Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-02-06
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EnIiRIu DAY.


| additional Delegates reported themselves. among
j, ,be,n Gen. A. f. jackson, If Tennessee. HI
gentleman was. on motion If Mr. De Bow, added
| 10 the list of Vice Presidents and 10 the commit
| tee on business.
We were pleased TO see upon the platform The
venerable DR. Brewer. Of Marylanl, whose III
ness the previous day, created some appreheh-
sion.
The following resolution offered by Mr.. Mac
f,,lana ON Friday. a. a substitute for the second
% the series reported by Mr.. Floyd from the
committee on business. again came up as unIin-
| ished business:
R,soir.9 That. in the opinion oil this Conven-
,;oo amy sncb line of steamships between any
MORT in The Southern States and any port IN En.
! rope, should when established, receive leon tue
| General Government equal employment ana re
muneraion in carrying the ocean mails, TO thai
| which il received by any line sailing from any
! other port In the United states.
Mr.. A. ". Mcdonald, of Hampshire county
Virginia moved to amend the amendment by
way oil substitute. n follows
Resoirsd That the Senators and Representa-
lives in Congress from the southern aud South
western States, be and they ARE hereby reques-
ted 10 vote for no law granting appropriations 10
compensate ocean steam lines Tor carrying the
mil. unless the steamers OF sueh llne> are re,
ouired 10 arrive and depart, alternately. TO anu
from Northern aud Southern ports.
Mr. Mitchell. of Fredericksb urg, opposed the
amendment offered by Mr.. Mcdonald.
Mr. Lyons, Of Richmond, was in favor OF the
original resolutions but If that was not satisiacte.
ry TO the Convention, he would vote for the
amendment last proposed
Mr.. Gibbonof North Carolina, made some sug-
gostions relating 10 the protection by law oi
slaves who might be employed on steamers sail
ing from Southern ports.
l. r A pIrln hni fa VaI L
pedicnt aud unnecessary to adopt any resolution.
If il proposed TO require appropriation from the
General Government, il proposed to do an I'M
constitutional net. If Congress made the
appropriation, it would be for the purpose of
building up Southern enterprise. II he had Tue
power no would lash the South into action Tor the
purpose of building ur her own enterprise IL
was undgnfed, he said TO ask the North aud
South to mite in doing what the South should
do Tor herself
Mr.. =. V. Daniel. jr.. of Richmond opposed
the original resolution. 1t was n bargain held
out 10 Congress which il aecented, would prove
them faihIess to their trrst. He preferred the
first amendment. II there was no necessity Tor
a mail line from the South. the General Govern
ment had no right 10 establish il.
Mr. Myers of Norfolk. gave review OF what
Congress had heretofore lone i'll aid OF mail lines
from the North
were departing from the original design of the
Convention. He believed that it was admitted
by the strongest States Rights men that Congress
had the powerto appropriate money for the pnf-
poses indicated in the resolution. lie called
attention TO resolutions TO TINT effect. ada ted
by convention held at Old Point in July 1870
Mr. r. X. Meade, of Petersburg, CAV hisio-
~ of appropriations heretofore made by Con
gress for mail steamers. 1t was voted for by
a.. a.
be so constructed ms to be serviccabe in time of
war. Congress had right to build up and main
ian navy. and it provided that the steam
should be built under the snperlniondenoe OF
naval officers. lie did not believe That govern
inent had any right to make such approprat ions
except for purposes of war. lie preferred MIR.
Maciarland's amendment. lie did not wish
TO see resolution passed which looked Ike
encouraging appropriations. For every dol
lar we got, we shall have to pay three to the
North. Such had been the in the improve
ment of our rivers and harbors. 1t is II corrupt
ing system, even were ii constltutionnl and we
of the South should not enter the iace for the
Treasury. We shall be beaten in the race, and
find nothing but empty Golfers. All we want is
equality.
Mr.. Lyons asked if the gentleman wanted the
North To take all, did he prefer that the South
should have share.
Mr. Meade would vote for nothing unconsti
tu,ionnl. Our action here only recommen-
datory But if such bill were before Congress
with n prospect of its passage he would try to
make it Just and equitable. He would do moth
ing, however that could be construed into an Gu
dorsement OF such appropriations. The amend
ment first offered was more to the purpose. y
we are to be constitutionally robbed let US have
stipulation that the thief shall leave sufficient
to pay our expenses home.
Mr. Anlersnn IF Richmou1 nhpctpI Ia tia
amendment last offered. He called attention to
the material fact that parties who have establish
ed ocean lines have never made commenceme
until they first applied 10 Congress for aid. lie
referred to instances of New York enterprise,
giving an illustration ot the ease Of who
perseverod until he got contract which not only
enriched himself but the parties to whom he sold
and said If Congress would grant similar aid to
the South, we sboull have that kind of enterprise
hero.
Mr.. Floyd, of Virginia, said that he reported
the resolutions by order of the committee, but
opposed them himself lie believed Congress had
no Constitutional rights to appropriate money
for such purposes. He would not touch t.though
the north was the constant recipient of Treas
| ury favors Such too is the sentiment of Virginia.
Shall make the Constitution flexible thing
kind of sliding scale like the Corn laws of Eng
| land-so that because smart man from the
| North went to Washington and was enriched by
a contract, men of the South should do the same
thing! He believed such course corrupt
ing, and dangerous to our liberties. We are here
to defend tho rights which result from the pecu-
liar insttutionlof the South, aud the maintenance
of that institution depends upon rigid construc-
ton Of the constitution. 1t seemed to him that
the whole object of the Convention had been per.
verted. He would not indicate what he believed
the truo course Of the assemblage, but had mere
ly arisen to set himself right upon the quos
| ton.
Col Morgan of Richmond believed the appro-
prations for mail steamers constitutional
only upon the ground of their use in time of