, 1862-09-05
THE CITY.
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD (0X-
LAST DAYS PROCEEDINGS
ADOPTION OF RES0LU TlONs.
KEBRASEAAkD THE HARVEST,
THE FINAL ADJOURNM MENT
MORNING SESSION,

day, and the Convention met quite promptly
st the hour Axed-ll o'clock. The attend
once was small, as many left for the East on
Wednesday evening.
As quorum Was in attendance, the calling
Of the roll *as omitted
The SECRETARY read the minutes Of the
last meeting, and they were adopted.
Afr. Tu.pES OF New York moved that Col.
R. B. Mason, Hon. Geo. Bliss, John Van Mort
wick, William E. Harvey and John B. Jervis,
eminent civil engineers, be invited to seats
upon the platform. Carried
The CuA1R announced the receipt Of letters
from r. N. Rice, Esq Superintendent Of the
Michigan Centr4l Railroad, and Chauucy Vib-
band, Esq, Superintendent Of the New York
Ceutra1, rendering return passes ito include
the Great Western Railroad) to the members
of the Convention; also, passes to the Atissis-
sippi River and return, on the Chicago and
Milwaukee; Chicago and Galena Union; Chi
caco and Northwestern; Chicago and Rock
Island: and Chicago, -Al'on and s.. Lonis
Iosds; and a similar favor from Platt Smith,
Esd, Of the Dubuque and fAc1dc Koad, for an
excursion into central Iowa.
NJ, TuoNAs at I,xa moved that Mr. Blood
rcol's speech, delivered on Wednesday, be
I,uh}iEh, d in pamphlet form, as the statistics
contatntd in it furnished Invaluable Informs
rion, which it was essential should be in the
possession Of the public
Nr, CAS- OF Pa was highly delighted with
the scholarly aud able production of Mr..
Bt,edgoud. but many paris OF the speech his
Judgment did not commend.
Nj, THOMAS of To va did not propose to en-
derse the stntimsnts> h-t simply TO furnish
fhe people win 'te statistics.
RI n0nEnn1 of NrW nrk. said fhaf he
felt proud CT ilIe s1azteriug notices given him
br the copytn ion, and that he did not expect
III Of his srn iren*s to be endorsed. Every
Man lad a right 10 his oxn opinion. He
Hcu1d rtque-t That any fufther discussion
night he uaiyt d.
Atr. TuoMAs withdrew his resolution.
The busipt ss resolution pencing at the ad-
iou1nment Wednesday evening vas first in
orter.
charged bis views upon striking out or re.
ducirg the number Of places for subscriptions
according 10 his amendment offered Wednes-
day He had, bo~eTer, great respect fof
the options Of The president, aud he dida't
waLt tim to hare the excuse that he could
not carry cut his pfars owiog to this amend
ment. He was glad to learn that his friends
t1ou, New York we're going to show 9 libera
spirit, and not grab up all The stock, bus LEI
ctEers have some. Others had complmeutet
him that be vas on the right side OF the Ques
ton, and he was very thankful for the CON
plinterts. TLaughter.] He would, for 7hss
not want to prevent ANYBODY from subscrib
The CHAIR said the Committee from eacl
ste and Territory were responsible for tl
success Of the subscriptions where they be
long. AE there wss only two weeks tim
after The books were opened. be could no
possibly get al over the Country in that time
ard therefore he waived his personal respon
sibility.
Mr. TnDEs Of n. T. called for the read
ing Of the resolution.
Mr, RCGsLEs called the attention OF th
Commits toner's to the provision Of the act c
Incorporation requiring the company to con
p1ete telegraph as well as railroad, ffo,
The Missouri 10 the Pacific, on pain of forfeit
ure Of the whole, and gave au interesting q
advance, By Mr. Hiram Sibley and others, vt
in 1861 accomplished the hercu1ean work
completing 1,G00 miles in the Incredibly sho
time Of fonr months and II days. NJ
eures had been taken to secpre tt
eo-nreration of the Emperor Of Russ
line OF telegraph passing through Ru=sia a
British America on the Pacific, aud aero
Behring's Straits, so as 10 connect 81: Pcte
burg dlrectlr wifh Wa-hingtnn- or It
rady flushed 3, $40 miles extending eastwa
#. N Moscow, and tad provided the ula!e1i
for the residue.
In riew Of these vast continental etforta,
was Lot Strange, SAID Mr.. r, that Ru,
sy1npathis1d vi N America as her co1tinen
c1n.prer.
Nj E. here ezpatiated at some length a
With uurh warmth on the tdorts of cert:
c}ass Of English writer's to advocate the
meMte:ment Of our continental Union,
haTirg, from its size become dangerous to
security Of rnarkiud. But We postpone I
publira'ion Of this interesting portion Of
epeet b, which was received with grea. fAv
ID the hope Of sooa giving it to our read
more fully from not.s prepared by Mr. H
sts.
Upon motion, Mr. Rugples read the bl
ness resoln ian ss 1o,io~.:
E9<o1red, Thst the Com ni4eloners will duly I
coed to oren hn'Et OF SUBSCRIPTION tt the tL
OF ''7he Union Pacific HAIL CAT COMPANY IL
manner ard On he terms prescribed in the &C
bc rpbrat1su thsf - IL forks be opened on
fset " Wednesdsy "ftlc:s,3er bext, at Twelve o'cl
at nocn, at PossiaLd: Maine: Concord \
el:a-ttlr: Provid+nce Rhode l-lasd; aartf
Canrccticu,: New Ynrs itT: Trenton: New .
rey: Philadelphia CRY; Wilmington; Delaw1
bus, oh,o: 1ndlanrpolis. 1pdiana; Chicago,
1at.; D-,ro1t. Michigan: Milwaukee,. *1ac,n
S; Paul: hinlcsois; Eul1ngtou, Iowa st. L:
ia 1tE1i'try: Denver City. colorado Territ'
Sal. Lake City. Ciah Territory; and San Fran
e. ta'fnrn1a; to BE- op.ped s at 81 suea ID Il
Or under the authority OF the P1esi6
Sse,e ary sna Treasurer ol thit Board. or any
ol'hrm, aud hy such parsons a. they may IN
Ma' ncr appoln.: that eaid booEs ehsll re1
olM \ Ut all e4td places frtwn weeks, hut il II
Judgment Of the President. Secretary and Il
Urr, OF any Two Of them, 1t shall peore amprs
cable TO open or Keep cpen 1he saad books at
q EITHER of the tald places, such places eha
be eaid books ehsl1 be kept open in the cl
Kew York until the amount Of subscsi ption,
quired by the act of incorporation ehsll be
am"Hn = esr 81 teb en-. rs .e
csrtihcate Of deposit to the credit Of the Trea
In some bank Of gt,od sta"dng, to he apnrov,
his receipt TO the subscriber for the aa1oaat.
Mr.. R1AS Of California wan1ed Pori
Oregon, acded to the LIST Of places. o.
expected branch of the road up the
AID was more interested Ia the enterprise
any osleY State exc. p1 California
Mr. MoSELL, Of Nebraska, said it app
to him the proper point to be considered
tie national one. Wnen Congress det
it he dutr Of this Board to open books
principal cities Of the loyal States, It me
The cities wh.re they bad appoiated Cos
sioners. The organization Of this bod
made upon u4tionAi basis. We hay
Pr. sident, Secretary and Treasurer, an
now to open books for subscription upt
same material basis, aud let every ont
desires, sign them. ! know OF No
smaller than my oEu, but We will
scribe cur share al least and We will, I &
Jou, be proud Of it We look TO this n
Gtvtlope Our Stste--it Is q mater Of Iii
death with us. Gentlemen who talk
this road not pa11tg, don't kaoT The ca
through which 1t pas-e -es. The hills al
with ore, but II canLot develope the Z
toat the lar d will; year by year It is II
ing- If this oad should fell to keep the
together, the valley Of the Platte vii
forth men enough. Although small
Nebraska sent regiment to Docf
whieh interpo5ed itself between our
AID the Febtls and stayed with their ba
The advancing tide OF trcason.
Formerly, under the administration
J.f Davis was Secretary, We had 10
Upon The 6,.uth f.r our Information.
TIT Pacific R:lirnad could not pass or
Teufe. JEFF Davis then knew, tnat
those hills Brigham Young had settled
Utah was surrounded By circle of {
tion which bad passed over those bill
knew that tie VIII le trade aud com III
Utah passed over them, and in the face
he seut torlh bis garbed r. port.
This great Pacific route IL not \ nj
nor any soon. The railroad is beh
times. While the discussion Of this
has been going on, 10 wa has buflt a +
of railroads. Although We are poor
nov, If sou do not build this road s.
VIII pnld 1t for you in five or si1
Nhle This project has been upder dis
hAnsaS and Nxora>ka have Bpruug Fl
testrt, and are pouring their riches
bosom OF the country We used +
once, in sailing up our rivers. th,
nothing but q arstrt lew u4iles bey
green trees which ekirted the nv
" hue this project WIS Ing Idtscusse
EpFaDE I'D, and uDR no man ran 4sti m