, 1865-07-14

Adorted--tpternaaR RtTenu@ axe the
Nat10bal Dttf.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago 1ribuoe.]
DErno1r, July H.
On motion Of Mr.. Fra!e5 it was agreed that
after Mr. Seymour had finished hia addtets the de-
bate On The subject OF reciprocity thonld DC con-
duc1ed hy each State h6ilg called in regular o.
Ger, and the delegates thezenpon giving the!r
vieHs. Thereon Nr. D. c. Seymour 1esuaed his
address: ...
"Apcther question which w-s In agitation Id
1e5a wes the transportation Of ln@brr, Tho
perp4e Of MAinc wauted 70 get thcts luatc: h3
the nearest ren'e 10 the seahoard; that W5s By
The 1lycr st. John TO H.]lfax, which vas distant
40 niles. The people Of Maine, Nho were now
80 very sensitive In relation to the provisions Of
thfz trcst,, fit themselves asgzicved, ed coz
sidered lie reservations IN that treaty as a tax
upon Their indu.tl5. But thi. was not their OILY
difficulty uur friends tn the West had found ont
sere Twelve o: fifteen years ago that tn The future
tho great West wouid need semethlng more thaa
She ratlrca1s Of New York and 1eao:5tsnnts and
they de..red to hase the Erest river and iak:s 10
take thelr produce to New iork. t.yet !, Hos n.
70 ~ and n
Gcvernrnent Of England had CONTRACTED great
works md 7aluaoie improvements in tbst river.
ISefe e Maa isI TON s o aEes nio tha st Iawrtnes
The St Lawrence was opened to the Nest, sad gaze
them nears OF stndsng their surplus produe-
iswn to market vi hont breaking Elk was an
otjtct worthy Of onr country, One object de.
| tiied lY the rrosfnees wss to hare more free
howeyeT, nts,i 5inied 10 tie question d an intsr.
| ehapet cf productions. 1t embraced oh:r very
| important euh}tefs IN which they were Wl!IcRto
N. Re concefsions to The United States. We DE-
eirei to itansport ouI lnraaeE free down the St,
| IawIe1ce, snd the British Government met ns
IN mott liberal spirit, and needed to esr5y-
6cnit question VAS found to hc the SELECTION Of
tie articlee that should be- admitted On tae Tree
zen At enss taat |. TN ne
some asucles Of greater Salne 1han mcy e!a1mea
ia receive, but We were rete:TlnS great auFs5- m
IN ao1 eefteo e ,Ess he
tween the two countries. and beg IN cxten1ed
tfyte. Ue then alluded 10 statistics to demon
surte the fucccss of the schsas u monet t = ~
hth,ne interest. !" We had been great g.ne1s py
It aDd the people Of the West wolld De nnwtll-
70 's .hg h.S rs 2cS e Wss
dom Of Like Michigan; nd II this treaty ~as not
| 10 ba entered Into. the West must make up II
to stVe 9p I'VE II x.p ar Ia an1
"a. hitter Ia have It by the 1sttes meass tnan the
foTmer." The speaker then tfaa.ed af crest
'be statistics ~ 3s neeess sad e
hfnf fc,aI influence upon tbe trade OF both tht
United states and Cansds, ard sppea1sd 10 '9t r.
[ Convention to fGcQCmtnQ u tAp 1uF1Ae11- -
| enier INTO q treaty Of similar CT sfnetet, VIII
such moQi1catjons as might pe deemed des'fab.t
IN thn altered circumstances Of the country.
REPORT on FINANCE.
Mr. I5u,tn Tsepatne, Of Albany, GnaltMan Q
tbn Comu,i:1ee on Finance, presented 1oe iollo@
iIg Ftport: -.s,s..f,f1v rennr
that hnyipe heard the exp1snat1ons eaommLSH 3:
MT. J. ". Taylor, Of Minnesota tney sepott -
Tnrnhly for the conei1ettdnn o. tns - -
rsfer1ed 10 The committee: The at'en:ion - ~ =. -
| rommiffee has beeu directed 10 thc snp}ect oa ~
nst;nnd tebt existtng aEatIst the t5osss1%eS sa,
I'D naorlo of the United Siatef and 70 i4e =
~ nv. nuc iaWs which hsve ha:h estsonsuea :.
oeftaT il p:Yt the e1peuscs OF tue 1oseinnsnI ~.
WLfe the cou,mti.ee could moi ignore tne q q :,
! ence offRpcifec.tone in these IaW:. 3st LaeS :.
Csrdcd ,hEn u the necessary Incidents o. a r I!
J tsn Of 1eelsja,ion, povcl in tho htstorY Of u
country md adopted bJ conErsaa los tempo1a.
peflca under the pressure Of Rleat esa1, 80 s,1s :;
> Feeling confident that a!l the errors apa lnla
!. | 1.ps witch experience had d1sclotea "o9'a
/ rauEdted at no distant day by II ure le1ls!auo;
2 | the cnmuIttee did not regard lbs present y
| nToncr occasion 10 consider them spef'neaay
= | r. 3fta1t Tic committee wetc unanimously
~ nnjriou thnt the pres: nt way Is Citing occ
lar for fhe great commercial claasea OF the couaE
: v~nrrsentea in this Convention, to express the
!. inGpmenH cpncerulue the sacred character Of Il
y SHrht inns existing. This debt Uas the ntce
g g retnle n he wsr, forced upon The psople y
n gigantic nd wicked rebellion. II Ahaae "nen