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

Iowa, adopted at its last session, this Conven-
ton respectfully but earnestly present to the
Congress of the United States, the importance
of donating, for the construction of the proposed
Dubuque and Keokuk road, portion of the
public land, as set forth in that Memorial
Resoloed, That in asking this appropriation,
we appeal, not so much to the generosity as to
the justice of The General Government, in as
sisting those who have pushed out upon her from
tiers, and are labouring to develope the resour-
ces, and open to market, the vast regions of
country, which would otherwise have remained
unimproved and valueless.
RESOLVED, That in asking this assistance, we
submit to Congress that the amount of dona-
ton as compared with what is given to other
States, should not be measured by the number
of acres, but by its ualuc, us affected by its re-
mote location.
Rcsolred, That our confidence in the ability,
energy and integrity of our Senators and Rep
resentativos in Congress, is undiminshcd, and
that no special assistance can by any meaus be
afforded them, other than a full and distinct cx-
preston of our views and wishes, i'll the matter,
under consideration.
Resolved, That each Delegate to this Conven-
ton be requested to cause his name to be at
tached to the following petition to the National
Congress for the aforesaid grant of Land
The following is the form Of the Petition, re-
fered to in the last resolution
10 the Honorable the Senate and House of
Representatives ofthe United States in Con-
gress assembled:
The undersigned delegates to Convention,
now in session at Iowa City Iowa, most respect
fully represent to your honorable body, that the
general Assembly of the State of Iowa, did by
their resolution, approved Jan. 18th. 1S49 ac-
cept and adopt a reconnaissance and preliminary
survey of railroad from Dubuque, in Dubuque
county, to Kcokuk in Lee county, in the State
of Iowa, as surveyed by Thos. J. Mexican, en-
gineer, and reported by him on the 9TH day of
December, 184S; and that by said resolution in
structed our Senators and requested our Repre-
sentatives in Congress to Procure from the Gen
eral Government of the United States grant of
land to the State of Iowa, to aid in the construc-
ton of said railroad, in accordance with the me-
mortal ofthe General Assembly of the State of
Iowa, approved January 22d; l845, dated 25th,
said resolution) Your memorialists, therefore,
respectfully invite the attention of your honora-
bic body to the aforesaid memorial Of the 22d of
January, 1913, and to the survey of the road a.
bove referred to, cs we'll as the resolution ofthc
General Assembly of the State of Iowa, Of the
18th January, 1849, approving and adopting the
route tor railroad as therein described from Du-
buque county, to Keokuk, in Lee county, in the
State of Iowa. They further respectfully soil
cit from the General Government OF the United
Statos grant of land to the State of Iowa, to aid
in the construction of the said road equal to five
sections to each mile of said road, to be selected
in alternate sections five miles on each side of
the road, on lands adjacent thereto; and when
such alternate sections have been sold or other
wise disposed of, the privilege of selecting other
lands in lieu thereof, equal in the whole grant to
five entire sections of land for each mile of said
road
And we in duty bound, &c.
ms report was unanimously adopted by the
Convention, with the exception of the last part
ofthe eighth resolution, which, after long and
animated discussion, was laid upon the table by
4 close vote.
On motion; Resolved. That special delegate
be sent from the middle or southern portion of the
route to act in conjunction with the one from the
north, in obtaining favourable action of Con-
gress upon this subject.
On motion; The Secretaries were instructed
to furnish copy of the proceedings of this Con-
vention, to each oil onr Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress.
Resolved; That the Editors of the state be re-
qucsted to publish the same in their respective
papers.
On motion, Col Curtis President ofthe Con-
vention, and Lincoln Clark Esq. of Dubuque,
were requested to furnish copies Of their address
ses for publication.
On motion of COL Sprott, of Lee, The Con-
vention adjourned, sine die
Eighth OF January in St. Louis.
The Democracy of st. Louis held a meeting
on this memorable day, to commemorate the