East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1865-07-19
COMMERCIAL CONVENTION.

III DetTolt last week, resulted, III In
nothing else, in more perfect under.
standing of the commercial wants and
interests of the various sections repre-.
sented, in an intelligent and interest
ing interchange of ideas and opinions,
and in the PRONUNCIATION of much use
full and valuable information in re-
gard TO the various questions under
discussion. The gentlemen in attend
ance as the representatives of the
Board of Trade in this city were w.
l.. r. Little, S. w. Yawkey, T. j.
Durham, b. j. Brown, S. b. Bliss,
w. l.. Weber, M. b. Hess, NJ. JEFF
fers, j. S. Estabrook, of whom we no.
tice by the proceedings, b. j. Brown
was made one of the Committee on
Credentials and w. L. p. Little one
of the Vice Presidents Of the Conven-
ton. We copy the Free Press summing
up article in regard to The convention,
and what it accomplished:
The great Commercial Convention
which has been in session for the past
few days has adjourned, leaving to the
future TO determine whether its wise
conclusions will be carried into effect
by those in power, or not.
After the decisive vote of the Con-
vention declaring that additional ia
cilities were necessary to carry the
vast products of the West to the
Ocean, the only question of importance
was that of the necessity of a Recip-
rocity Treaty with the British Provin-
ces to the North of the United States
1t reioices us to be able TO announce
that the resolution of the Committee,
requesting the President of the United
States to open negotiations for a new
treaty, was, without any material
amendment, passed by the unanimous
vote OF the Convention. The resolu-
ton as adopted reads as follows;
Reso,red-That this Convention do respect
fully request the President of the United States
30 enter into negotiations with the Government OF
Great Britain, having in view Treaty between
the two countries for reciprocal commercial inter-
course between the United States and the several
Provinces f British America, including Columbia,
the Selkirk Settlement and Vancouvers leland,
based on principles which shall be just and equit-
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csnditou of the United States, and which shall
also include free navigation Of the st. Lawrence
and other rivers Of British North America, with
such Improvements of the rivers and the enlarge
ment OF the canals az shall render them adequate
for the requirements Of the West in communi-
catirg with the ocean.
The adoption Of this resolution is,
we are happy to say, in strict con-
formity to public opinion, and we
trust that our Government will take
the earliest measures to negotiate an
other treaty in accordance Herewith.
We look upon this Convention as
having struck the death blow to all
monopolies which have hampered and
bound down commerce. 1t is the be-
ginning of great revolution, which
will give us free trade, and allow
every man to sell his products where
he can sell dearest, and buy his arti-
cles of consumption where he can buy
cheapest. The Convention and the
people of the Northwest are indebted
to the unaninlity of the vote for such
a treaty, to the very able speach of
Hon. Joseph Howe, of Nova Scotia,
who discussed the whole subject with
mastery ability. He indicated not
only the wisdom of the two govern
ments in entering into the late treaty,
but proved conclusively that it had
operated most beneficially, and if
abrogated by the notice already given
that true wisdom would dictate that a
better one should replace it. We
hope every man interested in the SUBJ
ject will not fail to read and consider
the facts and arguments which will be
found in Mr.. Howe's very able speech.
The convention was a success, and
will undoubtedly. prove to be of great
benefit to the nation. Itwas compos-
ed of some of the ablest commercial
men not only of the United States,
but of the British Provinces. They
came together not for the purpose Of
advancing any local interest, nor for
the purpose of forwarding the success
of any political party, but in the in
terests of commerce and trade, which
has always proved the handmade of
civilization. They recognized the
great truth that the country which
takes the lead in commerce takes the
lead in all of the great and humaniz-
projects of the age, and one and all
recognized and admitted the fact that
as we were i'll truth, but one in lam
language, one in law, and one in civ
ilization, we should be but one in
commerce and one in trade. They
felt and said that, so far as it was pos
sible, all barriers and restrictions of
trade between the great West and the
Atlantic, whether formed by nature
or by illiberal and local Legislation,
should be broken down, and that the
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