Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-11-27
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Southern Commercial Conv rnsiom.
I This body will hold its next session at the city
! Of Savannah. on the sth # December. The nd
dress IT the committee setting forth its purposes,
aud inviting IA full representation from all the
towns cities and States of the South. has been
widely extended by the press. The Montgome
~ Mail in calling public attention 10 the sub
jeet, says:
We have strong hope that the convention
will fully represent the enterprise and capital OF
tie South. lfit should do 80, it cannot fail to
elect something substantial. in tho way of initia
ting such enterprise will tend TO render our
section independent of our Northern factors
The tune ha- come: we have talked the South
+ into a belief ia her capacity for the management
# her own husiness-iuto the belief, that all the
elements If progress, social, moral and CONNER
cal. abound III her people; aud II remains only
- cause in some wny practical development
Of the theory 10 such an extent M will convince
:, nj only our own doubiers. but HE world. Dis
eu,e Il a. we may. our Southern population has
reputation in the saloons Of the world, for men
tai aud physical Incidence, which il does not d.
s,rse. II will be Il great step forward to disa-
buse the wurld-to remove its erroneous estimate
of our capabilities. When it is found that tho
Anglo SaXons of the South have TO the full. the
same progressive faculties as those of the North;
when We show that our will and power
united t, achieve commercial Independence; then
and our institutions will have the respectful
aud considerable treatment from all other sections
and countries which our great sectional wealth
has failed to command"
We endorse 10 the full extent the foregoing
remarks Of our Montgomery cotemporary. They
have practical henrIng, aud the Southern peo-
PIE have no need for thing else save pract cal
tiles i'll these unpromising times. The sessions
of the former southern Commercial Conventions
ubonnded too much in theories, speculatons, or.
a'orcal displays and visionary schemes, to admit
If the accomplishment of any great amount of
substantial good. We earnestly hope the ap.
preaching convention will be plain. matter of.
tnct. morkiHg cenventlon-not n talking conven
ton. hresolution conventions or Pacific Railroad
Convention.
II the convention can induce the Southern
people To diversity their labor. Ia build and pat
rnnze cotton and WOODEN fuetnrips. 10 establish
tnunrres and shoe Snaps, to raise all the neccs
shiie- Of life for themselves aud have something
t" squire, Ia grow wheat and erect Touring mills,
to refine their own sugar, to enter upon the grape
culture TO ~ into the rni~ne of silk, which holds
out the strongest inducements 10 skill aud enter.
fr,se. 10 raise thrir "~u hog aud nuke iher
own bacon, 10 aid their own railroads and to
foster thcr home shipping interests, To educate
thclr children where they were born. aud thus
put their schools and colleges firm founda
ton, they will accomplish that which will enttle
ihcm To the lasting gratitude Of their country
men.
In no other manner can the South become com
mrrelaliy, prcunHrily sectionnl'y independent.
1t j. Idle 10 talk nhout Northern aggression and
insults, without ing anything further, and worse
than die To speak Of or argue in fave, of disso.
luton OF the Union, when depend upon the
North, or foreign countries still moro inimicnl to
rs thnn the North. Tor half our food, all our
clothing and ninety nine hundrcdths of our ship
ping facilities, not to enumeraten vast variety of
/ other inIi spen sabcs. In four wears, by proper