The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-30

~ Fatlrsnd lseA sA.s vasssy ss ssss Psoss, .,,a nave fei'svea him frem any spoh miNapprshensloa. he deeHed t unnecessary I0 enlarge upeu Inc ,1,. he had 70 oftea expTesScd, and tho hsartv wttE ,th which he would cooperate wilh the Coaveat.op in any meas0Tes Co insure the speedy aecon,ntshu.n, of this great object, stl hs presrated hla Iiss as the great udva0tages 10 heAeriv~d iron, ra,lyoaJ or ship canal across she lsthmas which ranIa ,~ no egree, 'ntsrfer with the proposed railroad aerO-s ths continent
 Mf. Anthony withdrew his resolution.
 Mr. LarRe offered resolutions Feeemmrudtny ,o Iengrcss survey of the route fer ruas between the Mississippi aud the Pacific. and that the ,mns d'ase construction of military road hs commenced, rniitre. N"'''' MT smith, of Texas, offered resolutions reeeU- n'ehd'ng to Congress the construction Of mIlt. 'ary road, commencing at the Red River, some where between Inc S9 aud Ssd degreea of la,ituJs extending along oar iFoa,isr, neaa which hlocs houses shall be built for the protoe,lon of a,tlsr Laid upon the Speakers tahle Mr. A. ]. Yates, of Texas, offered resolution thai the committee be dirsclsd to-eeasl, the nra 1 Mexico VI 1 Mir Topp, of Tennessee, offered resolutions. ,,,, tt is the duty of the General Government, a, enca to survey and have constructed a main naI,an.l rail way to tho Pacific as bear the center of Ih. United States as possible, wigh lateral bFaach ,s the northern lakes and oae ta the Gulf of Me1ico keierred to the standing commi,se. Mir. Miis, of Texss, offered a eesolnton. ina, |. read across the State ef Texaa by Fl passo to tl,o
 i'a, Is emiaeatly worthy the consideration of tho AmeFcan people, and that Congress be requested Id have an early survey of the route thus designated made Referred to committee.
 | By NIT. Mills, of Tesaa:-
 Rssotred, That, should h be necessary to run i. railroad through any part of the Mexican terrterv 1 that the Government of the United States al encs | open negotiations for The right of way with the 1 Mexican Government The resolution referred.
 Mr. Watkins, of Arkansas, offered the fos,,owing; l hssof1ed, As the sensc of this Convention: That tae eons.raenon of a railroad, from the valley of the Mississippi 10 the Pacific Ocean. for purnouns cf national defence and military eea,maalcs,ioa and transportation, and to increase the value of inc pubic donai l. and bring il into market are sttctIv within the constitutional powers of the General Government. and it be no objection .s the exercise of this that it will facilitate Imm grafton and commerce.
 That the South, and her institutions have mora to dread than to hope for In every future change or amendment of the federal constitution aud we are opposed 10 any smepdmeat comforting on Con- gress any further pewef than t now possesses over the subject of internal Improvements.
 Mir. Davis, of Mississippi, moved ta lay the reso. luton on the tahei wtien, upon motion, the Con- yehton adjourned
 AaeraooH Session, 4 o'clock. pu
 The session was opened by prayer from Mr Witherhy.
 1 The motion to lay Mir. Watkins resolution on the table, was next iB order, which resulted upon | the vote by States follows.
 l .8yrs-Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana Missouri. Mississippi, New York, Pennsylvania, south Carolina, Texas, Virginia. 1 fays-Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri Tsnnes- see, South Carolina.
 l On motion Convention adjourned till to morrow.