The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-06-29
June 20, 1871.
Thursday
Valley NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. S, Meeting.

Valley Railroad Stakeholder Meeting.
At a meeting of the stockholders of the
Valley Railroad Company, held in Staunton
on the 2Sth inst, yesterday Judge David
Fultz was called to the chair and Geo. d.
Price was appointed Secretary.
1t appeared from examination that two
thousand and fifty one shares OF stock had
been subscribed, and that one thousand and
forty-one shares were represented. The SAID
subscribers having finally complied with the
terms of the charter, by paying two dollars
on the share, the meeting was declared body
polite and corporate to act under the char
ter of the Road.
After great deal of discussion, and va
rious resolutions having been offered. on mo-
ton of Col. B. Christian, the following reso-
luton was adopted.
Resolped-That to conduct the affairs Of
the company, until further orders, this meet
ing do now elect as President of this compa-
nv. Robert Garrett, of Baltimore. and as Di-
rectors, M. G. Hartman, W. A. Burke, w Al
len, J. w. Masssie and J. W. Hansborough.
: On motion Of Col Hartman, the following
gentlemen were added to the committee to
solicit subscriptions and to report to the meet
ing of the company at an adjourned meeting
on Saturday next +: j. Davis Craig, j. Il.
Grove, Saml IT, Bell and James Cross.
On motion of ". II. Tams:
Resozrea-That the chair appoint COM
mittec of three, whose duty it shall be to pre-
pare and report to an adjourned meeting OF
the stockholders to be he'd on Saturday next
code Of by laws adapted to the erganlza
ton of the Valley R. r. Company.
The chair appointed as the committee un-
der the above resolution: W. Fl. Tams,
Judge H. W. Shelley and COL VIM. Allen.
On motion of Maj. Dorman, of Rockbridge,
Resoived, That the President and Board
of Directors be authorized to ratify and ac-
rept the subscription heretofore made or
hereafter made to the stock of the Valley
ColiPuuJ Ny thS CoudtiSo ohN W" LIZ
-lnthe Valley upon the terms and conditions
upon which such subscriptions have been
made or are to be made.
ON motion of Judge Shelley the meeting
adjourned to meet in This place on Saturday
next at ii o'clock.
Shall the South be Represented 7?
The question is being discussed by prom
sinent. Journals in the South as to the policy
vof the South being represented in the next
National Democratic Conyention. We can
snot perceive any just grounds upon which to
base discussion. Not to be represented in
sthe Cougention, would imply caution that
would amount to timidity, and reserve tan
4tamount to cowardice What has the Demo
cratic, Or Conservative party of the South
been guilty Of that they cannes fraternize
with the Democratic party of the North and
West, for a common national object, and a
common national good? We not only desire
the South to be represented in the Conyen-
a;on that is to nominate the candidates Of the
Democratic party for the Presidency and
Vicepresidency, but we want the delegates
representing her to have fair and just in
fluence in those nominations. We have bat
tiles to fight as we'll as the North We be.
'iieye, indeed, that the true policy would be
to give the Southsthe Vice Presidential can
didate IF the object of the Convention be
national, then let its action also be national
This is question of small moment, however,
to the South. We only entertain it as one Of
policy. Not to be represented at all, GER
tainly WOULD have the appearance of section
alism, while we are very sure no such senti-
ment would exist. No-let US have great
nuttonal Convention, with Representatives
from every portion of the Union, carrying
upon its face, SO that all men can read it, the
great aim and object of the Democratic party
the restoration of the country to state
Of brothcrly sympathy, as members Of the
same great national family
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