New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-06
.oUruERN COMMERCIAL CONVENTION

The proceedings Of thi. hopeful body though NOT
vsrh reporting in full, are deserving onei nOuoe
N. (,ibbon Of N. c. distinguished himself 0y p'o-
psunding the following proposition; -, ,-,,er %
If he [Mr. g. had dave ana 90 ~ lin and he
s..h him asronomy and make pilot OF nun as,t n
sech I'M a1 s .bas ssye 70 carry Ebip TO Liverpool
~ The United States would De bound
A protect that property OF h.s. -. -
r,ressiou of the Convention OF tnat POM.
"..,,snt;ou II is 10 be regretted, did not give an
-, an This highly practical question Its discus
" "a, superceded by more pressing question,
-, whether there were members enough present
"a states enough represented TO warrant the mem-
Dr., IN attempting TO cit. Mr. Magruder Of Virginia
:. we are told suggested tina, the Convention should
nediately adopt the preamble and resolutions, with
Al, execution Of that providing for the adjournment,
and aferward take the Of the body ON that He
regretted that the adjournment early should have
hsen contaminated lie could not see that there was
suv reason why they should not now a. well az at any
t,,na nroceed 10 discuss matters Of business. Their
.umbers were he admitted sparse but yet six South
ar, e,s,es and the District Of Columbia were repre-
en,ed He did not want il TO go out tha' thc meeting
Gas failure; and if they should declare 40 by their
adjournment that action would throw damper up
on all future meetings. lie thought il would weaken
fhsr influence IL they now adjourned; besdes, the CIT
,xen, NJ Richmond had with their usual hospitality
been at great trouble and expense IN preparing TOT the
entertainment; and he asked would It be lair 10 SUD
;ect them again to like cause OF trouble ana expense
He reasoned that very large bodies are not favorable
70 wise deliberations but that on the contrary small
body is more likely to achieve beneficial results lie
6 assured that the subjects they had met to discuss
could be as fully discussed and matured now a. at any
time He therefore moved TO strike out the resolution
providing for an adjournment.
Another delegate spoke against adjournment; 1t
would be making aaugbng-stoc Of thenselves. DR..
Brewer of Maryland thought it was doubtful II they
would ever get 40 large meeting together If they ad-
;ourned Gen Green of Texas considered the Conven-
tiou rather Virginia Convention than Southern or
south-western one for beside the Virginia delegation,
there are only seventeen members present Finally
the Convention refused to adjourn and went head and
sbouders into the project Of direct Southern line Of
aeamships with Europe. From the debate on this
subject we give few extracts;
"Mr Funsden Of Alexandra was opposed to the sec
ond resolution asking the patronage OF the Federal
Government for O line Of steamers. lie objected 70
Southern people continuing this camorous cry TO the
FederalG ovemment IL was not 30 with the Norhe n
people. They relied on their own efforts. And when
the South shall stretch out her iron arms to the west
they would succeed in their enterprise without any aid
from the Federal Government He osked that votes
should be taken separately on the resolutions.
1.-THE preamble and first resolution were first voted
On piva rOce and adopted.
"The second resolution again reported az fol-
lowe: s....., p.,....,,.,,v.. fran, ,,.
Southern and States be eueed to vote for no
laws granting appropriations In aid Of ocean maj. lines connect
ing Northern port without the insertion OF clause bind
e the Government extend the like aid any line or lines
which may hereafter be established between ports In The South
srp States and foreign ports
"Hr. Lyons of Virginia did not regard the resolu-
A. E.ht nd hee we
the gentleman Mr.. FunsdeD). IL only directed the
Senators and Members of Congress, if a Northern
mail line be established or aided by Congress, that
satisfied that mail line could not be supported with
out the aid Of the Government, he would vote for
that aid being given; and if given to the North, he
wcud require il also for the South. But the resou-
ton does not direct Senators Representatives to
vote for supporting mail line. He therefore did not
consider the resolution Objectionable on that point
He desired 10 see a line Of steamers established IN
the South; and although he himself would prefer To
zee Norfolk chosen be would vote for Charleston, Bal
tunore or any other port with equal cheerfulness.
"Mr Funsden of Alexandria looked upon the reso
luton as a abstraction. He showed the absurd
uy of Directing 10 give Government did to a North
srp enterprise unless similar aid was extended to the
South 1t might b., he SAID that the one enterprise
IL all that u needed Of the kind. Suppose, be said
that there was au appropriation made to the Collins
line on condition that like appropriation should
be made 10 the South; and suppose that the South
did not establish its line for years, should the APP
propraton TO the Collins line be withheld on that &C
couitf
"Nr. LYONS Of Va. did not think the resolution
eeptible OF the construction thus given TO II.
hMr. Funsden insisted that there was nothing at all
uractica in the resolution. The purpose he had in
view was 10 divert the people OF the South from the
hope of getting aid from the Federal Government
They had never got such aid, and they never would
He wanted to shut out that faint glinmer of light
which he sorry TO see still pressing on the eyelids
of the people Of the South.
G"Gep. Greon of Texas asked Mr. Funsden whether
&c believed there enterprise and capital enough in
the State of Virginia to establish line of steamers
which would cost some So 0oO,00O and also whether,
II be answered in the affirmative, he would say that
that line could exist In competition with the Collins
line backed by 100000 year from the General Gov
eminent.
"a member from Virginia thought they were vast
ing their time a subect on which they could effect
nothing, and negectng that for which they had come
here. They here TO discuss questions Of South
ern industry and enterprise and not their relations
with the General Government. IL absurd TO be
talking about Government aid to Southern mail line
while no such line exists 1t would be time enough to
talk about that when the line existed They oug to
dicuss rather the questions of stimulating agriculture,
manufactures, railroads and other industrial enter
prses.'
This was very excellent advice in the gentleman
from Texas, but advice which it much easier for
70 follow.
The only other thing which we observe worthy Of
notice in the proceedings Of this body their eating
dinner provided for them by the City Of Richmond;
after which they adjourned to meet some other time
In Mobile. Governor Wises speech at the dinner we
have noticed elsewhere.
GOVERNOR WISE ON political N4YI.