Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-12-16
MANUFACTURERS AND MINERS COW
NENTION.

Tins convention, notice for which We NH
lished, held its sessions in Richmond on the 81.
and 9th OF the present month. Maj. 4. s. Wool.
bridge, Of Chesterfield, was appointed presiden,
The delegates in att ndance were quite numer.
Gus and from various parts Of the State A dela.
CATION from Maryland was also present and inv.
ted to take seats in the Convention. On the f,s,
day, the convention was addressed by Uoda,
Rhodes of Chesterfield setting forth the deplora.
BILE condition OF all the various branches OF Man.
uactures and Mining of the country and upon
concluding he moved the appointment of the fol-
lowing committees
"tira A mmitee to irq ire ato aad rep,r. .le
condition of the & oal aud Iron trade
Second-A committee IL iranre int, and reno,, thu
cohdl ION OF HE Cotton and " DOL, n manufacture
Ihrd.-A commltt'e to rqnire into aud report thu
CONDITION OF other mining and manufacturing inter So
Alter the passage of the above resolutions COM
mlt'ees were accordingly appointed when com.
muncatlon was read from Chas T. Smith ESQ.
Chairman of the Executive Committee of tho
lion Masters Convention of PENNSYLVANIA. and
presenting tor distribution fifty copies of docu.
mentS, relating 10 the manufacture of Iron in
PennSy lv1nia, which was received and referred
TO the committee on Coal and Iron.
The Convention was further addressed bv
MesSrs. August of Rchm pnd, Schermelhorn Of
Greeubrer, Lee of Maryland, Segar Of Elizabeth
City, and Burwell of Bedford. On the second
day the several committees submitted their re.
ports, and the following resolutions were attach
ed 10 the report OF the committee on Coal and
Iron all of which were unanimously adopted
"st. Resolred That in the imposition for duties far
the support of government regard onghl 10 be lad Ia MI
the interests Of the county with view To fo4t and
promote them, aud esp cially with vipw In secure
them, far he, against ha flactusi,n If Eurn
pean trade and production.
"2d Resored, That in ordr To give prosperity 10 the
mining AMI manufacturing interests # he country moth
ING more necessary Than such modera and ahp di,
/ elimination IN he Imposition ot duties, VII enable
the domestic products fairly TO compete with the foreign
products OF TX" hud in markets.
sd ResoIred That in ition the present system
OF duties tails to accomplish the Obj above indicated
IN yeral respec Spar cuafly In leaving The domestic
products of coal aud essential 10 our ma iha secn.
" and defence requiring hra onrlays aud needing the
utmost practicable stloy,o depend ON the fluctuations
! uf European rade.'
The following gentlemen were appointed
committee who shall be charged with the duty
of preparing memorial to the Congress of the
United States on all the matters embraced there.
in, and 10 forward the same 10 Washington as
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terfeld, Stephen S. Lee of MARYLAND, John B.
Lemoine OF Petersburg, F. B. Deane of Lynch
burg, and Joseph r. Anderson, VIM. L. IIam-
ton and f. b. Bently of Richmond; and on mo-
ton Of Mr. Lee, the President of the Convention
was added to the committee
The Convention passed resolutions approving
of the view of President Fillmore in relation TO
the materials for manufacturing and others per.
tanning to their organization sessions Sc, after
which it adjourned.
We regret that Lvnchburg had no represen.
taIives, and we feel safe in saving il was not
because she has reason to manifest an in.
'eIcSt IN the important subject of mannfactur-
ing. Improvement 10 the mechanical pro.
ductIons of Lyme hburg, we believe, has
been as marked as in any other town in
Virginia More especially is it the case in rela-
non TO the pursuits of which Iron is the material.
IL we are not mistaken, ten years ago there was
not a moulding establishment here; now there
are four, and some ofthem very extensive whose
work will compare with any, we venture 10 say,
IN the State. We might extend our remarks in
relation to many other pursuits, but it is unue-
cessaIy. We allude TO this merely to prove that
Jul tllEcHS are not ullTlindlul oil Their interests,
though they failed TO be represented in this Con.
vention. The meeting of stockholders in the
Virginia and Tennessee Rail Road was in session
at the time the delegates should have been ap
pointed, which IN addition to many other matters
'hen engroSslng the minds of our people, will we
are confident, relieve them of any supposed
IukewarmneSs in any of the great interests by
which they are 10 be affected. We offered some
reasons short time since why Lynchburg
should manufacture, and be the source from
whence the South West should get many of her
supplies, and will again examine the question
when our space shall give US an opportunity.
! GS' The following is the vote in the Senate on
the election of United States Senator which was
not reccived-in time for our last issue
For J1lnes ". .Nason:- Mes RS Dennis President
Riv~s, Woods Trhl", Homer. Barbee Garlic Daniel
Darlington, Id II. rms, Shack efofl Opie Tate French
D1neale, Gfanlham. Edmlston Cowan. Tn, mpson of D.
Ca,l"t. Amber. Layne and W.st-24
f0rf. " SHmRlers:-Messrs Turner, Thomas and
/ " "d-3.- The names # the W higs are in Italics
{a@' We have the act of multiplying the Fug.
tive Slave Law, by the Vermont Legislature IN
type and design TO accompany it with some
remarks, but our space will not admit of the pub.
l'catIon of eherto-day. These proceedings were