The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-07-27
River and Harbor Convention

River and Harbor Convention.
CHICAGO, July S, 1S47.
The convention assembled at IL o'clock
under specious awning in a public
square.
The following gentlemen were ap-
pointed officers:
PRESIDENT.
EDWARD BATES, of Missouri.
VICE PRESIDENTS.
John II. Brockway, CT, John G..
Camp, Florida, I. B. King, Georgia, E.
w. HI. Ellis, Indiana. w. Woodbridge,
Michigan, E. earning, New York, L..
Kirkpatrick, N. ]. Gov. Bebb, Ohio, A.
w. Loomis, Pennsylvania, Mr.. Hopping,
New Jersey, j. III. Tweedy, Wisconsin,
A. w. Watkins, Missouri, Judge VIII
liams, Iowa, Chas. Hampstead, Illinois,
M. A. Chandler, Maine. w. P. Eustis,
Mass.
SECRETARIES.
Schuyler Colfax, Indiana, N. E. Ed
wards, Illinois, f. w. Fenno, N. Y, A.
B. Chambers, Missouri, Aaron Hobart,
Massachusetts, David A. Noble, Mchi-
gan, Peter McMartin, N. j., N. w. Otis,
Ohio. Fred. S. Lowell, Wisconsin, III. w.
Starr. Iowa.
After the report OF the committee had
been read, Mr.. CHAs. KING OF New Jer.
sey, from the committee, moved that the
report be amended by substituting the
name of Thomas CoRwIN instead of that
of EDWARD Bates, as President of the
Convention.
Mr. CoRwIN Immediately rose and pc
remptoriIy declined te serve, even if cho-
sen, under such circumstances.
The report Of the committee was unan-
imously accepted.
| Mr.. Bates, in taking the chair, made
an able and impressive exposition ofthe
objects and duties OF the Convention.
Mr.. ScHENcK, of Ohio, from the same
committee, reported sundry resolutions in
relation TO the forms of proceeding, which
elected long debate.
Upon resolution for the appointment
of a committee TO prepare an Address a
constitutional debate sprung up, in which
Mr.. FIELD, of New York +; Mr.. ScHEScK,
of Ohio Mr.. STRINGHAN, of Buffalo !;
Judge Thomas and Senator JuDD, OF Hill
nois and Mr.. HoNE, of New York, par
tieipated. The resolution was laid on
the table.
TUESDAY, july 6, ls47.
The Convention met at 0 o'clock A.
M. Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Alien.
The PRESIDENT announced the arrival
Of Delegations frem the States of Ken
lucky and Rhode Island.
The PRESIDENT then announced the
appointment Of the following Committee
on Resolution
Ohio-John G. Wright, J. w. Gray,
Massacllusetts-Geo. a. Kuhn, Ariemas
Lee, Michigan-W Woodbridge, Cal
win Britton, Indiana-Daniel Mace, Ar
drew Osborn. New York--Iohn g sPeu-
Ger. Alvin Bronson, NfIssouri-J. u. Cook,
! Fletcher NJ. Haight, Pennsylvania.
J.. Brigham, ]. G. Marshall, Illinois.
Jesse B. Thomas, David J. Baker, Wis
consin-N. p. Talimadge, ]. d. KIns-
man, Connecticut-N. O. Kellogg, Joel
w. White, Maine-M. A. Chandler, F.
Up. Stockbridge, Flerida-John G.. Camp,
Georgia-T. Butler King, w. b. Hodg-
son. Iowa-S. G.. Williams, NJ. Stout,
X Kcntucky-H. j. Blackburn, r. FL. Craw-
ford, Rhode Island-Edward Seagrsve,
II. Hopping, New Jersey r. u Colt,
Charles King.
The following report was read by the
committee and adopted by the Conven-
ton.
DECLARATION OF SENTIMENTS.
The Convention submit to their fellow
citizens and to the Federal Government
the following propositions, as expressing
their own sentiments and those Of their
constituents
/. That the Constitution Of the Uni
fed States was formed by practical men
for practical purposes, declared IN its pre-
amble ato provide for the common de-
fence, TO promote the general welfare, and
to secure the blessings ofliberty = and
was mainly designed TO create Govern
ment whose functions should and would
! be adequate to the protection OF the COM
mon interests of the States, or of two or
more of them, which could be maintained
by the action of the separated States.----
That in strict accordance with this object
the revenues derived from commerce were
surrendered to the General Government,
with the express understanding tia, lAey