Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-11-26
MEMPHIS CONVENTION.


ln The Memphis 7ppcai Of The l5;h. we
ETavc fhe proceedings Of this body up to
Friday night, rhe q4th inst. Mr. Calhoun
was on Thursday elected President Of the
Convention The following is she reporl
Of his remarks
Mr.. Calhoun expressed deep sense OF
/, che honor conferred upon him, aud warm
: " returned his thanks therefore. Mr.. e.
proceeded 10 state iothe Convention, at
some leng H., tho views he entertained as
to their iuties- lie understood that III"
: Convention had assembled for the pur-
pose of promoting and fostering the re
sources and interest Of the South and
West. EIe conjured them to avoid all
aues ions calculated to excite party feel.
!. ings. He asked, what subjects they could
: properly memnralize Congress on. aud
among them, enumerated the improve.
ment Of the aIississippiaSIn do ihie r-e5;f,--
grsss has as undoubted right, sto protect
aud provide for the safety of our commerce
on the Ocean. He also in favor and
warmiy urged tha, Congress should com
mence and perfect a system OF Guii
Defences. He declared himself also in
favor of relnguishment By the Federal
Government. of all jurisdiction over the
public lands within The States in which
tho lands might be situated, and confer
ring The power on The several States TO
peffcct titles thereto. paying TO the Gov
ernnen, Of the u. States 66 2 3 per
cep,um Tor some certain porlion) of The
.moun, of sales! The residue would
furnish an ample Fund for purposes OF i'm.
provements.
He also recommend, III this connection,
,he policy Of levyins and recainiing the
low lands Of the Mississippi Valley; the
system to be commenced cautiously. and
TO be perssvered in, as experience should
der,Qns,ra,c its utility. The fund that
would be derived from the sale of public
lands by the States, if Tor when) the ju.
risdic,ion over them should be reliuquished
hy The Federal Government. would be an
ample one for this purpose.
lie alss approved Ola connection ofthe
Vallies Of the Mississippi and the St
Lawrence, by way Of The Lakes. This
was clearly within the power Of the Fede-
raj Government, as chain in its system
Of defences. and should be perfected.
He did mol wish TO press mis- own Pees'
liar opinions on the Convention, bu, was
opposed TO the Federal Government being
asked for appropriations for The coustrnc-
ton Of Rail Roads from tho Mississippi TO
the Atlantic Sea Board, but warmly urged
that work, aud hoped the Convention
would urge it upon the cousde, alton OF
the Legislature Of the different STATES
more Immediately interested. He con-
sidered this work as of great Importance,
both 10 the Norh and South, but more
Immediately so 10 the States through which
the road should pass.
Mr.. G.. becoming very hoarse. was
compelled 10 close Ills remarks, nolwiih.
standing repeated, and pr0lonsing calls 10
60 on.
Afterihe Inauguration Of officers, the
Reports of various Committees of the last
Convention were called for aud read.
Col. Gadsdeu presented a map of various
Railroad routes from the Mississippi east
sard.
On Friday motion was made TO
appoint a Committee on the Cumberland
road was resisted by Mr.. C. C.. Clay ol
Ala, and Withdrawn.
A Committee on the Warehousins sys.
tenn was appointed.
The following extracts embrace all the
remaining proceedings of interest.
A motion was made for the appoint
men, of committee, to consist OF one
member from the states of Indiana, Hi
rois. Missouri and Arkansas. severally'
TO consider of The proprieiy ofconsirncting
a military Road from ,Vandalia, Illinois.
20 the. Texan frontiery yand ofiheprapriety
ofgran,ing alternate Sections of land in
tae disiricls through which said road