The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-13

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IMMIGRATION. fEIl
LARGE Meeting 20 Consider sie ssbIeet Hei
Last Night--All Portions OF the State Re
presented. Expression Of Views
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A large meeting Of gentlemen represent
ing all portions of the State was held q
the Exchange Hotel last evening, to con
slider the best means to promote immigra
ton to Virginia. The meeting was tempo
rarily organized, with Mr.. Charles w
Button, Of Lynchburg, in the chair.
On motion of Major G. w. Grice,
committee Of five was appointed to repor
a permanent organization Of the conven
ton. The committed consisted Of Majol
G. w. Grice, of Portsmouth, Judge Asi
d. Dickinson, Of Prince Edward, Col. w
ID. Hart, Of Albemarle, Major Green, o
Alexandra, and Col. w. T. Page, of Rock
bridge. In due time the committee mad.
the following report, which was unanimous
ly adopted:
President A. II. II. Stuart, O
Staunton.
Vice -Prestdents-H Hon. r. l.. Montague
Of Middlesex Gen. w. c. Wickham, oi
Hanover; Gen. VIM. Malone, Of Lynch.
burg Col. A. s. Buford, Of Richmond
Col. Vim. Lamb, of Norfolk Hon. Johr
8. Barbour, of iAlexandria; Major r. w
Hunter, of Frederick |; Col. Thomas s
Flournoy, of Danville /; Fred. Scott, Esq.
of Petersburg; Col. Chas. X. Mallory, O
Elizabeth CITY !; Jos. F. Cpyd, Esq, O.
Pulaski.
Secretaries Col. j. L. Shanks, of Nor.
folk, and the members Of the press present
Mr.. Stuart. On taking the chair, thanked
he meeting for the honor conferred upor
him, and congratulated it upon seeing be.
fore him 80 many gentlemen Of intelligence
and prominence. He said he regarded the
subject to be considered as one of the mosi
important now engaging the attention o.
the people, and be hoped that the meeting
would be able to devise some practica
scheme through which the requisite capita
and labor could be attached to Virginia.
On motion of Col. Hubbard, of Buck.
ingham, the chair appointed a committee o.
ten to prepare business for the consideration
Of the convention.
The chair appointed Colonel E. w. Hub
bard, Colonel Albert Ordway, Of Rich.
mond DR.. John r. Baylor, of Augusta
Judge Blow, of Norfolk; Lieutenant Gov.
ernor Marye, Of fredericksburg; Majol
Jed. Hotchkiss, of Staunton; Major B. P,
Nowlin, of Loudoun: w. A. Stuart, Esq.
of Russell; Colonel Fayette McMullen, o
Smyth, and Major A. F. Robertson, 0
Lynchburg.
The committee retired, and the Rev. Mr.
Saunders, OF Norfolk, was introduced t.
the convention and requested to give such
information as he possessed, concerning tn
question of European immigration to Vir
ginia. Mr.. Saunders resided in Prussia fo
q number Of years, and during his remark
gave some very interesting facts connected
with the social and domestic habits of tn,
people Of that country. t-'@
aMr. Vaughan, an English gentleman
now living in Albemarle, followed Mr.
Saunders, and expressed himself agains
what he called indiscriminata immigration
His idea was to bring over first small capi
talists, and then let the laborers follow
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Rev. Mr.. Greer, OF Charlotte, also al
Englishman, by urgent invitation, addresse
the meeting, pursuing in the main the lin,
of thought marked out by his predecessor
Messrs; Ayres, oI AinehaIle, ana hose
OF Lunenpuig, also Ensnsn setuers, mrtne
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