Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-04-21
Correspondents of The baltimore American
Southern Commercial Convention.
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The Convention assembled this morning. MI
an4ious for the dispatch of business in order to
Il adjourn this evening.
Af,el the adoption ofsseseral resolutions with
regard 10 Southern the order Of the day
i w.is called for. - q
The seventh resolution Of the series on the n a.
cifc Railroad wasunler consideration. This ras.
olnton provided for the exercise Of powers nv hi.
great railroad corporation to negotiate itb MEXICO
for the purchase of the exclusive right Sway
I'M, n ,h territory 10 the Pacific ocean; and
agtee tnal me SAID Company shall have mower TO
MAINTAIN military posts along the line of said roa]
=. aovernor Jones alluded to the imno ssiIility Of
me corporationenfot such rights If obtained
a..e ploposeo an amendnienttothe resolution ask
sens!aL governmental first to enteri MO rea-
W orsuch rig hit. "'o 'e
suage ESesoit, of Georgia. denounced this whole
P.olect as one OF magnificent, visionary impacts
NY anu OF The most doubtful cons,itutonal,ty.
'Coi. coleman, of Mississippi, considered The
! Whole 'pro1ecta as impracticable and unnecessary.
as me work can be accomplished by other means
one year he had no doubt'the construction
otfthis work Wilt commenced, whereas n wo.ld
require many years 10 organize such a com, any as
that proposed. He gave many interesting facts
wlthlIegard tolthe progress of railroad CONNECTIONS
WIN Texas, ami the charter Of the land, grant
made by that State, which he estimated as ten
millions OF acres, which when brought into mar
ket ny the constru ction of the road he valued nj
0OO 600, while the heaviest estimate for the
/ $50, 000, 600. TT 800 y
Lieut.. Maury deemed the project impracticaLls,
and should vote against the resolutions in Their
l present form. -ella4.9 slaiiliff itsf
Gen. Gadsden expressed his regret TO hear this
declaration from Lieutenant Maury: . He deemed
/ mat the Character of tie resolutions have been
misunderstood 500 -
Governor Jones asked General Galsien ~ neither
ne would, with his knowledge of the charac
and Reliability of the Mexican, people and Govern
ment, advise the capitalists OF the Southern States
10 invest ,0O0. 600 en- the faithof that govern
ltprotect Them. . 2 sls'-.-.' Fl
i Genetai- Gadsden replied that the present gov
eminent oil Mexico was very unstable and that the
question would Apply to the future ratlier thai
Tue present government of that country.
Mr.. Lyons, o. Richmond Va. considered The
plan perfectly feasible. He thought the appre-
henued uliheulty OF projecting, the rights that
mg ;a ee acquired ny the corporation from Mexico
were altogether imaginaTy. He would 90 for The
project ard was prepa.et to urge on Virgin a the
appropriation of 1000, 600 10 the project.
Governor Jones opposed the whole. project, and
proceeded 10 show that the road could be and
would be completed 10 the boundary of Texas and
that all agreements with foreign governments for
tne use oil her territory should be made through
anu by the General Government
Gov. Clay, ofAlabama, approved of the nroisct
aud beleveditno only practicable but expeiient
IN every respect. = 7sst .I5zi5 g ~ -,
Governor Dawson left the chair, and addressed
the Convention on the resolution He said we
now have railroads, constructed q, under CON
slruchon, allof which tend to some point on the
Iexas hne' with separate companies, all fully OF
canned Tor that object. was desired. Then on
through Texas TO the Mexican bou ndary line there
Is no necessity for Southern corporation for Nv e
already have the Texas charter. When it reaches
that boundary all these various roads conyerpinp
M' .nat point would form other corporations and
iuthiSh The means, when the right OF way is OBJ
lalned' 10 push 1t on through Mexico. Hi. urged
that ttey should call on the government 10 omen
tnese negotiations with Mexico, and that he was
That object Immediately. The road is built and
capital abundant now 10 complete the road 10 El
Paso. 800 ~ ~
MIR. Pike. of Arkansas, the protector of this
senems' addressed the convention at great length
IN reply lolthe arguments brought against IT. on
the conclusion of which the que stiont was taken.
and 1t was unanimously adopted, as were all The
other resolutions of the SERIES which proyitle for
the lul organization of the great Southern Pacific
Railroad Company. - -
series OF resolutions urging on Congress the
grants OF alternate sections of public lands for
poned indehditePSs hehate- and me1s finally rs.tz
Alter the adoption of number of nnimnor,ant
resolutions. including of thanks to the pre-
sizing officers, and of thanks to the people of
Charleston, the Convention resolved TO meet al
New oheans on the second Monday in January
next, Norfolk and Richmond, Va, were proposed.
out the Virginia delegation not being united on
either, they received but few votes. s.s4is5 F.
.Note.-lt.wlllsb be seen by the foregoing proceed-
Jugs o, That the despatch froul Charles
ton, published yesterday was erroneous in stating
that the Virginia delegation had withdrawn from
the Convention on account of The ptoposition ms
ing Congress to devote alternate Sections OF land
10 all railroad projects. They. opposed it. and as
serted that Virginia would never be again repre-
sented IN Southern Commercial Convention If IL
was passed. The resolusion, although a large
maJonty were In favor of it., was Withdrawn for
the sake of harmony.
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD RESOLUTIONS xpeprrn nv
THE CONVENTION
The following are the resolutions relating to the
Southe. n Pacific Railroad project adopted by the
I. Resotred. Thatitis vitality important to The
progress and prosperity United States to have
4 one OF more Railroads connecting the States ON
the Atlantic with.those OH the Pacific Ocean.
/ 3. Resolced, That the Southern route ought TO
commence at suitable points on the Mississippi
river, between New Orleans and ST. Louis. thus
connecting itself with the various similar impioye-
ments made and contemplated IN the Atlantic
states, and concentrating at some point in Texas
on or near the thirty second parallel of north Iati
tude--thence tothe hio Grande, on the western
ootuer OF texas, The route designated by that
.a's atie last session of her Legislature charter
ing The Mississippi, E Paso land Pacific Railroad
fornia. ~ " oati-
3. Resotpsd, That.inz the deliberate judgment
Of this Convention, the Gadsden Treaty viii 4 he
Government of Mexico, as published in the news
papers, ought to be ratified by the Senate Of Inc
United States, SO far at any rate as to secure the
pest Ionse iorthe proposed Southern Railroad from
Tue western limits of Texas to the Pacific Ocean.
i q. Resotped, That in order 10 make provision
for the Construction of said road, this Convention
respectfully recommend that a Southern Organ
lzaon be effected, il practicable Of tile States of
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Gao.
lima, Georgia, Florida. Alabama, Mississippi, Lou
Islana, Texas. Ark, nsas, Missouri, Tennessee,
kentucky, and OF the different Cities and the rail-
road companies and corporations 10 those States.
Tor the purpose of building Southern RAILROAD 10
the Pacific Ocean OF Gulf of California, by he
route Ind from me or more of the points indicated
in tile second of these resolution. foI
the right Of way, if necessary. with The Govern
ment of Mexico. - - 's,'s stu 4
s. Rtsoiped. That to effect ,tbis organization