Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-12-24

he following resolutions with tHrir pr.am-
bles enhrnc" n summary of the action Of the laie
Southern Convention which assembled in Savan-
NH the moaning IT the 9Th instant, and ndiuurn
al the evening # the l2th.
sorTnERN SCHOOL BOOKS.
Resolved, That III" encouragement uf the
Seofhein public is due II, and ,hould BE- given
10 thase among n, who have already is-lcd, or
ha1e ia cours" "f publication series OF schonl
hooks ndaptrd to the wunt- Of onr youth.
STEAMSHIP LINE 10 SOUTH AMERICA.
Whereas. A petition has been presented 10
The Congress of the United States by Mc-sr-.
Robert VI Stratton Snmurl ]. Mitchell. WIN. II.
Nebh aud Ih"ma+ Rain representing the y. !
AMI Snhih American Steam .hlp Company whose
stock il owned in the city IT New York f,r II
ANAL aud reasonable appropriation for trnusp,r-
ting thr mnils OF tn United States from the At
Inniic senh"urd and the.M-si-,ippi valley I" md
from the West India Islands. III iii the Rcpub
hos -. La Plata, aud other countries in south
America.
Nhgfaas, The linr cont. mplntcd nuld prove
z cnlin'lY beneficial io The commerce aud pros
perI'k II the South by making Savannah the last
city touched by the steamer, heiorA proceeding
To the West Indies, aud the first touched on their
return 10 the United States. And,
VII, r'a-, This j. the FIR, mail line that has
proposed opening direct. rapid and reliable com
manieaion with Those reh and expanding field.
Of conme, &c embraced in III" Vast Indies, Bra
z the Republics of In Plata, the Amazon, and
the orinoco, aud With Ven, saela aud New Gran
ada. Therefore.
Resolved that It's. convention respectfully AMI
earnestly rec"mm nj the suhjeet to the tavora
BILE con ,iderutl"n 1T Congress.
SOUTHERN FACILITIES FOR MANUFACruRiNG.
Whereas the drman | Tor grent -taple must
lac Increased by le,.ening th, cast If its pr udue
ton, and The avoidance of unnecessary tran por.
tatou the material and the fabric. aud
Whereas. thCro = ON and near our cotton plan
tatons, The most abundant power in uniaihng
iulls Of water.and ncxhausiible seam, of bitumi-
nous coal, in districts where the climate is prcu
harly favorable to the operations Of manuft ctur
ing, ind where :he supplies of food for oprrn-
tivrs me- and must continue To b. cheap aud Ger
Tain, and where, consequently our cotton could
be changed INTO it. most valuable forms with rN.
traordina"y facility: and where capital and labor
would hc at'racted,and would be within the spter"
oil our indueucc,it the facts were fully understood
at home and nhroau
Therefore be it resolved, That proper m as-
ures should be taken, if not 10y the General Gov
eminent, AT least by the Legislature, If the CIT
ton planting States 10 obtain and publish all the
tacts that will throw ght on the relative pdvau
tnges at southern and western localities for car
rylng IN this branch OF manufactures, and show
ing where all The elements that enter in the cot
ton fabric can toe brought together. and comhin
~ WIN iHe "ds' expenditure, al Cdlillai ana Ia
hor.
HrNRY'S PATENT FOR COTTON SrlNNlNG.
Whereas. pntent having been lately granted
hy the Government to citizen OF Mobile, for "a
process al combination Ut machinery. 10y means
Il Which, by a continuous process cotton may be
converted int" m"i chnntable ynrn, involving bat
small expense and calling into rrqul-ition. the
surplus labor of the tirld-it is suggested by the
convention, ihHt this subject receive the earnest
,iA AT tho ,,nl
cuated largely To- increase its wealth.
RAILROAD LINE PROM THE CuEs ,rEAKE TO THE
onto.
Resolved. Tha, in view of the importance Of
connecting at the earliest period thu waters # the
Chesapeake Bay, with those # the Ohin.and the
Mississippi. il be urged uron The Legislature Of
kontuckv to complete the remaining link hy
constructing railroad from the CITY of Louis
ville 10 the Cumberland Gap Ia meet the i'm
provements of the State of Virginia.
SOUTHERN SHIP BUILDING.
Whereas. The primary object of this Couvel =
tion is To encourage aud pronnte Southern wealth
aud deveopement. which will bring strength aud
home practical improvement in its tram; be it.
Resolved, Tha, in order To encourage Ship and
Bout building, etc, objects of indi,pen>ah - i'm
| partanoe Ia real southern independence and home
sustaining effort, that all StMs and municipal
| mid and encouragement be given to such home
| built vessels.
SOUrHEf FAIRS.
| Resolved, That il be recnnn, uded 10 the sew
eral local and State agricultural aud mech anioa al