The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-30
The Pacific Railway Convention.
our WESTERN CORRESPONDENCE.

TO the Pacific Railway ConVehuoh' VINO had ar
rived IN our CITY, assembled at the rotunda OF the
I'eu ~ ou' III IT. So r.nr..o,,ed y,sr. NJ,
Court House' Inc S'ao '@p ~"
YORK, rsnnsy Na",a' o", ,,. ., ,r a1'
Miched"' in'"o''' IVA
Delegates from other States, IT was expected,
,-ord ar,;va d,r;ng tho dav A temnorarv oroan;.
"ouu aiii'' u"i"s viz y 49, 60.
cation was effected, by calling Judge "A 1. Ellis,
IF V;ncennes Indiana 10 the char: and appontnp
~ 60 ru;o IL NJ Gu.
+ A stewart, Esq, Oh lllhois, anu MI Chaii-
bers, OF Missouri, temporary secretaries.
After the introduction and withdrawal OF reso-
luton relative TO the manner OF voting when d.
viaons should be called, the several State dele
a,; resent were called on m elect one of their
Snmhey 70 Commute OF Nomination. TO nomi-
huihpe o. W o"''ee W -, ,a.; e II
nate orlcers LOT a permanent oIgahlHdton Vi Tue
convention. The following gentlemen were de-
slgnated -
New York, T. II williams Pennsylvania, George
Darsis; Ohio, j. w. Van Klesk; Kentucky, Henry J.
Easton; Indiana, j. T. Mofatt; Michigan John Biddls;
Illinois, Robert Smith; lava, John A. Graham Wis
oonsin, Chas. Bracket; Missouri VIM. Shields.
On motion Of Hon J, b. BowLIN, of Missouri, 1t was
resolved that delegations arriving during the day
should be represented this committee, by appoint
ing members from their own bodies
At O'Clock, P. NJ, the convention adjourned until
nine this morning.
OoroBER 16-9 A. M.
The Convention met pursuant to adjournment Prayer
by the Rev. MIR. letter. The minutes then read.
The committee appointed to designate officers for
gular orRa ed through their chairman
President-S. A. Douglas Of Illinois. Vice Presidents
w. l.. Totten, Pennsy ivania Samuel Forrer, Ohio;
Samuel Emerson, Iuoisna: fl j Easton, Kentucky; j.
Williams, Iowa; c Bracken, wisconsin; II. S. Geger,
Missouri; j. Bidde, Michigan; A. X. williams, New
York: w b Scafes Illinois. Secretares-A D. Cham
bers Missouri; w II Wallace. Iowa; A Mitchell, Ken
lucky; w g Minor Missouri; A. r Stewart nlinss.
Report accepted Price Steward, Esq. delegate from
Tennessee was reported having been added to the
committee OF nominations yesterday. Twenty.seven
rived
Hon srtrHrs DOUGLAS was conducted to the chair
;ects Of tba convention and dwslt mon the
ofunanimty, and OF sacrificing sectional predictions;
s,a sI h,nh nih, s th ocs s M
objects of the convention The address BRIEF but
isestta WIN grea. approon, n,in ...., . ~,
the Vice Presidents of the convention.
fxpessng tns Oh oDngses
project ordered to lie on the table.
o,nr oon, was S hrs tnr "nh S,e On re-
pointed by the char
Inc resolution ealing on congress 20 act promptly
III 70 .'e aI'uo I'M v'eu sIu
MIR BrNroN rose and s'ter few brief remarks int no.
duced and read letter from Mr. Fremont reiteratng
his conviction that the route between the Arkansas
and Del orte was the most eligible for n railroad
mountain passes and the route thence to the Great
Basin and thence Humboldt river is entirely uuex
eeptiopabe From couversstion with Mr. Fremont
Gen Smith bad resolved send an exploring ex.
petition with the view to reporting on the route dur
ing the ensuing session OF congress MI denton, tnsre
,Sona eTos the ,hoala no1 Ss ar.tsd IN
ths convention Mr. R.nton also renudia.e al NJ onin
ION promulsated by Mr. Loucborouss' in the Western
Journal that the South Pass waa in the opinion OF
Mr.. Fremont, the only practicable route across the
Sierra Msdre and appealed to the letter just read to
bear him out in the position The rest OF his remarks
we're on desu,ofy mature On tue srese appearances OIL
tssa p I'm ''''A' aRcnS "
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OF LOUIS OCT. IL, ioi9'
The remarks Of Mr.. Benton, which | alluded to
In INV communication of Yesterday. renudistino the
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aoquesoehee vi "'' rie"on' IN inc suegestioh VI
MIR. Louehboroueh, that no feasible route for a rail-
road across the Sierra Madre could be found within
- -. -, = r. - n IL
our territory SCUM Oh 'he south rdss' cahed up a
reply from Mr.. l.. In directing attention to that
poftien of Mr.. LIS pamphlet which contains the
assertion ,ef.,rsd IN NJ, R.o,on ao,.J ,,L = AZ;
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righteousness "hlch regret 10 say mas been IA
ther characteristic Of his recently. He for
GOT In owe The sutbortv ON which Mr. Jougbho
,o,oh - ,l. -, III -. e -
'vuen paseu VIC asseiuoh' Inc passage vi uie az
"e ieaus DIS 'oio~s'
Col Fremont who has certainly had better means OF
sseeHan,hs ths iaetr thsn perhaps any one else con
,ho,h ~ pnI 49, ' i~,i"ay osuno' DC TAX
th ser - In eJ,, s a. auy osnsI pom. man
MIR Ara whitney 10 The author Of tb,s .rticI. res
this hey ond ca,ii-n Justice 20 Col Fremont should
ray that have had repeated conversations with him
and his opinion OF route corresponds with yours"
In reading portion of this passage, Mr. Benton
entirely Left out the r., ference 10 Mr. Whitney and
charged MIR Louplborouph with what he chose
TO denounce as a INSTRUMENTATION of Mr. Fire.
mont's views Mr. L. in reply pointed ont tb,
omission, and promised TO furnish The letter of
Mr. Whitney 10 the convention
The facts are that until recently Mr. Fremont
did b.. lieye ths south Pass the only feasible roue
and no doubt so expressed himself TO Mr.. Whit
ney About a wear ago. he formed the idea of
pushing his explorations further south and the re-
suit Of his disastrous expedition in the mountains
Of the Del Nore IL well known Mr. Fremsnt still
thinks passage practicable; but this further ex-
plorsiions must dstermine A mule trace across
these mountains has long been known, but from
all can gather from mountaneers and know of
the country myself, think u railway route rather
predetermined.
In the afternoon, yesterday, an animated discus
sion arose on " resolution offered by Judge Birch
reconIme noIDg the neighborbood of the forteth
parallel OF latitude AS the route for the contemplated
road This resolution was a signal OF strife To the
Benton and anti Benton divisions Of the democratic
party, beng directly opposed to the scheme of Mr.