Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-06-24
rhe memphis Convention.

The Memphis Convention.
This affair, called together as Southern and
Western commercial assemblage, for the ostensioie
nnrpose of building up Southern and Western mar
kes for the produce of these sections and OF free
mo the cotton and other business from the dlctaton
and monopoly of New York and Liverpool, has met,
talked and adjourned. So far as we could see' the
object of the moves therein was to further their
ovyn ideas about their own private schemes and IN
terests and about all that done of any impor-
lance was the passage of resolutions in favour of
Pacific Railroad starting West from Memphis, to
which the attention of the y. S. Government is d.
rected Resolutions were also passed recommend
inc that the public lands be donated to the States
bordering on the Mississippi. And so with few
resolutions aiming at concentrating the patronage
and plumber Of the United States at Memphis, and
donating lands to the States bordering on the
Mississippi River, and a few squabbes be-
tween Baltimore and New Orleans-rival aspirants
for the trade the South and West and the expen-
diture of some champagne, and much gas, and other
things too numerous to mention, the Convention hz-
zled out to meet again at Charleston in Apnl next
We do like to see everything of any real value to
the South or to the country in general flourish and
be successful; but for these indefinite Conventions,
called ostensibly for general, though underlined
good but really wire-worked, or sought to he wire
worked for private or local advantage we have lit
tie respect and no Such we look upon thus
Memphis affair as being. We would rather have
ono good mile of railroad than three oceans of talk
-TALK-TALK. The Showey men who go to Mem
pbis, or New Orleans or such places, for the pur-
pose of showing off, are not the men by whose exer-
tions great commercial interests are built up, to
whom the South or the country at large, can look
for tangible benefits.
RGy~The steamer Black Warrior arrived at n York
on the 10th inst with Havana dates to the l2th.-
There is actually nothing of interest Slaves from
the coast of Africa continue to be landed in Cuba
every day in violation of the treaty against the slave
trade. The report of the Lady Suffolk having Ian
did 100 lately on the south side of the island is
confirmed.
AN ALLIGATOR morning, Mr. A. MATTHEW'S shot
an Alligator in the dock above Chestnut street.
the Rock Spring He is young fellow, feet 5inches long,
but an ugly customer any the boys who might chance
to go in there to swim. few moments since, we
saw him crawling about in front of Mr. WALToN's
Bar Room; WALTON, however, says that he has
no intention of serving him up for soup, his GUS
have odashoned preference for beef CLAM etc
These scay fellows do not often venture human in
uence but their occasional ought to operate
warning to swimmers.-Daily Journal, 18th inst.
REcE1vED-The illustrated Magazine of Art, fol
June published monthly 49, per annum, 25 cents
the single No, by Alexander Montgomery, II Spruce
street. New York, and sold by booksellers generally
The present number contains some twenty eight Il
thirty illustrations and is very handsomely gotten up
Cooley, for July, is also on our table-containine
the usual amount of reading matter and very
.1oIJa A
Cooley, Philadelphia.
Also, the Ednburg Review, containing most aw
full scoring of Sir Archibald Alison's last historian
publication. Leonard Scott & Co., New York.
Also the Popular Educator, from Whitakers Oh
Market street The June No. seems TO be very vel
arranged, and to sustain the promises made in tn
prospectus. Price 123 cents per No, Alexander Mont
gomery, No. II Spruce street, New York
POSTMASTER AT WASHINGTON, N. Give lear
from the North State Wing, that Henry p ALE
has been appointed Postmaster at Washington
Beaufort county, vice Thomas ]. Latham removed
The circumstances of Mr.. Latham's appointment
are fresh in the public mind, and need not now b
referred to. AS the matter stood, MIR. Latham coul
not reasonably have expected the administration t
pursue any other course.
0G-We see it stated that Col. John w. Forney wi
be candidate for reelection TO the Cerkship of tn
House of Representatives. The chances are sron
that he will succeed, as he deserves 10 do
LADIES SEAMEN's FRIEND SoCIETY.-A Ladies Sea
mems Friend Society was formed at the Presbyter
an Church in this town, on Tuesday evening last.
The following persons comprise the Officers an
Managers of the Society: Mrs Kennedy, 1st
rectress; Mrs. P K. Dickinson, I'd do; Mrs. job
A. Taylor Sd do; Mrs, Green, Cor. Sec'y; MIR
Oakley, Rec. Secy; Mrs. Capt. Potter, Treasurer
Managers: Mrs Dr. DeRosset, Mrs. Metts Mr.
Cassidy, Mrs. DR., Dickson, Mrs, Frank. Brow
Miss A. DuPre, Mrs. Kidder, Mrs. C. G. Meare
Miss Polly Moore, Mrs. Evans, Sr Mrs DR.. Ha
riss Mrs Alfred Martin, Mrs James Bryan Mr.
Cannon, Mrs o. G. Parsley, Mrs. A. Z. Meare
Miss Abby Ellis, Miss Ellen Owen, Mrs. George Y
Davis, Mrs E. Hall-Commercaai, 18th inst.
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