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The Savannah Commercial Convention.

congressional proceedings
Thc savannah Commercial Convention.
The great Convention of Southern State
Delegates which was held at Savannah few
DAYS ago, has not startled the world at large
by il, doings. The Southern papers them
selves are rather cool over them. The Savan-
nah Republican says
''In our mind it snot to bo,expeced that any great
practical good result to the South from their de-
alterations. Tho body should be less numerous and
moro regularly constituted, and its sessions pro-
onged to a month or six weeks, in order TO obtain
any valuable result.
We approve of many of the recommendations of
the conventions and fIfrc is po,rer 70 carry them
ont. anil hat uN carry them mt, we have doubt
the South will be materially developed in her re-
sources and strengthened in her power. After all
however these bodies are but suggestive, and we
shall have 10 rely upon Congress, the state Legisa
lures, and private enterprise to carry all their
into effect, far as it may be found prac
ticahle to do so.
Upon the whole, in view OF tho fact that these
conventions have accomplished so little OF good in
the past, and promise 50 little for the future
not sure but that it would be the part of wisdom
for the NATIONAL conservative men Of the South to
set their faces against them. Capital, like water,
will fnl It's proper level, and is apt to seek out for
itself the most advantageous investments; while the
legislators Of the various Southern states are the
legitimate ami responsible guardians Of the public
interests sand equally competent with the rrcsponsi
Bic delegates ola commercial convention to under
stand those interests and provide for their advance
mcnt.
The Baltimore Patriot hits the nail on the
head as follows -
The SOUTHERN CoSyLSrtoN. The great drawback
to any possible usefulness in Southern Conventions
arises from he fact that the delegates theorists
Many OF them know very well what the South really
needs to promote her prosperity hut instead of set
ting to work with n will to provide means Of
'ounteractng these deficiencies they their time
in worry eloQueuCe, and resolve and rcrcsolyc, and
finally adj urn.
In the time it takes the South to discuss the bcnc.
fits which would accrue from line of ocean steamers
the North would build half dozen vcsscls, and he
fore the South would have finished talking OF q
Railway to the Pacific, the Yankees would be run
+ ming cars across the Rocky Mountains
But the convention did large business in
the way of -esoiriHg. They resolved that
Congress has no constitutional power to
construct railroad to the Pacifc--thst
Congress ought to give lands to help its be-
ing made by States and individuals and that il
SHOULD @ by way of Fl Paso - and that
there OUGHT u be good many other rail
roads to benefit the Southern Atlantic and
Gulf States ; that the Southern States
! ought to have monopoly of manufacturing
cotton well rs of growing it and they car
have it If they have II mind to-thut great
deal Of manufacturing Of locomotives, fire
arms and other hardware ought to he don't
therc--t ir.t southern built vessels ought t
he favored and that there ought to be naya
schools in the Southern States that q
detective police supported by planters
anil Shareholders ought to be established -;
that weekly ferry If iron steamships he
tween the Chesapeake and Milford Haven il
England, would do wonders for the CONNER
cal prosperity and political strength of th'
oulh,--ani t. make sure of u southern con-
troll of such an important institution for the
benefit Of -lIveholdinS States, no man e1
cept southorner should he allowed 20 sub
scribe for more than one share OF stock, til
all south"rners had an opportunity TO sub
scribe for one that the settling of tho ter
rtories ty Fres-Stat men ought to be headed
oil by counter emigration from the south
that the southern members Of Congros
shorld .o, aha .,r,horn Sta,os had RI
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ton Of the South ~ ana to make sure worh
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