The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-01-05


means both in money and labor for lhe
construction Of said road ;therelore,
Resolved, /, That the convention
pledges self 10 strong, united aud
} vigorous exertion on behalf uf said
road; TO sink all minor differences Of
/, opinion, and all individual prefe rences
in relation to the route Of said road,
when the same shall have been located,
and yielding to the greatest good 81
the greatest NUMBER unite heart and
hand in its completion.
e. \ committee OF oac from each
county, prrish and city, represented Ia
this convention, be appointed and em.
ppwered. to employ the services Of
competent engineer TO examine the
routes from Jackson to New Orleans.
over which railroad could be made 10
the best advantage, terminating eitha-pt
Madisonvile, or by the way oftho RigO-
lets at Orleans or to the same terminus Nv
the route originally projected for the
New Orleans and Nashville road, and
who shall report fully the probable cost
OF each route, and the description Of the
country over which it would PASS, which
r'connoissance shall be- under the SUPER
intendence of at least three members of
said committee, who shall report the
same with all the facts and statements
made by such engineer to an adjourn.
ed meeting Of this convention, to be held
at such time and place as maybe here
after dest mated.
3. That committee Of six be ap-
pointed by the Chair, 10 report such sta.
tIstIcs at the next meeting OF the con-
Vention as may have bear ng on the
interests Of the road contemplated.
4. That the Senators and Represen.
tatives in the State Legislature from the
counties parishes and cities represe nted
in the convention, be requested to obtain
from their respective Legislature an ap.
preparation to de(ray the expenses at.
tendant on the exanenation authorized
under the provisions Of the second reso.
luton.
5 That a committee OF seven from
each Of the States of Mississippi and
Louisiana, be appointed to procure from
the Iormer State, as favorable charter
as possible, and from Louisiana the
right Of way and from both States an
appropriation from the internal improve.
men fund Of the State or subscl liption
Of stock.
--6 That the committee charged with
Louisiana 10 memoriallze Congress for
a grant Of the public lands in the cnun-
ties and parishes though which the road
may run, to be appropriated towards the
construction.
7. That in procuring charter, there
shall be inserted, il possible n clause
providing for the subscri ption and pay
ment OF stock, in labor, upon such fair
and equitable terms as may prove an
inducen ent to subscriptions Of stock on
the road.
8. That the counties Of Madison
Alfalfa, Leake, Rankin, Simpson, Frank
lin, Covington, Perry and all such others
counties in Mississippi, and parishes in
Louisiana, as may consider themselves
interested in the ente prise, be, and
they are hereby requested to call meet
ings and appoint delegates TO the ad-
iourned meeting Of this convention, to-
be held in New Orleans.
8. That when this convention ad
iourns, il shall be to meet again 10 the
city Of New Orleans, on Thursday, the
2lst day of March next.
The Chair in accordance with
the above resolutions, appointed the fol-
lowing committees:
On Routes. John Marshall, Of Kinds;
E Ford, Of Marion; VIM II Bowen, OF
Lawrence; Archibald Steele, Of CoPiah,
Franklin Love, Of Amte; s M Chatch-
ings. of Pike; Capt. W A Grice, OF Mad
sonville; John NJ Bell, Of New Orleans;
and N S Edwards, Of Washington Par
ish, La.
On Statisticq.-Wm F Robson, OF
Amite; T J Lamkin, Of Pike; Col. G
S Tarpey, of Kinds; DR.. George Mich
olson. OF Pike; Col. E Stafford, Of Mari
on; and B DeBow, of New Orleans.
On Memorials Samuel Peters,
James Robb, J w Stanton, Alfred Hem
men, John Leeds, James Saul, New Orl.
cans, NJ G Penn, st. Tammany Parish,
La, Col. C S Tarpley, W Stone, Dr.. I
Ca,chings, S A Matthews, PS Catch.
ings, John Guion; Jehu Wall, Missis-
sippi
On motion the thanks Of the commit.
: tee were rendered to the President and
/, Secretaries. for the faithful manner in
8 which they had discharged their duties.
a On motion the Jackson and New Orl.
j. cans papers; Press and Banner, Of
a HclnlesviIe; Journal, Of Monticello; and
! Liberty Advocate, were requested to
e publish the proceedings Of the conven-
: tion.