New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-10-18

uLrrl O CLOCK tnf8 morning, tl4 a. tN'-
SECOND DAY
= LOUIS. Tuesday, Oct Do.
The Convention resssembled s. 4 NJ. Win
very fall attendance. Tie Committee pursuant
= adjournment. reported So permanent orl'eT' Of
the Co,vcntiou tie following .nsned gentleman
President. Senator sA~UEL \. DJUGLAss oi Ills
Presidents. I. Totem Of Penn. :. Fos'-' Of
Ohio. ssniasi Emerson Of lad. Il J. Ea'.on Oh
XII Williams of Iowa c. Branker Of " T..
Henry :. Greer Of No J. Riddle OF Mich n n.
Williams OF !. Y and Bryce Stewart OF snn. E
Secretaries. NJ. q. Mron ard a. Williams OF
No. 4. :. Stewart Of H. aud Il. W. H. Wallace
Of lows.
Hon ;. A. DOUGLASS President, after being con-
Quoted 10 toe chsr delivered snor; bat eloquent
speech. There was much discussion on motion
from the Chair 70 appoint COMMITTEES On Eeso-
lo.ions. The rouon was hnslly carried. and the
Chair appointed three from each State Tee Res
ola,ion having been introduced cslliagon Congress
. act promptly in regard 10 the Pacific Railroad,
Mr. Benton rose end resd letter which had Just
been received from Col. Fremont, stating that the
Convention should designate no route scross the
Rocky Mountains. he believed the pass between
the head Of the Arkansas and the Rio Del Norte,
the most practicable snd nearest 70 the Pacific.
General Persifer 2 Smith has sent an exploring
party with & view toreport before the termination
Of he next Congress
He tMr BentoHl dve.t iong and eloquent'y on
the importance asd nationality Of the Road. d.
ring hi, speech ne was repeatedly aod loatly
cheered -Four hundred and sixty four delegates
we're present Of whom seventeen were from Missouri,
thee from Pennsylvania, twenty from SewYork
thirteen from Ohio. thirty ons from Tennessee, three
from Indians, two hundred and ,ixty.four from Men
lucky. foriy-seven from Illinois. three from Iowa -
from Wiscor.o. and Eve from Michigan. rece.
was here taken.
On resssem5lDg, Mr.. Lsthrop was admitted as q
Vice President Delegate ( ON Loulsians offered a
resolution which passed, that Committee 81 one
b. appointed from Zach state. to drsit memorial to
Congress IN which should be presented the objects
designed BY the Convention Judge Birch here pre-
ssnled re-outon recommending the 9sLL parallel Of
latitude o. the best route for the Railroad. He Wa,
replied % by Gov King Of No. who spoke IN q warm
and stirros manner. Tue project being opposed to
that OF Benton political division of Loco Foco. wss
here manifested NJ Clark OF No. nterieIed 10 qgel
the dispute, snd woris followed in most formidable
manner by Judge Williams.
On motion Of Mr. -s,hrop Of La. the resolution was
ali on the table oder being temporarily restored,
letters from several csiuglished persons from various
parts OF the Union pers ordered TO be printed. The
report Of the Typographical engineers 10 the various
routes for the Railroad, referred to Committee
Hon Mr. Douglass having resisned the Chair, Henry
S Greer Of 80. appointed In his plsee lie subse
auelty Withdrew, and SIR. Darsie OF Penn. sp
pointed In bis place The Committee on Resolution,
reported series OF resolutions for consideration set
tag forth the obec, and spirit of the Convention As
truly national and observing neither party, sectional
or local interests and recommending Congress 10
make immediate provision FOX the construction Of a
great trunk road to the Pacific in California with
branch to Oregon FROM point on the Mississippi
or frouuer as may be found eligible. All the Eastern
lines nov tending toward the West may be consider
ed parts Of the same. Also that Congress establish
military posts for the protection Of settlers and emf
grants and that grants Of land be made encouraging
population and that Congress be memoriaized to con
struct Telegraph the road, and that Committee
Of FIVE be appointed to prepare and publish an address
10 the people Of the Union urging the Corporation to
procure the sciion Of Congress.
Hon J. " Thompson OF lad. addressed the Conven,
ton IN an able and eloquent manner, and offered the
following amendment That the Grand Trunk Railroad
De- constructed with branches to 81 Louis Memphis
and Chicago and that Committee Of fifty be sent
tie Memphis Convention requesting the cooperation
Of ,hsi body.