, 1866-12-27
CANAL CONVENTION AT MORRIS,

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LAfue AtfendAnce-Dxxauixat nj xatleu-yFb
were ef1t3en1-LetfcFs Frans uastlnR1taht
t:enttcRncp-Re~olation in fnv.r Of Ri
| Stn6atu Fai1s CanAl. I.asAlte and ROC
lstnnd CnnaF. d-r-Jmportant rprrrh
DC. NS~Sc'
lepecia, Despatch to ,he Chicago Tdbppe.,
NoEris, illinois, December aG
hass Consensioo Of The citizens of th
ano aa)otninE connIes. was held here so-da
Inc to2H House. to take steps 10 hrtu
ne1ofe the Legislature Of lhc State The ~,
oec& ot en1arg@g tho Illinois and M.ch,ca
Canal, and securing direct intc..comm,
nacaffon with the oce1n IN order to furnish rclf,
nom the monopo1ic1 Of railsoad corporations, tn
eauioF Inc Convention WIS et1ued By larpc M e
BET Of the leading mcn Of Grrndy, Will, h5a]le
Dufean and other counties. The Court uou.c IA
nlled With IN audience composed nlu,os: eaurcl
Of the Influential farmers from the coanue. o
Msnryt Bureau. LasAlls, Livingston, keada1l
and Michigan Canal. Among The promtnt nj 1He,
pfgtent were the following named: Hou. PHI,
collins. Hon: Robert Blow, r.. members Of II,
Hon o. B. Galu.ha, Gruady Couni1; uon. az
A!aP Ss5esss Henry eoaaIy; hea. asn !tsS; T. Si:s
S:ri. L. D. c%Sg1ty %siGr gsns'f a.f5', wi5s H.
Hor. T. Gtant Mo1Sfs; 3. n sieaSea; snSta W. M9.is #
Sse!Efs aSas1, 9Ssfsa SoeaS eaor q i: "a
1Hfs1tfd H.tatG no,si i, hsFnss, edno. ol the
1.3 1neIeie3 MOTIFS y; o.ilxes. e9itor q tae Han
f1ss S4KeG .Hc anu e'soer o1 tae LeRslaturt
The Convention was called to order by Mr. Geo.
sn,0 o. na. aug npSn a nis n mellon. H.
Allan thanked the Correction for the hcnor con.
frrtd. nc congratulated lhe a.sembage upvn
H. II pIGtesce o. fo many OF &c leading men Of
9t.eh tAat nc people were hbout awakening to
their own Hre interests On the question ffrans-
be f ne uss MAJ aa ssePsss?
blL ite pcotse were equal 10 INC emergency. ae
Eopca the Conve9!lon Woa!o 30 70 work 10 &C.
s9mpish, ~ steady ana determined Persistence,
MnaI tney AaQ Gnacftaken+ and not expect 10 WIN
t1G battle IN day
y. u. Ghlusls. of GEundy, and Hon. George ",
Armstrong. OF lasale, were chossn Secretaries.
,,Cn Cn notioE Of T. SANFORD, oi Norris Gen. VIM:
5ittf,: q NoTns. L D. whiting. Of Bureau, end
E1n; RoEcrt CloT. 5f., OF Will County. w%tc ap'
ptcsk1.e or thI eense Of the Contention upon thS
scpsee's 10 he olscasseo.
Tic following fs ieiicfr wlItIen ef1e to Sanford
ws.e Iead from .hs following p.oninent gentle
Een, who wess unable 10 be present:
~ In, fn,taan H1a1Gn T}1.;,s WITT IT, fsa,: ~.
hearty efnpatt'y With the movement, and assn. ed
the Convention thst he should cooperate With Ii
IN ali lts PROPOSED movements.
Fnoa hoH. ANsoN 8. MILLER,
Of Rockford, Who bad expected 10 te present
I'D alGfrts tho Conyentlon: In his opinion
tLc Gni1nS Of nc mississippi Liver ant the laGet
,,iattacs: 70 maay s:ates Il:ect1J. ana lie whole
eId pny fo5 'e sd In ve.y fey ysars
ptoauettte o1 Efeat good, II under proper rasIlc
nch:. Tel tdey thoald oc 20 limited By Legislative
n ts1t eey w'l1 no, euesoaeh uoon tht
xi:lost ~ sies.1 iesisl.,,en. Eve the Poxel {
cont1ol tEcm. rhefr Charters were not contracts
hni :ilf' privileges TO be usrd for the genera
rao4 11Eu1Es4s7 covznSon Baoss,
NEo ould heSe Secn present, but pse.ior. e.
Earcnent alled him elsewhere. lie most heaet
x4hsd ali H. Success 70 thc Gon1enion ihs1 ii tLs
TrRoH HOY r. 8: 1x14sp,
n sesouEt Of eession o. bis coutt. lie w.ule
ttnt he obj cts sought AMI the method suggested
met h'e appreciation. and that The most teasible
innEc il State measure. s~'@4' wa ~
rnon TIE uos. 4, EAszxAn.
Tho felt a lively interest, par.
;; an.nimous quite ssnimen, sas nd qf'eoSn IL eo
~. to I'll ct
u,c mrrCF. 4 iudIcious and comnrehcn nafrr ne-
thonH hr tnhmfflrd IA The iArT,tetnrn III =.
wa nos, happy to eise Inv sssst.ncs a1a IN II. r.
1aox non. Joux II. auYAs
ofP.inee.on. llo Expressed dep Interest in the
III sctomnlishfnent ar snT rnnvrmtnf thsf shn,i1
ests ~ .nd be ncoe iii rnc5, o. Il, a9 6 ;s
"lsGs,a AGeuer ana ane''
raoH uox. r n. w4snRrnx-
endorsing he obieet1 @ : O. Of ,he coavsnuon, ard
e s'ats ~ 20 3a ms ~ 70 fGse,H tne
~ nsh tsss sso ind Hs es*s oms saa
no; bv raifrosd and n,ber nnnn'n,lo. n 1Tn on1
btstt. ana viii NOT nsxe an mi n hrest sta
ebalnp which have been nrepaned for tlsen,. ftaT
nus ar to.daT Cd snaering rom tbs onn1es: :iou Of
laIlroad u.ppupoltea to IN extent hardly conce,Y.
Lblc. 90 roi SEQ why ous IesisiayuIe cannot
wiieh has been discussed III Congress. M prosid!ns i
t,y law Inst thc amount over ! ceEtain given rate
IGs p:.staEc aud freight, HnoulL be deeucu and
Iaken M eoeete5 70 am ~ Ps psa n'5s IT, OF fa t.
Tr.asuIy. M,th such n Lec,t'siurc u ,ron1d
ts .ss s9sheT nsas. he u,Ss1 so,ds Moad
ihe celsfe d the treasury. an sisd 10 esy ~ aa'
At ,1s rss .sss9s :se spPse,te
T. !. s '11s Is. "a S;fs 's
e. JSt S I'd s. tos5; g .soF
CHER III inEthcr remedies will be demanded antl
II wIlt r. fna3ir for the nron1n tfems -
nhc,har thnr .HS,I1 II ,.h. 'I's e's+oe''eo u oa3
""~'o0t ''s'S r7,nn suaai vnH uo ~ n.,v..
f!o2 HoN. Z. H. uA1NEs.
Q. Chicago, Who fell that tue pro,e of tho peo
Die nc1tnEt rail- O&d moCOp0le8 had failed to rro
stncr anY effect on lhctu md only hv Irvislar1rr
cu1ctnrnts conld fhr nrrrssorT rel,cf hs ~
t.i.,.S ti,sa ~. rn..io .tcsts s.I. " W
uas n, IT en0aIo luslst On taels rep
'cteh,ha.iscs nolnG !aeif guy pfompt!y ana thor
toH. He says there Is 10 doubt but what a grant
| ,cIcme Is on foot to c0mn heTnTt II,
| nrv- srss[on of the Iccisfntnec -
| Inv - rcrsntidatin asa.} 'Ia1
| ~ 1..a eus'itoaovn ept M " tetcs9i .Ine;
et ls,EoaaA tntt ara now competing itnss
| Among the number mentioned atc the Roct
] Island and Illinois Central Railroads. By til,
| charter or The Illinois Cent al ihc t:rnr ms nr
si~sS x1ho, 4H,i. I.nJs - -sert.5 - =. - ~
~ , " - nn,,s. aIn 9 g., ~ ta ~ r. oasset
LOT rae NJ senaue, get hG Steps nave a. 5e
Pet.n &Ahtf1 IN mat Qtfctubn. LIE hoped thai III
mt etttE would give some eIpresetO on this sub
5trt. It IT. important TO taxpayers that this pro
| FtttnD hhOB1d 1lC en1nrfni