The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-08-01

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| iourned to meet at Jackson ii January next
1t was, like all previous conventions, a decides
failure, the attendance being small. All sucl
assemblies are gotten up by interested person
| for the purpose Of effected their own ends, en-
riching hotel-keepers, and humbuggng the peo
iple. Governor McRae, was appointed chair
man; J. 7. Smms, of Kinds, and w S. Ep
Iperson, of Yazoo, secretaries. All of Mlssls
sippi. Mr.. Baylor, (the original protector Q
the scheme, laid before the meeting his plal
/ for creating a system Of direct trade from thu
cotton growing States to the continent Of Eu
rope, with view of breaking up the Liverpoo
cotton market and its spectators. He pro
poses to establish on the continent the princi
pal cotton house or factorage, with capital Q
several millions Of dollars, and a branch IN q
Orleans. The capital to be safely deposited
and satisfactory assurances be given to the
planters of the solvency of the factors. Mr, b
did not name the mercantile house, whose
reputation was soexalted, and whose cash capi,
tire cotton crop Of the United States may with
safety be shipped to them, to be sold as may
best suit their convenience or fancy; but, we
suspect, he himself to be the principal of the
firm. The project Of placing the entire cotton
crop of the souep in the hands Of any one n1er-
camille establishment, is preposterous In the ex-
IRENE, and our planters will never be deceived
by any such bubble. ....... -.-
A resolution was introduced into the conyen-
ton, declaring that they (planters will not deal
with, or purchase from Massachusetts, houses
or manufactures any article whatever which is
USED by the planter, either towels, shoes, or in
fact any kind Of goods which the factories Of
Massachusetts, have heretofore provided them
with. All the southern planters might with
great propriety carry into effect similar reso-
luton. as retaliation on Massachusetts for her
nefarious conduct in regard to the fugitive slave
law. Another resolution was offered to the
effect that southern attorneys atiaW should re-
use to present the claim of any Massachusetts
nan for collection, or institute suit thereon This
smacks too much of Mississippi reputation
Because the people of Massachusetts entice
way and steal negroes belonging to southern
rms, is no reason whatever why southerners
hould refuse to pay their debts. Because a
'ostonlan is rascal, is no reason why Lou
ianiau should not take pride in being Just
nd an honest man. The true policy is for south |
rners TO contract no debts in Massachusetts,
The Jackson correspondent of the Vicksburg
Thig, in his report of the proceedings of the
invention, says that: --
''The object Of this convention was, at least
understood, to be for the cotton planters from
lie cotton growing States to consider of, dis
ISIS, plan, devise and adopt some means of ope-
tions by which they could have cotton trans
'rted directly to Germany or some European
ate, and thus avoid and escape from the hands
the New Orleans merchants, to whom so
ally of them are unfortunately heavily in
,bted."
If this was the real object of the convention,
) failure cannot be regretted, and no move
obation of southern planters.
The magnificent block Of buildings known as
e Veranda hotel, New Orleans, was totally
stroyed by fire, on Thursday morning, 10Th
{. All the furniture, glass, fixtures, Dc, of
e hotel were consumed, together with the
merous stores and shops on the ground floor {
le total loss is estimated at near $3.50, OOO
lie Veranda was one of the finest and most {
pular hotels in the Union, and had for fifteen
ars past been looked upon as one of the prin-
pal ornaments of the city: 1t was erected in
So, by the late Richard O. Pritchard, who {
ent large fortune on the building, and be- |
ming embarrassed in ecuniary matters, com c
tied suicide, by jumping into the Mississippi. ]
lie property at the time of its destruction be- !
ICED to James ". Zacharie, who was insur- i
for $4,000. The furniture was insured for s
5000. We presume that the hotel will not a
rebuilt @~ V
The foreign journals are extremely fond of :.
,using the know nothings at the north of be-
abolitionists and enemies to the south. In :
doing they forget to mention one important
significant fact, viz: that abolition is a fanat-
SIN Of foreign birth-that it was born and ,,
rtured in Great Britain, and imported from
snce to this country, in company with many !,
Ter foreign 'isms.' Daniel O'Connell- the
Eat idol of the Irish in America-was so Bit
an abolitionist that he refused to accept the \
ent money" forwarded to him by his coun- J
men residing in New Orleans, simply be- C
Use it came from a State in which slavery was J
ognised; and, at this time, newly arrived a
rman is publishing a freesoil and abolition il
per in Texas, and thereby attempting to e
erthow the constitution of the State and one a
the institutions of the south. .. n
Elk governor Jones, of Tennessee, has writ :,
another letter, and published it, on thesub- y
It of national politics. 1t is in answer to a :
der of public dinner by the democrats and ;,
igs Of Lawrence county. The ex-governor =
her backs out from his former position in re- .