Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-06-11
TIE COMMERCIAL CONVENTION AT MEMPHIS.
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The Convention OF the South and West, 10 consider or
the commercial and industrial interests OF the slave States
meets Monday The Convention will be largely at
tended 1t will not be sectional although doubt many
of the Delegates viii give way their feelings the oc-
casion Besides there is in sectional arguments
The Direct Trade party rely upon the Inducements they
offer and the advantages be derived The cotton plan
finding that cotton sells simply because il is
The fact Of its being handled by Liverpool
not affect its value promote its sale 1t is cotton.
The world needs it. The world must have it, and
the manufacturer when buying for his factory never
asks if Messrs. Pounds, Shillings, and Pence have
touched it. The great American staple has original
intrinsic value. The Continent of Europe is large
sumner the planters almost the emily producers There
is universal peace and blockades oppose the free
entrance of ships freighted from the South There is
capital seeking investment in this trade What are the
difficulties then? There is great difficulty to
come, and when that is passed the rest will be easy
This difficulty is the opposing interest Of established trade
This interest is mighty, and have felt its power II
controls the press decides elections il corrupts party
it buys up politicians it seduces ambitious men IT is
army quarered upon the people of the South and gar
risoned in every county, town. and homestead OF the
Southern States it is organized ygilaut and capable
People speak of the effect of slavery the South Black
wood says North Carolina has nothing particularly TO
sell any body" and Virginia deemed blasted and
barren heath ms IN the OPINION OF EnSahu - .i0
effects u slavery Certain interests in America have
stuousy labored {and with hcretofore TO make
us believe that Backwood right The people Of the
South have the last years opened their eyes They
have shrewdy asked Blackwood why ireland isa blasted
and barren heath having nothing particularly TO sell
to any body 20 Blackwood has answered; but
the exhibits of the statistical societies of England have
Ireland cultivated for the benefit Of England Irish lords
reside in England; Irish members get Office from Eng
ing the thrift and industry Of people, presents
the traveller nothing but barren and blasted heaths
The people of the South have found that they have
been made Of while others have picked their
pockets We refuse gaze longer. We stubbornly
look down upon the earth and betake ourselves plod
ding toll We button up breeches pockets We say
that will try another policythe policy Of material
independence. We throw political redress and political
humbugs the dogs and combine for practical advance
We will show that in industrial progress Georgia
is not exception but evidence. We viii demonstrate
in Baltimore that there is such thing Southern and
Western commercial emporium. The effect at first may
be slight but the time is coming when its shock will be
felt The waters are just moving but there is deep
seated principle of agitation, if you chose to call it So
that is adding to the fury Of the They al
ready beating around the artificial barriers reared by
sefshness They will grow higher and hgher until they
sweep away like chat every thing impeding their pro-
gress.
The Direct Trade party contend that the planest laws
Of trade have been violated in the trade of the Continent
of Europe and of the South Englands commercial pro-
gress dates from act passed without the slightest idea
of it consequences II is admitted in her his
tory Therefore the very first impetus in British trade
artificial Her has grown up out of the
of the Continent. 1t has been her policy to
embro Europe in war, that she might realize all the ad
vantages of security trade and capital The cotton
depot Liverpool marked peculiar era also in Eng
lands industrial and commercial progress Every step
that she has made in both has in the the
trade and By the force of industry and perse
verance and the domestic troubles Of her neighbors
And while admire, therefore, her energy and intel
hgence to say nothing of her diplomacy, recog
the that elements against her the
commercial medium Of the Continent The peace policy of
the Continent is terrible English commercial
periority. The Continent is becoming liberal The
influence Of England decays The great Napoleon always
contended that England only inerered in the affairs
the Continent advance her trade by keeping the
of Europe in q state of alarm.
In America New York does occupy the geographical
position for the trade of this country Circumstances
well known require exposition given that city
artificial stimulus in trade New York has around it
neither consuming producing interest, excepting
Canada Freights outward drawn from remote por-
tons of the Continent, and her imports distributed
points equally She is point of transit merely
The present system Of in violation of every
law Of trade The North viii always necessarily possess
great advantages over us but that should occupy
complete provincial position is dangerous and absurd
Commercial concentration is the first step political 1t
may be said that the difficulties be overcome in this
direct trade require organization hard to
bring about that such organization depend for
success upon people Of intelligence of education of
wealth, and spirit We believe such TO be the Southern
people, and circumstances Of remarkable character
combining to cooperate in the movement. At least
in earnest in this Southern reform" We are in
earnest in regard to the education Of youth home
and Northern institutions Of learning will feel that we
We in earnest in regard TO aiding individually,
and by community Of sentiment the publishing Of school
books and works for religious instruction under Southern
supervision We are in earnest in regard to giving the
Press such position by the contribution Of wealth and
talent show the world that the South is not net
Of mental subsection. We in earnest in oil our
railroad projects the actual subscription by coun-
y in every State shows The planters are in earnest
about direct shipments, and they will their influence
encourage those houses the South embracing direct
trade just commercial policy Competition viii force
reduction of unnecessary charges and expenses. The
people, as consumers, determined give their infu-
ence in favor Of those merchants who buy Southern
ports and, necessary, have to the right Of
strtcon The people are in in all these things
and il whether the Memphis Convention does
much not the Increment g 90 1t cannot be retarded
No knows the amount Of individual determination
animatng all classes at the South upon this question