The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-18

sorTnERN COMHiERCIAL CON
yENTtON.


THIRD DAY-MoRNING SESSION.
The Convention opened with prayer from the
Rev. MIR. overly, Of Georgia.
The Journal OF yesterdays proceedings was read
letter was received from Hon. Mr.. Chase. OF
Florida commenting upon the great scarcity OF Ia
which In 1857 yielded Si0o,0o0.0O0 in gold. The
only means of supplying the want was impnrta
tion Of Coolies from sChina or smuggling negroes
from Africa. The former had proved a failure, anu
the latter woud meet the same fate ii carried out
under the apprentice system. Tie thought that In
IL months the smuggling of slaves into the cotton
states would commence TO such an extent that the
fanatics Of Exeter Hull and others, would see the
necessity of opening the slave trade, and the feeble
Efforts Of man would yield TO the Will OF tod. The
letter was referred to the Committee on Business.
Mr. Yancey. of Georgia. rose to a personal expla-
nation. having been misrepresented in ne"spa-
per report The reporter making him say lovely
.lno Wentworth instead of Long Jno. Wentworth.
The order Of the day--the resolution for the re-
call of the squadron from the African coast was
taken up.
Mr. Bryan of s. c. said he wished to state dis
tincty that the re-opening Of the slave trade was
not his object in Offering the resolution. He
wished the Convention TO understand this PROPOSE
ton 10 be isolated from the slave trade. The trea
ty between England and America, to suppress the
slave trade WIS an experiment which had failed,
and its failure had Leen acknowledged by member
Of the English Parliament. During the first FIVE
years after the treaty, 100000 Africans were ex-
ported, despite the - British vessels and those OF
other nations. the coast The slave trade, il is
true has been broken up. but it was by the Brazil
ian prohibitions not the American navy. Our crIi-
sors only augment the horrors of the victims Of
expectation, by increasing the cruelty attendant
upon secrecy.
cued Africa from barbarism as far az ii has been
done and she is entitled to it. but if she wishes to
suppress the slave trade let her transfer her fleets
from the coast of Africa to that of Cuba and block
adj the ports there. 1t is evidently unfair that the
Soutl-not a citizen of which imports IL slave OF is
engaged in the trade-should be forced to bear a
-aTt of the expense incurred i'll maintaining "a
feet to suppress it. lie spoke of the great annoy
ancr cccasioned American commerce. i'll the search
Of United States vessels by British officers cruising
for slavers.
His remarks exhibited much research, aud elici-
ted much applause.
hIr. Lyons, from the Committee on business made
the following reports:
The, committee ask TO he discharged from the
further consideration of the document relative to
peace.
The committee report back the resolution of Mr..
Pope, Of :. c.. recommending the establishment Of
steamship lines between Southern and foreign
ports. and the fostcriu. of the same by the public
I'D of the several states, and recommending South
ara Representatives to insist on the same encUUr-
tgement being given them by the General Goyern-
uttut is given to vessels starting from Northern
ports. with rcconnIe ndatiUn that they pass.
They report back the resolution of Mr.. Church
WE'LL endorsing the scheme Of Sir. Dudley Mann.
.t~king TO be discharged from the further C0usde-
ration Of the same with the additional request that
hecommittee be allowed TO reconsider their action
on the same.
The Committee recommend that the next South
aTu Convention assemble at Montgomery, Ala, on
the ~ Monday of May, 1858, and requesting the
Governors and the various officers of the several
cities and towns of the Southern States to appoint
delegates to the same and that this Convention
appoint Committee of Arrangements for the
same.
The Committee reported resolutions recommend
ns 10 the Southern people TO Manufacture within
themselves. far practicable, all articles Tor
tll-ir use and declaring it to lie the duty of
the Southern people to sustain such manufacto
rit+.
the Committee reported back Nr. Pryor's rrso-
luton recommending TO the Legislatures of the
southern States to exempt from execution fer
lcut one more slaves in the hands of each slave
hulIer, with recommendation that il pass.
The Committee reported back tho resolution of
the Hon ". ". Boyce recommending free trade
aud direct taxation, with recommendation that it
10" rejected.
Vr (ilatney. of Mississippi. introduced gesolu.
!uns as substitute for those Of Mr.. Bryan of South
,'trolina reported back by the committee, declar-
in slavery To he neither social or political evil.
,t,at the slave trade, being transfer from
Muster TO another, is not wrong and therefore not
a proper subject for prohibition: the South should
not be taxed to support the naval police for the
suppression Of the African slave trade, recognising
III. institutions Of the South rs the best form of
government conducive to the African, and is the
.aitst for the preservation of our Republican Coy
erument. declaring that thu Southern States pos
,.ss all the advantages capable ofmaking them the
most independent people on earth which it is their
tuty to develop and that the great evils which
threaten Southern institutions are the theories
prupagated by Northern books. periodicals. &C.
md that the South should publish her own works.
AMI support her literary and theological inSti
julions.
Mr.. Sneed of Tennessee. desired to offer an
amendment interpolating the original resolution
that in the opinion of this Convention it is contra
ry to the settled policy of the country to repeal
The laws prohibitory of the African slave trade,
without altering the resolution declaring that the
article of the treaty requiring the presence of an
american squadron on the African coast should be
ihrogated.
Mn Sneed said that, whilst he was opposed to the
revival of the African slave trade, he was equally
opposed to the existence of any alliance between
dis and any foreign Government calculated to de-
.,r lie an institution of portion of this country
Air. Glatney, Of Mississippi, addressed the Con
veution in favor of his substitute After deliberate
investigation, he had concluded that slavery was
neither a moral or political evil. He had not made
m his mind upon the subject of the revival of the
African slave trade. He thought that question
vas too important to take position upon, without
. careful examination into all its consequences
he spoke at length in defence of his resolutions
Mr. LYONS. of Virginia, from the Committee on
Business to whom referred the communication
e MIR Chase entitled Labor and Profit report
Il the following resolutions:
Resolved. That. in the opinion of the COnven-
ton the time has not arrived for the consideration
5y this body of the subject of the revival of the
African slave trade.
Resolved. further, That EIr. Chases communica-
zion lie on the table and he printed.
Nh. Lyons, from the committee. reported
back the resolution recommending that the South
rn States should lay direct tax upon all articles
Il import from those Northern States that do not
Hphold the fugitive slave law, with a recommends
ion that it DO not pass.
Mr. Lyons. from the same committee reported
back the resolutions submitted by Lieut. Mowry,
tcatiye to territorial government of ArizUna,
ihc acquisition of more territory from Mexico upon
oar Southern boundary, &c, with recommends
ton that it pass.
Mr.. Carroll. of South Carolina, spoke in favor of
he amendment proposed by Mr.. Sneed.
Mr.. Hale, of Tennessee, addressed the Convention
in opposition to the revival of the slave trade and
irprecating the discussion of the slavery question,
inappropriate 10 the purposes for which the Con
Vtntion met.
Mr. l.. VI. Spratt. of South Carolina. editor Of the
'hareston Standard, addressed the Convention in
opposition to the amendment of Mr.. Sneed. and f.
y1Eing the revival OF the African slave trade. If he
the only member to enter his dissent to reso-
luton against the revival Of the slave trade, he
would stand alone upon that position Mr.. Spratts
a ilress WIS learned and interesting dis4usiti0n
upon the institution of slavery. He thought that
cargo Of slaves from Africa. landed ON the borders
# Kansas, would have made that Territory q slave
state. The most ultra abolitionist the Territory
would willingly have purchased slaves at 500, and
thus would become propaGandist of slavery.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Spratts address, the
Convention took u recess.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. Starke of Alabama followed.
Mr.. Spratt was in favor of the revival of the AT
rican slave trade.
During Mr.. Starke's address, bench broke in
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