The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-02-05
THE COMMERCIAL CONVENTION

THE COMMERCIAL CONVENTION.
Tn. Smthcrn Commercial Convention as
s,mll,I in the Broad Street Church, at Richmond,
on "Wednesday last. Joseph Mayo, the Mayor
nf Richmond, Was appointed chairman, pro. TEN.
The States of Maryland. North Carolina, Texas,
Louisiana, Missouri, Virginia, and the District OF
5'olumb:a were represented.
Mr.. TUCKER CARRINGToN moved that the
Convention adjourn until next day at II o'clock
81, a. to enable gentlemen on their way TO arriv,
and To- taxi. part in tn organizati"'l-ntinat
,b,t tb, attendance was too small to proceed tC
I'm, imnortant business of the Convention.
Mr.. J. II. GIEBOH, of North Carolina. thought
the cause. of the slim attendance attributable, i'll
u,rt. to a rrmor in circulation III the South OF
rr.valrncr of small pnx in Richmond, and partly
ON arcouat of the extreme severity of the weather,
which rendered travel very difficult. lie did not
believe that it w;s for want of interest IN the OBJ
irct of the Convention that prevented the South
srom being fully rpnscGtc'l
After the appointment OLA C"lnmiitre TO report
= permanent organizations, and tfr transaction of
SOM. other preliminary business, the Convention
adjourned to Thursday.
q. Thursday (tlIc second day) the Conniitt,c
f.. which J. ii. Gibbon, Esq, was onr) on per
nan,mt organization, reported the name of Gen
T,.nch Tilghnlan, of Maryland, as President, and
4 number of Vice Presidents and SrcrrtaricS.
Mr. DsBow,., of Louisiana Offered SERIES OF
resolutions expressive Of the objects of the Con-
yrnton, and proposed that thu Convention, in
order to ensure Il more general attendance, adjourn
90 the third Tuesday i'll May next
Mr. Gibbnn Of North Carolina, thought Nay a
bad month for Southern gentlemen to attend a
Convention, as they would then be engaged with
their crops, and hoped no Postponrmcnt would
take place. Richmond city hv; once before pre-
pared for tiis Convention, which did not meet on
account of the prevalence of yellow fever III
Norfolk. lie opposed to adjournment
now, believing as he did. that the entire South
would lac content with any action that Virginia
might now take.
Mr.. D,Bowc Withdrew his rcsolu;iUns-and on
motion of Mr.. J. III. Gibbon, Il Committee was
appointed consisting of three delegates from each
State represented in the Convention, and three
from the District of Columbia, to whom all bust
ness and resolutions designed for the Convention
were t. be offered.
y number of resolutions were then Offered and
rcirTrd To the above Committee. After which
tho Convention adjourned to Friday
Tn Friday Ex-Govrmor J Ohm Il. Floyd. offered
series of resolutions in relation to the objects OF
tn Convention, terminating with proposition to
adjourn to May next.
Mr.. J. ii. Gibbon, Of North Carolina, ohjt cited
To the resolutions. All the meetings have adj
juurnrd to meet again. The meeting at Memphis
adjourned to meet again. rs did the meetings at
Charleston and New Orleans Committees had
been appointed on education, navigation, the
mines, etc, and none Of these committees have
presented report lie thought we had right
to switch up our ncighburs when they Were
rcmiSS i'll their duty. lie then alluded to the i'll
Treatment of a citizen of his State, who had his
slave taken from him, and argued in favor of
slavery He believed it dishonest in the aboi-
tOniStS to desire to take our slaves from us, and
referred TO the old Hebrew law to prove that they
were lawful property. He had heard gentle
man say that some of the abolitiOniSts as
honest as any other men, only they were deluded.
lie thought the deluSiun a gastric one, produced
by eating Goldfish. He then spoke of the negroes
III -. Domingo and other West India Islands,
and thought that the Convention should take
some action TO prevent slaves from going TO the
North, where they dressed in black. looked pale.
and appeared very unhappy. He hoped the
resolutions would not pass.
After long debate on the proposition to adj
Joum to May, twas rejected, and the Convention
proceeded to business. number of resolutions
Were offered, but before final action on any of
'i'ein the Convention adjourned to Saturday.