, 1863-05-30


ture, becoming part Of It, and are so cx-
clusiycly adapted therefor IS to hare no |
especial value for any other use. All articles /
OF wrought iron which are complete machines /
in Themselves, or which form part. OF ma
chimes SO well known and 30 generally used |
as to have commercial value apl name |
known to trade, are liable as manufactures to |
an nd ya1oreln duty Of per ceDtnul. Such |
are wrought.iron shifting, stean-boile7s, |
cylinders, Ii=tonE, valves, governors, &c
THE CO11MERCIAL AND CA
NAL CONTENTION.
ItsNat1onal Importance.
From the New York Herald, aTth,]
On the Cd day of June next, 4 Convention
will assemble at Chicago for the purpose OF
taking under consideration the important sub
ject Of constructing ship canal, or canals, to
connect the Mother of Rivers with the Lakes
and the lakes with the ocean, with sufficient
capacity to enable vessels propelled by steam
to load in the far Wes: and pass through onr
inland Lakes and ship cauals TO the ocean. anu
thence to Europe, without breaking bulk, II
that Kind opens wide and comprehensive
field for our commercial men and statesmen
to study. Il is aproiect Of far greater import
arcc, both in military and commercial point
Of view, than any other that has been present.
ed to the American public during the present
CENTURY. 1t is the application, on 4 large
scale, OF those plans and ideas entertained by
George Washington in 1.S5, when his great
! mind was dwelling upon connecting the
Western waters, by artificial ctiatlnel:, with
and diyerting the trade Of the West to
the .oceau in that quarter; and also other
| ideas, afterwards SO eilcctually enforced By
Dewitt Clinton and his comrades, of tue gssat
| importance Of the construction Of the Erie
Canal, which has since been Of lnestim1ble
value in developing the North and West, az
we'll rs to the commerce Of the nation and
| world. All that is necessary il that d com
| prehensiyc plan shall be adopted aud carried
| out, and it Wilithe impossible for HE to csti-
mate he benefit that will accrue to US rs i
nation. 1t will strengthen US in 4 military.
/ point Of view, and render US, with tile use OF
our iron-clad Monitors, almost i,npreguaoIc,
as well rs be the means Of mort fully develop
| ipg the vast resources Of the FIR West, a'ld
also 1eyo1utionizing the commerce OF the
world, rs We shall presently show.
The public are tanililr with the efforts that
have been madc since the outbreak of the re-
hcllion, both Mt Albany and Washington, to
secure the enlargement Of the Eric Canal TO :,
srfficie IT capacity to admit the passage OF
.unbuats from the Hudson to the lakes,
thence to the Mississippi. The defeat nf that
project in Congress resulted III the calling o1
conyrnti.u u to assemble in Chicago on the
2a Of June. at which time tn: boards OF com
Il tr:e and tr de # ala our principal cities, y:
well as oth,r societies for the deys!opmvn1
Of the country, will he represented. Severn
different 1rojt cts will be presented for con
sid. ration. 1Iencc the I'M portance Of thu con
rt1eion, and the fear that those who have
! yoicc in that body will not comprehend thu
p:.jcct in all its magnitude. In the frs
place, the project to eplasge the locks Of tn
Ere Canal ss, rs to permit the passage OF Eun
bo:ts from the Hudson to tho Lakes will b
!: presented; s.c"rd, the construction of
I ship canal around EIasara Fails uf asutfi
! cient capacity TO aau.i: The passage q
! steam vessels Two hundred fe:t in ienytl
then, either the enlargement Of the cana
from o." ego to Troy to tue SAINT capacity
j. Or tLc construction Of ship canal fr,m som
G point near Ogdensburg to Rouse's Point, 0
. Lake Cha1npain. and the enlargement Ut tn
t Champlain Ca..a! TO the Hudson: To carr
d ont this connection with the Mississippi, ~
projects at least will be presented: Que III
r. construction Of slip canal across the Stat
o Of Illinois from Chicago; tile other, the III
= rrcyemcnt Of the Fox and Wi>consln Riyer'
!, 20 as to form ship canal from Green Bay t
q tho Mississippi at the mouth Of the Wisconsi
- River. There 1nav be two or three OF her PR
{ects varying III some points from tue for
going, but they are sufficient to call publ
attention to tile importance Of the subject.
In the settlement upon the route to be tal
en, which must be done with the view OF II
l. results that will follow, VIII be thc point u
id the minds Of the Delegates and the ability
II, the convention. the route atounu ' NE'E'
e. Falls is proposed to be built Of sufficient {
it, Pacf5 not on. 10 3eeonnlouale sessets sau
IS, la'ger th::n 1hose that can ~" Pn1S ut,uu
ur | weather the storms at sea. and thus Cross
,C ocean with the products that they loaded
r the West extending to a grerter c1tc
oe ,n;,H ans o'ntt MY s,'t;1oat. ,te "a
~! actoss ,a.is ,,iod ~ ~, .l u nr,,n
Ia, ~ .ns e,l. t,saS ~ 1'c aentre1r stcam
nd S utier words, cat,al fur the use Of steam.
es ~ utnSI t,G ,,,r1..n,r,,t If tht! lness
e1 ~ a G5nn1 r. 1V;tS tint nrn;rcf y sm,1
NE Este 1au; tu ~ H. ~; tx, o,1 .,,nn
w ~. s, ~ ~ go !, ..-nn. 10 ntb.r,S;se ::itho
~. the cn,ar@, a. ,nent Of he canal the cnt
ian,ti, 1mH % and 4"' ~ ,ttcmnt thai the aau,a
ienstn; I1a ~ ;ttGps ~, .n, @ nf ttr +;
On t Tuu,u R sril. ~ .ns a ,;;.h .s tn, orii,
~ n..I e"a+ - tha E;o1sr, E,ils rmte III. IN
t ~. ~, ~ 80 rh,t ara +1n sIr,nta.res
! be gained l,y q ship canal9
t ,he ,ne.t;naan,;! ee @ % a1yanta~e to us OF :,
ch aa n1,1 T., t;,ne ~ Tar ~ means r,f nu,,iit
I'll f:.nse - enahi;n.r @ rs tn Concentrate ai any 4
to ,nant enr ;rnn clads On the Northern 'front.'
se, .1' st,"nt;c 1 seah,rd or tn. Gn]f If N.xi
zen and thus hrad;nr The enemy at every u,i
tiS- | II u1en furri1I,S n1nrH nyDcdltiOuS
my osn.r nso nd ~, f,r thc fr,uers 5f tie West
eaeJp1l ,o;r @ ,rod"ca A. ~ ~ ,nart,.t md viii en-,
sha,, ~ nopna,.. Win iii :uar;s Of the va
- tnenl ~ cou4pete pltu ~ r.. =. r -
-, r;m ~ ~ d,nht l,a urrcd fhat th.. construct
~" ~ a'a - +1,a+ a7,,e;t,. viii min nt,,pr
e"t - ~" tn' e,1prr;n1 ida of rho II
go - 80 80 E.;o Carai S,,a III, g-rat r.,
tee suGn u ~. @ SN nas4;, Gn, auI III, T The Vast
late fallloaue 49,: w. ta bt i'm,
At VINO tnteI1aln tnsss 'nsms asan ,ho
to 4Aho" eaEs' ~ ta4i ~ 49,, ~. thc q
tai 9oulcss " .t1at it ana'Gf,h-
'ur- Lsss tsan w n,;at :; tna,T nn snlt
u the stale " !',lJ,s 9,.,;;a...d =, rh.. -
city t'on' 1aeteio1e ;d T ;oeans;n. onj whsn
It ns " tbn sa to those vide.
lgcs clo:s tHe Rh " tee .n Eans.. Nh
ira prairlcs 81 lo%a, 39rouga ~ nhu, 49,
srn' H., n cn1rnnT:,tiveiy small portion ha.
Eu- come ultos! luz Nv" y. .us ~, n1 ;nn =
otal Inc furnishing neans -, -, =. ~.
Of as can oe u! sp e. MI ,,,a, y, ~. ~ a.,cn
eta we lave 'e1e11eo ~ VI '1..iS. t.iir
OUT ~ LIE eulslaais aHu - "o.e 4;' ~, - ~. 49,,
1leA | fu;t:ar T3,h +ha ,5dit;,n nf a ,hfr
rmy 1acll1Ns, WIN .ue auu,.loa ~ -
Hai, WILL " 1naoe4aA'o ..;, ;rr' t;e,,
Wills. 4netc ~ eaa h.;7 -u
a"onns 81 p!oauc.s l.sas 5a4 9,,.t ~ e'c y,
iycd IN the Nt7sls1rpl1 WY auu ~ I.s i,a,
the knoWn as tae nese ~ S1'n n,,a ~ one, ue
con- cyery nation with their food The soil
ip..ea p. valleys and prurlcs ID 1ne1n3nst1ole,
A1o ,., broad felds will roll torth tne'F ricnes u
,o ward the husbaudmar 1or srnesaloH
1o N come. In addition TO thss, glance q q
W. map OF the world must suggest 10 efeiJ u
F,ea ing mind the prob1hl1lty, al no 01=taut
tIen .' Of the commerce OF Eneano, ana ASH