, 1863-06-04
The CANAL CONVENTION,


The Chairman called the Convention to
order at p. M
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AUDITOR
Col. FOSTER presented a letter from Mr..
Anator 2. le 1as a. " anao3s 1no 9sitU "
sse.s 1orA, ~ 1e1en.s ~ t1o ant ~ - ths
qition OF thoee. As mafA o. respees u LILY ens
not merely that 1t be referred to the Commit
tee on Business, but also that 1t be printed
among the proceedings Of this Convention.
.,,aa4sn,, <~Sa-ed ~ r. 1,rfnted
nlca11on ofoeteo ~ oe P'u'e0-
FENss1LVAH1A RAILROAD.
TIE Chairman LAD pe,ore inc Convention
tue 'ono Ae oot4i41 unts'e'on'
OrYlcE or GEs7l SUPERINTENDENT,
ALTOONA, May 80, 1861
~: Tos1Em Es9 Ship Canal
n,epI1on' n1.H IT, Ga,Gago @ G :o..,,,+ =,
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who arc entitled to return free over onr road:
oef 70 ftate tnat tney vii ~ no case oe reeog~
a,,t 1y out etot ca as ~ e,
sent tn9m NJ our 1ickcI UMEe at Fttspuig, "Aete
they WILL DC 1ufnishea t!au VIII tree PASSES
ESoca LEWIS. Gen1 supt.
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ME Ruggles, OF New York, Tor the Com
mittee On Resolutions reported back the fol
1nufrr.
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MA fn afanni EnnFcn+;nn n at hesan es,z,,s
~ nnroctfnn r1caar ,nInn ~ nnrneyr.tin1 cnr
nationality ioFrycs. Of providing for tic common
defense and promoting the general welfare Of our
whole country, adopt the following resolutions:
Resatfd, That We regard the enlargement Of
Canals between the Miss'seippl Klses apa @ ihe At
M Irat %1 an d19 9nortanee
~ hejEcSe ennh en]a1reme.t With dimenstons euf.
eie1,t to asss eus;boats f1om the mississippi to
Lake Michigan. and from The Atlantic to ana from
expeditions means Of project the notthesa eL1
1ro9ae5, ano a. .ae sl1 ns ,9ion ~ on1
,HhS nhnSc sonntry.
Hetired. That these works arc demanded alike
by military prudence, political wisdom. and the
necesefties oi commerce: euch works will be not
ouly nsiiopal but continental and their early ac-
Acknowledgement is required by every principle Of
soHad Rol;sa1 a,t tnsh H:tions highway between
the mississippi aud The Lakes as far as practica-
bic should be FREE. without tolls restrictions.
taa onsl thoronec ea i aes Il prate
coronation or State, The work should be accom-
fe reimbursed to the National Treasury, should be
as free the Lakes to the commerce Of the world.
Mr.. WAsuBCnsE Of Wisconsin, moved to
amend the third resolution by adding the let
ter a. 81 to the word "highway'' So as to
make II read l" highways"
The amendment was agreed to.
A Member from Iowa, moved to amend the
first resolution By inserting before the word
enlargement the words construction
apd,'' g as to make it read !" Reconstruction
and enlargement Of Canals,'' and to make q
sin,ilar amendment lower down in the rcso1u-
tions.
Nr. KELLOGG Of Illinois, suggested that
those words were inserted in the draft by the
Committee. and emitted simply bY a mistake
in copying.
The amendment was made, md tho word
"tle'' was also struck out before the word
HCanals."
The question was then taken on the resolu-
tons and they were adopted unanimously.
MIR. RUGGLEs also reported the following:
Rewleed, That MI executive committee, Of one
f,oa each stats be appointed by the fsssdent M OF Of
rrcsaaeEs ana tns congress o. 1ae on1!ea Std1es, e.
p;n.1 ,ha e r thc ,.Ws neeesas to csy
s.. n intp ff fnif caccts with power to omen such
correspondence as may be e1pedient and in their
discretion to cali any further conventions. Five
ofthe members q said committee. q any meeting,
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