Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1856-02-13
N0RTHCAR0LINA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY l3, 1856


again in Savannah, Georgia, on the second Monday
in December next.
Various resolutions, looking to the development
of Southern resources and to the building up Of
Southern commerce, adopted; and among
them the following:
"Resolred, That the objects of this Convention, ,as
developed at its several sittings in Memphis Charles
ton and New Orleans, being secure to the South.
ern States The utmost amount Of prosperity
integral part of the Federal Union, to enable them
to vindicate and maintain their rights and nstitu-
tons, IN any event, matters are all pertinent and
cognzabe which relate to the development of our
Soil, the enlargement Of our internal i'm 2rovement
system, our domestic trade and direct foreign
merce, mines, manufactures and the arts-the social
system and institutions Of the South-our schools
colleges and press-and that deegatesare invited to
bring with them, or forward in their absence, such
statistical and other information may be necessary
to discuss and report upon these and kindred sub
jects in order to the most practical results.
Resolred, That the people in their primary assem-
blies for the purpose sending delegates, be invited
to express their opinions upon the objects indicated
above so that their delegates may be thoroughly ad-
viscd of their wishes.
Resolced, That the Senators and Representatives
in Congress from the Southern and South Western
States be requested to vote for law granting ap-
preparations in aid of ocean Mail lines terminating at
any Northern port, without the insertion of clause
lines that may hereafter be established between
ports of the Southern States and Foreign ports
Resotced, That committee of six be appointed to
me,norialize the Legislatures: of the Southern and
Southwestern States 10 unite with the State of Virgin
ia in the formation of line lines of Atlantic steam
to ply between Hampton Roads and other ports of
the South and Europe-and that said committee arc
authorized to adopt such other measures in further
ance of the object as they may find expcdient and
proper.
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laturcS to release from the license tax all direct inn
portaon from foreign countries and adopt such 9TH
er measures as will protect and advance Southern
commerce.
Resolred, That is expcdicnt that Southern manu-
features should i'm all cases be used when they
bc procGl ed ON as advantageous terms as northern
manufactures
Hesolrtd, That Southern men ought to patronise
Southern literary institutions, and use books publish
ed in the South when they can be procured.
Res0tceh, That i'm excursions for health pleasure
preference should be given to watering places and
other localities on Southern soil"
Col. Walter Gwynn, of North Carolina, offered
the following preamble and resolution, which were
unanimously adopted:
"NnEREAs, under the existing tariff laws of the
United States duty of 50 per cent is levied on the
article of rail road iron, imported into this country
from abroad and, whereas it has been, for some
time past, the settled practice of the Government
to adjust the duties on imports to the STAN
dard-and it being now apparent, from the an
nual report of the Secretary of the Treasury that
a large surplus, derived from duties on foreign
commerce, has accumulated in the Treasury be-
yond the wants and expenses of the government :;
and whereas, the successful and economical prosecu-
ton Of the rail road system in the United States is
seriously embarrassed by the present heavy, and
now unnecessary taxation rail road iron import
cd from foreign countries, whence alone adequate
supplies arc obtained, on cheaper terms even with
freight adde, than the domestic article can be urn.
iShed-Thercfore
Resolred, That it is the decided opinion of this
Convention that the said duties rail road iron
ought to be repealed or greatly reduced"
\ friend, writing us from Richmond County, in
this State makes the following pointed and sensible
observations on the subject:
81 have been pleased to notice that Gov Bragg
has appointed delegates to represent i'm the Sou.
thern Convention at Richmond. They arc the right
kind Of men and have doubt if the Convcn.
ton is conducted in proper spirit that much good
will result to the South from its deliberations 1t is
not to be desired by the South that we should be.
come, in the strict Of the word a commercial
people-still less in the same sense manufacturing
people. But it is desirable that we should improve
what we now have, and to some extent diversity
our industrial pursuits. 1t is desirable if the worst
should come to the worst-which may God in his
mercy avert that the South should be able to
Hhc care VI HeTScl HOW is tnlS 10 DC done! we
must begin in time; wcmust build up own cities
and towns, by holding out inducements to them to
import for themselves. Why not import? We have
the capital, the seaports, and best of ALL the pro-
ducts Of industry in the greatest abundance. All
that we lack is little more energy of charactcr-a
little more "yankee enterprise" If we had this,
and why not put it forth ?we could take such steps,
and that too of peaccablc and praise worthy char
actes, would make the aboitonists and freesoers
our very "negro-catchers." Yes, but let them see
the South resolved longer to be insulted by their
oiclous interference, and preparing to oe indepen.
dent of them for all her supplies, and you may de-
pend upon it, they would soon take better view
of our domestic institution, and let us alone Let
us then touch their pockcts-let us increase our
trade with the northwest and the south-let us.im-
port from foreign countries for ourselves and thus
while we stimulate our own agricultural pursuits at
the same time secure commercial Independence /"
FROM WASHINGTON
On Monday last Gen. William Cullom, of Tennes-
see, member of the last Congress and an anti Ne.
braska Know Nothing, was elected Clerk of the
House Of Representatives by the united votes of the
black Republicans and Know Nothings Messrs.
Paine, Puryear, and Reade voted for him; and the
other members from this State voted against him.
An anti-administration caucus was held at the
Capitol on Monday night, the 4th, and was attended
by eighty or ninety members. Capt. Darling of
New York, was nominated for door-keeper, R. c.
Morris, of Pa, for postmaster, and Mr. Follett of
Ohio, for printer to the House. Messrs Darling
and Morris were appointed by resolution on Tues