, 1863-06-03

ject so feasible and 20 necessaTys e II tat t
commercial and not military In It's cta:acter1 Loo
cargocs-not gun, not . chip for thc1r defsuss
Plymouth and Portsmouth, and tho hands Of lou on
be built upon these shores OF launched upon thes
waters Nowhere in tho world Is comm9rce 8
valuable 20 lett without protection. Nisessentia
! without mems OF defense England Will be able t
exact her own terms IN all disputes with our Gov
eminent By an exhibition Of force which It has n
It is necessary q provide for u naval contest o
lhcss lakes, ana ~ no way can this be done .
readily and ciectually, az BY connecting them vii
and steamboat canals. These, even il they wer
never to be used for the passage Of armed vessels
Would etill be Of the greatest service in case q
t9acting population, BY facilitating transports
tion OF food and stores, they would do more for ou
h3lItaa5y powe1 than tas missing q armies o. th
nationalit! which the mere commencemcnt Of thl
work ~o9ld cngender. is above all other consider
atoms. By blcndtng into one the two great sys
cause the life blood Of commerce to move in
eingle eet1ent through all Its channels, as in th
human system the blood Is imPellea through 81 ta.
nation be formed witt one spirit, and tie sam
concentrated at every point, and an Internal CON n
mcrce which man cannot interrupt. such natio1
need fsar neither foreign nor domestic foes.
b,eG exc,1s n oen{tnde anv ever of1ere So4 ~
cnns;dn1stinn ~ simi1sr ho5v Not anD ~,
thc work proposed join tic lakes with tic Missis
sippi River and the Atlantic, but it will form par
Of great highway from the Atlantic to the Pacific
ana .! Of Ten n INC Mea1 ta % o! asa On tns On
@ aaau aan ~ 1usoli o. the 1taer; .aay g9 gEaspe,t
and the ssn 1ate f ssn r Fanstsco a. tb"s u" cncr
cling thc whole earth. aud Bringing al nations t.
pay tribute and bow before the scePtrc OF our com
msTe9; 9oo,s t,-w.,a N co,n,rr t,,no ho,oa, ~,
~ ioehn " !oaM Ma!u ~ e91ntus thnss reJonu ta
eScpc oi - nman Sson MI MY u Pease S9d 70 ens
M, oss Ss "a Vie
oxeI when hen1halt5 an9 patrlotlam WI
mn ua an nnmnhqs ss 'oeG @ o. .d.n1o @ aoas
wt ps1petnai au prnttpde H i0ao your
II. 10 accomplish objects 20 yast VII require no
ony ta5oT, psssessfanee n and determination, but
and o tSia
1l9m.
There re . ssysral soutes whose claims arc to b
consn!lea. Mlthoot presnining to Indicate whtcl
OF them may bc most Meritortous, may say witt
nnar ~ ~ III Ssa at 4a s 5 & tnat sne nhs no Jeai
th nnn,Se, ~ s GSet VIZ
the prosnerity Of the ent;rc Wcst. trnstine ~ ~
| enterprise Of her merchants to secure her shar,
Of that general prosperity on which the welfare o
spirit IN wlnch Chicago welcomes each member o
LUIS eohsen.'oh'
hne speaher etosea anu long contlnned ap
P1"use "he lo'h n'e esa''
COMMITTEE oS PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
| Mr' sEbd"IcK, OF N. f.-Mr Chairman, II
view OF permanently organizing tho Conven
tion, / offer the following resolution.
Ees6zrtd, That committee of two bc anpointei
ennfei ana a1sn nns f-o, ~" t!,
sial he annante hr te qasnntse Sn,c.ataa y
report to lis hody fhe permanent oficeFs Of Ii,
1
President rom each S,stc. and fSc Srcrct,rics Ser c
ma alsn 1es r., tha cnnrc, "r ~ =
| the Convention. =,
The resolution was adopted.
Hon: Mr. KELLOGG, Of I'LL propose tht
following resolution;
Eetolred. That to enable The several delegations
tee On Organization, this Convention do now taxi
1ect ss ioE twenty minutes.
Gen. WALpn1naE; Of N. VI more te
amend by saying cue hour.
Mr.. KELLoGa, Of III wish to State that
t'.. 5''i""a t~1-:..'i"'. s:-~o ~Eroed upon thoi.
! :nen, and it was from that delegation that
Convention We have no objection to a re
cess Of IN honr il ! be requisite. The object
of Offering the resolution at thls time was to
expedite tae permanent organization Of the
Convention. 1t is Important thati if we take
recess now, it should be na short
a recess as may BE- sufficient to enable the VI.
rfons delegations to agree upon their men.
| Gen WAL9A1DGE-Thcu suggest half an
hour
Mr. kEILcoG-1 was about to make that
suggestion.
The resolution, as modified, was adopted,
and the Convention accordingly took recess
for Aalf an hour:
On the Convention reasscmbling the follow
| ming nanes o. tAe committee on fermauent
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