New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-20
southern Commercial Convention.


KNOXVILLE, TENN, Aug. II, 1867.
Mr. E. B. Bryan, of South Carolina, submitted the
following resolutions:
Resolved That in the opinion Of this Convention
the eighth article OF the treaty Of Washington, rat
fed on the 10th Of November, 1872 ought to be an
nulled under the provisions Of the first clause of the
18th article of said treaty.
Resolved, That copy of the above resolution De
sent by the President Of this Convention to the Sena
tors and Representatives in Congress from each State
here represented with the request that it be laid be-
fore the Legislatures of their respective States Tor
their consideration. ~ tu
1.-THE eighth article above referred to, provides for
the keeping of squadron on The coast OF Africa for
the suppression of the slave trade and the eleventh
article provides that after five years from the ati
cation of this treaty it shall continue in force until
the other of the parties shall signify wish to
terminate it,
Mr. Grice, Of Virginia, proposed to lay this resolu-
ton on the table, which motion was lost.
Mr. Elliott of South Carolina, offered sundry reso-
buttons in relation to the expectancy of forying the
harbor of Port Royal in South Carolina and making
it coaling station for the larger steamers of the
United States.
Mr.. Blount, of Alabama, moved to amend by insert
ing the name of Mobile, Ala, which was accepted by
the mover.
The resolutions were then referred to the Commit
tee on Business.
Mr. McRae, of Mississippi, offered the following
resolution, which was adopted after much opposition
and discussion:
RESOLVED, That the members of the entire press of
all the States of this Union and Of any other country
be admitted reporters of the proceedings of this
1 Convention.
Mr.. Churchwell, of Tennessee offered resolution
that the Convention recommend to the Governors of
each of the Southern States to appoint five delegates
to present the subject of the steam ferry as proposed
by A. Dudley Mann, and which was endorsed by the
Convention at Savannah to the people of the South
ern Staes and solicit stock for the same which stock
should be represented in Convention to be held for the
purpose of electng officers to manage and control said
company at such time and place as said delegates
may select. st
The resolution was referred to the Committee on
Business.
Mr.. Boyce, Of South Carolina, offered resolution
in relation to the repeal of duties imports and the
establishment of system Of direct taxation. Referred
to the Committee on Business.
i Mr.. Mowry, Of Arizona, offered resolution that
the Convention would endorse the application Of the
inhabitants of that portion Of the Gadsden purchase
known Arizona, for territorial government, etc.
Referred to the Committee on Business.
Mr.. Pryor, Of Virginia. offered the following reso.
lation
RESOLVED, That it be recommended to the Legsla-
lures Of all the slaveholding States to pass acts
emptng more slaves in the hands Of each slave
holder, from liability for debts contracted after the
passage of said acts.
Referred to Committee on Business.
Resolutions were adopted requesting each member
of the Convention to pay dollar to defray the
pense of printing the proceedings, and appointing
/ committee to collect contributions
Mr.. Fugura, of Virginia, offered the following reso-
A luton:
4 Resolyed, That the Committee on Business be in
structed to take into consideration the navigation
laws of the Uuited States, and report to this Con-
vention what changes therein necessary to place
the commercial marine Of Europe upon the same
footing, in the coastng trade Of our country, with
own.
/ Referred to Committee on Business.
Mr.. J. B. Aston, of South Carolina offered the fol-
lowing resolution: o.,
1 Resolred, That this Convention suggests and re-
commends to the merchants, capitalists and CONNER
cia men of the South the importance, alike political
and commercial, and the great advantage to be de-
rived from establishing, of increasing the direct trade
between the ports of the South Of France and the
Mediterranean and those of the principal Southern
States of this Union.
Referred to the Committee on Business.
Mr.. Pryor offered resolutions expressing the sense
of the Convention against granting bountes to
fishermen on our Northeastern coast.
Referred to Committee on Business
The Convention soon after adjourned to the follow
ing day.