'Ehc Great Chicago Convention.
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Ibls convention met under an ms mense tent Tn he pubic square of Chs cago. on the morning of the 9th of July. Upwards of ten thousand persons were present from all quarters oi the Union, and delegates were in attendance irom e,shleen States. No lss than eleven democratic, and twelve whig newspa per editors were present. The Pnila- delph,a Bnllein sess:

 We have received the proceedings Of lhe frs, day for hich we are iadt hled to he N Y Herald. The vast assem-, blaze was called to order by " B Os den, Esq. who nominated, for the tem porary organ zaton of ihe convenlion, J lmes L. Baton, of Bulfllo, as Caair- a,an, and A B Chambers, Of Sl Louis, and Hanscrocker, ol Wisconsin, as Sec ielaries. prayer was then offered np by the Rev Mir Allen, of Norlhampton, Mass. Speeches were lhet: made b, The Hon Thomas Coiwin, of Ohio, anu Horace Gfeely, Esq. of New York On re-assenbllng ln the afternoon, the

 

 election of Edwa'd Il Baes Esq, as F Resident, wltl, some dozen Vice Presl dents and Secretaries. Letters V etefe ceIved from Alessis. Benton, Wrlghl Cass. Van Buren and Clay, wh oh Were 10 bc submitted to he convention on he following day. Col, Benion, or the whole, may be sad 10 be Tn fasor oi federal appropriations fer the improves ment oi The western lakes, harbois anu rivers. Mr. Wrishl's jews are m the main sim lar 10 those eniert ned by the Missouri Senator. Gen Cass writes five lines 10 ihe convention sorry he cannot aliend-but gives no opinion on the lake and hafbor question. Mir. Van Bnfen. In pref letter wishes success o all constitutional eff'rls' for western improvements. Mir Clay, is an ca ialiy brlef letter, cordially concurs in what is announced 10 be he obj cl Of ihe con> venlion.' Gen Taylol's views on ihls vexed question have been asked, but il