Evening star., 1869-09-10
The GREAT KEOkUK CONVENTION
'ADJOCHN Md SINE DIEO

ihe heokuk Convention, that was to do
suen wonderful things in the way Of smashing
up the East and glorifying the West, has met.
Grated, expectorate6, deliberated, resoluted,
and adjourned sire de-"
II has 'sresolyed" the removal OF the Ma
uonai Capital. IL has also resolved that Con.
gress shall make an appropriation for holding
orlds Fair in the valley of the Mississippi
In i>sl. IL has also resolved for reciprocal
trade with all nations; requesting a full snar.
OF diplomatic appointments to the Mississippi
valley requesting cities and towns on the
mississippi TO extend municipal facilities an
commercial economies to counteract the ri g.
Nary OF cross routes and to regain the foreign n
ana domestic commerce of keokuk; requesting
ald from cities and towns on the Mississrppi :,
establish an emigrant depot IT New Orleans
equestIng the reduction Of revenue on soma
articles OF permanent and popular censumn.
uoni and that the representatives of the Missls
sippi valley nirod uce bill for the increase and
EQUALIZATION Of the postal steam system by Civ.
Ing subsidies to steamers running be,ween
New Orleans and foreign ports. 1t was also
resolved that the increased supply of skiIlsd
ano intelligent labor is peculiarly necessary
Ior tne development of the resources of the
Mlsslsslppi valley, and that free Immigration
Tom every quarter must be encouraged
Ihe convention having carried ali thsss
measures-by resolution, adjourned As above
stated, sine die.
This Is heavy work that the Convention has
cut out, and the pertinent inquiry arises as To
their fitness or ability for the mission. The
keokuk correspondent OF the Chicago Trtbuu>
lets some hight upon this question. He saws
The Mississippi Valley Commercial Con.
yentlon, which assembled here TODAY can
hardly be claimed as a success in any ESSENTIAL
particular. Ii is deficient in numbers, not
many more than one hundred delegates being
present Full one-half Of these are from 81
Louis, one- quarter from Iowa and Scattering
ones from Illinois. Minnesota, Keusas Tsn
nessee, Loulslsna, Kentucky, Ohio and Penn
sylVsnla, aggregate the other quarter Hiram
Barney and q. Chauncy Schaff-r who fisnre
as delegates from New York, are mera so;onrn
eIs here, ard Will hardly claim that they have
any constituency 10 back them. OHIO has
TWO or three names IN the list of dele
gates, but II would probably puzzle thosa
Gentlemen to tell whs sent them. Not
more than two or three of the delaga
tlon appointed by Governor Palmer 10 rem.
resent illinois are here, while a half dozan
more represent towns and Boards of Trade.
lie convention Is deficient N men of mark AMI
lLHueECe. There are none here, unless Gov
ernor Stanard, OF Missouri; Judge : r Miller
OF this city; Judge Dillon, OF Davenport, and a
lew DINERS, may put in claims 10 such
recognition. There Is apparently little or no
unity of purpose or sentiment among the
nemteIs, and few CT none can tell a: the close
OF me nrst days session what Is to be dona m
forv ard their views. In fact. no commi,fas on
resSIu'I0us or platform has vet been pamei
ahu lLefe seems 10 be no present evidence that
such aCcmmIttee VIII be raised. Tnere seems
aISo 70 oe a somew hat facetiOus spirit mani
tested Alter the committee on Credentials
had been appointed to-day, a proposi
uOn Vas made, and several times
Repeated. 10 raise q committee To nor,inata
permanent officers OF the convention Fverv
Time II was made II was voted down Inder
the plea tnat they did not know aud could no.
uLill thc committee on Credentials ra
ported, who we're members OF the conyeution
" nen toat report was made q motion 10 have
Il read wss voted down in an emphatic man
her, and mp 70 the hour OF Adjournment the
convention had no Official KNOWLEDGE who
Were deiegste and the committee finally an.
pointed 20 nominate permanent Off GERS ara en-
gagged IN completing their work. as much IN
the dark a. 10 who are delegates as they wee
before the convention came together mignt
name other points wherein the cOnyen.iou i
Weak. In TACT can scarcely name q tsa-u-e
N which II Is not weak, certainly none in
which It may be deemed strong II Is hsrt
10 tell " hen the con ventIon will get through
Its wCrE- L hope To- morrow Will end II, and
50 DO many OF the delegates, L judge. from
The anxiety they manifest 20 get home"
I his anxiety 10 'get home" may account for
the fact that the convention Adjourned with
GU; taking any measures 70 carry out the
obIects set forth in It's resolutions. The con-
ventiOn wa, vision OF Joy and beauty, but
too bright 70 LAST. IL has adiourned sin> 5is
Bright radiant, bui transiiory keokuk Goa.
venticn -
Ike The dew or the mountain.
Like tie foam on tue river,
Ike -na bubble on the tOuntain
MI -