Canton herald. (Canton, Miss.) 1837-1839, 1837-08-18

Afvs. Gt. July 1lst 1851
SiRS.-{ crisis hasmrIvea D ? p
commercial affairs of ihc sou'l-@e 81
-A crisis them0st lasom5.e i.at 2
occurred since the formation Of tie Al
mcrican Government, 20 attempt p
new organization 81 our comnefcif
relations with Europe. Neonsht to
I've our own importers and exporters
Tor the very best reason, that We iaf-
nish nearly all the articles o. eSportin
the great staples Of Cotton, Rice, and
Tobacco. This is singular adyan-
tage for any people 70 ENJOY fet'
With all this ia cur favor. bg natafe,
we employ the merchants Of he Nor
thern cities as our agents m THIS bust
ness. They export our immensely
valuable productions, and import our
articles ofcousumption; and from this
agency they derive a profit which has
enriched them: and, as long as it
continues. VIII enrich them, 1T our ex-
pensc. Ii has indeed either directly
or indirectly made the whole of the
North and Northwest, what they are.
1t is time this unequal stat Of things
should cease: that we should look TO
the natural advantages OF our situa-
ton as Southern men; and take meas
Eures 10 secure to ourselves the full en-
ioymont Of them.
Should your viewsaccord with ours,
| we propose. respectfully, that Con-
Ivention of Southern and Southwes-
tern merchants be held in the City OF
/ Augusta, Ga. on the third Monday in
October next, then and there, to take
into consideration the whole subject,
! AS il stands connected with OR pres.
entand future interests.
We beg that youwill not tlIinb
lightly Of this matter.-It is Almost
important one; involving the interests
If fmilions yet unborn.
we arc very Respectfully.
your obedient servants.
wv. DEARka,
II. BownRr,
I 1As. CAaAg,
Tho. w. BANTER,
AsBuRY HUI,
Al. s. CLAYTON,
fYlLsoN LuMPyiN.
Messfs. Mott 4. Henderson, ]. Sil
-yerbcrg & Co, Heard n Deariae
'lupper & Rollins, Col, Henry Phi
rIips, Canton, Misp.
Ors CouNrnr's CAvsr.- The IA:
Southerner has the following antidot
to any insinuaiions that may be ca:
on that Journal,
"Although our vessel did creca, fror
the influence of the winds ofperSoad
4 partidliiy, and the honest, unspspect
ing confidence of its late commander
I ID the interpretation Of the languag
! and eeuiyocal expressions on the SUI
/. ject of National Bank, used bv on
5 Of our dignitaries, which influenc
{ was felt and known best to himsel
and caused that deviation, that She
|, again righted,- and the all of her pre-.
i ent and future commander pledged t
steerh her straight, so long as she ma
be deemed fit for service. ana pe-
5 mitted to exist. Shall we be exorci
Q ed for one SIM Or is not charify /
! precious a jewel as consistency, son,
n times Can we not .aoye Rome mere
+ Passage ofthe He'd Sea.-The rout
b q the Israeltes, and the place whcl
,f they crossed the Red Sea. are thl
gl discussed in the '.lncidentsof Travel
II by an Americans:
slate in the afternoon. we lande
j on the opposite side, on the most 5
&c cred spot connected with the wande
l. mgs Of the Israelites, where they 10
!, from the dry bed Of the sea, and.
q The command OF Moses. the divide
!" waters rushed together, overwhelmil
n haroah II his chariots, and the who
e host Of Egypt. With the devotion
u 2 pious pilgrim, ! picked upa sh,
n and put It into my pocket as a mem
9. rial Of the place. and then Paul aud
a mounting the dromedaries which ii
It. guide had bro't down the shore in re
le diness, rode TO the grove Of palm ire,
Ill shading a fountain OF bad water. ca
ID ed Ayoun Moussa. or the fountain
te Moses. Twas riding oareIessly alon
y looking behind me toward the 4
u and had almost reached the grove
ar palm trees, when a large dock
OF crows few ont. and my dromedaI
O. frightened with theirsudden whizzir
". started back and threw me TWEEN
n. feet over his head. con,,latelv IL