Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-10-25

Messrs. Krum, of st. Louis, Hope, of
Illinois, and White, of Indiana; after
which, the previous question was or.
dered and put, viz: "Shall the resolu-
ton be adoptedl' and it was carried in
the affirmative.
Mr. Snyder of Illinois, moved the
following resolutions:
ReSolUed, THAT the powers of the
committee of Resolutions be so res,ric.
ted as to prevent them from acting upon
any other points included in the reso-
luton last adopted.
Pending the consideration of the
above resolution, the committee ad.
journed until 8 o'clock in the afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On the assembling of the Conven-
ton, Mr.. Crockett, of Mo-. Chairman
of the Committee Of Reception, announ.
ced that Delegation had arrived from
Louisiana. and on his motion, Mr.. Lath
rop, of that State, was added to the
number of Vice Presidents. ..
On motion of Mr.. Geyer, the resolu-
ton of Mr.. Snyder of Ill.,, was again
taken up. Mr.. S. advocated the adop.
ton of his resolution on the ground
that i, would have the effect of short.
ening The deliberations of the Conven.
ton. He thought that the resolution
which had been adopted was a species
Of instruction to the Convention, and
as such, as it embraced all the objects
for which the Convention had been
called, and expressed the opinions OF
the Convention, he could not see the
necessity Of again srguing ii: rejected
Mr.. Curtis, of Iowa, offered TIE fol
lowing resolution, which was adopted
RESOLVED, That committee of one
frem each State be appointed 10 draft
memorial to Congress, presenting the
objects and desires of the Convention.
Judge Birch of Mo-, offered the fol.
lowing resolution.
Resolved, That the present state oil
geographical and typographical infor.
nation concurs with the statistics of
POI u'a on and f wealth, in denoting
the belt of public territory along OF
near the doth parallel Of north latitude
as the starting point. and the general
course of the emigrant route to the
Southern Pass in the Rocky Mountains
as the line, of the projected National
Railways TO the Pacific Ocean.
Mr.. Lathrop, of La, moved 10 lay the
resolution on the table, but, by request,
Withdrew the motion.
In Oh ho
and urged the passage of his resolution.
He believed it expressed the sense of
the majority of The Missouri delegation
and hoped that i, would receive the
sanction of the Convention.
Gov. King commended that the res.
olulion of Judge Birch did not contain
the sentiments of The people of Missouri
or those of the country which he rep.
resented. He was well acquainted
with the sentiments of the people in
regard to this matter. During the SEES.
sion ofthe last Legislature, when intel.
ligence was received of the introduc.
ton of a bill into Congress contempla-
ting The building ofthis road, that body
with almost a unanimous voice. passed
law giving the right of way through
the State, with the understanding that
it would commence at ST. Louis. This
was not all, or the only expression of
that body; not content with granting
The right of way, under the impression
that ST. Louis was to be the starting
point, rejecting the will of the people
a memorial to Congress was drawn up
and passed, and he thought it would do
some good for certain delegates from
Missouri to read that memorial before
The resolution under consideration was
disposed Of They would find that The
Legislature spoke of establishing a
great highway from ST. Louis 10 San
Francisco, and never once dreampt of
The parallel of 40 deg. Of latitude; they
would find further, that the Legislature
endorsed the views of our distinguished
Senator upon this subject. Applause. I
He would ask how these expressions of
the Legislature accorded with the prop.
osition now submitted, TO throw US up
IN The frozen regions of the north TO
start this road. He had never heard
such an expression until he came to this
city. But the Legislature did not stop
at what he had stated. Not satisfied
with expressing their confidence in the
plan of Senator Benton, they went fur.
lher, and passed resolution in which
they Iendere their thanks to him for the
prof ect which he had introduced, and
for his faithful services in suDDort of
that project. Applause and few Kisses. !
How did these expressions comporI
with the resolution introduced or the
assertion that it presented the views of
the Missouri delegation in this Coven.
ton or the people of The State. If the
gentlemen who introduced The reso,u
ZION had said it expressed his opinion;
he Gov. King would no. have said a
word; but he would not consent that in