The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-09-17

rsuiystion Of 4ps%iG4 qpmnuscs, and their ds~
fiu(1s are ontshIirked.
vt tho tompstition lin be tense. 1t will
reorjre enasgy, nnion, sd perseverance,. The
North has enterprise, ciVp$i, experience; the
Soulh possesse9 the weird staples Of cotton
suesr, tobacco, With an if3nense mercantile con
sumption The prize is worthy the efforts al
the most gifted intellect or Of the most rnatured
. periencc. II is a strife TO be fought with
weapons congenia to The enlightened humanity
of the pre- ut age. II ia contest fraught with
conseq uences scarce inferior to those which hung
upon our first great struggle, Virgin has ihs
despsst We GRAFTON for the Union, cordial ad-
n iration of those sister States with whom abe
contends fur her heritage but she cannot break
the bread Of dependence, or sink into the posi-
ton Of an inferior, to those who were her equals
If the commerce to which We have advertsd
be- not utterly fabulous--if its capacities be moi
perverted by mere introduction into our own
. ties--if the sons and brothers of those who
subjected a wilderness to civilization, and gave
an empire to freedom, who Drawing eadiy eli
mate and desperate strife, planted the flag Of
Yorktown upon the Sierras Of Mexico, be not
utterly recreant TO the nstlncts Of their race
u on must the glorious and peaceful triumph OF
commercial Independence reward their patriot
and OF enterprise will be reserved to our own
citizens, and the shameful tribute be abolished
forever.
The committee respectfully recommends the
adoption Of the following resolutions
Resolved "a the opinion of this committee
That lines of mail or other steamers, or other
vessels, from Hampton Roads to some port OF
ports Of Europe ought to be estabshed and
Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky
and such other Southern States as are disposed
to aid in the enterprise should be appealed To-
and an appeal should also be made to Congress
to bestow upon such line the same mail facilities
which are extended to the Northern lines and
the bars which now obstruct the navigation OF
Of James river, should be removed
RESOLVED, That committees be appointed Ia
menoriaIize Congress and the legislature OF
Virginia, and to prepare an address to the pub.
lie, upon the sui ject aforesaid and the great i'm
portance to the people of Virginia, and the South
generally, that they should conduct their own
trade directly IN their own bottoms, and with
their own men and means.
Resdired, That lines Of packet ships, screw
propellers, or mail steamers, ought to be estab.
lished between the exporting cities of Virginia
and the West Indies, and South America.
Resolrsd, dIso, That the people of Virginia
be requested to hold meetings in their several
counties, cities and towns 10 effect the object
Of the foregoing resolution and that to this end
it be recommended to them TO adopt SO ne or
ganzatIon by the appointment Of standing and
corresponding committees, or otherwis. rs to
them shall seem best.
Resided That the merchants Of our Atlantic
cities ought to import directly to our Virginia
ports the Productions Of foreign countries used
and consumed in this and the adjoining States
and that it be recommended to the merchants OF
the interior, and the people at large, to aid them
in This noble enterprise.