The Hillsborough recorder., 1845-12-04


The great nCnEennoa which assembled
u Memphls. Team. On ne l2.h. sdi0uEn-
cd u he I6sh ID Mr. Calhoun presid-
ei ossE tie body. which uas composed
Of nearly 600 delegsies. representing e.
ieen SlalAs and TsETilories. We giFe Be-
low aR abstract CT lie resolutions submit
ed by Cor. Jonss. Of Tenn. ehairmanof
he select committee sppoinied for he
purpose, and adopted n Ihe convention.
which appointed two committees. or i've
each, 10 memoriaiize Congress on The se-
ve1l subjects named. Tie contention
likewise recommended the improvement
Of the n. Louis hartor BIZ The general 60.
yernmeni. The following arc lie resolu.
ions referred 10:
Thai The communication between the
Gulf nf Mexico and The Inferior. afforded
hy he navigation Il The Mississippi and
ohio TiseEs, and Iheir principal tributaries.
j. Indispensable to the ielence OF the roun-
Try m time Of war. and essential also 10
its commerce.
That lie Improvements and preserya-
ton OF The navigation Of the great rivers
are objects - Firiclly national as any 9th.
er preparation for The defence Of the c0un.
Iry, and thai such improvements are deem.
ed by the convention impraciicahle by the
States. or individual enterprise. and call
for The appropriations Of monies by the
general government.
That il the policy Of reinEorring our
navy with war steamers, be adopted, The
Western waters are proper sources Of sup
ply, as they abound with iron and The best
materials for their construction, and also
in lead and copper; important for muni-
iions Of war; provisions, also, being cheap.
and the skill required for their eonsinc-
IOn being ample in This region, which al
ready commands the largest steam marine
in the world.
That the project Of connecting the Mis-
sissippi river with the Lakes Of the North,
by ship canal, and thus, with the Allan
tic 0cean, is a measure worthy Of the en-
lighiened consideration of Congress.
That the intercourse between The Gulf
Of Mexico and the Atlantic coast ough, 10
be preserved unimpaired, and that militia
~ and naval delences and additional light
houses aud beacons. should be establish
ed along the coast of the Cell Of Mexico,
at the most eligible points, for that pur-
pose.
That the Gulf and Lake coasts are great
er in extent Than the Atlantic Sea-board;
that The interests to he defended in one
quarter, are quite as important, and alto
geiher as national as those in the other,
and that the expenditures required for the
proper defence for the Gulf and the
Lakes, will fall short of what has been
freely voted for the coast deiences oil the
Atlantic.
That Congress establish a national
arnory and foundry at some point on The
Western waters, at as early period az is
practicable.
That The marine hospitals on the Wes-
tern and Souih;. esicrn waters, whose
construction has been commenced, or
authorized by congress, ought to be. pro-
secuted 10 completion with the least pos
sible delay.
That the mail service Of the West and
South requires greatirnproremeni in sneed
and regularity, and particularly on the
Western walers;.sthat measures ought to
be taken for the prompt inuoduction Of
the Magnetic Telegrs ph into or through
the Mississippi Valley.
That millions of acres of the public do.
main laying OIL the Mississippi river and
its tributaries, now worthless for the pur-
poses Of cultivation, might be reclaimed
by throwing up embankments so as to
prevent overllows, and that this convention
recommend to congress 10 take such mea-
sures as may be deemed expedinet TO ac-
complish that object, by grant of land or
appropriation of money.
! That to as many OF the railroads pro-
jected as may pass through the public do
main, this convention would respectfully
urge on the consideration of congress the
equity of granting alternate sections of
land, or so much as might be to the inter-
est of the general government in the con-
struction of the road.
That dry dock of convenient arrange
ments for repairing and reftting of gov
eminent vessels should be established at
some suitable point on the Gulf of Mexi-
co.
That it is expedient that congress
should make an appropriation of money
for the purpose ofcompleting the military
road from the west bank of the Missssip-
pi, opposite to Memphis, through the
swamps to the high lands in Arkansas, in
the direction of the various military posts
on the Western frontier.