Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-06-22


necessity of bringing to a favorable termination,
as soon as possible, the negotiations pending IN
regard to the right of way across SAID lsthmus and
that they be also requested TO maintain, by all ie-
Ultimate constitutional means, the rights of Amer
lean citizens in the grants made by the Mexican
Government.
MANUFACTURES.
Whereas, The Southern States of this Union
now have, and for a long period must have, viz
tual monopoly in the productions of the raw cot
ton of commerce; and, whereas IL is of vast i'm
portance TO these States that their great staple
should be sent abroad in its most valuable form;
and whereas, it is believed tina: this staple can be
wrought up with extraordinary cheapneSs and ia.
cility on and near the fields of its growth; there
fore. be it
Resolped, That the President of this Conven-
ton appoint a committee of five members who
shall be requested TO prepare for publication and
distribution, particularly in the manufacturing
districts of Europe, full report of the peculiar
facilities offered by the Southern and Western
States for the manufacture cotton, and that this
report be published part of the proceedings OF
this convention.
ON STEAMERS FROM SOUTHERN FORTS.
Resolned, That this convention regards the es
Enlistment Of system of quick communication
by steam between four Southern ports and Europe,
by the National Government, connecting Herewith
ample mail facilities as necessary feature in the
commercial independence of the South and West.
on DIPLOMACY CONCERNING COTTON.
ResOloed, That the attention of our Senators
and Representatives in Congress be called to the
propriety OF bringing before the administration the
Importance of making the cotton interest subject
of instructions to our foreign commercial and di-
plomatic agents.
HyDKoMErIc oUAGEs.
Under this head two resolutions were passed re
commencing 10 Congress that the General Govern
ment should appoint special corps of scientific
engineers to investigate the laws which govern
the Mississippi river and its tributaries, to divise
the best system Of improving the navigation OF
those rivers and of protecting their lands from
OVERT wv, and if necessary to send abroad similar
corps Of scientific engineers TO examine the sys-
TENS OF improving rivers adopted in other countries;
also, that system of hydrometic guages should
be established by the General Government at
several points along the said rivers, by which the
actual stages of their water may be accurately
ascertained from day to day, the changes going on
upon their banks be marked and recorded, etc.
ADDRESS TO CONGRESS.
Resoioed, That q committee of five be appoint
ed by the President of this Convention to prepare
an address to the Congress and people of the u.
States on the topics embraced in the action of this
convention; invoking their attention to its pro-
ceedings and action, and enforcing them upont their
consideration. Aud that this address be published
as an appendix TO the proceedings of the conyen-
ton.
oRINJco, AMAZON AND LA PLATA RIVERS.
Two resolves were adopted on these subjects,
requesting the Senators aud Representatives in
Congress from The States representative the con-
venton, to use all proper mean to obtain the free
navigation OF the Amazon by the establishment of
mail steamers from the port of New Orleans to suit
able points on the South American continent, or
in such othermode ms may DO deemed most exped-
ent, to secure to the people of the United States
the advantages of trade and intercourse with re
gions referred to; and also thanking Lieut.. Maui
ry for his efforts, under government auspices, for
uniting by the ties of commerce and commoa inte-
rests, the great valley of the Mississippi with the
tropical countries of our sister continent.
Two resolutions, offered by Mr.. Cobb, of st.
Louis, for memorializng Congress to make libe-
raj grant of lands to the various States along the
line to aid in building the Mississippi Valley Rail-
road, were also adopted.
Previous't to the adoption OF these several reso-
buttons, Mr.. g. G. Baylor, as representative
from the District Of Columbia, addressed the con-
yention in favor of direct trade between the South
and Europe, urging that "the route known rs the
Baltimore route WILDE anxious 10 facilitate ,phat
is kno,on an experiment. The present project.
ed line of steamers from this port to Liverpool gives
the best evidence Of our designs, and we hope to
see established as an actual necessity for meet
ing the demands on our increasing tlade. The ex-
penses of this Memphis Convention, we notice by
the proceedings, was subject of consideration,
and it was unanimously resolved that Memphi.
should not bear the burden. A proposition wa.
made to assess the members 80 much per head, and
thus we presume each section represented paid its
quota.-Bau. Sun. 80 80
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of workmen making excavations at the base o.
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