Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-09-19
n,cuvoyn COMMERCIAL CONVENTION.

" r.r,i s,d have been Instructed ~ report oach
- I.,,,:, certain !etcra winch yer ei'i'a |" '
- '"o 49,, l.; ror,rd 10 which found il unnecessary
~ ,Ec lrv ar.irn Some Of THESE letters wee espohses
from DISTINGUISHED gentlemen 10 colne.;s @ M III,
n .m tIcu diyilalS who take warm interest IN ms
''' ,,.n nrano-c 10 engage in establishing line OF
steamers or sail vessels across the i.hnc NJ ronl'es
n,rfJ leaving the Convention 10 lahe acuon upon
the subjects contained IN 's'.sc Io"'' NO.
that htv he laid upon the taoc.
| the u!p:inn agreed 10. -
The Guestion being upon inc acop'eo' "ie 'epoi onu e
| solutions from the committee on puSnees, -;
! N, VvrrrtE oi Norfolk said "ouia Suggest aI.'-
sion of the 1st resolution reported oy .'ie M - ni
of n line OF steam Vessels ~ ply oet"eeh h''
' Errou is no, necessarily connected Win any par
r oral improvencnt. IT might be important 10 clean
ApposaoH as wen Us uo ,nnsc,ion bewceo the
nnnr o Of river in Virginia and the establishment Oh
line of packets 10 Europe. -. ;J.-a ,h; ,,,;,o,
Vi Rr.wrIt The committee considered ms SUBJECT
o d came 10 the conclusion 10 recommend the cleaning
on, Of the James River inasuuch as 50 rge an amount 81
the coy,ercc of the State Is ln,eIes'Sa ~ s u,
,ra,s;r through Hampton Roads IL Is perecuy proper
| hnwnver 10 call for division OF the resolution.
Al DuaocK move the adoption oil inc report hlsl-
Wa cam lh.n act upou the resolutions IN octaiI.
The question was ttieH "aeI w $50 w. "
mittee concurrea H. a.. ,,o,,,or. bs ao,i, road
Mr. DtNnocx move that the resolutions oe agan ieao'
| and Il vote taken upon mem ssPa'a'eiS
I,no f;ra resolution then read, as follows:
nsoyrd rs The opinion Of this committee mat INES OF
hr steamers or other vessels from Hampton Roads
r. some mort or ports of Europe, ought 10 DC anG
V;inia North Carolina Tennessee, Kentucky ana snch
d 10 annr,pd To- and an appeal should also be made 10
Cnaess TO bestow upon such line the same man aci!tes
Inch are extended the northern INES ana ' us "hlch
now obslruc the navigation OF James Vcf soua De re-
moved. I;a- :, o,;o;on ,pith onv NOM
Der OF this Convention upon Inc PROPHECY u I
p donnd But am firmly convinced that The resolution
read IN ph not 10 adopted by this Convention when
and where was this subject of line OF packets 70 EUROPE
frs, broachcd The agitation OF TIE sIUec ba s
~ meeting OF some half dozen gentlemen IN tiI custo
house Of Richmond. 1t thought to De 100 snal meet
nn 10 effect any thing and it was adourncu over W ao
gay, d W " the American composed uG thirteen PERSONS
uh ,nnointcd delegates 10 meet IN convention ~ u o.
That convention assembled at Ca ROM, aoou 3
Wv -. sbia, not very large oday but yesterday num-
b", I'd some Two hundred members lhus 10 less 1a WY
years the number of persons VINO nave pu? a h ;
their interest in the subject .! oifec oses" "1' a "
| creased from six eight TO Two hundrea' ,;, r
WA Ar, the facts apparent in the commercial history OF
VIRGINIA Before the Revolution, fsina was inc h's
rmarc,i Sute in the Union Within me last ihy years
the amount ut her direct imports mas peeh Ieu.eu u
one million of dollars 10 less man hse huioIon .aa
dll,rs Two wears ago tho Imports only amounted 10
r, ard fo,iy thousand dollars, but they have since
1877 nrnmLly to hall million. Our exports, long be-
rc rh revolution amounted 10 some ion7 millions o. ca"
lars We have asccrrun,d that, ~ me iesPnI 'e,
ria consumes ten and hall millions {" a'''ts "H''n
Of foreign :,0d- and about five or SIX hI,n"s u 1""s
.,h -: domestic goods We kEow from ihoc documents
II, inc su5Irct that New "Ek imports one huhatca
and cl.y IN millions o dollars, wi!e she "hg eHPos ~
,.,,f nu,,,n, E domestic products Inc consequence! IS
-, ,,i ~. n.hcr Southern States have Ia export
some hv or sixty millions oil dollars worth oi domestic
p,m.,,c,;,s 10 pay Tor the excess o. imports % Wv
S,t wade this State exports some iolF III .i'hs u ''S
.,n NJ rr.,rc we consume ten millions ol do!his
y, of Goods imported into New ork ac "lh'r -iotHcn
States The object Vi This Convention = 10 co''eCl s nus
chief which has grown OF our own nc2t anu 'c -'e"'
a,,x,v nI our neishbors The evil has grown up,
! REGULARLY. and rapidly. ,,,o ,o
,,o uc Of liz, most eloquent reports ever Suah''e' III
y ,ii:r,i. bny either in this country or in Europe
W. r ASKED To atoit resolutions whch nave no c"hhccpn
with thai report, Has any man suffered ior 'Hc "alt %
n, f,r,;..l have seen and heard u! none CT one OF
ihrse resolutions il in regard 10 that SUBJECT Inc Pt'
,a,i.n a. resolutions the character oil loe no" il'
II. is calnl,oi excite political controversy VI"
at dsr., All artuon Gus corporation upon the SUBJECT
of creating line -. PACKETS tn EUROPE; IT,. r ;,o,,,
The committee in their report, 10 fe'cflIs - ;i
San.:yl;v very properly deprecated cohn*c'"e
or.i,n with this sn5ect, and Then they go on !" M 10
Inn rspnrt a resolution nungng US al once ito po'ei
resolution appealing 10 Congress 10 aa Us III as M go
When child rccrlcct reading very e''shtiFe'! ue Hs
f,I. believe in Wcbs:crs spelling n"'N. 4 cat!c, ul
yjnr upon bad road unfortunate rs u shA ''e
v..r.ls Of his wagon iu nud-Dc and ie iorhw'h COM
,,.d ,,avipr t. Hercules for ali. Til" reply was thol
fool Iay Inv shoulder the wtc"! and tAen can upon Her
cucs." inas it Is with uS we pfop"Se no" - I'i ~"
,nc o;i;.,g,s hong ago. VIC have here Gcnrla r"!h
Europe WHO 10 nTIher our operations ." s s'
rcl lies IN his power IL IS IOoaoc ' s , "
,tn,tion H. c:n give the subject may De very seiu u
ne Convention We should seek ihen By our e:ef'ioh>
with the u; o friends 10 carry Out me OBJECT 10 when
We have convened ala, Tor one, utterly opposed |" nav
nr any connection with the mails oi the iedeTh govern.
meat Cunncrceis what wc want 20 ,i.'hn me pF",o7'"
line Every body knows that the man steamers 'sf q. ,tt
drnendrn on the federal government for their support and
that patronage Withdrawn, they might as wen |: SUNK
n;y The Atlantic. Does any one suppose that Inc cdefa'
government going lavish thousands OF oo!af' n 'no
urnose of assisting in bringing mail Norfolk or Rich
nond7 The Of mail matter would DC no u'tinca-
ton whatever for the expense Ample PROVISION ha oeeh
made already carrying OF the mails IN we" Oh thse
facts propose the following Ar suos"u'e o' '0 'S
! ton: J.,
I l,iof 4.
nos, of constructing purchasing the necessary vessels
10 form line OF packets between virginia ana EUROPE !"
be propelled by wlnd Ut steai; VIII su4oiS' 'ap " "
Now il we will not put our shoulders the wheel who is
vain enough suppose that after eharsy OF hy years
the General Government going TO construct line OF steam
es with se view Of building commerce for the State OF
Virginia. who expects the Legislature OF the State VIII
do il? The idea is perfectly futile
Was not an effort made the Legislature last winter 10 car
nv out this object and did the thing explode from lis own
weobtl The Commonwealth Of Virginia was called upon
10 eSpend million and half oil dollars IN ordcr 10 force
into Virginia goods which her merchants were not prepared
to buy Why public sentiment has TO be moulded In regard
this We should begin in small way ana go on eFa
duay We should seek by our own eXerti"ns 10 curry ou
this scheme Our supncSs this subject Is strongly con-
demncd by the eloquent language OF The report FACTS
the most Stubborn and plentiful character condemn Look
al the result; of the efforts Of the citizens of New York
Philadelphia and Baltimore to extend Their commcrciai ope
raons. The commerce OF Western virginia mas oseh
forced 10 these Northern cities Of The worst roads
upon which the members o! this body ever Travelled
The trade Of Virginia has enriched The nelSnoorlng otacs
while value OF real estate IN
declined until within few years past The internal
improvements of Pennsylvania and of Maryland have in
creased the commerce OF Western Virginia, and lands IN
thai section have recently advanced thrice their former
value Such results will follow an increase Of the commerce
of Eastern Virginia will state fact 10 show the
absurdy of this convention sitting here and calling Con-
press for help Virginia is able 10 help herself The value
OF me buildings alone in Petersburg Norfolk and Richmond
Sl3 $4,000 Add the value nt the buildings in LynchhnTg
and Fredericksburg 81 co., and you have aggregate
vi $I 600 These buildings comprise over one hall q"
the entire amount buildings in the STATE and more
than ore fourth Of all in and country buildings in Virgil
mia; yet with his great capital and excluding all other proper
,csc buildings, set down here and cry for help
declaring thai build poor Little line Of packets I"
sufficient import many goods people here
will purchase am in favor OF immediate action upon ms
subject think ought 10 egct ever! resolution reported
BY the the ground that they will lead 10
wranuIin. dsniialions and prevent harmony OF action
Let rely upon our own c!iors II II be a tact mat we
cannot do any hiau. gentlemen, we shall ascertain H.
Let us make the cor': and if wc fail OF success VIC vii!
have the consolation Of knowing that cndeavured 10 10
our ~huc OATS in his mattel
Dr. EARLY do not think that there any c'asling be-
tween tie resolutions OF 'hc committee end The substitute
offered