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President,
EDW ARD BATHS.
Wee Presidents,

EDWARD BATHS.
Vice Presidents,
J. 4. Rockway, Conn. J. G. Camp, Florida,
r. b. King, Ga. T.. W. II. Ellis, Ind.
W. Woodbridge, Mich. f. Corning, N. Y.
Il. Kirkpatrick, NJ. Gov. Bcbb, Ohio.
A. W. Loomis, Pa. Mr. Iloppin, r. |.
]. It, Twccdy, Wis. A. w. Watkins, Mo.
J. Williams, Iowa. G.. S. llopslcad, IT,.
n. A. Chandler, Maine. W. p EustiS, Mass.
Secretaries.
Schuyler Corax, la. n. +. Edwards, III.
+. W. Fcno, N. Y. A. b, Chambers, Mo.
Aaron Hobart, Mass. David Noble, Mich.
Peer McNIurin, NJ. NV. Ois, Ohio.
Fred'k. s. Lowell, Wis. IL. W. Starr, Iowa.
On the second day the committee on resolu.
lions submitted the following report which was
unanimously adopted:
The Convention submit to their fellow-citizens
and the Federal Government, the following pro-
positions rs expressing their own sentiments and
those of their constituents.
1S. That the Constitution of the United States
was framed by practical men, for practical pur.
poses, declared in its preamble, ITO provide for
the common defence, TO promote the general
welfare, and TO secure the blessings of liberty"
and was mainly designed to create government
whose functions should be adequate to the pro-.
leclion of the common interest of all the States,
or of Two or more of them, which could not be
maintained by the action of the separate States.
That in strict accordance with this object, the
revenues derived from commerce was surrender
ed to the general government with the express
understanding that they should be applied to the
promotion of those common interests.
2. That among these common interests and
objects were-lst, Foreign Commerce, TO the
regulation Of which, the powers of the States
severaly were confessedly inadequate; and Cd,
internal trade and navigation, wherever the con-
currence Of two or more States was necessary
to its preservation, or where the expense Of its
maintenance should be eQuitably borne by two
or more States. and where, of course, those
States must necessarily have voice in its regu-
aton; and hence resulted the constitutional
/ grant Of power to Congress, "to regulate com
merce with foreign nations and among the
States"
3. That being thus possessed both OF the means
and Of The power which were denied TO the States
respectively, Congress became obligated by eve
ry consideration Of good faith and common jus
IIce to cherish and increase both the kinds o
commerce thus committed TO its care, by expand
ing and extending the means of rconducting them
and of aiIording them all those facilities and al
that protection which the States individually
would have afforded, had the revenue and The
authority been left to them.
t 4. That this obligation has ever been recog
nized from the foundation Of the government
, and has been fulfilled partially, by erecting light
! houses, building piers Tor harbors, breukwaIer:
aud sea walls, removing distractions in river
S and providing other facilities for the commerc
d carried on from the ports on the Atlantic coas
: and the same obligations have been fulfilled I
a much less extent in providing similar facitiG
= for commerce among the Sales;" and that tn
principle has been most emphatically acknow
i edged 10 embrace the western lakes and river;