New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-11-17
sont1,ern comnleer.einl Conventlon.

This body will hold its next session at the Guy u
Savannah, on the sth Of December, The address u
the committee setting forth its purposes and lnVtihg
a full representation from all the towns, cites ana
States of the South has been widely extended by the
nress. The Montgomery Mail, in calling pubic at
tention to the subject says
eve have strong hope that the convention VIII 1uily
represent the enterprise and capital OF me ooutn' II
it should do So it cannot fail to efecI sonethls SUP
stantia in the way Of initiating such enterprises as
will tend to render our section independent OF our
Nortiern factors. The time has come we have talked
the South into belief in her capacity for the man
arement Of her own buslnessnto the belel, tnat "
the elements of progress Social moral and comerclal
abound in her people; and it remains only 20 cause,
in some way practical development OF the theoryto
such an extent as will convince not only our own
doubters, but the world. Disguise 1t as we may, our
Southern population has reputation IN the saloons
of the world for mental and ~
it does not deserve 1t will bea great step forward 10
dsabuse the worldto remove its erroneous est,mae
Of our capabilities. When it is found that the Anglo
Saxons OF the South have, to the tull, the same pro-
ressye faculties as those of the North when show
fhstour viii and our power are united to achieve COM
mercal independence; then we and our institutions
will have the respectful and considerate treatment
from all other sections and countries which our great
sectional wealth has failed to command
We endorse to the full extent the foregoing re-
marks of our Montgomery contemporary. They have
need for anything else save practicates in these IN
promising times The sessions of the former Southern
Commercial Conventions abounded too much IN
theories speculations oatorca displays visionary
schemes to admitof the accomplishment of any great
amount Of substantial good. We earnestly hope the
anproaching convention will be q plain, matter-ot'
fact ,corkig conyention-not talking convention a
resolution convention, or Pacific Railroad Conven-
ton. n
If the convention can induce the Southern people
to diversity their labor to build and patronize cotton
and wooen factories, to establish tanneres and shoe
shops to raise all the necessries OF life for themselves
and have something to spare to grow wheat and erect
Touring mills, to refine their own sugar. TO enter upoi
the crane culture to go into the raising of silk which
holds out the strongest inducements to Skill ana Gil
teprise, to raise their own hogs and make their OWL
Bacon to aid their own railroads and to foster thei
home shipping interests, to educate their children
where they were born, and thus put their Schools as
colleges On firm foundation, they will accomplish
that which will entitle them to the lasting gratitude
their countrymen.
In no other manner can the South become CONNER
cialy. pecuniariy Or sectionally Independent. It
idle to talk about Northern aggression and insults
without doing anything further, and worse than idl
to speak OF or argue III lapoi vi y ulaSolu'io VI VI
Union, when we depend upon the North or foreign
countries still more inimcal to us than the North TO
half our food all our clothing and ninety-nne hun
dredths Of our shipping facilities not to enlmerat
a vast variety of other indispensables In fou
years. by proper industry skill and perseverancesuci
as we recommend and always have recommended
the South may be placed in SO selfsustaning posi-
ton that it will warrant her in assuming any grount
a majority Of her people may see fit to adopt. B.
that time Senator Seward will have been chosen Il
the Presidency by the voters of the North, or HI!
election will be certain in the House OF Representa-
tives with the aid of freesoil votes coming from thu
States of Kansas Nebraska Minnesota and Oregon
all of which will! be admitted into the Union in les
than four years, provided the Union lasts that long
The Charleston Courier---a well informed able ant
conservative iournal-gives the following as the mos
prominent subjects that will engage the attention Q
the Conventions
l. Agriculture and its Development.
2. Internal improvements.
3. Domestic and Foreign Trade
1. Mines Manufactures and the Arts.
s. Social System and Institutions Of the South.
A very good programme, but no better than prev
Gus ones, that eventuated in nothing more tangibl
than words words, wordsreso!utons resolutions, res
olutions -buncombe, buncombe, buncombe speeches
in which the /" highfalutin" largely preponderated
We trust such exhibitions will be wholly ignored a
Savannah.
The people of Savannah are making ample prepare
tons for the Convention and will no doubt take car
of the delegates with genuine Georgia hospitality.