The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-23
Inst Days Proceedings.
FROM OUR sPFCIiA REPORTER.

FROM OUR SPECItA hnrOhAE"s
CHARLESTON, April Is, 1854.
Measures Proposd Of Stare Pro-
pe,ty, de- dc.
The convention adjourned at four O'Clock to-day after
session of six days. 1t called to order at nine
O'Clock this morning by the President Senator Dawson,
of Georgia. and proceeded at to the consideration Of
the resolutions the Pacific Railroad presented by Mr.
Pike of Arkansas After heightened debate in which
at least two dozen of the delegates participated they
adopted almost unanimously, as follows
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
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roads connecting tie States the Atlantic with those
Resolved That the southern route ought at
sans Louis. thus various
similar improvements made and Contemplated in the At
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route dcsgnatsd by that state =. tho last session q her
shsrerns the Is,sPp 81 ra,o and Pacific
fornia.
ton the Gadsden treaty with the government MeAco
tho the s3 BE Fa' "a BY as
1 ss S SF % he Ga''d from the
Reseyed That in to make provision the con
,sgp road this =.
sabs Of the States H.iysnd virgins North Carolina
:ns.ss Tsas Grsans. s.aar snnsss RsnsaGag
and OF the snd tho n and
Southern railroad to tho Pacific Ocean Gulf Of California
lie second Of these ,s.ssons the right Of
Tss & hshs s
rs,pssfay advises The BY the legislature Of
pany with capital .uoieu. to build such road tho
which The several sonshern States
above msn.oned the several ees therein and the
ton together with such other companies and individuals
t. chosaS cr:si Nations Of MI nd fSsl'
q the ss Thai IT, said r. United 'ss
millions Of dollars each % raised and secured such
iIat each u said Cities and railroad companies he iavited
. for .tsss to speE smsans e. win "a
by each Of said States and such be
@ sasb to sy s d
eet Of the and that It's directory in each such
RsessS hat s respectfully
s e ~ fs sa so
: nn ss thin Of member
pointed draf, charter Of incorporation for such
saerai States and the general councils Of the
a ana I % s ss a
order consider the game and take such other steps in
Ts1 i should be s1pedent toso So and especially
a ,S :. y9 g ss M S hs Of
lizard rSo and rsasss.as said sqsnos Of sSe
sae company grant tights Of way through their
hona lands for branch branches Of said road that
20 he far as may Be their power
the seao sssl,sy Provinces Of Mexico nsndsd
contention recommend that b.
given said corporation It's charter negotiate with
sr territory oms po. tho
Gulf of California to spulato with that that
IN the event the same granted higher rates ehsrycs
shall be imposed or exsood for passage
ton over said road citizens Mexico than on those
the United States and 20 that tine company will
maintain military posts along said road viii In all tmc sub
nit Jurisdiction and laws OF Mexico claim
Utica rights attempt 90 colombo the country
Resolved That In the opinion OF this convention the
Southern States corporations and people
TO build said road that NO time should 10 lost doing
that IL is to commence IL ten
yes hence and easily be completed Ia years as
century Is the duty southern man.
TO himself his children and his country to engage earnestly
In this great and indispensable Of security wen
as o. wealth. and Of political and commercial power 10 the
South.
Mr. DUNCAN Of Georgia, presented the following
luton, which was adoptcd;--