The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-11-11
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we gaiher from tic cosfcspaldsnce Of
the Savannah i2epnbi biisan, that this body
met oil Monday 27tll ult and ri, nolinn,
Hon nv, IL. Mosely ,nf Florida, wns called
10 the Ehnir;J ". Rntherford, and N. Bass,
EsgS. appointed Secretaries. s.
h Til calling oyerthe list Of Delegates, a
large number were found 10 be present
from Georgia. Alabama aud Floritia, and
the plumber was Increased at subseqient
meetings. Aboutiforty counties in Geor,
gia, were represented by one hundred and
sevemy.fiyn delegates; sixteen counties
In Alabama by sixty y-eigllt Delegates; five
counties in Florida by nineteen delegates;
Mississipp', Tennessee and Sohth- Carolina,
each by two delegates, and Ianiisiana,
Tcxss and Virginia, each by one dclegatc.
After The Temporary Organization OF,
Monday. Mir. C.G. Baylor, United States
Consul ut Amsterdam, was invited to take
a seat in tho Convention, and ii was aIau
voted that any Planters present be inyitedie
take scals as members. Alter a. motion
tor a committee To nominate permanent
officers, the Convention adjourned. IS.
On sruesdny, after organization by the
election ofolicers, mn motion OF Mr.. Holt,
Of Alabama. Committee OF ,wcn,y.one
wns appointed to report business for the
action of the Convention. l;s a%,
Messrn. Croon,, Gnw,ley, Hol. and TAFT
Of Alabama; Morton, Crawford, Terrell,
Dean, Dawson and Anderson, OF Georgia,
Camille, Brown, Bcmbry and IIeywar6 tf
Florida; Bryan, Of Louisiana: Early and
CroWell, OF s uih CarolIna,. Archer Of
Virginia, and Mayo, Of Tennessee, were
appointed said Committee. ,,.S5
Various plans of action wero offered by
Iessrs. Browne and Gamble, of F'oritls,
N!cklcs and Holt, of Alabama, Morton AMI
Tiff, Of Georgil, and Mayo, of Tennessee,
which were scyerally referred to The
Committee uf twcnty.one.
On Wednesday, Mr.. Baylor being
requested addressed the Convention after
offering The following resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, Lat. That this Convention
appreciate the Importance Of direct i'm
|pnrancc Of direct intercourse with the
,contint Of Europe for lite alirect export Of
the various products Of the South, and the
3.direct Import 10 our Southern ports OF the
produce and manufactures Of Europe
CONSUMED in the South.
I'd Resolved, That this Convention
recognize and feel the Importance of fdirect
trade in ailEits branches, as a necessary
principle illat must enter into and become
a part ofany plan which this Convention
in its wistlnm may now or hereafter adopt
Us commerce must bc its basis, and
"direct trade" the proper medium through
which Il should pass---for the remedy of
onr evils is not complete so long; as our
imports come through and are controlled by
the North and England. .
81. r ,'vo |, That this Convention
in,mediaie action on this subject. as one of
the means of bringing about md sustaining
cooperation in relation 10 tic future
action OF this body.
q 4'h Resolved, That wc recognize tile
Importance of extending our markets. and
creating competition; and recommended To
the planters the proposition Of The
merchants in 4 snf7serdam, in Ho.'a,,u, tor
opening direat Siradoewith The mouth Of the
the Rhine ami The continent OF Europe
generally, and atat s.direct tradp"ss hnnscs
now sormcsi, ;!crs being formed, for this
slaudR,lle pnrp0 in our Son.hosn = porte,
Ssss:s md Lhep,
Oh. Reanllg 90 convention went: y
aPprGye ;vt "a ti26 proposition that immediate
action should follow the teliaeraton of,his
Congttition,hy shipping portion Of their
crops-say ona-tenth. or ono twentieii, or
any amount, mure or less, as is most
conVenient-!or the purpose of forming a
commercial basis, TO be extended or
modified hereafter as may be best to
establish tho commercial Independence
of tie South.
9th. Resolved. That this Convention
recemmcnd The instant employment of the
means now within our power, Of every
kind for the promotion Of Southern inter.
cs.s--'h, Printing, Manufacturing, and
Commercial.
Mr.. Andrews, OF Ga. offered a resolution.
whi'il being amended TO read as follows,
WAS then rejected:
Resolved, That Committee OF five be
appointed by the Chair to arrange tho basis
OF dircci trcdo If planters. merchants and
others, with foreign countries, and the
Committee report ut their earliest con-
veniencc.
On Thursday tic Committee Of Twenty.
ono reported, and after long dcbarc which
was renewed on Friday morning, the
report was finally rejected and a minority
report which recommends IN association OF
Cotton planters with capital Of ten
milIohs, to he chartered by the States of
South. Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Lou.
iaona aud Florida, the object OF the
association being To prevent f!netuations
in tho price OF Cotton. The following
resolu!ians attached to the report, were
also adopieh;
Your Committee have thus considered,
IA far as their meaus OF investigation have
allowed them tho questions of over pro-
duction, and Our capacity for over production.
the influence Of irregular production, and
the possibility of controlling its effects, our
ability to increase the consumption, i'm
prove the price. and save large portion of
the annual charges and expenses now paid.
Be il therefore Resolved, That This
Convention re- pcctfully recommend 10 the
Cotton planters of every country in the
Cotton growing Ssatcst tho organization of
county Associations To net as auXil,aries To
a Central Association, TO be composed OF
delegates from the county Associations.
Resolved, That the great object Of such
associations should bc tirc collection and
dissemination OF Information OH lire subject
of production and consumption, aud gem