Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1838-01-31

road Therefore
Resolved, That Vincent l.. Bradford, be, and
he is hereby requested to use his exertions TO sus
tain the Southern Railroad, as at present located,
and vote for app opriation for its speedy com.
pletion or yield his place to some one who will
fully carry out the interests of his constitu
| ents.
Resolved. That our Senators and r ,prcsenta.
tives DO, and they hereby instructed to sustain
the Southern Railroad, as at present located, and
use their exertions to obtain appropriation Of
Fire Hundred thousand Dollars, from the
present Legislature for its construction.
Resolved, That, whereas we have just rec CIV
ed news from Detroit, that st. Joseph county
meeting has been holden in this county, disap
proving Of the present location OF the Southern
Railroad, VIC would respectfully represent for the
information of our friends in Detroit that if such
meeting has been holden in this county, 1t was
not within the knowledge of the people of the
county generally, and that the proceedings of that
meeting are not the sentiments of the mass of the
people of the county.
Mr.. WILLIS T. HOUSE introduced the follow.
ing resolution, which, having been seconded by
Mr. CALVIN Bronson, was unanimously adopted
Resolved, That John III. Bowman, one of the
Representatives from this county, be, and he is
hereby instructed to his influence for the pros.
ecution and completion of the Southern Railroad
as located by the Board of Internal Improvement,
or resign his seat in the Legislature.
Resolved, That we do most cordially approve
of the following resolutions, adopted at meeting
of the citizens of Monroe county, lately held at
the city of Monroe
"That whereas the prosperity OF the
Southern section of Michigan, mainly de.
ponds on the speedy construction of the
Southern Rail Road and whereas the loan
of five millions has been effected by the
State for the construction of the great Rail
Roads. for the general benefit of the State:
and whereas ali sections bearing equally
the burden of the immense loan; and where.
as survey has been made of three Rail
Roads across the State, which have been
located and whereas efforts are making TO
retard and ultimately defea: the construction
of the Southern Rail Road, by interested
and selfish individuals and rival sections OF
the State Therefore
Resolved-That we view any effort ofthis
kind, not only as Liberal and unjust, but as
a breach Of plighted faith ofthe grossest g.
most fragrant kind"
Resolved-That we view with regret
any attempt on the part of any portion OF
the State to aggrandize themselves at the
nr ho dor M <>c tI,a,. N Il
ly deserving sections.
Resolved we view the act of the
present Legislature to suspend the con.
struction of the Southern Rail Road as es.
tablishing q dangerous precedent for the
future, and calculated TO impair and de-
stroy the virtue and stability Of our institu.
tons.
i Resloved-That we have entire conf.
dence in the Hon. LEVI s. HUMPHREY, the
acting Commissioner of the Southern Raj
Road, and we believe that his official acts
will bear the strictest scrutiny, and that we
will use all laudible means to procure his
re.appointment.
The committee appointed to draft Memoria
submitted the following, which was adopted
To the Honorable the Senate and House O,
Representatives. of the State Of Mich.
gan:
T Your memorialists, the undersigned, citizen.
ofSt. Joseph county, would respectfully represon,
That they,in common with their fellow citizen,
in all parts of the state have taken deep inter-
est in its prosperity, and particularly in the in
PRODUCTION and prosecution of system of inter
nal improvements. That they have looked with
feeling of laudable state pride, upon the scheme
Of constructing three parallel Railroads through
the state, thus giving all portions of our territory
equal means Of advancement and prosperity
Your memorialists would also beg leave respect
r fully to remind your Honorable body, that Thu
measure has been for long period before tn,
people Of this state; that full deliberation ha
! boon exercised, before each of the successive
steps has been taken, during the whole progros
Of tho measure; that not a single movement
has becn one Of haste--that citizens of all part
Of the state. have had ample opportunity to Civ
their views to the public-to tho Legislature
= to the different committees, who have heretofor
= had the measure under advisoment-to the Stat
Commissioners, whose duty it has been to fix tn
location of the routes; and to tho various corps
engineers who have so frequently traversed tn
state, undor the direction of those Commissioner
and finally, to the board of Commissioners, rt
poatedly assembled with the special view of sci
Ting permanently, under all tho advantages
which the subject 10 susceptible, the precise line
to DO adopted. Your memorialists have also Z
al times rcposed full confidence in the ability. il
). tcgrity and perseverance, Of tho Commissions
Of Internal Improvement, and Of all others WI
10 have stood in the relation Of public officers chart
>. Cd with duties relative TO this system. In vie
Of these facts, your mcmorialists are most frml
10 impressed that the honor ofthe state, her reput
N ton for 6rmness Of purpose a. we'll as justice
ID the whole body Of her citizens, urgently DOMAIN
O. and require that the system undertaken IN III
" suspected good faith and hitherto prosecute
n. with perseverance worthy of the America
Of name, should be carried onward with unshake
a energy. Your memorialists then can not but vie
O. with surprise and regrct--which they EXPIRE
with dcfercnce as we'll as earnestness-the vo
n, recently taken by your Honorable body for su
I'd pending operations on the Southern Railroad
ke II is true that tho views Of certain members
o. your Honorable body from the southern tier
n. counties were dcsirous TO suspend operations {