tmVINTlGlV.
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. AL. 1M1 KOVItM i i' LOM'EN
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r;.,v.M. is?s.
r ".. u v.ous notice a coii-
t '. :-i i; 'i:n the counties
tilL-:,rt -41,4 -v-ilie -toww
- -.' ' V'. !r ;'.!), Fayc tuV:i!e, ' HilKboro
'm urv. tr ijcsinir.on
hctottn ol GreciftlMri' on
led
ibe 4th
4 Juiv Jt&3,hr tfto purpose of con
Wun iccedicr.upon thr ccncral inter
laU.ji.aic
, "i r ev'mng "fon'c practicable plan for
'-t- internal improve&ent of. sa;d Stale
;;:.itle devc'.tptinent of her vtt re-
1 J.c convention was . called to order
in Ujo Hod. Jvlia M. Dick; up00 hose
i&anYin his Excellency E. IJ. Dudley,
vas-huiir.ioaisly. chosen' to preside o-
i . . " i t ;. . Tl I'll!
cr.iu aicra:wnst ana iienry jmu-
...';.. wasVl-uoIi.ied' crtfary 7777
' art.,u;i olDrTFred7 J. -Hill, the
iSwiog"; delegates "presented jheir,
.is.; is to the Secretary ! and toik their,
res'.siin Vi.e cmcnuoii, viz:
I rcui lUt 'atnvty ' tiuVfvrd-
Hon. Ju!:o M. Dick, John M. Mcrchead,
llenrv-Hiimnhreva.John A.Gilmer. Dr.
1 I M I.uJuiv- Andrew Liitdsnv. Dr,
...'.'John A. TV. Wilson Hill, Charles
licibWTJosei&'Gi
jr., CoL Daniel ClarWDr. S. G. Coffin,
Jesse IVmi Nathan Mendenhall,
. J4ia A I-ulk:, Dr. David WortL"'
Chai'ifi n. irenry I.audon, Ben
jatniu ..7 I Lute, John ; ; A
?ii;7.--Gen. Alocaticr Grav
!lesc Harper, Henrv J J. Elliott, Joua
Nathan Meiidu.hall, Mn H.
Ilaighton, Jos. A. Twiiclit.il, Henry 11.
Du?eiil;r.rv. .
C'oiivt niK n then adjourned to meet
cgnin to-njoirov at 0 o'clock, A. 2J.
1 July,5th, 1SC8.V
, Convention met agreeable to adjoun
tuerit. :a A'
Nathan Mendenhall chairman 6f the
general committcty otKivd .the follow
v.-. . t ' .. ..
i n commutce to wnom were reicr
cd sundry, rcst-lutiotis m fehiTioOo'va-
sous roites lor a rail ion,l trcm ray
ettevillo 4o4ike-westt rinMrt-Korth
nrolina, Mm the tid unlades and dtnad
varittsgea of the several. routes fyr n Cen
tral rai roacVKfiFuUT.
- ThaMhey are iut4i posseMon-.of
sutitcient lntormatiun jo lustily tem in
recommending any part iculai route, and
that inasinuch as suncy have been
made by a competent engineer, any ac
tion on the subject before bis' report Is
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given wouiu ue premature ana inexpcp
The same committee to whom was
Ilaudit
on fx.tli sides of Dcep'tlivcr' scrr.e o
whic!i a re ritensivclv worked and have
produce d
itzi quan!i': j m lorp i re,
stnil tlii nf ihinM rnniin- t hcv have I'Ctn worked tor cohl, ne J-
. w. W .
other. Kithcrtowc have. I y fending
mr protluro to our sister States,- been
u!t''" ,tlicrQ.ui,.!Rt i,-.G,Facrificr.jt?fr
nun. .Mia i ini ma 9 oi lumps ccn; n-
v " " - n i . ... . . - .
lio'nnv longer? Forbid it, patriotism J ling abctt fc'I cr lushcl, vlicrcas r.aa
Forbid it interest! . . ,
rnWrth, juWslkcv Hugh Mc-
...;0.atliaileddiiig. , j ' ;
7ice.r-Gen. Janes Coolt, Col .
W. Pearson, Jacob Wayues2urg, M.
ilbert, John Tillet, G. A-.Miller, hl
- Clcmmona. , ' .
' -HecJtijitkcrmJ-Joseph A." Twitch-
referred a resolution wstructim thein
to inqoire Into, and report upon ihcbest
'means of raising funds to b? expciidcd
on objects ol nnernal improvctneut, and
HKCwise as to . the expediency ol tne
State's embarking in a general svstcin
, ... o O I I-
ol internal imi rovcment, report.' lliat, :jr
tiom and the great importance of the
snnjecis reiorreu. uier aectn u inexpe
dient to make any suxscsliuns in reler
tnce toiLe best mean of. raising funds
to be expended on objects of internal
iiri xo cincnts.w And they likewise
deem it inexpedient at this time for the
sailic reason to iliake any report what
ever, as kiliio advantage and disad
vantages, of the several 'routes for ,a
Cun t a i r ail- riMid; , w Ulo-at tike - same l
ell.
F,an the tnon of iVi!min$tcw-
Dr. Fred. J. Hill, Wm. C 1-ord. .
fihtUtrtiicChnt. Ilaigh, Dias.
-IVila'deW CoingtonXOrreH,
Lt;doTu.lLc&rv K- jNash, John
Caiiicrun. -, .
&ihiln r v. Dr. Pleasant HcrJerson
Claries Parteeg Col. lit bt, AleNamara,
l,Ui John Beard, William Lock.
. txi.ngtoju-Hubert Foster II. R.
Du8CiiloiTy,Kovc!l A. King. - " ;
Oa motion of i)r. Froderk! J HUl
Uesotved: That a cSmmittce on the
-Statistic trt die State,' belappointcd, to
-consist of one delegate frun. each coun
ty represented..., . ,
Ol. Jii!.es C oli dTcixxl the foHow
jilg iVwiSulMn:
Rciolted. That- -a' ' gen?r1 'committee
s. bj - o o e o i
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H -J w
-s. e n--7i
1 ;
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Is K oa -
rSJ Jit ' ofthetestqualitv hat bwn discovered, ? 20 taileti East of DwiSlittlcy will "
w ars r v facility lor operating In tne mmcp. j . . . .
11 I Accidcnthas lately, brought .to light in throtighoutthe camp; alUhat could
51 V fl- slct VA Stokes ecu a larec dciosite ofmo be learned tliatjlire runners; had
i - r- n i. ,'r i
i t ii . n it . . j i
T 1 1 u ,h 2 f s 1
" "SfTg Hjji i"gg
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fceerc
vcri;'.c.i Lstcr.icrtd to I.Ir. Henry
Kliott for the s&tisijctory. tr.r --r in
On;net:ca cf VSprhhn t. -. J,t!.a
couvctiticn odiourrid S.rl a.
the ore" lccn melted for, copper- it
would have iclded equal to '. 12 , per
bushel, The Baird mine, 7 miles South
of Grecnsloro has lately been; worked
for copier and about Q tons ot .fits r . v ' i i ' ?.
ruiscchthis mine has, been lately pw I t - r "
cliascd by an English comiany and . "roq ilieMftnphis Oatette.,
will probably rRxisTwe IFm,.. Fttlitsr YAtiwHl kv
TheVonfa J mine 6 miles East of Lex- J?Jt' F dit r $ ''?!
ingtoiv-iias Ja successfully worked the following cjimimumcation a place
for Gold and like mosHfibe GoU mines 1n youpaiier. ult w fart of A let
in this rceion 'tis believed will be sue- ter received from A friend "in Ar-
ccssfully worked for copper. The lead knnsas, A few days Ft nee, and it ir
mines lately , discovered in Davidson, ffon, excellent tulhcrity-1 htvo
give indications of grearpr
have been explored to the depth ol COtl. -i-n.-i,, r,., .
and the annual product is i .. . '
1000 tons. 1 Beside, these mines,; there ' The conduct of the Indians
are others situated in other counties bout here is now decidedly hostile
which tend to increaselbe resouices of There ire it presmt abuut 3000
the biatc: near some ol those mines, coai Creeks and Dberokees encamnrd
Stone, in addition to that allready known come from 1 amachee, the chief of 7
and which must prove immensely val-; Ddewarrt, but what was their
uauie 10 xne upper sccuons 01 uh owht 'nisrioar we could not leant? I think
uKJso sourcef j-j it was warlike as they held a counc
J
cotnmittre would-, mention , Uie many
Cotton Factories already ui operation,
of all the older chleCc and warri
making ho less a pumher than 13 wor- r m me lent 01 L.ooiaciue, ineir
king i 3,000 Vpindlcs and several now great Chief. Their conduct hat
occii uucosivcanu msuiiing iq ino.
whites since. We lcun that in a
bout thrice weeks they expect ruu
iter from the tribe of Kickapotw &
one from the Pawnees, further
erectina
I In presenting these ; hasty views the
committee trust that they have done e-
nougn 10 snow uie importance in ran-
roaa irora mis sccuon ni o
the sea Jboard and in fact ft absolutely
necessary for iti prosperity, awl the than this we could learn nothing.--
. -.L- Lt:f II.. ik.t ik..
1 i l h
Carina rcauiif her.Legislaluro the iJ0nh&caro a Z wvaAmeat ofcapiial m such a rai'road - wir w,m the whites is the opinion
.r.s j . s . wopnvarouna are somuca mi iavorc4lm- fll .,& nms '..r. ' .r. .
,-rtraff their
, H . ; ,-ni.urnnn niiuntmni iuipaivii imm -
, he acpoiiatd to Cbiiiisi of one delegate
frt:m euchs col D'V 1 pVvjcntcd in this
(-onvcifUon, to v. bom shall le referre.1
ii proposhions in relation k Iu'ernal
liiipiovenftt's wl.ich loay be submuted
and retort tlicrcon to this convention as
jwu.as may be rracucauic. . -
r.. -.; A:, 7.Ad(ptod.
-On mofmn fXirrIenrfcnrra 11 r:
,VKelved, That it be referred to die
general comUiii tee, to iciwrt to th con-
-. vtotknion tile ai vm.'aires and disad-
vhoues vf :he lud route from Fy
: ' u:tcv:I!e to the VV'Ciicrn pari of K. Car-
Ori J i..o ion.ef Jitn Ih Hauglit.
on;Eyq., ' . .'. :
J1M 'lvnd, Tip -I '.f advai.tncea and
dihao .-'.i.ii t-l tU sseral iuies for
.a Ctuiral rail r ad, bo referred to the
gcuend coouiuUct, to report Uicreoo to
.'ibis ccwivcnttotv 1'
Ou motion of Geiv Ja'Ccuk
1lteaolvcdi-rhat lherrcrxral -wrntnit
All which is respectfully submitted.
- . K MlENItLfCK'ni
Wiiich report was adopted.
William C Lord chairman pf Uie
commiitce'on the Statistics of the State,
ofi'crod die lollowing reporttoniur T
sue coinuuiiee 10 wimch was assign
ed tlie duty ''of' furnishiiig this t con ven
tiou whh such statistical information as
Uie titiie ami circumstances of the oc
casion will udr.iit, beg I'ivo to submit
die foUowihy UEPUUT:" 7 !t7 .
1 From the haste in which the duty has i'
1 -.1. . l- eci. . . 1 b
ueeu cxccuieu, uie warn 01 o;aio uvU-
menis on the subject of statistics, and
the impracticability of access to private
sources of infurmuUon, the com. mittce
arc well aware, and it must be apparent
lo lite couvenMoii, tliar lite statement
now presented, iadelective and onsaiis-
factor vvKIitviiigrTiuuever, thai It
km 1 1 1 mm r nnn settlement on the rivtr Patebu. in
sCOTortfrontiwJictjMth wu the westernpart of Arkansas, about
Ifo?. 1 , 50 milee from fort Smith, They
efirprlseihi..eonv
Pri!Se A. Gilmer 1 oflerod the fol
of Virgtma-j Tlic port:ofVViimi
owns 3, 700 tons more than Petersburg,
and 2,000 more Uialv Richmond. Tlie
Haolvtd. . Tbatthis convention do
id. me lui
wportsof North Carolina arc reported LfrnVFavte.u.fi 10 Yadkin
)h lnri-k-l ' ...... . . 1 j.
luvcr as betn! well caicuiaieu irom us
as jar below Virginia and South Caro-
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imm anu mucnmore uiao me real a-in,:.. .krtv. :,k tki P.t
mouo:; for instance, the whulo amount I l- fur.t n.:- Sf,i
for lyirth Carolina stated to be ,nnl nr ht.r nWn "Lr iir , -himneni:
795r while a orrect accent of the ca- c0M,uci greatly to the interest of the
porufrom he port of Vdmington on- Wegtern thc SliUsn Ado t.
n.ay be the ir.caiia of exciting public at
tention to the siioject, and prove, to some
extent, a source of inroriiiation lb inanly
of our ciuzertsraliey - artf unwilling' la
!.tl..U .1- ! ... , jf. !
uiinuoiueven uie iimuea iniurmarion
wh
ly; shows .Tthe amount Uicre,lo be $l-,wi r
iuvi iriA jt.. a I . .. - .a . - a - -- 1 vll.
' UIW"UJ'. niw, uie numoer 01 vcs-i n. rm 1 Till th C, U nn
OttTt
territories. J be Dclawares, a
large-rand poworful - Cribe, ? only:
want a small provocation as a stira- 7
ulous wr them to turn their arras a-
gainst the whites.' Two ' men tbi
morning came , from Dean's salt
works,- saying" that Uwo laborers
were Lntchered by the Indians
without the slightest provocation.
A few months will decide it. and
if they do rise U will .be the most
bloody war that the annals of his
tory can produce,U will be Hike a
tornado, sweeping every thing in
ich they have been enabled to ac u :":ww-mpioyeo coasi crale.aa
wire. ... ; -...j , ;,, 1 17 v . ."". -juvf"1 i ducer.of
Few-mcmbcrs of tr cordcdcracy .upws wknouienier.ngTai ine Uncreaff
tec be uiMn;c;ed to inqure into, wd re.
rtcultural productions; the extent of her ? r ,.,wu eu us ,ua" t1" - therefore,
TerritcryogeiiieritlMlujritror-au-l j m!m at the Custom:! louse. iKtwit Lni
of her soffit tier to enter the "rciore very prooewc.mai couw QurciUzens remiire
1 1 in la ff liA i'Vis i At A m f.ii'oi'lw Jkf lit.
, tetiud Jinprveuet,-and IurtJer that
said com fni' tee be insUuctcd tinquire
ImZ, repi t , ' uin m, tle cxueditncy
j f the State er.bur! irg m general
! e.4l o; JMernui improvements.
V..sf;:;.7:.K.5.v:'v-A'7"
v.; liesolvCd, : That the -cbnnriiltec ajp-
Ki'nAvd on the Statistics of the State of
onli t aruliiia be instructed 10 tale
'.7..;iii('f i(f ratiorp'iid '-'rejort. thereon,
,;$a ai irm&s ttnd.t!advarttagcsoftlic
7 W'Vii inr.)kZ9 ctr;iectcd vath
,v';a "direct' trpqe'-e-tweci Al South 'end
."'f,,rein varifw, Kh': i""f "..- ,.7..',.
'''"- " '07 fftrn lifct' cri Hi Uftrthtki of the
-hialc lfij.v-fAVi'.fiasii' (7 Ird,--C harles
7 T.-lfairtu Jch'rt Tilrfryhead, Giles
7; . 7-tfV 'J es; A;, InHci t!t. Hcuv B.
' -'. b'7;'V' iVciPAr ivi!,, j M i.ry A,
Sit- : i. 7-7-, r;-7v
; u'rirtuM'o'r wcfj Dr.vFrod. J.
In!!, 3 hh lkit, Ji tailjii Voitl , Jji.
sefs reported as entering t ports of prelmbIe ,4 rewluUon, which was a
Nrtharohna, is stated at 205, while dot)lei Vir -
inereturo oi theiiarbor Master at one VVhcrca all restrictions imon trade
01 ojar.poris 01 entrr, reports 438. lhuu?iM,ltuk.(i.A. rM,.;r.i :rn,wi-. ih mnir H.cnl..: t. .r...
di.Tcrance is rcaddy accounted, for, by mon,t M 'P,.,n, ..Jh.J -!. A Is...
- I 1 I ' - -. ' 1.1. " " " .MWIf. I V. lUtl UUID
fir nnin itio itniunr r nrik. I '
.r,M . b.-v. " I 1 wm soon cuiae, we snoaia oe nre
llie article exported and1 1 t i i , , : ;
1 - 1 1 l'ivl w IIUVI IU(UI
1 1 f IUUIIVVI fcllVUIMI ...v..w.. 1 . - t ...
possess greater resource; tbe eleiociits TT' - "V " r" Which our toreign commerce now pass- , Vour lfiwn Jnrt.i
ofwealthtuacreaierexteou than our 0 tsecretary of uSe Treasury isde-L$di niiny)( , tL of lbe :Lu SLlin
n-Nurto.-CirobWThc the price of the ar-! '"i wui.wi-wwwi on--
liTr cli;i.ate "and consequently of her agtlhf fince b the amount of exports tichjg con fUm.d jn tur 'home markets- .lrfl?' 1 bc,,eve I tve no jail-
ma 111 ygur iown, suppose you
filtlli ft .Vnmn.M v nf kmioi. A
inusler anddriILthera:regolariy
initiate them into all (the uts of
war, for Gcd knows how soon their,
country may want there. ' P '
But what can we expect. Trace
front; the discovery of , America:
fho drove the read , men from
the homes of their ancestor?, level-
cu mcir mrc&m.anu mu 41 criOLiaci
men, women and children, but
the white tnanf Who rendered
industry
lists ot a
of her sister Slates: and
lists of onerowcompctiTion ith anyi tnoiount ot . rports a lroin other
VCt minv of IrV,',1' w v cimineu,
v . 1 ik. ..,,.i. n.n. ...... 1 r.n 1
lliem, inlants of yesterday, have passed tne.wiwie amouni wouia tan out
us by in number in wealth,- and polil- n 3,O00Or-From this
cal importance.;- This mortifying view "VhinSs, "y? committee confi.
little
state
c I ,1..
mportanccr Thw mortifying icw rr,"9l waumn, wiiiwenuv
of our situation, is attributable fo the pp".6 inai w c,iuCns 01 iNortn
oiraiion cf a variety of causes, one of Carolina would fend' their produce to be
which pcrhatis, oi3y couv.-s: uiihiirthe: rtLbctMVtnBlAio,
i.nvi,.,.A nf A,f- ,.Am.r.,MJ'-i;r instead 01 those of neichbonni! States,
mM frf kff m irim 1 imrsrirna an(f of 1 1tie.ttot fal CIP0rt, won.IJ fi
VflCf mmmwrfifMir uui ir.ifinu , ii not tooouui Laroa-
!nnti r ik iTii.ul f I DU - r
1 our committee: cannoi close tins
report,: Without adverting to the mineral
'1. 1 ' a .a . a - t "
each oUicr. ;
fetate, are unlcnown to most of bur ci
tiz:i.s; uitu 7m; whtu of this knowledge,
ritiei t.tet us An ir.f-iit.u4 nnnri thfir ilf.
vclot). n-enS oor is ihe j-unark less ab- vih Vt lh s,'e abounds and
plk-bie ki relerelice toW commercial Jhey arelnippV''to: state;; that in this
attvzm:rri:MrT;. -r, rklteiKu branch of Use report, they- have been
source cf ofitwraP vnjlti,, as7will apr Wef bX a conference : with an intelligent
par ij-orn the -.fubjviavid stalemeitt oh Setntwtnan . anowieugo 01 uie
tanicd princailr f'n.rn an authentic u,!n'!,S operations, is , inferior .to 11000
docuineiii emu,atiiig lroin the 'awureia'ry yith,1 ',ur, an1 who has kindly
dicuinCut, reiyoried-to Coiiirrcss 19 May I inz information:
fast, it v lil bvT app.ireiit '1u inany'resn I "( ial the counties of Guilford and Da
eels that iho cemmerHal advantages of I vidson are found: The lldrlin mines
tbe pons u( Noth i aroiina are siqrior I o'voed by the Deep Uiver,inini
U) Hlioni of Virginia, and that it 'only re-l papy, which has shipped itk Ni
the best interests of
tho establishment of ,
a dircpt foreign trade to' some port of
entry within Uie limits otour own state,
and that the zealous cooperation of our
mercantile community be invited to
the accomplishment of so desirable an
oDjccy : - - . 7; f...7.;
: On motion or C. r. Mallet, lsq..
- Bcsbl vedr That this convention do
recommend totlic citizens of this State,
taappoict-dclegates fronxe veryicouuty
mining corn
ew York
VVilniinctonA with-
in nif.le Nt'j-ih farolina ' ;af, if not m iMe mbntlis
M.jv;ri'fr"u Viripiiii commerejal im- .tbmt of-eppper
f;or4ce.;I,e! ''i-a t!.c r reduce of N: will raise and u
rulirii ; if,; p:pnrtc4 I forn ! her Svn- 4h;s' is a sulfiii ct known 1 in England by.
rt, and Uio will t?t once take her Uie iiumc of-.-yellow Copper and con
md in iSie cotiimctcMi- uorld as supc Uins(83 1-3 per ct. of Copper- 1
)i w vuiriiua un uie one nana anai aiiu vuiiiuiu iroiu inmiiiir comnnnv.
t'4;CU.'l!.'Juidkn;"Juhi ..Canxton, .not inferior lo South Carolina on uVcJ arc ii 'possession of a nuaiber ofinincs
in the State to meet in convention on
the second Monday of December next
in me yny 01 naieign to taac into con
sidaralion all matters : and things that
ma tend to tlio internal nnnrovement
ol the Mate to the development of her
resources -end to advance her com
mercial intcjest and im'pbriance.'l' ,.-.';;
Un motion of Col id bcrt Alcama
ra: .
Resolved unanimouslv, Tlint the
thanks of the ronvetilion are due, and
are hereby tendered 10 the citizen ol
Greensboro and of Guilford county, for
mcir iiospuaiiiy ana politeness 10 mo
members of our body. .
Un motion of ucorgo A. Miller hsqa
Resol ved : unanimously, Tha tUie
thanks 6f this convention are due, and
are hereby tendered, to his excellency
Edward B. Dudley, (Piisident of thc
convention; ior 1110 auio ana aigmticd
manner, in which he has presided over
- On motion of J. S. Clemonc Esn,
Rcsolrcd, That the thanks of this cod
their hearts desolate, made them
drunk and cheated them, but the
white man? - The white man done
all this, and more.? What littlo
the government pays them for their
lands, the white men cheat' there
out of. Here they are on the verge
atf lit tiitalirri t iti1 Y!tfAM
mm m a. aa a. a a. m a. a a n ua aaa aaa a rii a rm 1 ww
" " - ivu4
the hunting grounds of their ances
tors, and soon the memory of the
poor Indian will be lost in obli vion,
and the page of history tell' no
more of their brave deeds. 0, ray
countrymen! I blush for you! :
Should any thing occur worth
mentioning you shall hear it, V
, Yours, fcc. ' -"r v.-'
k V 7 : Appjciis. 1
v rort Dmun, juneu,