Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-04-21

On Wednesday, after the assembling of the c

ILL.,,
port from the Committee on Business:
Ist ResoIUed That whilst Agriculture is, and
propely should be- the predominant pursuit OF the
people of the States represented IN this Convention
The interests of these States would be very greatly
promoted by the employment of capital in other Pur-
suits and especially 10 Manufactures and Mining
that the abundance and cheapness of the means OF
subsistence of fuel and water power the temperature
of the climate and other natural advantages will, II
properly improved, secure TO these States Vrtua
monopoly of the manu- factares well the growth
of cotton that it is believed the present cost of
this staple abroad, will more than cover
the expense OF manufacturing il at home and that,
as an investment for security for certainty of result
and uniformity of income the factory and the NINE
when properly managed, has no superior.
ID Resolved, That Committee OF
be appointed by this Convention, for the purpose OF
obtaining the most reliable statistical information as
10 the number and location of manufactures and
mines in the States represented IN this body the
capital invested in the several establishments the
amount of income and disbursements; the number of
hands (operatives) employed, free and slave the
amount of the raw material consumed the quantity
and quality of the manufactured articles produced
the prices at which they are furnished the markets
in which they chiefly sold and other items of in
formation tending to show the present condition and
extent of our manufacturing interest; and that said
Committee furnish to the Secretary Of the Conven-
ton report of their investigations, to be laid by
him before the next meeting of the Convention and
that it be the duty of said Committee to address the
people of the States represented in this Convention,
and to urge the importance of action, in the Legisla-
ture thereof favor of education, OF manufactures,
of ship. building of direct trade and Of mining and
that it be the duty of said Committee to collect, and
present at the next meeting of the Convention, STA
tsiics and other useful information relating to the
international improvement of the several States their
industrial resources, their mineral treasures their
manufacturing facilities and their capacities for trade
and commerce, together with statement in which
shall be set forth the and lengths of the
raj railways, their cost, and the increased value
which has been impaired to lands and other property
in consequence of such improvements
Resolved, That Committee of be appointed
to memorabilia Congress in The name of this Con-
vention, and in the most earnest manner to urge the
importance of and to pray for the following measures
viz:
l. The remission of duties all railroad iron.
2. The passage of an Act for the improvement Of
the merchant service, by encouraging boys to 60 to
sea, and for preventing desertion.
g. To send one or two small naval steamers up the
Amazon for the purpose of exploring the tributaries
of that river which the States owning them have de-
clared to be free to the and navigation Of
the whole world.
f. To encourage the establishment of line of mail
steamers between some Southern seaport town and
the mouth of the Amazon other port in Brazil
5. And also to encourage the establishment of q
direct mail route by steamers, between some South
ern port and Europe.
g. Upon the improvement of harbors and navigable
rivers
Resolved, That in the judgment of the Convention,
the adoption OF the above named measures would tend
nightly TO promote the general welfare. The interests
of the country require Them and even-handed justice
should mete them out.
Whereas, The governments of Bolivia, Peru and
Ecuador have made the navigation of their Amaze
nian waters free to all the world and grhereas this
action on the part of those governments has remoy-
ed those streams from the condition OF inland wat
es, the CATION of which is peculiar to the Rip
arlan States above and placed them in the category
Of arms of the sea, the navi CATION of which free
to all the world as is that OF the great high seas
| themselves.
Whereas, The doctrine that the straits or natural
channels which connect free waters with the main
ocean, are also free though both banks of such
channel way belong 10 the State, and be with
in cannon shot of each other, is founded the ever
lasting principles of right and is sanctioned by the
law of nations: and WhereaS. the attention of the Fed
eral Government has been invited TO this subject by
memorial from the Memphis Convention, therefore
be it
RESOLVED, That Brazil, the nation owning boil
banks of the Amazon, at its mouth has no right ar
brariIy TO shut cut the world from the navigation
It's waters, to prevent the citizens of the Untet
States from passing through the same, with thei
v. sSels and merchandise to the Riparian States. WIN
have invited to come and trade there
2. That the President of this Convention be re
quested, in the of the Convention to congratu
late the governments of Bolivia, Peru and Equado
upon the enlightened and liberal policy which the,
have adopted with regard to their Amazonian Pro
vinces and assure them of the deep interest whic
gard to the free navi cation of The Amazon and il
tributaries, 10 the speedy settlement of the cour
try drained by it, and to the Development of its re
sources.
RESOLVED, That Committee of be apponte
to consider and report upon the propriety and expe
dIency OF adopting some plan for promoting Souther
and " estern manufactures and mining operations.
Resolved, That this Convention recommend to cac
of The Southern States having seaport. to encoul
age the establishment of direct trade with Europe
either by eXemping from taxes. for limited time
the goods imported or by allowing the importers
equivalent drawback or bounty. or by such othe
mode as TO the Legislatures of the respective State
= may seem best
Resolved, That efforts should be made to estabIis
a direct line of steamers with Europe, from som
: Southern port ports, wiMout further delay; an
that in the event of the establishment of such ln
the united support of all the Southern States shoul
be pledged, if possible, to sustain such line
: RESOLVED, That this Convention recommend 10 tn
Government of the United States the formation {
- reciprocal treaties with foreign governments for tn
admission of their respective products at reduced
equal rates of duty and that the Senators and Rel
resentatives from the respective States be requisite
W to bring the subject before Congress-
:. The resolutions ordered to be printed
II Mr.. BlackwoOd, of Missouri, offered a resolutu
# in favor of Railroad to the Pacific and declaring
e the duty Of the General Government to improve nav
gable streams particularly L De of the South al
Southwest. Referred
Mr.. Hale, Of S c., offered resolution in favor
e opening our coaSting trade to foreign shipping. R.
d ferred.
r Mr.. BIRCH of Tenn. offered a resolution susgestir
It that the Legislatures of the several Southern STATE
n be recommended to appropriate Thousand doIla
for the construction of steamers to ply between Sout
ern and Europe ports. Referred to the General Con