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

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COMMERCIAL CONVENTION.
This Convention assembled in our city
yesterday at IL o'clock, in the Presbyterian
Church.. The Convention was organized
by calling Ker Boyce, Esq, of Chnrieston,
w. Cooke, ESQ.,, of Augusta, ms Secretary.
Alter taking the Chair, The Chairmnns
called. .onthe delegates from different Stales
10 como forward and register their names,
commencing with North Carolina, when
ono hundred and thirty -four delegates came
forward.
When the delegates had all given in their
names. Gen. McDutfie rose and nominated
Thomas Butler King, of Glynn. as Presi-
dent Of the Convention, which nomination
was unanimously agreed to, and commit
lee WAS appointed to wait on MIR. King and
inform him Of his nomination. On taking
the clair Mr.. X. made a neat and appro-
pirate address, in which he explained the
| object Of the convention, and the benefits
to he derived from unanimi,y among its
| members.
After the President took his seat, N. w.
Cooke. Esq. was appointed Secretary
The Convention being thus organized,
Gen. Hayne of Charleston, rose and deli
vcred short address, and concluded by Of
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RESOLVED, That committee Of twenty
one be appointed by the chair to consider
and report on the measures proper to be q.
doPtcd by the convention.
On motion of Gen. McDuffie, tho con-
yen'ion then adjourned to S O'clock i'm the
afternoon. SO as to enable the President 10
appoint the committee ofiwenty-one.
~, FIVE O'CLOCK.
The Convention met pursuant 10 adjourn
ment.
The President requested such delegates
as had arrived since the morning ndiourn-
merit, to come forward aud register their
| names.
The President then announced the fol-
lowing gentlemen as composin. the COM
mittec of21, viz:
Gen. Z. Y. HAYNE, Chairman.
Gen j. Owen. Wilmington, N. c., w.
Doaring, Esq, Athens, Ga, Gen. GEORGE
McDutie, Charleston, Gen. Scott, Mont
gomeTy, Ala Col. K: IL. Long, Florida,
Jos. Cumming, Esq. Savannah, Col. Blon
Savannah, Col. A. =. Hayne, Charles,oa
Col. II. ii. Cumming. Augusta. Hon. I p
King, do, A. Nc Dowall, Charleston. J.K
| Douglass, Camden, DR.. r. Collins. Macon
ker Boyce, Charleston, w. w. Starke
| Hamburg, n. Black, Charleston. Col. M
McGehce, Milledseville, f. ]. Hale, Fay..
elteville, N. c.. Hon. p. Noble, AbheviIie.
"A motion was made and adopted, allow
ing the President the discretionary mower or
increasing the committee, should other del.
egates arrive; wliereupon, the Presitlem,
added tho following gentlemen TO the above
committee, viz: -.
J. Il. ,Soutter, Esq. of Norfolk. Val.
Nj. Wiley, ESQ.,, Charleston, e. G. Mem
| minger, Esq, do, A. Mitchell ESQ. Darien.
| A-ietter was then read from n committee
| appointed by the Mobile Board of Trade
/ ior the purpose, approving of the object of
Tue Convention, which was ordered TO be
| Ker Boyce, Esq, ur ClarIey,un. ,,,,,-
handed i'll circular from the Charleston
Banks. to he read for the information of,he
Convention. The objec, of this circular is
TO get up Bank Convention, in Charleston,
III May next, to be composed of delegates
from the different banks in South Carolina.
georgia, and other States, 10 take into con-
s'deration measures for the simultaneous
resumption OF specie payments, should tha,
measure be deemed cxpedicnt by them.
| The South Carolina Committee, appoin-
ted at the last Convention TO mcmor;al;ze
Tie Legislature Of that State in relation IN
Limited Partnerships, made their renort
through Alex. Black, Esq, which was read
and ordered to be recorded.
| WEDNESDAY, April 4th.
| Inc convention met at 10 O'clock.
| Gen: Haync of Charleston, Chairman of
the Select Committee, rose and read in n
clear and distinct manner, the able reDort
which was listened to with breathiess 81.
lcnce. After lie had finished reading The
report, (Which we hope to be able to lay be-
fore our readers i'll our next paper, } lie re-
quested Col. Memminger to read the reso.
lutions reported by the committee, which.
with some additions and amendments made
ny the Convention, were as follows. all Of
| which were adopted.
l. Resotued, That direct trade is the pa-
| tural channel of commune alton between
nations, which offer to each other the best
market Tor their mutual productions; and
that the intervention of third party must
tween them.
| 2. Resoired, That the Southern and
southwestern States of this union afford
those staples with which are purchased
nearly the whole foreign Imports of ,ho
country; that they are the consumers of n
large portion of these imports, and ON Oh,
naturally themselves to furnish the chanooi
through which the exchange is made. ,bat
on no occasion have their citizens Neon
found incapable Of maintaining themselves
III fair competition with other sections: and
that the diversion of their trade from i,s
| natural channels, must have been brouobt
about by the unequal action of the federal
government, or by The abstraction of our
people towards other pursuits.
3. Rcsoired, That in the opinion Of tb;s
Convention such a state of thinos sLoul) ,o