The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-01-23

Convention.
The Convention which assembled at Iowa
City on wednesday last, was one of the most
enthusiastic of the kind we have ever had the
pleasure ofwitnessing. Fourteen Counties sent
up their delegates and many of them in such
numbers as to show that their entire population
are fully aroused to the Importance of determine
ed action upon subject vital to their interests
as Citizens of the State of Iowa.
Linn County was there with her Two Hun
DRIED AND THIRTY Delegates;-Johnson with
her THREE Observation-Disclosures with her
E1GHTY;-Jones and Lee and Jefferson with
their Fifteens and Twentes, and other Counties
with numbers proportional to their population
and distance, and all animated by the same zeal
GUS enthusiasm; all actuated by the same spirit
and desires, and all breathing forth the same
confident determination, that the work shall be
accomplis shed.
At an early hour on Tuesday evening, the
Delegates began to gather in at the different ho-
tels and the cry of "still they come, was pro-
longed even to the midnight hour. Every hotel
was filled to OVERLOOKING, and notwithstanding
the enterprising and accommodating landlords
made every exertion in behalf of their guests,
many were obliged to sleep upon their buffalo
robes and overcoat, and many even did not find
room for the indulgence of this luxury.
We are not in possession of the official report
of the proceedings of the Convention, but give
from recollection and such notes as we were able
to make, the substance of what may be deem
ed the most essential parts of the proceedings!
At eleven o'clock, on Wednesday morning.
the Delegates assembled in the Senate Cham
Der of the Capitol, and the Convention was tenn
porarily organized, by the appointment of Stew
art Goodrich Esq. of Washington, President, and
J. B. Howell of Lee, Secretary.
On motion, call of the Counties was order
ed and the following found to be represented in
the Convention, viz Lee, Jefferson, Keokuk,
Mahaska, Iowa, Jasper, Washington, johnson,
Linn Jones, Benton, Buchanan, Dubuque, c.
dar and Scott.
On motion, The Delegation from each Co.
was requested to furnish correct list of their
Delegates in attendance.
On motion of J. NJ Preston. of Linn,
A Committee of one from each County, rep
resented, was appointed to report permanent Of
icers for the Convention: whcreupon, the fol-
lowing persons were appointed said Committee:
Preston of Linn, Sprott flee, Ford of Jefferson
Davis of Washington, Ballard of Johnson,
Rockwell of Jones, Holt of Dubuque, Eastman
&c Nab, ,fC 90
Dorsey of Benton, Davis of Buchanan, Shella-
day of Jasper and Fulton of Scott.
On motion, this Committee were authorised
to report rules for the government of the Con-
vention.
The Convention then adjourned to moot u. 2
o'clock, P. NJ.
O'CLOCK, P. Nj.
The Convention met pursuant to adjournment
aud the committee appointed for that purpose,
reported the following persons as permanent Of
icers ofthc Convention:
For Prcsident;-SAMUED R. CURTIS, of
Lee County.
Vice Presidents; LUCAS of Johnson Co.
LINCOLN CLARK of Dubuque, S. H. BRADLEY
of Jefferson, J. WHITE of Mahaska, J. H.
You've of Washington, r. SMITH of Linn, R.
COVER of Cedar w. HEscH of Iowa, IRA B.
RYAN of Jones, D. S DAVIS of Buchanan, B.
DORSEY of Benton, S. B. SHELLADAY of Jas
per, J. GRANT of Scott, J. SPRoTr of Lee and
J. McCoNnELL of Keokuk
Secretaries;-R. Holmes of Linn, J. B. How
ell of Lee and N. B. Cooper of Washington.
The Committee also recommended the adop-
ton of the rules of the Senate Of Iowa, for the
government of the Convention, so far as they are
applicable Also, that each member of the con-
vention be allowed vote, except when call is
made for vote by counties; in which case each
county shall be entitled to one vote for every
hundred votes given in the county, at the last
Presidential election, and one for every fraction
over fifty: provided, that it shall require five
counties to sustain call for vote by counties
On motion, The report was adopted, and V P
Van Antwerp and DR.. Ballard were invited to
conduct the President to the chair
Col. Curtis, OH assuming the chair, addressed
the Convention in speech of about half an hour,
in which he set forth, in very forcible and elo-
quent manner the advantages and practcability
of the proposed improvement; and concluded by
expressing his warmest thanks for the honor
done him by the convention, in selecting him to
preside over it's deliberations.
On motion, The following committee of one
from each county represented, was appointed to
draft resolutions, expressive of the sense of the
Convention, viz: Holt dubuque, Earl of Linn
Lucas of Johnson, Mann of Jones, Ford of jeff;
Goodrell of Washington, Eastman of Mahaska,
Chittenden of Lee, Cover of Cedar, Grant of
Scott, Nc Connell of Keokuk, Thompson of Bu-
chanan, Slocum Of Iowa.
The remainder of the afternoon session was
occupied i'll listening to addresses from Lincoln
Clark Esq. of Dubuque, LIE Grand Byington of
Johnson, and others, when,
On motion; The convention adjourned to 7
o'clock, evening.
7O'cLocK P. M.