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J: r li'i ft' li i ; u ,'1 r t i; WW Mi' !)' 1 4 i4 i THE CAROLINA WATCHMAN. ; Snliftbiirr sr. c. TlrtTJSDlY EVEXlXt', DEtE&BHl 6, 1849. ' '1 ' from the Grecnfcboro Patriot. iaiL! roadj:onVention. v i Gheensbubo. Nov. 29, 1649. ' The tie legates Appointed by the various counties interested in the. great work char tered by the Legislature of the State at its last session, assembled in the Presby te- riari church, at half past eleven oclock, were Turnrd upon lifs, w Stale cheering iiHcpatinsihaifrpm the th i h most i dejib. creations of this body, thifgrct cMerprise tnihtlbe strengthened and rtfaturMdl He trustee! tyeir anticipations would ;pe rejit ( irnsi iue luiiwrrimmcui riiuimfeiuu n ized. When wc turn oiir eyes ;to other its proscnt growth and prosperity giviri Mr. Thomas, of DaviJsoh, remVtkeur that he also had an item of jintelli"ence to cominuni cate to the Convention; and referred to; and sent to the Secretary table to be read, a let- 1 ler from the Hon. Sihion Cameron, of Pa. ex. Suited from the building of one Railroad in NorlhsCarpiina. H alluded to the rnuch-al'tised and unfortunate W. & R. Railroad. Mr. D. then proceeded to con- ith ! nressinff the favor with which Northern mm mc , ... ...... Sfatesj and see what thehav done, the ! glowing aeeounts of the favorable pros- aml - , r arl(i;lionai illflirni. ' inquiry was naturally prfeijMdovv can! pects-before the) town of Wilmingto q kllon to game, 1o guide tllCirac. there.; be any lUflicultybiuiUhe construe- . Mr. U. also went into an; examination pi a contemplated investment therein. , F this Road Hefjreftfred to the ; the amount and; prices paid by that toin j Mf T aCcornpanied thi letter with an address I to the Convention, in his usually energelic aud ; practical manner. ' i . . : Gov. Morehead then read a letter from G. B. Manly, i Co!, ot ock Haven, Clinton Co. Pa. containing a proposition to take contracts tion o statistics of England updb tbi subject. ! alone to N. York lor articles abundance of There! they had expended tvvo hundred ; which can ba produced ntwl lurnjshed ly; Rallrbads : ! the Western section ot iXortn Carolina, Which they provided this Road was finished. right from $60, . milliihs vi pounds sterling in and the great difficulty with hfrt f rv rntrf1 tia 5n ft iktnlr 1' and; were Called 10 order by John A il- j 0f Wft-L. wjjich freqqentIylcQt r: mcr, Lsq. on whose motion, George f()00 t(i 70)00 per milejj "'thUj in a '. Davis1, EscJ. of Wilmington, was called to ; coonlIiv not so large as spre ti(iour Spates! i. the Chair, and on motion of Gen. Edncy, VVhenUve cast our eyes ffbrtiajd upon our Charles C Uaboau, ol Ualegb, and D ovvn C00ntrv 16 Massachlise:tts. Nl York. ;F Caldwell, ol Guilford were- appointed ; pennslvania and other SatsjNrjrth ; to j lowing Comtliiltee under the Resolution of Secretaries. ! puth Carobna and Georgia ori the jouth, Gn. Saundfs hereto(orei adopted, viz: Messrs. Saunders, of Wake ; McKaelt ol Mr. Clark, of Rowan, trien responded to a call in a few remarks upon the Railroad upon the Road to do (the giading (or 50 miles theme ; and addressed some arguments to our States! ! the Convention, but the hour being late. yielded the floor for a mption to adjourn. The President then announced theiibl- Upon thking the Chair, Mr. Davis ad- ; nnj everywhere to the feaii Wesi, and vfrl th1 f tiiinl!nrt. ttiHtiLiinr I hm fnr li . il! . i. iiLiiil' ii-J the honor conlVrred upon J.tm, and alju- 4nj aComi!ished4hou! see the great works of improvement pro posed and aceomplishedlihouid it longer dhig in patriotic and eloquent terms to sai,i that N6rth Caroltha wass unable the great enterprise to advance which so ajlJ unu iiiing I to accomllis-h hivUttt had becii done by all f He trustedf noU I oet ter that xve had never exfited as ft $tate, than manifest bv our apathy arid inactivi- ty lhat we are unable antjluriwi highly respectable a body of North Caro: Vlinians had assembled. '' v The Convention being thus temporarily organised, after some conversation as to tke proper course to pursue, on suggestion , t)f Calvin Graves, Esq., the Secretary i proceeded to call the roll of counties, when . - the following were found represented by " ; the delegates named ; : Alamance, Daniel Harden, John liar ? 7; den, John Holt, Jesse Grant, William A ) Carrigan, Benjamin Trdllinger. Henrv C j j Trollinger, Josi'ph W Steele, David L Ray, I J William Trollinger, John C Turrentine, I Thompson Murray, Robert McCauley, i ! lienjatnin F Morton, Samuel Kerr, Giles j jWMuband. i . Buncombe James M Patton, Marcus l Erwin, John E i'atton, N W Woodliu, ;! Balis M Edncy. r. ; UrunsiLkk Dr Fredrick J Hill, i ; - BurhcVJ V AvrryJohn II Murphy, i v Alexander Duckworth. .: - CiuvcnU B Dibble. Cusii'tll Calvin Graves, James N Ful- ; lcr. , , " ' Chatham Joshua Li nd ley. Cabttrrus W W Rankin. J M Long, E D McRed, Rufus Barringer. ; CfidrokccA T Davidson. Davidson J W Thomas, James A Long, ; 1 II L-dlord, Charles Hoover, T W Siimp ; -1 son Eli Harris. Henderson Adams, Thorn- i us Jones,j P lv lloun&aville Charles Mockr AG Foster. JL Clemmons. E E Pitts, .,' Rev. T .McDonnald, H Brown, H Btum H rrc.li, JM Leach. Gutlford-John M Morehead, John any tnmg. Better wipe! out our lines and give up the administration of af fairs to our neighbors, than to do State the we are Wilmington ; Griswold, of Wayne; Mc McLeod, of Johnston ; Graham, of Or ange ; TrollinjgeH of Alamance ; Gilmer, ofGuilford ; teach, of Davidson ; Lord, of Rowan; Fox.of Mecklinburg, and Barrin ger, of Cabarrus. And then the Convention adjourned un til to morrowfmorning at 10 o'clock. 1 humiliating acknowledgement unable to take care of oti)r ywjn interests and 16 take a respectableiposition In the great .race of improvement. iHe. closed by saying he had taken hi$posiltion on this subject he had planted! his fopt--and whatever objections might be raised, he would, continue to beat Hack opposition and stand up for what he? believed to be ithe true interest and glory! of his State. On motion of H. C. Jonfs, the following gentlemen were appointed Yiccl Presidents of ihd Convention, viz : j ' Hon. R. M. Sauxdkrs, of Wake, i 1 Dr.iFjtRDEBicK J. Hill, J" Brunswick, ; Iloo. John W. Ellis, of Rowan, ,r CoU John McLkod, of. Johnston, i Geo, Joun G. Bynum. of Rutherford, Ext Got. Morehead, of Guilford; On motion of II. C. Jones, the organiza tion of the Convention wajs completed by the annointment of the following Secre tariesiviz: Charles C. RAB(jrrcAu, of, Wake, 15 ' S ft ' I i ! i and D. F. Caldwell, and L. iSVAiM, of Guilford; , IS ' ' 1 px-Gov. Morehead then arose and ad Ml dressed the Convention, 'in ' a ! Difclc Joel McLean. Eli Smith Ludwick igreat power upon the pracida ' !j Summers Pranci iLSimpsoti.J M Ctin- lW arla the mode in vvhic t 1 ningham, James W Doak, Samuel Dwig- ' , . 11 I" 4nins: Elihnx Coflin. ih n.mt T w constructed concluding Ul speech of gins, llihui Cotiin, John Hunt, J W Field, John' Carter, F Fentress, F El liott lAbram Clapp, Ralph Gorrell, John A Gilmer DFj Caldwell, A Bevil, John Wharton, !Joseph Gibson. i J oh nl son John McLeod. Lincoln Jolin P Bynum. j - Mecklenburg C J Fox. ; JltcDQtcdl Dr. S J Erwin. I Nw Uunovcr Dr. F. J. Dili. Alexan der McRae, P. K.; Dickinson, O. G. Pars IC3VA.J; De ROssett, jr.. Rev. M. Uobbins, Jctht;o Ballard, George Davis, Eli W Ilall. j , jNorthcwijrtoit, Edmund WilUins. j Orange 4 J. Bingham, C. C. Tinnin. ! James R Pattorkon. John IL Wehh. Wm. ' j. T - - - ! " ' Webb, 0. F. Long, Edwin Henrtt, John Cameron.; Ex Cov. Swain, Joseph Tate, ; Richard A?he. i j 7?9ttvi John W. Ellis, John B. Lord, Johtj L Shaver. John D. Brown, William Overman; Hand James, Calvin S. Brown. Mye'r Myers, Dr. A. M. Henderson. IL L. j Robards, Jeremiah Clarke, II. C. Jones, ( Dr. Samuel Kerr. J. F. McCorkle, E. D. ; Austin. J. K, -Graham, Osborne G. Foard, HCbairlcs L. Torrence, Luke Blackmer, J. ' C. Ilarnhardt. Paul M. Heilig Joseph F. i ;Chn,mbers, Joel H. Jenkins, William M. Barker, Caleb Klutls, J. M. ColHn, J. A. Worth, Ji J. Bruner. ?ocAiiii-Joseph IIolderby,Rev.B. Field. E. S. Morris. HandolnhW. M Blair, Allen N. Tom- ;iinsbnrM. W. Leach. J. V. Russ, C. M. i Line?, Robert GravJ Thomas Rice. M. Y. iobbins. Ahi Robbins, cabiliKy of the which, it': can be constructed concluding tvit a ; motion that p, committee of six apjoiptdd by the Chair, to be called the Commt.ttee on Subscriptions, whose duty it should be to make out a list of the absolute subscrip tions to the stock of the Road, as definite ly as they can be ascertained', examine the subject of subscriptiops, absolute and conditional and make a. detailed report i ' ' i8 ; ' i T 1 io-mprrow. - -ti . . r The question being put, the motion was; unanimously carried. !f 1 The President appointed the following gentlemen to compose said committee, viz : Messrs. Morehead. ojf Guilford : Me- HA of David - of . I Friday; Nov. 30, 1849. The Rev. Mrr Pickard being present, on invitation opened the" session of the Convention withi prayer. i The Chair announced that the first business this morning wOuld be the recep tion of Reports frpfn Committees. ; Whereupon, Gov. Morehead. from the Committee on Subscriptions, observed that the Committee would soonT be ready to re port ; and in the mean time, he called up on any gentleman present who was in possession of any information to commu nicate to the Convention, to do so. ; W. WA very, Esq." then addressed the Convention, plesenting the following com munication frOm S. Moylan For, Esq.llie Engineer onl the Buncombe 'Turnpike Road: ' f " ' 'y ' '! " - Morg Anton, Nov. 17lh, lS49w I. T. Avery, Chairman,kc Dear Sir : Your communication of this inst., informing me of a resolution adopted it a Railroad meeting in this, place, requesting imy attendance as a delegate from Burke; county; to the Railroad Convention at Greensboro', has leen received. I regret thkt my professional engagements compel me to decline the honor intended to be conferred upon niei 1 feel a great interest in the completion of what I con sider the engine of reformation to the whole t State a Central Railroad from Raleighl to Tennessee, connecting our commercial towns wi'h the whole of the interior. The developments of my surveys for the' Western turnpike have fully established the i,r.aclica!;i!itv of extending the North Carolina Kailroad vei ?rom paiJ'ourv to tne lennessee line, and that at a comparatively low cost. The East and the same distance West of Raleigh, at certain rates named, and furnishing limber, rails, &c. and receiv in pament 10 per cent, of stock ; or to take Q0 miles, on the same eon dition as before, and employ N. C. laborers, Ate., which was readl Also, as chairman !of the Committee on sub scriplions, Gov. M. slibmltted a detailed report of the amount rl absolote subscriptions stock, ' amounting to 8190,800; which report he fol lowetl with a speech full of deep impassioned feeling .and great power, listened to with bieathless attention aind the most intense inter est. The gallant and determined spirit of this distinguished gentleman touched every heart in that assembly, and awoke a feeling of enthusi asm and anxiety deep, startling and fervent as we have ever witnessed. i Gen. B. M. Edney followed in a course of remarks characterized by great earnestness. Gen. Saunders, from the Committee to whom were referred the question of considering the best plan for securing whatever portion of the capital of one million of dollors should he found unsubscribed, according to the terms of the charter, -submitted jn part the following re- port : 1. Resolved, That " T. A. Gilmeir, Ef. tlien submitted the fob , lowing agreement to, be entered info. by-, way of securing the stock in the-Road, viz"? Wheieas, only a part of the One Million of individual subscriptions to lhe North Carolina Rail Road Company required is taken : Whereas, the puipose of this agreement is to take and ; secure the balance of the One Million of said individual stock, not: already sutjscribedj' avid to be subscribed by others : We, the undersigned interchangeably agree with each other and said Company, to take each the one-hundredth part of the said balance of the said individual stock : This agreement to be binding on none, un less one hundred persons or companies sub scribe the same, or the entire amount be made up : Each person or company to be at liberty to subscribe .as many shares of the hundred as he or they please, and bound for no more than his or their subscriptions. Nor. 29, 1849. 51 gentVmeri who Lad subscribed, VU r were willmg that the extra Wrl!? 'tne they be worked otTfirt Some furl her conversation took uULV lation to this last plan when the que.ii(,a put on the suggestion made abote i .Morehead. and the sense r it,.'..i;' was favorably expressed; but notbeih imous, the SH"festoii was ot nrac( i i A. J. M. Mirehead Fred. J. Hill i Geo. W. Mordecai John D. Hawkins (by G. W. Mordecai) Richard Smith 6c R. M. Wm. Boylan ; (by G. Saunders W. Mordecai) W. W. Avery & J. seph J. Erwin H. C. Jones St H. L. Rotards John McLeod J. W. Thomas C. S. Brown C.S. Brown. H.JamcsJohn IL Webb Dibble cc Brothers R.J.Ashe John E. Patton J. M. Dick & Co T. .McDouald A. J. Drt Rosc, jr O G Foard, J F FoardP. K. Dick in son Samuel Kerr Charles Mock (by J. Jou. W. Field & Co. W. Thomas & T. Mc Dabney Cosby " Donald) Joel McClean & Co O. G. Parsley C P Mendenhal A: Co2J. A. Mebane & Co. Sasser Griswold 6c Co2Hoover 6c Jones Alex. McRae John B. Lord John A. Gilmer D. L. Swain J. H. Jenkins John I. Shaver Peter Adams so soon as the Company shall be duly organized, it will be both expe. dient and proper thatithe President and Direc tors shall cause the proper surveys and esti mates to be inac'p, and the Road to be put under contract on the entire route, and lhat the su perstructure should be commenced at its point of connexion with the Wilmington Road, and also at its western terminus. 2. Resolved. furlMr,, That the President and Directors in letting but the contracts for work and materials, shall in all cases give a prefer ence to such slock-holders as may propose or desire to become contractors. 3. lUsolved, further. That it is highly im portant and necessary that the whole of the un subset ibed capital of one million should be sub scribed before lhe adjournment of this Conven tion, and that a subscription be forthwith open ed for the purpose. The question being upon the 1st and 2d Re. solutions, ! Gov. Morehead submitted his views against the latter part of the list Resolution which pro vided for the nommencemerrt of the Road at the point of connection with the Wilmington Road, and also at its western terminus. J. F. McCorkle Mebane 6c Carrigan John Hunt 6c Co. (by J. A. Gilmer) Charles L. Torrence W. J. Bingham 6c Co. Benton Field C L Hinton 6c T Miller James W. Doak 6c Co. J. O. Watson J. M. Coffin (by C. L. Hinton) Simpson 6c Gibson The above names were obtained at differ ent stages of the subsequent proceedings, but arc here inserted in full to the tke number of 51. On motion, the Convention adjourned until 3 o'clock. Afternoon Session. Ex-Gov. Swain took the floor, and, at some length urged upon the citizens of North Caro lina here assembled, to complete the subscrip tion to the stock of Ibis Road. Gen. Saunders again addressed the conven tion. He was ready to devote bis lime to the success of this great enterprise. We now have $630,000 subscribed, and all that is necessary is 3S0.000 more. He had traversed the Slate as a political pilgrim he was now ready to traverse it in this more just aud holy cause concluding by moving that the committee of ways aud means have leave to sit during the session of I be Convention, which was "ranted. Gov. Morehead and several other gentlemen mover. -,- Other suggestions were made V f. v, ucci anuomtn; aner wnicn, 1qT 0 renewed HLa nrnnnttlinn nlm.a ..iv r- 0rw. i w. "uw aiiny w n . I Kt iki irk t . ...nr...: . . f .1.- . ' DOt c feriBg, the proposaton was withdraw- ; Considerable and inte resting dWe W(j versatioa' followed ; when, tw IL L RobaidU. fifu.ro..t it. r I, C JOliOWi,! rconiroos, vir 1. Resolved, Tha the thanks cf ift4' r n V . -J . I" In aaiaoriiifs of 4j resoyierran nurcn n,r rhr of the buiJ :v7 ' "? w toe tome m ion U been held. " 2. Resolved, That the of fee J it-moil arc nrreoy irouerea to be PrlA anu oinrr i nicer?, jor me auif manner in whic thev have discaarred the dutie The qoe4)m bemg put by the Secretin the Resolutions Mrere unanimously adopted. On motion of Mr. Bingham, the thankt t' the Convention were also presented to tse ci izens of Greensboro', for lltr generoui J. pitality extended Vo the members of this cJ vention. ' The business bemg concluded, the H Calvin Grave, President of the Coium inclosing its session, briefly and happily ri sponded to the many kind allusions nude J him personally, when he bad only done iu ty, in common with the 22 gallant North Cv olinians who stood side by side, and tattle;! for this Charter. His remarks were delirere in an impressive and highly emphatic mantei and were characterized throughout by fcrW patriotism, and the utmost devotion to the sue cess of this great enterprise. After which the proceedings were ordere; to be published in the papers o the State, aa the Convention adjourned, sine die.- CALMN GRAVES, President R. M. Saunders, Freu. J. Hill. I ! Joitn W. Ellis, Vice. John McLeod, -Pie$identj, Jons G. Bvux, J J. M. Morehead. j Ch.. C. Raboteau, D. I. Caldwell, Secretaries. L. Swaim. only doubtful point upon the whole iinb was ... " e 11- . t the passage of the Blue Ridge, which is theuV ,he; P?8nf f- (h,s r viding ground between the ''. Eastern and Wes- would materiaiiy aid ithe obtaini followed in short speeches duin" the lession. Mr. George Davis explained that the object ; ald uhi,e subscriptions were being obtained; I after which, j Gen. Edney moved lhat the convention lake a recess until half past G o'clock. :1 i iLotig, Alexander 1 U. W. Lohj:. . Rutherford-. G. Bynurp, J. J, Erwin. s Vuync J. V. Sasser, James Griswold. ' Wake 11. M. Saurulers, George W. ':Mordcai, Charles L. Hinton, Charles C. - Raboteau, Dabney Cosby, Dr. Langdon C. Manly. ' Vttcrslmrg, Va. H. D. Bird. Thomas 1 White. William Lea, Joseph Dunn, Ed 1 ' ward Graham. ! ' Frotfi Petersburg Rail Road Company U. D. Bird. i i Fromdrrruvillc and Roariokc Jltiil Road ; )I. D. Bird, Edmund Wi jkins. j jjov. .Morehead rose and said we had ! j rnnj opportunity to elect a President of this Convention who would do honor to the State;; and proceeded to pass a high eulogium upon Calvin Graves, of Cas- v well, who had; given tlc casting vote by j which this charter had been passed; and j ' concluded by moving that he be unani I J mpusly appointed President of the North Carolina Rail Road Convention. ' The pro position Uaw received with applause. ! Abd the question being put by the Chair iqanvl he mot ton was unanimously adopted, j Whereupon, the Hon. Calvin Graves whs conducted to the Chair by Gov. More bend, arid tendered his thanks for this mark of the regard and confidence of the ban?, of Alamance ; Thomas. son i Jones, of Rowan i Mordecai, of Wake, and Dickinson, ofjiNew Ilauovf r. Oh motion of Gov. Morjlhead; the Gon vention adjourned until afternoon' at 3 o' clock. f--'J- ,1- ; . . - i ; ; i ' ' y. I I Afternoon Session. i Ti. . ry . ;.b i.t a ne oaventton1 re-assemoiea at a o clok. ' ij A loud and unanimous call bkinfe made, for Gen. Saunders, that gentleman arose; and intimated his purposejo address the Convention at some time during jta ses sion ; bul he was preparing a resolution which called tor definite action, ind which he intended to present. He came forward tOCnbst under the banner of ie (gentle man who addressed us this morning and 1 i r i . i" - ' w . 1 : 1' il to pusu lurwara mis great enterprise .-r was with pre- iding ground tern waters. This Ridge at the Swanaiioa Gap is 2640 feet above tide water ; while the valley of the Catawba on the one slide at Old Fort is 1340 feet above tide, leaving but 1300 feet of elevation on the Eastern side, which can be overcome at a grade of 80 feet to the mile in 13 miles, provided; the, summit be reduced 260 feet by a tunnel. A tunnel 5000 feet will do this, saving 3 miles of road. This sumdnk is only as hih as that overcome by the Penn sylvania Railroad, and lower than lhat of Vir ginia or Maryland. My esiimate 'of the cost of the Road from Salisbury to lhe Tennessee Mine is, in round of the Wilmington delegation was that the iron might be brought toi Wilmington, and carried on their Railroad with facility and cheapness ; of the Resolution materially aid line chaining suosenpuons to the stock in tharpoilion of the Stale. Gov. Swain then addressed the Convention, proposing a modification of the Resolution lhat we go the whole Road or none, if that would meet the views of the Wilmington delegation. . Gen. Saunders read the Resolution again, to show lhat the first prt of the Resolution afiirm ed that the whole Road should be built. He Etening Session. Gen. Saunders, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported the following resolutions : The Greensborough Comcnfiorj, The proceedings of that body will I tounrJ in our columns to day. From th list of the delegates it will be seen thatl was a strong body. For talent, chanc-j trand patriotism, few bodies ever met ia North Carol ina that coujd surpass it; They seemed to feel that 'the destiny cf this great undertaking rested upon thcif action. Timid counsels would .surely c sign it to a disasterous end, while brave and resolute measures would save it. Brave and belvte "were the measarrs j adopted, and undoubted success js antici pated. From about two hundrallhousuni a... ft I dollars tne subscriptions were lntteased 77 f - to Six Hundred Thousand! and measurei no fol President and Directors by any conditions He submitted to thej WilininiMon delegation to ause, with the assurance numbers two million ol dollars. I his include ... . , ,, , i T ; .j : i , withdraw the latter jc! all the work and enuimnent nf llm rourl vviiti ' engines, depots.'&e.j and ' I believe lit to be a j ,hat he win,ld vx? fr wPara,e resolution very ample estimate of the cot. 1 ! ' i declaring that the whole Road should be built. lhe speech of Gen. S., though short; strong and eloquent, and received great applause.- He concluded by seating the following resolution : ! jlesotvcd, T h at a Co m tni t te e bejappointed by the Presi!ent, whose du Tho valleys of the French Broad and Swan- anoa on the Weierri side of the mountain rise with a slope of about 20 feet to the mile to with in five mites of tlitvBlue Ridge summit a dis tance of 55 miles.: .On the Eastern side the Catawba extendi from the fool of the slope ne cessary to grade up the mountain to a point near the Island Ford, a distance of 66 miles. There is no portion of the country that I have been in that offers cheaper position for a rail way than these 121 miles of valley. IFor miles together the grading will not eost over 400 dol lars per mile. These streams have most of the way broad bottom lands and are reinraka bly direct. I I consider the work of manifest importance to the whole Slate, and to all the commercial towns of the States of Virginia and South Car olina. By this route Norfolk is reached in 413 miles ; Wilnilngton in'492 miles i Charles ton in 513 miles, and Richmond 56d miles,, All these distances except Hie last, are many miles nearer than! any other route either pro posed or constructed. While the route to Rich- if any of it, and leave the whole matter to the j sound discretion of the President and Directors. Gen. S. haji- the 'authority of the Wilming- i ton delegation to vyiihdraw it, so lhat lhe gra ding of the whole Road should commence on the entire route from Goldsboro' to Charlotte, and proceed paripassu. Dr. Hill also stated the reasons of the Wil mington delegationj; made a most effective ap peal in favor of the work ; and concluded by declaring that he yould be one of a hundred to take all the stock unsubscribed ; one of fifty ; or one often. j Gen. Saunders ihen read the 1st Resolution tiguous Counties as may be friendly disposed I towards the great undertaking. ! 2. Resolved, That. an Executive Committee of eleven be apjwinted by the President, to pre pare and publish a public Addiess designating the times and places of holding the proposed Conventions; and lhat as many members of this body be invited to attend as may find il convenient and practicable. Which were unanimously adopted. I Mr. Gilmer proposed that I hi s Convention, 1 without any further appeal, proceed at once to : shoulder the whole amount of subscriptions I which may be necessary to make up the mill ion. Mr. G. went our-in an able and nracti- Rd g in sm ha nu thr isf 1. Resolved, That it is expedient to make a t further appeal to the people of the State to take sueh an amount as may be necessary in addi tion to the sums already subscribed to make up j taken that will undoubtedly ensure the .he One Million of dollars as provided for by the j rernain(Jer! A lhe jcaIousIes and Charter; and for this purpose, that Railroad . j Conventions b held in each of the Counties ! of particular sections have been removed was opposed in Compiittee to the last part of the j through which the Railroad is expected to pass, i by the wholesome and wise resolutions of I j .in Resolution, and was unwilling to trammel the from Goldsboro', in Wayne County, to Char- ihui body, and the utmost confidence in-1 t ioue, in iiecKieuourg bounty, ana msuencon. i isel ;nto iU nhirribrr: The provision that every subscriber who owns land on the proposed route is to have a contract on his own landj to the amount of double his subscription if he wants it: Also that the subscribers are I j to have the refusal of contracts" to tbej j Anuir.aiiiuuiii in iijc iirsi iiisirtnvr, auu - 1 assurance from various persons who bare abi been engaged in this business lhat it will nnu W m I ) m 1 1 cnmKi n.wt tr ruiwn tli h FiVitS ! SUr! rtt it lrit.nft mmiI r I r uirt t Vi rt.ffienl-1 i ot lies that environed this measure. It will be seen that Rowan at.lastb&f done herself credit, and that she bus oc casion, particularly, to be proud of the u tbf ,th M cal speech, to detail the plan by which this re- ' telligent and spirited delegation whicb I 1 "r" as proposed to be follows : Resolved, That; amended by agreement, as even ty it fclvallbe to inquire jind submit the most eligible plan for incrjasinig the sub scription necessary for raising Cha one mijlion of dollars as prescribed Iby the . ?r charter ; provided it should anOear that a !ion suflictent sum has not already bcsnj sub: scijibed for that purpose.-! V . , ; .. Hamilton C Jonesi; Esjq. being called for, addressed the convention in a bharac- j teristic, strong and able speechi-ifi which i hej asserted the abiltty-df the people of 1 orlh Carolina to 'accomplish this, great work ; and enforced, ver jernphatically, fM practicability and uliniat' success. The people represented by hijn find bis colleagues were deeply interested in this as soon as the Company shall be duly organized, it shall be both expe- ! dient and proper that the President and Direc I tors shall cause the proper surveys aud esti I males to he madaland the Road to be nut on- inond is but fifty miles longer than the proposed der contract on th? entire route, commencing route through Virginia, and thecost of lhe route j al ihe Wilmingtoil and Raleigh Railroad, where will scarcely exeped one half a point of great the same passes'ovjer Neuse River, lo the Coun moment, as it will secure the sama protit;at y Gf Wayne, via (Raleigh, and ihence by the half the tolls. j f 1 i most nracticable ! route via Salistmrv. iu the rom these consideration I have ho hesita- County of Rowan:, to the town of Charlotte in in believing thatithe road must be pro fit a ihe county of Medklenburs. t i i . m s . . r . : w rue in use it, and ot inestimable : value to our eastern roads and town,. With this extension lo Knoxville, we will be in direct communica tion with our great Xatiowaf road to California and ready to join; in the contest with our sister States for lhe trade and travel to that vast'trea- sure, house. i The people offthe West are lecoming fully The amendment having met with entire ap probation, was adopted nem. con. And the 1st and 2d Resolutions were then unanimously adopted. Gen. Saunders then took the floor, and ad dressed the Convention fully, upon its action suit might be accomplished. This able and ' gallant champion of this great work needs no eulogium from us, even if our limits would al low of any extended account of lhe facts and arguments he presented. He contended that we ought not lo adjourn without pledging ev. ery dollar of the stock and secutingthe charier al once. Mr. Jones, of Rowan, was awarded the floor next, and as uual, received the loud and mer iy applause of the whole convention. The Chair appointed the follow iug gentle men to compose the Executive Committee of eleven under the econd Resolution above, viz : Messrs. Saunders, McRae, Giiswold, McLeod, Swain, Graham, Trollinger, J. M. Morehead, Thomas, Lord, Fox and, Barringer. It is proper to remark here, lhat, throughout the evening lhe subscriptions were being made under lhe obligation proposed above by Mr. Gilmer : at this point 51 gentlemen had signed A number of very interesting addresses were represented her in thr Convention. her - j subscrip;ion ijnow about 8120.000, an il remains to be seen whether their brave, and patriotic course will be further conded by their countymen at large: A'l who are willing to lend a hand to tte mighty enterprise: All who are vrillinff 1 help themselves, as well as their counlfj ' and particularly all who love the good o-4 county of Rowan, and are willing tostafiJ up for her credit and prosperity, ate tiltei to come forward on lhe 5:b of JanU' and engage-in lhe work .with sp1- Convention will be held at Salary & that day. Severa I distinguished Geoi men from a distance will be present, ; whether you subscribe or not, you . I to corne and hear what will be sa;d 'W0 ( the occasion. It is expected tbsl v ' Morehead, Mr. Graves, and Mr Gfu.' will be in attendance, and will u00 edly address the public w ith &rf,alsCe 1 and ability. Come, therefore. vi L ; of you i Gc j .r.( 1 1 1 thlirj only Road they looked upon t as hopeand should it failthpusafcdsbf ilbem must leave the country. I Gen. Edney and Mr. jDibb Gonventjon. The occasion which had fcjw remarks, after which? Mr. called us together was one of great mag. iijtude. Tho ieyci of the people of the ing loudly called for, addressed the Con- vention upon the benefits! which :had re- ' e made a Davis be- -. v.. ...... ; , k . . aware of lhe great Importance of this work to ! so ,ar ana uPon 'Fie sunject oi tne K.oaa gener- ; their future prosperity, and are determined to ally. After some remarks highly patriotic and ; lso made by different gentlemen, and received have a connection with, the East. This should j lofty n their bearing, conciliatory towards all ! with groat applause. be through our own State; And I have no J differences ofviews, and tending to unite all in- j GoV. Morehead remarked, that as the speak, fear that with -such i charter as was given;!o 1e ( fn he Hl worU befure us, he proceed. ing seemed to be over, he reckoned we had as Ihe road from Goldsboro 'to Charlotte, we will , , ,. j . e , , ,, , have difficoliv in nmkin ihe road. i e0 lo a',,ver an PP1 oi me mon earnest ana as wengo jo worK now, and take the remainder 1 hare the honor to! be very respectfully, ! eloquent character. It was the great speech j of this stock. He proposed to secure the stock. your obt. servt. ! of the Convention , and we regret ibat lhe hur- if practicable, before we leave here, and any i som5 explanation THE CARD. Hn rim m,tilrrw n r iti. o : 1 in U ra of the Convention, the Card which be seen below, was found upon the t House door in Greensborough. T tft cumsrances that gave rise to it ,rP6' S. MoyLA Foxi ! rr 0( noing to pres fortrids even the feeble at- Which, being readTwas laid upon the table; t tempt to do it justice, ordered to be printed with'the proceedings of j Having concluded, the question was taken this Cou vention ; and the! thanks of the Con- j upon the 3d Resolution, which was unanimous- i vention were tendered to the author. 1 ly adopted. gentleman who was willing to take two or three of lhe shares should have the privilege of hav. ing his extra shares worked off before any of the others who have only taken one share. He would like to atcertaia the sentiments of On il.r. Uct y-wfiKa f.tnventioa villus laoiuiui ui iii ww.. . T : . . 1 : 1 ho rtnne bct1' Ilinty the names serintitins tr the stock. at a moment all that could be done-in that way : bot jriin A '"ah 1 '. I.