The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1862-08-30
Prom the Saint 10 Herald.
Railroad Convention.


ton. assembled at the Court House in
Troy, on the goth of August, 1862. DR..
e. II. Grant called the meeting to order.
w. B. Barnett of Brown county was cho-
sen chairman, and j. c. Hebbard of Mem
aha, secretary. On motion Of DR.. Grant
committee of three was appointed by the
chair to draft resolutions for the consider
alton of the meeting. Messrs. E. H.
Grant, of Doniphan county. w. W. Guth.
rie of Brown county, and j. D. Brum-
baugh of Marshall county, were appoint
ed said committee. During their absence
speeches were made by Messrs. x X.
Stoute and H.C. Hawkins of Doniphan
county and B. F. Killey of Brown county.
Committee reported the following:
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS.
Eh,reos, Congress has by the " Hen
derson Amendment authorized the Han.
nibal d St. Jo. Railroad Company with the
consent of the Kansas Legislature, TO To-
cate the Pacific Railroad westward from
S.. Joseph upon the most direct and prac-
teal route Therefore,
Resolred, That practical survey hereto
fore made under the auspices Of the Rail-
road company chartered by the Kansas
Legislature has demonstrated tina, the
shortest route possessing the easiest grade
west from Saint Joseph, to connect With the
main trunk Of the Pacific Railroad, exists
through the Northern tisr Of counties in
this State, it is therefore desirable to use
al! reasonable efforts to secure such Leg
islauve action as will tend to encourage the
construction Of such route
Resolced, That we as citizens Of the
northern tier of counties in Kansas, do
hereby pledge ourselves to SECURE the
election of unqualified Union men to the
Legislature who are identified with US in
our Railroad interests and who, when
elected, will have the honesty to act and
the brain 10 conceive, to secure the pass
age Of an act through tbs Legislature Of
our S'ate, granting the privilege to the
Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad to build
branch directly west from St. Joseph,
Missouri. to the main trunk of the Pacific
Road, and such further Legislation as will
| tend to secure the same.
ResolUed, That We take steps at this
meeting TO elect one or more delegates from
each county to confer with the directors of
the Hannibal & st. Joseph Railroad, and
attend the meeting of the corporators of
the Pacific Railroad to meet at Chicago,
to learn their views rel 1ative to building
the branch of the Pacific Railroad, direct
from st. Joseph, Mo, through the North
ern tier of counties in Kansas to the main
trunk of the road and to protect our inter-
ests
E. H. Grant, w. w. Guthrie. ]. D.
Brumbaugh, Committee.
Messrs. Harbine and Corby made elo.
quent speeches.
On motion. the Convention elected three
delegates from each county to attend the
Chicago Railroad Convention with the
understanding that in case the delegates
be unable to attend. said delegates are EN-.
powered to appoint their substitutes.
The following delegates were elected ::
Doniphan County,. P. johnson, E.
81. Grant, j. P. Brace.
Brown Coun,y-W. j. Barnett, E. L.
Pound. F.. H. Niles.
Nemaha County-S. Lappin, is. Hid.
den, II. II. Terril.
Marshall County-J. Samuels, R. R.
Edwards, 7. W. Waterson.
Washington County-S. H. SNYDER,
George Murdock, M. HolIinberg.
On motion. adjourned sine die.
W. B. RARsrrr, Ch'mn.
j. C. HrnBARD, Sec.
A Corinth correspondent of the st.
Louis Democrat says:
Lieul Col. D r. Anthony has resign