The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-19

nently conservative OF any portion of the Union. Zap
plause And yet, he continued, we undertake, as a
commercial convention, to recommend open, outright
daring flibusterism upon other nations. cannot con-
sent to this. am Southern man all over. love the
South because she is the main pillar OF that liberty which
enjoy.
Lieutenant MAuRY said he had merely dAthe pur
pose of giving information TO the gentleman The ANA
question one of the express subjects before the
Memphis convention, of which the present was an ad-
iourned convention II recommended from the Bal
tmore convention TO that held at Memphis as one oil the
subjects upon which should be called to act There are
in Brazil he said, two parties one OF winch was known
the monarchica with European sympathies ana tne
other the republican, with American sympathies. Inc
former opposed to the expedition and when they
heard that Lieutenant Herndon about starting on his
explorations they denounced him and his men as pratt
cal Yankees The Brazilian government declared its de-
termination not to allow any American expedition to go
up that river thus debarring from having commercial
intercourse with the nations along its banks who
very DESTROYS for it, When the mouth of the Mississippi
was owned by another power were refused
TO pass IT, but the people told government to force
passage and expressed their willingness to recruit an
armed expedition for the purpose He believed 1t was
matter in which the republican states of the Amazon
deeply interested and which they earnestly desired
should be carried into effect
Mr. LYON of va-The question is not whether we shall
express sympathy Tsn e 1 on the who
course with That is a doctrine which pressed
upon by that greatest of all modern knaves Kossuth
who came among US to involve US in difficulties with
foreign nations
Mr.. MCFARLAND, OF Val am not under the same ap-
prehensions of my colleague The only matter Of in
qury on this subject is whether the proposition is in
itself sound There is scarcely any principle Of interna
tsna law more familiar IN practice than that the rights
such owners to friendly powers AS long As the
tries the mouth allowed the right of navigating
the river throughout its entire length 1t be contend
that the right may not be extended by them to
other nations with which they friendly relations
Mr. LYoN-Where is your authority for that statement
Mr.. McFARIAsn-The authority Is Wheaton, which is
admitted not only by our government but by the gov
ernments Of Europe.
MIR. LYONS said such request was entirely unprece-
dented No chairman Of committee had any right to
withdraw portion Of the report Of that committee the
convention must either accept or reject it.
motion was made that the proposition bs stricken
out.
Ex Gov CLAY of Alabama, hoped the motion would be
adopted. He could not assent to the doctrines laid
down and not prepared to admit that ali the world
had right to enter the mouth Of river which belonged
to country. He not disposed to raise question of
that kind with the Of Brasil The resolution
amended however only requested the Senators and
Representatives in Congress to urge these different pro-
positions in constitutional and rightful way. We do
net to say that Brazil has right to control the
Lieut. MAERY said that the preamble and resolutions
would receive strength and force by discussion in this
con but as there va; mot time enough to give
he gave notice that should he have the honor Of
seat in the next convention he would bring up for DIS
doctrine of free navigation
The motion was put striking out and adopted by
large majority.
motion was made to the effect that the Senator'S and
Representatives in Congress be requested to their
uence to procure an additional appropriation to remove
the raft in Red river which the President said out
Of order.
The SECRETARY read the next resolution in the report
Resolved, That committee Of ---be appointed
Ina 3 and
N ] s and R mining apssssiGns ''A
committee of from each State here represented"
The resolution as amended was adopted.
The next resolution was then read, as follows
Southern hayngl. the es.sS
lowing the importers drawback bounty
Mr.. McfaRIANS moved to amend this BY striking out
from the word trade to the words "Only such, &C..
Mr.. LEKK considered this emasculated the resolution
The amendment lost, and the original resolution
The following was next read by the Secretary
Resolved That efforts should BIO made to establish d.
Or
the estabshmsnt Of such line the united support Of all
Dr. GoocH desired to amend this by adding +" and fur
ther that committee of Eve be appointed BY the Pres
dent of the convention to draft proposition to
commend at once the establishment of line of
steamers from Norfolk, some seaport town in the
South" Or. G. said he made this motion for the pur
pose of putting the proposition in tangible FORM it
the stock subscribed the time the next convention
sembled The resolution as amended was adopted.
The last resolution on the report is as f0llow8:-
Resolved That this convention recommend TO the
ment Of the United States tho formation treaties with
products reduced rates q duty and thu. the Senator:
sDS n hs %
Several amendments made to this resolution, all
Of al word
The following resolutions prepared by the committee,
we're read by the Secretary =
e.. e sa
the States on the Atlantic with those on the
Resolved the Southern route ought ~
isss and ST. Louis thu. ss.nscsing Itself wiz shs
that STATE shs last session her
E.IcsSs and sSsnes to In: Gull " Mexico. ~ 's,l
Both the foregoing resolutions were adopted, after
which the following read -
ton the Gadsden treaty with the Of Mexico
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x: aSs of n from
Mr. RuFFN Of Va, said that the committee had no
right to present this resolution, brought up
yesterday, and it had not been referred to them
The CHAIR said it was presented Independent pro-
position from the committee.
Mr.. Polk remarked that every Northern member in
Congress opposed to the Gadsden treaty because it
furnished the only practicable Southern route for the
Pacific railroad He moved that the treaty originally
ton.
Mr.. GApspK himself here came forward and made an
sition recommending TO the Senate the ratification Of
the treaty would he member of this convention
favor such resolution for it might contain many pr0po
sitions which unknown to the delegates and which,
known they might not approve and they would appear
debating to that body what they ought to receive He
desired however simply to explain the proposition in
relation to the right Of way The honorable gentleman
from Kentucky submitted to him resolution with regard
to that part Of the treaty relating to the right Of In
reply, he (r said that the President Of the United
States would do that which ought to be done; and, he
continued Is disclosure Of secret to tell you that
the boundaries Of the line which originally marked
ut have been fixed My instructions to settle all
the issues between the two governments and one Of
thees tho right OF way which supposed had been
included in the treaty Of Guadalupe Hidago Everything
on relation to the treaty had been pubshedthe Pres
dents message printed and 1t ceased to be secret
longer The sole objection to that treaty is that it
secured right Of way for the Pacific railroad at the
South, and that IL extended the of slavery
Gov. JONES said that they attempting to nvest
gate subject which as yet they had right to know
anything about We had better, he continued not at
tempt to act upon this subject q convention. We
called upon here ray and endorse the adsden treaty
but there is not here who tell me what 1t Is
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