, 1870-07-18

1 water communication to the Mississippi
X yer, rid the Wisconsin and Fax Rivers, WHICH
nuud Gueapeu transportation between the Rralll-
,'lpluelng alI Esalil-consuln.,ly States besWten
thr Mississippi Valley aa't The .sitAllc cities.
Tu~ Is matter not onl5 of great interest to the
producers an'l consumers but II A!so Of great
commercial importance. involving as 1t does the
question whether Uur pEtrluct3 can ur cannot be
transported To other countries without loss. Nor
shnf,ln limit the progress Of OIL wnrk hj tht
,1ssts:,pppt Iusrr. ine Pacific Ealiru;ld is pro-
lrcy nI l'aGiG Dr tf,sDstolltrl4Lat cAuat ID due
an' not 1einutc t!tlle- II, III ,cr1vd oi uupar:
ale1e.i c,yit war, costing rlvcTs ot blood alll
billions Of treasure, .itrslcatl enterprise tazed to
rush m that grannest Of human achievements
lte RAILWAY u the racinc-what snAJ We not do
i'll Il t!il'e VI peace, plenty, aud p1o=rt1dtY-
M1. Peter Cooper, Of New FORK. followed.
He advocated the speedy 4utronctaon OF steau
upon ule canals. and gave his viewB OF a ce1-
.alIl plan which Met Nith his approval.
Letters were receisca from Governor Hon-
man and Comptroller Connolly. OF Now York,
rsgretting thrir nablfsy to attend, aud appfos-
,hg Of the convention.
| i.ugths address. setting forth At length tho
estimated ADVANTAGES Of the proposed i'm
rrovement of the Wisconsin aud Fox rivers.
His address wah teplets ntith tue statistics and
figures in support Of his position. Excessive
charges for transportation he complained
he West. He louked to the Fox river
Improvement aa Of great neutrality-suspicious.,
and should kc mado by the Federal Govern
ment. i free canal from the Mississippi to
the Likes was to remove the great obstscle to
cheap transportation. He WAS emphatic in
the expression Of the belief that th. Eris
canal should be free 10 commerce, and that
The State would tind iteelf richer for granting
such freedom. This declaration was received
with chcers by the convention
4 committee on resolutions, composed Of
gentlemen from different cities OF the State,
saa appointed.
Governor Seymou. then addressed the con.
ven ion. HI said tue 1efurm iuaugu1atel rs
the commercial nuu Of tho State last spring,
by demanding lower tolls, a better system OF
repairs. aud = canal policy, ca1uc just At time
when business WIS depressed. and Ind Infused
TT" life into the internal cummerre. The pol
lry begun should be fully cat1e.l out; for the
| present. /. would cause more expenditure. and
| teee revenue. TIE canals aAoull not be used
as mere tools to e4toFt taxes. II the reyeruer
] Of the state are les-cned. no ate the taxes on
! the people. Canal tells tax the poor By en-
hauciuy the cost Of articles to the toore1
| ,.!arses. The canals are to be Used in tile
interest Of commerce, industry, and labor
aud rot AZ mare ,ax-ea1hercrs. The grow,l
| of business from low tolls viii make good the
lose from reduction. 1t il useless to talk o.
the railroads doing this and that They vii
only do Nhat they a1s Obliged to do. It Il
worth while to 1naiut1in the canals aud 80 reg
u14te the railroads. The eject Of low toll:
| upon the West VAS TO he considered. i tax o
| three cents upon buAnel Of wheat nigh
eeem small, but it would decide the question
with Western buyer whethex he would o.
would not more it, When Governor Seymou
had concluded, 4 recess Was taken.
In the afternoon session, President Anae1
ron, OF the Rochester University Governor
Merrill, Of Iowa; Hon. David 4. Little, O
syracuse. ex-Senatoz Stanford: II. &. Per
rell, of Lockporr; General Vest, OF Milwau
lee; Jacob Mossss Of Detroit; M1. Jarvis, 0
Ohio; NE. Ellis, OF Green Bay. Wisconsin
Ill, Griffith, Of Toleslo; and G. 5. Hazard, 0
Buffalo, the Committee On Resolutions. re
| ported long series Of resolutions, whicl
were read They emphatically declare tn
| purpose of the Onions to ahrogate the CHA
contracts, mud to punish any Canal Com
j missioner or canal officer who sha
| be found connising with the canal contractor
| for the continuance Of the contracts. The
urge the speedy completion Of the Wisconsin
snd Fox river improvements. the enlargement
and placing in thorough repai, the Eris Cans.
the reduction OF tolls and introduction c
steam rowage on the canals. One resolusio
advocates the annulling OF tolls upon boat
/ Tho resolutions vera adopted, and. after Ii
customary resolution Of thanks to the Officer
| Of the convention, and to the Mayor and Con
mon Council Of this city, the convention II
| iourned sine dis-