Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-20

son. and not because he wished to Introduce po,te b
snood iee himself compelled to vote against the With
Mr. Cispp Of Miss, earnestly desired tha. the rc.olu
eon might be allowed to be Withdrawn. IL was evidsnt
IRON .ae tone and feeling manifested by the Convention
M 70 persist In IL would only produce scord and niobt
defeat the object for which they had assembled.
mr.. fike, OF Arkansas sad be was not In the Co,xs,
h", .ne resolution wa, adopted II ne had been
nele ne seoud nave voted against It. although he WAS
IN hvor OF the principle contained In H. He besvsa n
'ne constutiona power Of Congress to make spproor
,ons ior river and hafbor improvements: but 6,r I'm
that he would not have voted for n ON ,bs .ranna
gested by the gentleman from Mississippi Hc c.o s
.he convention with full determination 40 lar ss be
was concerned not to be the means of introdpc;n .n
thing which might have tendency 10 erci,s rof,i:,
ieenng. lie appealed to the Convention to rememhsr
and act upon that precept Of Scripture which s,ysP
not stumbling block In the way Of thy brs,Srsn Ts
moved to lay the resolutions and all tho amendments a
the table. 'en's oh
The Pre.ident-That motion |, no, in or3sr
Several delegates demanded the prsyjons on..,;
ar. Perry, oi 5 O., moved reconsider the vote hv
'ne refused to strike the sixth proo
Mr. Polk Of Tenn.-That Is . motion which c.nro,
made oy any delegate the present state Of the oues
uon. Inc vote was taken by States and motion to
majority. ""''n 'o'ea n mo
ton was ordered to be now nut e Aa'u aues-
Adelegnte.-What is the question,
Inc fresident-On granting leave IN ~i,hJ...,
words: "nch IN these
| Upon the improvement; of harbors and ;
IL within the competency of Congress" ' -
pe.ega.e;-Lesre was asked to withdraw the whole
resolution and all the amendments "''
| Mr. haury.-I limit the reouest N Tho ;,.,
| the sixth proposition. Vi
question was then taken on granting leave to with.
uraw, ana II was decided n the Affirmative
The question then recurred on the adont;o, =, a.
third resolution, as amended - '
ar. I. D. Campbell, of Tenn, moved to lay the resc
uuon on the table for n moment to .fronI hin, a., -
Portunity of presenting resolution which n,,I Ia OPP
nueh oi the time OF the Convention Its oh;s., - 40
h u,e o speakers to ten minutes and to provide
tha no delegate should speak than once on A. -.
suoec unless Tor explanation. He was sure that snch
resolution If adopted and observed would ere.,I ,nd "a
| facilitate business 0 sseauy 'end 70
| The motion to lay the resolution n, ~. ,L, f., Al,
purpose above indicated, agreed To- and nm js.s
adopted. 'e'''uaon winch was
Resolred, That hereafter no eeptlem,, .h,u,
oMeo 70 speak longer than minutes nor more than
once Icept Tor explanatory upon any question before
The resolution last under discussion v,. ,h., ,.L.,
rom me table, the question being its adoption ss
Mr.. Coleman, of Mississippi moved 70 s,,L. 49,. a,
resolving clause, and substitute the following: Wv
he'ofred. That the Senators and Represen,s,;vss =;
from the States represented in this Conventjop
to urge Congress the Of ,b
following measures viz; - s
l. The reduction OF duties on railroad iron
lac passage oil an act for the Improvement of the
| for preventing desertion. ~ 7" sea anu
). 10 send one or two small steamers ND tho Am.,o,
purpose exploring the of that
which the States owning Them have decIarsa -, @
10 tue commerce and navigation of the whole world an5
that the Government Of Brazil be requested to pert
vessels to make explorations and surveys nnop Nh. sh
ofthe Amazon belonging to that nation ~ ~
To encourage the establishment of lipe of mail s,ss
es between some Southern port ports and the mouth
| ot tue Amazon, or some other port OF Brazil
s. And, also, encourage the essblisbmen. ~ i,..
mail route by steamers between some Southern nor, or
] ports and Europe. A Pois VI
! Aud the vote being demanded hv s,,,os :,
with the following result
feas-Alabama, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Kep,uckv
LOUISIANA Maryland. Mississippi. Tennessee, TeIas-Io
Nays-indiana, Missouri North Carolina Soutb C.roli
na yirgnia-5. ''u'u 0afoh
| So the resolution was agreed to-
Convention next proceeded to the consideration of
tue following preamble and resolutions being mari of tbs
same report: -b part VI 'ho
whereas, The governments of Bolivia, Peru and Ee.
, n,e iaue tue navigation OF their Amazopian wa.
@ "ee 70 al tue world, and whereas this action ON The
part Of those governments has removed those sr,ams f
the condition OF inland waters the navigation of which 4,
ho 70 .ne states above, and placed them in
eaasory OF arms OF the sea- navigation OF which
| themselves. e'N-' t"6" 'ea7
Whereas, The doctrine that the straits or natural
nels which tree waters with The mai, o.a -
also iree even though both banks Of such channel
oeong 70 the same State and be within cannon shot Of
each other Is founded the everlasting princinaz of
right, and sanctioned by the law Of nations md h
as the attention Of the Federal Government has been In
vited to this subject by a memorial f,om tba NJ, =.
Convention, therefore be 1t ~einP"'s
Resolved, That Brazil the nation owning bo,b h,rLs NJ
tne Amazon at Its mouth has right arbitrarily to sbnt
". e "ora rom the navigation Of its waters or to pre-
vent the citizens of the United Stataa ,,o,, ,sf;
through the same, with their vessels and %
.ne riparian States, who have invited us 10 come ana
That tho President Of this Convention h. reops.,o
In the name OF the Convention to copgr.,nIss tha 80
ernmens OF Bolivia Peru and Ecuador upon the ensh,
oea aha hoera policy which they have adopted v,, re-
Su 70 nef Amazonian provinces and 10 assure them M
tne deep interest which the people represented In ,h
Convention feel with regard the free navigation of the
ana It's tributaries to the speedy settlement of the
country drained by il, and to the deyelopment Of ,a
resources. Vi Ns
Governor Clay Of Alabama, moved to strike out all ,bs
ang part OF the report which had not vet been ac.
teo tie was not prepared assent to the doctrna
ad doSn in that portion Of which had lust been resJ
and mad long ago determined that II no Other gsn,,sna
.us 9uoh 70 strike ii out. be would do So He vas
NOT prepared 10 assent to the doctrine that all b o,d
had right to enter river which was eIcuaiysIy i,ho
me Jurisdiction OF another government and was still less
70 rase 'he question with RaI the only gov.
like our own. Possessing INSTITUTIONS
Mr Aaury rose merely to say tina, he though, the pr;
eP contained 10 the preamble and resolutions would re.
ceve iorce and strength by discussion aud uasmucb al
there was not now time to give the question that
'Aon which its Importance deserved he would now py,
notice that should he have the honor of seat In h
Convention, he would bring up the Whols doct,; -
seas and free straits. " "ea
The question was then taken on the motion 70 .,,;Lo
ded In the Affirmative. ~ " '"' ueei-
The question then required the adoption Of the ,o
; port as amended II was adopted " '"e ~
Mt haury moved that the Conventnn mr.. ....-., =.
consider the rePor. Of the Comm,se In rel,Ion n So
Pacific Railroad. '"e'A""n 70 'ho
mr. huihn moved a. substitute for tbs. motion ,bs,
ne reports OF the General Committee should be t,ksn nm,
III % ,9e order IN which they decided Upon
Ihe latter motion prevailed and the Convsn,io, No.,
miitee: '" ''V'u 'ne Ooui-
resolved, That Committee Of - be appojntsd ,o
consider and report upon the proprety and exped,s ~
nanuaetutes and mining operations
mr. aIuty moved to h up the blank With tho words iona
ron saeh OF the states here represented
lhe motion was agreed TO- and the resolution v.s ,h
passed ''2"On Was 'neA
DIRECT TRADE WIN EUROPE
The Convention next proceeded to the co ,,,,,, :,
the following resolution ''ue'a"Ou "
Resolved, That this Convention ;ceorn,,sra ., ..h =,
e southern states having sea port to enconrSSs tbe
Ssaoa@enI OF direct .ade with Europe either Sy en-
IPung nom ron nhes .or limited time tbe goods 5por-
ted OF by 'owue the importers an sGuiy.Isos . Ssc
Jr by such other mode to the Legislatures Of