Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-09-17
Tunnel HILL. Sept. l3. 1850.

NJ. Edior: Alta public meeting CON
vcncd this day at > o'clock, p M, according
to previous notice, the following Preamble
and Resolutions were unanimously adopted.
Mr.. WESLEY PITcIIroRD was called to the
Chair, and Mr.. \. b. BowuEN appointed
Secretary. On motion Of Nj. BowuEN the
Rev. ID. S. O'CoNNELL, XACuARIAm GiBsnN
and JNo. lIuMnIRD were appointed a Com.
mittcc to draught Resolutions for the consid-
Grafton and action of the meeting. After
some dclibcration the Chairman of the Com.
mittcc read the following, which was unani.
mousy adopted. SECRETARY
LIST. Whereas, At public meeting of the
citizens of Walhalla convened on the lOtl inst.
for the purpose of appointing Dclcqdtes to the
Franklin North Carolina Barbecue y" which
will take place on the 23r,l inst. in favor of the
Blue Ridge Railroad: II was RcSoirccd 2nd
That the citizens of Tunnel Hill and vicinity
be requested to assemble for the same purpose
and object. And
2nd Whereas, The State of South Carolina
has. in her Legislative capacity, instructed
authorized and lcgalizcd the building of this
Road. And
3rd, lIhnreas, The cxubcrant valley of Ten
ncssce, and rich i'll their productions and mex
4th, Whereas, A mass meeting was held on
the mountain on the 9TH ut., of which due
notice was given, having for its object II desire
of aifording the friends and anti-iricnds of the
Blue Ridge Railroad an opportunity of Judging
| impartially by occular demopstration. the prac-
ticability of the successful completion of this
Railroad And
9th, IVhercds, The citizens of Franklin. Y.
G., have invited the friends of the Blue Ridge
Railroad to attend Barbecue on the 23rd inst
LIST. Resoiced, That this meeting has convened
in accordance with the view and for CARVING
into effect tho 2nd resolution of the Walialla
meeting and for the other objects herein stated.
Ind Reso|rcd, That the State of South Car
Is bound in honor, honesty and Justice ia
bring this Road to completion
3rd Rcsoircd, Thnt' it is the imperative duty
anu interest OF South Carolina to open this road,
and thereby receive into her markets those vast.
cxhaustlcss resources of Tennessee
| 4tll Rcsof'cd. That in our honest opinion,
the anti-fricnds of this road. who refused Ia
present themselves at the Celebration Oh the
lsth ult., cannot, in honor, Justice or magna.
nimity, oppose our future efforts in behalf OF
! this cause.
9th, Reso'red, That this meeting appoint %
or more delegates to represent the views and
interests OF the citizens of Tunnel Hill and yicin
| ty, Mt Franklin, on the 23rd inst
Moreover ResoiVe,L That the Chairman CMr.
/
Messrs.. D. III. REEDER and LESTER IIITcII.
COCK, be appointed Committee to nominate
delegates, and that they be and are hereby au.
thorizcd to do so.
F"rther Resolved That the proceedings Of
| TINS meeting be published i'm the Columbia SouL
CaroIinidn and Charleston Courier, and that MI
the newspapers friendly to the Blue Ridge Rail
road be requested to copy.
The following Committee was appointed
:, John ilnmbird, j. @. Neville. Col Jno. j
smith, H. Gibson, jas. II. Reeder. b. Fret
WELL u. Brazeale Ed. lIcrndun. Esq. IA j.
pendley, George Simms. A. D. Bowden, Esq.
tcv: ): OConnell, Michael Criss. COL Snm'l
IL. Neral Hon. Elam Sharpe, j. NJ. O.tcn.
aorh' M'D. Saml. Lovingood, John More
head, Esq. Dr. l.. B. johnson. /. NJ St
John, Elisha III. Lawrence. Lester Hitch
cock, Wesley Pitchford and Thos. j. Silcott