The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-07-14
Ihe DetrOIt Trade It,onventIon

DETROIT, July 1S.-The reports of the
transient committee were taken up
I 4f. FrisseT Withdrew his report and
moved to add to report of majority a
resolution asking the Governor of New
4ork TO recommend to the Legislature
the enlargement of the locks in canals
Oh thaL State. The resolution was agreed
70. the question coming upon Mr.. Lit
itIeJohns resolution for Niagara shin
cahal Ut the expense ofthe general GOV
eminent us commercial and military
necessity. Mr. Mitchell offered a sui
Stltute, that the canal was demanded.
but that, under the present condition Of
the national finances, we cannot nSIx for.
its construction by the general royern-
ment. This was laid on the table by n
vote OF ~ TO 81. Mr.. Kennedy moved to
amend the resolution by striking ont
! the word military necessity. This lySs
4 agreed to, and Mr.. Littlejohn's resolu-
to -. ~ 10
Mr.. L. Tremain, from the finance
COMMITTEES, by consent, submitted a
report. Matter submitted to the con-
Nentlon, The resolutions reported are
us follows, and We're unanimously
adopted: That it be recommended To
the government TINT in any future nd-
Justment ofthe Tariff and Internal Re-
Venue, the burden. of taxation direct
ana indirect may be made to fall as far
as possible on the vices and luxuries
of the people, thus relieving lnborine,
and industrial classes. That relsnrdinsS
the national debt as a pecuninry obli-
CATION, most sacred i'll its character. the
convention declares its conviction thnf
all sacrifices will he checrfully borne
that may he necessary to muinfaIn the
nNtlonal honOr, unimpeached ut all
I'm. s stnu under rail- circumstances; and
th;tI every dollar of such debt can and
Will he discharged, without retar(lin~
III the slightest degree, the onward
progress OF Tie nation i'll tho career of
us prosperity, greatness and glory. The
uep:tc on NeclprOcity was continued
ulilll me adjournment, and is to be re-
/ ton taken.
Inc resolution reported by the COM
mlttee on reciprocity that the notice
gwen Tor the termination of the reci-
Proclty treaty meets the approval of
ms convention, was unanimously
adopted. The second read in the report
that the convention do respectfully re-
quest the President OF the United
States to enter into negotiations with
the government of Great Britain. hnv-
ing III view the execution of a treaty
DetWeeh the two countries for recipro-
city and commercial intercourse he
tween the United Suites and the several
BRUSH PROVINCES of British North
America, including British Columbia.
the Selllirk Settlements and Vnncor,
yers Islands, upon principles which
shall be just and equitable to all parties:
ana which also shall include the free
navigation OF the st. Lawrence and
other rivers of British North America,
with such Improvement of the rivers
and enlargement of the canals as shall
render them adequate for the rcuuirr-
ments of the West in communicating
with the ocean.
Mr.. McChcsney offered the following
as substitute: 80
Resolved, That in the still unsettled
condition of some of the States from
the rebellion, and the state of the
finances of the government, as well as
the immediate state of our system of
taXntion, any action tending to re-
new4l of the reciprocity treaty, may
wisely and appropriately be left TO the
action of the respective governments
by which itwould be negotiated.
lengthy debate ensued upon this
substitute.