The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-06-04
The Chicp go Canal Convention.

The Chlcu 81 C0nRi Cohven'a""'
In company with quite a large Delegation
from this city, appointed by the common
Council and the Board of Trade, we visited
Chicago on Tuesday for the purpose of attend
ing the Canal Convention or its opening.
We found the City filled with strangers +;
large delegations from every loyal State. with
the exceptions of California and Pennsylvania
being present. We were told that the delega-
ton from Wisconsin numbered over one hun
dred. The Convention is held in a large tent,
pitched on a pleasant grass plat on the Lake
Shore, some two miles up Michigan Avenue.
1t is said to be capable of accommodating
5000 persons.
But little was done in the forenoon. Quite a
number of the delegates assembled N the
tent, and listened to an address of welcome from
DR.. Brainard of Chicago.
In the afternoon we had a good illustration
of the old adage that 'large bodies move
slow" Delegates began to arrive and take seats
in the tent about half past one,and yet 1t was
Hue ltlICS UC1OlC Tx "SS $500
to order. Mayor Filley of st. Louis, Chair
man pro tenn called the Convention to order,
after which Gov. King of New York from the
Committee on organization, reported for per-
manent officers of the Convention.
PRESIDENT, Hon. Observation-Disclosures, VICE
PREs'r at LARGE, Gen. Hiram Walbridge, of
~ ~ W. D.oe;Ianf from tho CaNypraI
States represented in Convention. The Vice
Pres't for Wisconsin was LEVI Blossom, SEGY
at LARGE. Col J.. w. FOSTER of Ill.
And a Sec'y for each Of of the States repre-
scented.
sec'y for Wisconsin was Marshall NJ.
Stong.
Vice President Hamlin was conducted tothe
chair as President of the Convention, by Brig.
Gen. Strong and Hon. II. L. Blow, where he
was received with long continued cheering.
In taking the chair President Hamlin, made
a short and eloquent speech appropriate to the
occasion.
There were indications of a not altogether
ndrHlOHlouS 6eSolon' MI NP"uNNihS O
offered the following resolution, which was
laid upon the table to be referred to the ap-
propriate committee when appointed:
RssoIvsd, That the subject of a Ship Canal
around the Falls of Niagara, is one which
pre-eminetly demands the attention of this
Convention.
z Mr.. Taylor of Minnesota, offered the fol-
towing, which was disposed of in the same
way:
Resolued, That the construction oil a North
ern, a Central, and a Southern Railroad, from
the Mississippi River to the. Pacific Ocean, is
properly a subject Of national cognizance;
but the enlargement of canals, within the
limits of States, between the Mississippi river
and the Atlantic Ocean, is properly a subject
of State cognizance alone.
These resolutions show that some of the
delegates have come to urge some other inn
provenlents, as well as a Ship Canal to con-
meet the Mississippi and the Great Lakes.
At this stage of the proceedings, it was vot-
ed to devote the balance of the afternoon to
listening to speeches from distinguished per
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Walbridge of New York, who made a short
and appropriate speech, in favor of the great
internal improvements which the convention
had met to discuss,
Mr. Drake of St. Louis, being loudly called
for, took the stand, and delighted the audience
for about anhour, with one ofthe best speeches
we nave heard in a long time. AS the wild
est latitude was allowed he did not ~confine
himself to canals or internal improvements
He took for his subject the war, its causes,
conduct, copperheads, slavery &c. The speak
er handled every part Of his subject without
gloves, and coming from a Douglas Demo-
GRAFT, a citizen of a slave State, the speech was
listened to with more Difference than it would
otherwise have been listened to. We shall
try and make room for the speech next week.
Mr.. Drake sat down amid the most enthu-
siastic applause, and the Convention then ad-
iourned until 9 o'clock Wednesday morning.
Fp~ The citizens of Ohio. without reg ard to