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

Aaa ~ hsvs bssh sought V dsys'sP end dispess Of
6Asm. Tks 6suth, 10, o1r cd colonial ally, has
dssp ssaosn in our welfare, which y evident In
- history of State, the characteristics habits
psrtioa Of eur agriculture Why shosld not tie
8sQVh wsrrisoa oar buwark State withIths rresisti
De slsssas q commercial supremacy We have
nstsal Sake in the security Of our labor. We
BsutA. Of which We regard ourselves a integral
pat, 10 address ID argument In support Of Baltimore
- great common mart Of production and trade
near The North. All iu staplss will fnd
issrssssd supply OF cotton viii always be demanded
throagh Baltimore for our trade with the West,
Northwest and North, rs well ~ for our exports
and our domestic consumption In return, We are
al your personal necessities and Injuries, q well as
the supplies for your plantations. From our own
wants We know and justly sympsthize with yours.
We are disposed-not in sectional spirit-not with
ing the American mind from that unmaply mbser-
vcacs-that colonial obedience which is SO rapidly
naiipg ~ dependent on the North. The northern
capitals feel the danger Of this fact, Tor they 40 AL
they can to encourage the absorbing metropolitan
sentiment, and to az the vassalage Of the South
and West By that commercial lien OF extravagaace
and debt which May ruin seciions q, 1t has often
ruined individuals Steam and electricity are "a
IDLY consolidating us; yet New York and Boston
ignore tho existence of any commercial capitals
but themselves while their presses difuss informa-
tion as their own allurements alone, and rarely
mention rival city save to disparage its worth.
Bat thcse matters are not to be judged mainly by
feeling and sentiment. We arc addressing men
alive to their interests but who know no interests
that conflict with honor We have opened our
views, and expressed our welcome briefly, but with
hsnest eordiality We believe that Baltimore, as
the mart for the best coal used in the propulsion of
ocean steamers, and lying on the sea- like Chesa-
Peake, viii soon, withyour eountenance, build up
steam feet TO carry Ne commerce which our COM
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ests will supply or demand Already, . regular
steamer plies between Baltimore and Charleston,
and the increased trade she has begottcn demands
the speedy launching ofanother. Savannah, Mobile,
. direct trade with us it shall be assured 70 have
capitalists among us who will not shrink from the
discreet enterprise This will insure regular South
ers ocean lines 10 the South; and viii fringe eur
oeAet with our own steamers. from the Chesapeake
to the remotest borders of our territory It lisa well
known fact that previous 1917 cotton though not
staple Of Maryland, entered largely into the com
merce and consumption Of Baltimore If the British
possessions in the West Indies can be supplied wi h
provisions from the Baltimore market, in return for
ther colonial produce, why cannot the South pursue
the same course : Does not our whole Southern
country-whose correspondence and produc lions fur
nish probably one half OF the postage foreign mail
Intercourse by steam-feel the neglect Of govern
ment whom il remembers that, with the exec ion Of
the Isabel, hardly dollar has been given from the
national treasury to build or maintain Southern
steamer Why should not q regular line, carrying
the mail, depart from this great central mart, and,
ooasting the whole south, supply its people, swiftly
and surely, not only with news, but personal trans
portAhen.
Wider markets, too, are rapidly opening to the
worlds competition. Men too impatient for Sails
and the day will come when, it is no prophecy to
say, that foreign commerce. IS well as war, will be
driven exclusively by steam. In South America,
the Amazon and the tributaries of the La Plata
to give us q trade scarcely inferior to that which
was developed by the emancipation Of the Spanish
possessions on our continent An extensive colonial
commerce already exists from this port with Africa,
and the enlightened head of our navy has despatch
cd officer to explore the adjacent coasts and their
commercial advantages With the empire of Brazil
and tho Argentine Confederation our intercourse is
Of long and valuable standing In India, too, the
well rs among the isles of Japan, new vents for
American trade and its results Why. then, should
we hesitate to adopt this central port, and those
modern vehicles for our trade, which unmstake-
ably indicated by the spirit of the age: and why
should We not boldly demand for them the cordial
oherisbiDg Of our government?
Gentlemen, We do not churlshly ask you to come
to us to trade alone, and then to take your profit
and depart We desire to give NO spendthrift pro
nises but We intend, opportunities are presented
to make our city place worthy OF your sojournng.
We have now little but personal hospitality to ofer
you; yet there spirit abroad that ie disposed to
make Baltimore great capital, every way worthy
Of its site and of the intercourse we solicit We
intend that you shall be fttingly entertained. In
Zine, Baltimore viii have more luxurious surround
tngs TO greet, attract and amuse the stranger. We
know that the honesty and energy of the merchant
Or mechanic are often aided. successfully, by the
pharms and instruction with which art, science and
taste investa capital These gratifying and discreet
aiuremens shsli not be wanting to make you plea
sanity comfortable during your temporary residence
amongst US; but, at sll tes, you viii receive that
home welcome In our dwellings for which Balti-
more has not, We hope, been unjustly praised.
After the conclusion Of the address, which was re-
seved with applause, on motion, the Chair appoint
cd a committee Of one from each State represented,
= report permanent officers Of the Convention The
committee consists off,
WI. Hoffman, Md Upton Deerdof Ohio
4. X. Price, Va, r Underwood, Ky,
i. Il. CHnemAn, n. c., T. z. Stanton Tenn
A. II. Stephens, Ga, J. L. Robinson, Ind
Orr d G., p. Herman Mo-
John ID. Freeman Miss, " T. Howard Texas
Felix Houston. La
There were no delegates from Illinois, Arkan-
sas, Iowa, Missouri or California, or either of the
Territories.
After an absence of few minutes, WIN. H Hoff-
man, Esq Chairman of the Committee on Organi-
cation, reported as follows
P,esideni-Hon. VIM, c Dawson, OF Georgia.
pioe Pre'idents- Richard Apperson, Of Ky .. W.:
Downs, Of La. Lewis Webb OF Va; Stephen Adams, Of
Misc Jesse D. Bright OF la John G. Bruno, Of Md
1t Maury, D. G.: j. l.. Orr, of c. T. NJ. Taylor, Of
" hite OF Ala; e. G. Cabell Of Fla; n. G. Deandorf
Of o.
Secctnies-D. J. Foley d. B. Majors, and c. G..
Bsyier.
Mr.. DAWSON, on taking the chair, stated that he
accepted the post assigned him with pleasure, but
net without difidence, in view Of wha. he deemed to
BE the great and varied Importance Of the business
to be transacted by this convention. We have as
sebled here to discuss the great questions Of GEN.
trail position, concentration Of capital, and CONNER
oisl monopoly, and the causes which lead to VIOLA
lions Of the laws Of trade and geographical position
This city, Mr. Dawson continued, occupies central
geographical position, naturally to be looked to by
he West the South, and the Southwest, as the point
If commercial concentration for their trade and BUSH
less. With the view Of providing a short and
JTeedy route for the accommodation Of the West,
Maryland Mt an early day taxed herself noby
Ind extensively by the commencement Of one
IF the grandest works Of internal improve
0ents ever contemplated. In the accomplishment
VI this work abe found an immense range Of noun