The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-27
The Great Southern Movemcnt-Soushern
Sentiments.
from the Mobile Advertiser May 19l
MpMpH1s CONVENTION.

There are MANY subjects to come before this convention
in which Mobile and Alabama have lively interest and
which may lead important practical results There
other that with all Difference to their able and Jealous
sdvoc 4es we must egard chiasricsl and impractical
BILE Among these the project for building up Baltimore
at the expense OF New York and Amsterdam at the
pense Of Liverpool Conventions in this country, are
powerful auxiares to cause but strong AS Is their
influence we do believe them capable of reversing tho
laws Of trade which, Of all Others experience has proven
the least liable TO change. We may resolve TINS city or
that into numerical emporium but We apprehend that
the merchant will H continue 10 purchase where he eau
buy the cheapest and select from the largest STOCK and
he to hesitate his customers would soon compel him
to do so The custom be uDpatrotc and selfish but
s neyerthetss human nature and rs irraScaoe as
orignal SIM" We should greatly like to Southern
with New York. do we believe the time to be far dis
tant when desires in this respect will be gratel
But We doubt the popriety or practicaby of making
Baltimore that emporium. Our New Orleans contemp o
ray clearly sets forth Of the claims of the Crescent
City for that honor and If Mobile may be disposed TO
urge the claims OF our own Gulf city, which neither
few small.
If southern Independence Of the North be sought by
the movement, either Mobile or New Orleans we're a
much better locality than Baltimore. These cities
situated in the stronghold OF peculiar Southern ns
tutioDs and the enrepos for by far the most yaua
BILE portion of Southern products The annual exports Of
either city greatly exceed those Of Baltimore while the
port is situated the verge of the free States aud
must continually be more Or less susceptible to the free
OF Mobile are about sixth those Of Baltimore
notwithstanding the little attention that has yet been
given here the subject Of direct trade With Europe
With splendid prospects opening before her. in the
speedy completion Of the Mobile and Ohio and Girard
Railroads, with others contemplated or in prog ess
which viii pour into her lap the varied products Of
immen OF the richest country in the union-wtn
her channel to allow vessels Of the largest
draught to unload freely AT her wharves-with Inns OF
steamers Which must of necessity bs started
Meeting her directly with Galveston and Vera Cruz aud
b. other lines with the Northern cities and with Europe
with the great nteroceanc communication at Tehuan-
tepec making the Gulf Of Mexico the grand high of
the worlds commencement last, though not least with
her mild and healthfu clmste her I'd nrable location
permitting almost ilimabe expansion. her beautiful
enyirons ana her numerous pleasant summer resorts
within few hours reach OF the city, Mobile presens
present and pro pective advantages for Sosthern com
mercisl emIo H. UGH few cities can offer, and we
must he Permitted to sy in our view FAR -
this city and State find it convenient to attend for
there is positive well negative good to be derived
from the convention If it b properly conducted At
all events interests should be represented n it.
From the New Orleans Pcayune, May IL.
THE MEMPHIS CONVENTION.
Our readers that repeatedly urged the ne
cessy of appointing large and able dele CATION to rep
sent Louisiana in the Memphis Convention We the
desrcus that this should be done because
assured from many Indications that the subject of rail
roads, and especially the Pacific Railroad would occupy
much of the attention of the convention, and in that
event Of interests must be materially affected
by the action of that body. That right ia evil
denced by the following which appeared in the
Memphis Eagle and Enquirer OF the 18th inst. We hope
every gentleman appointed the Louisiana delegation
will be able to make such arrangements that he at
tend the convention Louisiana must be in strong force
there, peradventure her interests may suffer-
The Helena (AIk Star Is altogether mistaken when ii
suPposes that the great Southern and Western
is to be disconnected from all railroad schemes The
Star seems to think that because It is called CONNER
cal convention it cannot touch railroads As railroads
not the highways the channels the promoters the
mupliers the very arteries Of csmmercel We can coz
Gdeny our Helena contemporary that the Pacific
Railway will receive large share Of the attention OF the
adjourned convention at Memphis it did Of the original
convention at Baltimore