Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-01-06

of q Pacific railroad upon the route
indicated in the first resolution, by
means ofthe Southern States, copora-
tons and people. ag
Mr.. Lyons Of Virginia, suggested
to the Chairman to amend the first
resolution, by inserting before the
words Territorial legislatures" the
words $50 far as they can constitution
ally do so, by the"-
Mr., Cochrane accepted the amend-
mcnt. E~.s -,
After discussing the resolutions
were adopted. =
r. TEuUANTEPEc ROUTE. IL.
=. Mr.: Semnes, of .l.outsana, from the
Committee on Business, to which had
been referred sundry communications
from the Chamber Of Commerce of
New Orleans, on the subject of the
Tehuantepec Route, made a report
accompanied by the following resolu-
tons; 4 ..t..,
Res6lued, that this Committee
regards interoceanic communication
Tacross the Isthmus Of Tehuantepec as
to Southern interests, and
that the enterprise undertaken at New
Orleans, by virtue Of the contract
with Mexico, mentioned in tile Sth
article ofthe Gadsden treaty, deserves
encouragement. -. =.
RESOLVED, further, That this Con
vention, in order ~ encourage said
enterprise, earnestly recommends the
Government of the United States to
contract with the Tehuatepec Com
pany, Incorporated by the. State Of
Louisiana domiciled at New Orleans,
for transportation of the United States
mail from New Orleans across the
Isthmus of Tehuatepec to San Fran
cisco, on as favorable and liberal
terms as are now contained in exis-
ting contracts forthe performance of
similar services, y
The resolutions were adopted. .
CuEsAPEAKE MILFORD HAVEN STEAM
LINE. III -.
Rssol6ed, That in the opinion of
this Convention there is no truism in
political economy which addresses it.
self more forcibly to . the favorable
consideration Of the slaveholding
States, at the present time, than that
by agriculture weliye, and BY CON-
merce we thrive. ... -.
Reso1red, That the projected weekly
ferry line of iron steamships of 20,-
600, tons, between the Chesapeake
Bay and Miltof Haren5 as originated
in the pamphlet letter of A. Dudley
Mann, promises 10 ameliorate the
commercial and strengthen the polit.
ical condition of the South; and thar
therefore it commends itself to the i'm.
mediate and favorable considerati ON
of Southern citizens. =: , =
Resolved, That in the opinion of
this Contention, from calculations
that may be deemed reliable, such
steam ferry line would have the capa-
city to carry annually a larger amount
of the staple products Of the South,
and consequently ofmerchandise gen
orally than 300 sailing ships Of 1000
tons each: =. X.
Resolced, That in the opinion of
this Convention, the steam ferry line,
when established, will effect an entire
revolution in the traffic Of the world,
in which the slaveholding States will
DO the principal benefciaries and
that it Will carry, at no distant day,
the mails, the passengers, the gold
and silver, and the less ponderous ar
ticles of merchandise from Australia,
China, the East Indies, Japan, the
South, and Central American States,
Mexico, the West Indies and Califor-
MIA, Great Britain, France, Germany,
and other European countries, thus
affording lucrative employmentto the
railroads, and increasing value there
by to the property ofthe South.
. Resotred, That in cyentof war be-
tween the United States and any for
eisn power, it is probable that the
steam ferry line would be one Of the
strongest arms of the national de-
fence, and that each vessel in such
line, contrasted with the most power
full steamer now afoat, would, on &C
count other size, strength and speed,
he as a giant among dwarfs. -. II
Resolsed, That in the epin: on Of this
Convention, this stnpendous South
ern enterprise is peculiarly deserving
of aid to the extent which it is asked
ofevery Southern citizen who can
conveniently afford to render such
aid, the scheme precluding any indi,
vidual from subscribing for two
shares of the stock until all Southern
era shall have an opportunity Of sub
scribiny for one share. tgs
r sot,1i, That in the opinion of
this Convention, every exertion which
honor and interest can excite, ought
to be resolutely made by citizens Of
the slaveholdiug States to, exfricate
themselves from commercial DEEPEN
dence upon other sections Of the I'm
ion; that they -shonld do their own
carrying trade their own buying and
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