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

you posses, and induce them 70 ssns b Baltimore
and see for themselves. As . Southern ma, he
felt that he not much interested In Baltimore
- were the people Of the great West, but g ns'
ness and combinations Of tho nonied capital Of the
which New York 6 to be made the Loadcn Of
America, to the injury Of other portions Of the
he Vas for disrersinS md scattering the capital and
enterprise over all parts Of the country, and thus
mako it the interest Of people to settle everywhere.
stated that the impsrtations Of Baltimore have de-
creased. and how must this be remedied? She must
have direct and rapid communication with Europe
by steam, equal to her geographical position, equal
wants Of those portions Of the Union to which she
naturally looks for cooperation. Baltimore is, for
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
assurance that there will be no backward movement
in the enterprise so far exhibited in her efforts
South is greatly interested in this quession-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 your di-
rect mportations by this expeditions mode Of tram
sit, and there will be another reason that will
lead the South to look to Baltimore as the great
commercial metropolis for her trade. Our great oh.
ject in this coun try should be to harmonizs, 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 Carolina, or any Of the Southern
States, with their families and servants to any
portion of the Union, without hindrance, in
terruptioD, or molestaiion. / want all Of these
causes OF contest to be removed, that we
may not again see a repetition of . most I'M
pleasant incident that has recently occurred ut New
York. And how can it better be done than by Bal
dmore furnishing this speedy and direct mode Of
transit in all directions In conclusion. said Mr..
Dawson, ! 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 owship Of the Union
Mr.. Dawson was frequently interrupted by APP
plause, and sat down amid great enthusiasm. The
said by Mr. Dawson.
A motion was made that . committee Of thirteen
be appointed on resolutions, to whom the address Of
the Baltimore Board of Trade be referred
After some discussion, on motion Of RICHARD j.
Bowie. Of Maryland, the resolution was adopted,
and the folio wing committee were appointed
J. d Freeman, Of Miss, 7. X. Price, DIVA,
James G Jones' of Tenn, &c Baylor. Of D. G.,
P. II. Sullivan, Of Md, Richard Apperson Of KY,
| John Moore of La. X. j. Bowie of Md,
K Underwood Of KY, Alex White Of Ala
I. L. ChDgman, Of n T.,
On motion, IL was then resolved that the Conven-
tion take of an hour whilst the committee
were preparing their report
At half past two O'Clock, the Convention was
again called to order, when
Mr.. j. D. 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
haul aavo In ha fol-
lowing resolutions
Resolved, That We highly approve the admirable ad-
that sympathize with the noble efforts which the city
Of Baltimore has made and yet making to the
trade and Of the States the South and in
the valley Of the Mississippi
Resolved, That the prosperity and pernanency Of the
the means Of Commercial and social peroourse in the
several States and that this Convention recommends
that every effort ehould be made consistent with our
obligations to the whole to increase the inercommuni
cation the cities ana States OF the South West
Resolved That the Atlantic cities and States Of tho
South the great national high ways Of commerce
the gulf stream-and these States should improve the
facilities offered BY nature BY resortrg to al the aids Of
Resolved, That among these facilities we hail the
speedy completion Of the baltimore and Ohio Railroad with
great satisfaction and look to II opening chan
mel Of trade greatly beneficial to the interior Of the
Union, and especially to those binding upon the Ohio
liver
Resolved, That the question Of great commercial
centre OF commerce for nation exchange will
cneapneS5 TRANSPORTATION,
that Of great Importance to the west and South and
TO ascertain the prices OF feghts and trans
and other i'm porrans points Of Europe =
Resolved That a committee Of - be appointed by
of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to wheeling the rate
OF transportation on that road Of all important articles Of
commerce
Resolved That 1t is to the merchants of
Baltimore, means Of securing the trade of the West
Southwest. and South to establish line or lines Of
ttesmers between Baltimore and Liverpool, and other
important ports OF Europe
Resolved That while we di.claim the slightest preu
dice hostility to the welfare and prosperity Of any par
tcusr section city North South We would promote
as We think We reasonably might consistent with the laws
OF trade and its grest central position the srciai in
terests and prosperity Of Baltimore being well cacu
lated to excite wholesome and beneficial competition
wihimore Northern Atlantic cities, which could not ia.
west and West and, in fact to the nation 1t large
The resolutions having been read, Lieutenant
Maury, OF Washington City, offered the following
resolution amendment to those reported by the
Resolved That true policy requires the United States
10 foster steamboat communication between the South
and Amazon and to build 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
m cree Of the world She traverses o 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
of transportation. Conceive, them the differ
epce by the employment Of steam power. This
trade will be in the hands of those who first under
take it, and its immensity cannot be calculated
The American government is about to despatch an
expedition to the valley Of the Parana Is it not we'll
for the South and West to look in this direction? The
trade between North and South America is one day
to be the most dazzling for its wealth the world
ever 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:-"The Southern States
raise cotton and cotton cloth is the currency Of the
Amazon country, and instead of going there from
Lowell and New York, it might 60 there direct from
the South We have the privilege Of intercourse
with these rich countries equal TO the most favored
steam navigation with those points. Brazil at.
tempts to shut the world out Of this great trade,
but she cannot do it long; and let be ready when
the time shall come. We have the advantage, by
natural laws, over European nations The valley Of
thu Amazon. Ia n alara nd