The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-12
Our Detroit Correspondence.

DETROIT, July 0, 1855.
Already large number Of delegates from the various
boards Of trade have arrived In this city, but full
delegation will be present until this evening It is ex-
pscted that fully four hundred commercial men, from
Halifax TO st. Louis will participate in the proceedings
the Convention when 1t to-mor in the fine
building recently dedicated by the justly renowned De-
troit board, by whose invitation they assemble
The committee of the local board have made extensive
arrangements for rendering the visit Of the delegates
pleasant one and in addition to the discussion Of the
weighty questions Of finance trade the fisheries and
reciprocity they will doubt the merits Of the
good cheer generously rendered the people Of this
city
ARA gcments have been completed with Mr.. Taber OF
the Biddle House; Mr.. Lyon, of the Exchange, and
Messrs Chittenden and whbeck of the Russell House,
10 entertain delegates at reduced These gentle
men will have their houses full no doubt and many win
be the guests OF the members of the Board OF Trade and
the citizens
General Hiram wabridge arrived on Sunday morning.
and is stopping at the Bddle. His name is being can.
vassed for the presidency of the Convention AS New
York is the chief city represented will no doubt ba
honored with the selection OF OF its representatives
president
THE orYIcERs OF THE DETROIT BOARD
Joseph Aspinal President; John Hutctngs and
George Boyley, Vice Presidents; Ray Haddock, Secre
tary, and James Aspna Treasurer. Beside these
eight directors and nineteen committee men composed
of the substantial OF the city all OF whom actu-
ally engaged in perfecting the prcminares for the
meeting
THE QUESTION OF REPRESENTATION
in the Convention is attracting considerable discussion
Chicago sends about SIXTY Cleveland about thirty five,
and other cities like proportion The most popular
method to be that Of each Board casn; its
as unit However, this cannot be decided until the
Convention meets.
TUE OBJECT or THE CONVENTION
Is thus set forth In the CALI
Discussion and conference upon
FSrst-Finances.
Second-Commerce.
Thiyd-IInes Of transit from east to west
Eal~fk- Htrup tv frpaty
Quite wide titude, however, will doubt be given
the speakers and may look for discussions upon the
fisheries the defences OF the frontier intercoonal rail-
way of Canada the enlargement Of the ST. Lawrence
canals and many other questions that equally interest
bers and commercial standing Of the gentlemen who will
compose tho assembly have doubt the deliberations
will have their effect upon Congress in Its legislation upon
the questions involved
THE DsLEGArEs FROM rnR BRITISH PROVINCES
come here with their minds fully made up to stand by
their demands for renewal Of the Reciprocity treaty
What pledges they prepared TO give have not tran
spred but It seems almost certain that the American
delegates dsinclined TO support renewal Of the
treaty, unless Canada gives some assurances that
the canals Of the St. Lawrence will be enlarged.
| This, l fear, they will be unable TO do, since
by the imperial authorities and the Canadian innisers
at their late conference The question of reciprocal ex
change of products between the United States and tho
provinces has received prominent place in the pre-
limnary discussions, and will doubt be the chief
question before the Convention, inasmuch the pro-
vnces largely represented only by boards OF
trade in the chief cities, but BY gentlemen in small
namets, WHO nANc neu lHpTOfnptu mectingS anu
created embryo boards Of trade that they might be pre-
sent and participate In the discussion Of the great
tons to up
1t is believed that the deliberations OF the Convention
will extond over four or five days Then will come the
coatons excursions and exchange OF compliments that
always follow those gatherings Of the pillars Of
merce Among other features OF this kind Is
sion the st. Clair upon the steamers Union,
Windsor and Traveller where doubt, tn will be
quite "a feast Of reason and How Of soul"
Detroit looks unusually gay just The
dotted with blue uniforms like the plantations OF tho
South few short weeks ago with this difference
however-that here have screcchng shell
whstling bullets but instead the steady tramp OF
turning heroes the OF the bands and the exclas
tons OF delight ''as Johnny comes marching home"