The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-08-01

MEETING AT DIES MONIES.

MEETING AT DIES nONEss 4
A. large and euthasiastie nsstiag of4hs|
citizens Of Polk county, held 10 De- Asines,
on Friday, july oath, The meeting vas called
to order by appointing Judge Rioe Chairman
and Win. Porter Secretary.
The object Of the meeting was stated TO
take into consideration The sKsCkak, Dss
Moines 4 Minnssoss Railroad, and obtAiA An
expression Of the feelings and views Of tho
citizens Of Polk county with reference TO ex.
tsnding their aid in the construction OF said
road.
On motion, Mossrs. Williamson, Casady,
Dewey, White and Farmer we're appointed
committee upon resolutions.
The COMMITTEES, after oonsultation, made
the following report, which was upon motion
unanimously adopted as the sense Of this
meeting:
Your comIittee to whom was referred the
subject matter Of this meeting, would most
respectfully represent, that We regard the
construction Of Railroad from Keokuk to
this point, and from Des Moines to the south
bend Of st. Peters river. ~ ono OF the gignn-
tic enterprises OF the age, the result OF which
will he more complsts development Of the
vast resources Of the West. The proposed
road will pass diagonally through the cen
tire Of the State, traversing our most produc-
tive counties, and subserying, in - eminent
manner, the great commercial interests Of
the commonwealth. Our necessities demand
the construction OF this road. We desire it
that our surplus products may be transport
cd to other points, and that our varid wants
may be supplied be the importation Of for
eign articles. The citizens Of Polk county
have literally svinced their appreciation Of
railroads, By subscribing $500, 900 to tho
capital stock Of the NJ. 4 NJ. X. X. Company;
and We confidently believe that the written
| pledges Of our ctizens made some twelve
months since, TO employ their Efforts, time,
money and yotes to secure the construction
/ Of the keokuk, Fort Des Moines and Mime.
sofa Railroad, will be redeemed in full when
ever the company demand the fuidllnent OF
the obligation.
/ Yoar committee, therefore, would recon
mend the adoption Of the following rssolu-
tions:
Resolved, LIST. That the citizens Of Polk
county hail with delight the timo when keo-
kuk, the commercial metropolis OF lows, will
be united to the Capital City by iron bands,
the emblems Of strength, vigor and prosper
ity.
Resolved, I'd. That We look With pride
upon the heroic efforts Of the keokuk and
Fort Des Moines Railroad Company, who,
without any grant Of lands, or assistance
outside Of Lee and Van Buren, counties. have
completed about 40 miles of the road.
Resolved, 80. That the citizens of Polk
county will pledge themselves 20 subscribe,
in their corporate capacity, the sum Of $780,
600 to aid IN the construction Of this road.
Resolved, 4th. That We deem it sxpedi.
ent To appoint committee of six to confer
with the Board Of said Company, and ascer.
tain Mt what time the Company may need our
assistance, and also to make any other ar.
rangement that may be desirable to them
and to ourselves.
Resolved, 9Th. That in view Of the fac,
: that the H., F. d. N. b M. X. X. not onIy
opens out an eastern outlet, bat gives us M
additional advantage OF southern market
itpre-cminently recommends itself to our co.
operation.
Upon motion, il was resolved that sacl
and every citizen in attendance append hi,
name to the resolutions, no an evidence O
individual sincerity. A large number o
. gentlemen came forward and signbd the res
|, olations.
Messrs. Farmer, Williamson, Griffith, West
Scott and Fox were appointed committe,
to carry out the objects Of the resolutions
After speeches by Messrs. Williamson
, Finch, McHenry, Farmer, Croker, and 9th
ers, the Convention adjourned.
BYRON RICE, Chairman.
WV, PoRTkR, Sec'y.
'TnE FRAUD."-The Richmond Examine
in an article csptioned "Nill tho South coun
tenance the Fraud" speaks a. follows:
"Hcre is the whole question, then, iron
Alpha TO Omega: Shall the Constitution b
submitted to the peopleS The Democrac
OF Kansas demand that it shall, and the De-
! mocracy OF the Union second their demand
!. Mr.. keltt says nay; the ultra South clamor
8 in chorus, nav.
swell, why should not the G Constitution b
submitted to the peopief What 10 the oh
lection Of the ultrasp Strange to say. tn
reason is not denied. We blush for IN
South TO know that the reason 10 ayowed.-
The reason alleged is, that the people {
= Kansas would vote down such Constitu
. ton as the clamorers would frame for then
= and the effort is to thrust upon them. bv
political trick and contrivance, what coul
: not be put upon thcm BY fair, Democrat
: means. Such is the scheme Of the chivolr,
OF the South; such the lame and impo.s =
conclusion Of ell the grand airs and aiFecta
lions OF virtue and honor with which 9Th
! chivalry' have amused the country so long
A Paltry fraud! A political jaggle! A L
gal swindle upon the people Of kansas--ir
8 sisted upon, demanded, clAmored for BY I'll
!, chivalrJ,' par exceiience--by the pink %
|! pick politicians Of the South.n
!. This is speaking the truth plainly, By OF
" OF the staunchest organs Of slavery in Il
!, whole South.
'e A GREAT Congr APPRoAcHiSc.-AtM Nor
u days 18th Of June) setting of the rrenc
J. Academy Of Science, NJ. LIE Vcrrier 90.
hrmed the details Of the appearance Of u ne
le comet. u was noticed ut the Paris Obsery,
:, tory on the night OF the 23d OF June By
J. Diem, but had been detected BY q Berlin .,
u tronomer on the I'D. lts position 10 near
- in the constellation Perseus. From observ,
lions msde by NJ. WON villarcenu, the orb
OF the new celestial visitant has bean Gale,
% lated, and il appears to be approaching Il
L earth % rapidly that il will soon present
4 fine object to the naked eye. At present
y 10 believed that it il not Charles v.ss GOMEZ
. OF which there has been 80 much talk. !
E designed 10 come into collision with Il
n earth on the 18th day Of LAST month
Some further observations are, hoveye
~ yet required 10 settle that point with &C.
- tainty. The discovery Of forty. fifth e
"a cscopic planet was announced at the sam
ie time.
b.
TnK FiyE PoiNrs.-The following mar,
81 graph from the N. Y. Express gives An ia.
., OF the fearful accretion Of vice and souai,
- IN the feld OF labor occupied by the ri,
10 Points Mission:
B. SIN attending to his dutics recently. M
Peace found dying woman in foul spar
q ment in Cow Bay, occupied also by eight oil
j. A. wonen and one mar all a,,nL 3