Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-10-25
,,,,r pAcIrEJC RAILWAY CONVENTION. AT.
ST. LOUIS.

The oah'e'''' ~ .nn,i,,uent af JnL,s Ftlis :,
and was organized by 'he appointment 'u'se ''"'' ID
Vincennes, as 'e'npoal, rn saoh Stat. was ,,,o;o,sd ;,
4 committee OF one ''",' cue" e''e ""' pl "' e y
designate officers o, ,"c ven NV ""''
jouIned until "'ne . uo "' u
There Is a very 'n'' d ' MAJ ui,oa ,,,s,,,, :.
Al o'clock 'his mo'"''s' wv amssu' e. ,ia r
adjournment, rpp''eo' d >
vention. the following "i"e"
A. ID uglass. OF Illinois .iesue". r
l.. Toiten. ct fenn,' > v" ~ Uam,,.Lr. , WI
mersnn, oi in"'ann''r ~ Ivisc,,s;p. uen,y 8
liams, Of Iowa; c. Btanekef' ' ,scons'"i 'r9n'y . !,
Gear, oil M'Ss"u''' D. -, r. r.,neas.. V,cs
liafns, ai New io'A'
Presidents. ,im.a.t
w. G. Minor and A. u. o"""oe's, :" 's n "a
>. Stewart oil 'iaaos' "'
Secretaries. ia ,,.ir H.,
lhe fio'. a. DonS"s' !,
delivered a short but ell qnen' speech. .
There was much discussion ~ d !" VI" ''"' 'N"'"'
TO appoint. a committee ON ie"."u'". ~. .h.i, ,,,,;,,.
The motion was finally Carried, ana me o'a' 'pp""'-
ed three fum each Stale. .,m.. -,
Inc res'i iuoh ha''"s "e" 49,, -, III. Pacific Rail
Congress 10 a., promptly n rtia'lo" u II i,''"a aa,
rad. Mr.. Ben'on rose anu feau a ".r, w., sh,nIJ
from Col Fremont, s'anng hn' wy "n,.,s II, ha
designate no road across the Rocky No"".aans. a ,I , J
lleved the pass oe'wee" '"e { ~ - y, tho p,c;6c
Del Nor,e the mosi practicable and "eaTes, 10 ~ "r,nc
Gen. Smith had sent o"' a" exploring al 'ha na,, Cnn.
To report a route before me 'e'ii'"aVo'' :. ~, T., ;an,.,,nno
gress. lie dwell lung aud e'o.aae"'y u ~ "R"" amJ
and nationality oi Inc toao' "o W."
loudly cheered. 1l.a.,os ,o
There are 'our hunuteu '' 'N.' -. . ,r,,, Nov
sent from Missouri; II from ftnnsyl'a''"' . '"' ~"
York; 20 from Ono; Is from ien"esse'' ~ ~ ,'n, l'ya
ana; y from Ne"tacNS', 20 ;L,aa,
. from '. iscons'h; an" . wv" "Il;,r r tho Can
After the recess. ana on N ~ " Do id.n,
venuoh' s,r' h'n''P Vas
cc'n9 oeie1a'e ~" ..a.;,,o. az AM he
"A resolution was pss',"' .aor = msmorial t., Com
appointed from EACH o@.e, " au' a u" ,ha C,nyen
grpsS, presenting 'hc og'e''
ti"n. .mo,a;no tho
Judge Birch presented a RESTITUTION o' ,%a y os,s w.
fourth parallel oil ia'looe as VII oe'
rail road. ,u.s,,r; ysrv
He was replied to ny Wv N"e - =. ,h,, ~,
warmly. The PROJECT being ne sap' "PP"''' :"
Benton. .ai. ,,Je,,es from
"A political division oil ."e 't"o''a'o
missouri mere manifested n"n. ,,ar, d;s,ute
M Ilaike' OF Missouri "'' & h, InJre
AMI was followed IN the most 'ofc'o'e "a""' " Jug
Williams. ..i.a, tho ,osolu
On motion OF MI, ia,'''p'" ma ,annar,iIv
ton was laid on The table, ana "a'"'"y "" ""l'''''
restored. -. - ,.,;,,s ,,,ts of
Letters rom o'su"S",S'ru - ", h. mir, tod
the Union ore 'e'u wv ~ an III. v ,
III report 'e i"rII.'t" Cnrmii1ee. and the Con.
''"s 'oo'S'"e'e e'
""o aoJ "'"o'' ~ D,sp,rcu-O October II.
SEooNp p N. Isr~av ,r;veJ
Inc uelegai ,'"h 'us""' W." ana p'hm,, Chambers
"cHay. L'ea'' W" VI ' a"a ,s Wac Presidents from
"i New jersey were
'"r' o'''o' .h.u ,ho r,,,cs o referred
various resolutions ""'i''s 'o ''''
u me COMMITTEE on nes''u'o17' H. h,, C,nor,ss
"A resolution was h'o'"seu' 10 commencc.
snon'o oe the'n","''A'o' +" wv vs. r .he Sro,es and can
.ne"' d me ROAD ! a P""' ~
unned 10 San 4 Tane'sco. a,ort o,5 Ser,-
Inc resolution caused l",e N,,;," IN , sncecb IF
'o' oh',h, oil Iowa. "pF"se' '"e "nnnaonc,b;Iit II.
an hour length, setting "t'h W ""l'" ~ ran. ON
SAID. nv was uhcnnsl''u'"na' 1t" -. C,no,ess
'no''zea the construction u '"1 "" :. =, ,nss, tho inject
SHOULD DC WenoTaiizea 10 a'en''" :"
IN view.
M. douglass IS answering 1 sun, .aon nn,Je to views
Du''"S 'e " , IS ,ha CIV, n,i,n. a, a mass
expressed oy ,e l'es'e na," W lin TO- res,yn his seat and
."eeu's e'u '"s' "'s"' w." D.a'nJan, If Nisaoulj. was
WI. i,e''n :. uf.e', ' anonrnn
'I' . : - r't % We wos anno;n,ed a Vice
D. 'D'P"t W ""''
MI. Darsie, "f pennsylvania" "pP'
Wv. 'oo W. - Va p,s;dent rrum
ns '"''o vas "ff
-ILs .a.l,+;,,s roror,ed a series of re-