Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-01-20
FAYETTEVILLE, AEE5., :
Deer. 2lst, lS3S.
From the Arkansas Damocra
Proceedings of the California Railroad Mes.g


Proceedings Of tie California Railroad Mc'.j
! Al a mass meeting Of the citizens of PSd
tcountY. the members Of the Legislature Of
7SlaIe of Arkansas, aud other citizens Of the Ss
iheld al the Capi,o! ia the city Of Little Rock.
Saturday evening, tho 9th day of January 1919,
5the purpose of uemora.izing the Congress Of
United Suites, in rotation TO Tho survey and 4
iHshment ola Rail Road route to California, 4
!somc point on the Mississippi river, throggIl
State OF Arkansas. the Indian county. new Mer
iand California, totho Pacific Ocean his Ike
lev THOMAS $. DGEw was, called 10 the chair,
sMessrs. Cos DEN n. PEAY, and LAMBERT J. Rk
4DoN. were appointed Secretaries.
The object Of the meeting was explained
ithcreupon n Preamble and Resolutions, we'd
Ifered by p. l.. Anthony, Esq, and an amend =
submitted by L. a. Whitley, Esq. which q
iali laid on the table FOR further consideration
The meeting was then addressed by A,ber;
;Gsorge C.. Watkins, Thomas w. Newton,
l.. Anthony, T.. ~ English, and Samuel u
4 Esqulres, and thereupon on motion, the Chaif
lpoiutcd Messrs. WIN. 4. McLaiu, Josiah "a
I Robert McAmy, Philip l.. Anthony Frederc|
/ iTrapnalI. Thomas W. Newton, Ebert II. Easl
George {. Watkins, and Charles Rapley. IA
( 10 draft memorial to Congress, praying IL
competent corps Of u. 5. Engineers, may be
smedateIy ordered TO survey and mark oJt
road route from Fort smith, or some other
4 on our Western frontier, via Santa Fe, 10 ihe|
lcihc oceun.
On motion OF f.. II. English, Esq, the ID
bic, resolutions, and amend ment, were rofeHy
.Ihc committee, aforesaid, to draft memora
he Congress of the United States. and TO
,,he same 10 this meeting, on Monday evening
18th instant:
On motion orChares Rapley, Esq. tho met
lodjourned until Monday evening, tho SIh inst
MONDAY EVENING, Jan. s, ISL
The meeting was called TO order, The Ho1
IS. Drew, in the chair.
Geo. G. Watkins, Esq, introduced the iO
ing resolutions, 10 wit:
ReSoired, That this meeting is deeply imPr|
with the necessity OF u direct overland conf
icaIiOn betweenthe valley Of the Mississippi
'the newly acquired Territories ofthe United
ION the Pacific Ocean and that we regard Il
lporant for the interests OF tho South we
States, that this communication should be
from Memphis, or some other point on the y
;sppi river. to Monterey or San Francisco
Pacific. That. in our opinion and from ai'
formation VIC can gather, road over !h's
'can be moro easily and cheaply consIruc'a
.much shorter, more direcl, less liable 10
jstruced by snow or ice in winter, or eSIroH
in Summer, than any other route that has
proposed. ....t
Resolred further, That we regard this. as \
national work, fully within the constitutional
er OF Congress. for the reason that the Pr
route lies wholly within Tho limits OF 'ne
States, or her territories not yet admitted
Union, and will be needed as governhoi
for military communications and the Ifat
Iion of troops and munitions Of war ier
on the western fronter. and that Inclue"
will be the outlet for emigration TO ihoSo
;regions, and SO bring into market the nc