New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-07-14
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
The Great River and Harbor Convention at
Chicago.
Edilohal Correspondence.
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Editorial Correspondence.
CHICAGO Illinois, July 81 P. NJ.
Chicago has been filing up with Delegates 70 the
peoples Convention Tor the last ten fifteen days,
bat it was not until Saturday that the pressure be
came burdensome. When We arrived on the Ore
eon at sunrise yesterday morning, there scarce
" spare inch Of room in any public house save in
few bedrooms long since bespokeD. Bot the citl-
zens had already thrown open their dwellings, vel
coming strangers in thousands 10 their cordial aud
bounteous hospitality the steamboats,, as they
came in prohered their spacious accommodations
and generous fare 10 their passengers during their
stay, and though iour or live boats full lreghted
came in yesterday aud two more, with thousand
or fifteen hundred each, came in this morning, be
ieve there are none left in doubt 10 their chance
Of shelter tonight at this present writing. AT all
events, the People OF Chicago have earned noble
reputation for hospitality and public spirit.
The grand parade took place this morning, and
though the route traverscd was short in Difference
10 the heat Of the weather the spectacle was truly
magnificent. The citizens OF Chicago Of course
furnished the most imposing part Of 1.-THE Music,
the Military, the Ships on wheels, ornamcnted
Fire Engines, Sc. never witnessed anything so
superb as the appearance Of some Of the Fire Com
panies with their Engines drawn by led horses
tastefully caparisoned Our New-York Firemen
must try again they have certainly been outdone {:
think NEW YORK had some 800 Delegates on
the ground-among them john c. SPENCER, J. De-
pIYsTER OGDEN, THURLow WEED JAMES L. BAR
TON, SETH c. HAwLEY, GEO w. PATTERSON, AL.
WIN Bronson, JOHS L. HINMAN, sc. From New
England the number present is smaller, but still
considerable; l notice among them Hon. JoHN A.
ROCKWELL of Conn, Hon. ELISHA II. ALLEN, now
Of Boston, &c. &c From New JERSEY, there are
SIX or eight from Pennsylvania think so to 100 ;
among them Hon. ANDREW STEWART, Senator
JOHNSON of Erie sc; from Ohio, the number may
not be much greater but among them are Hon
ToH CoRwIS, Gov BEBB, Elk Gov. MORROW, Hon
r. C. scHEScR, Hon. joins c. WRIGHT, &c. From
Georgia, there are at least two here, and one Of
them is Hon THos. BUTLER KING there is one
even from South Carolina; Indiana, Missouri and
Iowa are well represented; Michigan and Wiscon-
sin have a large regiment each, while Northern IL
lnois is Of course here en- mdSSe. A judcious est
mate makes tho number present today TWENTY
thousand men, of whom Ten Thousand are here
as Members of the Convention
The morning was very hot, and the Procession,
though not long, in its course, was long in getting
in motion--of course the waiting was tedious;
though we had pleasant square on the Lake
shore to form in and something of a breeze to TEN
per the suns fervor. But for gentle shower last
evening the day would have been extremely dusty A;
it was sufficiently so as it was. The afternoon is
more breezy and pleasant.
The citizens had provided spacious and beauti-
tiu tent about 100 feet square, pitched in an open
square near the centre of the City radlating from
tall pole in the centre and well provided with seats
1t holds about 1000 persons comfortably. The rest
Of the gathering were constrained to look in over
the heads of those seated.
lMr g. here gives an account of the preliminary or
of the Convention but this part of his letter
was anticipated by our Express
On resssembling in the afternoon, the Conven-
ton was briefly addressed by Rev. Mr.. ALLEN Of
Maine, mainly on the influence OF the Puritans OF
New. England on the settlement and character Of
the Great West When he had closed, very
general call was made for Hon THos. CoRwIS OF o.
which could not be stilled Mr.. Corwin was finally
sought out in the body of the Convention and con-
ducted to the stand by Hon. JOHS WENTWORTH
Although coming forward reluctantly Mr. c. ad
dressed the Convention for nearly an hour in his
own inimitable manner the relations and relative
character OF the Puritans eloquently ouogized
by the preceding speaker and the People OF the
Weston the wants and just demands of the
West-ihe absurd folly of considering II arbor I'm
provements ON salt water Constitutional and on
fresh water not so-the mighty strides of the West
10 greatness and dominion, and the certainty that
she who now impores will soon be in a condition
10 command. &c. &c. The vast assemblage was
electrified BY this admirable effort nc.