Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-03-08

patriotic efforts Of the Convention with sue
cess ln order to contribute as far as may.
be i'll our power, towards this most dcsiras q
bic object, the citizens Of Charleston here
assembled, do adopt the following Rcsolu-
tions, WIS - '7
lst. Resolced, Tha, VIC believe that it
will be cnlinently conductive to the pros
pcrty and welfare OF the Southern States,
that DIRECT IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADE
with foreign countries should be established
aud promoted, and we entirely concur with
Convention, i'll the opinion lllcy have ex-
pressed, and which has been SO forcihly il
lustratcd in their A,l'lrcss-that the Asri-
cultural staples Of the Southern States.
which form tho basis OF the foreign coin
mcrco of the Union, offer us facilities for
carrying on this trade, greater than those
possessed by amy other part of the Union.
2d. Rcsofred, That influenced hy no
spirit OF unhindness UPWARDS our Nortl.rrn
brethren, and feeling in no degree Jealous of
thsar commercial prosperity, we yet believe
that II is duty which VIC owe 10 ourselves,
To use all honorable means to sccnrc our fair
snare OF The profits derived from Inc cXpor-
tation of our own productions, and the
Importation 0t those foreign goods which
are reccl:ed III exchange for ,hc;u, which
profits have heretofore been almost cXc!n-
sivelv enjoyed by others, greatly TO the in
jury of tie Satth.
3d. Rcsoiced, That fully aware Of the
difficulty Of changing the cxisling relations
os commerce, or turning the current ortraG,,
into new channncls, we cordially concur in
the proprlety of appointing Delegates to
meet the cltizens Of the other Southern
States, in Convention, at Augusta. on the
FIRST Monday in April next, thai by wise a.,l
prudent measures, uiaturcd by the common
, .'uUnscls q! ali iioS, interested, IN, accom-
plismcnt or"ur great ohiec, may be secured
lth. Rcsoired, That deeply sensible oft,
beng indispcnsibly necessary 10 our success
that free and direct communications ,bould
TIC opened, between The South Atlantic
Cities aud the Western States, i'm order IN
furnish 81 market torihc foreign nools, which
may be received in our ports, a,nl to omen
Il direct interior trade between The Sonrh
aud The Wcst-we cordially approve and
Will ZealonslE support all those measures
which may, III our 0piniou, he caculatcd to
open such communications, and establish
such connections, believing that thew will
furnish the Surcst means Of sccurin" pros
pcrity of the Southern S;talcs,an strength
enng the bonds Of our Federal Union.
5th: Resoired, That inucncrd by these
views, the following gentlemen be- apno;n,-
cd Delegates TO represent the city of Charlie,
ton, III tho Convention to bc held at Aurus-
Ia in April next, viz: Gen. II. Y. I!avnc.
Gen. James Hamilton, Gen. George Nj
nuIlic. Hon. IIcnry l.. Fnclncy. Hon.
Thomas Bcnnc;t, .!"!in Robinson, james
td"cr. Col. a. p. llaync, &C. Mcnnniu-
Ger. Chancel!u: Z. L. Num!in, lame, Rub.
inSnn, A;rA. Black, 4. TnI,ils. David Alex
nndcr, X. w. Fort, l.. NJ. Wiley. II. W.
Conner Henry Go,i:dnn. Andrew Mellow
all, [. T.. Holmes, Jude Evans. ChancaiIor
Harper, judge ONcnl, Chancellor Job
Johnson, &. ii. Kelsey, :. u. Ein!cv.
Charles +. Lowndc>, q, A. Trenholm. j
n. Car;loZo, Kc" Boyce.
9th. Rt$oireI, That our fellow citizens;
IN The several judicial districts Of th. STATE.
he earnestly requested To bold ,;uhii.. inre,-
l"%s ~ their Respective Court Houses, Il:
appoint Delegates in rur-c~rnt then. T..
ion"cn'i"n, and that III, iilnrl ia. II. .r,
IN hcl.;Iii Of III" citizens j.: ic,Irvs,r,i :,
,ran>n:ii copies ur si,c,r .rccc,ii,.: to .L,.
different Districts. and tax" >icb other
measures rs he may ,.iui: best ca.ruI;.ioI 10
promote our !.ic,.i..
9Th. Hc&o!r;i. That HE thanks of rl;,
!hiS mcrl:G be presented 10 The D,I.gn,c.
VII" so ably represented wS III the Convcn-
iiom in Augusta. in October last: to lin.
Committee. for their rcporr amI address
hi'l also To The Chairinaa aud Secretary of
Tins meeting; an'l that hes: proceedings be
published IN all the Sn.rlics "f,his civ.
ihc mrctiiI" then adjourned.
II. l.. PiNCNNET, Chairman.
II. BAILEY, Secretary.