Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-04-15
Editorial correspondence
CHARLESTON. 5. C.. D
Anril Q. ISL. (


April 2, 1851. !
The Southern and Western Commercial Con
sention viii commence its session in this city al
IL o'clock tomorrow. have just arrived in the
city. this evening and find it crowded with dele
gates and visitors from all of the Southern States
The hotels are filed and many have been neees-
sarily turned off into the hands of Committees of
Reception. Beside the six delegates from yonr
city, Virginia is ably and numeroosly represent
cd by delegations from Richmond, Norfolk,
Portsmouth. Petersburg and other places. | IN
derstand that many of the most distinguished
gentlemen of the South in the city-among
others Hon. Vim. c. Dawson of Ca, Iieuts.
Maury and Herndon, and Gen. l.. Combs of Ky.
What may be the practical results of the
deliberations of the Convention, it belongs To the
future to reveal: but | doubt much from the indi-
cations which have seem whether body called
together purely for commercial purposes, so nu-
merously and enthusiastically attended, and re-
presenting constituency SO large and yaried.has
ever before assembled, either in the Northern
Southern States, The people Of the South
evidently and sensibly alive 10 an appreciation Of
ne folly of their prors-t condition of commercial
uependann.A .ri:i IL - stss possiui'-='is1
able that nothing will directly eharacterise their
action save the adoption of very patriotic d, per
haps sensible resolutions, we eau scarcely doubt
that the interchange of sentiment association
of views. which viii take place. viii give healthy
and powerful stimulus and a more local and
tioHal direction to Southern enterprise aud ener-
gy. The idea which has prevailed among certain
politicians that the glory and strength and indie
pendenoe Of the South would be guaranteed by
the development solely of her agricultural eapa
city has already become an exploded fallaey, even
among many who once cherished IL cardinal
truth of political economy. 1t is confessed by
the absolute necessities, which, even in this day
of agricultural prosperity, have called together
the body which win meet tomorrow in the very
pantheon of the gods Of qualification, from the
great cotton and tobacco and rice growing see-
tons of the Union. more diversified demand
for labor-to the loom and anvil,as well as 10 the
plough the creation of homo marts for home
products, and the enjoyment by the South of the
rich profits of its carrying trade, foreign and do
nestle, which the more skilful enterprise of the
North has nopolised-these, by the agencies
Of commercial laws and regr atons, state and fed
eral. and the intervention of continued princ
pie of protection, are the ends now sought 10 be
accomplished. Ii is pity Mr.. Calhoun is not n
live to aid in the great and good work, and thus
to cement the Union, indssoubly and forever, by
community and identity of intorestsand the in
Auence of a better equilibrium of power between
the Northern and Southern sections in the nation
al councils.
| have had no opportunity to see any but
small portion of this city. The aspect is rather
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eral prevalence of the fiat roof to the buildings.
| was particularly charmed with the scenery for
few miles before approaching the city, where
the level landscape either side of the road is
varied with successive lawns and gardens and
groves, rendered almost enchanting by fu-hower-
ing roses and shrubbery and the thick mid sum
mer foliage and yerdure of the forests. But un-
til you approach within ten fifteen miles of
Charleston, there is little 10 admire save to one
who has a penohant for pine barrens and bogs
and morasses. This is the along nearly the
whole line OF railroads extending from Weldon.
The lands not under water, TINT have been
drained and brought into requsition, badly
cultiyated-and in their impoyenshment rather
than in the operation of any tariff, South Caro-
lima could doubtless trace ont the moro direct
cause of the relative depreciation of her wealth.
Delegates TO the Convention from Virginia re-
ceiyed free tickets all the railroads (exeep-
ting the Danyille, and the Richmond and Peters
burg roads, as far as Wilmington, N. c. From
that place to Charleston half charges made
1t is matter of graduation to those from Nir-
GINA and North Carolina that these States have
certainly not fallen behind South Carolina in the
public spirit eyinced by the railroad companies
on this occasion.
| shall endeayor to advise your readers regu-
larry of whatever matters of interest may trans
pire in the Convention u.