New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-15
THE CONVENTION

Al II o'cock the Theaer wac densey crowded. Cards
On each of which the nsme OF State printed we're rus
pended over the boxes rkaosas Texas Nsssp ssou
Illinois F!ords Kentucks Alabama, i nnese e' Georgia
Louisisrs North Csrolna, Virginia Dhtric Of Columbia
MARYLAND and Ohio there presented ire tcket vas
f ished by the propeor OF the Theater TO admit all the
REPRESENTATIVES of the Press 20 the eveoing peri FINANCES
during the week There we're very few laiies present
Mr. HUrcHINsoN The Mayor Of the City opened the pro-
oeednes by calling the Convention to ordr and ioytns
theHon ". C. D.wsoN of Georgia, to occupy the Char
lApplsuse
The Rev Or HrSxLE. en- Eprcopa clergyman, offered
mn PRAYER lie was dressed in his Episcopal robes and
sJd st the rgb,hsnd SIDE Of the stage The Mayor as he
address the meeting stood tribune placed IN the cen
ter Of the stage.
The Hon W C DAWSON arose in the boxes opposite the
Mayor and was received with a burst Of applause. He
ssd that he had already on different occasions, had
the honor of presiding at these Comm ria Conventions
He thought therefore thai ne might be excused on the
pese occasion Nothing would have Ddu ed HIN to ac
cept TIE post Memphis but his connection with the early
history of these Conventions HIS State had ben greatly
honor,d by this courtesy OF The Convention IL
ing its representative preside the deber1t ons but
ms there were hundreds fully able TO discharge its duties
as himself he must decline the honor and desire that
should be distributed to them He then referred TO the
good effect wrought by these Conventions ihrr o0ect
were to develop natural resources lie dlscaimed
the title of a sectional he had no desire T. array
part of the country against the other Ou simply 10
avelop the commercial resources of the West In rising
he added he had no intention Of making any other re
marks excepting that he mast decline the honor OF Pes
ding over this assembly
Col SsrFD Of Tennessee, moved that delegation OF
three from each State be elected TO nominate general
ofhvers, and that they report at O'Clock
DrLrGATE moved that they report Ia half an hour.
Carried US amended
The Convention then commenced general eonversa-
ton among themselves ana appointed the requisite NUN
The Committee returned in due time with the Of
the officers elected aud again nominated Gov DA"soS
President. r,
accepting the office of President of the Convention he
did So he said with great Cidence The labor deYOvn9
the Char was seldom appreciated by those VINO hau
never filed it, II was responsible situation TINS Noh-
yention he commended represents great interest OF
great section of the country Those interests go not con
hct with the interests of any other section It's ODec Is
10 mite in harmonious conversation the friends Of that
section hch might result in benefit to her and through
her to every other section Look at It's vast resources
and limited DEVELOPMENT and then patriots say whether
is not requisite that the friends of this great section
should unite all the powers they have 70 aeTeop
IL We Of the South and South west have hitherto been
engaged in agricultural and mechanical pursuits, ana
have had a happy and comparatively glorious career
We have left the task of exchanging cGmmod.ues 10 3en
and confined ourselves TO raising the material
cotton and tobacco We have done so because It was
more profitable so do than TO engage IN the transport
fiade We have not engaged in the carrier trade nun
erto but must engage in it because Inc growing
population Of the South requires greater diversity OF EN-
plcymens and the capital OF the South greater uNor
sty of investment.
fIe then proceeded 70 onunerate OF the modes by
which as he conceived the South would be benefited and
auggestod alluded 10 them as likely to occupy Inc ateh
fon OF the Convention We must he said have our own
export towns within the limits OF oar own section lhS
would enable the planter TO save the additional taNaton
imposed on him, and consequently deducted from ms
rroifs by the present mode of sending the goods into
other States before they could be exported "" inns was
TO be done he could suggest was for the Convention
10 consider that He spoke of the spirit OF violence w1ch
characterized the South ana said that he hoped one effect
of the Convention would be to eXnguish this by arousng
spirit OF emulation He said that they ought to take an
interest in internal improvement by dong 50 tne Nof
had become powerful ana reh' aud me PopoaHon q
Georgia the Yankee State OF The South as was caeu
had been greatly increased. They ought 10 examine
whether from Baltimore the Delta port could not DE
found naturally qualified TO be The export S'a'e ol uo
South and what artificial measures were necessary 10
make one so ii crTy port required some alterations nc
asked why line of steamers aided by zee gov
enumeration for carrying the maIs S,I nos W S%S So1
Europe and the South. He remarked that TIE S'uSNVo
Annually by southern summer visitors 10 ne horh'n
: :, might be saved and applied TO ene1t an improve
Iisns in the southern States. lie showed tie
that would arise from system of internal Improvements
He suggested also 10 the present rate OF o uues DC
either reduced abolished by Congress. .
He then discussed AT considerable length me pec' 'o
Pacific Railroad al Railroad across the sthmns oil
Tehusrtepec suggestion to establish co munlcaiicn
between the Southern 5 ates and South America, and
other sclemeS The next legitimate object of discussion
b sd oul5 he the education of southern youth home
in order as he explained IN really able paFaphraslca
stythat they might the risk they al present run
bryo slave owners by attending the semna OF tS
North There was great applause when ne meh'oheu
fs ton of discussion lie said that something ousu1 W
done by Government ylomaey ior tIe 0U''n d 80
a estate point of view. He limited darSiy aoSst the
Pol but said that that question had 1e"e' ~ i'' W.
the States themselves individually 20 ser, o sssad
lew resolutions of seeat importance were PeSsou
and others referred TO the Committee ana speech :"
delivered by Mr. MARSHAL OF Mississippi on educ anon
after which the Convention adjourned