Washington telegraph., 1854-09-27

tN II 10 the laellic or Guit OF California.
n W f III Pa,o that the great diilienl.
ltlo t. route are to be encountered. -
III IT, oiut there are no laais OF much
III nj s.efls and mountains only and
#sany, taking her lands. builds the
7 II I II fasa and thara stop r- it
1 aImc ail that the pae ,nl4 4
lfom - bull as oysf
81 2 eAns - aeiefiain IT, rs ~.
III IN hero pfa| I'd S Il
aied into elup.ete and saeeass.l' %.
t % sad thai under it Tie roads from v
! Jeans By 0paiouns, frum Kiekshurs ay
Shreveport. from Helena, Memphis and
! ciro b Fulton and from St. Loais through
] d Cherokee, ChoctaW and Greek country.
VI unite and firm oaa great trunk, con-
acting those several points with the paui.
&c Ocean such work as tho world
Iuvcr yet saw Is influence upon tho de-.
linie. af the South !. iuealuhbie. Il en-
/ built only by tie united energies Of the
oulh, and il is worthy to tax ll0se enef.
ies Ia their uimnst
As tie Legislatures Of the different Slalas
iuw appealed to. convene at different times
le,Wcen the Grsi af October aud the frsl ol
lanmrY il is exceedingly desirable tlai
he charter Should be- enacted sa early in
october That il tmay Il rassible. Be laid b.
ore The a.hsr Legislatures. as Il law enacted
nd IN lafee. Iais is particularly impaf.
ant, in order il.ai such action my BE- ob.
laiuyl ifem tie Legislatures ul Arkansas
Hl Iesas. as VI give tie company an ea.
faagnas TO raanela .aF lAe lands grauis!
IN tho.e siaic. Il and oI hailroads
Tie Legislature uI the State q $ Car5.
liua !, latI,igea ans respectfully bu, earn.
s,.y and ur suilY solicited 10 api at an caf-
ly day ai iis approaching session on tie
lbe daasHi entitled \ LII tocfsala aud in.
for1auts tie Southern Pacific Balraa
Company masius such changes additions
and amendments as 70 i; in Is wisdom
ilall ,eem proper, and tho Legislatures Of
tie other S,aigs, aud tie Councils of tue
Cherokee. Creek aud Checlaw Nations. to
hc, upan tie daa liz uf bills u recognize
The ezisenc, o- the Company. aud to IN.
,c,, il with certain powers, immaniiic, and
privileges.
IL is hoped TINT the States Of Arkanms.
Missouri. lpSas and California. will make
10 the company snch grant, u land as msy
to their Legislature seem wise and proper.
and ,ha, al of ,ho States aud the several
Nations mentioned win take measures 20 De.
come toelhu,dcr, 10 thc company 20 the VI.
most ug iheir means aud abilities, either by
d.rlr, subscription. by some plan Ike ilat
suggested IN iLc duuch. entitled a bin 10
provide .Or a subscription Of stock ia tho
Southern Pacific Eailoal Company" or
By some other plan BY iAe.r wisdom aud
experience Co D. devised.
The undersigned refrain from further en-.
hr-ing On ibis subject They respectfully
submit in tho language q. tLs Convention,
lha, il Z. tho do'y OF every Southern man.
to him0lf to hi- country, 10 engage earnest.
Is in this great and Indispensable work Of
security, az well II wealth, ard uf rolili.
cal and commercial IogCE 10 iho South.
And they urge that iha Sll'hcm States,
IN thcir corporate aud sovereign capacities.
are more especially called upon to enter
with n.l ihcir Higbt upon tlis work. Tie
question !, now fairly presented whether
the Southern States cas- unite together to
do a grga, work, to tho Performance q
which they are invited by every caH.Ilcra.
ton. Upon iAo verde, 10 some extent de.
ponds the worlds respect. 10 a.l, If no
dishouor, will be to discourage and di,leait.
en- our own citizens. and invite renewed az.
erosion. with which weakness never lails to
be iusultcl Every Southern STATE bas the
ability, II il will but believe %, to become a
large sockholdcr in this company aud they
and their people have ample means TO build
thc road Il remains ius The States to do
lhcir duty mauully The prosperity and
welfare Of their cities and people require
It. Their duty to tue South as whole re,
quircs H. Their own honor, aud dignity
and sglirc.pcci, demand it, aud for II
llheir people. and the generations whicl
Iarc to como after US, will thank aud horoI
them
/ ALBERT PIKE. # Ark, Chairman.
TuOS WuITRlpGE. Of Nd.
JAMES LYONS. Of Nn
II. JOHN WlNSLOW, Of y g.
I HENRY W. CONNER, Of S.. c.
c J. MCDONALD Of Ga.
W, D MOSELY. of Va.
/ THOS. FEARN, Of Ala.
4 \. p. COLEMAN. Of Miss