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ATLANTA, TUESDAY, MAY *7.
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ITeterae- .UdrtM mt
Wtmm L. A. TfeaauM
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Accra- Great
Cherokee eoMty-Tkoa*y Enw, JJ«Murj». 9
1 McConnell. J A McfZmnet'.
Prenklin-rmk H U*ttn.
ThornwriUc—W S Yodbz. P h B«w-r. M C Pmiih.
Cbtthvai e»n«t/—Co«ood K « Aid r-or. H Krtp
Mn. Oetmtm UbMv, r«.rr Brjw, U Andcraon, (j
“Irarr^M.
Cobb Coantf—W D Aidemm J C B'arkwrfl. W T
Grove*. U M Iliaa.-y, W rkiUipa, B S bfeifurtf, M
JCYanerj.ciin-ard. ADAtrJiui.
E B*aB. O Krtxtr. H M Yunnr.J F Ozietrre.
Cunj.bc 1 county—T WrLvbam. Let Bal'arJ. W
"OfTore. JCHmuh. J W NdmMS U Toons ton.
GreeanDe—VIR Itorrto, If Reeve*. R D Reader.
: P Johnson. J D ilnatcr. J 1> Htewart
Fortyth-Ii rye, i)rj» La orton, J IMk* J
Mnnitj nigh’ sud JcrlerSf j awalrr vtaltori sad
datrgrira been to arrive by evrrr Into. ThaheMo
n4pMlMMlKkeM)m>raigMv.ul
rar street presented tbs eppraraiwe of a
tunuuur.
Tbo National wa* thronged, aad Ih.Efmbe'l arcade
« a N. mve ef kaiaa.Hr There was .alia an
am. of dlaUngatrhed men tobeaara Ex Senator
Jotkaa II It. Ora Merzu Kama, member of Cob
rices from Ike First District, Sexa'sreC. C Klbbee
aadd.C HkkalKOalaMl Abda Jebaaea, Marnrnr
farirtriillr. Baa. H. V Woolen, Major of Stone
H-oeuIn. Boa. U If. Trammell, President of Ike
Senate, and Ike member* of Ike Praa Aaaodatlon.
Mra. Cot More* ad, wbo kaa tka aallra population of
Atlanta aad IVtMui aa admirer*. waa Ike coaler of
attraction at Ike KlaHmll lloaao parlor.
naamait mm
wanted kradwarkmmtof lain* inureImora at
II a. a There were two pines (red ih'rtT-KTra
tlmra la Aflcea mlaatm. Tka dilag ejlka aahla rt
raeled alarserroml laiknt rtetallj. Tkerolctkvl
lerfaMiart ndnlmM. snaagnarate Ikat ao arol-
•lealamircd Ike eeeaolea. A notlcenh e fralare «■
CHMfW . .
A J Veal, m McCord y.J KUoad. IMKaib. W G
*■ **erer. N A Mclrredo. W
. 111 Kremlin
nr A MBortog, JCMeMf *
I, Kef del
I McBrMr. J Anror, fl
fWurMcaeat In tr>«? raaloe wort
fl UaH*»,lked«c»c«i«rtrd
world. /UNMMl
with fall*
rfatafcfl. -Ki JIT oM
m* *111** SenaJe ClMunber *t rleren o'clock.
MM Honor Major ttommock. of AUanu. waa ctlbd
fo arwMo aa iraaporary UuPtaa«, which ho did
wfiVtrH^ aadf dlznify.
(X w>l Tbmmmm Hantaon waa MtiiOMdy made
iwTaurtl Chairman of fh« dHei^tion. aad Cokmd
W. H. WcMaa. aofl Poaolor a C. ElMwoaadepcnBa-
went Beer tar lea.
the roar rwTiow caixkd to odder.
At 13 w. hla KsrxUeovj Hormor Jamea M. Smith
aaerwdrfl ih« Ppraker'a d**k amldat applause, and
railed Ihe enwmif low to order.
Oro threw hoadrrd ddrwMeo fmw* rar'ooa parta of
fho Uatow wot praaewu TV? gtUnleo were tfaoofled
»jr mrrrtaaUI'alca.an-l erew atandiwg room caM
ho«Hf V had far wowHoe prertowa to I ha onrwlac
mi taorotTcwt on. The ladka’ ryVery waa Ailed hj
a calaxj of female hmliacaa from Ueor^toaad ala«cr
Btatea, awd prea«*l# d a iara recce of Paaty.
At twotre o*c*nrk contlnnod applause aanownced
tWappraorh of nia Vinflwcr. fo»Tcrnor Smith, of
ilo-rsta, who. aticwdcd bj a w * *
ADMIN OP WELC 'll t
Gentlemen of Or Gomtenttm-lt kw been Fettled
by the onooiUM «>r Arraaflrwewta. wbn Axil the
liywxi, that I alwold call the Convention to
It ta wr rarr pkw»t da?j to rxtent a wi leome to
the vMtiflfl paeaU a»d deepalefl * —
ewwoMwi omnlrj. Extended —
woo Id be nance arary. Their
atratea the deep Interest mat.— ._
mo airy In hrbftlf of the p*op»o of
prood pmjact of tho At Ur. tic and
canaL. Ho extend to all of yon a __
Wo art happy loaaojoo Inonr midst. You rhail
sham opt hiwpHafy. and 1 hopo this occasion will
make h rot at la the hlatnry of crery friend of the
welfare of oor country never to be cramd.
My Ttcwa on fhla qneatloo fra won known, had I
«M1 wot Irwrpaaf on yoar patience farther.
.JTT rae to bid yoo a hearty and
to the Mat* and capital of Georgia.
Ih tookhla ptacoaafd prolonged ap-
leMJ
Ur. B T C hamberlin, A Haas. Z D Harrison. W
aita. W M Ismrj. John fltephma, A C Oar-
Ifnetoo. ACLadd.E W Mar>h. BKOune,RFMad
dox. R H Boiler. D Peekter. M Mahoney, John Mor-
rIroD.BrJIowel.JT Glenn.
Macon—W A HaflT. Mayor; T flsnle-ntn T C Me
Rarncy. J JCtay. GII llazleborei. c A Nnulnz. W J
Lawton B L Willteyhrm. W RRoyrra. FePx Corpat.
W McKay, J J Cornell, J FGrren, J A Ralston, H II
, G Batta. _
Tt-WJ Atkins. WMTi
RawtdL
Bartow eoonfy—C W lloward.
Komr-J W H Underwood, KT IXargrore. IT E Ha
rte, D M Bond. M Jlwln. II. J Fletcher Khanklin, J C
McDonald, A B H Moat Ur. Eo*enc V Hardy.
Oxford—L*r A Mean*. IID Capers. J S Htcwart.
CTotambna—cJi»| KI.Mot.WD Chipley. M J *Vaw
ford, C tl Williams. It A Bvron, c Swift, T n Foma-
tain, CJ A Redd, T E IDanctaid.
Milton County—« M Ilook, Jaekaon Graham. Tl C
Rom*. A P Bmww. E J Cam?*, n I.Cnmdnffbao^ A
W Hotowiba. Dr J M Howell. Kenton Wot All
A Ikon/-Carey W Styles, A M Wolllshin. L I.Stro-
xier. U N Wmtbrook. t n Mcl^ren, J H Fanis.
Board of Trade of Albany-1.1.Plmzler.
Corfectnn-J LJonen. hapir. J T Healnte, J M
Para, T J bhepberd, McComark Neal. J W Aodcrrun,
JE McConnell.
“ A E Steadman.
> M Mann. IJ B Wuknson. ft P Hilton,
BjthMO. LII PialhSMB, J W Wiley,
; Wooten. C Kubtnanw. P. II Wrickt.
L (krriactos. A J*wept*. F B Mapp.
O W Haas, H W Tfenmaa. Y Jucl; F lUoft, LU
Ckwoptoo, R L ITnater, J LBaatrr.
Gretenabom—W M Wearer, Mayor Dr. Wn L M
larrla. Wm II Branch. R It Thurmond. Jaa N Amor.
fJonym-Dr A C W Travta, Mayor. T II Hryan.
minty—A J Cheney. J A Cotton, J C
Hon Inn - Hall,
r—Hon Jon C NieboHs,
Lexington—W W Dtvenport.
Camming—II C Kdlorg. J ft Omen'n, T. A.
Moore. II T B II. Geo RHIr-;, J A Sim*. Dr B T
Riden. Dr B J Brown.
Talhottem—€> D Gorman.
Gafncarille-E M Johnson.
tTrmwfor.isrlUe-Wm Mera'cr.
“ ^ - - II, K T
MerrlweUwr County -M Kci ren, K D Rrn ler, n P
ark.
Waahlnftoo. Wilke* Coan'y U F Andrews. S G
Pctfa*, James A Bens* mi.
Whltcsbnic-T M Cleturnfa.T J B*>ynton.
Brunswick—J J Harris, T P Smlih, J W It Pope, W
B C Coker.
Alheia -H IICarTeion. A PPopc. J CChristie,ItM
Smith. J C Turner. W Price.
Craw fori County—G * McKennry.
Darien - C ft Ijiugdcn. Joam.h Milton. J lines Lsch-
nnw. W It GigallllaU, E ft RsrrJsr. W W Chsrllon.
Augusta—Chas G OOtdrkh. V J Motes M j Wm
ralg
East msn—Chas R Arms* ran-. T E Sumner.
Dawson Count?—J llockenhuH.
Rockdale County—J A Kennedy, ET Horn
Her. Dr D- Wills Ibsu dell rend a bcasilfal and
IKOAUIXATIOU.
Colonel Frobel, of Gcnrg*a, with a few remarks of
warm rutufly, nominated aa temporary ekalrmai the
Hon. Lewis A. Thomas, of Iowa [Applause.)
On tskliflhfh ami, the chairman nddreruud the con-
rmtlon, ta substance, aa f©flows:
annnxsa or sw. lswis a. tbom as.
GmtUmrm mnd FtUow LVlztn$ :
I ret uni you mr ameers thanks for the honor con-
ferrad upon mo. My hmrt has long hom enlisted in
tha rsnaa now under c maMemilvn. I tms from the
•MmuUfal and prodaetlre Ui «l of the Northwest- a
land Inhabited by flflcen millions of people. Bat
over this land to-r*ay fa apallcf doom* Inrplleof
oor giatar* ca filled to rrplcttoa, and oar fields teeming
with goldeo grain, wears literally poor. Fire hundred
milHsn bnabcla of corn-tba rarplaa of oor two last
crops are amt tytng apon our lumD, worthloas; ab-
ssdoioly so. b cauaa wo haro no market for It
This la own of the sad fealano of tb« condition w^
mo laboring under la «ar broad, prodaetlre and
baantlfal land 1st her* «h* remedy for this? Why
go »o tha Ifoahto a**d ex penes of prodaciag when tho
rsawtla Uo worthkws nu oar hands ?
Thsrofurw wo aMwt to-day In this ball to remedy
this gnat drawback on oor Plate and national pros
perity. and to prrro»t lb# rrcarrroc-oflbsu* Im-
waoi Iaausa for tha comlag years. We And fa the
Southwestern portion of tbs Union, lo these Gottno
(bales, the avno bod condition of affdrs that dc
promsa IV Iwdnatry and agricaUard proup rtty of
my own sactlan of tha coaaUy. Yoo bar* the earns
baaoltfal and prmtncUra land. yon Mro noatlgt-
Ha market for the dlspmal of yjar agrlcalUral and
. _ „ Howard.
Indian ftpring— 1 T J fUndcrs, Mayor.
Cedar Town—S M II Brrd.
Colombia county—W MrLcan.
Georgia State Graagr- -T P Jarcs.
Jefferson county--J BSilman.
The mem beta of the Georgia Pre-a Asaocltt ion en
rolled U*c r names as deleratcf. [Sec pr.ceedlngs of
Prrar Aasodallou f.w list ] .
Con«culion adjourned until 3 30 r n.
afternoon' session.
TheConrcntlon met at 8:10 p n. lion LA Themis,
of Iowa, In Urn chair.
Th» Conrcntion bar-ng be n cdlcd lo order. Col
Whittle, chairman of tbu Committee on Crttfmiials,
rend the report of the commiure, which we giro an-
d»r ihe bead of IbecUluf the Slates
KTnuNCTE or tux ooTKanomi.
At the conclusion of tho reading of IV report.
Oovernor Smith, sccompa* led by Governor Crown,rf
Tennessee, and Governor Woodson, of Missouri,
rarronndod by a brilliant gilsxy of distinguirhed
men from all peris of Urn Union, entered tho ball aad
took their red* amid prolonged applan*e from the
and the mul Undo crowdirg Hi: spadotxs
Bcronr or couxittcx on rxnaaxcxT onaAiizt-
h Inn mark, aad paratyam oar coannerclsl es
InSmmqaroe.off hlsTonr capital and labor la
There la a remedy for all Ik s. and that Is lo (stag
this qarottnu of the Wedcva aad Allaa'Jc Caaal to a
la lb* aR powevfal sword that win rat the Gordian
Knot «f oard fllcaltiea; It la the only thli g that —
nr wm do It.
When wo haro aetilrd apm a p’an of action la i
grave and Imp-riant maiur, let *
to carry tt«ntand irlnroonro
cm lax wrtgbtof the t nrdep which now cripp'es oor
rnsralii. dcpnnsia war tndaatry aad detrires the
prop** of tbn legttiamte resaKa of their labor aad
rapiial. I fed Umt oar datthc rstkmo will h« barmo-
■•nan. aad that«mr country win thaaknsta t* efoti
far Dm solrlag of Ihm great question of
mar tkaumvktatiot,
one of tbs moat momrntons I bat basarrr stirred the
tmpnlsea of the Ameriraa pople. aad whose effects
caasramlyhe estimated. No other sahj rt ought
nr wNI be hrwacbed in tbla (Vmrentlon We mast
Ms ana strive, lad vidu ally a »d a* a vetweseatative
body, to make our work a glorh a* one. and pat It
bsinnd cron the sb*dow of ndnnhtof tl aland tri
•apsafsii of Mil-
Wcntilr, aa Irmp ua*j See-ct ary, which wse c«rried.
M W. n WmnMoflired the rdluwiag te olall a
wMcb was adoptel:
nemdvd, Tmtt the roll of Stairs be cal'ed and the
chairman of the deleta bmn nvronnt V requested to
furnish U secretary n lib a list hi their drfcwatm and
thaiherh Irmanof the convention appoint a c m-
mittro on credentials.
CM. C. IVep'ea novel th t the cons mitten bn <
M n. I. N. Wh’ttte, W. II. Werase. R C Ardmol
and D ft rrintnp. Gconri•; R. A. James, of Tennes
see, IL A. Towns,of Olit*s MjerWetl. of aentutt)
„ a of the
beref soM comm'U*-. drolml by tb^ d-Hgmilo..
kG^MOj i DjBjsc, aid the motkn.
. DuBoee. of u«>, um. >.« —
i : v. A. Gaakil, of Tct>n*tsec: W. H.
rw, of J*. &: J. M Kw. «* 8 0; Hon It
of Ry ; G- a II T. Fisher. Mis-.; Ilcrb rt R dciiffe,
of Maro.
tux races *MOCur«
Gen Gar lagton moral tint tVm-mbcrs of the
Georgia rtesa Asoorialkm. Invited by G*r. Smith,
brnqasstsdtoemoBtbctascIro* as delegatee, which
motion prevailed.
1 be Secretary pcoct? to call
rax nosxor statts,
wVn tho following responded:
a-Hon J.*hn A Mini*. Erma G IUebnds.
nf Gadsden,
PfUr J K flva
•den, B F IVp%
J K Bvana. J L fuaaiagh ra, M*y»r
John It CaWwdl, M C Flf.h
"ladtiM-OoT Smith annonreed that he waa la ns
oriptof a te'egram from Got llnwir cks announcing
that he would aftlrc to night, which — -** w
ll rw!m r fonts
S3&‘«SSK\
kJ Mar la Sr, CE
Miianhnsritf lir hrr* ICaddiflb.
M'sslmiiqd—Hon U W Walter, Gen U T. Fisher.
r«|, Ckl John L
Eruutwd Both hr Execa'ire apprintmemt.
flentli(hnoMaa—Orptala Thomne Tsylor, J MBs-
•tt&V&Stua-inar.j.
SSn-MVr Ktlktan. VAOukl'l.T
Kirfcr. J s VUtM. fra, Ckarwoosa; Traliwo.
fc A Jim. BJ* 9,jJot. J * W.« p«t at
■ »lc<Oil«->TLr»^at
trlntllk; 1C Cunp.oI K^oxtiUc,Ten.
Wow T~k-Jra« _ „ .
khrari Q bilak Yoodaoa. CM D II Aral
**r5fij»-r L TUAM, jraMfra
VifSM, CKMifagira. BWkrara*.
sural, cowl
1 Ilm. Jck. f cwrr.. *•
r 7TraL i nSranri. Alkuj; Hon C. J. MumiIjs.
"S'Kb'C C KiWwr, BtnkiwjUk; Colonel A
IK Colomkop. Dr A B Cklkona.
I T*Son(lBWfrakcn.AUui>;BonB W Bock.
^•*1100 LI VUUIr, kacn; Don J J Ik)*, CM-
jSon D S Frintop. Eorar; nen Lcnl* Tomlin,
A* Don W r Mice. DiklanqEO; non B n mil.
wjwoMnnw
StWWrTKaBS ^ ! fiT4?SK
X C; Hnn H M If mrih. M €L
,—_J» Doff Green. T K Jones. W
IABMcn,DTB<n4on.
VOLUME VI.I
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY. M4Y 27, IS73.
INUMBER 5
Ocmstuce on Commerce
Uon*e of K-prescniatlres
convention rf the Oc 1
fP Bice.
rnsonrra-lIVkg^ml
FKwnosD. Va, May 19, 1513.
Gottrnor Smith-Tomy regraifiod that Hmil te
impaasiMofjrMe ui attend Ih* coar»nUoa tomor —
row. TV policy of Improving our national htghwws riling me to the convent ton ft tV Ik
of ceouneresand itcklr-g thim together by anlfirial bother prominent eiUxe.TS of tVMx'usto
chan nets wharn arewmry aad vractlcabie. affords a lanta on the 99(1b of nci' :
rssdy swlution of the problem f t bow to place the
peodods of therountry ia the brads of the consumer
at utc lean possible caul, and the iaflnenre of jy«r
convention should V potential ia moulding public
sentiment iu Its favor. When this policy, which is
not antagonistic to aaj existing Uteresta. shall hare
been osce agreed upon, the mode aad m*nacr of Its
wise and practical execution by the aid efthe Fcder
al GorerameatJ although of riul lmportince-
osgbtaot to be a matter of dlfflculiy or danger. 1
trust that the convention or Governors may adds
new Imprint to the movement in this behalf to
thoroughly inaugurated by tha late Cougrrsskmal
convention at bL Louis, tho importance of which
cannot be over estimated. m
Giixect C. Walk ex.
Sr. Patn^ Mnseon, Kay 10,1873.
Cqt. Smith:
Dear Sir—Bcfcriar to your kind inrlttlkm «f
April 2J, to be present at Atlanta contention on Uu
to h inft, I have not sooner ban able U> reply defl-
nite'y as to my ability to accept. tb«>ag*i I have bocn
aaxtons to d« n for many wssons. I think I cm now
safely ray that I shall be there ia person, or if any
thing should ialcrrtme lo prevent, that the State of
Mlaarsota shall there V rcprvsrnted by a capable dtl-
e*atc selected and commissioned V me.
Ilupisg to meet you at the «*. Louis r o vctlion
nrxx weak, I am very rrspcctfal’y.
Uoxacs Avsnn.
communication of ths1l:h ir.st, tnnsmi' ling Ihe re
port recently submitted
!T “
tat At-
R^grctUng that my official engagement* wUl no*
permit ma to he present at the ONivrntion. and thaok-
in* you Tor thecocs'dcra ion which yoar invitation
conveys, I beg to assure jiu of the very gnat int test
I feel in the t abject to tic considered by IV conven
tion. nod of the satisfaction I th aid have in aiding
in the attainment of its o* j xt.
Very iesprc’fa ly,
A A HcxraxxTa.
Mr j* UCOCJaL
jos Lin qu kct.
fiosTtx, May 15.16*3.
-Iregretthat Imperative engrgementa
Colc a era Onto, April 10.1813.
GourhOf Smith :
convention of Govern ora will be la
ia possible for me to leave Columbns ou th.- S4I and
rtui meet with you, 1 shall hope to avail mjulf of
the opportunity, if this cannot V dooc 1 will —
tfearor to send some one to represent oar SU c
feel a lively InUrost la the pnqwsc.i mterpnee
M ere It would bo greatly for the iui«j.cst of tbc
West and Northwest, aa writ «• for y u-
sectlon of tha country. And f*»r av«».h»
reason I should bo glad to scc.-|<
yoar invitation, thu I might evidence by my por»-
Icare here ou the Jfdof May and sill
■ etfu .
Eawaxo F. Notes.
I am icsp ctfoils.
•r, April td, was received In doc
Jonesboro- J I. Ilnyal.
Huossrlllfr -W W Cato.
Rorkmart - Seaborn Janes. J1
iVtro Prrsldcn’s—n*w» E O Richards, of Ala; Bon
_ A James, of T«,n; lion II W Walter, of Mfals-
slnpi; Hon Jasiah Quincy, of Massuchu*clls; Hon
VlrKhda; Colonel D H Armstrong, of Emix
yecrctarr—LCarrington. fleorgia.
Assistant Becretsrlea— UK Merrill, Ksrtarkr; J A
Ducaa, Missouri; T B Kirby, Tennessee; W U
“ , Georgia.
APsacas or oovruvoa a. c. anoww.
Governor Brown waa then iobodnerd lo ihe asrom-
hlue. la a few neat and api>r«q’ratc remarks by ll«m.
Lewis A. Thomas, and th* Governor then addressed
substance aa followa :
ftmlib, I came here sa a spec
tator. and as a wrli-wlshrr of tbc gnat cnlcrpilse
under disco«sIon by this Convention; in Ihe progrem
and snrema of this great work, I am deeply later
es ted. 1 did not apprehend that the bon r of pro-
lh* deliberations of this important body
ndrrcd 1 accept tbc distinct lo* with
heartfelt thaaka. Ti.ls body repr* seats the Intelli
gence, enterprise and the material Interest* of the
South aad Southwest, aad must hare an important
aad lasting effect apon the beat interests of our com
General Ffebcr, of Mi<sisrippioffered t* c following
Resolved That a ermmitte-? of m-» delegate fi
each (Ma'u represented to this. fVmvealion be ap
pointed to repmt buvlaeM for this Convcntloa, by
resolution or otherwise. Adopted
COMMITTEE OS aCSIWESS.
Ooverwor James M Smith. Chairman. Tennessee.
Colonel Tomlin*oo Fort; Kentucky. Captain J V
Gould: Mississippi, General HTKishrr: North Caro
lina. W H Pace; Iowa. IIon..Lewin A Thomas; Mis
souri. Governor Silas Wooden; Maaaaekuaetta, Her-
Ra'cliff*; Georg a, Cobmet B W Frobel; Ala-
.John P Appleby: South ttarollna. Colonel J M
E«#nn • Virginia, Colonel C S Carrington; Florida,
lion. W. P. PrKe, of Oeor. la. iffrri a resoulution
Umt tho discussion* of this convention be limited
sir'city to the sa*»J-*ct of cb
which Ibis convention was <
resolution but was willing to leave the matter to
* ;ment of the convention.
solution evoked some disrnasloa. pro and con
and was finally ca rted smld aopUnro.
Mr. Snyder, of Tennessee,«fiend a resolution that
the opening of the Tewrcasee river, to unobstructed
\m» hr the removal of the obstractiou of the
PbnaW was a m-Jt- r of the u*roost Import-
to the material •ntrreatsof tho Foalh and West,
aad that tbla c-mvenlkm sbon d imp'cro t'Pngrm
with the necessity of opening the navigation or said
river, aad that the appropriations hbherto m»d.’ by
Congress for this purpose have rot hern sufficient,
and bare been made in spirit of dixrimtnatk'n in
favor of o'her sections of tha country.
Referred to COmmiUeeow Buriues*.
Mr Jonathan Nurcroes, of Georgia, offered the fol-
1 °SSVrd. Tqat this Conveottoo recommend to the
Government oftb- United States, ia taking steps for
the construe*km of the Atlantic and Great Western
C«mL to order a twd or hoards of engineer* to re
port upon th* practicability rf ptasin
boats uver the ridge* that must be cm
route by means of inclined pHnes and *
with the design of taring distance and a
in cost of th i caaal.
On motion, Mr. Noccross wm all wri to explain
tho intention of bis resolution.
He stated that by this means one-half the cost
woo'd hr suved, and also from 5 Mo 75 miles of Ihe
route. The canal would then be from one to two
humped reel lower, and the cost of transportation
would be pronwUoaatciy cb opened.
The resoluuon wm referred to the Commit!*
Mr. Hery B-yan Hf-reJ the followiac:
Resolved, That while we urge united action In re
gard to thu Athwt'c and Great Western syatroi of
canals, we recognise that the domestic trsns of this
country mnri at an csr’y day require at least two
water Hue* South of the gr at lakes
la view r f tbla fact and for the rreson that the
President has urged attention to the inland cuaat Him?
u trended by Cot P II. Ralfor*. sketched out In the
■rial- d letter herewith attach**! Tr*er*f.ire
ResolTed, That this convent but w ill take steps to
squire Into the ment* of the same, an ! report rulta-
b'e action ncW toils sdj**ur met
Resolved, That a committee of — be appoinUd by
1b* chair lo carry oat these resolution*.
Referred t** ewwmlttoe on hash
R t the effect of the Atlantic and Great WwtT»
i the I row and coal trade of the world aad re-
portlbc result of their tnveaiigvivna to this coovcn
Mr. K A J-me*. of Tennessee, moved that the
balrmaa appoint the special committee referred to.
GeneralUariiagtnw.of Georgia, objected totheap-
. ointment t-f special commifeca, and hoped that the
matter would nc left to the c’uamlilce va Gcnaal
errentu3 result without
■ On motion, t he rreotatkm was referred to the Oc:
Mr H W Walter, of Mis l-wlppi. offend a resolu
tion to the effect that the cue*traction rf a skip ca
nalrround the Fhbsif Niagara I* a rnbjxt of vital
Importance to the comwerrial twteres* s of the
canny. Krfk*mi to committee on Busiaesn.
ObL tlsclunatas rerpte* >ow*d that every delegate
la the emveatbm would ba allowed t*» nbnt k *
thoughts on subject* rev main mkebuslcem
this body, aad wtU seriously hear them, ss4
their resolution to go to the Commute on Bus!
cot Walter. « Mississippi, koprd that the gentle
men would nr*kc tb* deiibsatkws general, for the
benefit of the Kwt. West, North aad South, sad not
oonflnu them to si ctionat henrflte alone. This will
Congress f*roc»b:j to them important works
_ •. Oobh. of Krwtocky. off.-red a rrsointkm that the
project of cmncctlwg the Teancssce river with the
Atlsatic to of mate ml Importance, aad rbonld be
complied by the gcncra T govcrnmenL Refried
Hcolnnri rrin ap. of Georgia, offered a rcsotalkm
that the Committee on Business ukc into considcraj
tkm thr Improveucnt of Coosa rive; from BoneM
Montgodk ry. as slso of tho Owtaula r.xer and]
tributaries. Referred to Committee on Bnata^^fl
LETTXX 3 PMOM O ttWOtt OF STaTM AMD TEX TKI
mnnwroy tm» cxitxp srarxs amp orxxts H
Governor Saaith submitted letters on the subject H
the canal from the Executives of rations States, aad
Vice President WUson, requested that th y be
rend to the convention.
W* in the West, arc now feeling Un udee of more
direct and cheap badness connection with other por-
lions of tha country. For want of tranaprUlion
this Bute has burned the past winter, mdliuns of
bu-hcla of coca that uvg'it to have fed thoee need
in^ it.
I greatly fear other and previous engagements will
deprive mo of t bo pi curate of mee'.iug with you on
Uw 20th May. 1 win. however, endeavor to have our
loaQiarf^w.ca^rcp'recnlcd.
Kobeut W. Fume as. Governor.
D1BTMXCT or COLUMBIA.
Washimutou, April 7.1873
Governor Smith have tha honor to acknowledge
the n ceipt of yours of the Sd instant, in relation to
th* proposed couvcntion of Governors for tbe par-
pose of considering the Atlantic and Great Western
Canal project, end to state my regrets that previous
arranges: cuts will prevent my alteodaoce.
1, however, appreciate the great importance of tbe
enterprire, a »d. pursuant to your MggcsUon, will en
deavor to designate such a delegation to attend in
y stead as will satisfactorily represent the Inters t
the district. Very respectfully,
ILD Cooke.
s since; a Ictcr inviting me to meet with yourself
l the Governors rf other {Hates of the (Southwest
and Northwest, for the psrposo of considering and
euteprise which Is designed to open a continuous
wat r common!* allun between th* Mississippi river
and th* Atlantic ocean at tknuush. 1 haro delayed
answering for a few days hoping that I might
cl- nt asmrance of Ixdng able to attend,
time spee fled In your letter, to wsr-
in giving yon a favorab*e answer. Hut
_ hav j so many duties c*nne»tcd with my offlee here,
that 1 regret to Inform yon that I will pruhubly bo
unable to meet with you on that occasion. I regret
this the more as tbe question of cheaper transporta
tion is now being widely discuss .d. and in the Wca:
la becoming th* chief subject of pulie attention
While 1 do not regard the proposed At'antic and
Great Western Canal, locally considered, as of such
vital Importance to lows, aa one or two other enter
prises towards which oar people, are to some extent,
directing their miad*; still 1 can rcc in tho prai*-
worthy efforts yoo are potting forth of this grand
pri'j.ct tbc germ of an enterprise which will not only
incalculably promote Ibc prosperity of tbe Slates
Ihrun ;h which it runs, and those contiguous thereto;
but it will also materially bemfitevery i*oriion of oar
common country. Tho product* or tho Missie-
s'ppi Valley which are today chokin’ and
crowding every avenue of transportation
*- seeking an outlet to the Atlantic seaboard, and
tleb will dimbtJero be doubled in tbe next decide.
„J1 demsi d ererv facility for tbetr conveyance mnr
developing practical • xbtevee. hoth North aad (South
ant either of land or water; while tbe thoughts ard
activities or men of forecast, then as now, will be
directed to cunriderlng how they can enlarge tbc
water ways aad railways of tbe put and carry for
ward new and grander enterprises in order to meet
ih-s commercin' want* of the industrious millions wbo
will still be agitating tho question of cheap* r trans
port atbrn.
We can therefore devote ear energies to no better
object than to iocretsing and prookoOng »)| the enter
prises la lug In view a more comprehensive system
of transpuratkn facilities; for wb*n v«*ur canal is
compteted ant lbs Kanawha and James River
rem'ca shall have developed into racres*; and cur
Fox and Wiscnuin rivers project has been finished,
and the nnmeroos schemes on foot for mlargirg ship
caaal*. aad shor k n>sg the distance for our lake trade
to New York, shall all have esremed shape and been
brought tons high a degree of success as they will
admit—it sill re quire* no girt of prophecy to foresee
Umt the demand will have increared fatter lh»n the
mraM tomextit.
Balu I wroteyt'Q f»Hy np-n tl.1. ml j-ct
!.*t fall. 1 will nut 1-i-Kik.uIhl. Icturmt Ikn pfo.nt
line. WillOowhM lean to hs\o oar Slat, rtpre-
Mklnl .ml iliKc-rl. h->po LhU yoar convt-nllon may
MincrM; thmlyo-ir proJraauyBora forwir - —
cmnplctlok.aad that tha Soalbcra Wa ca.k..
darlry fc*a been folrrrtbty paralyxal Intkopwtfav
Tear., may Bad in thl. ealerprire a new itimnla. lo
Wkilo U will rave to anile aa all .Ull
more Inlimaiely n-eaker, on one common people,
with c jmmou h >ue* *nd> common destiny.
Very tiuly your*.
C C Cabtemteu
SEW YORK.
SLsaxT, April 21,1873.
Gov. Smith- 1 bare redvett yair communicaiion
wf the 2nd mru. Inviting mo to atie» d a meeting at
Atlaota ou thi 2Wi of may wz». to consider Ihe
e-tion of connecting Ike Tenncesce nvei
1 Ibc system of Inland navigaion
«, tbe West with the Atlantic Ocas at ftavaunah
and to mature some definite planer action for the
srompU-hment of the object.
I- would afford me great pleasure to accept roar in-
vilottos. If It were la my power; battue seroiou of
tbe i eglslaturt* of 1 his male wUl be protracted nearly
to that day, aad a mao* of bu Inrs* is always Ml ou
tbe bauds of the Executive for early action. It will
therefore: be Impossible for me lo be present. 1 re
gret It, n«*t only b cause it would afford mu rest
p rasure to mid any mtepnme for the Iwm II. of your
male, bit beraaa: it would enable me to Iwcome
■ire familiar with y*or local Interests than) am at
present. Allhoogk our own h^ve ouly a remote cm-
iicctioa with your*, we feel thu any measure which
aids to Uae welfare or pro penty of one monber of
the Union, promotes th* interest* of all; U'.d If Ihe
accompl'sbmcni of tbe enterprise i* view of you * pru-
posed meettnr shall divert fiom more oortberu chan-
aris some of the comm -rco now carried on between
us and lbs Northwest, it will cure us no regret; but
the contraty. are shall be gratified to know ibal
Vo x L' Ax -1 Tu't.mA
■ Deac »im:-I regret tbMMMEMMEPPBp
Host deprive me o< th-gTatiflctti.mor atteneteg tbe
Conveatlon called by Gov. Smith, of Georgia, to
meet at Atlanta ou the 20th lost. II*d circumstances
permitted it woo'd have given me peculiar satisfac
tion to havejolned In tha deliberations of my friends
and fellow-citizens of the i*<m|temmmMMMMflmj|^
injv.rtance to oar common co;-- i™
is tffarsa for the union of patriotic d
llinns < ‘ I
duty-
led by obstacles that human 1» gctmlty and labor c
i-nn. We cannot fevl loo deep a sense of c
U interests, and oar mutusi dependem...
shoo'd pu-dge oar^t-Kcs to each other
tux', the great bh-ssisg of steam communication,
given to man wiibia tb«* *«m<vy ct those living, shall
be penaitbdbi buildup a moneyed arietoenv
»x and greern the i**»ple To avert this peril. 1 _
threatening, lo r puhrem institutions, I* tbe object
of th-! American « bespTr)i*s|»*«stiott Areociati/n,
recently o*gii»t*'d tnN*w York. Wesakthea?d of
-* *“isof ac'lon. it Is evident
_ _ rork must be adjusted to
limit the power of th-.s- gigantic t and nn-
scrupulous curporatiots To do this will
require tbe best wlsdtnn and t*m pnrest patriotism
thatourt-cope can command. No reform can be per-
mancntly rucccsefal that is talnlel with injariice.
1 he right* of thoee whose ravings have been honestly
invested in railrdkds mast bo respected, whilo the
managers, who have fraudulently taxed the people.
mu«l oc snmmoucd to tho har of public opinion, and
tbr ; r power for future evil limited by stringent checks.
Let the Atlanta contention uniting with similar as
wmhiif* in the West, No-ih and Bast, give voice to
tbc will of a vigiljnt democracy.
Jobiah Qtnxcr,
Presid-e t American
Cheap Traarportation Association.
This ewrcspoadencc was referred to the committee
n host ness.
Mr. James, of Tennessee, off.-red a resolution to
the effect that the improvement of ihe Tennessee
river from Knoxville to tu month, as well as or the
Cumberland river, is a work of great national im
poriance, and that ibc convention t-hould urge Con
gress to adopt measure* looking to tb* completion of
thl* necessary work.
Keferrsd to ih* c >mmltte ? on business.
Mr. Pascx ef Florida, cff rrrd aresotntion that the
extension of tbe railroad running via Thomasville.
Georgia, to the Florida coast, would op-n to the
comsserce of the country one of th-i finest |*>rte on
tbe American sea board, and that this convention
give tbe attention to this matter which it so richly
deserves. Ite f reed to Committee on Bnsioro*.
Mr. Tomlinron Fort, of Tennessee, offered tbe fol
lowing; . . .
Where*s. A report and map of a survey nude by
rapt. Janpa Iaong, civil engineer for the Atlanlicand
Great Western Canal, via what is known as the
-South Chlckamauga route," has been submitted to
tbla convention, therefore _ . . _
Resolved, by this convention. That the Secretary
of War be. and is hereby reque-ted to cause the mc*s-
sary surveys upon raid route to be mad* as soon as
practicable.
Referred to Committee on Business.
The couvcntion adjeurned until 10 ocock this
morning.
SXREMADM AT THE X JtUALL HOUSE.
At an early hour last night Ihe people began to as
anblc at the Kimball Uoase. By eight o'clock the
-cade was eo densely filled that a rabbit con'd not
have gone through It. while in front and reaching to
the other aide was another dense crowd. Tho wa'ks
. — . fl.xjfg wcr0 ml so
The sddrras ofwdcrane to tbe members of the con
vention was delivered by
lTOMJOHXB OOBD2K.
It was impossible for a reporter to report his speech
correctly. The crowd wts turbulent, restless and
moving about all the time. First, some one would
‘m a rear attack upon the reporter, and then some
would move on the breastwork*.
Home one struggling through wou'd s'rike the re-
raortm'* cltow, making the pencil as erratic in its
darings ns arm streak of Ibc roost vivid lightning.
General Gordon welcomed the members of tbe con-
calls for immediate action. The demard* t-f com
merce is for cheap transjiortation; the demand of
cheap transportation is for wa cr lines. It Is the
spontaneous m'Jrant of public opinion
The question is of present, vital and pressing necc a
ally to th* West -one of life or death. Th* i«oatti Is
locked oat from her stores; the ;Wc*t to locked In
nod stifled with the smoke of Ihe teeming products of
her fld4s. The burning cf com was for the want of
cheap transportation.
But the question has a h'gecr snd n rrender as
pect. Deep antagonisms grow oar of the want of
commercial relations. Commerce to the mo
diura for re-uniting estranged sections.
‘ " sp-stte of ebrisUanby, the white
thooccan or trai
same pathway it u lsuxe row-paiu oi a cansi. we
propose lo build the canal, and unite ihe extrema
800th and West by the only p!an possible. Wo wilt
‘ 'and plant the " *■ *“'
diversion baa contributed to the benefit of your great
Slate, sad to ib* development of its productive in-
duatry. *’ * 1
Very icspvcuvcly.
Joh 1 A. Dix
S )KTH C A UO LIS A-
J ALmICIl, April??, 1873
Gov Smith:
i have the honor ro acknowledge the roc i»»t«»f your
lett. r InviUng me to bo p csenl and take pan Im icm-
ventnmof thcUuvnu rj of the goutbern, Wrate-rn
and Northw* stc«n 8 aica, *t Atlanta,oaih -2 ih day
of May, with ref* recce 10 the prxposid Attest c anu
Great Western Canal. Permit me o :htnk you for
your courteous inv taUun and toexpters iny re-greis
at not being able t • be present on that • cca-u*u It. c
ogniz ng, however, 1 be Importance of tha* gre-i work
o< I at ruallmprovmeoi
delegates, and»m«
attend 1 am. etc
i hiveappointe• hoiH»rarj
ib.ruf ih Uiwilt
Tore R. Caldwell
KE TCCST
Fu* a Krone. Aj ril 23,1873
Oortrnor Smith : ......
1 have just received joircornmunlc lion of U*:2oib
ittcuuk with its inctoeureu, mvtuug a>c tooLcnd a
proposed cjufercnce of Governors at Aua.»t* mil
oon h. Ti-c c-nte prise; whose c alm*»14 f*»rm ih*
sabjtxt of dircarei .11 In that omreutHm, i* —
whose success 1 fort a deep ihten# ,»n comm
deed, with thethoeg’Mf«l area of tin* r toe.
aad Southern cbaauvf, w?thchcapeucd trenapo latioo
for the muket of ouragrlcutuinU, mining aad ««bcr
prod acta, a* wet! *3 lor returning supplies, *mcU m
ihe projected canal proposes to secure, omuol but bj
T great benefit loitteprope of Ken:u ky.
hven besides the tn erect* of ihe important obj .xt
.jr the coMiderattoa of which the confue&c > *
invited, 1 feel swaret tntt a frejiu-ercam
of vein ia th* informality of socia> mud
personal conxerse among r pres- ntw '
fexe-.t Slat *, wortd Dcof mu'ua! t> H
greatly tend io c-roent more fi.n l/ tec 1km d -of
Gov. J. M Smith: Dxan Sm-Your very ao d m
vital ion has been received, bat 1 find that It will
be ia my lower to comply with jo«r n quest. It
car ta tuc views you *x. res* in favor «h chop tn
Donation. I wish ycu •ackers ia al p viptvtffjrit.^
•ccaicit With a gram national dcU, with many of
the States bard sad with debt and UitiioT. we must
move ia this, as lu all oUcr costly matters but it
should be done according to oor means ?o ha-ten the
great work so important to alt sections of our couu
try. Yoars tru'y, ^ Uk.nct Hilsjx.
WasMUMztvx. AprU 23.1ST3.
Governor Smith:
1 *m instructed by the sdect coaamiUoe ou trees
portatlcn routes lo the era board, to express their
thicks to Yoar CxccUcacy for tee invitauo- to visit
Atlanta on tbe 29th proximo, and to ray that they
olaccrdy Rgret that the person*) engagement* '
several xucm> rs of tbe cuuimiliec pc vent their
ceptancc. It toHw purpose of a*ec>ami'tee to
apcctaporttow.atlessLor t-*« pcopns-*i w*ter II
through G xreia, but they will probably be ocabte
do so aatil sometime in ihcauuua*.
CC'ET OF EXCISE'£3
Wasmixctjw, Apri! 21,1573.
1 have the honor to acknowledge tbc receipt of your
build the canal and plant the olive branch of pose
on 11sbanks wh« rc it will grow perennial nod immor
tal. He conclmkd by extending a hearty welcome
to Ihe convention to Attenti.
The crowd became hotrtemus and vor.i fi roni
Crlea were made for Governor Brown, of T*nn«*SHi\
B. II. llill. and Governor W cod-on. GvV«ruor Brown
bad retired.
aOTEBSOB SILAS WOODSOX
responded In an eloquent * ff<nL HelKgin by slating
that he United that he made no mislaku in ml'lrc**-
tb-'m as fellow citizens; for although
. a clttzci of Georgia be was a clttzcn
tbe United States. He was a KsntuckUn by
lb, and a citizen of the Empire State of tbc valley
... the Misrtocippl. He favored that policy that
looked to giving «qual rights to all and esdn-dvc
privlegf* to none. He wanted no recttonalism. no
roonopoHes, noprosciip!loa. Tbe produ er as will
as every body should be rewarded.
He was greeted with ion.' and loud applause.
•H. WITH A. TH 'MAS
slble to hear what be raid, we caenot give a *yimpels
SECOND d;ym PROCEEDINGS.
ntcreuting and ^plcF Dcbafcs-Tcn-
ncsacc Pinch and Ccorgto Patience
memorial ts Conyrraa for Th rcc
Water Lines from Use West Adopt-
ed-The Sontb i'hidtamauga Canal
to be Sarvcjed -major WcFarland's
Wpcecb-Thrilling Npccclsca by Cor
•ra Woodson and Brouro -fien
eral Goad Feeling Adjournment
Sine Die.
Atlanta, May 21,1873.
The convention way clik'd lo order at 10:30
t. m. 1»y 0‘Wcrnor.T G. Brown, President
Tbc convention was opemtl with prayer
by Rev. A. Means, I>. I),of Georgii
The following
APDirroNAi: dki.*oaths
wire anm imce*! as having rcgistcml.
Indi tna—G •veroor Thomas A. Hun
dric* ft.
If. C 8:evenib>n t Macon.
K ivmI Smith, Rome, Ga.
T J. Smith, L. B. Newton, W. II. Thomp
son, U C. Barnes, J. W. Trcston, Fleming
Jourdan, C. L Bartlett, W. D. Mattox, F. W.
Walker, F. M. Swanson, Monticcllo, Ga.
II. W. I. Ilam, Eastman, Ga.
A. M. i\ Russell, Albany, Ga.
Col. E C. Camp, Major W. P. Elliott,
Kaoxviilc, Tenn.
J. T. Waterman, O. A. Bull, LaGrange,
Gu
W. A. Branch, Anginta, Ga.
H. II. Aningtoo, W. O. Stnbhft, 0*1. A.
Baker, W. M. By id, Alabama.
Him. C. Peeples, of Georgia, introduced
the following relative to a pioposcd
INTER-OCEANIC RAILROAD^
bieh was referred to the Committee on
Badness.
Resolved, That as Mr. A. K. Owen, a Civil
Engineer from Pennsylvania has conic here
to lay before this convention a proposed
inter-oceanic R. R. from Chesapeake Ray to
the GoU of California, and which is intend
ed to be a supplementary work to the system
of canals from the Great Mi—issippi Basin
the Atlantic Seaboard of the Southern State?*
that a select coimniriee Ih* appointed to wait
upon the said gentleman from Pennsylvania,
and examine his map?, surveys, reports, and
other data which he has with him to the end
that a report may be made of tbc same to this
convention.
now TBE TOTE IS TAKEN.
By IL N. Soydcr, of Tennessee.
Resolved, That whenever demand)
any delegate, the vote of the convention
shall be given by Sutes that each State rep*
resented in this convention shall be entitled
to cast a vote equal to its congressional rep
resentation, that in such cases tbc chairman
of each Stato delegation shall announce the
vote of that State, and that the vote of any
delegation may be cast as a unit or divided
upon any proposition.
The relation was unanimously adopted.
SOUTHERN CREDIT.
Mr. J. W. R. Pope, ;of^.Georgia, asked
leave to introduce tbo following;
Resolved, That it is futile for the South to
pursue her industry however grand her re
sources without a grand aggregation
of capital husbanded, ’ in one . great
controlling moneyed institution which shall
hold in check depredating exactions on all
her efforta for redemption.. J
Resolved, That without capital she cannot
use the labor present with fell efficiency, and
hcncc it drifts to impotcncy and vagabondage.
Resolved, That an unshaken confidence
in herself, her own resources and final re
demption arc essentially necessary to the
South, for the fruition of her labors and the
fostering of her credit
Resolved, That the majesty of her rc
sources have a positive meaning, which chal
lenges Ihe fostering care of. the whole people
of thcUaion.
Resolved, That the rcorganizUion of the
industries of the South necessary to the de
velopment of these resources is m the fash
ioning hand of tho jcople of thq whole
country to make or mold as they please, and
the supremacy of the iolftfsts at stake will
the end dictate tbe poljcy which will con
trol the exigency.
Resolved, That tbe Sonlh being the first
feel tbc benign infiucncc of her restored
industries, and credit mint continue to put
her shoulder to tho wheel*, through good as
well as through evil report.
Resolved, That to do il f i effectually, the
South must accumulate Rt^.dy cost of self-
denial and frugally, n bug , floating capital
be incorporated in at‘grand S mthcm
Banking Association, nffi>rdmg tbc ready
meansj>dequate to ihe complete develop
ment of all her vatied resources, whether in
tbc use, control and encouragement of the
labor present on her soil or the importation
and support of such oilier labor as may be
necessary. The chair ruled that the conven
tion having resolved to consider no other
subject but cheap tranfpoitatinn, the reso
lutions were out of order.
Tho letter of E. LcHardy to Governor
Smith was referred to the Business Com
mittee.
THE BUSINESS COMMITTEE
announced that they wens prepared to sub
mit a report Governor'Smith, Chairman,
submitted the following memorial as the re
port of a majority of Ihe committee.
MBU«»HI*L/
To the Congress of the United Stoles :
Tbc uodertisnod, a commi'tec appointed by a con
vention held at Atlanta, Georgia, on the 20Ui day of
May, J87», composed of Representatives from 13
elites to memorialize C-*rgxM »pon the necessity
cheaper transportation between tbe great pro
ducing and consuming sec ions of tbs country, rc
spectrally represent:
That tho vast interests, c nnmon to a’l sections of
_ country, involved in lha opening of lines of
water communication between tho Atlantic seaboard
and tbe great “basin of the Mississippi.” entitle the
proposed routes to the immediate and earnest atten
tion of the Unilcl States Government. Tho neces
sity for cheaper tran portatlon to vital and urgent,
and the best means of securing it to a question upon
tbe wise and spe'dy solottoa of which depends tbc
coullcnci prosperity and contentment of the coun
try.
To the Wert and South till* question to i f pccn iir
importance. Their interests are in a great measure
Identical, being th3 two great producing sections.
Tho benefits of cheap transportation imrt be felt by
all other sections iu an altncst equal degree. In the
fear S ates of Georg**, Florida, South Carolina and
Atoliama, there is an annnuil'dillcicncyof fifty mil
lion bu«hc s of grain, wh'ch mint bo supplied from
West.
This deficiency is itc csitg, owing to the g cat de
crease < f available fa m labor and the rapid increase
the non prodvdog population of tho*e States.
When the dcflc! airy In the other Southern States and
consequent high prices for subsistence arc taken
.to consideration, it «i’l be reen at once that no
question is of such vital moment to tin South as
cheap transportation. \/
S dcc i860,'the value of cotton (raw and nunufact.
tured) exported from the United State*, amounts to
$1500,000,000. This to about GO per cent of our total
exports inva'uc. Cotton to ludeed our only reliable
and remunerative article or export, and to tbe real
basis of tho wealth of tho whole country.
The present high rates of freight prevent tbc cx-
por’alion of gra'n from the United SlaUs almost en
tirely, allium ;h our rurplusis sufficient for the wants
the c vil'z^d wcrl1. They also compel tbc Sou?h-
Statca to employ a large portion of (heir limited
labor in 'he production of food crops, (io which their
soil and climate are not adapte 1.) ar d to that extent
deprive the Wc*t of a mat kct. To illustrate: lha
average production of corn in the feur State* men
Honed to tea bushels per acre. To make up the de
ficiency in tbe quantity now produced it would be
necessary to cultivate at least five million (5,COO,COO)
teres. Th'a acreage devoted to cotton would i told at
least 1.23),000 bales, wrrtb, at 15 cents per
jkiuikJ, $125,000,030. Deduct from ibis the Vilac or
ibc corn which the fame tcieigc would produce, and
have $75 000.030 lo represent the amount or loss
suffered annually by Ibc Smthcm and Western
fanner* from a lack or freilitrs for a cheap inter
change of products.
This direct less to great’y fncrcaac.1 by tbe reflex
operation of the causes under consideration. Tha
high price of food Increases the cost of the mano
rs -.tore as well as of tbo production of cotton, and sa
every o'her article we need. While tha Western
farmer realizes bat a pittance upon his teeming
crops, every manufactured article which he uses
comes to him burdened by onerous and oppressive
tariff*, th-ap transportation from the West would
not only cheapen food, hat woald, at a consequence,
also chcarcn labor Thli resu't would enable tbe
manufacturer to supply our wants at i rcatly reduced
prices, and woald enable bio to compete successfully
abroad tis well mt at homo Our manufactory»
would incrca«e. our export} would be doubled, our
rliippin? Interests rcv.ved. and the balance of trade
mid be largely in oar favor insle id of against us aa
now to.
Those Stales watered by the Missis ippi river and
Its tributaries are the granary of the Union, and
'ght be the granary of .the world, but isolated aa
they virtually arc, for the want of cheap and adequate
ansportailon, existing evl s must increase and
spread until poverty and bankruptcy overshadow the
whole land.
The feverish anil ly which pervades the publle
mind apon this subject to abundintiy shown in the
Tact that Congress is gravely asked to take control of
the entire railroad system of tbe country, and by leg
islative action regulate their charges. Whether this
would mitigate or aggravate the evil—whether by
Congressional mapgcment. tbe cost of operating the
roods would be eo diminished as to afford the desired
relief, are questions which do not admit of discussion
here. They arc only mentioned to show that a great
pressing necessity underlies the whole matter, which
cannot longer remain unneuied, with serious detri
ment to public inter xta.
The exttre value of a borirl of com, transport’d a
thousand miles by rail, is consumed by the cost of
transportation. Tala leaves no profit to the carrier,
none to the shipper, and not one cent to the prod uccr.
So that if tbe railroad should carry corn for its actual
cost and nothing more, from SL Louis to Savannah,
or from Chicago to New York, the producer would
still receive no adequate remuneration for his
labor. Neither can the indefinite multiplication of
railroads, nor any legislative restriction as to freight
charges, cure the evil, to long as the actual cost of
operating railroads remains nndhn'nishod. Until
this cost shall be reduced, b7 means not now known,
a resort to cither of the remedies proposed w 1! pro?-
a mere expedient, which, in the end, will rarely dire
public expiation. Wo do noi
want exponents, or periial remedies. A
euro of toe evil to demanded by the farm
ing Interest oT the country; and to nothing shTtof
th's should we look for permanent relief In seeking
this relief, the first step* to be taken to to find a lees
c >s ly mode of traaspewtaUon than that by rail,
pcricucc teaches us that water famishes the chsspwt
means <-f fansp elation kcown to the commercial
world, and there is bat little reason to doubt that tbe
soil lion of this whole question will be found to rest
upon tbe constru r.Ion of great lines of water comma-
nicati-m between the West and the Seaboard, whcNfe
ver nature has provided away. Build the Niagara
bhip-Ctn-d. connecting the lakes by an unbroken
chain of navigation from Chicago to the sea; connect
lake Champlain by ship caaal with th? Hudson; en
large the Erie Ciaal. if possible, ext nd your water
from the lakra to the Missis
sippi by every proposed route, where
nature bis provded a way; improve the
navigation of jour rivers eo that barges may pas*
ihroogh their entire leg h wHIiout hindrance, and
you will have done more to rc'iw * the country from
its present troubles than we j .ratty hope to
Ohio >nd tbe Jonoi riven h»T« tbetr toorce* onions I ,nd w43 cnctly n.?ht. (Applauses) He
tbn uoaafoiaa at tbl- chain; aad fartbcl Soolh. alfo m<JTcd lQ llb;< , , h molion _
tboTeineaje, IhclcoMai^ih-Ccmulcie. I'cccot!
■nrr.have demonstrated that U la fcnMbln to coa-
ncct hj cam's tbo Ohio orilk the Jinn riser, ard the
Tcnccsfcc arith the O mu'K*;mnd than, so to tp-sL.
lam the Histtscippt into tho Atlantic mt Norfolk m-d
atSmnnmh. Thrmeiitf of lha Jimear'nrmnd too
Ksntwha canal hare hero fatty di'ca scd. aad
vlU&ot pmaschrrc to repeal the mtny rent ret mhich
hare been offered in foror tf tbla sent orotk. IVc
amre yoar attention, ho.cr.r, fjra moment, wht'i
we point oataomc of tho adranUsca which woald
flow from th) conatraelioo (f th) Atl'nUc and Ur cot
Western Canal, onccUae the Xinlralpp*, throesh
the Teen race river, with the Atlantic ocean at fla-
TthQ-’j, Georgia,
The TenDC -ae- cetera tho Ohio a abort dia once
chore the confluence of the la'tcr with theUiaaiaatpp!
From thla'potot the general direction of theTeiruc'-
ace ia aoa-hcoat, to lu great bend at Ganterartllc, in
the State or Alabama. At that point the Coon and
the Tcnncescc approach each other—then bdn; cn’y
a narrow neck or l-nd bst.een them. Acroos thta
taihmna a canal th'rty miles long woald connectlhcae
two risers, end open narigallon to Borne, Georgia
From Home the rente follows the Etowah to Its near-
eat point of approach i o I he Ocmnlgee riser, mod down
the loiter to Ihe dly of Mscen, and thence to the sea.
Hature! a. already supplied the greater pxtion of this
roai e.nnd it rema-ns for as to complete the Wt ik which
she has ao well began. Tho route hia been aarreyed
by distinguished cng-nacre cf the War Deportment,
and has been pronounced by them eminently feoalh'c
It offer, the following advantages:
First, Cheap transportttlon. According to tha offi
cial reports the cortot tr nlp- rlUaga too of grain
from hi Lon’s to Savannah, by this route, woo'd be
ft 83. It costa, by rail fit -10. Tho aarlng apon
each to • woul-1 be $9 h t-amonniltg la the aggregate
toahoat fit OOO.OJO perineum upon groin atone, to
be divided between tbe producer and 'be e
Second, Thin route w. uld be open tbe entire year,
never rend.red impracticable by lee tnwtnt*
by drought in hammer.
any other nr an) In hia way tnc ral'roads miy tic I
made the fc dm and dicuit-ntnca for the great trade
arteries, and the Caere) which now Indace than to
enter into cecastvc leases mnd couab'naUoa-, In
waiiy instances eo Injrjtoa. to thS public lntcres*,
would, in a great d< gren, c a t te ertsL
Agianeeatthr map will hcrafltciot to show that,
from the grot Ukea to tha Mi-olseippi river, there ta
a virt cipm-ao of coontsy, divided by the Apalachaln
chain, which separates tha water# of the Atlantic
from Aoaewhica flaw Into ths Golf of Mcxlcoa Tho
Third,' It would greatly tocrcoao the. coasting
trade, fnrnirhing caapteymebt dating the winter
months tah'-u ihe Niagara Ship-Canal shall
be opened) tu the steamer- and other vesse’s engaged
dnrtngranmcrapm tho lakes Fourth, Tho rout*
parres through Inimea-c forests of yellow pine; and
the Wert wonld lie able to obtain tho brat lumber In
antlml cd q-antaaicr, and at low prices. Fifth, It
opens alt the Southern States coat of the ICtaslseippl
river, nr a market for Its grain, bicon,%ay and otba 1
ptfK-ae's. tbc demand for which will constantly in
crease. In this the West wonld bn abo-rlate'y with-
competitor. Sixth, It will famish chmp
transportation foe raw cotton to tho other sections,
and for the nisnaractu -cd article in return. Such ad-
vantages warn'd certainly develop Ihe manafactaro of
a vast erteat in Ibc weeternand northwest
ern State*, and e if tern States
In view of th ro considerations we most respect-,
follyilml carmstly urge tbe government of thelfoi-
ted States to rxU.nl such aid to these works os will
car are their rpeedy construction.
Colonel Tomlinson Fort, of Cliatlsnooga,
Tennessee, submitted tho following as tho
I1XOCITY RCrOUT.
Tbc onderrlgncd, a minority of your Committee
on Business, regret that they cannot ogreq to lha re
port of Uae majority. Somoof as cannot consont In
nil of lie details to Uae memorial, as set forth tn the
report of the majority of the commlUcc. We rub-
mi'. to yoar body aho following, ia addiUon to that
reported by the majority, and r* commend the adop
tion or the following resolutions:
BcfolvcoL That in tho upiuion of this convention
tho Atlantic and Great Western Const, as well as all
other enterprites or similar character for cheap wa
ter transportation, shoo’d bo n-Uonal h’ghvrays,
bntlt, owned and enntro'cd by tho Uoltod States
Government, without the intervention of any errpo-
ratlon whatever,
nccotvcal. That a I such htgharays shou'd be msdc
pract'eat’y free, a nd no other toll be exacted by their
traffic than is needed to malntsia-tbcm.
Resolved, That wc ate opposed to Uae Intervention
of any corporation between tho people, who are to
pay fur the u-cof there works and tho Government.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
Tomlikson Foot, Tennessee.
IlaacsuTR DcLirrx,MassfichascUs.
J. 11 Fssox, Sonlh Carolina.
Jxo V. G-.uld, Kpntnckv.
P. L Vnxrnonz, Florida.
Colonel Fort tno-cd io adopt the lainorily
report.
Ocneril anrlington moved to tabic the
motion to adopt.
This provoked
AN KLAIt rttAOE CIPCttSStON.
CoL Fort tupporlcd the tninorily report in an
able .'pfcch. When the government er
pended money on a public work it Bhould
control tbc manner of its cxpcudiluro and
own Ibe wotk. Under no'consideration
coaid be consent that one of these great cn-
tcrpii cs should be controlled by a private
corporation. Tbc principle of granting sab-
fialcs to private corporations, wa9 wrong.
He wanted these canals public highways
forever, [applaua-] Tamestce don’t ask Ibc
government to carry nut a scheme of fraud
or credit Mobilicr. [Applause ]
Col. C. Peeples remarked that be wss of-
posed to tbc general g ivcrnincnt taking con
trol of tbe canal ia soy State. He was op
posed to adopting tbo minority report even
assn addends to the majority report. Tliese
csnsls should be controlled by Ihe Htate,
through which it puses f irev.r. [Immense
spplautae] %
Col. Fort withdrew Lit motion to adopt the
minoiiiy report, snd moved to make it a part
of tbe mvi sity rc|wrt.
Col. W. II. Weems vid that he was unwil
ling to ask the government to mime in and
aid and lake control of any great work. Tbc
Atlantic sod Great Western Canal did not
ask for any land gra ts, subsidies, or money.
They only asked the government to secure
tbc prompt p*ynt’nl of tbc interest on their
bonds, which wold I only be $>>70,1)00 per
annum I . :s to all intents and purposes a
free naii-mtl hiativvay for all lime li> come.
[Long applause ] The government will
be more like!) i t Iirinng*: the work more
economically than a private corporation
[Applause.]
CoL C. S. CaningtoA, of Virginia, con
curred with the majority report, id'.bough
his personal conviction was that thu right
plan was that where the public money was
expended, it should ire expended for the
benefit of the people and controlled by them
or their agents. [Applause.]
Bat the Senate committee were now con
sidering several canal projects. lie concurred
with tbc majority report because it was not
directory.
Hon. L. A. Thoiras, of Iowa, while agree
ing with tbe spirit of tbc minoiity report,
dissented from its present application. The
majority report left tbc matter with Congress.
The effect of the minority report will be to
block all efforts and bar any other action.
[Applause.] He did not know who the au
thor of tbe majority report was, but be
equal to the occasion anti to the wants of tbe
people. [Great applause]
Hon. E. A. James, of Tconcsscc, didn't
represent any canal. The only difference
between tbc reports was on tbe subject of
aid. Tennessee had went into the aid busi
ness, and bail got "so robust she could hardly
stand hcrecif.” Georgia had a painful recol
lection of the aid business.
These canals coulil be built without con
gressional aid. Tbe saving of 15 cents per
bushel ou grain would lie $7,500,000 per an
num, enough to build several canals (voice
$7,500,000,1 yc3 $75,000,00, at 10 per cent
wonld be $73,000,000.
Colonel Weems—It was tbc comparative
estimate that wilit cheap transportation of
grain from the West, the ayres now devoted
to cereals if planted in cotton would yield 11
million biles. [Applause] It is necessary
to bnild tbe canal first, in order to
$75,003, f| 0d, or any ru n. Wc propose to re
fond the money to the government and
pledge onr w-rfcs fir the seen* ily of the pay
ment (vociferous applause)
Hon. W. P. Price stated that he belonged
to the otiginal canal panel. He advocated
tbe charter iu tbe Georgi i Legislature. Tho
rights of sin people were protected in that,
__ end in the trail presented in Congress by him.
i.j 1 Tbe minority report will c’og Congress in
TABLED
Tho motion to tabio the motion to make
the minority report a part of the majority
report prevailed by Ihe following vote, the
vote being taken by States:
Yeas—Alabama 8, Iowa II, Mississippi 8,
North Carolina 10, New York 37, Missomi
15, FioridaS, Virginia 11, Georgia 11—113.
Nays—Alabama 3. Kentucky 13, Ma-rn-
cbusolts 10, Sonlh Carolina 7, Tennessee 13.
Florida 2-4).
Governor Hendricks was announced in at-
tcnolincc during the morning. Repeal'd
calls were made for bint. .He responded in a
happy and felicitous manner.
DECI.INTKG IDS EXCURSION.
The following resolution offered by Gov.
Woodson, of Missouri, was adoptod:
Whereas tbc cities of Romo, Cnlumbn*,
Macon. Brunswick, Savannah and AugUi.a
have temkred tbo hospitalities of their peo
ple tu the Governors of tho different Slates
attendance ou this convention—and
whrtcasthc various railroid oflhiils of the
companies connecting tho above named cit
ies have tendered free passes ever th.ir res
tive roads.
Resolved, That this convention expresses
high appreciation of this evidence of cour
tesy, and rrgteta that tbo pressing official
duties of the^pariics thus invited are such
that they cannot uuitf in tbe contemplated
oxennion.
Geo. Young wanted Major McFarland
to.be beard on Ibis question, with the under
standing that McFarland. would have tbc
floor at tbo beginning of tbo afternoon ses
sion. The convention adjourned until 3
deliberations.
Colonel Prcbcll said that tbe discussion
had token a wide range. The memorial
nrged the necessity of threa water lines,
without induraing auy, snd left the nutter
with Congress. (\ppUnse )'
Colonel W. II. Walters, of Mississippi,
said that the majority report steered d$ar
all pilitical questions (continued applause)
GOVERNOR WOODSON
wss called for and responded in A happy
manner. He alia Jed to thorisoof Atlanta
Cisco the war, and her unparalleled growth.
The scat of empire and power was in tho
valley of the Mississippi. The Mississippi
drained TaO.OODtqnsr; miles of territory. The
population was now twenty million, and if
tbo population was asdi use aa in Massachu
setts; fho would liavo 13S.CO9.00a She hid
exported 3.000,000000 pnuads of grain' to
market. We might utilize, but coaid not
coniiol the winds. We could not control
commerce. It might bo pent op now, bat it
must have an outlet. As water, though con
fined, will seek an outlet, so will commerce,
no matter what corooraliorsor combinations
stand in the way. He was for building these
water lidusita and, would writo over
all of gam "Free as tho Sea"
to all wi'b whom we are on amicable terms
Tor all I'mo to comt* We should not
bo tn.iird lay a Constitution only, but by the
lies « f cum .mice, mutual interest, a commtm
g’tuy, and a common destiny. [Vociferous
au«1 catuiiitu ,ns applause ]
IVctident Groan vacated hia scat, calling
Colonel Uuninglon, of Virginia, to the chair.
Fiiim ail parts of the hall resounded cries of
"Biown i” -John C. Down!
auveiuma nn .wn, t f ti
rnp inded to the demand. He thanked the
convention for the honor conferred by calling
him to pi.'s'alc, and the courtesy ana support
of each ddiftalc. Thu leading object of tho
couv;r.ti’*u, to c unccl tbc South and North
west nu J tir *rd them cheap trans
portation, met bis unqualified sup
port. Ia the last few days bo had ex
pci it itc* .1 * motions not felt for yean. There
weic getiibmtn in the convention of every
shade if political opinion; tho wearers
of the b it) as well as tbo wearers of the
gray ; iti.-n who d,IP.ted politically as far as
lUra ra . .. ■
It.
AFTERNOON &E 8ION.
Tbe c-mvcul ion rcararmbled at 3:39 o’clock
u.
Major W. n. McFarland of Ibe United
States Etfgiuccrs addressed lha convention,
giving facts and figures in re-ferencc to the ca
nal. (Owing to Ihccrowded condition of car
columns wc are compelled to defer its publi
cation until onr next edition)
Hon. L. N. Whittle, of Georgia, offend
tbo following resolution which was adopted
unanimously, amidst applause:
Resolved, That Ihe thanks of tbiacorvcn-
lion are hereby tcndereal Major W. H. McFar
land for bis kiadness in alitndi!ig tbo con-
vention and for bis interesting and valuable
address.
Resolved, That bo is requested to furnish
copy of his address for publication.
A tunsinuTB.
Mr. H. N. Snyder offered the follow iog as
substitute for the majority re|K>rt:
Mr. Snyder, of Tennessee, offered tho fol
lowing in lieu of the report of the Commit-
too on Business:
Resolved, That it is of vital importance to tbe
welfare of Ibis nation and to tbo happiness a-d pri-o
perity of alt the people 'hat there should exist clop
ootfoim andrcliahlo means ter tbo exchange of tbe
product* or the different sections. That to pros tic
for this necessity and to sccnro this end, the Con
gress of the United State* ia earnestly requested to
provide a line of water comtannfcaf ten between the
waters of the Mississippi.snd thoAtlaatlcoeoan by
the Improvement ef, and the Joining together of eneti
nal oral wa'er coarsen aa win afford the best mc-ns for
the exchange or the products of tha North and North
west, with those of tho Atlantic and Gulf States.
That the granting of Stale or National sohsidtrsto
private individuals or corporations la calcs tat ed to
create monopolies, only serves tho interest of ths few
to the detriment, of tho many, Introdocraan dement
dtacoco and dangerloto society and politics, leads
to private spceolaUon and clam legta'ation, tends to
build np an aristocracy, and la in opposition to the
principles of true democ acy.
That a public thoroughfare, which ta.croatcd or
controlled by tho exercise of “eminent domain.”
whether soda thoroughfare be a river, n railroad or a
canal, should be regarded and held as a public high
way, and open to tho me and cccopttlon of any per-
enbj.-ct t > ench regulation and conk o! by the State
the nation ae will conduce to the greatest good oi
lh a greatest number.
That 'ho Congrcf a of the United States la requested
to cause asntvcy to bo made of Iboroute knownasthe
Sou h Chlckatnanga Roots,” for n canal connecting
waters or the Tea nessce river snd the Atlantic
ocean, and of any other route that may afford the
means for the che-pcat transportation between the
ponl-ms of country hers sought to be accommodated.
Resolved, That the Improvement of the Ten-
nessce river, and cfpc tatty the removal of tho oh-
etrucUoas at MukIo Shoa's is of vital importance to
Co amir.ial interests of tho country, whether
same bo prosecuted aa nu Independent wotk, or
part of a Una of water communication betoveen the
Wt-slai d tbn All ntlc.
tics Ive I, That this crovcntlan earnestly nrges
upon - ut g ess th> Importance of .ajiiwoprlattog the
amount or money recommended for continuing Ibc
itupruvi incut of tbo Tennessee 11v- r at Muscle
Shoals, which has been r-comminJcdby the United
Sutra Eugtiicer tn charge, and pnbli-bcd tn the re-
port of the War Bcpar'mcnt.
Resolved, That while tre are glad to see other see
lions of the country built up by na'kmal sid, we
reel' that tho appropriations heretofore made
h-i Improvement of the Tconeesce, have
been In proportion to 111 OS) trade foe
other sections, nor nt all eommentnnto wllh the im
portance of tho enterpns:, nor the necessities of Ibc
Resolved, That Congress Is hereby requested to
make such appropriations from limo to Urns aa will
secure ihe completion, at the ear’fcst possible mo-
met. of Ihiagreat high vay for the commerce of tbe
Nation.
Mr. Syntlrr spoke for shout nu hour io
support of h's substilnle. Numerous points
of order were made, and long and oft re-
pealed, applause given,hut he maintained the
floor. Major Byrd, of Alabama, jocosely said
was a striking example of Tennessee pluck
and Georgia r alienee.
General DuBorc moved to lay the cnhslHutc
on the table, which prevailed by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas — Alabama, Iowa, Kentucky, Hi
cnsrlt.*, Missis-ippi, North Carolina, South
Carolina, New York, Huecuri, Florida, Geor
gia—135.
Nays—Tcnnrs*. c—13
Mr. Walters, of Mississippi, tent up the
following amendment to tbe majority report
prepared by 1‘reaidcnt Brown:
Provided, nevertheless, that thould the
United Stales aid any of the corporations
referred to in this memorial, rilher by loans,
subsidies, gift or Indorsements, that wc
earnestly request the Congress of the United
states, in act giving sneh aid, to prohibit un
der suitable penalties and reslrictions, any
division or partition of sucli grant of aid,
or the profits or income of the company nntil
the liabilities to the United States, by said
company, shall have been actually paid and
cancelled.
Col. B. W. Frobcll moved lo adopt the
amendment. The vote stood:
Ycsa—Kentucky, 13; Mississippi,8; Ten
nessee. 13; New York, 37; Florida, 4; Geor
gia, C-73.
Nays—Alabama, 10; Iowa, 10; Mi
chusetta, 10; North Carolioa, 10; South
Carolina, 7; Missouri, 15; Virglnii, 11
Gcoigia,0—73.
“There lacing a lie. tho resolution was lost.
The following Georgians were permitted
to east their votes in favor of the adopt'.- n
of the amendment:
J.G.Nicholls.J.F.Shmklin.B W.Frubei,
W. II. Weems, J. B. Gordon, Henry BiyaD,
J.W. Preston, J.G. HcHiilan, J. Stephens,
T. IL Furman, T. M. Clemens, E P. Cham-
beriin, C. L* Redwine, J.- J. Harris, T. F.
Smith, L. IL Compton,. A. U. Ladd. H. D.
Capas. W. J. Young, Jackson tie. Delega
tion, W. W. Chariton, C. C. Kibbee.
J. W. R. Pope moved to amend by s'rik-
ing out “Savannah” wherever it occurs in
the majority report and inserting South-eas
tern Atlantic ports, which prevailed. The
majority report as amended was then adopt
ed by the following vote:
Yeas—Alabama, Iowa, Kentucky, Massa
chusetts, North Garolius, South Carolina.
New York. Missouri, Florida, Virginia and
Georgia—133.
Nays—Tennessee—13.
emCKAMAUOA CANAL.
Tbc following resolution, reported by the
Bar incar Committee, Stas adopted:
Resolved, That we request Congress to
have surveys made for a canal from the
month of sooth Ubickamauga. creek in the
Tennessee river to Rome Goorgia, in the
Coosa river.
reader of .
streets I lie scene of the horrible carnage of
war. He w.'.s gr.-.tifiej to sec this exhibition
of the highest and tasl elements together,for
it war ili*: * vi:t co iliat ihe country was at
l'cac;*,sul intended frail rime to come to be
at pcate. Tlicro was no power to arrest tho
iueviuiide dvMitiy of Die South and West.
There were ih-t c inovtcs to contend agi
llie cxndi.'tist f i:?o;i.'pi!ici Bf State 1
lotion; by F,,!cr»l iegirlilhm; iry compc
lines. He w ukl try Ihe lost mode flret,
on failure, r*ta .I l i.» the first mode. [Ap
plause J Its w..uld enry home withhim the
most p:< aiA-it iis . li.v.iiona of this brief but
d. liglufu! v: it. [Oouiinuouv applause]
Col. J C. Nivln.Is moved that a committee
of five Lc appointed lo wait upon Governor
Thomas A. Ii*-:ulri*;a.s ata*l invito him lo de
liver an ad hen al the Kimball Uouso to-
uiglit. A'i.-pU.I
Comariitu?: ,1 C. Mlelinls, Dr. ILH.Carl
ton, w. Al. Byrd. E A. dimes, U. W. Wal
ler.
Tbe roir.in t'ce ou tl.c n’solulions relative
o A. K. Owens' map of ihe Iuter-Occanic
Uiilr*..ttl. reported the resolution back with
out reem itui.diliou.
KBTt.OTIoNS.
By Col. W. II. WecniS'adopted:
Rcsieved 1st. That the convention return
its ilivuks to liir Kx T'l'i'cr. Governor John
G. Brown, f .r Ihe aide an*f impartial manor
with whicti he Ins dischargcii the duties of
presiding <lii.:rr of tliis convention.
Ih solved Al. That ihe lliauks of tho eon-
vention arc list due lo the Secretary and his
assistants for the ivonipl and efficient dis
charge of their iluties.
Ucsoiv.'d 31. That (lie thanks of the con
veatiin ttoa’si returned to the various rai
roads f**r tb^ir eourteous da legates.
By II. A Jitmea -at*, led.
It.--ilvc.t. Tbit ti**- tLnukspf thtaeonven*
lion l»*. and are i.eicbv. temlcnsl to Major
Frank Wat ten, of the lScivp'ion Committee,
Tor the able toil io.par'iai manner in which
he dispensed tfichnspitalitics of tbe occasion,
cnmMering tbo small size of tho glasses
used.
Mr. Colib, of Kentucky—adopted:
Resolved, That Ike thanks of the conven
tion are due and arc her :by tendered to the
members snd repot!* rs of tbc city press for
the able and isipaitial manner in whiebthey
havo reporlcil its proceedings.
Ur. Byrd, of Alabama—Adopted:
Resolved. Thai tho tbanks of thia con
vention arc due, anl are hereby tendered, to
the citizen] of Atlanta for the kindness and
courtesies extended to the delegates.
Hon. W. I’. Price, t f Georgia, offered ibo
following:
Resolved, That a committee of fivo be ap-
rointoil by tho Caair to present tho Memo
rial adopted by the Convention Jlo Congress,
and that this omihiltcc thill bean Executive
Committee of this Convention in furtherance
of the oi jccls considered l>y them.
Tha President subsequently appointed
said committee, Hon. W. P. Price, Colonel
W. U. Weems, A. J. McBride, B. W. Frobd
and Major Hawkins, of MissonrL
General Yourg, of Georgia, moved that
the proceedings of the Convention be pub
lished in full, and that a copy lie acnl to each
member of Congress snd delegate to the
convention, which was adopted.
The convention then adjourned tine die.
GOV11RNOB nBSDUICKS.
At half-past nine o’clock last evening Oor.
Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indians, addressed
a large audience from)the at cade of the Kim
ball ilousc substantially as follows:
The Governor alluded to the weariness oc-
casioncd by bis long journey from Indiana
to Gcorgto, and which wonld mako what he
had to say very brief. He said though be
was const lous of having traveled many hun
dred miles in bis lopg journey, yet be found
people speaking the same language as thoee
of bis own Stale, and governed by the
iaw. This showed that they
one and the same lacopic, Tho West
was the great com au*l grain producing por
tion of tbe country. The South realized its
wealth irutn its cottoe. The demand for
cheap transportation between the two sec
tions was too great to ho withstood, and wsa
sure to result in the adoption of some plan,
the nature of which ho was unable at present
to give fully, and that, too, at no very distant
day. He alloJcd with great eloquence to
tbo bareness atiu fricnally relations between
the lavo sections, and felt that cheaper trans
portation and more frequent communication
lielwccn tbc two, would mako these rcla-
links stronger. The Governor also alluded
to the present commercial system of the
government which is sendiog more gold out
of the country titan it receives back, and
closed with a most beautiful expression of
bis attachment to bis country and his hope
to sec the present evils in the government
soon rectified.
Governor Hendricks spnko scarcely ten
minuK.«, lmt wc have never seen a nun
crowd more live ideas in that short space of
of time, lie was frequently interrupted by
applause, nnd well sustained his reputation
os the great orator of the West
When tie bod fijjidicd, Hon. B. IL Hill
was loudly called for, but did not respond.
TBE BANQUET A ED BALL.
Owing to the lateness of tho boor an ex-
tended notice of tlie ball and banquet cannot
be given. Sufficient tn ray, at this hoar, 4
V. u, that it was a brilliant success.
By the latter an all water route would be etunii
from tho Mississippi, through tho Ohio and T«.
Ooocanvera or their bianchos, thcncobj canal from
Homo, Georgia, lo Macon, Geoigio, and down tha
Oemulgeo and Altamahi liven to tho Atlantic aad a
port. ' ' • '
Brth schemes aro old. tho former bcirgoUrtbolsd
ingti 10 far-n!£htcducas of our first Prcsidcaf, Wash-
Tho latter woo certainly talked of thirty years ago.
though tho queottou thou agi'utcd was tn rcTcnmccto
connecting thoTamcsoco aralttio Savannah rtvau.
It In with tho latter of ihcso schcuus only that I
haro to do, and I shall endetver to g.vc yon btklly i a
outline of what has been done towards ascertaining
tho practicability ct Opcstng th’s rau’.c, aad what tie
probable cost wl'tb’.
Two years ego on oe; of Congress directed “anr-
vcy beginning at or near OntenvOIr, cn tbo Ten
nessee river, to ibo head-wafers o’ thoWcnloraad
Coosa rivers, A’abtmo, wUhihaviewof dctcnctnlag
tho practicability of uniting tha waters of tho War-
riot red Coon riiora. forthspn’pcocs cf navigation,
and estimates foe necessity I'-cks and dims to ex-
trad tho navtgxSoa on mid rtra to tho tast tamed
And a resolution of the Econo of tho United
tatea, passed at the noma time, wssaifotiowtt
“Resolved, That tbo Secretary of War tie, aad beta
hereby requested to eanso the Erg:uccr Department
of the United Staton to extend tbo nrvsyof ths
Etowah river, (already ordered) ao an to embrace
estimates for a canal cwacettag said river with tbo
Ocmnlgee river, with a view lo opening a diioct aad
nnobstroctcd water commnu'caii.a between tbe ora-
ten of the Mississippi aa 1 tha Aitanitrccraa."
At tbe rams session aa appi oprtatloa wustdsfar
tho “Heeutvey of the Te-lessee River frea Ik own’s
Ferry to Florence, Altbamt ”
This portion coven the obi:rac:’;'n kn^wwao tho
Muscle Shoals, which here Iraki ths Tcrtctscota
two, anlbyprcven'leg tho coUlutoio n.tlgaUoaor
this flu riser, iaagraaimeasaro. ota. rites tho eoen-
try bordering upon Iu upper waters of tut* bcucfltu
enjoyed by every other regies water al by .ho Missta
atpplaedltatrlbnUrtns.
These various ttirvoyn wtro placed tn try charge,
and nndtr ablo asilttrota. .ivlt ati.1 aai iuty.were
completed and repcr.ed open las: ettoratr, aud are to
be found In tho report ct ibo fecr.taty <r Warac-
eouaptajtng tho Freslden.-o a,ssa..c for '.su
The report shows that tha echruoo istc_r* y |Toett-
cable; that the tesgth of taui'.g t.q: el wilt bo
less than thokugth of IhoEil: C*Ba1 cufa !*dc; aad
that tho coot of la oonstraefioa, tec ud >- tctlffw
nccrassty rive* Improvemmu, w. I bo too aUu Uao
eortaf theErtoCaaalookrgod.mo nt sx
The routo as proposed, beginning xt th-ut. ulb of
tho Ohio River, is to luluws: Ip :U CLiutu the
Tenocoseo; up tbo Ttaacttes, junlsj Muschs
Sheets to tbo month of stmt Crock, two m'.csaud
a half above GastcnvaUo. .Va’oxtrs. ouj t*.wcat poiat
reached by tbo Tcnnoracc; frumcoc je-uih of abut
Crack by conaT and s’ack wr.cr l iv ,-*''. :| ac.ouo
Sand Mcnotato, and down the velhy r tWit C.c-k
to Its Junction with Ihe Coon, twuiellcaaid.ihair
bdow Gadsden; Ahhama. up tho Cuosa to ihraa
Georgia—froa Homo, by cuul tied tLiilc «a*cr aivl.
gallon, up the valley of the Etowah tail Utile atvar,
o* ton I he Chattahoochee plateau (cr.-v.v- ah-: Chet-
tahoocheebyou ocqvedsc' ouehuo: rctlacalrererteau
fcethlgh)—dasrulbe kc’Icw ardtcno'nv tltanto
Etcrai; thcucococlltn'igd-raro thatkmnigratolhu
Altamtha, aoddowu the Aitsmaha t < Iboeea-a total
dlutanooof Ltaflm'lca-rtgof »ht h It t yriver. nd
the remaining roj m'^ra hj ratal anu ihek wuiet wavt-
otlon.
The canal around MnseH: Shut!*, apuit f am the
duty which It la Intended to *<ctf**rni as a il-.a fa thu
proposed chela of wrier eunt ■ rt t. b.- weeutbe
MI utaelppl River anl tho at o:ii: Oc ar, sdesbjned
to overcomo the great obdret’.owh!rUt:»ee etuaUia-
terpoeeto the free ru-lfi!o i*d tbe T.nwvro, aod
M therefore bo att.pual u tbs (a eigsof the
taigeststesmeremr fitt.'y to t« c epluseduposii,
lu order that tbe valley uf tho U. p :r T... c.-*c,\ au
rich to agricnttnral and mtcera! icufmio s. mtywo
longer, foe want of cheap and- a-y wot**, c'tnnai.lca-
tlo with tho great emtersof woaltisrj pot>ct ttom
InUtaMiaataatssIpplValter, lehV.J.tatln !**tleeH
drpttvcdof the udv.ctegeierjo.yo1 ly
ratercd by all theoiher jurat tr.b laitra
ofthuMiuelautipl.
The proposed dlmocel maof 'his nott areas fo!
iwo: Oho haodred loc* wide at v*i*f-c-. si.'cct
deep, with lock chambc-s a'x r fert kr.isd and threw
hundred feet long betwoen mitre rb.'s. Tbe Halt of
width ts flxsd by certain local crnd'i'uos
Tbo proposed null between the Ten csseeu aad
ths Coon rlrera will alro. bra'des fctv.tig an a ! itk
tn tho note great chain, have aro-:<r t*ti v l > tav
forts, for tn eonictlni wt'h ihe ’»proveai.-i.: or the
, It will open direct water cnsimar.l.mt nn he-
tbe vstl y of tho Tranrssoe a st tlao :«h cat
ion and mineral legions of Ccniml i.tod Ncitucra
AtaMms, aod will lurnlsb a s:.r- sv j ca y water
rtro'c from Eastern Tennessee anl Xor.liv) rie-.:gta
and Alabama to Mobile acd IhoGwlf ct K«x era. F«
this reason It wonld have been writ '.* L«r. *.»*gr.td
this canal also for the pssrarc cf : r r :.asK:a,baa
unfortunately the nartewee s ap; cruol*c*)tcBof the
rocky ralleya through oiblcli this cica! must pass.
thta Impact-cable extop*, xt a cos: cat U all
proportion to tbsbtmoflu to beg Jut at by its nrcem-
pUehmcnt, ud we an compeVcd, thsro.'3-o, to re-
strict the dimensions of the canal to f'.a u nocm
boot adapted to the eerriee cf tho trade wtdeh ta
likely to seek It,and to t'eihirce'.cr or the boats
which tho nitnre of tho rtsre portions of the route
Tbc traffic over this route would, of xceotsily,bo
chiefly In bulky sad weighty ari-e'es; grain, urcs.cuul,
salt prortslons; sal th: bor.ts fur carry
ing theoo rhculd be as luge aa posu.lds. ILlaffo-
s’gocd to tmprore tbe tjvrr pertior.a of the uule eo
that daring the dry season cr teaser.* if the towns
water three feet water may always bo coni at over tho
li e year, there wilt heaa
difficulty ta carrying Are C> or nix t>>) fret over tho
tbtsecubliu aa toCx.hsdimcn-
uion* of tho c rtl. By maklrg H ecvan'y (it) fust
wide at tho water ratface, and five feat dxp, with
lock chamhaa th'rty (30) feet will trail ore ut: Haired
ud twenty (ISC) foettong between miter si t-, we per-
mil the passage of boat! one totaled and twice (tit)
feet long by twenty-eight (18) feet beam. If th*y
draw fifteen inches when emt-ty (a I rga alVwauce.a
they will bare a capacity, when Irad.d down lo a
depth of four feet six inches,of three Londtod (XU)
ton*, equal to 10.KU bnshc'.s of grate; ud, dcring
of low water, when they ran be kadtd
down to only thro* (I) foot draught, tuir caittirg
rapacity vrtll be about ooo bmdrul and ucv.-t.tj (ItU)
tana—3,800 fawebels of grain.
The amallcrgrata barges m:d< are ufen the upper
Mlrslaalppl, hare u average capacity of about four
hundred and fifty (CO) tons each, and are S8 fret ht am
by ISO In length, with u draught cf CJ4 fret when
fully lauded. It wonld seem te be vary desirable lo
gtn to the canola now under coesJJcta'ire >u*A di
as would admit at thu paumgo of then
upper Mississippi bmgis; bat tbe cxcraaire crook
edneco of their cooncu h:f ore referred to, loud riot
compontlveiy sharp Urol, matt* s it aevu-
eery to redace the length at the bouts sa orach no pas-
Bible; end In Older to give them the utcraraiy espoc
tty, their bram has beat Increased sc tnduigly. Strum-
at Saint Loolsuraro me ita’. thh* chaago of
shopo will give no odditiomol difficulty lu lUcir mu
In Iowa, which lathe method by which.ta
of pahsps six oe coves, they would umuwoalj
CHEAP TBANSPOHTATION.
Water Linen Between tka Wont t
Atlantic Ocean.
Remark* ol fllwj. Waller MeFmrlmmffis
Corpt of Fngincera V. S. A.
Ocfore tko Coyernor’u
Convention.
I have been naked, gratlemcn, to explain to you the
agfurcriiagfcatirenof the rchcme for tbe dll
of whtcla this con’cnl ton has assembled.
Tuc information which I hare to lay before you la
of course, ch:*fly otuttstteal, ud of morein'erratto
cngtnrers.TUfbap*, thra to the gunmol puliitr With
yocr permlmlon I will rmd you tbe notes I ban
pared on tho subject:
A glance n: the map of tho United States will
Orat nt present there me but two nil-water rente*
from Uao valley of the Mtartra'ppttotha so
One, ill nal orat—tho Mitrireippl river.
The other, partly eat ora), partly mttrtol tho rente
by the grrs’. lake* ud the Ilodson river, ud ths ca
nals of Ohio, Indiana, 111 route ud New Vert
But there ore two other points, nd only twot where
the tributaries o( tho Mlrstraippl approach so nearly
the bend waters of rivcraUntdow into the Attutic that
a comparatively small amount of cualllog wonld coo-
ncet them, thus giving two eddiUoulaU traterroatea
between the M isrtralppi valley and the AUinUe ooost
These two points aro when Ihe Alleghany range
seporttea tbe James river from tbo Kanawha, ta the
one case; ud the rivers or Georgia from the Tames-
srein tbe other.
By tho former connection u oil-water route would
In open'd from tbe Mississippi through the Ohio and
Kanawha rivers ud the canal across the mountains
to ihe James, ud dowa the James lives to the Cbco-
apeakeBay undo port at Norfolk, Virginia.
BThc extreme tonnage or tho boats pam-tug through
o Canal to, according to tha last paUtebcd re-
ports, nboot 2 to tons while tho average toed ts about
ZOO tons. Tho locks bera aro 110 feet long ui 18 feet
broad. Tho bowls commie] j 33 or 97 foul bag ud
li feet 6 inches brand.
ire here to aril attention to w curious end tm-
tfact The Delaware and Kart tan Canal which
form* slink of the Inland line of water cnmmotx
Una betwoen tho ctUea of New Fork nut Vhitad*
phla, lo of the fotowlng dlmcnrloBs: Eighty fort
wide at tbo water sarfaca; avenge depflt 9 feel ;tadra
ao reel long and 11 feet wide. The largest bone
boats plying epos this canal con cany 4)0 tens; bit
tho average netnsl cargo Is about 110 toco.
Mr. John B. mills, of the firm of W. r. Clyde * On.
of Philadelphia, formerly Supcrinleedeut of the
Raritan aad Delaware Canal, stated to tho New York
Isatoncn on Canals, as tbc result of hUcxpeil-
hat tbe most ceonrmlcal boost or barge for
this canal la 110 feet long by tl fort * inches beam.
sg <00 tout Boata HO feat lorg tad carrying
300 tou have been tried, bat oauccouutot extra ex-
of crew to meat tbe Increased difficulty ef man
agement, were not found economical.
Tbs Auditor of tho canal Deportment of tho State
ot New York, In hta report for the Areal jar ending
eptember SO, 1S7S, aays:
“From tho experience of tha season cf lira onr
caasln in their present condition sncqsal to ell tha
requirements likely to bo demicded of then In lira,
and bare ao rival am the score of cheap transportation
We may rest satisfied, then, that ths 000 toe brats
which would bo able to para Ihroogh i
mtcally handled; at least until the tomes ot
anal shaR exceed that of IhoFria Canal, which
for the year ending with Ihe navigating reason of
188, omonnled to natty six mill toes nnd n half of
ms.
I beg DOW to can jour attention to a question
which has boot frequently asked of late rests, and
wkth.raanjh suuy raonghto anew a by tbuss aha
hvtc given elosa attention to tho umjert. is still
commonly, with ths public,* matter ef doubt; and
that Is, whether In these days of nllrotds it to worth
while to build i
mils at uB.
us cheaply.
in bo carried by water.
Theory* uuctrcry business sou knows, lea very
unsafe guide to go by la basiacas matters. Ills al
together wiser to ttko faeu u they have been detar-
Mher thu from what may be done,
totfn to railroads the benefits both of their practice
end their theory.
tion, lave you tojodgo between them.
Two yesn ago tha Blsf e of New York offered n re
ward of *l®,000.fortho “praettcalaad proStaMeln
trodnetloa npon the canals of steam, caloric, derate!.
ty, or uy motor othsr thu atlmal power, fur tho
propulsion of boats,” and appointed acomwMm of
waff known gsotiramnSo towmlgotl sad rapsrt upon
■abject. Their report enters very fatly Into Urn
question of the rehtUre expense of moving cull boots
by hone* or by steam; ud also the mat of canjlag
freight by an; and bring baaed upon a long scrica ot
observations npon the working* ot Ibo New York
cumin ud npon the sworn official statements of thu
New York and Fcan-ymaia Railroads, may be ac
ceptodaa correct.
Taking ap two er three of tbo best managed
Northern ronds, vis: Tbe Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern, tho New York Central nnd Rudson Hirer
I [CONCLUDED OH 70UBS PACE]