Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-12-15

committee recommended the adoption, as tar ~
practicable, of tho rules of the House OF Repre-
sentstires Of the United States.
Alsn. that in voting. each State be allowed as
many votes as she is entitled to in tho electoral
college.
The report WAS agreed to-
The Chairman appointed Messrs. Mcleod OF
TeIa. Col. Cochran of Ala, and Mr.. Shaffer OF
Na..a committee TO wait upon Mr.. Lyons and IN
form him Of his election rs President OF the Con
venton and conduct him to tho chnir.
Upon assuming the chair the President nddres-
sed the Convention as follows:
Gentlemen Of tho Southern Commercial Con
vention In returning my thanks to you for tho
entirely unexpected and fully unmerited honor
which you have been pleased to confer upon me-
| mus, be allowed to say, TINT do not take any
Of il 10 myself. 1t know, II tribute. from the
heart Of the South, not TO tho individual, but to
that ancient aud venerable commonwealth OF
which am ono Gifts bumbest cllzens,toe state
which, while she has been always loyal to her
obligations Ia the whole country, has been over
she ever will be- true to tho South in all her
interest. tApplause)
II is indcedno small honor TO he called at such
time. and by such body. 10 preside over its
deliberations, and /, render such aid NJ an hum
BILE individual may. to the lnbors and successful
discharge of the duties Of this Convention. The
time Mt which you mcet,the very moment Of your
assembling here, makes tho fact important in the
eyes and estimation Of tho nation The objects
and tho influence aud the value of your delibera-
tons, are perhaps beyond that attaching to til"
deliberations and results of any convention spon.
taneaus with the people which has assembled
for many years past. We ARE assembled here Ms
n Convention of men, free citizens of the South,
not for tho purpose of discussing political ques.
tons in the manner aud estimation and with the
interest and feelings Of politicians; but for the
purpose Of considering what we can do all ad-
Ting and conceiyeing that something we ought
to do to restore what has in past been lost. the
commercial Independence, and with that, indie
pendence i'm every sense of that South 10 which
we u o all in heart and spirited devoted. Zap
plause1
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rass.d ,hro,nh a,. 81 e., ,,a, .,.h,. ,,r,,
L. Ill N; , ,. Wv 49,; &C.
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dnctaa has hn, rece,,I, b.on wa.ed ma, n.
RI, ,hnnLs 4, TN, God wb, hos alw.ys roy.,n.
.d and co,,rollod tho d.s,;,o. -, ,,,r lona 49,,
have come ,hron,h !, n na,an vo, nn;,od han
nv and frso aud ina .,on, Snn,h s,;l, no sho ii
..vs Inns ho., ,y,, ana ,y,a q, no ,,h al, ,,u
try. tAnnlnuseA But il il no, 10 be ai.guised-
the man who would dispnise il from Won. would
in nv bumhI. INDIGNANT mi Land vn,, II !. nat
10 he ai.gn;sea TINT tbo con,es, il no, va, en1e1
Already from the S,nn,, chamber Of tbe II. :
has !, h,,, announced TINT m, w,r il NOT vet
ended. but only deferred 10 bo finished in the
wear 1860 when this war nnon onr institu,;on.
and our housc. md Of cour.s upon onr Gherti,s
il IN bo rsn.w.J Und.r ,h.sa o;ronms,onoos
s,Il,w;,o in ,ba f,ntsto,s 81 ,,bo,s ,ha haya
gone bef,,o ma ~. b,va o,,,o toao,bor Co.. N, :,
burmese of CONSIDERING WIN, is 70 bs done not r.
d;sIalvo ,,;s ITn;on ano,,;os f.lsnI,, &c., a,
unon ms. not 10 disturb tho cons,i,n,;,n,l com
mo, in ,,y y; :. M, 10 ,var man ,ha ,,anara, han
hines, Of tho country bnt for ,ho nnrnn., &c cnp
sids,inc wb,t we con do ON ,his ocoaI;on q, ,naL
Ills I'n;o, ;f !, can sin Ia nro.ar,o1 ~ 80
of thu vhola country n u,;nn IF ,ba frao ana n'
dependent north no less thnn a unon of tho frce
and indepcndent and nm eonal Son,h (A,nl.use \
Our enemie, have already assniIod ma in alyano.
,lrcadv bav. tbav ondenynreJ IN hr;na ohar,,a
,g,i,st us which vonr del;hara,;on viii rrnva =
ali delihsr.,inns of southern man h;,har,o havo
nroyon 70 ho nn(onndel INV
AZ QUO 'ane p'sIess''s ,ne Almost 'ht're trade
s'u eo"'''e,ce VI 'Ho country we nave seen oy
o'sr'es' "n9 year a''ei year 'h'S ''aae ana com
heroe 'r"ns'erreu 10 o'her por''"hs OF 'he couh,
uy our ci,ies aw'nuhng'o"r commerce gone and
those VINO nave derived the dement, OF our decay
and loss,have used that beneht,as haveJust said
as means OF warning upon us and our institu-
tions IN this Union, which our torefathers formed
not as the end but as the means by which liner
ty and happiness and more perfect union, and
oo'heet'o 'ohJulh'y WIZ W VI" oo'a'heu, we