Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-12-11
I - For the Standard
! ! RAILROAD MEETING NA'0'

, Az nrse ana enthusiastic meeting of citizens 80
the county OF Rockingham, North Carolina co,'' VI
ed at Reisville on the 2sth Of Noyemhsr. J 1Us
on motion, Alfred Reed, ESQ. was called iooi;
Chair, and James Irwin and Joseph Hoderbv INC .ne
requested TO act as Secretaries. were
By request, Col. John H. billiard exn,o;roa 4,
object OF the meeting and before taking his saa. e
showed IN his usual fecitous style, the importance
and great necessity of . connection betwaon a'
Richmond and Danville and the North Carovn, r s,e
trail Roads, both in commercial and military no
of view. punt
When He concluded, Dr.. T. w. Keen was c,u,
for, who responded in few pertinent and wss
timed remarks saying that he had nothing IN sSs
to what had been so eloquently uttered bv c roI
billiard, except to endorse, as he did most hearth.
all that had been said by hini-and that he toy,
that occasion, to tender his own and the thanh N
this community to President Davis for his no,.o vi
this section of the old North State VI
On motion, the Chairman appointed comu;.,..
of ten persons, to draft resolutions for the consr
alton of the meeting as follows:
COL John H. billiard, Dr. T. W. Keen. 2obt
Richardson, Esq, DR.. w. j. Courts. DR.. E. NJ pom
ell, Capt j. A. Bennett, Dr. H. S. Patrick Iobn "
Rainey, Esq, Col. S. H Boyd, and j. Holderbv Eso
who through Col. billiard, reported as follows. 'd
WHEREAS, Wehave believed for many wears ,b,.
a connection between the Richmond and Danvllo
Railroad, and North. Carolina Central Road w,s -
matter of vital importance to this portion Of orr
State and that the interest of both Of the aforesaid
Roads would be much enhanced by such connec
ton and, as We are now engaged in war, we be.
eve the necessity for the immediate connection or
these Roads, must be apparent to every friend If
the South; therefore,
Resolved, That we have read with pleasure tbo
message Of President Davis, in which he clearly 70.
commends the connection Of the Richmond and Dan.
vile with the North Carolina Central Road-said
connection to be made at Danve and Greensboro.
Resolsed, That while We have our individual pref.
erence as to the location of said Road, yet we pledge
ourselves, whenever a charter shall be granted bv
the States If Virginia and North Carolina, or by tho
Confederate Congress of America to give all the in
tiuence we possess and all the material aid We can
command, to the early construction of said Road
| wherever it may be located by competent Eppin.
| eer selected for that purpose
Resolred, That our representatives IN Compress
| and our delegates to our State Convention be- and
they are hereby requested to use their influence to
have this Road constructed at the earliest period
possible.
All of which were adopted by acclamation
On motion of Col j. H. billiard, the Secretaries
were requested to furnish copy of the foregoing
resolutions to Col. R. c. Puryear and to our dele.
| gates to our State Convention
On motion of s. A. Ratliff, ESQ.,, the Secretaries
were requested to forward copies of these proceed.
ings to the Editors of Richmond, Danville and
Greensboro papers, with request that they publish
the same and that all other papers favoring the en-
| terpize, be requested to copy tnem
ALFRED LII REED, cam,n.
J. J: H lsn.s, Secretaries.