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

Mediate order on this measure, as is
consistent with the energy and power of
his great nation. a.
Laid on the table.
A committee Of three, from each
State represented was ordered 10 be ap.
pointed by the chair, to report resolu-
lions for The consideration of the meet.
ing.
On motion Of DR.. Hope. of Illinois,
the resolution offered by Mr.. Sibley on
behalf ofthe ST. Charles delegation, was
then taken up for consideration and
read; after which,
Colonel Benton was loudly called,
and took the stand amidst the mos, rap.
turous applause. He said, being fully
sensible Of the value of time, he did no,
propose, in what he should say to the
convention, 10 consume single mo.
ment in dilating upon the importance
Of the object for which the convention
was assembled, as he took il for gran
ted that every member had fully con-
sidered that part of the subject and
made up his mind in relation thereto
In what he should say he deemed it ap
proprlate TO the occasion 10 proceed al
once to what concerns the practical
business of the convention. In doing
so he begged TO bring before the con
ven,ion the latest information which he
had upon the subject A letter, not
written with the expectation of being
laid before any assembly, but for him.
sell alone, and as an apology for not
being able to do VIVA, was requested
had been recently received by him, q
few sentences from which he would
bring before the convention. He al
luded TO a letter from member of his
family, Mr.. Fremont. now upon The Bay
of San Francisco. He gives his reasons
why he could not answer in detail some
questions asked him. He says in that
letter:
81 shall be anxious TO receive the
least information relative 10 your plan
for the rallroad-what the prospects
are for lis adoption-and towards what
part of Ibis country it will prbably be
directed. In conversation with Mr..
Butler King and Gen. Persifer F. Smith
a few days since, this road was a sub.
ject Of grea, interest. | mentioned that
the line explored in my last Journey
was admirably calculated for the road
passing the mountains between the Ar
kansas and Del Norte, with scarcely an
inequality of profile, and which, knowl-
edge obtained since our disaster, showed
would have been the character of its
extension further west 10 the Great
Basin. A reference 10 The map will
show you that this line crosses the val.
ley Of the Del Norlc at the Northern
edge Of the New Mexican settlements,
"a handsome and fertile country whence
branch road might be thrown down
the valley ofthe river and through the
settlements 10 Santa Fe, &c. The road
would enter the Basin a, the southern
end Of the Mormon settlement, and
cross by way of Humboldt river
About midway of that rivers course
large valley opens into it, and up this
lies an excellen, way to low pass near
the head of the Lower Sacramento
Valley. Before reaching this pass, q
way, dIverging TO the north, affords
very practicable valley road into Ore
gon, and in my opinion, far the best BY
which you can reach that country
Immediately after this conversation,
Gen. Smith determined upon a party to
explore that part of the route which |
have last described, with view TO re.
port upon il al the ensuing session of
Congress. He afterwards called upon
me 10 request that would serd him
written communication 10 the same eff.
feet, in order that hereafter the credit
OF the suggestion might remain with
me. /, is not pleasant TO see the work
pass into other hands; but private means
are inadequate to such undertakings
here"
This is The account which Col. Ere.
mont gives Of The line of his last explo.
ration. In letters which were previous.
ly written from the base of the Rocky
Mountain, from Benl's Fort, giving an
account Of his explorations that far, he
says:
I'VE have mo, with very reasonable
success, and some good results, in this
first long step in our expedition. To
avoid the danger of snow storms upon
the more exposed Arkansas route, fol-
lowed the line of the Southern Kansas.
(he true Kansas river)-and so far ad.
ded something to geography. For a
6istanpp IF fnur hnndrad ,n;la, a,,.
route led through o country affiordng
abundant wood, game and grass. We
find that the valley Of The Kansas af
fords by far the most eligible approach
to the mountains. The whole valley
soil is of very superior quality, and the
route very direct, between SO and 80
deg) This line would afford continu.
Gus and good settlements. certainly for
four hundred miles. and is, therefore