Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-05-27

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ssr' rev eve ~ ,n Le en- !" N. P T~ALLMADGE.
Mrs SARAH HELEN "HlTa.s, provlaenee' NJ
From tho New Orleans Bulletin
THE MEMPHIS CONVENTloH.-"e trust that o u,
of the number OF delegates appointed 10 lne o"uy =, Wv Wv
Governor and Mayor, a respectable drieea'lohi
- nnnhn, and intelligence will make il convenient 10 re
present The city Of New Orleans. lhe'e ~ ''hY aso
50 obvious that we need not Patticuia,hLe '..sm," r. !" ~
largest exporting city in the Union snouu I'VE u eenHs 10 -
svnna,hy and interest in the deliberations and actlon OF thIs
convention. Besides the many affirmative leasonS WY =.
should be there represented, there are o.neis " a "esd Ira
character which equally demand our intervehu1h' lha'
,hs wholn scnoe of the design originating the convention
and the prcfessed objects to be accomplished may . uo,
roughly understood. we will give u oriet h's'oii u ~ '''
and progress. poIimors An.
The Convention held liz first meeting al oallmote, nu,
ring the last winter; after being duly orgahizeu, an uuu'et s
was nrenared and delivered, embracing Inc ooJeeen V e SUI.
mit,ad IN The deliberations of the members. hiIer some
preliminary discussions, and, as a matter VI toalse, NC
adoption OF resolutions, and the appointment y .on" ~.
tees. Tie Convention adjourned 10 meet al memlnls' oh ne ~
ia II ",I,y in lime, The objects 10 be discussed, and II
practicap!e attained by The Convention, are 'onciseiy as
follow: ,,o, If cot,on in
"The establishment of II continental uePo' u 'o''o"' y"
opposition 10 Liverpool. b., 4,
The direct expectation OF cotton ny te pln. eidti ~ so ~.
ing away with middle men, middle warehouses, nTno liz a. IN ~"
missions, middle insurunces, and oil that fnte'n,haoIe me
dium which eats mp our substance ana
ports n Liverpool. !, o,nosufon =,
TO build up a southern importing Market IN pO''"o -
To establish, through railroad alliance, moe sympathy
with the great ives, and northwest, socially, :ommefc'ahy
70 havs one or moro lines of steamers 10 Europe.
To INDUCE emigration through southern pots, 10 pass ~
the west by u communication always openi %'N'"'' ''
cheap; or TO settle on our fertile ianus'
To stimulate manufactures and genera ihuun1. =,
To educate our children al home, 10 spend 'ut "ealth III
home. .ncsu
In most of these specified objects we yield ihost nearly
concurrence TO Others, We dissent, as pew I"."e w
practicable, and if practicable, as being r.eJ;;, nneh ~ NM,
.,;., ;,a-o.to Evnru tru man 10 inc Jul IHusl
desire TO SEQ that era Of n SOCIAL anu Wv .,
millcnniurn-"a commercial and industrial ihepcnutnee
which can only be accomplished oy ana '" II. h. fro" and n
the agencies proposed by this Convention {, :. ~" a"I
independent, we must first concentrate our nS " Nv"
and physical ; we must promote ana encouiuS III so
munication BY means Of railroads; We also mu: ~ 80
In The nnIicv If The other nuxiiiaries-lhe establishment OF
lines nf steamers with Europe, encouraging % ;"
our fertile soil, stimulating manufactures s "ev ;, h Om
try, educating our children and spending our meey = no"e
all these ends are Commenhable and practiaoifi anu "
lend a HELPING hand in The good work OF accomnshins . re-
form Of This kind, we are ANXIOUS 10 see WI ~ 'p'"
ed nj Memphis next month.
But let ns dwell Tor a moment upon other fopsI oso.su
of the Convention, entirely out OF lheir reach CIV !! spI ''u
inc their strength upon which, they Will MAJ themselves
imno,ent to accomplish what is easily practiaoie. IL lhe
first place, it il proposed 10 reverse and rescin'the mnu.a'
bic and well established laws OF trade ana cotme.ce, ~ -
yolutioniZe the entire commercial system, 90 TAI co'h'n.le
NAV be made unconnecied with and lndependn' vi capn.o'.
This 10 practical business men, would seem J NC q supem'
dnus enterprise; but the visionary theofisl' 3ng g." . es =. =
tician, who thinks he must, as a matter oicoulse' oe q
fecIy DO. ted un in the science Of political economy d ne
wise xis, ~. plan 4, By Ss x taNsh !! i" break aS e % L'sysocl as The s,sai
cotton mart of The world Ito dam up the nTplh OF the Mer-
sey, and drive from its waters the cotton shil, oil The United
States IL Amsterdam, Ro!terdam, or some otter continental
porI. When we take into consideration wha' liverpool IL,
it mnat be confessed that this ia no trihing Undertaking.
The "town of L.ivcrpoo'-for evru with its hi million OF
populatinn. il is so desinnated-is the largest elton entire
poi, by ail odds, in the world is the recIplnt OF three
fourths OF all the cotton exported from INC Unteo STATES
il is the main, or rather only, outlet o! the manufacturing
districts Of England, and in these districts are Manufactured
into stuffs lhrce.fourths Of all the cotton proceed in the
world il has a registered foreign and coastwie shipping,
only inferior to that OF London IT exports thee times az
much as London, and twice as much as New GIeans, and
concentrates within itself a richer and more diversified trade
and commerce, with more individual and aggregate wealth,
than any nIher commercial city in the world, excepting the
"Gfcat Metropolis" II must DE acknowledge that inc
Convention will have a herculean labo before then 10 break
down Liverpool by establishing "a continental doot oil col.
ton in opposilion 10 Liverpool" so much for roposillon
number one. Our principal objection TO this process is, mat
will occupy too much time. We must be doing something
ifr ourselves as well as for posterity.
The second scheme, as laid down In Inc programme, IS 10
do away with all the Intermediate agontcs between the
planters and consumers; in other words, &c sweep on win
the Bosom of destruction. those greedy vanplres-the com.
mission merchant, the warehouse man, the insurers, and all
that iulerminable media which eat up The substance OF he
innocent and unsnphislocaled planter. we ihah NOT STOP 10
inquire h"w this great revolution in Inc concuct OF business
is 10 be effected, for it seems 10 US, that WHITTIER the cotton
depot is al Liverpool or Amsterdam, The experts OF the coun-
try must be managed through intermediate agents. Inc
cotton planters may as well determine 10 build and man
their own ships. 10 carry their cotton TO LlVTpo0l, as 10 us-
pense with their factors and agents. As every bale oil COT
ION, ana lNe larger DOIllUu vi cSClS o'Hci aiu VI p'oS
that is brought 10 New Orleans ia r%e.shlpied, our factors,
brokers and other agents are particularly Interested In ms
branch of reform. Another proposition to De ENTERTAINED
by The Convention i. TO build up q Southern importing mar
ket in opposition 10 New York. II will be a slow and up
hill work 10 effect this. A stern chase is alway a Il long one,
and the Empire City is SO far ahead of all competitors, that
it will be u long time beure she is reached. To drain her
tcemine curnncopin of the wealth with which il is filed.
would be rs futile an effort as 10 attempt 10 bail out the wa
tiers Of her magnificent bay.
But the building up n Southern importing city is b. no
manner Of means a chImcrical idea; on the cea::s'y, il !: in
a degree entirely practicable, and we'll worthy the attentive
consideration Of the Convention.
But what Southern city is TO enjoy this enviabG posiIonl
This is n question in which the citizens Of New Orleans are
particularly Interested. II New York is 10 be FRUSTRATED,
what Southern city is 10 be built on her ruins Which IL
The Southern market that the Convention is to establish 10
opposition 10 New York We Of New Orleans think we
grounds. We are nj the outlet OF a river embracing, with
us tributaries, over twenty thousand miles OF navigation
this river, with its nuxiliatirs, floats the trade Of thirteen
large States; we are by nature made the depot Of a com
merce, which, limited even as il Is now, can never b. taken
away from US, but which, by means of the railroad improve
ments contemplated, will be increased a hundred fold, We
are the second largest exporting city in the Union. We can,
and do. furnish a more assorted and extensive n,urket oil Inc
staple articles of prime necessity and consumption than any
city in The obi or new world. We, therefore, upon every
principle Of expectancy and interest, which alone are the in
fucnces that control The direction Of trade, are entitled To
the distinction of being the rival of New York.
The West, with their varied produce. can find no dcarer
selling market, and no cheaper buying market, than in the
gulf ports. New Orleans and Mobile VIII a;.ays furnish
them better markets 10 sell In, and better l.fr,get to buy in,
than can pussiby be- found IN the Atlantic ports.
What will he our chance 10 be made the great importing
city Of thu South by the fiat Of The Convention None oil
all, il The signs of the times indicate any thing. II is a fore
zone conclusions, that Baltimore has The call The idea Of
the Convention originated in Baltimore, and its object, as
toreshadowe ed in The address OF the Baltimore Chamber OF
Commerce. was To make Baltimore a Southern emporium.
We are lui. in the address that Baltimore is the true centre
Of national ~"commerce,'' and that Baltimore ia lhe best
market IN which the varied products Of the plantation, the
farm and the factory can meet for profitable. interchange
and that "Isallimore is nearest the North, nearest The South,
nearest The West-so central, in fact, US 10 be nearest all
il is nearest the manufacturer Of The North, The producer Of
the South aud West, the Spectator of Europe, and purcha-
sers every where. And in the speeches tina; were made at
The Convention last winter, this paramount idea seemed Ia
peryade a: II them
Senatni Underwood Of Kentucky, said
allow Irr y"u 10 divert from New York the trade that lie.
gilimalcli hnlongs TO you1 BY intercourse with the West,
by the members of the various portions of the Union visit
ing one another, and informing each other how 10 pursue
their own interests. Our people have been treading one con.
slant path TO the grea, commercial metropolis, and they will
continue TO tread il until they are convinced 10 the contrary.
1t il, then, the interest Of the citizens OF Baltimore 10 inter.
mingle with the people of The South, West and South West,
and induce them 10 come, one al a time, until they ell see
that their true interests will be promoted by Commercial. in-
tercourse with you'
Mr.. Breckenridge, NJ. c.. from Lexington, Ky, said:
'Gentlemen, this Ia no visionary scheme. The fruits Of
your Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road will not have been reali.
zed till you extend 1t 10 meet our rail road coming 10 the
mouth OF The Big Sandy River. in order that you may com.