The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-06-21
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
Southern Commercial Convention,
MEMPHIs. June Sih. 1859

- sSeSH~e s1sS Ss'y ySStShooy SvSufHs aUO
found that the Commercial Convention had
notadjourned. The proceedings Of the three
days you.will have had in the papers before
this reaches you, and il would be idle for me
to attempt sketch of them. We found that
every thing had gone right for the South. and
nothing had taken place Of which Richmond
could complain, except that in a resolution
about improvement of harbsrs Richmond was
stricken out and Norfolk inserted.
This was a singular movement on the part
the Convention-when we remember that
Norfolk harbor needs no improvement, what.
ever, and there are bars in James River which
require removal, and that Wessero Virginia
and Western North Carolina and a portion of
tennessee and Kentucky are deeply interest.
ed IN the removal of those bars and the i'm.
provement of the port of Richmond. The
amendment which was adopted on Tuesday
and was opposed by Mr.. Ellis, was made upon
the ground that Richmond is not our harbor.-
The proper explanations were this morninp
privately made-that Richmond is a port of
entry--that the government of the United
States have appropriated money to improve
the navi igaton OF James River, and to bui,d n
new custom house in Richmond-and that a
large portion of the West was interested in
the improvement of the facilities of commuui-
cation between Richmond and the Seaboard.-
This had the desired effect, and to- day on mo.
tion Of Judge Bell, Richmond was restored to
The resolution N place of Norfolk, and Will.
mington, N. e., was added to it. The chief
importance ofthe proceeding, was that We did
not desire that positive expression of opinion
by the Convention against our city, as its &C.
ton certainly implied, should remain unalter.
ed. The amendment was therefore gratifying
while it was simple act of justice. 1t was
adopted without debate. As amended the res
olution reads:
Whereas reports have been made by Boards of
competent Engineers, appointed by the government
OF the United States which show the entire practical
bilty oflmprovng rhe harbors of Charleston Sayan.
nah, Mobile, Baltimore, Richmond and Wilmington
N. ", ana tne estimates by them prepared for the
purpose, DO not involve any very large outlay of
ney, therefore
Resolved, That this Convention urge upon Congress
| speedy attention to these eminently meritorious
claims upon the United States.
This morning several new delegates were
announced and among them Messrs. BORIS
| and CowARDls of Richmond. The different
State delegations being authorised by reso.
luton ofthe Convention to name one OF their
number as Vice President of the Convention,
DIR. Z. announced that the Virginia delegation
had selected Mr. Bolts and that gentlemen was
| invited to seat upon the platform by The Pres.
ident. Mr. BIS appearance was hailed with
applause.
| Some unimportant business was transacted.
The chiefqneston of interest was as to the
place where the next Convention should as
semble. A great many were named; the prin.
cipal ones being Charleston and New Orleans.
| Finally it was decided that the next Convsn-
| ton shall assemble at Charleston on the sec
ond Monday tn April. A formal invitation
had been transmitted to the present Conven-
ton by the Councils of Charleston, to hold its
| next session there.
During the discussion of the question of the
place ofmeeting not little merriment was
excited by bout between New Orleans and
Baton Rouge. Judge WALKER, of New Or.
leans, whose manner is rather arrogant, Sc,
down Baton Rouge as very contemplate
town, not capable of accommodating the
members OF the Louisiana Legislature, W no ran
away to New Orleans, and II was hard to keep
quorum present; it was entirely unable 10
entertain the members of the Convention. This
brought out a smart debater from Baton Rouge
who seemed to have whetted the red stick till
it was quite sharp, and after Judge Walker he
went with it,, He described New Orleans as a
place holding doubtful position between wa
ter and land, and liable TO be engulphed at any
moment-as being entirely too great already
for The ground at its command, and he COP
sidered that it would ultimately for safety have
to be translated to Baton Rouge, which he
portrayed in red colors, as a modern Para disc,
abounding in all that could make life happy
and capable Of fentertaining perfect army of
delegates. The Baton Rouge man made some
such good hits and left the Convention 10 roars
of laughter.
Senator BELL, Of Tennessee, in compliance
with resolution Of the Convention, made
short address upon the subjects OF public i'm.
provements and manufactures at the South
tu6 pfOpoocu connexions oil the AT
lantic and Pacific Oceans; and more especial
ly upon the subject of the great Pacific Rail.
way. He was listened 10 with much attention
and when he concluded the Convention order.
ed that $4,000 copies of his address be pub
lished for circulation.
A resolution was then adopted by acclama.
ton and with great applause, calling upon
Mr.. BoTTsto address the Convention-wi,h
which Mr.. b. complied. In justice to him, as
incorrect versions of HE remarks have already
appeared, give you what believe TO be an
accurate report of them:
Mr.. Boris said MIR. President aud Gentlemen of
the Invention owe you my acknowledxm snts
adopted, and the manner In which it received :;
but II could hope to meet with sympathy at your
hands, would appeal to your charity to be excused
from a. dressing the Convention under such untoward
clrcumstances-ana il stood before the people of
Memphis alone, who promised me the hospitaiites Of
their CITY, would claim protectioI at their hands
save me from this untmeiy call Sir, II IL too late
for me TO address the Convention--.your work 10
done, labors completed, and to address you
now. at th moment that you are ready 70 adlourr 10
something like whistling psaims over the body OF
dead horse. Uaughter)
But, Mr. President IL Is duo 70 those whom rep
resent here 10 say tnat arrival At this late hour
has been occaxioned BY no fault part We sat