, 1863-06-03

/ The time Of the delegates and the COmmftte
is perfectly plain. The delegates can act iu
media1e1y upon adjournment, the Committe
At tonight, and report tomorrow morning
The resolution docs not require the delegate
! to report the names tonight"
MOTION TO ADJOURN.
4 DE1EoATE moved that when the Couren
ton adjourn, It adjourn to meet at o'clocl
tomorrow morning.
Another delegate moved to adjourn, Tit
motion was lost by Il decided negative.
IRE CHA1B-'tT TIE Convention IL now ready
cordance with the rules governing it."
Mr.. PESr1r1.p, Of the District Of Columbia
u move that Martin Bishop, Of Lafayette
Ind, now in the city, be admitted as mem
ber of this Convention" Carried.
Mr. TAYLOR of Minnesota :-"Thc call un,
der which this Convention assembled has not
been read. would now move that it be
read.n Carried.
The Secretary thereupon read the cal, a.
follows:
CALL Fon NATIONAL CONVENTION.
TAs1userox, D. C., March 9, 1865
Regarding the enlargement OF the Canals be-
tween The Valley Of tue mississippi and the Atlsn-
tic, af Of great National, Commercial and Military
importance. and as tebding to promote the derel.
orInent. prosperity, and unity of our whole coun.
Try, We invite meeting Of Ill those Interested In
the subject IN Chicago, on the frat Tuesday in
We especially ask the cooperation and aid o.
the BoaTde Of T,adc, Chambers Of Commerce, AZ
the country.
MEMBERS OF TIE uousE.
1saae n Arnold, ILL.,; A @. Riddle, o.; f. B
Wlthbutne. ILL.,. II. L. Dawes, Mats-; l. B. tltn IN
Y,:JEstin s. Morrill,. vt; +. g. spaulding, n. =.
co;iss, Ind; Seo. r Fishtr Del: lusustas @ Fsas /,
n T.; cyrus Aldrich, Mimi; ]. Z. Robinson, H.
Horace Naynard; Tcin: Charles De!sno, Mass;
q. Rice. He; l. \. Sherman, n E; i. ". ClsrEe,
\. l.; Theodose IL Pomc'oy, N. r; 3: E. Featon,
n. r: A. S. Diyen. n. r.: Bart Van Horn,
Jos. Stear, Va W. u. McIndoe. Wis; F. 6. Bca.
man: Mich; II. P. shenlcld, 3. /; Allied Eiy, n.
L; n. F CONWAY, Kan; VIM. WINDOW, Mum;
Ward, New York John +. Potter. wiscoss{n an:
J: y. Aslley, ohiS; Gilman Aareson, y. u; F. F.
Wallace, Pa; Benjamin F. Thomas. Mass; 7. C.
Phelp.. Cal; Thomas u. Eliot. Mass; William J.
Alien, Ill; a A. Sargent, Cal; James B. Mexican, \.
lansing, n. r; Jcesc o. Norton, H.: P. Wal
ton, It; John untchlns. Ohio; ". II. Wallace,
Wssh; @ Tet5; 3I:a F: H:gh!, n y; 4 /; Knapp N
II. r. Morrison, Illinois; Wm. Morris Davis, Peau..
sylvan,a William Kellogg, Illinois J. n. Good
yin. Maine Stephen Baker. New Tork Ia1nea
Thomas l. Price, MiesonrI; George c. Woodruff;
Gonn.ctient Anasa Walker, Massaehusette: B.
Indiana Sanluel c. Fessenden, Maine; s. Edser-
ton. Ohio J4mca Il. Campbell, PennsJlyaniA !;
q. F. Bennett, Colorado.
HExnEEs Of THE SENATE.
, ]. r. Doo1ittle. Wis: James Harlan. Iowa; Jas
Dixon. Conn; =. u. Rice, &finu., Jamea A. he
Donsal1, Cal: J. B. Henderson, Mo-; j. q. Lane,
hanebs; K Wtlfon, Mo-; s: c. PoncroJ, klnsas; ;
L 15qmbu1l: r A. Richardson: u: Chas. Sum
Eaeard Bates, Attorney Gtueral U. g.; Francis P.
nsaf, & sllssf 5Rnn r. President, is resolution
In order!
TIE CHA1R. 4 resolution IL in order.
Air. TAILOR Is it dthatcable before ref
erence Of it is made to the Committeey
TIE CHA1R- think not.
Mr.. TAYLOR. Then I Will not offer 1t at
present
NIAGARA FALLS CANAL.
Mr, srAr1D1ke Of Ohio, offered the follow
Ing resolution:
Re<c!.<d, That the subject Of q Ship Cana
asonud the Falls Of Niagara, is one which pre.eni
ncutly demands the attention Of this COM ention.
He moved that the resolution, after being
1ead, be laid upon the table until al: er the
conn ittee on resolutions be appointed
THE CHAIR (atter reading the rule reported
on the Enbjcctl stated tha. in his opinion, the
only question that could be taken under that
rule, Fns to receive resolutions, 1ny them on
the table, and when the committee shonid
have been announced, refer them, without dc.
bate, to it.
MI. EI4rLp1Sa would not, at this stage of
the proceedings. take any exception to the
ruling Of the Chair; but he desired to say
that be should not be precluded from hereai-
Ter fsk1ng exception, Il that same conBtruc-
ton were to be put upon the rule; for, in the
ffaa hat .RH II UNI q rf1 p
admitted that debate might be had upon reso-
lutious, although no action should be taken
Oh tleln rptO they were submit ed to the
committee
The resolution was laid on the table, to be
refetrcd to the committee.
CANALS SUBJECTS or STATE coGS1zAscE.
MIR. TAYLOR Of Minnesota, offered the fol
lowing resolution, which was laid on the table
to be referred to the committee on business
iceeolced, That tie construction Of Northern. a
Central and Sonthe1n Railroad, from the Missis'
sippI River to the Pacific Ocean, is properly sub
jccI Of netiolal eognizaEce; but the enlargement
Of eaIale, thin the limits Of States between the
Mississippi River and the Atlantic Ocean. Ia prop
c11y subject Of State cognizance alone.
The resolution elected some marks Of ap-
proyal and q few hisses-
srEEcn OF GEN. HIRAM wALBR1pGE.
+ 4 delegate from Iowa moved that the rest
nf the afternoon eesstun be occupied In hear
ing the remarks Of distinguished gentlemen
present.
The motion WAS carried, and the Chairman
introduced, as the first speaker, Gen. Hiram
Walbridge, Of New York.
Gen. Wn1bridge. who Was received with ap-
p1ause, spoke as follows:
Mr. President and Members Of the Convention:
shall not suffer even your partiality or
the Kind presentation of tic Chairman to OBJ
trude me on yonr indulgence, and for the sim
pie rcascn tlRt this convention has been drawn
together for m ef1tctual purpose, aud men
have come heie thousands Of niles to accom-
plish Specific objects. [CEies Of "Good~'1 -" !
cannot sIeak on my other question except
tie question that, Immediately concerns us,
u,unication between the East aud the West
wunt % accomplish that practical result
[BTavo.1 If l was called upon, ut home, to
speak at a public meeting should feel at
liberty to say that there, us here, It is the
ou'y Of the people to snstaip
BY the Constitution and the LAWS. LApplause.]
But this multitude Is not convened for any
other than practical purpose. And, gentle.
men, while ! should be gratiird to listen to
Others, and even to address you myself, do
not think it in accordance with my sense Of
propriety to occupy your time on extrancous
subjects. But since all practical questions
toucH!o6 tAt oRGaA4S ~ "a.E[ cun1A1u1c4
ton between thu East aud the West is deferred
nni1 tonorrow morning, VIII bring your
attention to the considerations which aTe In
yolved In tie great struggle now going on Ia
ttialf OF ConntftutioEA government within
the limits Ct these United States II any man
ques' ions as TO what will be tho final tefmina-
tion Of that struggle, let him calculate the
elements engaged outhe respective sides, and
then he will ind no difficulty In seeing that
there must b. for us triumphant issue. ZAP
plause.
1t is not that we have twenty millions OF
ueo1,le to their six. TheY act with q co1cen-