The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-28
CHAt. B. GALLOWAY.
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AZ. R Meeting ga Raymond.

In comDli Ince with call made nv thu
railroad Committee OF Raymond, a large
number ofthe citizens, together with MANY
persons from the country, assembled At the |
Cpurthose on Saturday night Nov ~
Inc meeting was called to order with Mr.
John SheldDn In the chair and Mr.. C. /
f-ADIIn Aos saAAAk0f a
On motd b.r OF VI jor Harper a committed
OF hVe wasF appointed TO draft resolutions
leXprcssiveN OF the sense OF the meeting
Ahe com mkttee consisted Of Geo. W. HaT-
per, John ~. Peyton, X. Charlton. r. l..
b0gh ahd d. ,. White, who reported the
IolloM 7R resolutions, which were unanl-
mousiy ;dlOpted:
Whereas the people OF Raymond and its
vicinity artE more Than ever convinced OF fire
great kuolpc necessity which exists for the
lmmedlatel construction of the Natchez and
jackson hfaliroad on the line from Burton
IoLl. UClcai and Raymond, to jackson. And |
whereas, the opinion OF this meeting. its |
lmmedieteI construction % 70
Is NECESSARY, that the vast bodies or non,
III, uhlcS S. lands, aud among the best In
.he 22taee, lying along the proposed route
shouid DC Rmade productive s'
~ N5Ct ssARf, TO secure an immigration
Sava ,LS I'LL oI character and thrift who
Ia na"e , tne leans 70 purchase, and the phvsI~
al 10 cultivate, small tracts OF land
i.aI - s ~ sAkY' that additional men OF can
~ &c" ot anu Ies enterprise may be Induced
~, S roI. ~ the country from abroad IA
IUith 30 YIT urpIus crops and furnish ma
rates cd money and supplies at low
me-, 10 H ~ ssARY, that this Isolated region
N.Y. i " ought into easy and swift com
81 FL an ~ win the capital Of the Stafe
0r,oas hano' and with the CITY of NeO, |
WnrId ne great cotton market or tha !
word, OF the other hand " I"o
,or 70 re- SsARY, that a reduction NAV no {
mo0s rou9h competition, In the enor-
Ne IS 9ht charges to which as a Deonla 1
!, 49, aae n4 subjected, and which drain H.
nrna.s the country of more than ths :
pr0his on their crops. ~" Tue
Is NECEtSsARY 70 H.
,;iiaans Up OF our depressed and decavino, r.
herein of factories ,nSa,~' lug SsthOilshment "
lew industries. nlcS shops and .,
. Is nEchESsAKY, to secure the Introduct,o Ia
non on toa sal ana new personal propertv M
r.. ~ - lassessmenb rolls, that oiIr 49,. ! =
NY es9y, NC rfduced, our schools ImnrovaS ~ W
lille on " SSoheges rendered more acces- OF
tandsrd iO ~ ana bridges kept at a hi0ber bu
ebt extitguished. anu our county 80
~ word, the building oftha po.a er
.JacLsnl, .Ias central Kinds, from TJtica SD
~ Nso1, distance Of thirtv-five ,.Iis@ n,
at De saved from decay and rntn "iieS' =.
AND therefore it Is i"iu' WI
n mesoiVea, by this meeting, 1. That n. ar
inds frora .Ias OF the people of Central elc
M rom the CoPiah line To the civ az tic
'oSsI., are Justly due aud arc berehvy %. " 80
=, 'Hcu 70 TIE voters OF the countv Say,.'Is ~
~ ahd collectively who snnnor,', ~ ~, bri
IN nro,o @Iu Jackson Railroad subscrine Ep
j N
. mat overcome as the friend" ~ -. gu
n $500. ia the election by adverse cIre SPI
;os, sances; rather than by an omen or'no shO
thusissro e. noe one lot or little in our strs
hoad, nor will we weary in onr sS9.' OF siAi
ssible day. ~ She earliest mt
; LDat the determination and sn,r,, pail
'w ~ oy Gen. w. I. Martin. PresidoDtp n it H.
noad, when he declares thar ssie ~ s.oI ssO
noau snail be built" Is altogether ,,,, Olro
~ ms nigh character for enternrtSa .ro. Of e
&C. esI y, ana Integrity, ami we pledge FAINT
ss.ses 70 stand by him and aid him ~ inc
S1tent OF our ability until diract III ~ --S,
~ I'D munication lie established fsct ~ aA'
' t.s contemplated route from Nafchee ~ brow
~a1 20 o. Jackson; " bird
'xgf e2atiOn OF effort NAV ne sec,s an euAo
SseIy means adopted which NAV tenj serve
SrH ssn the work, 10 10 further rpaolved seaGC
"a ~ q aehoerative meeting or the vale
Z in RaTmono ' o. De M held at the court Of pa
:. sfin Der, 1877; aud that tie vo,Sr.s pean
county generally, and esDeciNIIV nfes
sv,as..OwlnG named gentlemen, "A renra. the n
lssye men OF their respective nefChbo~ &c.,
!, 0e earnestly Invited 10 atsend '"or- -toH
saA1e3sn-Pr0f w. HilIman, DIR. nj nanL. were
& &1'ce' r. w. Charlton, Elder Joni the Z
IIs -, ~0- ApOd,
ltners. w o. Bonney. Henry &C., - .sAsse
Moss, Simon Sharkev gnat
'psr'e Well and Springs w, j. Chris family
CO. y Thomas Wilson MoRaven, Dr. and q
way q. Aus,,n n. q - ahsen,
CarFaway, S. j. IN, Titgnen ~ "eats Che se
Groye and Moore's Sprin9s-E. r and Il
sf. - W Sanders, N. Smith. b M nafnra
4 .. \. y Entch' y "A Shorter, u. Car
mon ANA 4 .ha.n ~ Itis
Mir. a. nj Mar.a. - T. t wy. m Sick IA
s o11Era.a.q : y " Ballard Alb sis cpmml
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