Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-05-01

Dor, r,.i fe.,,s ntai;Cns 6eie needed IN 70
llical arguments; is the time 10 sho" VINO u!e pr
pared 10 make vigorous effort 70 restore i've .,
state Of things and to give To the South tha
which ouuht TO be as much her own as the sou oenea
her feet or the products Of that soil 100 'onS
Southern Merchants acted subordinate Pa' anu ,;
content TO play into the hand OF othets-a"u ''e s
b,s come when new and more beneficial system ihuy
he established Concert alone is wanting anu hs 'uy
he obtained through The agency of Conven.'"n:
The Snutb is pacuarly interested at this hHle IN es'"
bIisInr her commercial interests Every cnhSue'a'
h.,her pecunarv political, DIN upon h'r te "uo
,;on If The new 81 stem and ionk with confidence 10
the active CO operation Of the towns ana cont'S !" '
State and of our sister and nrghbor North Carolina
The following are the proceedings OF the "en'f0'
MEETING OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE
Ala meeting nf the General Committee aPpo'h'tu W
the citizens Of Norfolk Borough /" Pr"n"ie me "n'I
of the Snulhern Commercial Convention; ie,' a. Wv
Town Hall pursuant In public n"rr on ''""y '''"
;og the lO;h instant, Tie following resolutions were
adopted: -, s, f.oy
nrRcIAr CoSyEXrI0S III the tIlY vi ls'chh'""' Wv
Second "Wednesday III June next
EesyIred That the fni!vwing gentlemen W "'' a.
hereby appointed deir rairs To represent l!iT c"' "
,;,is Bnrnrul in the aforesaid Stale t"nv'h''"" 'i"
KING Eiavor; john 'rnbb. Wright SonhgH'e, H"r' y
Souiipr- Sen y Whitehead. Giles t"'kr' J'''"
,u,r,,. J,hn Cannon, Thomas Reilly. Henry Is. krar'
dan james II Johnston. William Tucker, John II pi''-
Ter. S W Paul George Z. Gary: Charles ke'u y",l ~
G. Cory J. r HUBBARD. James T. Son''rr, 'ossp" -
AlIvn Jnhn y Taznwsll JOHN Nliilson, NyeF myers;
In,n Tunis. and James F. Hunter.
ResoIrrd That Committee of seven he appointed 10
corrrs,nud with our riinw citizens o! tie counties ara
,owns Of this STATE and North Carolina, and to prepare
An address, and that the following gentlemen constitute
The some john S MilIson, John y I'>@wr'i' ll"3h
T. Grirsbv hI,er Myers James T. Souer, Joseph L.
Allyn mud john II Butter.
On notion the Comnlttee adjourned w
yunror &; the Borongh and Chairman Of he Gen" CGm'
! wn IT, T TTrnF~, Secretaries.
Extract Of litter from jams g. King. Esq o. me
house of Prime Ward IL King, TO Sa"'ne Ii. ing
p!rs E.q dated London, March 18th, le.f7.
II hasten 10 npprise yon that have concluded an ar,
r,n,e,aout on the part Of Barring Brothers Il Co., ana
PINE Ward 4 King with The Bank nf England Tor The
shiumcn, of ONE MILLION OF SOVERElGNS, On
gold Of course) by the four five ships Tor Ne" i"fH,
from London and Liverpool-aud trust and hope mai
upon their arrival Banks and those Of lie A'iahlc
cities will resume and maintain specie payments To
wards which result my thoughts and Efforts nave o''h
Increasingly devoted for the last month ! 10 s''v!ce
which have thus had opportunity to afofd my own
CITY and STATE by aiding 1t in taking tie initiative
THIS urea, and wholesome measure ariS me 81, 'sac
lion in vhch know that you ara my other irrnHa wi
fully participate The arrangement was only conc ud'o
deiriirvpIy this morning. but communicate II WIN al
desnatch.