Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-11-01

The Macon Convention assembled on
the 22d Oct. and was Enormously atten.
ded most ofthe Delegates bein2 from Gcor
gia and Alabama. Gen. Hamilton took
his seat on the second day. The report OF
the final action ofthe Convention has not
reached US.
A committee of 2l was appointed.
The following Report from the authors
of the "ColIon Circular, issued from New
York in July last. calling this Convention,
was read and submitted to Gen. James
Hamilton, S. c.. previous TO The Presidents
appointing the COMMITTEE of2l.
A Resolution was adopted by TIA meet.
ing of Southern Planters and Merohan.s,
held in the City ofNcw York on the sth of
july last.
ResoFred, That Gen. ]. Hamilton be
authorised by this meeting, to make prellm.
mary arrangements with four or five houses
in Liverpool, and with three or four in Hd1
vre. 10 take the agency Of receiving and dis
posing of such con>ignm"nts Of Coto',
from the Snulh, as my go forward in ac-
cosdancc with such measures as may DO
aloptcd by Convention proposed to be held
in Macon, Ca, on the an Tuesday in DC.
tober next. And that he be requested to
lay before said Cor'en'on. what he may do
in the premises sIbject TO its consideration
and approvss -
beg kave to report to this Convention,
tha, | have performet The du'y ccmprehen-
ded within The restrictions Of the above r..
solutions. On my arrival in Liverpool on
the Is in of August last, Hos, no time IN
confering with the following houses.
Messrs. HunpI,ries & Bidde, Prince d
Fontaine, Molyneax, Wcath"rby & Co.
Purton, Parker & Co. Ho!ford q Co.
And on the 9th September, with The fol-
lowing houses in Havre.
Messrs DcIluney g. Co.. Durpasscur q
Co.. Pitray, Viel & Co., Lewis. Rodgers
& CO., Holtenguir & Co., Wells & Green,
Boaneff;', Boisgcraud & Go.
To all which houses, explained fully
the measures which had been suggested by
the NEE ing at New York, en- the 9th July
last, for The Consideration oflhis convention,
and the duties whicl, it would be expected
that they would discharge, under the pro,
posed agency, that by placing them under
no advance in f,ct, and merely as The ac-
ceptors Of Bills, d'awr by or endorsed by
the responsible banks ut the South at long
sight, it wolI be expected that their a't"n-
ton would be directed to the most advanta.
geous sale Of the Respective consignments
confded 10 their care, and to acting in entire
concnr, together in reference, as to the hest
interest OF thoso whose property they might
hold.
1t will be perceive tia, in submitting the
above list oftlouscs, with The understanding
! have had respectively vi h them. that |
have discharged that portion OF the duty
conf led to me. Therefore. with The sim.
plo expression of my opinion, 1t merely re.
mains for me 10 say. That every confii nee
may be placed in the ability and disposition
Of the gentlemen composing thes" Firms,
10 carry mo effect those measures which
now form the subject Of the deliberations OF
this Convention. 1t remains for the Con.
vcntion to make the selections from the
above Houses, or 10 delegate the rast else.
where. as they may deem proper. AL o'
which is respectfully submitted.
fSlyneD J. HAMILTON.
Macon, Oct. %, 1899.
On motion Of E. A. Nesbi, Macon, Ga.
that the Report just re d by Gen. amillon'
he received and rclersaa Ia -the -G's'"'--''
or2l Carried. -,
Jos. G. Gamble, Florida, submitted the
following resolutions, with request that
they may be referred to the Committee Of
81.
Resolred, That the Convention discl1'ms
all intention or wish by it's action to OBTAIN
for American Cotions, higher prices, than
such as will naturally result from the law o.
supply and demand. And the necessity
for the meeting orthe Convention would not
have existed but for combinations and mea'
sures adopted elsewhere, for disturbing the
operation ofthat law. .
Resoloed. That while our habits and IN
clinations lead us to prefer Agricultural pnr~
suits, we are well apprsed, that it it shall bo-
come necessary. we can employ por'ion
of our labor in the production of Cotton
Yarns, upon terms which will enable US 10
supply The Weavers Of Europe, as chenply
as can be done by The British Manufactured.
Such conversion Of our labor however, IS
no, desired by us-no., unl IS forced 10 1t
in self defence, will we have the disposition
to break up the commercial connex'on
which exists between the Cotton Planters
and British Spinners.
Reso,,,;;.d. That it will be expedient to
take measures s:naally to procure correct
information of the extent OF the Cotton