The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-13

elimination should be made in fsV,r of
those productions upon which American
labor depends, in imposing duties upon for
eign imports; that such is now, more than
ever, the duty of the Government in justice
to the soldiers returning to industrial pur-
suits.
! The report was received with great ap-
plsuse, and adopted unanimously.
GENERAL ORD.
AT this point Major General Ord appear
ed on the plssfsrmy and was introduced to
the convention amid loud applause
THE VOTING RULE AGAIN.
B The States reported their aPporti9nmsnt
of votes under the rule adopted this morn
ing, Ohio being as follows: Cincinnati, 10;
Cleveland, 5; Toledo, 4 ! Springfield, 2.
LITTER FROM JOHN BRIGHT.
A letter from John B ight, dated Lon.
don June 10th, in reply to an iDVit ton to
attend the Convention, was read. 1t con
cludes: g The project Of your Convention
|, gives me great pleasure. hope it will
LEAD to a renewal of commercial intercourse
with the British North American Proyin-
ces, ior it will be miserable thing if, be-
cause they are in communication with the
British Grown and you acknowledge as
your Chief Magistrate your President at
Washington, there should not be com
mercial intercourse with them, and you as
free as if you were one people and living
under one government. 1 have felt that
when your people, so free and SO instruct
ed, apply their minds to any question of
commerce., they will soon discover what is
true and adopt it, and 1 shall look with
confidence for the most beneficial results
from the discussions into which you are
about to enter. Whatever tends to pro-
mote harmony and commercial dealings
between the United States and Canadas
will be fAyorsbly regarded by every INTEL
ligent statesman in this country"
TEE LAKE SURVEY.
e A letter from Col. Reynolds, of the Lake
Survey, inviting the Convention TO visit
his office and examine the charts, was re-
ceived, and the Committees on Commerce
and Lake snd HArbor Improvements were
instructed to make the visit.
TRANSIT.
The Committee on Transit, TIN Ough
Hon D. Q. Little ,hn, of Oswego, submit
ted their report in the form of resolutions.
The preamble sets forth the necessity for
increased water facilities between the East
and West.
The first resolution urges the construc-
tion by the Government of ship canal
around Niagara, as military and CONNER
cisl necessity.
The second resolution indicates the sd-
vsntsgeous thoroughfares that would be
opened by such Improvement.
The third resolution shows the duty of
New York to enlarge the shortest water
communication between the lakes and sea-
board. .-..-.-
The fourth resnlniiAI -E'-esses satiFf@e-
ton at the proposed enlargement Of the
Wellsnd and st. Lawrence canals.
The fifth resolution indicates that in the
event of the negotiation of any treaty of
between the United States and
the British provinces, our government
should be careful to secure guarantee of
q sufficient depth Of water to enable our
steamers of not less than 1000 tons cargo
to pass IRON Port Oolborne to tide water.
The sixth resolution congratulates st.
Louis upon ths opening of the Mississippi.
The seventh resolution recommends that
The question of time enter irt1 all the con- [
tracts for the dsnvery OF freight in all the
principal railroad lines. s
A minority report was offsred, dissent
ing from the provisions of the msjority re-
psrt lin references to the Niagara canal and ,
advocating the adaptation of the canals of
.he State 70 the exigencies of the trade. A
,pirited discussion ensued upon the ques-
lion thus brought into issue, which was
participated in BY 8 doz m or mora dele
yates, including several from the PrOvin-
,es, when the fnsl disposition was post
poned Till tomorrow
~ '-'-- MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The Committee on Miscellaneous Bust
ness recommended the adoption of the res
buttons of r. T. Lyon, of Cleveland, Mr..
Converse, of Boston, and Mr.. Hill, of B0s-
on, which were submitted this morning.
The Convention then adjourned 10 nine :
o'clock tomorrow morning. E, G. II. ,,