, 1863-06-04

tucky delegation, as follows:
Thomas {. Page, Dr. q. Rodmau,
n: g. Knieht. YIN; Terry,
Ccmmthteon Resolutions-Dr. ". J. Morton.
For V1es Frtsideat-Wm. Te17y.
The CHAIR requested the gentlemen named
to take seats upon the platform.
Mr. spaulding's motion was then put upon
its passage and prevailed.
Hon. h. 4. DAWES OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Mr.. WAsHBHRsE, Of III. hare the pleas-
qre Of announcing the "a arrival Of = delegate
| member Of the last and present Congress, and
one Of the most earnest and able advocates
md friends Of the canal measure.
The chair invited the gentleman to seat
upon the p1atform.
the MICHIGAN SHIP CANAL.
MR. RuGG1Es Of N. T., offered the following
resolutions.
n the products OF the States adjacent to
the Lakes and the Upper Mississippi, and tho nc
ceesNy Of providing for the defence Of the national
commerce on these waters. this Convention hold
tito be the imperative duty OF the General Gov
etnment to provide any necessary facilities for
chespeniDg and protecting said commerce By ade;
rivers now connecting the lakes With the Hudson
and with the Mississippi rivers,
a1y and ths Fs o
Ntngara be also commended to the careful exam.
tnation Of Congress.
Il SUBSTITUTE.
4. G. RIDDLE Of Ohio, offered substitute
for the second resolution Of the Committee
in relation to the Canal around tho Falls, ma
king the Falls prc-eminent.
MK. RIDDLE, Of Ohio, said it would bc dis
covered that there were two propositions re-
ported by the Committee, und both were not
on the same basis. That in regard to the
Ship Canal, was placed in a subordinate po.
sition. He desired TINT they should be put
| upon the same basis precisely. An intclli-
gent stranger who would first unrol the map
ofNorth .America would be struck perhaps
with nothing more directly than with the
immense system Of great inland waters He
| would be also struck with the Interruption Of
navigation by the Falls Of Niagara, between
lake Erie aud Ontario; and he would ask
whether it was possible to secure nayigable
facilities from the grea: Lakes to the ocean.
Even before constructing the Eric Canal, he
would query whether that great obstacle
could be removed. He would contemplate
thatsitswas tlc.duty Of the sovereign to com.
plcte what nature Ind thus left incomplete.
# he looked further he would lind that
side had acted On that natural hint,
and had for itself and for those
who should be pleased to pay tribute to it,
completed what nature, for some purpose had
a ship canal. He would be utterly amazed
TINT q great nation like our own, who had
planted its footsteps OIL The further shores Of
those great lakes, was still content to Erope
through that canal which the British Govern
ment had constructed On the other side, and
to pay tribute therefor. He would he utterly
amazed Tint the great nation on the south
side Of these now Hnnayfgnble waters had not
acted on The teachings Of nature herself, and
followed the example Of her great rival by
ship canal around the Falls OF Niagara That |
vas pre- eminent1y tho first link In the cree
tion Of that great chain OF lake navigation. !
He submitted that even II it was not entitled |
to the tlEst place in the proceedings Of this |
Convention, 1t certainly was entitled to be
placed on precisely the same basis Us the |
other. That Was the proposition tor the Con- |
yention to pass upon.
He would have liscd to say something upon
the main proposition, but he did not propose |
them. His voice had been raised in another
place, and hts vote had been given for the
general proposition that unGerlay the first
brulch Of the report. :
SPEECH OF MIR. srAuLD1So, or ONO.
MR. sPAr1D1SG, Of Ohio, followed. It
would be distinctly understood that he was
peculiarly in fayor of that great work of In
te1ual improvenient--a nav1gable ship canal
around the Falls Of N1agaTa; and he now, fur
the first time, declared himself equally ID f.
yor Of a ship channel from the Gulf If Mexico
to the Gulf Of the st. Lawrence. [Cheers.1
oaen, nra,,5 tn ~ Tarst st - IN M,'p .Ascpt Y
there any Thing lying under the surftce which
ti,t -a..y 10y ~ ~; not NV W.; y! SO,
.nis l,aatiae mas ae1,g ~ 'au aafAj ne
nat r.i rauin. a. A ,,;.a - moo sasu tuAt lue
ly"s Th;a ran~.ntfnn itsa,f n.esssJ LEY a9
tary necessity; and its assembling at such
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,h F,l;s ~ E;orar An,1,nsa e''tLl r.. hound
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n,'d 1as.a,' ~ os ~ NY Con,
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lila +,.,t. III 10 " wv, .ne.1 1aoofs
"oul0 """''s w 'o"neo WILL suecess' |
sPEEcH or Mr. Rr6d1Es OF NEW YORK.
Mr.. Rnggles OF AeW YORK, replied: The |
gen.!aenIa. 1i "no nao Just fat gown aau lnsin-
tae RESOLUTIONS Whicit iie dld not quite under,
s1'na. :. he Monia A. tell 5aaI gentleman what
States which unacrlay tho resolutions. TAO. |
llause-] 1t was the safety of the country, and |
theTreseIyat1on OF ITS resources, md guard
lng them from being diverted to the benefit
81 foreign nations, lApplause.l Nothing else.
II tney "oh!a LOOK at Tie memorial to Con
G,ess; .1 an1 at III: documents issued BY the
jet was toprevent trade being diye.ted from
our o"n "ater courses and sea'por into
tLose OF lofclsn nation: such diversion
would probably be the result Of constructing |
AZ ehlp Canal around the Fails Of Niagara.
~ lHe anes!lo9 or Nhetnef INC hundred millions
Q. bushels OF gIaln-soon to b. multiplied to
thousand dmul!onsLWas TO be poured into
leIt1gn polls ia1AeT tnan INTO our own, was |
nat1onat Iues!!on u Tue GFoFest import, anu
one ne which deserved the consideration, not
Gn.5 o1 ta's Consentisn, nut ot Congress.
ab aeeo aee tor H. u a.. Tue second res9latio
when asserts ttat she military nnd com,
mefcial d, ansahIae9s rs o. the measure deserved
tEe atten1lon o. 11e General government. He
aamltted that bnch Wolk might produce
some re sata,ng n tran:po1tatlon, and might add
10 t9 NE ml;afy sseu1'ty OF ihe county, but at
hxed on 1ne preservation Of theiF own com-
Me1ce tApplause1
DIES MoISEs, RAr1Ds, ETC.
Mr.. TAYLOR Of Iowa, moved to amend the
second resolution by aiding after the word
Rock Island Rapids, Of the Mississippi RIVER" @
Mr.. GR1ssE11 Of Iowa thought there was
no occasion for smiles from tie New York
their DesMoines Improvement, which was
da1ntd, but not improved. but to the clearing
Of the Mississippi Rapids. It was an abso.
Lutte necessity for the passage OF grain from
Minnesota to Iowa and Wisconsin to market.
He e.peeted, when this matter zane , up in
telljgent people behind him, how could be
expect to be Sustained BY his constituents if
be voted to appropriate hundred millions
for their caual purposes and failed to nppro-