Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-26

Sargent, A. Ii. Brown, Ezra Drown, Il.
ID. Evans, g.. w. Slagle, &. Baldwin,
Wm. Baker, G. David, r. Miller, L..
Grady, F. Hurd, John Andrews, Evan
Jones, q. Craine, DR.. J. ID. Stark, Dr..
J. e. Wear, DIR. w. l.. Orr. r. McEl-
hinny, A. Fulton, DR.. N. Steel, S. Clln-
ton. e. j. Gillian, VIM. s. Lynch, w.
5. Cook, s. G. Day, j. Cochran, j. Fell,
John Fell, Thomas Foster, (33). ...
Lee co.-A Bridgeman, V p Van
Antwerp, Ii Campbell. Capt Love, ID
IIine. Ed Kilbourne, A b Chit,enden, l.
E Johnson, VIM Brownwell, w A Clark,
G Kilbourne, A Patterson. g NJ McDon-
aid. Guy Wells, III p Ricd, ] Wicker
sham. DIR Knowles, Joseph Stotts, Smith
Hanllin, w e Anderson, (2O).
Henry co.--Jno A Pickering, Peter
Collins, J w Hiatt, J Reader, A Suli-
van. ID Hoag, J Gibson, (s).
Iowa co.-fIenry Mygat,.
Jones co.-J S Ryan, J b Ryan.
Marion Co.--Col A C ID Bousquet.
Scott Co.-Aus,in Corbin Esq.
Linn COD D Finch.
Polk Co.-Thomas Mitchell. t...
Van Buren, Co. Timothy Day.
Mahaska Coz w Eastman, X Il
Harbor.
The committee on rules for The gov.
ernment of the Convention, reported
through their chairman, lie Grand Bying
ton, Esq, that the vote on all questions
shall be taken by counties, that the rules
Of the House of Representatives Of Iowa,
aud parliamentary laws so far as appli-
cable should govern the proceedings Of
this convention that each county shall be
entitled 10 cast one vote for each 1000
inhabitants and fraction thereof. ss
Gen. Van Antwerp, of Lee, read 10
the meeting telegraphic dispatch from
VIM. II. Merritt and l.. II. Lansworthy
of Dubuque, stating that owing to the
short notice, distance and bad roads, il:
would be impossible for any delegation
To be present from that county, they,
therefore, desired The delegates from Lee
Co. TO cast their votes for them.
On motion of G Acheson, the dele
gates from Lee county were authorized
to cast the votes of Dubuque county,
On motion of lie Gland Byingion, Esq :,
committee of two from each county
were appointed by the chair to draft res
olutions for the consideration of this meet
ing; the chair appointed Messrs Bying-
ton and Reno, of Johnson. v p Van Ant
werp and Ii p Reid, of Lee, G. w Sla-
gle and Ezra Drown, Of Jefferson, S
Goocrell and DR. Sales, of Washington;
Mr. Corbin, of Scott; Mr. Myga,t, of
Iowa; E w Eastman and II r Harbor,
of Mahaska; Col Bousquet, of Marion;
ID . Finch, of Linn; L Day, of Van Bu-
ren; 4 Mitchell, oil Polk; Pickering and
Hoag, of Henry; Cap, Love and Ed Kill
bourne for Dubuque, on said committee,
who reported TO the convention the fol-
lowing: -..a
ResofUed, That we are now, as we
ever have been, favorable TO a grant of
land, in aid of the construction of a rail
road from Dubuque to Keokuk and from
Davenport. to the Missouri river, and un-
I'll successful in our application, for no
more, or any less.
Resoited, That the Dubuque and Keo-
kuk and Davenport and Council Bluffs
railroads are not rivals, but co ordinate
works, and that il is the right Of the peo-
pie of lown, to ask for and receive a, the
present session of Congress grant of
public land to aid in their construction.
Res0iUed, That these two roads, the
one running north and south. aud the
other east and west, through the central
and mos, populous portions (present and
prospec,ise) OF the State, would, in the
opinion Of this convention benefit our
people for more than any other roads
suggested for the State of Iowa.
Resolced, That this proposed grant,
on behalf ofthese railroads stands recon-
mended, mol merely by the vast import.
ance of the works as indispensable links
in the great thoroughfares from the Allan
tic to the Pacific, and from the Mexican
Gulf TO the Northern Lakes; bu: by the
wishes Of the people Of Iowa, expressed
in every variety Of form. and upon num-
berless occasions, for more than FIVE
years past.
Resofred, That the allegation Of the
enemies of the Dubuque and Keokuk
road, that the proposed route of said road
runs either "along the banks of the Mis-
sissippi river" or parallel with that
river; is gross and inexcusaolc peryer.
son OF facts, the truth of the case being
that said road pene,ra,es the interior at
distance, generally, of some SO or 60
miles from said river; and, embracing
probably, majority Of the population Of
the State between the line of the road and
the river
Resolved, That the great fact tina, each
Of said roads Terminates, the one at Da.
venpoIt, and the other at Keokuk, points
where the Mississippi, with rock bot
tom and high banks, may be easily bridg-
ed, is one which should BIZ constantly
borne in mind by those who hold in their
hands the destinies of these important
measures.
ResolUed, That the pre-eminen. claims
TO Congressional favor, of the above CO.
ordinate railroads; and the paramount,
duty of the Iowa delegation to support
them with all their skill and energy, have