The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-12-11

acquired IN such manner that 1t shall
bring with it no temptations to such an
enormous misuse of power and patronage
There is design cherished by those who
talk most earnestly of making further
acquisitions from Mexico to hold them as
territories, and, under what they call the
bred Scott decision, to fill them with
slaves, and parcel them into plantations
worked by negro bondsmen. To stay the
violent feud which this scheme would
engender, and to avoid the evils of colo
NAL government, if any acquisitions are
made from Mexico, they should be re-
ceived into the Union as States and
allowed to govern themselyes.-M T.
EVsning Post.
Proceedings Of he Railroad cSnvsndoh al Kan
sas City.
In pursuance of call from the Cham
Der of Commerce of the City of Kansas,
a.Railroad Convention, consisting Of dele
gates from the Western Counties of Mis-
souri, and Southern and Central Kansas,
convened at the Court House in Kansas
City, on Monday, Nov. %, 1858, and or
ganized by calling His Honor, NJ. ]. Payne,
Mayor of Kansas City, to the Chair, and
appointing John 8. Hough, Esq, Secre-
| tary. t.
On motion, R. T. Van Horn, John Nc
Carly, Louis Vogel, W. C. Chestnut, VIM.
Roy and ]. A. ]. Chapman were appointed
Committee on permanent officers.
The reception of delegate credentials
being next in order, the following towns
in Missouri and Kansas were found to be
represented, and on motion of Col. N. G.
Claiborne, were admitted to seats:
From Independence, Westport and
Kansas City in Missouri; from Wyandott
Osawatomie, Paola, Shawnee, Olathe,
Lawrence, Lecompton, Manhattan, Kan
sopolis, Mandovi, St. George and Della
ware Crossing in Kansas Territory.
The committee on permanent officers
made the following report:
For President-O. c. Brown, of Osa-
watomie.
Vice Presidents-E. C. McCarty, Of
Kansas City, j. A. J. Chapman, of St
George; VIM. Roy, of Shawnee; n. Scar
rett, of Westport; VIM. Gilpin, of hide
pendence; B. r. Simpson, of Psola; j. T.
Barton, of Olathe; j. D. Chapman, Of
Mandovi; ]. P. Root, of Wyandott; and
]. H. Young, of Manhattan.
SecretarieS--John S. Hough and VIM
G. Barkley.
On motion, committee of thirteer
was appointed on resolutions, as follows
], c. Groom, F. w. Cram, K Coates, J
P. Root, Jno. McCarty, R. II. Van Horn
]. A. j. Chapman, DR.. j. Lykins, N. G
Claiborne, w. Chestnut, j. B. Chapman
w. Heberton and Thos. A. Smart.
On motion, the convention then ad
iourned to meet at z O'Clock P. NJ, Il
hear an address upon the subject of con
tinental Railway, from Col. VIM. Gilpin
of Independence.
z O'CLOCK, P. NJ.
The Convention met pursuant to ad
journment, when Col. Gilpin, being intro.
duced by the President, proceeded to de
liver an address upon the physical ge-
ography, commercial resources and agri
cultural capacities of the country, a
bearing upon the Construction of grea
continental Railway, connecting the cen
; trail portions of the continent and tn
f commerce of Asia and the Pacific witt
that of the American continent. His ad
} dress was listened to with undivided
attention for the two hours consumed i
its delivery, and ELECTED the enthusiast
applause of the large audience present.
/ After the conclusion Of the address
Col. N. C. Claiborne, Judge H. B. Bou
ton, DR.. J. Root, of Wyandott, and other
addressed the Convention in brief an
pertinent speeches. is e-.-e'
, When, on motion, the Convention
adjourned to meet at 10 o'clock mex
t morning.
TUESDAY, 10 O'clock, A. NJ.
The Convention was called to orde
l when the committee reported the follow
, ing preamble and resolutions:
Whereas, We believe the time to hay
i arrived when measures for the immediat
, construction of Great Continental Raj
. way, uniting the Atlantic and Pacifi
5 oceans, should be inauSurated by tn
| Congress of the United States an
D Whereas, the valley of the Kansas rive
3 is situated on the central geographical lin
5 Of the Continent and the Union, we 81
: in favor of the route by. that valley; an
in support of our position we urge II
: following reasons: i-gu-
/. We adopt the premises that faciliti'
t for construction being equal, it is the du'
Y of the Government to construct said roa
Q upon the most central route, as by so doir
e all parts Of the Union would receive mo-
{ equal. benefits.
Q 2. The Lake of the Woods, on the 49'
), parallel, and Galveston, on the 18th pa
f allel, may be taken as the extreme northel
e and southern boundaries of the centr
a portion of the Republic, thus making Il
9 39th parallel the center, on which para
: lei is the valley of the Kansas river.
e 3. The route for the Continental Raj
o way seems to be marked out by natur
II and embraces a seri IS Of cen.Tal vale
+ traversing the continent, viz: the vale
o of the Potomac, the Ohio, the Nilsson
n the Kansas, the Colorado, the g1cole
d and the San Joaquin. 2
II 4. That on this route there are alreat
% constructed 1898 miles of railroad, up
)fi which the locomotive is now running, IL
p miles of which are west Of the Mississi
l. pi, and is being prosecuted as rapidly
d the work will admit by the State of M
s. souri, TO the mouth of the Kansas nv
y making 1,345 miles of the Great Con
70 mental Railway, built by the unaided e
,e1 ergies of the people inhabiting these &c
trail valleys-or one-hay Of the road.
es 5. The construction of said railroad
l. this route would disturb none Of the q
i. isting eentsrs of trade, but leave the grt
ut maritime cities of the Union in the sal
o. relative positions which they now occur
Of ss the following will show: FROM