, 1876-07-22
4 NOTABLE GATHERING.
The Chicago River and Aarbor
Convention Of te47.
W}lnt Called 1t Together, aud Who
Took Fart In 1t.
Abraham Lincoln, Schuyler Coll
fax, and Edward Bates.
Gen. Cass' Celebrated Letter Declining nn
Invitation To Be Present.

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CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 20.-Ainonr tic gather.
Iurs of neop,e In thc West. m, M, no. IVA,
MARI ,ota1io rro,, is ,,n,n,i'. oa @ mo pse,
hoasi,,", ~. .tu,' "s .1l'leaa'e aha lSla'cg,
River Convention ;" held at Chicago duly s. s,
| and 7, 1917. The oeeas.oi, n,ftf object Of TINT
assc,uh,apr IN familiar W Sin ,,,1or r,.,1.,xs ~
T,,. rS,,a,,,. IN, ,.a ~ Wv o"., en VI
! ~ tn4eonS' wa ~ i'nuefstoou py LII when
| IL Is e]atca Tint nj that time, md for lnAny
years previous thereto, tho claims OF internal
] tra1r 10 the protprttpn md care Of tba rnyeru.
mcnt p-nntn ,vJtho,,t o,,o,tto,, t,ro,,,., ,.s,
S,, hne,, ,r,.hha,S 10y " sa.m' WY ne,
! by tho Democratic purity Iii both It's pint.
| forms md It's conduct Of the Government. Nat
TINT that party was u,nn,,,,o,,, In Ia ,,,nn
n ttts ohfoct but th,, ~, .hJos ~. s,t,,s,.
! power u the organizatioi'-ts Southern portion
WAS lcatly hostile TO the same. III re,pcc2 to
tue, "a to a1l other matters of nat'onal eon.
casf'. --..-..,
THR SOUTH DICTATED 70 TIN DEMOCRACY.
! and to the Government through the Deulory1,-
~, tile policy Which Should control It's notion.
! Wlca the assumed tsltcrcsts Of the South, rs
relasel to Slavery, demanded the denial Vi thp
right of the people to pettt.on Congress on any
subject bearipg LpDn tint jnterest, the North
erp Democrats were ready TO yote for "gnr-
| resolutions" for TINT purposc. When the saino
poTef required that tho mails oc rifled III u
search 1or Aptk.slavcry papers, tho ean'e acqN,-
!
interest sought advantage over the isve North
| by withholding from It's Internal trYAlu
the aid c]ailssel for and extended to
Southern commerce, tue Democratic party
was useful for such purpose. It
was this cstahllshc0 md rucognizeA sabsurv,euey
q the NortAcrn Democratic politicians IL tho
Slave-powGr, and the ready facility With which
thry wore nodded " any shape by Southern
'NogrusxS poua,isAcEs"
Notwithstanding this state of things, II was
still trua that l9rGc portion u tho runk and
fllc Of Sorthctn Democrats were III sentiment
opposed to tho uycrbcaring tyranny OF tho
Southern nasters ot tlclr purity, III respect 10
all the questions referred 10. rhls 1uet WA
most clearly manifest in after years, whrn thr
Slave-Powct catrlc1 Is policy 10 thu fatal c1-
treue OF open rebrlltoi. a;ainst the Goycrn-
wl,cs,, freed f.ott tho doniinati of tia, power,
the representatives OF Northern DEMOCRATS
unltcd In voting liberal appropriations for har.
bor and river improvements.
Hut my prosent business y With
raahef tlan With the circumstances which called
II into existeI,cc. II was called tor the purpose
y ueYeioplhs anu combining Stich popular sen-
tinept in favori of Internal irnie d should IN
luee Congress 10 extend 10 the same the caro- aud
projection granted 70 foreign trade. Icnrc, 1t
was entirety nol.pulticai lii It's nature und o.
icct, having III view tho ule object namol It
wns called Ut season of the year most favor
uhtt Tor iake-trasri, ,-tilc onfy MoIu OF tru1,s-
nortation Practicable for u largo asse!ub}a4e;
o,ll ~ tho point calculated 10 aforl Its u,ensbtrH
te best opportunities tor lear,,!ng by personal
ohservaton ol tho facts md nerlts uf the casc.
ttllute. 1t Wua grand succcs5 Nothing like It
lsaa then or has since been known III the West.
J.. Is Will! tho personnel of this notable gath-
'crtng tnat now have chiefly to do. will rc-
ies TO- TIC parts taksn tasrsin y SONY q tie
promtnent positions before tho country and tic
world. Three men were there Introduced to VI,
acquaintance far lcyonu their former expyri-
el'cc, to-xit: Abraham Li,'roln, Schuyler Col
MI. LINCOLN
appeared rs tho Committeeman OF Illinois 10 sr-
lect otlscrs for thu Convention; anu subsequently
was Called out for speech, which, owing to to
was y surprise for It's iacrlt. THIS was tllell n
Member OF Congress, having been elected lor
thy first and only TIME. Tho thu,lght of lis eyer
1liing tho prsssIvntial olscn was tAst.est from,
1ns1nbered, WIS Gluten years pruy1oug to Mir,
Lincoln's lnorr full Introduction to tho country
through the great dIscussiu,l with Douglas,
MI. CoLrAx,
uud %gse was tle % Principal al sscreiars s,n pv u
seeaNd tSaa tsn NJ" 3 III lis ,s assSisps i 81 us
the first position OIL Tic successful Presidential
;ss ticket lie waa IN obscure journalist, ai'l no
MI. HATES,
chosen rs President uf lllu Convention lartrclv
pn secosnt of his location snd his Isolation, ist,
pnrty.potities, though well knorYu in Missouri.
was yet no less stranger 10 Tic maxs ul thn
delegates than werc the twp others ,,a,ncj 81
great was tbs surnrIaq at (is SELECTION TINT Mr.
ElarIcs King, q prominent New Yori, banker
moved the sutstitutIun Of Tllptnas (;orwin ri
Ohio, for NJ. Dues: which uronOsitiui, waa In
stantiy met by Nj, G, will ;,ositiyn tIrrl,na-
tiul,. II Il uroper in tt,s CONNECTION to statr
TINT 10 participant It, The occasivn ,noro filiy
Justified the eoll,,ence placed IL lin tlun iii
Sfr. Bates, Notwithstanding the entire .rrrnt.
auce With wlilr, lo presided, It was ut tin end
Of Iia ecryicu and Il, Ills Closing rc,n'nrSs tat
he most fully commended l,u,self 10
tho favor aud 1udgutcus uf tho CuuyrI,tiu,l.
Theirs was uutItng uarticulayiy attrartivt, nr
brilliant about lis nnpra,1,,lc0 Or bcariutr: ami
tho general estimate wis, Tint. whitu In haI
done himself credit Hs ,Ires,r otiirrr. l,n l,t
rcniurka to ffU Conyrntiun consittut,.I ns ,,rS"s
n s,rnrfsn nd n nnox,,rr Il, hfs hso r,r. A. A. GGtn
tu~ St hr5a1 mi H,,,,,i NJ eI,,,st H., ~ !oth
~ ~ ~ ~, ..,,s',, uu - Ias
u . n's ~ aot tAusM EtFet1 u AFst;
aut, a. 10 proceeded E'th hta reaarks and t1ore
mud moro commanded unA held attention, tll Oe-
CaHit cttErasscl with Interest ai1u admiration for
The combined fvsev aud elegance Ut his utter
uuees: aud. when tho src1l wms ~.
jJ,,.ntI IL, .ba .l,,,, ~ -fis