Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-07-17


BUTLER.
The letters Of Col Benton and Gov Warsnr were well
received Those of Messrs HuST, GRISSELL, and Woop
elected warm expressions of admiration. That Of Mr. CAss
elected strong expressions of dsapprobaon Its second read
ing was called for and upon its second reading renewed and
increased expressions Of disapprobaon were manifested
profound silence succeeded to the resiing Of Mr. vAx
BURESs
The Convention called upon the Hon. ANDREW STEWART.
of Pennsylvania, who addressed it length with much If
feet upon the subject which brought together He entered
upon the subject fully and with very enlarged as to the
powers of the National Government and TO what were
national works. Among his remarks one, substance
that the nationality of work should be judged Of by Con-
gress and that if Congress approved its nationality should
be deemed by the Executive as decided upon
d. d. FIELD, of New York, stated at length that he did
not hold to view extended Mr.. Stewart and that if
such views were 10 be pressed the differences would be found
to be serious in the Convention Mr. Field then gave at
length what his views, and amid much interruption
and questioning from various members OF the Conven-
ton SAID he was in favor of appropriations for hafbors
rivers lighthouses and buoys, whenever there doubt
OF their necessity for the commerce of the States but when
there was doubt such appropriations ought be made
Inc LIMOS river, being within State national
work. the Hudson river, not above port entry Harbors
could not be made where nature did not design one &C.
These views in the to the opinions Of the
Convention, but listened with as much equanimy
as could be expected in the West.
After Mr.. FIELD had concluded the Convention adjourned
till the afternoon and resolution was then passed express
ing the regret of the Convention that Mr. Field had been in
terruped, that signs of disapprobaon had appeared
Mr.. LINCOLN (the Wing Congressman from Illinosl then
made sound and sensible remarks upon the necessity
retaining from party illusions 1t was known that the
a ba ~
Democrats in internal improvements and if any thing were
said that the Wings did like they could well afford to be
silent After compimening Mr.. Fields Speech Mr. Lincoln
said deserved answering and then entered upon an answer
of it.
Mr.. WRIGHT, editor of the Cincinnati Gazette after
Mr. Lincoln had concluded, with the report of the
committee appointed to draugh resolutions expressive of the
views OF the Convention which, he sad was adopted una
nmously, dissenting. CHEERS
DECLARATION OF SENTIMENTS
The Convention submit their felow.ctizens and to the
Federal Government the following propositions as expressing
their own sentiments and those OF their constituents
l. That the Constitution of the United States was formed
by practical men for practical purposes declared in its pre-
auble $50 provide for the Defence to promote the
general welfare and to the blessings of liberty and
was mainly designed to create Government whose functions
should and would be adequate to the protection of the
interests OF all the States of or more of them which
could not be maintained the of the separated States
That in strict accordance with this object the derived
from commerce surrendered the General Government
with the express understanding that they should be applied 10
the promotion OF those common interests
= That among these and objects were-st
Foreign commerce, TO the regulation of which the powers of
the States severay conessedy inadequate and I'd
Internal trade and CATION wherever the two
or more States necessary preservation where the
expense of its maintenance should be equaby borne by two
States, and where of those States must neces
sary have voice in its regulation aud hence resulted the
constitutional grant Of power to Congress, o regulate
merce with foreign nations and among the States"
That being thus possessed both the means and of the
power which were denied the States respectively Congress
became obligated by every consideration of good faith and
common justice, TO cherish and increase both the kinds of
commerce thus committed to its care, by expanding and ex
tending the means of conducting hem and of aong them
all those facilities and all that protection which the States in
dyduay would have afforded, had the revenue and the au
\ shorty been left to them.
A. That this obligation has ever been recognised from the
foundation of the Government and has been fulfilled partially
by erecting lighthouses building piers fol harbors breakwaters
and ea-wa removing distractions in rivers and providing
other facilities for the carried on from the ports Of
the Atlantic coast and the obligations have been fulfil
lei to much less extent in providing similar facilities for
"commerce among the States, and the principle has been
most emphacaly acknowledged embrace the Western lakes
and rivers by appropriations for lighthouses upon
them, which appropriations have been questioned in
Congress as wanting constitutional authority.
D. That thus by series Of which have received the
sanction Of the people of the United States and Of every De-
parmen of the Federal Government under all Adminsro-
TONS the common understanding Of the and objects of
the trainers of the constitution in granting Congress the
power regulate commerce. has been manifested and has
been confirmed by the people, and this understanding has be-
much part Of that instrument any one its most
explicit provisions.
g. That the powerto CIRCULATE commerce with foreign ma
TONS and among the States, and with the Indian tribes
s face papaby applicable in its whole extent to each
OF the subjects enumerated equally and in the manner
as to render any attempts TO make explicit idle and f-
tile and that those who admit the rghu application Of the
power to foreign commerce, by facilitating and protecting s
operations, by improving harbors and clearing navgabe
rivers, cannot consistently deny that equally authorizes SINH
lar facilities to g commerce among the States
l. That "soreign commerce" dependant upon internal
trade for the distribution Of its eight, and the Of
paying for them that whatever improves the advances
the oher and they nseparabe that they should be re-
gared that export from the American shore TO
British port in Canada, is much foreign If it
had been directly TO Liverpool, and that an expectation
to Liverpool neither gains loses any of the characteristics
OF foreign commerce by the drectness crcu the route
whether passes through custom-house the British side
OF the st. Lawrence, descends through that river and
connecting canals to the ocean, whether passes along the
artificial communications and natural streams any OF the
States TO the Aelntic.
g. That the General Government Ivy extending its urisdc
ton over lakes and navgabe rivers subcctng them TO the
same laws which prevail the ocean, and its bays and
ports, not only for purposes Of revenue but security 10
lie and property, by the regulations steamboats, has pre-
cuded itself from denying that jurisdiction other eCi
mate regulation of commerce. II has power control and
restrain 1t must have the power protect, assist and