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aus deliberations may be conducted in spirit Of
n,,arnony, and tina, they may lead 10 good prac-
ucal results, am with great respect,
Your Ubedient servant.

Is. w. TRACY, ESD.
The Journal of Commences correspondent
saws:
A Report on the commerce and navigation Of
inc valley oil the Mississippi drawn mp by Ihos.
Allen Esq, at the request of the delegates Of
-. Louis, has been presented by him to the
Convention, IT Is an able. learned. woll-wrtten
pamphlet of 80 pages, filled with important
statistics, facts and arguments. In 1916 the
receipts at New Orleans from the upper country
amounted TO II millions of dollars. the steam
boats engaged in the trade of ST. Louis were
25l and the whole number on the Western
rivers nearly 1900. valued at II millions OF dol
lars, to which are to be added 1000 keel and fiat
boats The annual cost of Transportation is IL
millions, The total value of the domestic pro-
ducts put afloat upon the waters of the valley is
26o millions and the value of the whole com
merce afloat is 42O millions. being double the
amount Of the whole foreign commerce OF the
United States The number of steam boats lost
in 1872 was 6S in Si6 the number was 36.
The annual loss Of lives is 100. The SRdgS it
Is well known, have caused many of these diSas-
ters. But to this commerce OF 400 millions the
government does not give even snag boat. nor
/" a farthinr light to designate the place of dan
ger" Nothing is given for this commerce,
while tho foreign commerce is protected at an
expense Of 8 or 10 millions annually.
Let me repeat to you a pleasant medicO-rhcto-
rcal argument. found in this pamr he.---prcnis
ing. that this Western region, and indeed our
whole country is pcopcd by a race of pl-taking
beings We are advised by one, celebrated in
the science ofmcdicinc that if we keep the head
cool. the feet warm, and tic body open, mankind
will never need physran.--Iha father Of wa
iers coos his head in the frrid regions of the
North; warns his feet in the sunny air Of the
tropics and requires only the removal of natu-
raj obstacles. which ob-ruct his interior chan
nels, to piaco him beyond the necessity Of hu-
man aid"
There is every reason to hope and believe.
that tli. Convention will prodncc important pub
lie advantages. and that it will tend to bind TO-
gcthcr The different parts Of our country by the
ties of brothcriy feeling and mutual interest.
Happy will II be for our country it the mad spr-
it Of war and conquest shall give way TO the
spirit Of Internal improvement, to the love OF
peace, and the sense Of justice, humanity, and
charity.
Among the distinguished mon who had ar
rived, tho Democrat mentions Gov. Doty, OF
Wisconsin, Senator Woodhridgr. of Michigan.
l'ittcton J. kirkpatrick. ex VI. &. Of \. j., Cows.
Behb and Corwin, Of Ohio John {. Spencer, Of
this State EX-Gov Tallnalgr, of Wisconsin
Senator Miller, of ~ j.: W. \. Moscley, and
Fix Gov. Seward. Also the following public
men,
CoscRrssMrs Frrcr.-Rohcrt Smith. H.:
Thomas J. Tu.ner. ILL.,; J. y. ROCKWELL Conn;
7. Batter King, Ga; Joseph Il. lugersol Pa;
Andrew Stewart, Pa; \. L. Hall, \. Y, and
Hon. r. c. Schcnck, Ohio.
DEMoeuArfc Emror,--Ncesr- Treat. ST.
Louis Union Sloan Erie Observer: Gray. Glove
land Plain Dealer Brown Madison (Wis)
Democrat; Brayman, Buffalo Courier; Butts,
Rochester Advertiser: Agan, Odondaga STAT
d1rd Lawrence, Perry Co. Democrat: Croswel
Albany Argus Turner, Lockport Democrat
Bennett, Lagrange Co. H. Democrat.
WING EDroEs.--Col. Chambers, st. Louis
Republican Mcssrs. Wilson 6, King. Mlwau-
kic Sentinel: Buckingham. Boston Courier
Harris, Cleveland Herald King, Of \. y. Cou-
rier & Enquirer Mann, Rochester American:
Greeley, n. Y. Tribune Weed, Albany Jour
nal Foo,c, Buffalo Advertiser, Wright, Cincn-
natl Gazette; Seward. Utica Gazette Brooks,
New York Express ; Mr.. Kceme, of the st.
Louis Reveille, Neutral.
An editorial meeting, without distinction Of
party. was to be held NJ the Sherman House. on
Monday evening.
TUESDAY, Jury G, ls47.
The Convention met at O'Clock, ~ NJ
PRAYER by the Rev. Mr.. Alien.
The President announced the arrival Of the
Delegations from tho States of Kentucky and
Rhode Island.
DrosiI,pf thor, announced the anDnint-
on, ,r ,ha f,llou,;,,r Committee on Rrsolu.
, ,"v"s " Wv
az, I,h, e. 1vrrh, wv. Gray Massachusetts.
Geo. X. Kuhn. Anemas I.cr-Hiirhigan, ". Wood.
bridge, Calvin Brtton-- hsdiana, Daniel Mace, An
drew osborn-Nen fgrh JOHN ~ =. SpsnGGi,f' Ayh!
BRONSON uSNo"t' :! II ,Ion, e Varsa
Ujan;s nsar 1omns payiI j IaErr~ il Sron-
sin, p Inllwad!e. j. d. kusnar-lonHCciic"t
n. O. kellogg I2cI WHIT; pare, VI; a. Cn,n'-
Ter T. - L tDf'p" ,'J'n - L,rI'
Ge'S'1 ,ioms '% J. S,"G, EcojirIg II J. 3iaci-
burn, T. ii Cnwlor,l- RioGe island, Edward 5'a-
grave, II. lopping-.Neto Jersey, r. l.. Colt Charier
King.
d. Gardner, Esq, Of New York, rose and
stated that he held in his hand n set Of rcsolu-
tons representing the voice Of some seventy
Delegates which he asked the privilege ol rea"-
Ing. Inc resolutions were referred u t"e co"'-
mlttcc on Resolutions without reaulhT' IL was
requested that all those Delegates having pro-
positions prepared submit The same TO inc OoIn-
nitcc on Resolutions:
Mr.. Allen, Of Missouri, read letter from the
Hon. Tn,mas H. Benton.
Tho p,os;4ent then announced the rcccrtior
-, i' u, t,, othnr DISTINGUISHED men. all O!
,r,;.i ,,,r, -, '.,.d to he Taad. THAT Of cy-
f;oyar,or Nriohf wns first read. That Of Mr.