Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-10-25
Pacific Railroad Convention.
ST. LOUIS, MIssOURhl
OcLOIer Is. 1919. {

October Is. lsl9
GENTLEMEN:-The papers Will give you the de-
tails of our proceedings mp to this evening. The
Convention is tightly gathering of the people and
their representatives and all 10 be animated b.
one spirit that of constructing Railway from the
Atlantic to the Pacific. No to doubt the
success of this great naiunul enterprise. confess
that the spirit feeling and confidence. far exceed any
thing of the kind have ever witnessed COL Benton
made able and interesting speech to-day, which
was received with repeated bursts of applause. He
read letter from Col Fremont, in which the Colonel
speaks in most satisfactory terms of route for a
railway recently explored by him. the Rocky
Mountains 10 the Bay of San Francisco, with a lat
ern branch on the west side of the mountains to Or
egon. Col B'nion spoke with the greatest confidence
of the construction of the work by the Government
at an early day. The question of the point for the
commencement of the road will probably not be
brought distinctly before The Convention, it is
feared that ii might produce bad results al this time.
Still, it Is evident TO all, that the main line must
commence at ST. Louis, and that branch lines will iu-
tersect il from the northeast and southeast at the
mouth Of the Kanzas or Platte river, continuing the
main line To the Pacific On the east of the Missis-
sipp there will Of course be many branches to be
constructed by individual or company enterprise.
We have suspended over heads large map on
which all the leading lines and connecting branches
between the Atlantic and Pacific distinctly mark
ed. confess that felt highly grai6ed to see the
ST. Louis Ia the eastern Atlantic cities and espec-
ally so to find the line Of railway with which am
connected, from Indianapolis To the Ohio line,
part of TIE Pittsburgh line. marked upon it The
leading line from St. Louis Ia Philadclph with the
connecting links from Sandusky and Cleveland. Our
position at indianapolis places upon the great line.
the result of which will be give city well
central Indiana, pre-eminence ultimately that
could not have anticipated few years ago. The
Convention may sit several days yet. ihcre so
many who seem to desire 10 be heard on the great
questions before the Convention but YOU sill all
in the papers. Very truly,
GIVE have the following particulars from the
Cincinnati Gazette The number of delegates is about
| 1000, from sixteen States
Senator Douglass (of Ilinois) was appointed the
President. but resigned on the third day, in conse-
quence of offensive illusions to his opinions
expressed at meeting. Mr.. Henry S. oyer,
(Vice Presidency of Mississippi, then installed
President and Senator Douglass made speech in his
own defence. Mr.. President oyer next resigned, but
for what cause know not
The committee resolutions recommended that
Congress make immediate provision fo- building a
great trunk road to the Pacific in California from
some point the Mississippi with a branch to Ore
gon; and that oil Eastern Lines tending towards the
West be considered parts of the same grand trunk,
&c.
| 10 This portion or the resolutions, j. W. Ihomp-
son of lndiana) offered amendment the follow
ing
That a grand trunk Railroad connection be con-
sruced, with branches to 81. Louis, Memphis and
Chicago and that committee Of fifty be sent to the
Memphis Convention, requesting the cooperation OF
that body.
This resolution. amended passed unanimously
and from it infer that recommendation &c
the particular route, will be made-but simply o
grand trunk road so ocated as 10 render practicable
branch connection with the three rival cities-Ch
cago, st. Louis and Memphis.
| The Convention adjourned the 18Th at noon, Il
re-assemble in Philadelphia the first Monday in Apri
next, with recommendation that the Memphis Con
vention do the same.