Washington telegraph., 1849-11-07
From the Memphis Appeal, Oct. 25th.
MEETING OF THE MEMPHIS
CONVENTION.

THIRD Day.

CONN 1OlN'
THIRD Day.
Thursday, Oct. 25th.-Conventon met at hall
past O'clock
Mr.. Marry being absent ON account of indsPo-
sition c. C.. Clay, first Vice President, called the
convention to order =,
PRAYER was offered up by the Rev. Mr.. Webber.
Hon. Splon Boriand called up the resolutions
which he had offered and laid upon the speakers
table.
Bv permisson Of the convention he then pro-
ceeded to make some remarks upon his resolutions
They involved, hs said, the only really useini ana
operative course which the convention could take.
We were all in ignorance In reference u tue o'ner-
ent, routes for a railroad to the Pacific He then
oroceeeded to recapitulate the action had by the
United States Senate committee on public lands
on The different Pacific railroad projects. That
committee had found no definite Information IN
reference to routes, and had declined to commit
the United States to any thing indefinite aud un-
ineligible. Continuing his explanation of the
character of his resolutions, he urged that u Ia
vorabIy acted upon by the United Staes Congress,
TO which they were to be referred, would greatly
assist in populatiug the country between the MIS-
sissppi river and the Pacific ocean. In conclusion
Mr. Borlaud proposed to take the sense OF the
cOnye niion OIL his resolutions.
Judge Walker, of Louis ana, objected, that the
Louisiana delegation had already offered rrsoiu-
tions similar to those OF the gentleman from Ar
kansas, which resolutions had been appropriately
referred to the committee on resolutions His CO.
delegates prepared TO show TO the mr'noers
that there natural route, not in our territory,
but marked out by Prov sidence channel OF
communication across the continent to the RACINE
Louisiana favored all practicable routes, all prac-
ticable communication; she asked OF the United
States Government and the people only 10 consider
her project, not to construct the road. The Lou
isiaDa resolutions were more Patriofic, just ana
EXP ,psive than those of the gentlemen from Ar
kansas They advocated all the routes, and pro-
posed that they all should surveyed, as well
those without within our country. what they
desired was that railroads might traverse the
country in every direction from rehuantepec to
Prairie du Chien,--they hoped to every part
of the country linked together by these r,n bands,
and the steam horse putting and bio wing over
every practicable route. Louisiana would approve
all the 81 plans and routes would aid and -ope-
rate in them. All that she desired was that the
public mind might be fixed on her favorite project
that 1t should be discussed before the people,
aud that the government should b- Instructed to
make the best and cheapest arrangements il
could for the transportation uI military stores and
the mail. The effect oi the resolution Of the gen
tienau from Arkansas would be to exclude alto
g-thei from the consideration OF the Government
the plan which the louisiana delegation deemed
forced tins view by further remarks.
Mr. Borland withdre W his ir.otiou insisting upcn
direct on his resolutions, aud they were re-
| ierred to the general committee.
Mr. Borland replied: 1t was because his
Iuiions were more limited than those OF Louisiana,
that he mad offered them. lie wanted something
practicable, purely, strictly national. We had
ssem Ded TO urge the construction of AN United
States foreign railroad; at least he S" believed
i..v a II - would
assist in iiie construction OF road at home. lie
would also remark, that the United States had IN
| abundance of Typographical eng ineers.
On motion, MIR. Borland's resolutions were re-
ferred to The general committee on resolutions.
| Hon II A. Woodward, of Souti, Carolina ad-
| dressed the onventiou. Gentlemen were quick
to claim nationality for their special projects
But he did not love to proceed on metaphors. The
st. Louis convention not national, the resoIu-
! lions from the gentleman from Arkansas, and the
| gentleman from Louisiana, were not national -
| St. Louis thought, New Orleans thought, the line
| Of Nationality was by them. Should we not in
| quire ii the line not here? Conventions were
Ield to bring to legislative notice local questions,
which otherwise might, deed certainly would
escape. He would not go far as our extraordi.
nary patri"tic St. Louis friends-we wanted the
| route here. He had come here to if this place
was not the right line for the railroad; and i
the government would apply the mathematical
Instrument it might be found We were called
upon to decide constitutional questions-the
smallest of which would occupy grave Judges for
three days, and require whole wagon load ci
books We should be more modest; We should
contine ourselves TO the expedency, the practical
| biny Of constructing the road and the best line
! for it. His resolutions only indicated that line
from Memphis to San Diego might be the route
was ouly "Inight be" affirmed-was not that
modest? Mr. Woodward concluded by moving
| his resolutions.
| Resoiurd, That it is highly expedient, in mil.
| itary and commercial point of view, that a COM
| municatiou by railway, should exist between the
| waters Of the Mississippi river and the Pacific
ocean; and that every means and facility that
may lie within the constitutional powers o. the
Government, if any do, should be applied to such
object.
Resolred, That route TO terminate westward
ly at San Diego, on the Pacific ocean, and east
wardiy at Memphis, Oh the Mississippi river, is
strongly Indicated by climate, temperature, geo.
| graphical and commercial relations; directness
of course, centrally, and an equal regard TO the
interests of every part OF The Union.
Judge Walker, of Louisiana, replied. The sar
casm Of the gentleman from South Carolina re
quired some notice at his hands. The gentleman
had complained Of his (Mr. VS. metaphors. ane
rhetorical hourishes. He thought his metaphor.
were just as dangerous as the gentleman s 'iacts,
far less than his wit. Louisiana did not pretend
to monopolize all the expansion and patriotism o
the convention, and doubtless seli-int-rest existed
in this, as in every other body. Louisiana arprov
ed all routes-would vote tor the gcnteman's re-.
soIutions-but she wanted her own route with the
| unpronouuceabe name This convention was no,
(he thoughD called specially TO consider paric
ular route.
Judge Bowlin, of Missouri, thought it time thai
! his State should be heard He believed in loca
attachments. Set down your Jacob staff in Mem.
R,s, ana God had so formed the earth that il
would be central to the world. So it with
81. i-ous--why, last night We had New Orleans
proved to be IN the very place, and the only place
| from which to measure degrees Of longitude. But
| ST. Louis had at her convention taken Men phis