Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-09-12
MERCANTILE CONVENTION.

Il. :, '"use oi Delegates yesterday morning.
h, as II was 10 bring together the leading reprcsc
O., " 'hc COMMERCIAL interests OF the State, for the pc
oil deberans and deciding upon the best mode Of pu
10 ' " operation scheme intimately connected with II
re- h PRESENT and fnr:e Of Virginia. i, cannot :.il
+, aHfu:" as one Of the important assembJ.es rlr
T. ever met in the Commonwealth ~ " "
hc AZ half pas. L. o'clock SIR DAx,r Fl c.,, c,sa II
by non 10 order an! put nouinna ton for y,
ltent. IT, Dr ATKINSON of Danvllc
,aL; W. npih!aon was unanimously confirmed and upo
VI. - 80 uic ehalr Dr. a. spoke follows:
To- oLNTLEMES OF THE CnNvExros need NOT saw 10 vo
ei Gecy hon"red BY tho unexpected commitment vo
iat over your deliberations We have ,nei fr I %
c pufpSf and that purpose rs understand il ia IN .r
20 render Virginia, far her exporting and carry
M .fh Is Concerned independent Dra abolition ;nlucnc,
e 'soier Is cxerted here elsewhere Loud apnIusc
M ms gentlemen is consumnarion most de youty 10
,y led Tor, and it that can only be ncconnbcd h
I nearly cnopera0n and union Of all Vginaus far rh
' Ht OF Virginia. May hope that such IS i'll be- The f..
bic M manifested npon this OCCASION and thai deliberations
WI! cnG 10 i0s'rr and cyiend that ic.Iny ,rpuhu
q '"G I"innonwealih? [GIta applause
on motion OF JAMES L. CRANE, Of Richmond the follow
s gentlemen were appointed Secretaries lr9 tenn: Epas
mund ~ @'' VI i'eh
H., iIs Rev Pr EARLY ofthe NJ F. Church. then addressed
c thtone OF Grace earnestly imporing that the action of
81 wisdom. y '' 'a"" VI Di'ihc
! Mr.. Aspcrsos Of Richmond ,i, ,.r
a on: 'u ''c ioiio"ih9 1csoiu-
hssolved, That committee of - bc appon;cd on The
ii organization Of this Convention 'rO'''o1 y" '"'
RI he resolution adopted
! MI loSDoS moved Ill! the blank with rho war, u;r u
III; EARLY moved to fill the blank with the word '.rhr
ie thought that number would bc The most satsIac
| number " 'S' uP'h Tie largest
Mr. LONDON. ] accept the substitute Of tho oon,.,,,
ana "ilhGTaw my proposition.
lc motion 10 I'LL lnr blank with thirteen was then ,rooJ
to. ~ vas '"e' "s'ceu
point the cu,.ni,cc '7'' " "P'
ne InA!R then announced the following gentlemen ,s
con,'i,''"H mil. HE c9ma,i,'se On Organization:
wen "i h';irld Key. Jorn EnrIy al L,nchbu-c Dyia
HUFile, H. H. kcn Henry g. Catsi John purkrr ban,
II L,ni%n Z" !t'c'alona Dr. f. MalI"ry, D,r' KYLE Of
H,nfS, and Laws y. :nrocyc Of I!af.fx
Inc rg'nre4 tian retired ana utter brief cJnsu,,i,,
brnngh IN the following report:
III" cor:ncs i a.. liz. rur5os, rar,rc H. "a,
loving gentlemen Us gcn!nrni otlics Of the Conrcnt,nn
iRESiu:%T-itlc.!Ir! :iaIyr- oi row!.atan
ICE PREsInEHrs-!i. l.. Krnt nl i!c,mnrs: Francis |
ia"ir o! NvlinS; anui-rr Anderson of pit;srlyani.
M 1t hnw'lI ol ieh:or; Conway Mnir;la Of Norfolk:
" Arcr Pau, Petersburg; d. Wi. nf Caroline. g. II
arG!ae .! Prince Edward; lIugi Adams 81 Rrr,rtr
i"" nc< OF Tennessee; iir. White oc Caroline: D. e.
Fms n q" Dlrs;e john l. Mnson. James Lyons and II |
hGCnncc, OF klcnmpnd; Gov. Floyd of viruIpi, Gov
hoei,ad :" \. g; Dr.. John Emiv, oi Lvnchanru: Dan.
si II i''don, Of Richmond; DE- TI.onas p AtL.s,n of
SECRETARIES Cha..s Ellis Of Richmond. E.ostus
MONTAGUE, Q" .ddd,s ". ianrnr nf Norfolk; james G.
'tInr: Fan ." itIenm1"i; roI Kerby, pntsyIvania
9n motion oi Dr. Early, Dr. Atkinson "f DanyiIc was
added 10 the list ot Vice Presidents
The report Was then ato;,ted I'm .niinorslY.
-hr BrRwELL oi bedford, submitted the following resou-
'~~0'" |
keslved That committee of be appointed to rcnorr
cs"uions proper Tor the adoption Of this Conventions and
a interests OF E.r.inii. ~
Dr A1E'*SoS ncTct 10 fill the blank with the word "ive"
Mr brHwELL moved 10 I'LL the blank with the wurd
cv"n but at the suggestion Mr. London nodicd his
notion sn rs Ia read ''thrIren'
pr ATKINSON was opmsed TO having so large number
thirteen on the committee The length of time which
had iu. all, 4
e report sh"nId be an example them of the Liatory ae
Thr ostion was iGSGn upon me notion 10 NIL lnc
,,,t VIZ, ,.-,oo," being the largest nu'n'e anu WIS
Mr PARKER Of Essex. submitted tho following resolution:
Resolved That Gov. J. G. Jones, distinguished ana eo
internal Improvement hi W.
,uucs,cd 10 address this meeting
Inc RI solution adopted unanimously
(;,v SEs then came forward and addressed the CUvch
a, Iu.h lis ,nasrrlv aud effective argument IN be-
lall of works Of internal Improvement ana ue cA.''on "
n, trade and the development u Tie resources ol virginia
Al appear ii hereafter ills leMaihS "ci' ie'''eN
with the utmost enthusiasm 80 ,,.
The President then announced inc i"iio"'hs @ch''I.
S ung the co:nittcc on The business oi Inc Co''-
MIR. Burse'l oi Bedford.
Dr. Early H. c. CabcIl D. Currie, H. L. Kent, D. H. Lon
ION, ot Richmond.
Jno. 4 Parker o Essen
Dr. White of Caroline
JIno r. Fontanc Of Henry.
Lewis ". Turberylc OF Halifax.
David KYLE Dr. Francis Mallory, OF Norfolk.
Jas Alcllwanc Of Petersburg. . ,,
consent on nnloH oi ii 'AhhLr -'ie7''S'
Net, ,ycE and LYuSS added 10 the COMMITTEE
NJ InypuS: desire lay before the Convention COM
mnnca,in from plain lvey, Of New Oelns, VINO Pr'po
a. IN s, scribe $1,000 towards building the 1Fst steamer !"
M proposed line 10 Europe have her constructed al nor
III; an! IL, go Captain in hc.i also communication popo
in u, furnish sailors for the ships and one exhibiting inc
nes which will 10 this State by line oi pAc"ctS
nonrcrinr with Anslcrdam-all OF "hcn movco re!er
To the committee on business
The motion agreed 10.
ADJOURNMENT.
Dr EARLY offer the following resolution:
l{.olye That when this convention I1uraS IL aaJ'ufh
10 meet al IL o'clock tomorrow: 49,
Mr. [n:poy move TO auca' that resolution by slriSin"
on, .rwcyc" ard inserting ten" ,u, 49,, |
The question was taken on lr. i1ohuo'' S''''''
il was rejected. .n v, ro.o
uiinn, ,.; o,, ,l,,Yo;vc,
and inserting ''our. , ,o, w,s
Thr 0ucsi:un was then taken ard The amendment was
,or.Ci to- and the resolution amcH''ed Was aa"l'e''
THANKS THE coSvE%TIoS.
n r. c. CAEELL offered the oliJ"Ins fcso'u'ph'
Resolved That the thanks oil this convention are erepy
,onr,e 10 Gov Of Tennessee, Tor his eloquent ao
and p,rrio!ic address," 49,: ,h,o,
ThsInution was adopted and then, on notion the con-
,.n,ir adjourned until oc'ck, p. NJ, TO-DAY"