The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-20

South; convince them Of he aAvuasaess
You possess, and induce them 10 GENE b BAlinsrs
and sec for themselves. As . Southern ma. he
as were the people Of the great West, but % . ns-
tionsl man. he Was In favor Of dispsrsng the sus-
ness and combinations Of the nenied capital Of the
nation. He va. opposed to the greas plan y
America, to the injury Of other portions Of the
country possessing equal geographical advaatsgss.
he was for dispensing and scattering the capital aad
enterprise over all parts o. inc county .S And thus
In the address which has just been read to IL 10
stated that the impertations Of Baltimore have do
creased, and how must this be remedied She must
have direct and rapid communication with Europe
by steam, equal to her geographical position, equal
TO the requirements OF her trade, and equal to the
wants Of those portions Of the Union to which she
commercial purposes Athe natural outlet of the great
West, and with rapid steam communication with
the ports of the South, she cannot fail to SECURE
their joint cooperation. But she must give the
In the enterprise so far exhibited in her efforts
to accommodate the trade that she seeks The
South is greatly interested in this questien-not
only in increasing the harmony Of the Union, but
for the purpose of increasing the Importance and
capital of the Southern States. Give rapid steam
communication with Europe, and show as your d.
rect inportations by this expeditions mode Of tran
sit, and there will be another reason that will
lead the South to look to Baltimore a. the great
commercial metropolis for her trade. Our great OBJ
lect in this coun Fry should be to harmonize, to
live like brothers, and let all things be done that
can bring about such state of affairs. He refer
red to the furnishing to the South by Baltimore Of
the for the transportation Of the citizens Of
Virginia, North Caroline, any of the Southern
portion of the Union, without hindrance, in.
terruptioD, or molestation. / want all of these
causes of contest to be removed, that We
may not again see repetition Of . msst
haas NJ
York. And how can it better be done tbs by Bal
timore furnishing this speedy and direct mode Of
transit in all directions In conclusion. said Mr.
Dawson. l pledge you my individual and cordial
CO operation in whatever may be devised by this
Convention consistent with the laws of trade, and
the harmony, union and feow ship Of the Union.
Mr.. Dawson was frequently interrupted by APP
plause, and sat down amid great enthusiasm The
above is sketch but not full report, Of what was
said by Mr. Dawson.
motion was made that . committee Of thirteen
be appointed resolutions to whom the address Of
the Baltimore Board of Trade be referred.
I After some discussion, on motion Of RICHARD j.
Bowie. Of Maryland the resolution was adopted,
and the follow wing committee were appointed
James Q Jones' of Tenn, &c Baylor, Of D: G.,
P. II Sullivan, Of Md, Richard Apperson Of XIV,
John Moore of La, X. j. Bowie of Md,
J Underwood Of KY, Alex. White of Ala.
| 7. L. Chpgman, Of N T.,
The committee then retired to prepare their re-
On motion, il was then resolved that the Conven-
tion take recess of hour whilst the committee
were preparing their report
At half past two o'clock, the Convention was
again called to order, when
Mr., J ID FREEMAN, chairman of the committee,
made the following report which was read by Mr..
Baylor:--
The Committee on resolutions to whom was referred
the address OF the Board Of Trade after discussion and
consultation with the different interests South South
west North and Northwest beg leave to report the fol-
lowing resolutions
Resolved That highly approve the admirable ad:
dress by which have been welcomed to Baltimore and
that we sympahze with the noble efforts which the city
trade and Of the States the south and in
| the valley OF the Mississippi
Resolved That the prosperity pernanency Of the
Union will be greatly promoted BY the multiplication of
several States and that this Convention recommends
that every effort should be made consistent with
obligations to the whole to increase the tnercomuuni
cation between the cities and States OF the South West
and Southwest
Resolved That the Atlantic cities and States Of the
South the great national highways Of commerce
the gulf stream-and these States should improve the
facilities offered by nature by resorrg to oil the aids Of
science and art
Resolved, That among these facilities we hail the
speedy completion Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad with
great satisfaction and look to 1t opening chan
mel of trade greatly beneficial to the interior States Of the
Union, and especially to those binding upon the Ohio
liver.
Resolved, That the question of great commercial
centre Of commerce for nations exchange will
thy II upon In. OF and
southwest TO ascertain the prices of egns and trans
& to Baltimore and from BstimOss to Liverpool
Resolved That committee Of - be appointed by
the chair to ascertain and publish after the completion
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to Wheeling the rate
OF transportation on that road Of al important articles of
Resolved That 1t is recommended to the merchants Of
Baltimore as means Of securing the trade of the West,
Southwest and South, to establish line lines Of
stesmers between Baltimore and Liverpool, and other
Resolved That while we disclam the slightest preju-
ticular section or city North South We would promote
think reasonably might consistent with the laws
Of trade and s great central position the in
lated to excite wholesome and beneficial competition
withinore Northern Atlantic cities which could not fail
west and West and in tact, to the nation at large.
The resolutions having been read, Lieutenant
Mauy, of Washington City, offered the nllewing
Resolved That true policy requires the United States
TO foster steamboat Communication between the South
and Amazon and to build up with the Atlantic
Slope Of South America
Lieut. Maury said-Francia is dead and Rosas ex
PEELED and the river La Plata opened to the COM
msrce of the world. She traverses country richer
than the valley Of the Mississippi, and containing
millions OF industrious people. Steam navigation
will complete an entire revolution in the traffic Of
this country mules here ofore having been the only
means OF transportation Conceive then, the differ
ence by the employs ent Of steam power. This
trade will be in the hands Of those who first under
TAKE III, ana Tvs immensely cannot De calcuiateu.
The American government is about to despatch an
expedition to the valley Of the Paana Is it not we'll
for the South and West to look in this drection The
trade between North and South America is one day
to be the most dazzling for its wealth the world
saw. Let US lay the foundation for tina. trade
The speaker then went into long statistical ac-
count of the resources of the country, to which he
referred, and continued" Southern States
raise cotton and cotton cloth is the currency Of tho
Amazon country, and instead of going there from
Lowell and New York, it might 90 there direct from
the South We have the privilege Of intercourse
with these rich countries, equal TO the most favored
nations OF the globe. Let us, then, now commence
with fhosa roin nj.