Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-04-19
Southern commeroial Convention.

Southern Commercial Convention.
4 FOURTH DAY.
THURSDAY, April t3.--The Convention was
stated that The clergyman who bad engaged to open
ltheinp proceedings with the Of the
divine blessings, hadnot arrived, and he did moi
feel il his detan the Convection any longer
from the business they were nxious to consider.
This must be his excuse for dispensing with the
usual Introductory solemnities. ~
MIR. Maurice Georgia. cbser, ed that as it was
now in order TO reconsider portion of Yesterday
Journal, he hoped the resui1tion admitting the fe-
potters of lhree New York papers tthe Herald Tr.
Iune and Express) as honorary members Of The
convention, and as being entitled to the same
hoSpitalltes. wonld be again read.
~TheIeso!ntionswas accordingly read, and a.tls-
bate sprung up upon it inSwhieh Mr.. Maurice OF
Ga:s Mr.: Parhait, of Ienn.s Mr. Jlay of Ala, Mr..
Jones OF Ienn, hittls Of Ga, arshall
motion to reconsider The vote by which the
resolution was adopted, prevailed, and the follow
ing Yasisubsti tuted for the resolution:k RI
"fesoleed,, That all editors and reporters for
the press " no may attend the Conyen ton, be in
Eyltedt to seas at the reporters desks
Lieut.. .Maury moyedthat the Convention pro-
coed to the consideration of the resolutions which
1were ordered to be printed on the previous day:e
The The series OF. resolutions submitted
by the General Committee tothe Convention, was
tlen READILY the Secretary, and ate, one or two
'EyeTbalamenaments, Of no Importance, the resolu
ton was unanimously agreed to.
The second resolution Was then read, AMI on
motiohiby Lieut.. Manry, the Llank the FIRST
line was filed BY the words, "three rom each
State,1 so as TO make the line read, - .aIaaa1
s8 t'Resotoed, That a committee of three nfrom
eacl State here represented, be appointed by this
Conventions" &c. =. .'aiAs zss{''19 'osl1 ~
This resolution was also adopted. afiet under
gong some typographical amendments =. -!
H. MI. tilgham, OF Ihu., snu That ~ ~ was IN or
DER, he would be glad to oheEi the resolution he
had presented Yesterday, as substitute Tor this
second LeSo. Ytion, Of the y o. nmittss: =,
10 lie, PrsSitent--ltlStn order.G So 80 IL
f. MIL ghman made some pertinent rem arks, and
altef nVoteswsS ts aud Idecluedin the athIma-
i've W the Ptcsident, a member objected, 10 The
MODE OF taxing tue yole, when finally Mr.lT.,
IwlLhdrew nus resolutlon al IL EiFI 10 = Ii
L. The Third ollton being that on which the
whole business oil tue da turned, was next IeaG
as 10 Loltows ;ss, - VIZ ,lsies s7iie
8 nat Sotanttee OF appoint
Su W HetnoIailzs SolstsSS, IN the name OF THIS
IGonyehtlon, and IN the mo. earnest m nner 10
urge me pottiLce OF and 10 pray LOT tieiiollow.
ing measures Siz:tF go .t 80 q i.is siss9s
ne Ist!llssl9l 81 dnles On railroad iron.
z. The passage OF an act Tor the improvement
the merchantserrice, bylencoutaging boystto go &c
sea, aud Tor preventing deSertion. 2+ssnl ~ go
Ii. ., 70 SEND one OF Two small naval steamers up
Inc mazon lor The pun pose OF exploring thetrib-
utares OIL That river. which the States owning
them have decared TO be Tree to the commerce aud
Navigation oil tue whole world.
4; 10 encouraae the esta blishment OF line Of
man. steamers between some Southern seaport o.
loWn anu Inc mouth OIL the Amazon, or some otheI
port IN Brazil az gtsssf s.sss5s sss, ~ = aszl57
o. Ahu alsosto encourage lhe establishment OF o
direct mai route, bysteaners between some south
etn port and Europe,
6. Upon the linproyenentof yharbors and nayi
gable rlyeTs:ss .k5taf1 ~ 2. =. ~
Mr.. Polk, OF Tenn, moved to strike out the 6tt
clause oil Tue resolution relating 10 The improve
ment OF rivers and harbors by the G enerat Govern
Iinent. He understood clause 10
Convention mere mvnloriallsts 10 Congress upon a
question which he had,al@ays regarded as bearing
a polliIcal aspect. - = ~.
MIR Tift,of Ga, suggested that The vote be taken
upon each clause separately.
M Manry moved 10 fill tue Sblank in the firs
paragraph with tue words three from each Slate,
Waieh ! mo. agreed 10.
Mr. iii, OF sGe0rgla, moved atofamend the frs
proposition by striking out The wo remission,
anailnsertins The word'reduction.'lE-J saItgs or
mf. MaurysdemandEds a Soteiby States on the
am men 81 80 trsEs5, = eiCI4ssEtV4
The vote being taken, stood: yst9Sl
For Observation-Disclosures (Which had tie vote
wlt out The vote OF Gov. Clay,Js Florida, Georgia
Kentucky Maryland, MissouriS s. Carolinu, len
nessee anu Virginia. 81 ! . = ,s
lima and Texas.e5 assirfsi4 z, -srssS,.
So the anne ndment was adopted, andth section
as amsnhed, read as follows: .s,,,ssls
The Question next recurred ON ,he second n,o
position ofitIe' resolution, as follows:
2: TIE passage OF an act Tor The, Improvement
oil The merchant service by encouraging boys To- &c
10 sea, aud forlpresenting DISCRETION.
The proposition was then agreed toWithout op
positlon.-3 s.'a;fafaf7zs lsa ~ 50 t=.zsttI
gu estion recurring on the thirdproposition
&Llent. dethaon' -lol Na:,l aitet a very beautifu
speech, oil which wenntenhedto publ II copiou.
hbstracI, had onrsiimits but penmttsd, novel 4
amend itby adding the Words: ~ D. ;t.., -.
"And that ilies goyernment0e Brazil be request.
ed to permit these vessels Splorations an,
surveys on the shores OF the Amazon belonging tc
4 That natlOn.p