The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-16
THE GREAT SOUTHERN CONVENTION
AT yMPHNs.
Over One Thousand Delegates Assembled.
FULL REPORT OF THE FIRST .\ND SECOND DAYS
PROCEEDINGS
Speeches Of Hon. William c. Da WOE Of Ca
Hon. John Moore Of La, Rla hit Rev.
Bishop Otcy, Dr.. Qulntar>t,
&C.. &C., DO.

Hon. John Moore OF La, H. mt Rev.
Bishop Otey, Dr.. Quintar>A
&c.. &C., DO.
| REPORTED EXCLUSIVELY HER AID
We present readers with full report Of 20 hrs'
two days proceedings Of the great Convention VII ch ss
sembed the 9th inst at Memphis, Tenn, viii n W
preface with the following interesting letter from our
special reporter This letter should have got two saya
ago, bat owing to delays did not
reach till received the report Of the md
days proceedings The HERALD is the only paper viii On
publishes full and report of the Cos vento !,
the delegate from this Office being the ony repres snave
Of the hand qualified report their proc eedngs
| verbatim
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE YORK HERAh D.
MEMPHIS June 4, II 'bS.
The great Southern Convention, which commence its
session Monday next the 9th inst has filed Men, ohs
with its delegates and strangers Already every hoA In
the place is crowded every nook corner which MIG ht
be rendered fit for sleeping has found occupan
Delegates and strangers wander through the place.
deavoring to procure for themselves local habits
ton" and the cry s, still they come" 1t impos.
bs a. present, to ray what will be the number OF dee
gates present at the opening Of the Convention but
indicate that the assembage will be Of As
largest, well of the most important ever
| gregated in the Unted States
This Southern Convention is the result of various nH
The great advances made by the Northern States
in promoting their commercial interests by railroads snA
inland navigation have aroused the jealousy of the
States, which, equally favored by nature the Nos
lii everything that tends to produce wealth, yet In
artificial aids, far behind the north. While the South
| has been dormant, the North has been busily at
| work, threading her entire domain with railroads.
! and by this means, withdrawing from the South
| her commerce, and turning her. 1t were, iats
| agent Tor advancing Northern interests.
The productions of the great West which roisd
down the waters Of the Ohio and Mississippi enrichiae
the Southern Cities borne along the northern ber.
ders o nation and this Western portion of Union
emptes its golden harvest into the American metre
pos New York This revolution has been affected with
short period by the Northern railroads which have
we're, tapped the great Northwest and to-day the
amount of freight carried and the price charged for
through the Western rivers is nearly ono
| hundred per cent less than it was five years ago.
The imtOrtatons of country, under existing A.
fairs also less advantageous to the North than
the Capitalization of its expectations. New York being
the national commercial depot draws to her wharvss the
great bulk Of foreign products and from her the West
and South have been compelled to receive these pre-.
ducts paying upon them importers profits jobbers pro.
fits, double shipping storage and other Incidental
pense that the retail merchants cannot sou
at less rate than hundred per cent the origt
na cost of the importer, and realize profit It s sst
mated that no less a than twenty millions would BE-
saved to Southern by system Of direct trade
These superior facilities of the North consequently rob
the South of its capital which is absorbed by the North
and in addition Northern banking cspitaI Allies profit
four five times greater than Southern. New York and
the North consequently growing richer and the South
| becoming more and more her dependent.
Another OF the great causes which, in connection with
the foregoing, has called the South to the defcuce
her interests Northern abotionisn While she has
looked upon their gradual nnov alton upon her trade
swallowing up the very fountain of her wealth. sne has
also behed associated with it attacks upon private
institutions while the sanctty of her laws the
respect due her belonging to the great common
wealth with the North have sufficient to renaer
the property her citizens safe against the schemes Of
Northern fanatics Under these circumstances it only
remains for the South TO deveope her and
sources and to relieve herself of her growing
upon the Northern States With this end in view this Con-
vention assemblies; and by Of action among
the southern States they intend to reap the rich harvest
of industry and nterprise and render themselves
mercally. financially and socially independent. What
shall be employed to- pish this end is new
the question which the Convention is to decide 1t is the
opinion Of that it will have immediate practical
result but its effect will be moIely to pu. the ball in
motion for the future developement Of the power of the
South But by far the largest majority Of the delegates
to this Convention think that it will effect immediate
revolution the trade Cf ne whole country, and not
only benefit the South by the the Convention
will adopt but the whole Union. The one grand object
which the Convention will strive to effect, and which
it s thought will this almost immediate revolu-
tion, is the building Of the Pacific railway. All other
objects considered subservient to this,
tural in the event Of the consumaon Of
this grand notianal scheme proposition viii be
made the Convention to devise means to enable
the Texas Central Railroad. Of which General Menu.
can Hunt Of Texas is President, and the Hon. r. J.
Walker, Vice President to consruc. their road the
petion of which will Charleston the Atlantic
and Fan Francisco the Pacific with CONT
nent railway The which will be urged in the
Convention in support Of this have bs-
fore this been made public 1t is stated that the credit
belongs to General Hunt Of being the originator of this
grand scheme. Upon q survey Of the deneatinR
tie various raroaos through the Western States either
in progress OF construction, chartered find that
State OF Arkansas becomes focus Of railways stretch
ing its iron arms toward every portion of our Union.
These roads folows:-The Trunk road extending
from Galveston to Fulton, distance Of three hundred
and hfty miles: from this road branch leads to Ope-
oosas south Of the centre of Louisiana the vcksburx
road running from Fulton to Vicksburg the Misss-
sipIi ard there connecting with the line Of railroad d
to Charleston, through the most Southern states
the Gains landing road running from Fulton to Gsn land
ing the Mississippi being the point Fultoa
ou thsryer The Memphis branch running from Fulton
to Little Rock and thence TO Memphis, the Mssisspp
there alo connecting with railroad direct to Charles
ton the Cairo branch offshor OF the st Louis road,
running TO Cano in the south OF Illinois, and there con-
Meeting with road extending north through the centre
OF that State taking the ohio river and the Wheeling
road, have direct route to Baltimore and finally the
| st Louis road running from Fulton to Little Rock,
thence to ST. Louis and there ntersectng with railroads
through the Northern States direct to New York city.
These roads have all been chartered six sections Of anA
have granted by the government to each thus
surpg their construction and two. the Opeoosas and
| the vicksburg have already been commenced Thus
have roads versDg from Fulton, each one com-
ple,h.g direct route through our Union That these
should Terminate at Fulton is but natural; all Of
| them were made depending solely upon the commerce ef
Western States and ut the time of the organization
of each not had any conception that the whole Of
| them were forming such q grand centre from which
boud start the great Pacific road The honor Of being
the first to discover this advantage for advancing thia
great enterprise has been reserved to Gen. Hunt The
State Of Texas has granted to the Texas Central Railroad
eight sections of land Of $40 eAch mile and this
company entered into arrangements with hrtsea of
the most wealthy and influential citizens Of San Fran
cisco that they should construct road from that Paos