Memorial of Henry O'rielly

Excerpt from Memorial of Henry O'rielly: Concerning Military Highways or "Stockade Routes" For Protecting Travelers and Settlers, Facilitating Mail and Telegraph Communication Through Vast Interior Territories Acting in strict accordance with this magnanimous resolution, the general committee of twenty-five appointed by the mayor of St. Louis, of which I have the honor to be the chairman, at its first meeting constituted five sub-committees, viz a committee to frame an address to the people of the United States; a committee of publication; a committee of finance; and a committee to prepare statistics for the use of the contemplated convention. The committee upon the address were instructed to treat this sub jcet as a great national measure, above all party considerations and all personal designs, in the construction of which the whole Union had a deep interest, and every section of it a right to have its senti ments considered. The duty imposed upon this committee, of which Thomas Allen, esq., was the chairman, was performed with fidelity and eminent ability. The committee of correspondence received a like instruction. That committee, of which A. B. Chambers, esq., was the chairman, conformed its action faithfully to the true spirit of the resolution of the people of this city. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.