The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-06-13

per to obtain security and protection for the
Of this object We are timustsd by no psrtssn
or merely sectional Interests but look the and
interests Of our whole coufderacy asking nothing for
ourselves and nciRhbors which not equally willing
SHOULD BE- given to all portions Of the Union. We would
provide for the safety OF and their cargoes and
ing harbors: and We would facilitate and cheaper the
transportation Of the products OF labor by the removal
OF Constructions in rivers wheresoever it may be
CURED whether In the mighty streams OF the West or
IN those OF smaller dimensions ut the North And as
and can be accomplished only by the Concentrated DOW
err and wealth OF the country hold to be- the duty
Its citizens to apply that wealth power TO such pur
poses That the States having surrendered 10 the
Federal Government the revenues afforded by COM
merce, and having vested in that government the
sole and exclusive regulation of the whole subject
both with foreign nations and among the states
It becomes more imperatvey Its duty to apply rea-
sonabe portion Of the thus acquired to maintain
augment, and facilitate commercial intercourse thus
multiplying the sources Of revenue and the time
protecting the labor and sustaining the enterprise of its
ctzens That while this duty has been acknow ledged
and partially performed in relation TO the Atlantic from
tier and the great the South West il has been
neglected. and sometimes denied respect to the vast
Of the North and the streams emptying into
the and in respect to rivers connecting them
seaboard: That the immense of internal trade
already existing and rapidly increasing the
peraivey demand that this unjust preference in the
portioument OF revenues derived in from the
OF the North and the South the East the
West, should cease aud that fair proportonate
participation should be had by all the citizens Of the
opinion this can be accomplished only by united deter
mined and persevering effort which will suffer party
or other considerations to interfere with its objects
tard its success
Resolved That in this spirit and for tho attainment
these Objects this meeting will select citizens repre-
sent the city Of Albany in the contemplated convention
at Chicago and there to pledge Jealous and faithful
cooperation In all constitutional measures obtain
Congress recognition of the principle that It is much
tho duty OF the general to improve the
ternal rivers aud habors Of the North and North
as to grant facilities to commerce the seaboard
the waters and also to obtain appropria
tons for those purposes shall be in just pro-
portion to the claims OF other sections having
to past expenditures and may be warranted by the
state Of the national treasury.
Resolved That the following citizens be delegated in
pursuance Of the last resolution represent this city
and that they be furnished with copy Of these resou
lions, attested by the officers of tho meeting
The chairman named the following gentlemen as dele
gates to the Convention
John c. Spencer, John Wilson,
Azariah T. rlagg John s. Van Rensselaer,,
DANIEL u Barnard, Charles Chapman,
Bradford r. Wood, ID " N RadcIf
Gsrret Y Lansing Thomas L. Greene
Erastus Corning, Andrew White
John townsend, Watts sherman,
Edwin Croswell, James Edwards,
Ihurlow Weed, Charles s Omstead,
Thaddeus Joy, John Taylor
John knower, John 3. James,
John l.. SchoOlcraft, John Il Norton