Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-04-12
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COMMERCIAL CONVENTION.

Church. The Convention was organized
by calling ker Boycc, Esq, of Charleston,
to the Chair, and the appointment of N.
w. Cooke, Esq, of Augusta. as Secretary.
After taking the Chair, The Chairman
called OH the delegates from different States
10 come forward and register their names.
commencing with North Carolina, when
ono hundred and thirty -four delegates came
forward.
When tho delegates had all given in their
names. Gen. hlcDutfic rose and nominated
Thomas Butler King, of GIynn. as Prcsi-
dent of the Convention, which nomination
was unanimously agreed to, and commit
tee was appointed 10 wait on Mr.. King and
inform him of his nomination. On taking
the clair, Mr.. Il. made neat and appro-
piia'e address, i'll which he explained tho
OBJECT 0t the convention, and the benefits
to he derived from unanimity among its
members.
After the President took his seat, n. w.
Cooke, Esq. was appointed Secretary.
The Convention being thus organized,
Gen. lIayne Of Charlcst ton, rose and deli.
vcred n short address, and concluded by Of
tcrinS the following resolution:
fcsofrcd, That Il committee of twenty
one bc appointed by tho chair to consider
and report ON the measures proper to be IL
Nol'tCu ny convention.
On motion of Gen. McDulic, the con-
ven''on then adjourned to $ O'clock in the
afternoon. so as to enable the PrcsiIcp, ,o
appoint the committee oftwcnty-one.
go, FIVE O'clock.
The Convention met pursuant to ad;onr,
lncnt.
The President requested such dclcra,cs
rs had arrived since the morning adjourn
incnt, TO come forward and register ,hr;r
names. '''
The President then announced the CJ-
lowing gentlemen as composin. the con,-
mittcc of2l, viz:
Gen. Z. Y. IIArNE, Chairman.
Gen J. Owen, Wilmington, N. CIV
bearing, Esq, Athens, Ga, Gen. Gcoro,
McDuiiic, Charlcston, Gen. Scott. Mon,-
Soncry, Ala, Col. X. ii. Long, EIor;J.,
Jos. Cumming, Esq. Savannah, Col. Binn
ding, Columbia, :. & &. Is. Lamar. Esu
savannah, Col. a. Il. IIayne, Charlc,,on
Coi. Ii: ii. Cumming. Augusta, Hon. J. p
hIng, do, A. hlcDowall, Charleston. J. X
douglass, Camden, DIR. Il. Collins, Macon
ncr boycc. Charleston, W. W. Starkc.
,ia,nours' IL -: Black, Charleston, Col. n.
McGchce, Nlilledgcvillc, T.. J. Hale E,,,
cltcvillc, N. c.. Hon. p. Noble. Ahho,;Ii,
A motion was made and adon,cd n,l,,w.
| ing the President the discretionary no,ycr or
increasing the committee, should other dol.
cgatcs arrive; wlcrcupon, the PresiJrn,
added The following gentlemen to the above
committee, viz:
d: Il. Souttcr, Esq. Of NorfoIk, Va, l..
vi: WHEY, Esq, Charleston, G.. G.. Mem
m'nser' Esq, so., A. Mitchell Esq. Daricn.
n letter was then read from Il commi,tcc
| appointed by the Mobile Board of T,,,l,.
Tor tic purpose, approving Of the object of
Tie Convention, which was ordered tn hc
recorded. " W
her Boyce, E>q., Of CharIcston, tho,
handed Ill n circular from the Charleston
Banks, to bc read for the information of,lc
Conrcn. ION. The object of this circular is
10 Sct up Bank Convention, in Charleston.
IN May ncx,, to bc composed Of delegates
| from the different banks in South Carol;n,
Georgia, and other States, 10 take in,o co,.
sidcration measures for the simultaneous
resumption ofspccic payments, should tbo,
measure be deemed cxpcdicnt by them.
The Souih Carolina Commticc, appoin-
ted at the last Convention to mcmor;,I;y.
ilic Legislature OF that Stale i'm relntinn IN
i'hii'cd Partnerships, made their rcport
through Mex. Elack, Esq, which was read
and ordered to be recorded.
,r WEDNESDAY, April 18th.
lie Convention met at 10 o'ciuck
ven. l1aNnc OF CharlcstOn, Chairman or
INC select committee, rose and read in =
cicdr una dIStlnct manner, The able rcm,rt
when was listened to with brcathIcss 81
lcncc. After lie had finished rcatlinr rho
report, (Which we hope to he able 10 law bc-
fore our readers in our next papcr.l \ he rc-
qucstcd Col. Mcmmingcr to read the rcso-
l"lions reported by the committee, which.
with some additions and amendments made
ny Tie Convention, were as follows. olI nj
which were adopted.
!. ReSoired, That direct trade is Tho M
tural channel of communication bc,wccn
nations, which oilcr to each other the hcs,
market Tor their mutual productions: and
that the intervention of IL third parry nus1
operate as tax upon the exchanges be-
tween them.
=. Resolred, That the Southern and
southwestern States of this union at,orJ
those staples with which arc purchaser
nearly The whole foreign imports of tho
country; That they are the consumers of n
large portion OF these imports, and ou ,I,t
naturally themselves to furnish the cb,nncI
'''toueh "hich the exchange is made; that
on no occasion have their Citizens h.c,
found incapable of maintaining tbcmsclvns
III iair competition With other sections. and
that the diversion of their trade from, -.
natural channels. must have been brounht
about by tho unequal action of the federal
government, or by The abstraction of our
people towards other pursuits.
3. RcSoired, That in The opinion of this
Convention such a state of things sbonII M
longer CONTINUES; that the present condi,Ion
OF the commercial relations of the countrv
and the disruption of the existing channels
OF trade, afford an opportunity nj hro,L;