ef NJ
o On motion Of George r. Dennis, ESQ.,, Peter
Saunders, Jr., was called to the Chair. AMI John
Goode, Js., end Henry Il. Carper appointed Secre
taries, -. -. -. - "a
ca. Hughes Diusrd. Of Franklin, announced 10
the Convention that Wm A. Burwell, Eco. Of the
county If Patrick, was present, and moved that
he be invited to take q seat in the Convention.
Mr. john j. Purvis, Yfa Lynchburg moved that
any gentleman present ftou the coaaty Of Pat
rick he invited to participate in the deliberations
of the Convention. ......-.
Mai. Jubal A. Early, Of franklin, moy ed that
any gentleman present from me Counties of Pitt
svivana Henry or Patrick in favor of the propos
cd extension be invited to take seats in tile Con
vention.
Mr.. George E. Dennis Of Fraaklin. moved to
extend the same invitation to the county of Floyd
Some discussion arising upon thee propositions
Mr. Purvis moved that the Invitation be extended
To the counties Of Carroll and Orasson. and the
adjacent counties of North Carolina as we'll as
the counties abovenamed, which moten was car
ried. o.. t-. Fspaa f-set
Maj. Early moved that committee " six be
appointed by the Chair to report bushes for the
Convention; asking, Mt the same time thu he he
excused from serving the committee.
Tho Oi.i, sf,,,oietcd upon said con,mitta, vii
liam NJ. Burseli and q. A. Wingfeld, If De'fnrd.
John J. Paryis and John e. Colhoun. Of Lx,ch.
burg. and Johu g. Dennis and Moses BooL of
Fraaklin, who retired. and after consultation, G.
ported the following re-oluti"ns:
lat Reso'rea. That the decision of any aues-
ton which nay arise in the Convention the cnan-
ties represented shall be entitled VOTE according
to their relative vote in the Uouse Of Delegates Of
Virginia - :
3D. Resolred, That Railroad commencing on
the tirginin and Tennessee Railroad, az or west
Of Lynchburg. and passing through the counties
OF Bedford and franklin, 10 some point "n AZ hs
North Carolina line is iemons line SPIT Railroad
nnu par. o. North and South, and us in,portant
TIVE advancement and development of TINT por.
ton OF Virginia through which it will pass ; and
therefore meets the appreciation and support of
this convention. ...
Sd. Resotred, That - he appointed COM
mlttee to prepare aud submit to the people for
signatures, memorial to the Legislature of Vr.
glna, praying the grant of a charter for the con-
struction of Railroad in accordance with the OBJ
jects Of this convention.
4th. Resolred, That be appointed COM
mttee to correspond and confer with Railroad
interests congenial with our own. and to obtain
this co-oneraion in the objects Of this convention
9th. Reso,red That be appointed a com
mittee to procure and publish all information use
and especially to Invite the cooperation of the
""ange and Alexandria Railroad in making gen
eral Reconnaissance of the route.
9th. Rcsolped That - lie appointed can
mittee to obtain contributions to meet such ex-
renses as may be necessary to carry out the OBJ
l"r's IF this convention. s.-
" hieh resolutions were adopted after lengthy
discussion in which the following gentlemen par
ticipatcd: Purvs, Of Lynchburg. Johnson Gooie
and Burwell. of Bedford, and Early and billiard
Of franklin.
The chair proceeded to fll the blank in the Ord
resolution. With the names of J. A. Early, G. L.
Dennis and Hugh Nelson, If Franklin-nnd in
the 4th resolution, at the suggestion of the Con-
yention. with the name Of VIM. Nj. Durwell and
JAS +. J,hnson, of Bedford, F. B. DeaBe, or. Of
lynchburg, and Hughes billiard aud Peter Saun-
ders Jr., of Franklin.
In the 9TH resolution, with the name of John j.
Purvis, A. d. Rueker, Jas. Ii. Wilson. Robert l..