Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-11-16

NETTING OFTHE STO GKHOLDERS
or THE O.. &c a. e. r.. CO1NP.ANf
MEETING AT LYCEUM HALL
The stockholders assembled, pursuant to ad-
iournment, at the Lyceum building at ?
o'clock, last night, but the meeting was delayed
fora considerable length Of tim IN consequence q
thehall not being opened or lighted aud dlhcal-
II IN procuring the keys, it being stated oy W.T.
" e. Cazenoye that the Hall had to De rerent-
- ~ acconnt of ! statement made by Mr.. Nc
Kenzie that the meeting IN the afternoon had
broken np 10 disorder and would not assemble
again, Great feeling was manifested, and
when the keys were finally procured and the
hall entered, and it was found that the gas
had been turned off, the expressions OF
feelings were general and outspoken.
The stockholders present were Determined
however, to hold their meeting, and before
The gas was turned on, candles and lamps had
been procured, and the meeting ready to pro
coed to business. Mr.. Robt. Whitehead ad-
dressed the meeting, giving statement OF It's
organization in the morning, the manner IN
which the committee on proxies had been ap-
pointed. and also a statement OF the manner IN
which Mr.. Lewis Mckenzie had acted at the
meeting Of the Committee, how he had pc
remptorily decided, in the face ofremonstrance,
that general proxy would not do, but that it
must be specific, and to be Worded SO as TO
I q IL, 4nt ok nj on
And that under this decision, when general
nroxy had been decided to be thrown out, that
he had bundled up his papers and declared
that he would have nothing more to do with
the committee or the meeting, and had then
Quit. and as he (Mr. W. understood had,
with some few others, gore OFT to hold sepa-'
rate meeting, for the purpose OF organizing
the company to suit the fancles OF a teW dis
eonten1ed ones who had butlittle interest III
the road, and were actuated by neither good
will to the State nor the city OF Alexandria
Mr.. w. stated that the Committee on Proxies
were not quite ready to report, but ne urged
the stock to remain and transact the
business in order and regularity that such a
large and respectable gathering OF gentlemen
from such large portion of the state. must
have great moral influence, and that by prop
err management the road would be placed III
the hands Of its rightful owners; that men
would be placed at its head who would insure
its success, and in whose hands the Interests OF
the State and Alexandra would be secure, and
the road kept out of the hands OF foreign capt.
talists and out of the interest OF cities without
the borders Of the State. The speaker cor
Guided by again urging the stockholders to re
main.
Messrs. Willis and Whitehead, III their re
marks, both strongly anlmadverted on the
present management Of the road, and con
tended thatif continuedit would soon be SO
involved that it would have to be sold out under
a mortgage. Both gentlemen also favored a
through connexion, but deprecated the present
low tariff Of freights for the benefit OF Baltl-
more and to the injury OF the road.
Similar appeals were made by ten. Eppa
Hunton, Col John Willis and las. Barbour,
and the meeting by frequent applause ana e27
pressions of appreciation, seemed determined
to stick it out to the last.
ItWas determined to call the roll ct stock
holders to ascertain whether there was a quo.
rum present, Wheni it was stated that by calling
votes above FIVE that there was q large maj or
lty.. nearly one thousand, present, thirteen
hundred being the total vote Of all the stock
Z When the Board Of Public " orks was called
Mr.. w. r. Early, Of Charlottesville, one Of the
State Proxy, rose and stated that he had I'M
derstood upon his arrival in the city, that his
two colleagues had withdrawn from the meet
ing and attempted TO dlsorganlze 1t. This he
did not intend to countenance II the least, and
ifsuch things were to be resorted to, rather
8. than be party to this, he would at at once
renounce his position. He considered this
meeting a true and legitimate one, and should
act with il. and would as far as he was empoW-