The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-18
NE sourHERN coMnERcIAL ooNyENnoN


strong pressure d other important during the
several days past has rendered US unable devote
much d the space Of the proceedings Of
the Charleston convention Is We had wished.
The proceedings Of Thursday last We find especial
Importance On that day the convention earnestly
and assduously engaged in the consideration Of partial
report made BY the business committee aud il is believed
that its action thereon win general approval in the
several States represented in the convention Ii was no
solved to appoint committee three from each Of the
States represented memoraize Congress the follow.
ing subjects:
ga The remission OF duties railroad iron.
a. The passage of for the improvement Of the msr.
chant service by encouraging boys 20 TO and FOR pre-
venting desertion.
s To send one on two small naval steamers up the ANA
for the purpose Of exploring the tributaries Of that river
which the owning them have declared TO be free 10 the
commerce and navigation of the whole world
"a To encourage the establishment Of line Of mail steam.
between southern seaport town and the mouth
the Amazon, other port In Brazil
"5 And also to encourage the establishment of direct
route by steamers between southern port and Eu
rope.
80 Upon the improvement Of harbors and gable riy
ers."
The first proposition after discussion amended
by the substitution the word reduction" for the word
remission and adopted by Of States to two
The second proposition adopted unanimously show
ing the readiness of the South cooperate with the North
in pressing upon the attention of Congress this subject
which is of equal importance the commerce Of both
sections of the country The third fourth and fifth re-
atng to the exploration of the Amazon and the establish
ment of lines of steamships the Amazon and TO Europe
were also unanimously approved BY the convention.
The sixth proposition relating to harbors and rivers
Mr. Polk of Tennessee moved strike out which propo-
son States voting the ncpatiye
four in the affirmative The subject of the main PROPOSE
ton debated at length to the hour of adjournment
without receiving any definite action.
On Friday, the committee charged with the subject
ported resolutions to the effect, first that the
Pacific railroad project of vital necessity the pros
pey OF the southern States The second resolution declares
that the route should be commenced the Mississippi be
tween ST Louis and New Orleans, and should through
Texas connecting with all the northern and southern roads
The third urges that the Gadsden treaty. far
the right of way through Mexico ought be adopted The
fourth recommends combination of the southern States for
the construction of the railroad independent the national
government The fifth recommends the incorporation of the
road by the legislature Of Virginia. and subsequently by the
legislatures Of all the southern States Tho sixth provides
for the appointment of committee prepare charter and
its passage by Virginia and other southern States
GAN the resolutions adopted except that in relation to
the treaty Mr. Gadden addressed the convention and nd
recy ntimated that the treaty prepared to
route for the South through Mexico He had heard
that the northern senator's had combined to defeat that part
of the resolution offered the convention. The resolution
subsequently withdrawn by the committee. resolution
adopted providing for the encouragement of direct trade
with Europe for of the southern ports by legislative
stance Treaties to the reduction Of duties imposed
tobacco and hemp by foreign countries
after which the convention ourned until the following day
~ magnificent display of fireworks took place at the Bat
terry Friday night which the members Of the
convention conveyed board of three magnificent
steamers"