Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-09-23
PUTNAM RAILROAD CONVENTION.

House at 10 o'clock A. NJ, on Friday the 9Th
day of September, lsj?. James VI Laidley,
E>,, called the Convention 10 order, and on
his motion Col .Ioah Early, Of Putnam, was
unanimously elected President.
On motion of Maj. y. Parks, the editors Of
papers present were appointed Secretaries.
The object of the Convention was explained
in few pertinent. !ofcblc and eloquent re-
marks, by Thomas l.. Broun. Esq, Of kanawha,
and upon whose motion it was resolved that
the President appoint committee 10 prepare
business for the action of the Convention
whcrcupon he appointed the followin; gentle
men said committee viz: Thomas l.. Broun.
James NJ. Laidlcy and j. &. Newman, of
Kanawha; j. VI. H. Bcalc and II. j. Fisher, Of
Ma>on DR.. Jno. j. Thompson and L. I: llar-
yey, Of Putnam; Daniel Love and Jno Morris,
Of Cabe; Tho> NJ. Shelton, alternate for
WaYnc; l.. H. McGinni>. OF Logan.
On motion Of J. Ii. Brown, it was resolved
that the President appoint committee to as
certain and report the names Of the delegates ia
attendance from the several counties. Where
upon the President appointed the following
gentlemen, viz: james II. Brown, George W.
Craig. " Fitzhugh Z. Smmonds and y. r.
BaIbee-wh!ch committee reported As follows
observation-disclosures W. Summers, Nicholas
rizhugh, Andrew Parks, Enos W. Newton
james IT, Brown, George 5. Patton, John g.
Wright. John Rumble. William $ Summers
Judge David McComa>. John &. Newman,
James VI. Laiilcy, Col. Thomas l.. Bronn, j.
F. lanSiord, Capt i. f. Thompson, Isaac Sea-
Shol. j. s Cunningham. DR.. Charles d. Moss.
Anderson Rock. :. +. Carehart, DR.. y. II.
Thornton.
CAnrLL.-Daniel Love, John Morris, Con-
wcl>y Simmons, Charles Shoemaker, William
NJ. lowell, j. \. Mccoy, C. b. Maupin.
MA>vy--lIcnry |. Fisher, {. p. I. Moore
James II. Couch, George ". Craig. John p
Sibrcll, ". II. TomlinSon, William W. New
man. Col. j. NJ. Bcalc, A. Il. Alexander, JAS
". Kelley, \. F. McCown, j. W. Blackwell,
Il. Mitchell, j. W. English.
PrryAN.-Col. K. Harvey. Col James II.
IIose Col. George Bowyer, DIR. j. p. White,
Dr. J. j. Thompson, Lewis f. Eintraux,
Nelson lanlcy, DR.. John Scashoals, \. NJ
IIanlcv. Thomas McAlistcr, Col Z. Melton
Dr. james Stewart, DR. H. T. Barbcc, James
Eowln. Thomas II. Markham, Jr.. John T.
Markham Dr. :. Il. Thompson, }. Middleton
Dr. 5. Hereford Col. }. Early. John Craw-
ford Capt &. +. Allen, Capt l.. II. Mccoy,
Jesse llnnS, Napt. w lillaHl hTdSS, III. -filcli
Sibrcll, Thomas Atkinson, William Love, y. +
Ellis William Nlntrauy, James VI. Grass,
George Ellis, John McCallistcr, Henry Bailey,
Lewis George, William Bcarlort, \. y. Cur
~. c. Ilanlcy, VI. :. Morris, Col. j. R. Hill,
James Morgan, Samuel Markham. Charles
Conner. d. Horn, \. j. Eickctt +. Milton,
Il. Y. i. Thompson. j. W. Watt.
!.oGAx.-Lconi,laS McGnniS.
WAYxr.--Thomas NJ Shelton, alternate.
The President appointed, on motion, of
Major Parks. Il committee consisting Of y.
Parks. Col. lIo.c, !. j. McGinnis and c. p. 7.
Moore to wait iipon Col. Bcalc, and Judge
Summers. and request them 10 address the Con-
ycnton
Al this stage of the proceedings, the Con-
yention took q recess till , o'clock p. VI.
On the rc.asscmhling of the Convention, at ,
O'Clock +. NJ. the Committee on Resolutions,
&c. not hcns ready to report, Judge Summers
welded To the solicitations Of the committee
and the call Of the assembly to address the
Convention. which he did in his usual happy
and elective stylc-gvng brief history Of
the Great improvement designed to connect the
Atlantic with the Ohio. through the heart OF
virginia, from l7S6. lie, by reference % what
other States Of the Union, North and South OF
us showed what Virginia might have gained
in wealth and prosperity at home, and in poll.
teal powcr in the Union, by the completion of
this important work long years ago. and what
she has lost bv her supineneSs and want OF en-
errct;c and united action in not Selling the adj
vant,rcS modern improvements have achieved
fnr her sister States lie concluded by an
earnest and stirring appeal TO the friends Of the
rov;nrton and Ohio railroad to put forth their
united and cca>clcSS efforts to secure from the
Legislature the appropriations requisite TO the
earliest possible completion Of this great work,
alike imnortant to the interests OF all sections
of Virginia.
ThoS. l.. Broun, Chairman Of the Committee
on resolutions, reported the following preamble
and resolutions:
Whereas, in the opinion of this Convention,
a connection of the Ohio River and Atlantic
Sealmard, BIZ means Of railway, through the
Central part of Virginia, is Of vital Importance
to the commercial interests Of the State.
And. whereas nothing would so much identi
f. the varied interests Of the Trans .,lleeha-
nv and Cis. Allegheny. Va, and make Virginia
one homogeneous whole Us the completion Of
the Covington and Ohio Railroad.
And, whereas, the completion Of this great
road is essential TO the Development Of millions
of acres of fertile land, situated between Gov
in.ton and the Ohio River, and incXhaustibly
rich in iron. salt and coal
And, whereas, the system Of ogrolling Of
late wears pursued by the Legislature, is such
as will eventually bankrupt the State or pre-
vent the completion Of this road to the Ohio
River
And, whereas, the State Of Virginia has cx-
tended her favor> and means to the building
of railroads through the Northwestern portion
Of her territory, and also to the construction,
in the Southwestern part Of the State, of the
Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, with the view