The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-02
ADVOCATING THECANAL
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED At THE
NIClRAGU-fN CONTENTION.
Senator Morgan, OF Alabama, in an Ad-
drcss, Says the Senate Bill should be
Pressed to Passage.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 1.-Specal.-The
Nicaragua Canal ConytrtiCn met this
morning at 10 o'clock, when the regular
order of business was carried out until
1lI5, when Senator John Morgan, Of Ala
bama, otter the reading of the resolutions
passed by the Senate and House of Rep
Iesentatives of Alabama. spoke for sew
eral hours, delivering the most eloquent
pointed and instructive address ever lis
tined to by the business rne1 Of the coun-
try. He reviewed the progress Of the great
canal project, coming step by step 10
the action Of General Grant and the
hearty approval of President Harrison
and President Cleveland. In the language
of the chairman, Senator Morgan put the
cap stone of argument on the subject
leaving no point open, and, speaking tor
the American people, he said the cahai
must be an American canal, and must
be built by Americans. No foreign power
is wanted, and the lesson OF the Panama
railroad in passing into the hands OF
the French people make all the more i'm
portant that the canal shall be American
property, and so guarded that no foreign
power can get possession Of 1t.
Senator Morgan stated that he thought
there wauld be another convention, ana
that the effect of the movement would oe
tremendous. In his speech the Senator
insisted that the present Senate bill pro-
viding for the Endorsement OF SlOO,VVVW
of bonds should be pressed TO passage
He said that the canal company was
willing TO donate to the Government OF
the United States TOOOO,00O Of the bonds,
I'm order TO lodge the control Of the canai
at Washington.
The Senator gave it as his opinion that
the concession Of a neutral strip or land
>3ong the canal by Nicaragua would
prove TO be really the cession OF so much
territory to the United States. IL was
simply a question now whether the al
vocates of the canal could modify the
bill now i'm Washington 70 meet the views
Of Congress.
Papers from selected delegates from
the several States were read and referred.
Mr.. John L. Williams, Of Richmond,
smoke for the Virginia delegates on the
advantages Of South America to the
United States
Governor Mckinney was on the plat
form and the recipient Of many favorable
remarks, as he sat with Senator Morgan
and Governor Foster OF Louisiana.
The spirit Of the convention was good
a united band of business men, having
only the welfare of the country and the
good Of the whole land at heart.
The convention adjourned this evening
subject to the call Of the chairman Of the
executive committee.
The Virginia delegates have had most
cordial reception by the people of New
Orleans.
The weather here is very warm fully 80
in the shade, and winter clothing is not
comfortable.
r. A. Lancaster, of Richmond. and Col
onel L. W. Starke Of Norfolk, were ap-
pointed on the executive committee from
Virginia.
There were fully 500 delegates present,
from forty States. and finer body of men
could not be found.
Resolutions were adopted providing that
each delegate be instructed to dissent
nate information concerning the proceed
ings OF the convention within their vari
Gus districts; that each delegation imme-
diately hold a meeting and organize an
auxiliary State organization, having for
officers a president, Vice-president, sec
retary, treasurer and a committee Of
three from each congressional district;
that the chairman Of the convention APP
point a committee Of five TO proceed to
Washington at once and keep In commu-
nication with the executive committee,
and that State organizations may call for
the presence and aid Of whoever they
deem exDedient: also that the executive
committee pointed at the last con-
vention be increased in numbers so that
each State shall be represented by three
members upon such committee.
Delegates Levy, Of Georgia, and Nor
rell, of Illinois spoke in behalf Of their
respective States i'm advocacy Of the
canal. Secretary Smith read the memo
rial Of the Alabama Legislature, indorsng
the project.