The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-19

just, cheat and yinde, ana grievous imp ,son think
twice before trust such wi your purse ssrugs
10 matter II he does tell GU to "sics TO the patty Party
went pay your taxes or buy your family clothes
Mr. HUsr Of Mobile, inquired If 3 was the object OF the
gentleman TO submit direct taxation ny toe general gov
eminent on he thve prope ~ OF the SOUTH
MIR JOINS said his object tina, these shall give
In sa,en upon oath Of The sm1unt OF property aey
hold, AZ al 1t. approximate value Upon that The govern
menl Of tho Unit States shall assess given sum which
ehAll meet its exigencies.
Ar Blunt said that he understood II was the objec,
Of every Southern dstaoh the general government
any action In ard TO their peculiar institutions
Were they give 70 the EoTernment OF the United States
the right TO egisate reference u their ave pey
and a pleasuref Tho royiuon seemed TO him TO
be nonsrous What Il the value OF the slaves In the
Sorthern counirJS Why, about t4 thousand millions OF
dvlprs and shat he wsud k, would be the ,un Of
rev hch might be derived from such amount Of
al able property If the system Of direct TAXATION which
the gentleman advocated, ~ 70 be estabshedP II wouli
beElmoe iDcacuabe Was he 10 be told that was pro
per to submit this properly taxation the will OF the
United States government Congress had the right to
make distinction between objsots OF taxation, and II
codd not be do bted that all they needed was the sane
uoL Of toe South to induce the as they pleased
with reference TO that property. He would commend
these suggestions to the oemn and earnest consideration
OF ths Convention and them not 70 offer such pre-
text the power conferred ny that revolution would A.
ford Tor interference by Congress with our slave pro-
perty.
Mr. HunnARD or Alabama. said that there were OF
there propsslofs which emed to him TO be uusound
but taking the matter altogether he thought the gent
'front.' Georgia (hr. Jonee) was right In the main he
had no doubt that direct taxation would transfer millions
from the North to he South within very few years. He
edVoaied the tee Of dfasing the necessary for
collection among the dieren! countless instead Of coneen
us,ing il as nj present In few favored cities.
this dsic ssd that he thought the l,gic employed to
sustain this proposition OF direct taxation was like tna
upon which certa doctrines In other parts OF the country
acre bAsed-that all men were born free and equal In
view Of the present state of commercial operatans
throughout the world be was not prepared to sustain In
PROPOSITION of the gentleman he held as matters now
STOOD that the foreign producer and not the con-
sumer, that paid he He maintained that II
the srgsr producer at Cubs and not the consumer
al Tennessee that paid the that spec OF
duce the might be sad difference all other
descriptions of property subjected TO taxation He main
taLed that far the sy'tem o! Indirect taxation opera
Ted vi reerer to the South 1t rather favorable to
interests inasmuch she slaves used those articles
which not taxed AS to the collection OF taxes upon
the principle OF taxation atvo ated by the gentleman he
.ould cay 1t by judicous, In his opinion.
They were 10 have among them conseq Of this
system federal sx collector who would be fed out OF
the pcknss o the ede treasury at the expense OF the
people. This fact hing else would render this
whole system Objectionable to him BE concluded With
few other remarks showing the system Of direct taxation
Mr. EL1Ieir Of South Carolina, BY way Of illustrating
the evils OF indirect taxation stated that he al one time
purchased gun In Eng land, which he had consigned
to Chai lesion The purchase value was $3.50 and upon
that he was compelled to ray revenue Of $50, which
,sSes %creoVer the North did no, reCosniss ,svs. as
property and In this view or the matter was no. i'm
probable that they would he exempt from taxation even
under the 81 ste N proposed TO be established
Mr. BoyCs OF South Carolina addressed the convention
in favor Of direc, taxation and demonstrated at soma
length the evils Of the present rystem.
EDUCATION IN TIE SOUTH
Mr. BEraKA, OF Georgia, from the Committee on Bust
ne'r, reported the following resolutions, which were
ado ted:-
Resolved That the interests Of education generally
hroug hout the Southern States among the most i'm
portsnt that cla the attention OF this Convention, and
that well directed effort In their adv Ancement should
be efficiently sustained ard fosered
Resolved That the time has arrived when the South
to herself TO enter with energy on the career OF more ex
.InAo nafh apu
the higher branches OF learning and that the conven
ton OF citizens alluded to by the Presden Of this MEETING
establishing an university OF the highest grade within our
borders, movement In the right direction, and with
every other Of sim lar character entitled to the cordial
sympathy and material aid If the South.
Resolved, That the School Commit zee appointed at the
last purchase school books be appointed
and that the President be authorized 70 add moro
members TO that committee from The southern states.
Resolved, That the members from majority or The
Southern States shall constitute quorum and have power
10 act.
the following rames were added to rAe committee -
directed Bishop Polk, Of louisiana hon John Perkins,
of Louisiana VIM Gilmer simi, Of South Carolina, and
X. Marshall OF Mississippi.
The ARIZONA TERRITORY.
Lieutenant MowRs the delegate from Arizona remarked
(Nr Desne) 70 give some nfor nation regarding the region
hich he represented A the time OF the convention
limited 70 iew noo ne mould io, reg any
about to travel with the gentleman 70 Virginia, he would
take occasion 10 give him all the information he possessed
concluded by General Gacscen there United States
citizen resident there. Now, however, there were many
Of hem settled there and their numbers are Increasing In
be rNio OF two hundred month. For six hun
dred miles The country was perfectly nee from depreda
by Indians, and only needed population 70 make Il
prosperous beyond conception he ked that the resou
ion, In reference TO It, reported by the Committee
en- Business, be taken up and acted upon. These
resolution, appeared In the report Of the first days
proceedings They contained . recommendation 70 the
general government 10 extend aid and protection 70
Ito give separate organization and also 70 establish
to ecc, which recommended that they enter into
negotiations with Mexico for proper site for that purpose
The resolutions we're unanimously adopted.
oPKNNG SLAVE TRADE.
The regular order OF business then proceeded with,
being reports from the Committee Business
LUTON referred thai committee and reported adversely
upop, In reference 70 The reopening OF The slave trade
M sPsArr, Of South Carolina. moved to amend It by
su osutng the resolution which he offered In the carly
part Of the day. but which not 10 orter at the tine
Mr. Bfusr, OF Mobile, moved 10 ams nd the amendm ont
by inserting before the word savery" tho words "abso
lutte and qualified
Mr.. 5pratt accepted the ams ndmenL
The question on the sdop,ion OF the amendment was
then put and decided In the negs ~, noes As
sYuTM SELLING cyr1os, ETC.
Mr. ELLIOTT, OF South Carolina offered the following re-
solution, which was adopted
Resolved, That a committee OF ave be appoin ed 10 re-
port the next Southern Commercial Convention the
ana nparave expense Of selling colt N In the
change which In the opinion Of the Convention would
vance the ineres OF the planters In the SALE Insurance
and repacking OF cotton.
The Presto eni appointed the following committee under
that resel0tions-G. p Smith, OF south Carolina; Mr..
stewart, OF Mississippi; Mr.. Jones Of Georgia; E. J.
Prince, Of Alabama and General Sparrow, Of South Caro-
Ina
BrsrSxss roR NExy CONVENTION.
Mr.. CArRoi offered The flloWng resolution, which was
also adoptef;-
Resolved That committee consisting OF the President
OF IL Convent and me nber from each state repre-
senisd be appointed 70 suggest suitable busness for The
consideration Of the next southern Convenop TO be held
Montgomery, Alabama and that said committee be
quesed report the same In the pubic prints before the
hext Cow snton
Mr.. srTuH, OF Ca, offered the following resolution,
which adopted -
Resolved mat In orasr control the educational sys
TEN Of the SOUTH the propreiy OF establishing Publishing
houses 70 be located In OF the towns cities OF
SOUTH be referred 70 The consideration OF the Lsgha
OF the southern States the plan OF States and
poraons becoming Shareholders In the enterprises each
state corpof alton subscribing stock 10 appoint delegate
to Convention for the organization OF such company
giving the location 70 that sa'e subscribing the Argss
amount OF stock.
The foregoing was accompanied with petition upon
this subject BY Mrs.. Cord.
TIE Convention then took recess until O'Clock