The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-23

found IN argument N this, or only . strange comet
dences Behold India Any country Mr. President that
yields up its products TO Be realized in trade and i'm
provemsnt where, must decline II h this. sir vhich
carried out, make her blasted and barren heath We
are the hewsrs of wood and drawers Of for others
mere overseers The world IL In arms against our insti
true That point We win not debate. Admitting to,t
our institution viii crumble sxay-that fair land
will present to the antiquarian the sad APPEARANCE anti
cipated by the English writer-may We not look for
something elseS As the traveller in yot seeks In the
pyramids evidence Of decaysd wealth and Departed
power viii not the future historian search neth,ug
testifyiDg of past times of the sunny Soutki Where
VII be the evidences Of production o. over three han
red millions of dollars annually in expotsbe produce
alones VIII he find it in magnificent palaces. rearei
by merchant priucesY Will he find it In local invest
ments, in railroads, in schools, In monuments
TO our wise and great, in the elevation of our
intelligence in the refinement of taste in cities teeniny
with trade in busy man factories. He will find it not
by this present system OF trade will be found the great
results Of vast productive wealth in the po
OF thoe who are nov in arms against The time for
action has arrived Let by patience and prudence
ascertain clearly all that il is necessary
10 final action. And then, Mr. President man,
ibout regard to minor considerations subordiuate
interests let make united effort for commercial
and industrial Independence
The vote then taken Mr.. Baylor's resolution.
and IL was unanimOusly adopted.
When Mr. Baylor had coAed. and his resolution acted
upon,
Mr. JOHN s. THRAsHER delegate from louisiana offered
the following preamble and resolutions
Where's Ten thousand American ships laden with prG
OF the Southwestern states
returns to the value of hundred millions Of doSr
annually through the marrow Sc ait bet sen Cuba and
the pereasing population Of the Great Valley Of the West
which s this sole highway o. the
within ssis q miles di.messr ,hsrs is no
naval station and our tire southern coas,
M Gulf
Resolved That we deem the astien Of the ls.nd Of
Cuba the proper protection OF this great and
security OF
southern waters and it, consideration upon the
national necessity and of national supremacy. =, -
When the laughing, applause, and Kisses with which
this resolution reeteo had subsidized chair ted
that the resolution unless erred TO commit must,
according to the rules of their proceedings the
table No such motion to refer being made the ilbus
terng resolution accordingly summary disposed Of
Mr. HuuNG from Louisiana. then read the folio wing =
for the on B and & & Ss
is ass m s9e s
before the do request him
This resolution received the unanimous vote of the bouse
and the honorable gentleman referred stated that,
IN consequence OF i'll health he must decline then
ply with the invitation Of the Convention but would take
occasion to do 80 at some period before the adjournment
of the Convention.
At this stage of the proceedings announcement was
made that the General Committee to whose consideration
was entrusted the general business of the Convention
were ready TO report Hon Hamilton Smith. from India
ma Chairman of the Committee then made their report
report onsted Of the resolutions the Pacifc
Railroad Diplomacy in Gotten Hydrosatic Gauges" &C.,
&c all OF which were published in the HERALD Of Tuesday
last
the close of the residing OF the reso uons contained
in the report If the Committee, motion made and
unanimously carried that the report be accepted, and
1t after this decided tina the resolutions which
were now before the house. to the objects Of the Coo
vsaon should be taken up separately for discu ssion
nc Railroad then taken up and called forth long &C.
bate upon an amendment suggested by General Quitman.
propose said Gen. @, to strike out of the resolution
the words las the general xpected
construct only main trunk and insert in its place,
THAT in the opinion of this Convention the trunk
ought to be located that which scientific expo
rations" &c. offer this amendment, gentlemen, be
cause do not wish the general expsnd its
see this work accomplished The resolution a. it now
reads implies that it is expected Of the
much ernbarrass the financial affairs of our country.
therefore offer the amendment that the resolution
be construed as expecting the TO expend the
niuors OF money necessary to build this road
Mr. -MElDEs OF Mtssi-sppl in favor If the resolu
ton as It now reads willing, for to let it go
FORTH that we do expect government build this
road out Of its treasury shioh my distinguished
friend from Mississippi so urgently opposes have no
fears for the safety of the This ought to be
q national emf prise.
Gen HUNT do not rise to oppose the resolutions be-
fore the Convention, but willing that this resolu
ton which Is noS under discussion be adopted am
anxious for the adoption of all the of the resolu
tions, which have just been offered BY the intelligent
Committee no had the various subjects which the Con
venton had assemb ed to consider under their consider
alton sm anxious for the Of Union to
coDstruci the road recommended by the-cemmttee ii
the matter hey ond the reach of private pise
but do not consider it And, moreover. repeated
efforts have been made in Congress to induce that body
70 make for this enterprise all of which
have been rejected. Yesterday roma ked when the
honorable and venerable gentleman from louisiana
Judge Moore. made reference to tie necessity of
the passage Of road from the lover mouth of
the Mississippi to California Though the State OF
Texas THAI Texas would grant lands to such
to the Convention, that there haa already been
granted to the Texas Central Railroad Company a
the State, with grant Of eight sections OF land Of $40
acres to each mile Of road that might be by
the company within the mts Of Texas also stated that
the route contemplated of the main trunk Of that road to
Red river and the baLch road FROM Red river
wi hin the limits of Texas New Mexico and Calf
fona in the direction Of San Francisco aud San Dago.
alluded to the readiness with which the Texas Central
Railroad Com would listen to- and entertain with the
greatest conside RATION, propositions from the St. Louis
sDd New Orleans Companies whose roads point toward
Texas in their for California unite with them
In constructing the road from the valley of the Msss
sippt through Texas to the Pacific And noticed
in rhe Committee this morning that the valley
Of and not the Mississippi river te is proposed the
starting point for the main trunk road. Moreover.
! stated yesterday that there ample individual
capital in the United States to back the prise
snd carry it through, without appealing to the
of the United States to construct aud own
the work. If, Mr. President, invose the aid
Of the OF the United States in the great
teprse let II be by asking oesl donations Of the pub
lie domain from the government and the loan of its
dit in endorsing guaranteeing the of certain
VI DonuS Ci company, ana Ve Will give
the liens the lands granted aud the
itself for their indemnity against loss Thia, appears
TO me would be better policy than to X the govern
ment itself TO mako the road There have been already
repeated propositions and efforts to induce govern
mept to adopt plan for the building of to Cali
forna and there repeated efforts have resulted ia
many repeated failures Let then undertake the work
by private enterprise and obtain tie
lands or the loan of credit which will be solicited from
the government of the United States, let as ask
the States interested in the construction Of the
southwestern road to the Pacific Ocean to loan
us their credit, to limited amounts EACH and take
liens the lands granted and road itself for in.
demuity Suppose Mr. President that each Of the States
reresepted in this Convention loan its credit
the Texas Central Railroad Company for housand
dollars per mile Of road from Red River to the Pacific
Ocean-or even halt that amount ($500 pssmiIe and my
word for it. vii be enabled land you on the Pacific
Ocean in California from this city, in from three Eve
days, within ten yesrs from this date And to a-c,m
psh this let all the com anies who have Ia contempa-
ton the construction Of roads to the valley of the Ms
sissppi Red River unite and become interested with
the Texas Central Railroad Company and their energes
talents, wealth and influences com bLed cannot fail TO
speedily consummate the great 40 much desired BIZ
oil. The estimate Of my esteemed and feien