Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-12-22
Baltimore Commercial Convention.

BALrtMoHE, Dec.1s.
The Commercial Convention met this morning
A nqmbersof Congressman were present, among
them, Me- rs. Brack enridge, Stanton, Underwood,
OF KY, Jones and F. p. Stanton, Of Tenn, and
Senators Dawson, Clemens. Downs Pratt, &c.
The Convention was called to order by John o.
Rum, Chairman Of the Board Of Trade. J. 4.
PiekeIelI YVES chosen temporary Secretary. !,
AN address of welcome to the strangers was read
by Mayor BTantz, thanking them for the alacIlty
with which they responded tothe summons 10 lay
the corner stone of a great National Exchange.
Alter the conclusion of the address, which was
received. with applause, the Chairman appointed
committe of one from each State, 10 report PeIIna-
nent officers for the Convention.
The committe on officers reported for PIeslaent
Hon: VIM. @. Dawson, with large NUMBER OF
Vice Presidents, and Secretary. About2l are IN
attendance.
Mr.. Dawson. on taking his seat, returned thanks
aud made long speech, urging the necessity OF
the South and West, doing something 70 pIeNeh.
further concentration Of the commercial capiLaI
of the nation, at New York. He alluded 70 me
Lennon case, and urged the necessity oil an III.
crease of the foreign and domestic commerce OF
Baltimore for the preservation of the harmony oil
the Union.
A committee on resolutions was then appointed
and recess taken until o'clock.
On reaSsembling, series OF resolutions were
reported, approving of the address and recon-
mending united action on the part OF the Soutn
and West to concentrate on Baltimore as great
commercial emporium.
Considerable debate arose but the resolutions
were finally adopted. A resolution was adopted
that the Convention meet again at Memphis on the
ist Monlay in June next, end Afterwards meet
semi-annually in the principal Southern and IVES
tern cities.
informally Mt a great banquet in the saloon OF the
Mechanics Institute.
The company sat down at six o. clock, in the sa-
loon, $50 feet long, which was brilliantly llumna-
ted. Five hundred gentlemen were present. The
galleries were decorated with evergreens, and flags
of all nations and thronged with ladies. A band
of music was at each end Of the hall. 1t IS a
costly and magnificent affair, and cost IS, COO Nu-
merous speeches were made, and toastS drank.
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IRA parcel OF titled ladies met at the residence
of the Duke of Sutherland in London, the 26th OF
November, and adopted an address TO the ladies oil
the United States entreating them to abolish sla-
very in this country. The Duchess of Sutherland
acted as spokesman, and preceded the address with
few pertinent remarks. The address declares,
that the women of of England are deeply distressed
at the existence of slavery-and they proceed to
point out some of the evils which more particular
ly afiictthem After having despatched that branch
ofthe subject, they say:
ave acknowledge with grief and shame oul
heavy share in this great SIM" Well, ladies, how
much are you sory3 You English brought the
negroes here. You sold them TO us and received
the money for them. Will you refund with inter
est2
The following are the names OF the honorable
DANES who are trayling out of their way for little
notoriety: rauE
The ladies present were, the Duchess of Suther-
n. APUv1 1.t hEsC n
bury, Lady Constance GEosyenor, ViScountes;
tPalmerston, Lady Dover, Lady CowleY, Lady
Ruthven, Lady Beihaven, Hon.Mrs Montague Viii
lieTs, Hon Mrs. Kinniard, the LaSy MayoreSs, Lady
Treyelyan, Lady Parke, Miss Parke, Mrs. Owen,
Mrs. Carpenter, Mrs. Buxton, Miss Buxton, Mrs.
John Simon, Mrs. Proctor, Mrs. Binny Mrs. Hol-
land, Mrs. Steane, Mrs. JohnBulIar, Mrs ID. Grain
GER Mrs. Sutherland, Mrs. Mary Hewitt, Mrs. Halves
Mrs. Dicey, Miss Trevelyan, Mrs. Milman, Miss
TAYLOR, Mrs. MaCaulay, Mrs. Robson.
The ladies whose names follow signifed their
concuuence:-The Duchess [Dowager) of Beau
fort, Warehouses of Stafford, Countess of Derby,
Countess of Carlisle, Lady John Russell, Countess
of Litchheld, and Others.
If there were nothing but peace and plenty in
England, these charitable ladies might be justified
in interfering for the alienation of the miseres Of
foreign nations. But what are we to think OF their
benefcence when there is more poverty and wreth-
edneSs at their own doors in the city of London,
than is to be found in the whole United States9-
There is more human suffering, drunkenness and
want to be seenin one day in high street Edinburg,
than can be found in year among all the slaves
in the Union. Clense yourselves frst-and then
set out on your tour for the publication of others.
Richmond Wing.
Destructive F1re.
Last night, about ten O'Clock, fire b1oke out in
the block of brick buildings on the east side OF
Third street, near Water street, the property OF