Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-20

port ali the Southern State. should DO pledged, pc.
h,le, 10 sustain such line.
NJ. O. v. Gooch, OF Virginia. offered the following
Substitute
Received Ths, Committee, consisting of two member
IRON each scs port represented In this Convention be
pointed Tor the purpose Of enqurug the expedicnc
Of establishing line OF steam ships between
said ports and certain port ports in Europe, with
liberty to act during the Of the Convention TO car
~ Into prompt execution such scheme having the above
object In vie. as may be agreed on.
Resolved That the Southern Delegation In the Congress
Of the United States be requested 10 urge the passage
an Act auhorising the transportation Of the u Mail In
aid steam ships With such compensation as has heretofore
been allowed other Steam Lines for similar service.
The substitute was adopted.
Rrcrrsoc.L TREATIES wrrH FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.
The fourth aud last resolution OF the second report
the Committee considered. Ii is a. follows
Resolved. That this Convention recommend the Go
venmen OF the u s. the formation Of reciprocal reate.
with foreign governments for the admission Of their
spectve products reduced and equal Of duty
that the Senators and Representatives from the respective
States be requested to bring the subject before Congress
long aud very irregular discussion ensucd upon this
resolution and various amendments were offered ont
order and speeches made the question Of foreign tariffs
Tue following amendment adopted, aud the rcso
luton. amended, agreed to:
Resolved, That this Convention recommend TO the
Govenment Of the United Sta the formation Of treaties
with foreign Governments for the admission Of their
spechve products at reduced rates Of dutv."
PACIFIC RAIL RoAD-oADsDES rREArr-s STATE SECRETS.
The Convention nsIt proceeded the consideration
the third report OF the Committee which consisted OF
eight resolutions. The first we're passed without
amendment They follows:
Resolved, That 1t is vitality important the progress
and prosperity ofthe United States one or more
railroads connecting the States on the Atlantic with those
on tho Pacific Ocean.
Resolved, That the Southern ought to commence
at suitable points the Mississippi river between New
Orleans aud ST. Louis thus connecting itself with tho VA
rous similar Improvements made and contemp ated in the
Atlantic States and concentrating at point in Tex
IN 0r mar thr IN
then TO the Rio Grandc, western border of Texas
BY the route designated by that State the session
her LEGISLATURE chartering the Mississippi FL Paso and
Pacific ilrcad, and thence to the Pacific Ocean Gull
OF California.
The third resolution then read as follows:
Resolved, That in toe deliberate Judgment OF this
Convention, the Gadsdcn Treaty with the Government OF
Mexico published in the newspapers ought TO be ra,i-
fled by the Senate OF the United States FAR at any rate
to secure the best for the proposed Southern rail
road from the western limits Of Texas to the Pacific
Ocean.
Mr.. Ruin complained that this resolution was d:srcs-
pectu to the Convention, inasmuch not the re-
solution which was originally referred the Committee by
this body.
Mr.. Combs OF KY The gentleman is right in orc re-
spect This third resolution referred. The gen
temans difficulties, however, will be obviated when he
informed that the two first resolutions of
to the Committee the first day OF this asse pbsgc are
The same and that the third resolution merely
the sense OF this Convcnon-that the President
United States should be respectfully requested npgot
ate treaty for such line secured BY this
The Committee have thought proper substitute this
third resolution In the place of that recommendation
Several delegates demanded tie reading Of the rcsou
ton originally referred.
1t read accordingly The substance OF it is con.
tanned in the remarks Of Mr. Combs, given above.
Mr. Ruhn-l GO for negotiation, but have no idea oi
going Tor the ratification OF thing know nothing pout
and which for anything know, may iavo!ve some more
Gardiner cases.
The President The resolution rs referred has no con-
nection with anything before us here The committee.
thought proper could originate ythng without regard
70 anything that may have been referred 10 it.
M Polk.-l move that the resolution should no en-
ameoded as to recommend the ratification the treaty a.
originally proposed Gentlemen Washington here
know all che facts in regard to this YOU sir
senator KNOW them but We cannot ask you divllg
what you know. But you know, sir, and know the fac
and here openly declare it. that every Northern Senator
opposing the Gadsden Treaty for the yey Tint t.
furnishes the only practicable route to the P.ciGr /
KNOW IL ana you Know II; but your Senatorial obu .tio
foroids you TO declare IL. Then, according TO despatch
received from Washington this morning the GntsIe
so modified as to Leave no practicable rct
southern port to the Pacific. am for the Gldsie,
Treaty as originally proposed; but notvr il witt. any
Northern notifications. [AppIause.l
Mr.. Marsha-The resoiution pronnsas ,h,, 4, - Ill -
serve the route. ~
Mr. Polk-I contend that should have the ORIGINAL
treaty and nothing less
Mr. Combs asked for the reading of the original prOpo-
sitlon and the substitute.
They were read gwen above
Mr. fok-l move altar the resolution as 10 reoues,
the senate to ratiy the treaty originally recommended b
Deegate-So far as t secure the best rou,e
Mr. foik-So lar as nothing sir. II contains II am
satisfied II it does contain it then all the newsnn
pers speak falsely have faith in Cen G ids.p ami nm
Wiling to swear by him. am opposed to memor.Izi,,
congress ior anything buff / have TO mrmorsI.,. q,
TINS SUBJECT want the thing it Was without being
carved anu crippled by Northern seiahes so as 10 b.
worthless TO the > uth. We have consulted and memo
riAlized Congress long enough
Mr.. chapman, of Alabama-I more to strike ont tn,
words AS published in the newspapers" TIE Ga sden
4 he tIadS Ion
the question of newspapers ~
Mr.. Pok-hy motion is to insert after the werds
GadsJen treaty" the words, as originally
Mr. Iit, OF Georgia. move to Law the resourion nno,
the table. What We doing hrrey Wbv W. arc III
ing and sweating about those things which are entrusted
exclusively u the Senate and the Executive wi,hou
knowing anything about them;lnd recommending the
ucauon OF thlng as treaty which have mrre see,
advertised IN the newspapers when we well know h,, il
had no business there, and may COPY of the ,in,l
or mere hoax That thing cannot receive The ga, ,;
Of the President OF the United States or ~ Tho Co.,
ment lou are striking IN the dark for no purposero
OBJECT bat force will recommendation ,,i,i
ne senate OF the ffesldentY Don't they know well enough
that you know nothing about il? hope this subject n
be laid upon the table. We have already done enougb IN
indicate to the Government Washington what we sir
we nave spoken OF the importance Of the Pacific Raj
road and OF the interest the South feels In H. and s
that s sufficient without interfering with tina, ohon,
winch we are not supposed to know ANYTHING what
ever. ~
Nc. Mcfarland, Of Va. hoped the prono,,on "a o,;,
inalIy referred, would be adopted rather tan Tho, 80
ted by the Convention. He was not acquainted win Tho
Gad'den Treaty, and would be voting in the dark. He
the table. ~ y"
Hen' 'aisden-l do not understand this proposition ne
recommending to the Senate the ratification of the Treaty
as originally presented, for It may contain many provis
ions IN regard TO which you are in the dark and winch
when brought to light, you might no, approve Resides
would seem debating to that body what they ought 10
ratiiy But wish to explain how this eoluon comes
TO be introduced in different form The gentleman rom
Kentucky (Gen Combs submitted to me resolution rnr
right oil way aud as minister, he asked me what would
be the prospect from my knowledge Of the disposition Of
the Mexican Government? Ny reply was, You npneaI
to the President to do that which has been already done
IL Is no secret to tell you that the boundaries of the lines
were liked, and with view TO that object Nv first III
srucuons were to settle all the difficulties existing between
the Two governments, including those which had arisen
Out OF the treaty OF Guadalupe IliJago and the boundary
coinnssiop under Commissioner Bartlett who was in
sFucted by Governor Seward so TO run IT, If possible "a IN
exclude US from this route secured under the treaty.
Nos" one OF the issues to be settled was this issue ON Tho
boundary question, this route so desirable
10 the South.
he President therefore, did all that tho gentleman
from Kentucky desired TO ask nk him to DO and am
happy TO say that everything done
As the gentleman from Tennessee has alluded 10 telo