Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-06-11
TIE MEMrHfs CONVENTION.


This Convention, composed of Delegates mainly
from the Southern and Southwestern States, and
having in view the adoption of measures for adyanc
ing the commercial and planting interests of those
States, assembled at Memphis on Monday last
agreeaby to resolve Of the first session of the Con
vention, held some months ago at Baltimore The
Hon. WILLIAM G. DAWSON, of Georgia, was again
called to the chair as President of the Convention,
and twenty-five Vice Presidents were appointed. No
business however, was done on the first day, except
such as connected with the organization and the
appointment Of number of committees There are
nearly thousand Delegates present, representing
fourteen or fifteen States
On Tuesday last, the second days sitting of this
Convention at Memphis
Judge MooRE, of Arkansas offered resolution rela-
tive to the construction of railroad from the Mississippi
to the Pacific practicable of allowing to the
Southern and Western States share of commerce. and
declaring that Congress has the power grant lands in
aid of said road. The resolution was referred to the
Committee on. Resolutions
Bishop OTEY offered resolution relative to the free
navigation of the Amazon river.
The Committee on Resolutions, consisting Of two Dele
gates from each OF the States represented reported
navigation Of the South Mississippi by deepening the
channel and also recommending the deepening of the har
bors of Charleston, Savannah, Mobile, and" Richmond
On other subjects the committee asked for further time
AT the evening session. Gen. QUITMAN offered a resp
luton proposing divide the resolution Of the committee
relative to the improvement Of mouth of the Mssis-
sipp and the Upper Rapids, which caused animated
discussion, and finally lost by vote of nine States
to four. The committees resolution then almost
unanimously adopted.
Mr. MERRILL offered resolution in favor of general
and liberal system of public among the South
ern and Western States
Mr.. KAISER moved the establishment of bureau of
statistics among the several Southern and Western States
The Committee on Resolutions not being prepared with
further reports the Convention adjourned till the next
morning.
\ On Wednesday the Committee on Business re-
ported resolutions in favor of direct trade, the Pa
cic railroad, the Tehuantepec route, manufactures
education, and steamers from Southern ports. An
address to Congress concerning the free navigation of
the Oronoco, La Plata, and Amazon rivers was also
presented. We subjoin the resolutions regarding
the Pacific railroad
l. ResolUed That railroad from the Mississippi the
Pacific demanded not only by commercial and individual
Interests but also by the interests of the whole nation
2 Resolved That the surveys recently order
ed by Congress shall be completed the General Govern
men should adopt such steps shall insure the compile
ton of the main trunk at the earliest possible period
8. Resolued That the General Government is expect
ed to construct but trunk it should be located the
route which scientific explorations shall show to possess
the greatest degree of advantage in genial climate
fertility of SOIL cheapness of construction and accessible
lily at all seasons from all parts of the Union.
Resolped That in the opinion of this Convention the
General Government should make liberal donations of the
public lands to the different States and those border
ing the Mississippi to enable all sections of the
Union to connect themselves with each other
The first and second resolutions passed unanimous
y, but the third warmly debated Mr. KAISER moved
insert the word central in regard the location
of the road, which lost by States against
Mr. K then moved the insertion Of the word temperate
regarded the climate; which agreed to- The
solutions as amended were then unanimously passed.
Mr. THRAsHER offered resolution regarding Cuba I;
which was lost
At the evening session the other resolutions of the
mttee passed without material change which
| pied the time until the hour of adj Ournment
/ MEMPHIS, JUNE 10.-The Memphis Convention has ad-
journed die. The proceedings throughout har
monious and highly interesting Among other resolu
tons passed that the Convention should NEE
next April at Charleston S. C. Most of the delegates
have left for their homes speaking in the highest
of the extended towards them by thu
citizens Of Memphis.