The Arkansas banner., 1845-07-23
Rnsolred. That the larre number of guf-


 l fering, indigent strangers, and sailors on the 1 Mississippi river, require the erection ot the reauisite number Marine Hospitals, and that the large proportion of this class of persons, invited by the Navy ! ard and Depot, makes the erection ef marine hospital al Memphis ] especially necessary.
 Hon. Wm. C. Dunlap, Of Tenn, offered ] the following resolution.
 i Resolved, That the Congress of the U. States be requested to pass law placing all i persons engaged in the navigation of the ] Mississippi, Ohio, Missouri and all Western and Southwestern rivers on rafts, keeI-boats, i hat-boals or steamb0ats, on the footing 0i ! American seamen, and that the commandant ! of such ralls or boats be required to pay to ] the collector of the first port he may pass, twenty-five cents per month, from each sailor | or hand on his raft or boat.
 On motion, ordered that the members ot the convention have leave at this lime to offer amendments to the resolutions of the gene ! ral committee, or additiohal or Independent resolutions, and proposition upon such sub iects as are proper for the consideration oi the convention.
 8lr. c. T. VI. Davis of TllIonois, offered the following resolutions, as substitutes for ihe 2nd and 4th resolutions of the general committee, accompanying the same with an address 10 the convention of great earnest ness and power.
 Resolved. That VIC regard the immediate erection of the Western Armory at Fort 3Eassac, the point designated by board Of ofcommisaioners appointed by the general government for that purpose, as absolutely necessary and constituting all important link in the chain of national defences, so imperi- ously demanded throughout the west and that our representatives i'll Congress, from the Western and Southwestern States be earn- estIy requested to use their united influence at the next session, 10 secure an spproprIa- ton for that object.
 Resolved, That we view the contemplated construction of ship canal, by the general government, from the Illinois river to Lake Michigan, as one Of the most important mea- sares of national defence in the whole coun- try. That the project meets with our hearty and united cooperation. And that we cannot too strongly urge the importance of the same apon the attention and action of our Repre- sentatiyes in Congress, from the West and Southwest.
 Col Farallv of ArlSs., ollerd the following resolutions.
 Resolved, That general reclamation oi the loH. lands on the margin of the Mississippi and Arkansas rivers, by means of Ievies or dykes, is all object of great importance to the Gogeramcnto Of the United States, t would bring into market vast body of rich alIuvial land HOW unfit for cultivation, improve the health of the country, and in few years by q speedy settlement and ealture-add largely lo theabunaant products of the great AEissis- sippi valley, that 1t is an object well worthy ofthe immediate attention of Congress. And that t survey or feeognizance bE competent persons under the government of the United States, should be made of the country em- bracing such land or an act passed by thaI body granting them 10 the States in which they lie for the purpose.
 Resolved, Taatm connection and as highly
 important to the de!s4,- aud protection oi .i.., West and Southwestern Frontier. q military road should be constructed ill continuation
 ofthe Cumberland Road through the State O , Illinois, from Fandalia via Foft Smith in Ar Il kansas into tie Stale of Texas. and that Con , gross should without delay, appropriate ' sufficient sum of money to dolIay inc expen ses of a survey from Eandalia via Fort Smitl , for sites for said Road.
 4. c. Mayors, Esq. of Arls., offered the fol
 lowing preamble and resolutions. Whereas, the general government hay ' long neglected the contemplated improve
 ments of the State of Arkansas, whicl II have been, and are still due that portion c
 the Union, and should have been, completes
 long since, to-Wit: The military road leading
 from Memphis to Little Rock, and thence {,
 toFt smith, also branch from Little RocI
 10 the State of Texas; also the improvement f ol the navigation of the Arkansas river, b,
 removing the sna9s and other obstruction
 ol said river, also by placing on the border ol the Western Frontier, a large portiol
 oi Indians who have among them many, wh,
 where and still are hostile 10 the white in ha0ltants. who are now exposed with tht mere skeleton oI the army, occupying few : oi the delencless and rotton Forts, to tht ruthless hand of the savage; and whereas there has been expended something near thre, . hundred thousand dollars on a Fort now comparatively deserted, and having suAicien i''-t9S4 dtd otittF material to complete SaIC
 work, il is the duly and interest of the gen. eraI government to appropriate a sunicien sum of money at the meeting of the nex , Congress, to affect the desired object, and to : add to the security of the settlers on the from 2 tier by completing the said fort.
 r Be it Resolved, by the convention, with a view of giving 10 that portion of the Union its proper protection, that the sum of SI50 ', GOO be appropriated for the completion of fbe road from Memphis to Little Rock; S5O.0 to ; complete the road from Little Rock to Fort Smith; S50,000 to complete the road to the Texas line; Sl50,000 to complefe tbo fort partly erected at Fort Smith, and that at least one snag boat should be employed on ', he Arkansas river, for the purpose of romo- wing the Instructions to the nayioatio,5 ot said river.
 Resolved, That a copy of this preamble and resolution be forwarded to each oc onr z senators and members of congress. and fba, f they be requested 10 use their utmost endea- yors to have said appropriation made. and call to their aid the senators and members ,Y oi congress, representing the constituency of inc