Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-10-05
THE C5OMMERClAL COyvENT!0y


THE COMMERCIAL CONVENTION
The S0nihern Convention m-ets on lie 81 in
AurusIa-bu. il will not according 10 present iaf,cc.
tons be generally attended. The cz'rs Of Nalchrz
had meeting the other day TO ccnsidtf Tho gropry
Of sendGg asSrgatoT; but the proposition r..
iec,ed aud Mississippi will scarcely appear a. a IN the
Southern Con onNe have recently Scan M rsg.,.
msn made Virginia for the appoD!G,rn, 81 DeYg'.~s
Stnne PREJUDICE operatPs against Itsona apprehension
mincles with line public feeling lest political par.
poses should Be infused into it-ie,i some rrcoEal sp
RI may Dr. generated whieh may ultimately prove more
or less unpvopirious 10 The In"shRa5s Union o these
States We have hssi'diGn say'ar. sGc, i.t but
one grea, subject oa stirred ny very uaa:e degree
10 oar public coancils and TIE S-,UIhE7n STATE, would
rs.suirc NEGATIVE 10 bring them aSp Convention
Tlsy woud i}y into me but ual somr
such earam0uDi consideration should present uss 80
some sueh extreme evil shonld call io7 e;
irene re:asty ii will hs at all tines difficult hirgt,
gecr rev large meeting of the SouheTn and South.
western States into general '-onTrnon.Un TIE PIE.
sent occasion, thesE sPira % % no pal fatir rfnvuG
suspect the pprluses OF l>e Southern C"avrnl"n, Gf
is ATTENDED ny OF the purest politicians e III :ay
ties.
There certainly can be srrh feeling, ~ 7HaIioU 10
eng Cor Vemion ofensowa Thsy wiIImeeir?' LeU'gss
they Dcs tbs ely IN 5Gas last for Tx pr7p"sr 81! c
su;ing best means for pSTm0tIUg lar grJs?aI W.
,rresIs and Inc direst .IDpUf;ao3 Of Virginia suca
meeting nave 9sen ander oar 0E'n eye sAoTs gs
what good !aay be eons, by asssaFe cf 'Is jrScrp
i.ie yeTy Circumstances Of ~ aI:2izy'H. 70" r
teIGa resources 3f rHnl3!a. ana Tie E:eaeErS "hGa
GSlcu!as 10 de7e.rTe ihPIn, VOID ~ aoas ?Hf
cicai cu 7saion Cor the ir0gbi5 81 Bringing ,ogrt-
the active and experienced minds {: aefG cNes
ed countless poa this subject W. lay aef"Tr oar ?rac
ers !t rltD~!ng article tOm tie Norfolk beacon, and
tie GitJIar letter Ut ne t"EliGsS ~ -r"-!"I ":
imvils ae atisntinn G: a- faJc to tie ateT "HG
sincerely .oT- hat n:rnEs ma? " he'd IN. city,
the 9.!rT towns aad ~ u" c0anes. "r 's pu!."r
of aiding i5rrgu!es 10 The Borough 81 Snro.H ie
Conversion :nT ii W sdEe sday IN foTt:a1rr
and ~, vine ought To he IoSt ia making the arcr,s.'r
Arrange Te a!e happy IL lind By t.. tn.n"!r:
paragraph in the last Fmcaslc Democrat tral ~! az
awatcDin- IN :hot qpsFe:. %s i;us; i2<t E.2nmyH-
will arUaSa. AID Get proapifg ur"a 4
.It 4ti Ge rrcoisc ted ny rsaGsrs ,st tie G5:1
meTcni Gou2en'lon ishioh assembled ~ Rc.I;a"n4
time l1st ~.ntcr, recommends rhct Gn"iHer C3UYea
be holden at Hotfo!i, the 2d 's""'sdHy ~ ,">'"
her rs 'H-' 'Iiie Ias nraEF .sfiJ"i. ah4 SF.r-
n4; ths Merchants Of this ard ihe al saing
'es wOGid be glad to be npIseer:"a in ,.:.t BODY
ave thoaght papr. 10 call 'hrI7 attention ~ i@ Sgc.
We nS.Y .T means Jritar Gale IJit j 10 nsjTe
rate Information upon suh;se, Of direct intercourse
!Nlwcca Eorr;ga Countries and tas Southern S1Hs,
i!ian h4s Of the proposed Convention, c":aP"S'
viii be. Of 40 iYei The lis u! whioi tasy
pian. i IS subject oF vita! importance - Ne aio,
South sd hope tina: lbs ;e.cha:.is Of E"te'oart VII
sail sling m!nsd:asly, and take steps - ye -:
presented ~ The Convention.
The Portsmouth Vices mair strong aT?r' t}a "lar
day ugoa :hg sub Get and called uyua the people r
sr5Gs=-a: BE Nr@ York sias sAY, To ni,ale Gi.
example or New I;.a ahd Pennsylvania. ans lock az
home 10 themselves 70 advance ::'";7a! -
As the most Secire baei3 nfoG iohIch nry ma"
that sovereignty and Independence winch the : d.
claim their exclusive creed OF postca! ai:h H. ihfW
act UP 10 L. Times a?ks mpia!!ca.ly """r.
kCiiHOGd and peiersburg IN ,i's hoG: # N 'mrni
Where are Nansemond Isle "f Wight Sufry and ;"a'l'
"mP!oa, G,ouer,,e1 and Matthew'S ana hliGd'sgr. T."
2a5eth Ci:y and Warwick, ana The James Iiyef :rGGt
lII Fowe'ful Eastern Shore coaHcs ara iar!r Worth
ern Meek s!ssTs not here snniaerscd iai a-aTb'
--'S:s'0 10 Chg spirit Of Princess Anae cad H"iD
ccuni,rs and The ire thai saUn!d burn In Gurtsm"-i'
Are all 5Griei il The sleep o! lngssSs apathy a'
ne they Tlhny 10 stand oein5c the world, win Hoa-'
at sP;r:l that aHnaes 10, .icir GnssHs and i.As.t
pledge whiah they aa!s MOTTO iu!hl:'
From tie Nr,jcLk Brgtoa
We invite l!ir attention Of ox ysalyrs especially .,
beyond the ;mit3 %! The Borough 10 the annexed r
of the Co:anitIee rF CORE srolarncs coPira o. aa
have been addressed and forwarded to different pats
this State and North Carolina. 1t embraces in i
words the all pct and ain Of The Convention. and {"
haze pubS.hed the circular, aa5 would request eY''
friend Of Zee trade and Southern commerce rfgar!
as particularly addre ssed 10 HIM Ana wsn,A brs'tr
him to uss all his exe:on, 10 foil and ahr
presentation ct The people, el the lime and place spec
then.n.
We lg7ose the aid Of the VirEiaian ard Tonh c.
I'M j.. asserting the commercial Independence u ~
Sc nth There can be no ancston OF the advantages
direct foreign trade, and az hltlc Of It's pracnca1a
All thai IS wanting Is concert ri opinion, ana cuu-sa
irarioa Of aclon The Southera merchants, with "nsr
o5.a:n all aat the heart desire, but without
nothing How can Virginia and North Carolina @.H
stand the Immense drain from the W~st and froa H'
North: !; is impossible TO sanait much longer tb'F
must BECOME province ut the North ana '-''
sery fer The young States Of the West, Can lbs $40
OF things De longer borne Is our seryucc 80 s"'''
,ha, we wonid mot exchange it Tor III" ben'"i- 81 "
oVefiowIng population, and liberal cnmmeicr N'"'
nations: DID not Nirgina send out 10 Europe 10"
Hampton Roads aone than a century since "''
colony, forty or fifty sail Of vessels IN Ur' coHFlr
can we not, IN The G2ad year of our H,p"l'f '''''
an equal n2mber: or is there magc IN :oy 49,
Dent which inspires its subjects wvh an cnergs ''"
enterprise, which a republic camel rival: Is ~
cross "i st George more cheering than the '"' o
stripes OF oar beloved country? We mop" h''' "
facts stubborn things III" past ~ before Us ''
glory and the present IN its shame snail we So
in sicncr 10 mr. Er, shall roll back the DAYS q" O.
lanal bonGsge; or shall sbow The world lhat we
Eil ahe to manage our own AFFAIRS; That we ha''
entirely lost the spirit Of nanhnnd; and tnat FIgrR
~ pots NJ now when the shadows of foreign iaH-
chg Trsed upon he. ncan?ing, and furnished !e .'-
Of her wales.
We annex the letter Of the committee let tTaj
in the South read, reflect, and act upon l.:
NORFOLK BoRorcu Sept l., ~.
S!R:-The Commercial Convention which r5.e'.'
assembled in Richmond having recommended i"4' ..
Their Convention should BE- holden at N1Tto'i. o." 3D.
second Wednesday in Novembe: next, The ciii2f
this Borough have appointed delegation - t.,
posed COnve alton, and have constituted Us Comm"
10 invite their fellow. Citizens OF Virginia and ""
rnIira, 10 meet them the occasion OF the assn
of tha! body. Believing tina, you feel deep '' g.
in The success orerery measure that may tend 10 ~.
the commerce Of the Southern States troIa the "'.
10 which it has so long bscn subjected, We 'a"'rs'
communication 10 you, requesting that you IS IL! u" s
5 you MAJ be enabled TO command. 10 ~ ,s
the people Of your disGc, 10 appoia! teegA:i'" -
proposed Convention.
The restoration Of the direct intercourse be'"1I.
reign nations and tie Southern portion OF !Ac ,,
Stats, we feel 20 be subject Of the mos, VIA! 800"
unce We are not unmindul of the diiic"iH's Ia
oppose The accom- iishmen, Of this desirable re'U,
we cannot permit ourselves TO doubt, that they
such as asy be overcome by united and PsIssTs'"-