Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-15

Of the st. Johns and the western at point south
tho Suwannee.
requesting the General Government mako cotton And
tobscco subjects Of special diplomatic IN
view Of the aspect Of Eastern affairs
Mr.. White OF Va, offered resolution for appolntipv
Committee Of three IRON each State represented 10 nro
vide for the permanent organization and regular periodical
meetings Of the Southern and Southwestern Convention
Tho Secretey presented behalf OF Gen Leslio Comhs
OF KY, (who engaged the General Committees a
memorial from the Chamber Of Connie rec OF LousyiIe
Kentucky requesting the next meeting of tho Convention
Il expected by many that tho general committee
would be ready to report during this days session. and
much anxiety was manifested accordingly.
At several intervals the Convention doing nothing
but waiting for that eagerly expected document and &
ring OF these awkward blanks there was general
call for "Brownow" After reiterated calls Mr. brown
low worked his to the stage declaring that he did
not about making speech merely to kill time and
cover tho crrands Of the page to the committee rooms
Mr.. Brownlow, however, did make Speech aud not the
worst speech II has been our fortune to hear.
Mounting the rosirI deliberately and with much self
possession he adjusted his hat and STICK and began to
''orate"
He had expected he said In substance to ud MANY In
tellIgent gentlemen here-he Sas hot disappointed He
had calculated that many OF them would be anx ous to
hear their own voices-he had not been dsappon ted
s bad been led to fear that ne would to OBJ.
tain hearing himself at tho Convention and
he had announced en- route series ofappontments from
Knoxville 10 Charleston.
He bad addressed the people along the road on oil CUES.
tons, for ct home In Tennessee he general super
ntendent OF religion, morals politics aud agriculture
These interests accordingly well attended to in Ten.
nessee He concluded by referring old historical
ncdcuI Soon after the landing Of the Pilgrims num-
Der oil them, who had penetrated distance n the in
terror, held "a Convention, and adopted is said by
tradition-or our reporter ,cas NOT ihrrs-tb, 6ov;n
resolutions:
LIST Resolved, Tha, the Earth is the Lords, and tho
fulluess thereof
I'd That the Lord Designed the earth for the use Of tho
Saints
Sd. That we the Saints.
Mr. Brownlow would amend the resolution so as to read
thus
ls That Cuba is the Lords and the fallucss thereof
That the Lord designed Cuba Tor the Saints Of tho
South.
81. That We are the saints of the South.
The resolutions brought down the House from the third
tier to the pit
Mr. Brownlow retiring loudly and Justify called
Tor so that he induced to return Looking towards
the ladies' IN the private boxes the left from the stage
there were many in attendance-he addressed a tenn.
perance speech, to the ladies' particularly telling them an
aecdote about the ladies Of certain in Ohio the
moral OF which was that ladies should not their hands
or arms into jug handles" This may be very good ad-
vice Tor Ohio ladies' for aught know but ladies
not prone either to bloomers or jug handles.
IL was ascertained, soon, alter IL ~ that the
mtee would not be prepared report to-day, and
eordingiy the Convention adjourned.
we take this occasion to give correctly few names
which we're mis- printed in oor list published yesterday
These mistakes will OF course occur sometimes and for
much OF the information, in common with friends
OF the Press, have been enabled give far acknow
Nsc ou Indebtedness 10 Parham, PeI SerrdNce anu The
pursuit OF knowledge under nculties. The reader will
accordingly substitute the following for those
sembling them in list OF yesterday:
Richmond, Vd.-W. ii. mcfarland
M,''o"Ti.--James NJ. Cendenin, William G. Black.
wood.
The following arc informed, should have ap.
peared yesterday
1snne"ss.-F. A. Parham Chattanooga Gazette; W. Ir.
wing Cranda, Chattanooga Advertiser; Z. Strode Mr..
Bates, Jno O. Burch.
Pirgi,.ia.-W. I. Harrison, J. r. Small, Jno s. Low.
Cit A. L. Hill, WIN. Ward, Samuel r. Borum Col N.
Cook.
number OF delegates arrived yesterday whose names
we would have published possible II is always pos
sibe however TO make bricks without straw or to find
out everything at once without cooperation and
sistance.