Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-09-27
COMMERCIAL CONVENTION.

COMMERCIAL CONVENTION.
We published, on the 10th inst. the proceedings,
Of meeting Of lie citizens of Norfolk. convened for
tie pnrpose Of appointing Delegates to the Com.
tneIeial Convention proposed to be held in that
Borough on the second "Wednesday in November
next; and we avalcd ourselves of that circumstancc
10 complain Of the Introduction, into the Richmond
Convention, held last summer, Of topics which seem
ed to us to be inlpproptiatc to the occasion, and
positively injurious to the interests, the promotion
of wllicn was the ostcnsible oh ject oil its conyocation.
and 10 add, that, il it WIS contemplated to CONVERT
the Norfolk Convention, like that of Richmond.
into a Political Caucus, torthe purpose of endorsios
certain novel financial doctrines Tor the benefit Of
tie aeir Get}s Of the Calhoun school, we, ior one;
would have neither part nor lot in the matter. The
oh Jet of dis remark was neither to throw suspicion
on the mo,iyesand designs of the originalors oithe
Norfolk Convention, nor 10 excite hostile feeling
towards ii, but simply to ascertain, as far as praclica-
bic, the justice Of the suspicion, which was extensive
ly let, that political intrigue was a, The bottom of alt
tie talk about the revival Of Southern commerce.
and this object has been accomplished by he dis-
cIoiraer, of both the Norfolk papers, of any such
" ultetior' PURPOSES.
Tue Nolta1h Beacon says
W assure tla EyncbbUrr Viroinian HAT il NAV
dismiss its fears qf any poIificaI influence from Tho
CommclclaI Convention to be held in this Borough
ON tie second "Wednesday in November next. II.
origin and design, suggested and guided as they
were by commercial mtr, luok wholly 10 the inter
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pared with WHIT II WAS thirty yeas sluce, and mhelh-
e. the effect saalAaye bee tic result of federal or
>ite dc'I1"' OF oaia'IS a Is&l1nHte subject Tor a diff
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to state c o|nsIatsan of causes W Iich any member
believed n1aeutf5l, aud 1t WIS as much IN order for
ne 3'eno' % Il eanN Oh me 1nlie" states to Lave
a., rho Snr,rss, t,,,,'. 49, ~ H'U 49,, " m ,."H my
loly In show what he had deemed The rye,>e. TN,
paper ot DIR. u. was Withdrawn from the Conven-
a91' ana may thelc'ote be SAID 10 represent his
~ >. '"' w. u ,.G o9,ll'll'.sG Improving II ony.
and cry raised al the Xollh aoa,9s, iha, nanrr
nofnaaally but really against the whole scheme ola
~ N"'f''3'o"' ''' oe'i''''ulea very IA 'on-
J515y .arec WIN a. H. (.r,ie.,, , ,La, ,I"s a aan.
Of recovering the lost trade of the Commonwealth,
Is to adopt precisely those means other States have
'seu VII" y huen success uhdcr similar cIrcun-
country To- the en,c,n,i,o j" RI" y" s,,h oro" ' 'J ,hs
none thoroughly we do il, aud the sooner, the bet.
tt. hnt to accomplish great results there mus, be
ss S' L '3' '''' ''t' " '""e VI oo"'''ng 1t
ted men from all Mans of tbe S1,fc To deIho,,,s
and decide upon tie best method for the Com
'toh"e"'''' Que ana All to pursue "
ne Deacon IS certainly r1ght IN saying that " the
causes Of our present condition" are leglti rate
themes OF c1qally and discussion and certainly if
DR.. Mallory believes that the existence OLA Nation
al Bank has had a tendency TO divert foreign trade
rom Norfolk to New OIL, and that The effect of its
fe.iaeorporatlon will be to prevent its return TO its
Old ehanne's,-ii he believes that a dcranged state of
tie exchanges, whereby we Of the South are con- en
Itttd to I"y a tax to brokers and slavers, Is benc-
heial to rs, aud that it IS the only, or the most eff
cienf. means oil levlying our import trlde,-!t may
perhaps be manncsting rather too much sensitive
ness To complain Of HE introduction into a Com
mefclal Convention Of such absurd aud selr-reluted
theories. Bat really, the public mind seems to be
IN such a malleable condition,-so ready to receire
any, even the most erroneous end absurd i'm
prcssions, on particular subjects and coming from
Certain quartetS,-tlat we BEGIN to doubt whether
we may always rely upon the power of truth and
reason-so like them are error and sophistry; and
indeed Sn much tlo r,,.o A...- l. 49,, On,