The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-06
Southern and Southwestern CONNER
cial Convention.
Lane Of Mail Steamers from Sorfolk-rhe
Pacific Railroad, &C., &c., sc.
FOURTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

Hon embed this morning. pursuant 70 sdJournaen',
In the African church. at 10 A. NJ Gen. rench i1saman'
Of Maryland in the char. Several addt'nai Delegates
asd arrived and reported themselves among others
cenAr.l A r Jackson. of Tennessee. Dr. Brewer, Of
Maryland whose sudden Illness on the platform yesterday
,ca.;onsS uch excitement also present. apparent
y in his usual health.
Ge.aral TlIGuMAS before proceeding TO business
vouh take the liberty Of mentioning that ct the
csion of the proceedings yesterday evening" some gen
ttsman unintsationsiiy his part, he was sure had
p.s his head into his Gen. Tghman's) hat. daughter
would afford him great pleasure il he could meet With
any feeling greater zeal In the susesss Of the
erel enterprise OF the South than himself give him
his hat but inasmuch this occasion there was =
system of exchange instituted aud the balance in
hs favor he would be happy to equahze IT by returning
that which he had got on receiving own. he would
also state at the request of several gsntem that
other articles o. exchange had Ted in the shape
OF coats, hats, &c. Qaughter.)
TIE proceedings of yesterday read and approved
The PRESIDENT stated that the business first in order
vss the resolution offered by Mr. Mcfarland, Friday
- substitute for the sesond resolution reported
the Committee Business, follows
Resolved The opinion of this Convention such
and any port EUROPE should, when esab isned
e e Of mails sq
By any line sailing from other OF The Uniteo States
Mr.. A. W. MCDONALD, OF Virginia, moved to amend the
substitute by striking out all after the word resolved
ana inserting folio rs:That the Senators aud Repre-
in Congress The s,usaera and South
States be and they hereby requested t. vote
for law granting appropriations 10 compensate
steamers carrying The mails aaiess the steamers of
such Ines be require ed to arrive and depart alternately
to and from Northern and Southern ports"
Mr.. MrcHEI, of Virginia. spoke in opp 1sitoa to the
ndment.
Mr.. JAMES LYONS OF Virginia though he not in
Ssvor OF the amendment prsfarrsd it the substitute
which it proposed amend Bat he preferred to either
the lutin reported from the Com nit Business
lie would say to people OF the Sou,h II win not give
you single cent tor the purpose o. building up North
hDe unless you agree To give equal sum 10 the
South for similar purpose; and he no. look upoa
this system of log rolling 10 Improper II
OF the ~ofd He feared the amendment TO the amend
ent not practical plan bat be prefrred il to the
am. ndment.
The CH4R here Interrupted the proceedings, t, state
that another state represented-thaio Of Tn
see--by General A !. 5,ckzon.
On melton Mr.. Jackson appointed one of the Vi,s
Presidents OF the Convention and took his seat on the
platform.
Mr. GmBoN, cf y. C, thought that the vie VS. of the
gentleman who offered the substitute and Of he gentle
man ~ho offered tie amendment 20 IL might be re;3r
cited by the adoption of proposition asking the Sena
tors and Re aresenta ves ia Congress not to vote for
appropriation for any line Of mail steamers, unless
dmar appropriation provided a lbs plying from
Southern port and that they shou be paid pro2or
non 10 iher mall service This would effect tne purpose
aimed at. Mr. Vanderbilt, he understood offered to
do the nail service New York and Liverpool for
half the price paid TO Mr. Collins. There another
pDt to which he wished to call the steuti, IN Of the
convention. Their fefvants often put ard Of
and he thought il of the highest Importance ast
these servants should se projected by the gogernnen
matter here they should go just as the government
would protecr their soBs.
MI FuNsIES, OF Alexandria thought tina. by the
course o. debate the qaestion brcugh up be
the origin resolution reported oy the and
the two amendments proposed TO IL That being he
Issue he would proceed TO discuss It II he properly
understood he original resou1on reported fcom the
mitree, it that representatives IL Congress
should vote against any proportion whsttver, appco
priatiI for mail lines connecting with Northern
port without simultaneously bisding the government
patronize equally mail steamer line plying - South
port proposes, ia fact, her that Cong snail
do what il the opinion Of most persons 10 the Sluh
COngress has power TO do that il shall withhold
from the country aas facilities unit! part of The
country shall be abe TO raise such entarprise In
either of The subject unnecessary ana nsxps
dent Ia make the proposition.
Mr. lyons OF Va, wished TO correct the gentleman
It not proposed to withhod mail sciidss from the
North until the South would be ready 70 rear the enter
prise Of mail steam line II cnly proposed thst
appropriations made for mail line in the North
there wit be inserted the bill clause providing
similar app opration for Southern mail line. faat
would not sihhold facilities from the Norm. Thsir
lines would get their appropriation and i no southern
mail line should be established then the appropriation
would not Of course be paid.
Mr.. fussTPN sisted tie correctness OF the vaTs
which he had taken Of he proposition How foolish
would II be FOX Cngress TO make an appropriation of al
nterurise which not 10 existence not even 10 EN-
bryo but mere In contemplation IL wouli Do making
an appropria for the building up o. Southern enter
{. ize as such ard is here unconstitutional Il Wa
utterly npracticabs 10 present such prvp2siuon J.
II legislating about thing which has no existence 81
sides il o demonstrated ye erdsy
BY Mr. Myers, that the time has when such en-
terpse would be sustained by the Southern and Middle
States These ates directly on tbs line Of equato.
Of commerce. and such enterprise could not TAIL 70 BE-
successful Being therefore both mex pedent and unue
cessaiy, he opposed TO the proposition He would
wish to turn enon Of the South from the public
crib AID get them TO rely their resour They
had met here not Tor the purpose Of Promeas com ner
mercial connection and IT. und gui6ed for them 60
begging for the Unture Of North and South 70 enable
them 10 raise and maintain q mail steamer line
Mr.. DANIEL of Virginia. thought that the original re-'
luton did present ocjectonhat Il held out IL luce
nents to bargaining IN the naonal Congress nd also
held out Inducements 20 Southern meu TO rely on the aid
Of the eceral government TO De obtained by bargaining
On both these grounds it was objecioaable. But he
thought that the last proposti cuts itself In more
plausible form Still, the idea of alternating betws zen
Southern and Northern ports would all large addition
n expense which would have out OF the public
crib there was no necessity for the ex stence
additional mad ine the federal government waGle We I'M
true to It's trusts IT made appropriations such add
onal inc But whenever IL bee omes plain nat there is
. essity for additional mail steamer line from the
South then it viii be time enough TO cal. on the feis-
the Te6s which they proposed to make their repre-
sentatves would have tbs slightest effect upon hem Lt
them show that It ought to be done and saee fe.son'
their request would not. He was IN favor OF the
SmeEdn to the original soiuton offered ~ Mr.. NJ
FAriand, and hoped 1t would be adopted.
A DELEGATE from District OF Columbia looked upon N
Medic maids amendment tsntamsunt to the original re-
solution but thought that Ne Netherlands amendment
vas the dnfed and worthy proposition, and ought
he thought TO be adopted ia preference ether 70 hA
reported by the committee the amendment offered oy
Mr. Mel onald
Mr. MYER MYERS would state few scts connected VITA
the for the Collins oe they we're required u
make two trips per month during egat months Of tas
year and "trip per month during The Other foar.
Governsent 70 advance SIS 900 per month ate the
ships launched all in their pie ion out nt
b. advance more than would exceed years. posiag,.
This appropriation, he wished TO sho dia aid in tbs
construc ion OF thu COLLINS Fl smers.
MEniBKR remafk ed that this more than the
stipu ated uneraon for carrying the mail and could
not regarded as appropriation 70 AID in building
the ships.
Mr. CHARLES s. MORGAN, OF Rchmord, thought hey
were playing the part Of silly youny ladies' n
CINE thai men only coed for advancing money TO
almost any purpose SO they seemed TO thi * that Coo
gress good Tor advancing money for almost any pu
pore. Qaughier) He would SAFE thai tuese GOTTA
steamers we're emphai caly bull. undet pledge .aa