The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-12


IFr6rn the Detroit rribnns, Monday, Juiy 10 u
he General Hiram Wslbridge arrived here
yesterday, and, is Stopping at the Biddle
House. Ex,Yice President Hsmlin is q
member OF. the Bangor delegation, and will
be- here, 70 day. Hon. Henry Winter
Davis and Senator Richard Yates will.
probably be here by Wednesday ct the
lstest. The appearances would now seem
Is, Indicate that the number Of delegates
proper will at least aggregate 800 indiYid-
OBJECTS OF JHE CONVENTION.
from the New York Herald, Monday, Juy 10. ]
The following sre main questions to be
discussed at the Commercial Convention,
which will meet on Tuesday, 1lth inst, in
the city of Detroit Michigan:
l. The currency.
2. Taxation, direct aud indirect, neces-
'sary to raise the amount Of revenue re
quired to meet our Necessary expenditure
8. The best means TO increase the fscili-
ties ofthe transit of our products to mar
Is % The reciprocal trade between the
United States and tha Rritish PFnvinHAH
cAHkDA. AND TIE RECIPROCITY TREATY.
~ Toronto Correspondence New York HsrAldl
The question of importance next 10 that
I have Just referred 10, now before the pub
lie here, is the Detroit convention, which
attracts more interest and calls forth more
general discussionas the time for its assem-
bly approaches. y A few days sgo the Ca
.nsdian delegation held q closed caucus in
this city to deliberate upon united policy
: to be pursued by them in that assembly,
Very ittleof what transpired leaked out
but this mach is certsin-that while the
major portion Of the speakers expressed
their earnest desire to pTeate and encourage
mutual, feelings of friendship and good
will between the two countries, there was
some 'swill milk y oIations made, breath
ing threats of which Canada will do in the
event of the United States declining 70
enter into new treaty or reafhrming the
conditions of the old one. These men, l
presume, will have the good sense tore
! strain themselves, next week at Detroit II
, they hope 70 accomplish, these objects; for
|, they must know by thi time that the day
has passed when the commercial men Of
4 United States can be bullisd by themg Z
al. PROSPECTS OF THE CONVENTION. 20
/ sssIDstroit Coftespon Chicsgo Tribune
UpwAfdso of 800 delegates are expected,
and, if report is true, fully one half Of
these will be Canadians Every city in
Usnada is sending q delegation, and there
will also be large number of outsiders, so
deep is the feeling on the subject of re-
ciprOcity among our neighbors across the
line.
As far az I can learn, the Reciprocity
Tresty will be the question above all othefs
of the Convention. Here in Detroit there Is
q CLIQUE, of traders and merchants WboiRte
clamorous for continuance of the Treaty
but the people generally are opposed to il;
and the lumber interest will fight any
proposal to renew it with vigOr. The ciI
,zens of Michigan have the same genersl
feeling on the subject that prevails west Of
Lake Michigan. They think that the
Treaty was great benefit to Canada, and
! of but little positive value 70 the United
States, "a Had Canada acted in friendly
| and nsighborly manner towards us during
ahe late struggle, they might have been
| willing TO reReW;it; but they sympAthizad
/ with and, aided the rebels, and now they
4 can. se and make their treaties with them,
1 If they. can find them. Such lie the general
feeling here, as far as / have found an
expression gll,.da.ug 2lalga. .l-l
H. On this subject a strong outside pressuIe
| will be brought TO bear on the Convention
| BY the attendance of nearly all the promi-
! neat men in Canada, who are willing TO
promise anything and everything. They
sre going to bgiId ship eaasls and give fs
i St, rJswrencs, the great highway of com
merce-- and force the New York Carriers
To reduce their tolls, &c, sc, Whether Or
| not thew will be successful in their endeaV-
ors. remains TO be seen but it will take
!, verv large promises TO wipe out the recoi
i leoIiou Of the st. Albsns raid and snff
| other "reminiscences of the late rebellion
-Tbe Canada delegation isdnow on is
!. travels bisheE Starting at Montreal they
; are rolling westward, holding mestings Y
almost every city, and increasing IN ~
1 and importsnce as they proceed. by u
time il reaches Detroit, 1t will be prom
d .nent,if not an influential body.
l., The Niagara Falls Canal will oecuP
the Convention, and strong effort Will ?
made To- XIII the prcjeetl by eomolnsl9
!. of St. Il Joais, and New York lnterests. IN
: Chicago, Milwaukee, Cleveland and Detro
r delegations will have tostand shoulder
lsho1ldsr on this question: or they VIII
ia beaten. iel3-8 la
The. Tariff question will be oveFhaulE
: 10 some extent, but there has been very 7
1 lie said thus far. io ll7n. iisi - -
!, T. The reduction Of the tolls on the ne
d; York canals viii be- persisted IN by y
mJ Western delegations, (e1ceph perhaps
IsoHisA siqu,s AZ 3 aylt2au.
There win be an interesting aght for 7
n chairnosnship.i Lyman Tremaine, Of
cd. sbsnyi Hiram Walbridge, of New .10iI
N. / ittleiohn, of ,Oswego; james i. Joy,
= Detroit; W. f. yCoolbaugh, OF Chlcsg
= Il A AlexsadeE Mitchell, of Milwaukee