Washington telegraph., 1853-06-22

De located IN the route combining in the greatest
degree the advantages of genial climate cheap
ness of construction, geographical centrality and
accessibility at all from all portions of the
| Union. +s
4th. The General Government should provide
liberal grant OF the public lands for this railroad
starting from its eastern terminus on the confines
OF Arkansas, and running TO Dubuque Iowa ST
Louis, Mo-, Memphis, Tenn, Vicksburg. Miss.
New Orleans. La. and to some port of Texas. on
the Gulf coast, thus giving to any portion of the
Union, from the Lakes to the Gulf fair and inst
participation in the benefits tina. will flow from
connection with the worlds highway.
hlr. Byrne, of Miss. offered the following reso
LUTON, which was referred to the committee:
Resolred, That the best means of providing
ior the defence and permanent safety of our West
ern possessions and to promote the general well
Iare OF the nation, Congress ought to grant such
ald as may be necessary to secure as speedily as
practical continuous railway communication be-
tween the Atlantic and Pacific oceans bv tbe
shortest, cheapest and best route that can be
found. clalrn
Rev c. K. Marshall, offered the following res.
olutons: -' = '' e 'o"-
WHEREAS, The Mississippi river and its tribu
taries dram an extensive and highly valuable ,or-
Con OF the Southwestern States-the agricultural
and commercial Importance of which are incalcu
lapiy great and must increase with the growing
soclai, political and religious interests in all COM
ing uue; and lnasnuch our pre- sent welfa re and
the obligations we under to posterity alike re-
qiie US 10 auopt such measures for the permanent
estdohshhleht OF commerce and agricultural enter
prlses shall Insure safe investuonts sh.ra;.,
Whlch necessarily involves the drama ra ,,f ,hI
iu'iai lands and their protection from the floods
OF our teemIng rivers; and inasmuch as the atten-
.ion OF the citizens of this most southwestern
basin has been long called to these matters. .nJ
universal convection prevails that every measure
hkeiy to advance those objects should be employ
ed by tne general governments; therefore.
hesotrcd, hat IN the opinion of this convention
IL is the DUTY OF Congress 10 make ARRANGEMENTS
from tie most thorough investigation of ali the
sources OF Information, and the obtainino of al
facts having a tendency to throw light nnon the
peculiar phenomena and laws governing the wa
tiers OF the Mississippi river and its principal srib
utaries, by which their navigation NAV be rem
dered more safe and thorough, the adjacent lands
be redeemed, and the country be preserved from
lnundation by their waters
Resoire5 That the convention respectfully re-
commend 10 Congress that among the measures
calculated to advance the above objects and faciI-
1tate the schemes already undertaken it deems it
highly important that the government send abroad
a corps OF competent engineers to visit and nyes-
tlSate the the history and phenomena of the riv-
ers OF the old world embracing the Po the Nile.
the Euphrates, the Tigris, the Indus the Ganges
ana such other streams analogous to their rivers
as may he deemed advisable, and furnish reports
upon ali matters that may contribute to the pro-
motion OF the objects contemplated
ResolDed, That in furtherance of the objects
sought we deem it highly important that sys-
tenn OF permanent hydrometc glages should be
established by the general government at several
points along the said rivers at the principal towns
and cities, by which the actual stages of their wa
ter may be accurately ascertaned from day to
day, the depths OF their channels regularly sound
ed, the changes going upon their banks be
marked and recorded all which shall he reported
to the proper department Of the government from
time to time. -t-
DR.. Merrill of Memphis. offered the following,
which referred:
Resoired, That in view of the Importance of the
diffusion OF Intelligence generally, as the founda-
ton of republican Institutions and as the basis of
higher semnaries of learning, it be strongly re-
commended to the legislatures of the southern and
western States, to adopt such systems of common
school education, will tend to secure for all f-
ture time, the advantages of sound literary and
moral instruction to the youth of their whole
white population, without distinction of sex or
condition. and without the exaction OF tuition fees.
James A. Kasson, of Mo-, offered the following
resolution which was adopted:
Resotred, That in the opinion of this convention
1t Is OF great Importance that each State should
establish Bureau of Statistics, under special su-
perinendence of statistician, in which shall be
collected al! facts touching the capability produc-
ton, industry, arts. wealth and population of the
State, the superintendent of which should at each
session of the Legislature, report thereto such
facts and suggestions as he may think expedient.
or they may demand.
On motion the convention adjourned until O.
A.