The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-06-19
The Great COny enfiOn.

Distinguishing itself after The fashion
in which modern assemblages Of great
men do-T'he Great Memphis Con
vention came to its end on The ninth
instant. We have now before US q
full file of the Eagle" wherein is
carefully reported all the resolutions
adoptod-motions nude, and speeches
delivered
We felieiate the Eagle, On its cor
rectpess in getting down the names Of
NIL the delegates accurately, that no
mistake may occur in after times as to
what General, and Colonel, RI ret
made motious---and speeches. We
thiuk the Eagle deserves The thanks
Of the community 1T large for her SER
vice in this matter, because we feel
satisfied that whom tie railroad to The
pacite II i}uisllel--t5tsta tnken--the
Star spanglsj Banaer spread out SO
a to sprcad oversize whole Continent
Of South Anterior from Colnfaba to
Cape Ilorn.--.Hh 7fbdHnfepre
slall be torn opon, and 4 Good gate
made Of The Rocky Motntains-wheu
th6Tassage from Matan5as 70 Cape
Hatteras viii ta me,lh by means # .
submarine raifaad then tho grsai
mon who Gsarettin tha Memphis Con
yention will be pointed to az pioneers,
ID the political history Of he progress
uf Nations.
This renders il matter of vast tn
portance that their names should he
correctly written. And upon thi
point as we said before we faiieiatt
he Eagle.
We think hat Mr.. Ihreaher was
treated rather cayalierly, with bis res
buttons about Cuba iIo said that
be thought that Cuba was IN import
ant point on The great highway Of the
commerce Of natona--f1at tho value
=
Of the stuff passing through the chan
mel was worth IN dollars---say about
three millions annually---that the ac-
auigition of Cuba was important TO
got north west passage to Norfolk
and Cape Florids---that it was neces.
sary we should haze lizard there Is
two ways proposed One i to steel t.
the other is to 'bargin for it. Mr..
Thrashcr we take it,tfavors the first
plan Nobody pays for things nova
days TINT can he had far uothtn. "
"Basc is the slave tbat pays This
quotation from Pistol is good phsnse
md applicable IL the times, judge
Walker O Lonisiaua stood hI' Mr.
Thrasher, and insisted that his rcso-
luton should be taken mp from under~
the table and spread before the Conven
ticn The following inwhich The judge
together with onr excellent aud amia-
BILE friend nr J W ?. McGimpsey
hourlshcd, we take. from the minutes
The CHA1R stated tl,ai there were
upon the table threc motions 10 nd
ionrn-- one TO ndionrn to meet Mt
Charleston, South Carolina, in April
next another to meet at Baton Rouge
Lonisiana, in May next; and third
TO meet Mt New Orleans. also in Nav
Judge WhfNrH. Of In, rilicncd
The idea Of meeting at Baton Rouge.
il was no place, he said, to hold y
Convention. New Orleans was Just
beginning a system Of magnificent i'm
ptoycments--ehe asked aid from no
quarter--but She wanted encourage
ment from those States which had al
ready completed their railroads and
established their manufactures. New
Orleans was the great city of the
South, and he desired that the next
Convention should meet there in or
der that gentlemen from all qnarters
OF the valley Of the Mississippi might
become more familiar with the great
resources Of that city
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