The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-11-24
HE MEMPHIS CONVENTION.


The Conyentionheld Memphis on
FrIday and Saturday last to consider
the question Of Congressional aid to
The Texas aud Pacific railroad, was at.
tended by delegates from nine States,
viz; South Carolina, Arkansas, Ohio,
Mississippi, Alabama, Missouri, Louis
lana, Kentucky and Tennessee, The
Equalization was effected by elccting
Hon Berlaha aMagoflin, iof Kentucky,
President, with eight Vice Presidents,
and three Secretaries. A number of
speeches were made, the report of
which embraces, y large share ofspace
of the'A9'tdt ofsaturday and Sunday,
and the following resolutions were
adopted
WHEREAS, The national government
furnishedbt the money to construct the
railway connecting the county OF the
Patidd With the northern portimof1
theUliof - which railroad, White use
full and beneficial to the whole Union,
is peculiarly and in n large degree eX-
clusivelv beneficial to the States of the
North, and has the tendency, existing
alone, to the prejndiee. oftile Interests
of the States of the South; and where
Ms, the people Of the North We're un-
able, without government aid, to con-
structthonorthernrailwav, much less
are thepeople of the South able now,s
oru~so N1fafne az %the distant future
can be foreseen will they
be able without governmental
aid to construct railway with the
necessary connections, which shall
link their destiniessand interests more
coselywitlEthe country1on the Pacific
coast, as we'll a. With the whole coun-
try OF the Union. We have borne,
and will continue cheerfully to bear,
according to the measure of our ability,
the burden upon the common revenue
of the debt created to construct the
railways OF the North. That in view.
of these considerations, and Others not
now necessary to state, the people al
the South appeal totheir fellow coun-
trymen of the North, and Ithegov-
eminent of the Union created by the
common blood and treasure, of our
forefathers, which Is Gehr to OUR hearts,
and, we hope, will continue so to be,
TO bestow upon the peopleo the South
such favor and substantial aid saswill
enable them to construct q. railway,
with suitable connections, which shall
unite us on the side with the great.
country of the west, and on the other
with the rich and prosperous and pow
mi, Il Of A ~ -,
view of this more readily do we make
appeal, fully assured that the aid may
be bestowed In such manner as will
notfnmease The DEBT ofthe govern
ment.AA9A& w AsAs~@@"
Resolved, That we ask the Congress
of the United States to grant the credit
of the National Governnient TO aid and
accomplish the construction of the
TexasWand Pacific railroad, from its
EastHrh terminus at shreveport, in.
Louisiana, ato Vie coast of the Pacific at
San Diego or other suitable place on
that coast, and also to aid and accom-
plish the construction Of sueha railways
as will connect the Eastern terminus
with the cities ofIMemphis, aud Of
Vicksb,ifg,, and or New Orleans, with
such conditions anafprovisionsas will
efIectually secare To the lines Of + road
leading TO these cities from the East
ern terminus Of the Texas and Pacific
railway and along the whole, line of
that railway, absolute equality as TO
themselyes,and asto all other railway
connections and Intersections, In the
advantagesland facilities for the. trans
portation of freight and passengers,
and for all other uses to which the
Texas and tactic railway and Its
branches mayor can he Rppliea.l lAnd
with SUCH provisions aud condition as
will compel the construction of theroad
continuouAl y.ffom;tl point or its rres-
ent completion In Texas to the West
ern terminus op she Pacific eoast.A -,
Resoffe6, That tie l3fesident OF this
Convention appoint a committee Of
ten persons, who shall be charged with
the duty aud p0weistotake such meas.
ures as may hereafter be proper to pro-
me, mote the objects Of the foregoing reso-
Among the resolutions offered was
the following, by Mr.. Henry. of Ten.
nessee:
Resolved THAT the ot6ission Or fhe
city of st. Louis In our resolutions h
not to be understood. or ,constrned as |
an exprefsionlof any hostility On oprjol
sition TO that city, 1t being our desire
to ask nGongress to0 giva Its aid I'd n /
southern lroaaNs6n tile tiiirtylsecond |
parallel of latitude, which we ,uu,ier.
stand " he tile Southeru Texas PhciiicI
railroad Whieh,v we have assen,bled in