The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-04-08
PHILADELPHIA April 3.

PHILADELPHIA April 3.
In the Pacific RlIIroad Convention. resolu
tons were Offered and speeches made propos-
ing to make the road AN Individual uff,lr.
Mr.. Chambers, of Missouri in opposition TO
this p. OPPOSITION. said he eschtwed all connec-
ton with private individuals or companies
1t should be Il national work Its character
Is national. therefore let The matt N do it.
A long letter from Col Fremont was read.
1t is the most important document yet pre-
scented to the convention. He says in con-
cIuson: :" / believe IN the practicabiIity OF
This work, and HAT every national consdera-
ton qures it to be done at once, and as
national work by the United States"
! The committee OIL resolutions reported the
! following which passed almost unanimously !:
| ReSoired, That, in the opinion of this COLI
ventIon, IL railroad communication connecting
tht navigable waters OF the Mississippi with
those Of the Pacific Ocean is practicable, and
Its Immediate Construction desirable. IL is
therefore the duty OF Congress in some way
to apply The energies oil the country so as TO
secure the earliest possible completion OF such
u work.
ReSolUed That the work is national in its
character. and should therefore be construct
ed by national means. But 10 avert State
and local prcjudices, The Government should
confne its opt ratons To the country hey oud
the limits of the organized States leaving The
various branches within the States to nc CON
structtd by such m"ans and 10y such routes DIS
the States may de,m proper
ReSolred, That to aid the States in carry
ing forward their lines TO the main track lib
eral appropriations from the puhIi' lands ad
jacent should he made, to be applied as the
States may consider most expcdient.
Resolped, II at Congress be memorlalized
TO take such steps as in It's wisdom may be
deemed expedIemt &c accomplish the great OBJ
Ijrct contemplated in the foregoing resolutions
commcncnr with thorough survey by com
petent Engineers Of all the routes that may
he considered practicable.
Mr.. Curtis, OF Iowa, spoke warmly in ia
vor of the resolutions and gave AN interest
ing account of the first ideas and suggestions
of IL railroad across the continent from ST..
Louis. He opposed the plan Of MIR. Whit
ney. b.t was favorable to Il national road and
hoped its immediate construction would lie
+ urged upon Congress and the Government.
The following resolution was also ulIni
mously adopted:
ResoEUpd, That this convention recommend
10 the American people in all parts Of ouI
, common country to urge upon Congress. by
numerous petitions 10 make early and ample
appropriations for survey S Of the most feast
bic routes for the construction OF ii direct rail
road TO California and Oregon from the val
! ley OF the Mississippi.
, The President. Mr. Ogden before vacatng
the chair delivered one of the most elegant
= and powerful addresses in favor of Pacif,
: railroad that we ever listened TO- and re-
A ceived the enthusiastic thanks of the conven
. ton.
I The convention shortly afterward adjourn
n ed. The proceedings are so voluminous tina
il is almost impossible to give even fain
S idea of them, by eltgraph.