The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-07-24
Chicago Con veusion.

Mr.. Greeley says: the Convention was now
adjourned pro forIHa, but instantly re-organized
AZ Committee of the Whole on the State of
the Union, when Gov. WILLIAM BrBH. Of Ohio.
was constrained 10 come forward In "A brief
speech, he forcibly set forth the JUS, subordina-
ton of all physical and material TO mental and
moral improvem-ht-to the d.ffusion of Intrlli-
gence, the publication Of Morals, and the Nell
o-s,tion of the social condition of Man. Vain,
said he, will be all Your Canals and Railroads
your River and Harbor improvements, if the
condition of the Toing Millions be not thereby
o. Herewith sensibly meiiorated-if they shall
still be constrained TO deve twelve TO fourteen
hours per day for the bare necesssries of physi-
cal life. hold, said he. that this need not and
ought not to continue-that Society NAV be 50
revised that ten or even eight hours faithful la
Dor daily will secure TO every industrious man
or family full supply of the necessaries and
comforts of life, that each NAV have ample
leisure 10 devote 10 the cultivation and perfec-
ton of his Moral, Social, and intellectual pow
ers Let us never forget that this is the great
end of all physical Improvement, and that such
works as We are met 10 urge upon the attention
of rulers and felow-citizens are essentia
only a. conducive thereto.
Hon. A. w. LOOMS, of Pittsburgh, Pa, Gen
LEVI HrBsEI. of Milwaukee. Wisconsin, :
LlsLE SMITH, of Chicago, ILL.,. A. III. BURLI~-
GAME, Of Mass, late OF Mich. Hon, T.. II
| ALLEN. of Boston, Mass, and Ii. GREELEY. o
! New York, were called out in succession, wher
each briefly and acceptably addressed the vas
lccncourse. The speech of Mr. SMITH. of thi
city, regarded as an oratoricsl effort, was tn,
/ hes; of the many good speeches made here with
/ in these three DAYS. Ii was beautiful, thrilling
| highly poetic, enchanting and enrapturing TIA,
audience. will not attempt TO sketch IT, Nr
Al rk
different vein-these two afording striking il
/ Illustrations Of Western and Eastern pepula
speaking respectively.
| Mr.. WM. VI. Hall, of Buffalo. n Y. mex
rising TO advocate a series of resolutions offere,
by him concerning the proposed Railroad TO tn
! Pacific, the Committee of the Whole l 7. VI
adjourned over TO o'clock. at which hour tn
meeting re-assembled and listened 10 a long an
! forcible argument of Mr.. Hall against the re
spcctive plans of Mr.. Whitney and Nr Carve
for constructing the great Pacific Road. and il
favor of the counter proposition that the Rail
road shall be constructed and owned bv the Ma
ton, its directors being chosen by the People q
the several States, the Lands along the rout
withheld from the clutch of the spec ulator, &c
| &c. When he had concluded, the meeting. al
ter some desul'ory discussion, adopted his rsss
buttons, with a preamble explaining that thi
was the act Of a Mass Meeting of Citizens
Chicago after the adjournment of the River an
Harbor Convention. And then . 7. NJ th
meeting adjourned without delay.
Thus has met, deliberated, harmonized, oct
ed and separated, one of the most important; an
interesting Conventions ever held IN tins or an
country. Ii was truly characterized Cor
gress Of Freepien. destitute indeed Of Pay an
Mileage, but in all else inferior to no deliber:
tive body which has assembled within twent
years. Can We doubt that its results will b
mnst heneficenf and enduring,