The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-05-24

Island, be authorized 10 represen
that State in the Convention. This
of course, was received with i'm
mense applause, and the GovernO
was duly elected. He was escorted
to the stand and proceeded to address
the Convention at some length. Gov
SPRAGUE is evidently a man of more
force than many have supposed, ano
at the present time occupies a high
position In the estimation of the peo-
pie of the South. The most common
place things uttered by him yesterday
were loudly eheered, and notwith-
standing his tediOusness of manner
and slowness of utterauee. he was
listened to with the most marked at
tention throughout. SPRAGUE is pop
ular in the South for several reasons
He is immensely wealthy. He is per-
sonally and most largely interested in
the culture of cotton. He has al
ready made purchases looking toward
the establishment of cotton mills in
the South. Last, but most important
of all, he has broken with the polit
ical party which has given him all the
political importance he possesses, and
is doing what he can to break it
down. These reasons are sufficient to
commend him to the admiration OF
large majority of the white popula-
ton of the South, and wherever he
goes, distinguished honors and hearty
welcomes await him. His speech is
more important for what it naturally
suggests than for what it actually
contains. It is quite evident that the
little Rhode Islander is revolving
schemes of political exaltation far
reaching in extent, aud that he is
bending ali the powers of his mental,
financial aud social resources to the
acco nplishing Of his ambitious de-
signs.
The resolutions which were read
yesterday aud this forenoon-and
their name is legion-were very gen
orally referred to the appropriate
Standing Committees. The gentle
man introducing them, however, took
care to preserve their Immortality by
passing an order to have them al
printed with the NAMES Of the authors
attached. Consequently, the papers
of this morning are filed with resolu
tions, many of which received but
very slight consideration 1.-THE hands
of the various Committees. This
foolish vanity to appear in print ma
terially delayed the business of the
Convention by keeping out Of the
hands of the Committees resolutions
which we're for their consideration
until the printers had first put them
in type.
The Committee on Pacific Railroad
reported this morning. The readers
of the JOURNAL will, no doubt. be
surprised at the location of the line.
The report, in fact, only aids in bring
iug into notice an old Company, which
was organized before the war, and
who had already commenced the con-
struction of a Pacific Road from
point in Texas to a harbor on the
Pacific Coast far south of San
Francisco, called San Diego. The
report of the Committee recon-
meuds the extension of Government
aid 70 this enterprise, which con-
templates in addition to the construc-
ton of a main trunk line, branches
reaching from it's terminus to the
cities of st. Louis, Cairo, Memphis,
Vieksburg. aud New Orleans. Each
OF these branches will have equal
rights and privileges on the main trunk
line. This is a gigantic enterprise,
and will. if completed, prove
great, if not overpOweriug, rival to
the Pacific Road already completed.
The new route is below the region Of
snow, and will be free from any OBJ
ruction of that character the year
round. Mr.. BLANTON DUNCAN, of
Louisville, is one Of the Directors of
this road, and it is largely owing to
his efforts that the Convention so
unanimously endorsed it.
/ The Convention is houored by the
presence of many of the most noted
men ofthe South. Prominent among
the number, is.the venerable Gen. DUFF
GREEN, of South Carolina, who for
many years has been one of the most
active politicians of that section.
With bis tall, yet slightly STOPPING
form, long white hair and beard. and
long staff, he is a veritable Hebrew
Patriarch in appearance, and attracts
attention wherever he goes. Another
gentleman, who is often on the floor,
is Col. FAYETTE MCMULLEN, of Vir-
einia, an ex-member of Congress, and
an officer, if mistake not, in the rebe
army. Another distinguished Souther.
ner, IS General ALCoRN, of Mississippi
large man, of fine personal
appearance. great land possessions
and a most influential politician. L
is supposed by many that he will con
sent to become the Radical candidate
for Governor of Mississippi at the
reorganization Of that State If so
that party will be most fortunate
The General is a foe speaker. ha:
great executive ability, is a native
Mississippian, and is, perhaps, more
familiar with the wants and necessi
ties of his State than any other mar
in it. His election would be victory