The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-02-02
Southern and Southwestern Commercial
CONVENTION.
THIRD DAY.

MAN resuning the CHAIR.
After calling the meeting to order, the minute.
| of the previous meeting were read and approved
The President called for a report from the com
miitee on resolutions and business.
Hon JOHN b. FLoYD, chairman. reported the
following preamble and resolutions which were
read by Secretary CowardiD,
Whereas, the almost unprecedented continuance OF
inclement weather. inducing the belief that the Con
venton would not be held, having interfered with
the attendance of the large delegations appointed
throughout the Southern States and it being advsa
ble considering the important matters proposed for
dscpssion that the moral weight and cooperation of
all these States should be secured, it is
Resolved, That this Convention, after transacting
preliminary matters, adjourn to meet again on the
third Tuesday in May next, in the city of Richmond
and that the delegates here present pledge the
to such action in the interim will be likely to Sc.
cure the largest attendance.
Resolved, That the objects of this Convention as
developed at its several sttings in Memphis Charles
ton and New Orleans being to the Southern
states the utmost amount of prosperity as integral
part OF the Federal Union, to enable them
dlcate and maintain their rights and Institutions
whether that Union shall subsst not matters are
all pertinent and cogniZable heh relate to the de-
velopnent of soil, the enlargement of inter
lal Improvement system, domestic trade and di-
rect foreign commerce, mines manufactures and the
artsthe social system and Institutions of the South
cur schools colleges and pressand that delegates
are invited to bring with them, forward in their
absence such Statistical and other information may
be necessary to discuss and report upon these and
ofed SUBJECTS IN order to secure the most practical
suits.
Resolved, That the people in their primary assem-.
bes tor the purpose OF sending delegates be invited
to express their opinion upon the objects Indicated
above 50 that teii delegates may be thoroughly ad-
yised OF their WislieS.
Resolved, That tho thanks Of the Convention al due
to the Board Of Trade, the Committee OF Arrange
mentJ, and the citLeus of Richmond, for the very
handsome preparations they have made for its accom-
modatiUn
Mr.. GIBBoN, Of North Carolina, objected to the
resolutions. Ali The meetings have adjourned to
meet again The meeting at Memphis adjourned
to meet again, did the meetings at Charleston
and New Orleans. Committees had been appoint
cd on et!ucatlon, navigation, the mines, etc. and
none u LLese committees have presented report
He theughtWG had ligit to switch up our neigh.
bors when they were rclaisS III our duty. He Iheu
alluded t. tic Ill treatment of citizen of Ills .ate
who had his slave taken from him. and argued il
favor Of slavery. lie believed it dishonest il tLa
abOlitionists to desire take cur slaves from u.s.
and referred to the OLD Hebrew law 20 prove that
they were lawful property. He had heard gen
ueman say that some of the abotionist5 were as
honest a. any other men, only they were deluded
lie thought the delusion gdStric one. produced by
eating Goldfish. He then spoke of the negroes in
st. Domingo and other West India Islands and
thought that the Convention should take some ac
ton TO prevent slaves from going TO the North
where they dressed in black, looked pale, and ap-
peared very unhappy. He hoped the resolutions
would not pass.
Hon. JOHN B. FLOYD, in order to bring business
before the Convention, moved that the preamble
and resolutions be adopted.
A member from Virginia moved to amend the
report of the committee by striking out the third
Tuesday in May, and insert the third Tuesday in
June.
Gen. GREEN stated that Nav instead of June
had been used in the report because the Demo
cratic and American Conventions for Presidential
nominations would hold their sessions about that
time
Mr. A. b. McGRuDER, of Charlottesville, regret
fad tbn tod iY1fh
ton to adjourn without taking any action. Netvith-
standing the inclenency of the weather, there
were six Southern States and the District of Co:
lunbia represented, and he believed if the Con-
vention adjourned now, the next meeting would
probably be smaller Ian the present. He did not
think just to the delegates present to put them to
the expense of returning at some future time,
to the citizens OF Richmond to adjourn to meet
here again, after they had been to much expense
and trouble TO accommodate them. He believed
that the assemblage sufficiently large for all
practical purposes and moved to strike out the first
resolution in the report looking to adjournment
member from Virginia, warmly seconded the
motion to strike out the resolution looking to an
adjournment.
Mr. A. B McGRUDER asked leave to amend his
proposition, and moved to lay the entire series of
resolutions on the table
Gen GREEN favored the resolutions reported by
the committee because Louisiana, Alabama, Flo
rida Georgia, Tennesse, Kentucky and South Ca.
roina, were not represented as they should be on
an occasion like the present.
Mr.. MCGRUDER was opposed to an adjournment,
because it had the appearance of failure. He de-
sired this Convention to act leaving the future to
take care of itself.
Dr. BREWER of Maryland, was opposed to an
adjournment. 1t did not require a large body to
transact business. The South had no time to lose.
Her interests were interferred with and her
rights tramped upon. If she did not have the in
dependence to act now, and act etectually, she
never would The North had always striven to
keep the commerce with her. The South were the
workers, while the North realized the benefits OF
that labor. He wanted fhe South to meet the mem-
bers of the North now and meet them firmly Now
was the time for action for he feared at no future
meeting the aSsemblage would be as large as at
present.
Mr. T. V DANIEL, JR., arose to give notice that
he would offer resolution which he belieye would
meet the views of chose in favor as well as OF the
opponents of the resolutions now pending, when
the motion to lay the table had been disposed OF
The purport of the resolution he designed offering
would he the appointment of a committee to pre-
pare an address TO the people ofthe South.
The President stated the question would be, on
the motion to lay on the table,
Gen. GREEN hoped that the vote would be ia
ken by States.
taken aercapito, letting Virginia gentlemen repre-
sent the Southern States unreprescnted.
Gen. GREEN moved that the whole subject be
laid on the table for the present
Tue vote being taken the ulOliOu WAS duopteu
Mr. MCGRUDER moved that in taking the ques-
ton on the report OF the committee, the vote be Ia
ken by States, each State and the District OF Co.
lunbia casting one vote.
The motion was carried in the affirmative
On motion of Mr.. MCGRuDER, the report of
the committee was called up, and his iaotion to lie
upon the table renewed
Mr. DEBoHE called the attention of the Con-
yention to the action of the committee. by whom
the report was made, and hoped the Convention
would not thus summarily dispose of that report by
laying it upon the table
The discussion was continued at length by va
rious members in favor Of and opposed to the lay
ing of the resolutions ON the table. Hon. J. B
FLOYD taking strong grounds III favor of the reso-
lutions inasmueh as the South and South-We
ern States were not fairly represented here. He
concluded by hoping that the Convention would
not lay the resolutions the table, but that they
would be adopted in order to give the whole South
an opportunity of being fairly heard on the impor
tant questions which should come before the Con-
vention. & kEEsGs - -
Mr. X c. MORRIS, of Richmond, moved the pre-
vious question, which, being put to vote, was
adopted. .---
The question then came up on the motion to lay
the resolutions on the table. and the vote being
taken by States, resulted as follows:
Ayes--North Carolina, Maryland, District OF Co
lumbia and Virginia-4.