The Yazoo Democrat., 1853-07-06
T He MOCRAT.
PHILLIPS & PERKINS, EDiTo as.
From the Memphis Appeal.
Southern and Western Commercial
Convention.
coNcLUDED
THIRD DAY-MoRNING SESSION.


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The following gentlemen were announced as
officers from the South Carolina Delegation
A f. Browning. Vice President-E. w. Sea-
bring Secretary-A. +. Browning, chairman, to
cast the vote of the State
| On motion of Mr.. 0ctavins Cohen, the con-
vention resolved to adjourn this evening sine die.
Mr.. Baylor of Washington city, offered res
oIution recommending .he establishment Of a
system of direct trade between the South and the
foreign consumers of her products.
Mr.. BAYLOR was in favor of continental de-
pot in Europe, and enforced his doctrines in a
speech of some length, showing much familiari-
ty with the subject He dwelt at length upoe
the beneficial effects which continental depot
would produce for the South.
By this means the Southern planter would no
longer be tributary to Liverpool, who supplies
from as all the cotton consumed on the conti
nent. With continental depot we of the
South would do ourselves what we have now to
paw Liverpool for doing. He considered this
project as of vastly more importance than that
for opening up the Amazon. Liverpool is now
enjoying monopoly of our produce. and nei-
ther its merchants nor their agents are friendly
10 our great cotton interest. They are all under
the control of the Bank of England. and he men
toned instances and facts in proof, showing that
that institution through its commercial power
could at any time depress the price OF cotton.
Agreed to.
A motion mas made By Judge Huling of Loui-
siana, and unanimously agreed to, amidst loud
applause, requesting the Hon. John Bell to adj
dress the convention on the topics considered by
1t. such of them he may see proper to select.
The honorable gentleman expressed his inten-
ton of comp wing with request as flattering as
unexpected to himself, prior to the final adjourn
ment.
Mr.. Thrasher, of Louisiana. then submitted
series of resolutions, which were laid on the ta-
BILE.
The resolutions reported from the committee
were then ordered TO be taken up seriatum.
The Chairman then proceeded to read the sew
eral resolutions:
On motion of Gen. Qnitmln the second reso-
luton in favor of the Pacific Railroad was so
modified as to call for its construction by all
constitutional and proper means. The third re-
solution was also proposed to be amended in
some animportant respects.
The resolution was defended by Col. J. T.
Trezevant.
Mr.. Kossan, of Missouri, proposed some fur
ther amendment, but his resolutions were dis
agreed to.
COL Trezevant defended the resolutions, as
synonymous with those offered by himself, con
tending that the word genial implied practical
Mr. Kossan wished to know what editioncof
Webster or Johnson contained such def
of that word
Mr.. Sneed addressed the convention in an an
imated manner The proposition to substitute
the word appropriate for genial, relative to the
climate in which the road should be located was
finally rejected
General Quitman thought the language of the
resolutions too general. He was opposed to the
project of building this great work--costing some
$500 900, ,000-at the expense of the National
Treasury, entailing national debt WHICH must
be paid out of the proceeds of the national in
dustry. He offered an amendment therefore.
so altering the resolutions as not to impose such
a burden upon the government
Mr.. Sneed replied, warmly advocating the
project of the Government building the road. and
600 600, which would pay for itself easily during
the first year or two. The Government was
able to build it and ought to do it, He said the
resolutions directly contemplated the building
of the road at the expense of the Government.
| [Applause.l
General Hunt, of Texas agreed with General
Quitman IN assenting to the appropriation of
lands BY the General Government Ia aid of the
road, but did not expect that Congress would
appropriate money for the purpose. He would
not oppose the resolutions, but he had but faint
hopes Of compliance by Congress. He was for
enterprise long pull, strong pull
and pull altogether. Enthusiastic applause.
Hon. John Bell. of Tennessee, rose to reply to
Gen. Hunt and his distinguished and gallant
friend (Gen. Quitman.) if he would permit him
50 to call him. [Applause.l Mr. Bell proceeds
ed ta argue in favor of the constitutionality of
the construction of the Road BY the Gen Gov
ernnient He. proposed to General Quitman
himself to decide as TO the military necessity Of
such mode of transit, in case of war with
such formidable maritime powers as France or
England? Upon that ground. alone, he saw no
difficulty in the way OF building
6f the Road by the means proposed in the reso-
lutions. War might come at any time, no man
can tell at what period; without such i means as
this Road offers we could not efficiently defend
our new acquisition-th new Eldorado-CaIi-
forula, which might Be occupied BY an erianI