Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-07-04
FRIDAY, June, Is.

morrow morning at 10 o'clock
FRIDAY, June, Is.
The Convention met pursuant TO adj
journment, at 10 o'clock
The Convention being called to or.
der the chair announced that on the ad.
Journment, the report of the committee
was under consideration, and the ques
ton now was on its adoption.
DR.. +. Carr then rose and addressed
the Convention. He descanted on the
objects which had called the Conven
ton together, and expressed some sur.
prise that gentlemen had taken excep
tons to the political bearing Of the re.
port. He was DESTROYS of Cancellation
and moved that the report be recon.
mitted to the committee.
Mr.. Baxter, said he would agree
with the gentlemen, ifhe would modify
his motion so as to refer it to select
| committee, which amendment was &C.
cepted by DR.. Carr.
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ton which he had intended to offer, buI
the motion of the gentleman from AL
bemarle had supers eded that necessity.
Mr.. Craig Of Kanawha, said that the
nature of the report, required him ron
the section of the country he represen-
ted, to jntrude on the Convention for a
few moments. He said that he had
thought the object of the Convention
was, to consult on and adopt something
specific, and he would ask the gentle.
man from the Borough ofNorlolk, il
the report recommended any specific
plan. On the contrary, he said it dealt
in abstracts, which pointed to no OBJ
ject. The report was all blank as to
any thing practical.
After some conversation, Mr.. Stan.
ard suggested the propriety adopting
the proposition.
Tie said the acquiescence in this mo-
ton, by the friends of the report,
would at least be an earnest on their
part of a desire not to force this Con
vention to discuss all the political top
les included IN the report. He hoped
the gentleman would adopt the proper
position ofthe gentlemen from Abe.
marie, and lorbear its discussion.
Mr.. Craig said he was unwilling to
give this report to another committee,
without first presenting the causes
which the people whom he had repre-.
sented held as the true causes which
had operated against the Southern trade
He then entered into a detail of reasons
which he held as the immediate decline
of our trade, and concluded by hoping
gentlemen would take practical view
of the subject.
MIR. Stanard rose and moved to Law
the repor. on the table at the sugges-
tor of its friends.
The motion of Mr.. Stanard then pre-
vailed.
Mr.. Baxter said he was gratifed at
the concllatory spirit manifested, and
then offered the following resolutions:
Resolved, That committe be ap-
pointed to enquire into and report on
the following subjects;
LIST. Can the Merchants of Virginia
import goods from foreign countries on
as good terms as the Merchants Of our
sister States?
I'd. How the foreign trade of Virgin.
ia is affected by want of capital, and in
what manner the state of Virginia can
by its Legislative action or otherwise,
best remedy the Inconvenience under
which our trade labors?
Sd. That committee be appointed
TO take into consideration the manu-.
features Of Virginia to report whether
those causes can be conducted as speedi-
ly and efficiently as the manufactures of
the Northern States, and what aid NAV
properly be afforded to those manufac-
lures.
The resolutions, after some desulto-
ry debate were adoptdd.
After some conversation as to the
number OF the committee of Is was a.
greed upon under the first resolution.
and nine under the second.
The chair then appointed the follow
ing committee:
Under the first ResoIution-Wm. H. |
Jas. T. Souter, Joseph T. |
Allyn, B. 3. Blume, N. NJ. Martin, !