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From tlie Charleston Courier.
Commercial Convention.
THIRD DAY.


From tire Charleston Courier.
Commercial Convention.
THIRD DAY.
WEDSEsDAr, April l2, 1854.
Tie Convention called to order by the Pre.id,,
few minutes after nine o'clock.
Prayer, by the Rev. DR.. Buruap of Baltimore
| proved. ' 'eau ana ap
Lieut.. NJ D. Maury presented the following resolution
from the committee on business
MANUFACTURING MINING
lst Resolved, That whilst grculture is and n,one,
shouia oe the predominant pursuit of the peons M ~
states represented in this Conve nton the INTEREST,"
se would be very greatly promoted by the employmen,
eap'a 10 other pursuits, and especially to M,nut,c
lures and Mining; that the abundance and cboana
the means Of substance Of fuel and water noSs t
OF the climate, and other natural adyant,pss
WI, properly Improved, secure to these States n ypu
a. monopoly oil the manufacture well as the growth n,
eoton;-that it is believed the present cost of t1,ns,
ing this staple abroad will more than cover the
manufacturing it thome and that an inves n,en,.
ior security for certainty result and unifrmitv r
bas superior. fNps'y nAHaSeu,
70 Resolved, ,Tha. committee of--be appointed b
ths Convention for the purpose OF obtaining ,ba mo-,
reliable statistical information as 10 the nnn,b, d mo
ion oi manufactures aud mines in the States
IN WIS body the amount Of capital in the several
establishments; the amount Of income and
he number hands loperatives employed free and slave
'ne amount Of the raw material consumed the quantity
anu iuaty OF the manufactured articles produced; the
f''e7 ~ Iurnshed; the marketa viii
ney are chiefly sod and oher items Of information
dg 10 show the present. condition and extent of our ma
nuacturing INTEREST," and that said Committee furnish IN
ue 0, ,ne Convention report OF their nvesti-
eauohs, 10 be laid by him before the next meeting of
me conventions and that be duty OF said Commee tn
tue people oi the States represented in this Con.
enon' ano 70 urge the Importance of action in the Leg
hereoi IN favor Of education of manufacture
OF ship building, ofdrect trade and of minpp. and thar
oe the duty OF said Committee collect and present At
e next meeting Of the Convention statistics and other
nfinn 49,.
ment oil the several Statesthcir industrial
ther mineral treasures their manufacturing facilities and
'ner capacities ior trade and commerce. together with
statement IN which shall he forth the names and
lengths oil the several railways, their cost and the in
creased value which has been impaired lands and other
properly IN consequence OF ouch improvements
Resolved That a Committee OF - be appointed
70 henoriaze Congress in the of this Convention
aha IN the most earnest manner urge the importance OF
and to pray for the following measures viz:
l. Inc remission OF duties railroad iron
g The passage of Act for the Improvement of tho
merchant service by encouraging boys go to sea- and
Tor preventing desertiou.
D. 10 send one two small naval steamers nm tho
Amazon for the purpose OF exploring the tributaries OF
that rer which the States owning them have declared
world. ~ '"' ""0'e
4. To encourage the establishment of n line NJ mail
steamers between some Southern seaport town and the
mouth oil The Amazon. or some other por: in Brazil
o; And also TO encourage the establishment Of direct
Europe p''' a'u
o. upon the improvement of harbors and nayieable
rivers.
Resolved That in the Judgment of this Convention the
ADOPTION OF the above named would tend nightly
10 promote the general welfare The interests Of the
them out. N
Whereas, The governments of Bolivia, Peru and Ecu,
or nave made the of their Amazonian waters
Tree to all the world; and whereas this action on tho n,
o hose governments has those streams from the
condtion of inland waters the navigation of which is me-
lunar 70 lhe riparian States above, and placed them u
ne category oi arms OF the sea- the navigation of which
themselves - " S'~s ''su se1'
Whereas The doctrine that the straits or natural chan
nes which connect free with the main ocean are
also ee even though both banks of such channel wsv
belong to the same state and be within cannon shot Of
each other founded the everlasting principles of
Hght and Is sanctioned by the law of nations; and where
as the attention of the Federal Government has baan in
yittd to this subject by memorial from the Memphis
Convention, therefore be il
Resolved, That Brazil, the nation owning both banks
OF the Amazon, its mouth has no RIGHT srhit,,v 10
shut out the world from the navigation OF its waters or
70 prevent the citizens of the United States from passing
through the same with their vessels and merchandise 10
the Riparian States who have nSed come and trade
there. 1890
. That the President Of this Convention be requested
III lhe name o the Convention, TO congratulate the GO
vernments OF Bolivia Peru aud Ecuador upon the enleht
eneu anu liberal policy which they have adopted with
gard TO their Amazonian Provinces ard TO assure them n,
ne deep interest which the people represented in this
Convention eel with regard TO the tree navigation Of the
Amazon and Its tributaries, the speedy settlement of
the country drained by and to the devcopmen, of s
resources.
Resolved, That committee of - be appointcd ~
consider and report upon the proprcy and expedency of
adopting some plan for promoting Southern and Western
manufactures aud mining operations.
Resolved That this Convention recommend In r,ch NJ
the Southern States having seaport to encourage the Ga
iaoshment OF direct trade with Europe either by ex
empnug from taxes, for limited time the goods impor-
ted, or by allowing the importers equivalent drawback
or bounty or By such other mode to the Legislatures of
the respective States may seem best.
Resolved That efforts should be made to establish di
rect line OF steamers with Europe from some Southern
port ports without further delay ard that in the event
OF the establishment of such line the united support OF
all the Southern States should be pledged il possible to
sustain such line.
Resolved, That this Convention recommend To the Co
vernment OF the United States the formation of reciprocal
treaties with foreign governments for the admission of
their respective products at reduced and equal OF
y and that the Senators aud Representatives from the
States be requested to bring the subject before
Congress.
Lieut.. Maury moved that the Convention do now pro-
ceed to the consideration of the report, which was
agreed to.
Mr. Gibbs moved that this report and resolutions be
printed.
The President stated that that motion could not now
be entertained as the resolutions already before the
Convention.
Mr. Gibbs moved to reconsider the vote lust taken 1t
was probable he thought that upon the adoption OF these
resolutions the vote would be taken by States Hence
was highly important tho the delegation from each State
should have meeting and examine all the provisions EN-.
braced in these resolutions IL they were printed n,
could be better understood
Mr. Maurice not disposed to stay here all the year
lie thought the Convention had better proceed to bu-
sincss The Convention could certainly understand the
resolutions without their being printed He objected to
the reconsideration Of ;ho vote just taken.
Adelcgate from Georgia, whose not announ.
ced while these resolutions were being print
ed, the debate which IN anticipation on the Pacific
Railroad bill, could be proceeded with.
The motion TO reconsider adopted
Mr.. Gibbs moved the posiponemeu Of the further
sderaon Of the report aud resolutions for the purpose
above named The motion agreed TO- and the resolu
tons then ordered to DO printed.
The President stated that the business in order was
the resolutions presented by the delegates from Arkansas
(Mr Pke) Tennessee (lon. j. q. Jones) and Kentucky,
General Leslie Comb' on the subject Of the acifo Rail.
/ road
Mr. Jones Of Tenn stated that the resolutions he had
offered yesterday laid the table That after that
the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr Combs) offered a
rcs Of resolutions similar 10 their character and that the
gentleman from Arkansas, (Ar. Pike had also offered
others tending to the point BY way Of accommoda-
ting gentlemen who wished TO transact other business he
moved that for the present. the resolutions do lie upon
| the iable-agreed TO.
Lieut. Maury stated hlt there additional delegates
! present fom the State Of Missouri aud Kentucky, and