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PACIFIC R. R. CONVENTION.
The Convention which assembled in st
Loui. on last Monday week will mark an
era in the history Of tina, great and grow
ing city. It was composed Of more than
two thousand delegates. The Committee
Of Arrangements, the Committee Of Re-
cepsion and the other Committees who had
been previously appointed BY the citizens
Of 81 Louis, deserve great credit for the
prompt and judic,ons discharge Of their
duties. Notice had been given in the pa
pers that the delegation Of each state re-
presented was expected to designate the
officers to which they we're respectively
entitled. II was understood that each Of
these was entitled to one vice president,
one secretary and one member Of the COM
mittee On resolutions. This latter COM
mitlee was in fact the hinge on which the
proceedings should have turned, and it
should have been appointed Immediately
after the permanent organization, If not
before. There being no understanding
among the various delegations, the COM
mittee on resolutions was extended SO as to
include three members from each state, to
Be appointed by the chair. Before this
committee was appointed, Mr. SibleY Of
Mo-, brought the whole subject-ma,ter
which called the Convention together, be-
fore the meeting in the form Of volunteer
resolutions. The principal business Of the
committee to be appointed was thus heed
lessly forestalled and the broad question
was thus prematurely laid open for debate.
This took every one by surprise, and be-
fore many who desired to hear him were
aware Of il, Col. Benton was called out to
discuss the merits OF the Pacific Rail Road
project. We looked upon this as prema-
ture, and SO did many who were deprived
OF the pleasure Of hearing Col. Benton.
The discussion continued, and It was not
until the evening Of the third day that the
committee reported their resolutions. In
the course OF his speech Col. Benton pro-
duced letter from Col. Fremont, in which
he thought from information he had receiv-
I'd there must be another pass south Of the
South Pass in the mountains. He amin
adverted on some statements made by Mr.
Loughborough in the Western Review.
This called out Mr. Longhborough, who
very satisfactorily explained his position
and declared that he doubted the existence
Of such pass as the one alluded 10 in
Fremont's letter.
During the afternoon Of the second day
Judge Birch offered resolution which he
made the groundwork Of stirring up the
old political feud between himself and Mr.
Benton. This called out Gen. Clarke and
Gov. King, who, amidst great confusion,
addressed the assembly. While the two
factions were thus excited, Judge Joseph
Williams, Of Iowa, by happy hit and the
relation Of an anecdote Of two Irishmen,
one landowner and the other Corko-
nian, who were employed 10 saw log,
but when they discovered who was who,
began to pull contrary ways and call each
other names, and continued 50 doing, while
the log I'll the while remained uncut. The
application was apparent TO all, good hu-
NOR was restored, and al went on har-
monionsly again until the adjournment.
In the evening q Mass Meeting was
held in the Rotunda, at which Col. Gri'ns-
ley presided. Al this meeting Delusion
Smith, the lost Tyler man, hailing from
Iowa, made most ludicrous speech and
much more ludicrous gesticulations, until
some thought he would end in summer.
sault or some other feat Of ground and
lofty tumbling. He was followed by Mr.
Wright Of St Louis, in very pretty
speech. The calls were loud for various
individuals and much confusion prevailed,
until some one saw Mr. Douglass in the
crowd. He was loudly called for and
finally. but reluctantly, took the stand. He
defined his position and advocated the
principle that no movement should be made
10 secure terminus for the rail road in
any given state, but the great effort should
be to get Congress TO order survey from
the most eligible point on the Missouri
river on the government territory to the
Pacific. He clearly pointed out The Con-
stitutional objections and then spoke plain
j. but good hu,noredly Of the claim. 81
Louis had set up TO have the eastern line
terminate within her limits. We saw
nothing Objectionable either in the manner
Or matter Of his speech.
To make capital for himself and 70,
nothing else, Mr. Bowlin next took the
stand, and in most abusive TRADE Of
Judge Douglass and Of Illinois, he made !
~ speech in the most laudatory terms Of s.
: Louis, full Of sound and fury, and inter.
larded It with frequent impious appeals /,
the "God Of nature" The de,naporu,
shone out in his full strength. Such .
man is disgrace to St Louis and is unfi
to represen. that city in Congress. Judg,
Douglass in very mild aud handsom,
manner assured the gentleman and the au
dience that he did not deserve such un
looked for treatment.
The matter might have ended here, bu
the Republican Of the mex. morning vol
unfairly sided with Mr. BowIin and con.
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