The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-21
SECOND DAY-Ihesdau June s.

AT y. O'Clock the convention was called to
der.
Judge MooRE, of Arkansas, submitted the fol
lowing
ResoIued, That the construction of railroad Oh
rect from the Mississippi river to the Pacific
will be one of the most etfectual and PRACTICAL
means Of promoting and securing to the Southern
and Western States due share OF the commerce
of the United States.
Resolved, That Congress has the pow err TO make
liberal grant of the public lands to aid in the
construc ton of said railroads under the conditions
heretofore stipulated in like grants for the carrying
OF the mais and transporting the troops and prop
erty of the United States
Judge MOORE earnestly suppor ted these resolu
ton, in speech of half an hours length
General HUNT, of Texas, remarked that Texas
had already made grant of land in aid of this
project; that the Texas Central Railroad was
chartered in 1852; it was to commence in the
city OF Galveston; the company had the right to
construct its main trunk to any part of Red river,
in the limits of Texas, and make aud maintain as
many branch roads they might deem expedi
ent; the State of Texas had donated eight sections
of land of nine hundred and forty acres each,
amounting in the aggregate to 5,l2O acres per
mile to the trunk road and the branches the com.
pany may make, and that charter was per-
petuaL
The Hon. Robert J. Walker he said has in his
possession the written authority of thirteen gen.
temen of great responsibility in California to
allow their names to be used as off ers and direc-
tors for the construction of roads from San Fran.
cisco and San Diego to the Colorado of he w est,
the mouth of the ella and of the southeastern
boundary of Califor MIA.
As president of the Texas Central railroad, and
of which the Hon. Robert ]. Walker is vice pref
dent, (be said,) can say that any propositions
which may be made by the companies of St. Louis
Cairo, Memphis, Little Rock. Gaines's Landing
| Yicksburg, and New Orleans roads pointing in the
direction Of Texas, whether near Fulton Shreves
| port, or the far West, will be received with the
greatest consideration and respect
| He concluded by saying that it would afford the
Texas Central Railroad Company the greatest sat
isfactiou to have these companies interested and
associated with them in constr ucting their road
from the valley of the Red river to the Pacific
| osean.
afternoon Session.
Colonel l. N DAVIS. of Mississippi, offered the
following amendment to the amendment of Judge
| Walker:
Rssolred, That the improvement of the promi-
nent commercial ports of entry on the Atlantic
south OF Baltimore, including that city, and upon
| the Gulf OF Mexico, including G alveston, according
| W ihciE respective importance, De CONSIDERED by
| this convention as constituting the first class Of
subjects for which to ask the aid of the General
Cover nment, and the improvement of rivers in the
| interior the second class.
Judge WALKER desired it to be understood that he
was not averse to those improvements he only de.
sired to see the Improvements Of the mouth of the
river given that pre- eminence over other subjects
which it so eminently deserves.
MIR. F. p. BLAIR, jr., of Missouri, was opposed
to any separation of the questions suggested by
| toe report;
Colonel WHEAT had been here two days. anc
yet nothing had been done. He. noged that the
sense of the house be ia ken upon the proposition
| General Quitman.
PREsipEsT-The question is upon division o
| the report. The convention will vote by States
| The States voted as follows:
For Dirision-Virginia, Georgia, Texas Lou
isiana, and Maryland.
| dgaint Observation-Disclosures, Kentucky, Florida
| Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi. Missouri, In
diana, and Illinois.
| MIR. WALKER moved that the report of the com
mittee be adopted entire, and would now statt
that ali Louisiana asked for was that some prom
| n,pce should be given to the removal Of the bal
at the mouth, cpd that she not opposed to thu
i'm proaemehss in the Upper mississippi.
/ General QuIrMAs could not conOcientousy vote
TOR the report if il included Richmond; and he lie.