Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-08-11
From the Perkville Luminary-Eytra.
Proceedings Of the Nebraska Conven.
ton, held ou the 26th ult.

From the Perkvllle Lumnary-ETtra.
Proceedings Of the Nebraska Conven.
tion, held ou the 26th ult
In pursuance Of previous notice, large
and respectable number of the citizens of
Nebraska Territory assembled at the Wy
andot Council House, on Tuesday the 26th
ult. At | o'clock, p. H., the Convention
was called to order by the Hon. Abelard
Guthrie, and on motion w. P. Burney was
appointed President, and VIM. Walker Sec
retary.
The convention being duly organised, it
was moved and seconded that a committee
of three be appointed to report resolutions
expressive Of the object of the Convention.
Thereupon, Mr.. w. F. Dyer, Findley and
Silas Armstrong were appointed said Com
mittee. In the absence of the Committee,
the Convention was eloquently and ably
addressed on the subject of territorial or
ganization and the Pacific Railroad, by Mr..
w. Claude Jones. Upon the close of Mr..
Jones' address, Mr.. w. ]. Patterson, of
Parkyile, was called out, who promptly
took the stand, and entertained the Conven-
tion with a matter of fact speech; at the con-
clusion the committee entered and reported
the following Preamble and Resolutions,
which upon being read, discussion ensued
whether they should be adopted as q whole
or taken singly, when the latter course was
adopted.
REsoLUTIoEs.
WHEREAS: 1t appears that it is the will
of the people Of the United States that the
Mississippi Valley and the Pacific Ocean
shall be connected by Railroad, to be built
at the national expense and for tile national
benefit, it becomes the duty Of the people to
make known their will in relation TO the
location Of said road, and the means TO be
employed in its construction. In selecting
a route, the greatest good TO the greatest
number should be the first consideration, and
economy in the construction and in protect
ing the road should be the second. In cS-
timating the greatest good 10 the greatest
number, present population alone should not
govern, but the capabiity of the region to
be traversed by the road for sustaining pop
ulation should be considered. Economy in
the construction will be best secured by the
cultivation Of productive soil, where the
materials lor the road exist along and con-
tiguous to the line O. road, Whereby pro-
visions, labor and materials can be obtained
at low rates. Thus, the farmers with their
teeming fields will ever be in advance Of the
The rairoad lahorer. 10 furnish him with
abundance Of wholesome food, at prices
which free competition always reduces 10 a
reasonable standard; at the same time they
will be II defence 10 the work and lie work
men against savagc malice, without the cx-
pense OF keeping up armies and military
posts; these, too viii be the surcst and SAT-
est protectors Of the road when finished,
and without expense 10 the Govcrmnent.-a
But, should the road be Constructed lhroues
barren wastes ard arid mountains, and upon
the frontier ol foreign and jealous and
hostile people, an lnUensc and expensive
military power must be created 10 protect
it--a power ever dangerous 10 freedom, and
desirable only to despoLS. In view Of these
/ facts, therefore, Be II Rssolrci:
/. That from personal knowledge of the
country, and from reliable information de-
rived from those who have travelled over it,
we feel entire confidence in the eligibility
of The Central Route, as contributing within
itself ali the advantages, and atlorling all
the iocilities necessary 10 the successful
/ prosecution OF this great work.
, 2. That grants of large tracts of public
| lands TO corporate companies, for the build
| ing Of Railroads, telegraph lines, or for any
other purpose whatever, are detrimental tc
the public interests; that they prevent set
tlement, are oppressive and unjust to the
pioneer settlers, and retard the growth anC
prosperity Of the country in which they lie
3. That we cordially approve of the plar
for the construction of a railroad to connect
the Mississippi Valley and the Pacific
Ocean, recently submitted to the public by
the Hon. Thos. H. Benton, whereby the
settlement and prosperity Of the vast coun
try between Missouri and California will bt
promoted, and the construction of that grca
work be rendered much cheaper, more ez'
pedtious, and more universally useful.
4. That it was with profound regret tha
we have heard OF thefailure Of the bill Il
organize a Government for Nebraska Ter
ritory; that justice and sound policy alik'
demand the consummation of this measure
and we, therefore, respectfully but earnest
ly recommend il 10 the favorable considera
ton of Congress, and ask for it the earlies
possible passage.
5. That the people of Nebraska cheris
a profound sense of obligation to the Hon
Thos. H. Benton, and to the Hon. Willar
P. Hall, of Missouri, for their generous an
patriotic exertions in support Of the right
and interests of onr territory, and that W
hereby express to them eur grateful aC
5 acknowledgements,
t WHrprAs, It i. fundamental principl