, 1863-03-31

calling on loyal men at home to suppres:
immediately the spirit Of opposition to the
Natloral Government, and blot out the exist
ehcc OF the rebel sympatLizers who are moi
soning the peoples minds, and urging thu
National Executive to strike heavily and
rapidly at TIC rebellion that it may be speed
! iiy crushed.
| mite. o"1"-
WHEREAS, The agricultural interests of tac
great producing states Of the Northwest are the
pfhclal source OF their prosperity, and the upen.
,ng Of improved and enlarged facilities for the
epoitat'o' Of those products from the great
t kef to The ttsaeoara En- tea directly to timate
= a. TO encourage and advance the intezes,s Of iii
prcEeruted within those States;
AND WHEREAS, The present channel Of cn,nn+
nieatlon' Of way OF the Erie Canal and the Hudson
1, Mlser, is scarcely sufficient TO- accommodate thc
ana wh9!y inadequate 10 meet the
sf 2'nssf o.de1ng upon, and tributary to these IN.
can readily be enlarged aud improved 60 as IN ~.
nish ample and reliable facilities for tra,,ano,+a
tion iro M tie lskes to the Atlantic oeean, thereby
lars pr ~ onnur ,u es ,a pso1scrs millions OF
the time now occupied in transit therefore: ~
Nf u Ee*ottfa 6y The Senate ef he .sfafeof Ills
eynor b me a1j jf;ehe1y e eone.iag That the Gov
committee Of five citizens Of the State to cnnr
nicate with the Provincial Government and Pri;a-
ee poet d pe1son Hfs It ,b. ss sy RftGp @ Or
lncnt. Tor the purpose Of laying before that botv
H. n proper and respectful manner. statistics Of
aad ana ,s q H. the W"sts5n
present thoEonghfares connecting the lakes VIII
the scaooaFd fhe natural advantages presented by
large avenues as the interest Of the West 20 in,
prrions'F de1tand, and The mutual benefits whirh
NUS. necessarily accrue from the proper i:1,,royr-
.a =, tnose advantages to the constructors Of
producer. '-~ " 'eole1A
- 1sxolfed That the Governor be aso authorized
attend the Canal Enlargement Convention wh;c6
m haa been called to meet at Chicago in june next.
lor the consideration of enlarged facilities of trans
portatinn TO and from Tidew,ter
Gt{t9tfd, That our neirhlorinr States s,m,.
!asy interested be and AID are hereby rcspectfnlIv
nv ,nyIted TO annoint Ike State Committees, to act
ized TO be appointed. for The atta;nmrn, If ~,
objects herein tet forth; and that the Goycrnnr hu
anu s Hereby 7equcsed to send copies Of this joint
Interested. md to orr Senators and Rcnrcsenta, 81
tiTcs IN Congress. and that the foreco,, 5reatn.
DE ana RESOLUTIONS be printed, for the rea,er con
Which wcEc laid over under the rules
on tIrfe resolutions the Joint Select Committee
OF the Legislature appointed to inquire what l.,is
cti"s Of trarsEcftntion 10 am! from tilewatrr hv
way M Of the "ciland Canal aid 3lontrea made tls
rrrocr.
yo,,rco.n,,;,.,,
t,nust ~ an!l !r,, tr ssrct a commercial
F:ta i1ee>t TO the State. Tile Stat. If }Fisrun
h'n 1'tvri,tn; l1r1y hsr lshor and cpital IL tic
and ill., nc!t access to % mn, havs Il ' reaest
~ ~ s,a* t - burden upon her industry. and
rniy inrsras;,,c nv 7norn o. se5 prosperity The
this siatc and M OF III productions Of
seto,;.h;,', -snr arc assuming Immense and
i"nts ~ ~ tttI @ ! ie Falae Or the farm
aia c ~ M Sa.v ;, ll Isao sas Ss55oo in 1sf
trn rcSss f Stis, m n s'e 'a4ue ol our farms in
n 1Srn ,va ~ faG oSHsn1 ~. ~,
t,ytn IN 1sGn ~ ~ astes o. iand under cNl-
erase IN tc, ycars Of "a "a n: ~ Pay acfee gu in;
innd IN this Siats e1cn 'V'ooo acfcs OF cultivated
In l;.;0 We Ind 4l f;S; acroe If ,,a4 su
t1r rrnwt oT ccrs9s 1cr - 3etn q iatad deyoted to
;crcs, nd in SD we 5sd o1 IN w. s:r.a naa =, 49,
In thc wear IS19 onr scTni ~ ~ 49, ~ x aefss
bushels: in the v,Yr 1sEf i .v,s "ns ~, 4'TJWu
BE- vii to rrmafk tint or crnai 49, " y may
bushels more M than u a th hs.op ,1sa ~ 1s1 1 wa5 ~
The New England S;utrs in 1sEa ''' @e'eA esop ol
onr wheat crop IN 1s!oamounted @ to s,e mn bnse-
mr. stnc ,no,1 n ~ ~ ~ ~, gear ,e1 according to
twill h.. sern that SV;eno"s;.s vaSn.!s:
scems ro s.ts ot ty rnion Illinois alone
crop for tic wear ISL vas III az w.. ut WHEAT
than that Of Ohio, New York. and ali IlSs & NV NV
EnEland States combined. for ths year 1sSo, :s and
sae year. The increase OF tic whrnt rTnn ~ ,h;e
State. fuE the year 1851 to the year 1SaiNnyer n
onGStewas o., ~ e,lua to on'-thiEd Of the Increase IN
tht year 1850 to 1860. The Increase OF t,t whoe nf
thc United States and Territories from the ycsr
is5o to th year 1850 was shont 20 per cent. while
during the same period is a;5 per cent.
And then, our corn crops Increased from 37,l3so
nnshss: t,,. in 's4 to 5s:so bushels il 1sso aud
sas. MilEcsois, Oregon and Californ;a@hu. I'm thc
ratio Of The increase Of th;s cron hem rTeatar q
s;nse Tue year lS9 ttan in oar own Our oat crop
Thomas Whitney, esq, to whom yonr COMMITTEES
are larecy indeb'ed for the ready adjustment Of
the IN the S'fts ts Of
toat @ The ae ssafe 81
unmstakahle eyiticnte OF as satisfartory ~ in,
crease. There arc but six States in III, * f:nnn
whoee hay crops exceed our own, AMI then a@aim
live stock beef cattle and swine and m ;snn;
and muiton are moving on in i,nij incr.se
production: and our dairy-olr butter. Whr Tho
Ssatc of Wisconsin made more butter in the year
more ti.au Massachusetts. even. and ma than
tonb!e New Hampshire. ~'~ 'ANA1
Thcsc facts give us some conception Of the ex.
agricultural interests of the State, a: the Snrth
wet. While Wisconsin has thus b. 4 mo.t ns
toniehinely rapid concentration Of capital and
labor brcn Developing her physical susceptibili.
ties. our ncfwhbori,v Statrs have mt hccp ;111a
and wlen We come 10 consider the relative mo,
portion Of oar import to our transportation. and
ing Satre Of the Great Northwest It ia ,nt smE.
prlsng that our indu.try and iahnr ,rc t,1" ,s;
burdens and delay in its comnnrciaI relatnns ~
nrolah,y snrxrn Ao0' u III otnes country could