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

lie belonged to the minority party in
the State. He had the honor to be
Whig-He had met both factions of
the Democratic party of the State, as
delegates in this Convention. to delib-
crate upon an important measure. He
was grieved to find distinguished gen.
tlemen dispuiing here as TO the location
of the road before the Committee had
reported in favor of any location. He
was for his country and union, and
would beg Missouri Delegates 10 act
in this matter with becoming modesiy
Distant States have sent delegates TO
consult together in relation to this work;
lei us hear all plans, measures and views
and when the committee raised from
every State for that purpose, report
their plan, then was the time TO act and
not until then. He urged them not to
throw a fire brand into the Convention
and that no alluson be made TO polii.
cal men of The State. great or small,
but that all 60 heartily at work for the
road and nothing but the road.
Judge WILLIAMS, of Iowa, next OBJ.
tanned the floor, and in a few well
timed and happy remarks, urged the
importance of Cancellation in order to
accomplish the grand object of the
Convention.
Mr.. G. G. LATHRoP of New Orleans
Zone of the Vice Presidenls) arose to
renew his motion, TO lay the resolution
of Judge Birch on the table, as he had
Withdrawn it out of courtesy 10 him
He said that he did so, because he had
heard the resolution with pain and sur.
prise. He appeared here from Louisi
ana, occupying seat by invitation and
the courtesy of this Convention. Lou
isiana having no delegates here.-He
did so, understanding il was called as a
/ National Convention-tbat the people
have come TO it as such. He desired
i, to know no North, no South. no East
or West, and warned the Convention
against taking any sectional or local
action on the great question before the
Conveniion-lhat there was a good
deal Of feeling at the South against the
movement originating this convention,
fearing local or northern influences
and he hoped that every one here would
frown down this resolution, and every
one like it; and to take such high noble,
national, American ground, that all
from every section, could unite in be
seiging Congress to take up and carry
on this great work--of uniting the At.
lantic and Pacific Oceans; and such as
would enable them 10 say to the Con-
vention about to assemble at Memphis,
we are Brothers, and would lead them
in their action TO unite hand in hand
and shoulder to shoulder, in making this
work a national, an american work,
and then, if Congress sheuld decide on
point of termination any where north
of US, if we could not come up here
to take The road to The Pacific, we would
build branch TO meet il. But the mo.
ment point of termination at this end
or certain line was fixed for it TO pur.
sue, by this Convention, that moment
il be came a local, sectional, State,
an individual work, and the moral pow
er of this Convention was lost; and he
called on every one, possessed of an
american heart, inspired, as il must be,
by the occasion, TO rise above such con
siderations.
The question was then put and the
resolution was laid on the table.
The President announced the follow
ing gentlemen as constituting the Com
mi,lee on resolutions:
Io,ca-V. p. Van Antwerp, G.. II.
Walworth, William Thomson.
Tennessee--I.e Roy Pope, IT,, F.. J
Carroll. Gerge w. Smith.
Kentucky-H. J. Eas,in, A. S. Mitch
ell, james Harper.
PennSylUania--George Darsie, C.
Naylor, J. II. Reed.
WiSconsin-Charles Bracken, J. B.
Murry, Edward Vaughers.
Winois-Richard Bond, w. B. War
rem, Thomas Haine.
Indiana--Albcrt s. White, r. W
Thompson, A. T. Ellis.
Michigan-John ,Biddle.
LouiSidnd--Charles e. Lathrop.
Ne,o York-Amherst r. Williams.
Missouri--A. A. King, j. Loughbo-
rough, I. b. English
Ohio-D. w. Deshler, J. H. Sulli.
van, Henry Sloddard.
On motion the Convention adjourn
ed until tomorrow morning, 8 o'clock.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, Oct. II.
The Convention met, pursuan, TO ad,
journment. Prayer by Rev. DR.. Polis.
The chair then announced that Lit.
Maury, of the corps Of Typographical
engineers, as well as two other gentle,
men, had arrived in the city as dele.
gales from Virginia. Lieut., Maury
was requested on motion, 10 take his
sea, as Vice President of the meet
ing. Mr.. Ely, of Missouri. then Of,
fered the following resolution:
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