Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-01-15
Fur the Standard,
RAILROAD MEETING.

A large and highly respectable portion of the peo-
pie of CaswcH-principally wealthy planters-held
a meeting in the Courthouse at Yanceyville, on
Tuesday the last day of Dec, 1861 to take into
sideration the proposed connection of the Richmond
and Danville Railroad with the n c. Central Road
On motion of William Long, Esq, DR.. Allen Gum
was called to the Chair, and C. N. B. Evans was ap-
pointed Secretary. The Chairman explained, Ia
conicaily the object of them eeting and closedb'
pressing the wish to hear the views of other gentle
men in the audience Whereupon Montford Nc
Gehee, ESQ.,, arose and addressed the meeting a,
some length, in remarks pertinent to the occasion
demonstrating the necessity and importance Of tn,
connection and showing that the Road already char
from Barksdale's to the Company Shops was tn.
shortest and stralghtest route of all the routes ye
spoken off, and he could not doubt but that whei.
the Confederate Government came to build the con
nection it will adopt the shortest and straIghtes
line The citizens of Caswell he felt assured would
CALAMITY come forward and render material aid in
building Road which they had already had char
tered and were taking active steps to build when
the war broke out
L. Mctichee Smith, Esq, was then called up, and
responded in short but eloquent speech, quite to
the point He showed that the saving by the short
ness of our route over other rival schemes, would
build all the bridges on this route at big COST
! and save the Government over 100000. Besides,
the people of Caswel were willing and ready to do
much, towards aiding the Government
VIM. Long, Esq, said he was not much of
talking man he preferred action; and proposed to
be one of hundred (more or less) who would sub
scribe $4,000.
short cooquy then passed whispering between
Mcssrs. Long and others, when
Giles Mebane, ESQ.,, of Alamance, was called on
for speech, but he asked to be excused-remark-
! ing that he was member of the State Convention
before which body the subject would come up the
23rd proximo and he wished to reserve his remarks
I for that occasion.
Deafening calls then made for the Hon. Bed
ford Brown but similarly situated with Mr.. Mebane
he, too, asked to be excused, but nevertheless
| tertained the meeting with few appropriate re-
marks.
| Mr. McGehee thought it impolitic to take up a
subscription now, and moved the appointment of a
committee of two IN each District of the County, to
ascertain what amount of stock can be raised in aid
of building the road from Caswell t
The motion being carried, the Chairman designa.
! ted the following gentlemen:
Lynn's OLD FJeld-W B. Swami, D. S. Price,
| Bhsekwelrs-John B. Blackwell, II. W. Cobb.
| 81. DaciGs-Calvin Graves, DR.. }. L. Williamson.
Williamsm's-W. Maynard, John L. Graves.
Anderson's-Dr. j. @. Anderson, A. B. Walker
Prospect HUI. L. Warren, BENZ. Wells.
Hightowers-F. A. Wiley, Thos. Covington
Leasburg-Dr. J. A. Stanfeld. Wm Paylor, jr
Milton-M. McGehee, Thomas Nee. Smith.
I Yanceyeiue-Dr. N. NJ. Roam, Yanccy Jones.
Commute requested to report to Chairman j
practicable, by the 18th proxmo.
On motion, it was unanimously
Resolred, That the proceedings of this meeting
be published in the Milton Chronicle, and that tn
Richmond Wing, Dispatch, Enquirer and tn
Raleigh Standard and Register, be invited to copy
On motion the meeting adjourned, sine de-
ALLEN QUINN, Chm'n.
G. N r EvANs Sec'N