Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-06-21
For The Kanawha Valley star.
Railroad Meeting.

AT i large and respectable meeting
pft tie people of Raleigh county, con
vened at the Court Honse, on thS
evening Of the 6ta June. 1859. lbeine
Court day. the following proceeding
took place !:
Gen. ALFRED BEcKLEY, on motiorE
was called to the chair, and Orr
CALDWELL, appointed Secretary.
Gen. BEcKLEY, by request, explain
led at large, the object ofthe meeting
which werelto giFea general invitee
ton to the Counties more Immediate
/ II interested iD the more energetis
prosecution of tbe great nndertakins
Of the States the completion.of which
by the Old Domipion, wonm entirel5
eclipse the ancient glories Of the Com
monwealth and ppnr an unexamples
tide of riches and prosperity into thl
bosom Of our Mother State, toI senS
delegations Of their best men toi NEE
the people of this County Id Conve1
ton, to deliberate and decide upon
strenuous, nndeniable appeal to iii
wisdom md liberality Of the ensuing
Legislature.
John FL. Anderson, Esq, move{
that the Chair appoint a COMMITTEE
of nine to prepared suitable preamble
and resolutions fol- the actionEof thiI
meeting, which was carried.
Whereupon the Chairman appoint
ed Messrs. John H. Anderson, Danie
Shnmate, White Byars, Jesse Man
kins, B. r. Linkons, DR.. Ro. II. VT
Whittier, Henry Hi. Gillaspie, OtiI
caldwell and John s. Ewart, sale
committee, who retired and ate
some time, reported tile following pre-
amhle and resolutions, which wcrI
considered and after some amend
ment, adopted, mfm con, as follows
WhsfedaS the people Of WesterI
Virginia IN GENERAL, and especially
the citizens 81 fAe several countieI
upon THE route of file Covingt6n ant
Ohio Railroad, and adjacent thereto
are deeply interested ii the vigorouI
prosecution and speedy eoinpletioi
Of that vast Improvement, which I'M
der the past Legislation of. Virginia
has fingered its slow length along
/ with tile creeping pace Of the snai
4 instead offthat steady go.a-head gail
which il everywhere the legitiinat
fruit ofIthat judieious foresight AM
perseverance,, thesgreat characteristic
Of the American people at large an,
under the operation Of which the fac
Fof our Union is OH all points, inter
laced and bound together BY tlos
liton cords which minister equall
ltothe solid growth and splendid pros
perity as TO the glory and reputation
ofonr country, as to its enlightene,
policy, whereby its territory diver
sifed as it j. iii topography, soil
tc1imate and people, Is SO BLENDED
together as 10 expand beyond cal
calation, the commerce, Tie intelli
gence, the harmony, the patriotism
and the wealth ofpur great Republic
| And, ackereas, at this critical mo
meLt perhaps, tlle tnrning point 0
this gigantic projection of the Mas
ter mindsof onr country, Geo. Wash
ington, John Marshall, Thomas JEFF
1erson, &c. it is important that TIL
/ concert ofopinions and action Of on
citizens should have its prope
weight and influence upon the ap
preaching session pi the General AS
sembly in order I'd induce a liberia
approximation, and. thereby ensur
La cheering progress il its, constru
ction. We, the people of RaleigI
invite orr felloW-citizens Of Greenbri
Ter, Monroe, Alleghany, Giles. Mer
Ger, Fayette, Kanawha, Logan
Boone, Wyoming, Cahell, Putnam
Wayne, Mason, and alkother countie
interested, to meet rs in Convention
at Raleigh Court House. on FRIDAY
the 29th day Of July, 1850 so tia
by the free Interchange Of opinions
and by THE multitude. Of councillors
we mayFfall upon some decisive :plal
TO promote and cause a more energet
Tic, determined effort on the part &
1.-THE State authorities, to push to
rapid, glorious completion and cen
summation, worthy of this rnagnifi
cent work, which viewed in its vas
commercial consequences, and in th,
| intrinsic value Of Virginia's improve
ment of that admirable and unique in
clined plane, which nature has be
slowed upon the central portion .
onr State, from tie great mountain
summit, and which points Eastward
Ito the briny waves Of our Grea
Estuary, the Chesapeake Bay, ain
| westwardly to the clear waters of i. q
Belle RiYiere,n and which BY a wis
! policy, will be made to mite Yves
/ and East BY onescommon interest an,
linseparably fasten together BY golde,
i fiylets. llr,on thee iron links ali NO,