, 1866-02-21

address was a:ret-d to.
COMMERCIAL.
Cotton had advanced sd for American while
crs demanding further advanced.
Ereadstntfs very dull and tending downward
Aons ole. S63Gts s6T. United States Ea0s, 67a4 q
e7al Ccatrsl shatce, ils&lS5; Et.a ehares, SAX
THE OTTAWA CONVENTION.
I4ursc Anti. Monopoly Meeting Mt Otta-
.ra-Thc Xesolutlons-Strlrttlr OH
the Chicago Hoard Ut Trade-ntAcu.~
A1r1a Of Ikuutcs-!1n Attack on the Na-
tIonal BaMlinx SyAleIn.
Especial Despaseh 10 the Chicago Trlbuna.]
OTTAWA, H., Feb. 20.
The meeting was called to order by g. W. Arm
strong, the chairman appointed at the Last conyeu.
sIon. held Jsnuasy 18th, 1865, The minutes Of the
last meeting were then read by the secretary, G. Il.
Force, and approved BY the convention.
RE5oLrr1oSs.
Tic committee appointed At the last meeting TO
dlatt the retofutions-Me1srs, Perkins, Reddfck,
Diekey, Campbell, and Lewis W. Perkins, Esq.,,
editor Of The Ottawa HpH1lscca--ihen reported tho
following series Of resolutions:
LkxGtai. 1ha; {dest-clsss facilities for travel.
transportation nni tfade Tor the people Of repuh
lie like ours are a. essential to Its prosperity aa Is
the circulation Of tho blood 10 The h6slth, vfs1r
Rtsoletd. ihat the tn1prpycfncu, Of The Iihuol,
.iset by mems Of dams and locks. to = capacity
suled 10 tsl class vessels. to feasible snd lractca.
krtt Of the world; and unless the general govern
ment viii make lhe rnme we ase IN favor at the
construction Of The work pr the State Of Illinois.
smny reward the Investment,
Rtsotred. That We favor the improvement Of the
,d es nd I'D ID ssf MEs ?, saas
ner4inc he HocE River nsyIratiou with Ih5t OF tie
lIinoIs River and the liuojs aud Michigan cana;
sd Ee 6srs e ,s, sits theuS S
n,ent. e1s' ~4'N
Is~sIra5 That the rrcat northern lakes. lovfnr
aasm 20 e -, oapcts to 'd osa 1a Of he Totd
that the improvement OF this grcai nstaYal
tIxhwa, toala k1esuy e:asasso ~ ,es tansls of r..
President ahonld II once take efficient mses
UNA to hring nhout the rerult. and lelIe
~ use to The prodnee1s Of the Sorihwt.t; and
twceu the Canadian delegation aud the Committee
of N'ars and Means touching reciprocity Of trade
and transit s caase Of al:tatt INC o!seaGssGio M
rsenIattses offered 10 guarantee the enlargement OF
their canal 10 tle esp:eiy reqalrod for dFst,class
ysssels % re !aSes ana .ns 81 "ene r. ana ~
commerce Of the West from seektn. that channel
feteesa Ihat While a4 !e;lsaaon 9 9uGnt 90 70 Be
n2c and drpote the TACT that ltom course OK b-
cral lcs,slat1on ~ EIantng eaafEfa iot pno,e IN
pfovements and enteFpfises supposed % oe u tho
interest oi the pubue II has come 10 pass lnat Ine
tcw are IN many cases enr,ened 10 lhe ptelnolce.
oppression and posefty OF me many; uat W. arc
forced to regard ne Present rates tol !fave' Ne
and uarspottatian On railroads. ennnfn3 waat-
Et1d ffom Ehieago ~ exoEoitaat anu op-
ptetelfcs that 1ne psese1 ~. alsansSnseats @ ~
which allow ne s1Ppsi ION iae Rest 70
cb,caso. I. unjust md wrong; and that, II the !,
esl.y Of Estting produce p: % nom tne @ west 70 ana
neces tarlJ ont roue. We therefore hereby deesrc
enl determination 70 vote aefealtef tot eueo teSs.
latass, sud for such only, as gise a*tatance ihat
fir and reasonable rules and practices In all th:tr
ttaa=aetsons WITH he pnolc- ,.-
Hstoived> That corpora llons aIe reeafued in ha
more sacred Hg9t4 ii.an fationai pessons; and
while they should. hke rational persons. PC pro:
tected 70 ther rights oF the la" They, the SAINT
@ I'D 81 uas. yI IL tssieasi psssans s. sss;s!a
s.ed seaa'f!s. e nc ssgstsnt ! r. s IT, !,
loaned money. maximum ne q ierElasy; ana .
maximum taia Of toll for grinding hreadst1fh, and
this upon the principle that ezto7tton. where ont
hlbited by statutc., Upon this principle Nc asaer
the right Of the pnhlic to lare Ha1lmu9 rates .
travel and transportation y tanWays nxed Y legs
tween didctrnt points on the same linz pfohl5tte
Resotced, That We cannot concur NTH thE Boar
Of Trsde or chicago in their conclu.ions-shat ii
eS ea5ssss $ea u s5esS
tant CHARGES there Tor ftoiass' nes from ths resI
!atlons dcnvtng them eholeS o. "arnoases PC PC
city trem The vest: and .huk il sttance that il
have Or have not suffered IN Chicago trom shor
ssoas oess aae as sa a @ eiesstes S ea M :. 1hsssa
and ete wholly unahte to eca that the col
! solidatfon and continuation OF Iaif9ad lfns
! Uhteh would ol1etMtac Ee compeu.o9t ~
worked my barn % the producer, and e san o9 y
Say that that admits q sn nsRumtnt Inat II
be tEnc - GAINED II, ing noaia o. ~ tiaas e.
dueing interests d The Northwest, aud may prope
| II oa expected 10 sYnpathizc Win lose ntefests
we regret that ifs committes o,d not conFatG y
: With tie rates Of those entering Chicago IRON u
ttructon and operation Of such roads. and that tb
net tel ns n9R y ao' as on as :as
+ miles, Is half as much ~ feleht nom rAtsbnr1
. !e CaiesEo, distance o. ~ m1les-oetne 1he
9ss s1s = ,,e mne ps5 Ell % bar Gn Inc ihat toaa T.
T. summer rates OF freight between Chical
= and l1sk1l"n aSc nsoaiiy nonois 1ne T2.e ot +
Ielehts over re same dnaa: DetWeen Gnieaso a.
!. md bow i was that lsst sumuer, while = line
packets mn from OtsaTa to Chlcazo, arst-cla
l. iseiehss nom Cn'taeo 70 t1sA%a OF the Cnieaeo
r N0ck leland Koao ?e doHn al once rom my ce7
to twenty hsc and thsty cents, Whlie On Tue eat
e road the Charges from t1e chicago sunct1on 10
If lava fe1nained At eents. ant goods Fc
i. Ing Joliet ostt the Cutoff WeT changed n!tT Gel
IN per hundred from Joliet to Ottawa.
d ResNrEd. Ihat loaaed down as We are win IL,
:. lion. municipal. State and n5elonal. With our G.
rent family expenses doubled BY The high pttce
all tHaI We uluel DuJ. hGl UUT fEsQHfEES QEplel
"a bt the yesy low phee Of al that We hare to Sc
reilet nom rome fonscc has become an ahsol1
~ necessity. we thcfsfose eaA upon psnancezs ex!
where to rest not until INC causes oi ous oppressl
u s.e dsssasesSd hnd our rlghs 5etpsesed.
AEs0se.. laa! ine nntneai si c0aaiuon ~
L, Country Demands ios oae ponnc EekSants tAe n
nEt ,s .esa aoot.sua " ~ 49, ~
er utmost limit Of healthful endurance, The tepud
n ton o. ~ elaims uphn tne Sosefhmeht 70 sos
he aNa eusIa hp ths MaAal9stualne sLtesesh at "
cnt eosI oh lne nope o. oeae9ts not to os 1ealL
ID lo1 auatMeI M ano sue Placins nsala
10 sh!ninE basis;
He9Ntea, I9at u NE Jn0eMeo1 OF thls tonS
ht hon !ne tnot1 iftula eonIct oi lac Psceot oG1u
he "e!sn1nE 4oEn. onr Eelafe L 70 9e tounu N
unlnat aaA Nonsuons w aiss1.MtnaaeA ~ aGasns9
tniSiEes ~ 9ef "a tSsln mo IeSsnhs n"s, ~
up M sd;s a sa su paunpa5 AIM Eu s.saI.
d. at the lmmea'a,e modtneanon o. ouf present
o- aloo.y .He ~ ~ raG ~ @ y! auoG1e1 70
lnE GAaseis '" LII HHssAaS; aaa sIsA G.anss y w
be sc ,sHenne s "''' 4'' oa' eoa