Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-05-31
Rail -R1AD CONVENTION,


A Convention ofthe citizens Of Du.
buquc having assembled at the Court
House on Saturday the Goth inst, was
organized by calling Theophizus Crawford
to the Chair, and appointing John King
and w. Y. Lowell, Esq, Secretaries.
On motion Of l.. H. Langworthy,
Mr.. Clarke was called upon to read
letter in his possession, from Mr.. Ogden,
President Of the Chicago and Galena
Rail Road.
Mr.. Clarke rose and read said letter.
Gen. G. w. Jones then offered the fol-
lowing Preamble and Resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, the people Of this commune
ty have learned, with feelings Of sincere
PLEASURE and CT congratu|ation, with their
fellow citizens Of Illinois, from the pro-
ceedings Of the United States Senate, Of
the Sd Of May, (inst.) Of the passage, by
q unanimous cote Of that body, "of the bill
granting to the State Of Illinois the right
OF way. and donation Of public land,
for making a Railroad connecting the
upper and lower Mississippi with The
chain Of northern lakes, at Chicago.''
/ And whereas, the proceedings, as pub
lished, do not shew at what points on the
Mississippi river, abore and below, the
termin are established, if indeed any such
points are gnatcd-T therefore,, be it
Resolved, That our immediate Repre-
sentative in Congress, the Hon. Shepherd
Letter, be instructed, and his colleague,
Hon. VIM. Thompson, be earnestly re-
Quested to use their utmost efforts to pro
cure similar grant Of land for this State
for the construction Of the contemplated
railroad from this most northeastern City
Of the Union via Jones, Linn, Johnson,
and other counties to Keokuk, the SOUTH
eastern city of this State, at the foot of The
lower Dcs Moines Rapids Of the Missis-
sipPi, in accordance with the proceedings
Of numerous public meetings upon the
line Of said contemplated railroad, here
tofore held, as we'll as the act Of the Le-
gisla,ure, on the same subject, all which
have been long since transmitted to our
Representatives in Congress.
Resozred. also, That our Representa-
lives BE- in like manner instructed and
| requested to urge in the House Of Repro
sentalivcs an amendment Of the bill re-
fcrrcd to, granting land TO Illinois for said
railroad, SO as to make it provide, "ihal
The northern branch Of said Road shaN
terminate al Dubuque" one Of the most
populous and rapidly increasing cities
Of the north rcst, Astounding as she does,
in mineral, agricultural, commercial,
numbering, and manufacturing adyanta-
gcs.
Resozued, That this Convention look
upon the northumberland Of such pro
vision, in the bill referred to, as the con-
sequence Of this States being deprived
Of her proper representation in the Sen
ate Of the United States, and that that evil,
and the misiortunes 10 Iowa, which have
grown out Of it are attributable to the
disorganizing course Of the Legislature
Of this State, at the first and second scs-
sious thereof, and that every voter in the
State be and he is hereby earnestly re-
que stcd to use his excrtons, from this time
forward and forever, 10 prevent like
occurrence.
Rcsclccd, That a copy Of the letter
read TO this meeting by Lincoln Clarke,
Esq, from the President Of the Railroad
which is to lead from Chicago west, be
published with the proceedings Of this
meeting in the newspapers of this State.
Rcsolrcd, That a copy Of the lorego-
ing Preamble and Resolutions be forwar-
ded by the Chairman Of this Convention,
each to the President Of the Senate,
Speaker Of the: House Of Reps. and to our
two Representatives in Congress.
On motion, the Convention adjourned.
+. CRAWFORD, Prcs't.
J. KING, .c>o,,,