Show the overland immigrant road tie tle tle tie immigrant road committee chosen by the mass meeting of tuesday ay evening met at t the he call of the chairman last evening at the file auction rooms of jones Midd klon blon and organized by the election of capt win T sherman of luca turner coas cons permanent pelmo anent president cittee s A G randall secre Serre secretary and joshua P haven as treasurer T the the be subcommittee sub committee appointed to 0 o draft a memorial to pre present ent I 1 to 0 congress in behalf of the tire object contemplated y submitted the following petition ton which ivas was unanimously adopted aita Alta alla california of march sit 41 citizens resident in the state of california respectfully represent to the lionor ole oie able abie the Co congress abress Agress united states the following fact facts ard ask your earnest consideration of our necessities and immediate action for our re relief we are a population of five hundred thousand in number occupying the western limit of american possessions upon the pacific our state is the growth of little more than five years yet within that hat brief period we have erected as an air outpost upon tile tiie frontier of our republic a municipal government faithfully reflecting the our burco common n mo n institutions by energy and enterprise we have laid theroun the foundation for rora fora a great stae properly protected and encouraged shat shot add to the dignity and iiii stability of the union we have passed laws la acs yielding willing allegiance to file he federal government we have built cities villages and works of improvement pro worthy of an industrious people we have planted the germs of a commerce already important and destined to produce in time most magnificent results and from which we have already paid large revenue to the federal treasury Tipa sury oar OOT mines not nol yet fairly opened for successful working hare realized by moderate estimate I 1 which we have sent forth to the world and thus in no inconsiderate degree contributed tri to the prosperity of our whole country we have been lieen and still a are re developing new neur sources of wealth we have bave ex explored lored an and brou brought g 1 to notice nelice parts of our conary country cherto hitherto irli unknown know ri we have planted ourselves ur selves in this distant coast where we are prepared to do loyal duty in protecting 0 our country from aggression or wrong L oar localio locality Y the character of our nature ure olour of our productions duct ions the he capabilities olour soil and climate the accomplishments of the past and the reasonable hopes hones odthe future should all commend us to jo the favorable care oft kofl lle lie aed aid while we appreciate the benefit cfall tife tiye appropriations cf the federal cpr our ilent defence de fencee fences 1 and aird commerce which v aich have been so generously expended on our c osand which gives us its reasonable a 11 rance ranee of the file fut future tire rire I 1 there is a present necessity nece rity city for he tire want of which cur state of california and the whole pacific coast is now languishing ant i our great necessity is is increase increase of population or oiin 1 r re requirement in ement is all an immigration of the working in g and producing classes our state presents most unparalleled inducements for this class of person t y our cl climate mate is unequalled unequal led from its exit ennes ernes stif fering ferine is unknown our ovir soil 01 ol is is productive almost beyond belief destitution to he file healthful and willing milling worker can never neier exist eM sour our mines yield as readily as upon birst first discovery and areas per pel rna rua neit nelt und and durable as tile tiie eternal hills lulls in which i they are located every inducement for forim immia immig migra ra tion is is now as strong as when in 1849 and aud 50 all tile hie app approaches roache to our oun stafe stale were thronged thron ged ed with immigrant immigrants the best of 11 portion our present 1 population arrived here by bir passage across the file I 1 plains ji and from the leng ieng length th of tiie the jurney journey the he character of the country tiie the ab ence of settle ments merits the int ini to obtain supplies and recruit I 1 their stock this journey was not wilhoit wilho u t its in i conver lences and its danger dangers the tile rec recent e nt h ho 0 5 tile of lie indian tribes have aliv so 1 0 I 1 mutilated the hord Lord hardships I 1 ard ships and increased the hazard of this his our only land approach as to 0 o render redder it nearly impracticable and the file result has been an almost entire sue Fue suspension pension of travel by this route a caise calie from which we are now laboring under under much embarrassment embarras ment our petition to congress cong ress is ii for the file immediate construction of a vacon road between the fron fronk k tier t of the he state of missouri and arid california aria following folt the general al route of lle lie the old emigrant road passing through the valley vailey of tile hie great salt lake I 1 and reaching rg california at t a point on the ealean slope of the sierra nevada where the he carson cargon the mountain mountains and arid where isnow a flourishing village known as carson valley settlement tl fl ement this is 13 ha the route of I 1 lie the great 1 tion cf of 19 and 50 it is mostly a level levei let lei cl plain ceiri requiring n a few small bi budge adges the establishment of ferries occasional lonal excavations and the thes irking of a few wells it is is central aready already hive haveko oo 00 00 people crossed it t thus satisfactorily demonstrating strati rrb g the bract practicability y oatlie of the rout route e I 5 our petition is also for the establishment of military pots at such convenient points along ge the line of said road as shall shail effectually to the protection and ard safety anim iino gran grab lythe construct construction ign ion of workshops blacksmith shops ard such oher aldas may be necessary for the public we must earnestly ask ak of our government the immediate and favorable consideration of our petition pet peli lilon ilion ion lon iop reflect that hat we are a part of the he people of the united state states row separ separated aVd flom from the twenty two millions milli ors of air fellow citizens citizen by a belt of our national territory less than 2000 miles in hi width and over a great portion cf of which ia is now the best national road in t the e world ire tre guirl quiri g c only here aej til ill there eife eafe impi ov ement and ana at a cos cost t by no mean pleat 9 we are row as it were cg r a distant colony colon access from other parts of ouboun our own country to flo ourselves is by a most circuitous route requiring the passage cf avi transit through forean fore agn territory and ond a tropical climate our business is is subjected to delays and hazards our people pie to daiger and our carrying carrein t rad pay revenue lo 10 a foreign government ard in in a feature u we e are the tributaries tributa ries and dependents on the will of private corporation corporations I 1 should our present h frendly relations with other governments be disturbed our commerce our correspondence and our treasure is subject to embarrassment interpol interposition and loss we would fend fird ourselves EO so far removed from the central authority that ere troop mimi munitions lions of war or aid could reach us we should have become subject so faras far as a brave people could be subdued to an enemy and ard the insolent exertions exe rions of if foreign n military power over 01 er a de fenceless people moved by ahse and stich such other ilat riat national ional lonal considerations si side de rations as will suggest themselves them spites to the intelligence intelli intelligence telli gence and patience of your jour honorable body in inter interest cst cat of the present pre ent and anxiety for tile the future we most and earnestly ask the immediate construction of this national highway protected by adequate military strength your will ever pray sc |