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


Io,hng right in ell the economy OF man. He would
no., like his fr end (Ar. Gladney), quote the Bible
s 81 abs psg,uon wera e,,s .nnracs,sd
by h0e ~ho hesrc him. staed thal the oenlng
OF The trade would lead TO dissolution the Unon
he believed II would be the means OF sreng hening H.
The great danger or such result lies In English intrigue
The policy Of that country being 10 promote dissolution
ss new to break up the msnufacsores Of the North
and thus give monopoly in all the articles OF supply
necessary Tor national use gentleman of distinction
rome few weeks ago lecured IN Ednburs s,s,lAnd in
efeIoucc to country appears he hal been recently
Cuba and in the Southern and Northern cities of this
county and observed very closely the Of things In
hoe cities He spoke OF the whole o,lntry In high
trms, designating H. 10 fact republic and
oRised our institutions In terms OF high praise He said
You cannot check the growth Of that nster republic
she goes on with q stride that Is irresistable,
and You cannot stop her except by dis oving
he Union" he here went into history OF Incorporation
Of slavery showing the evil effects OF alton upon
jamaica and ether b M colonies denoun Ing
Of England In respect to slavery the Arrantes hypocr
cent or some other B possson
there detained under the system for twenty
one years, .hen they were set At liberty 9TH earthly
TO return to their naive county This he regarded
AZ system of slavery or the aggravated char scer,
eused under the feasible designation l apprenticeship
prepared this proposition, VIII Oh
intended az an inquiry into the condition of slavery and
the African nation He would no Ga the contrary,
he trusted would be unanimously adopted.
Mr. GoGSRIY, OF Virginia, said he mstook much
he sentiments and feelings the members OF that Con-
vention II they would aO~ themselves to be influenced
by any confederation OF fear lest any manifestation OF
elrg upon this subject would lead outorS against
lev Hall tbs; southern men we're al aid to appoint com
mttee of Southern men to examine into the subject OF
slavery Shall they have lold to them tn rough sbo
ion prints whether of the mountans OF mont, OF
the metropolitan city Of Me- York; or tina. hole of abo
oni'm in the centre of Massachusetts (Boston) thai they
would supposed they in favor OF the opening
# the elave race? Were they mon anxious
to the Christian religion diff sed into every region OF
the earth, to 60 in opposition to the greatest mis-
.onary enterpre that the sun ever shone upon,
from any such consideration as the had re
and what did they dos Why comparatively hiDg Look
your missionaries here and what has bsen the
snlt tf their exertons. He maintained that the African
lave trade far from being evil, did, than the
greae msei nary enterprise In the Of religion aud
men afraid to INTO the con iop because orsooth
It would give rise to an iaea that they contemplate the
vvsl Of ade more humanzing in its effects than any de-
world discussing question At this me and they OF
tte South told that they ought not to discuss IT,
cher Stove would write another novel about them.
daughter And this what Southern men afraid
favor the re mig Of the slave rads he would vote
against it. But undertaking It simply TO propose in
qury lib reference to slavery he ready TO suan 1t
ard wa' not every man there from Virginia In favor Of
Obtaining all light possible In reference that subject
Ee would say they were, and he felt satisfied they would
give their aid to balm IT, Slavery the great evil
which represented In certain quarters TO be- he
would cay, for God's sake, examine into 1t
M LocaEAst; Of G. addressed the Convention
Mr. o p TEMPLE, o. Knoxville, offered the following
independent proposition: "Re.oved further that for the
better information OF the Convs ntion committee OF
FIVE be appointed at the next Com mercia
ton to be held at Montgomery Alabama upon the subject
tics What the South has been by the
annual infusion of foreigners into the North within the last
fifteen years
brief discussion arose as the admisbity of this
proposition In connection wi the lbect under considera
ton 1t was voted ~ not german TO the question be 'ore
the convention but was, mean while received inde
pendent proposition.
Mr. TEMPLE said he did not intend to deAln the Conveu-
ton but few minutes He would ask what l. tina.
the Convention debating for the past dsys
OF course what was best calculated promote the pros
pery ndeper Of the Southern States That was
south Carolina Ar spras introduced resolution for the
purpose OF raising committee 70 examine
trade and TO report the next session Of Convention
What the object OF that proposon' Il unquestionsbly
poser I, ooDtcmpis,es thai when thore viii be change
In the policy Of this government with re ference 70 tho
law nj to Introduce African labor on large scale into the
Southern ss TO enable them the better to resist the
crcachmens Of their Northern brethren WHAT ~as his
propoitonY Without OBTAINING them with any statistical
comments, he would refer them to the statistics Of the
country a. published by the general government They
that hundreds OF thousands OF foreigners
ctmipg into the United States overy year, and that
large msjorty Of toem 60 to the Northwestern
two esbs we're coming to the southern States
BE would be permitted TO remark tnat they would
here objecuon would be made TO hem. for We would
lated With and be incorporated into social
But they 60 to the Northwestern States and assmase with
the black republicans and for good reason because
come countries that opposed to slavery T,ey
swelling the population CT the Northern sates and
thus rendering .nem 'oo PoweraI .or u.s. insseaa Of In
sequence, were lorg one or two members Of Cong
every year BE would cay that their remarks dit,
taed by spirit OF Amerioansm Know Nothingism.
he scuAed In referring 10 this subject solely by
Of interest for he South He trusted the proposition
would be adcpsee and that the committee would give this
II
Mr. DKASy OF Virginia, said, before the Convent, IN
assembled his evening the gentleman from south Caro-
liza (Mr Sprau) came 10 him member OF tho Virginia
delegation and expressed 10 him the greatest anxiety that
q committee should be raised upon this subject. He asked
matter. He leh the affair with his colleague (Mr 9osery
the reporter presumes and no doubt, he did what
uEed OF him in courtesy that be would not be ready 70
grant, II was In bis power. rs would say then, with
dsrepeci, that when he was told that he was afraid TO
meet this question, when he told, Southern man,
that such q course be had pursued there you'd be
cacuied TO get IA out ny agand, he would call upon
the Virginia delegation 70 stand up 70 the matter ZAP
MI corxAy Of Louisiana moved to lay the resolution Of
the gentleman from Tennessee (hr mple) on the table.
M sSup said he was very well known In Tennessee,
al saAt or II not, vas not his fault 70 be what 10 oou
rrued In Tennessee o htlo extreme tho subject OF
Souihein rights yet he could not vote for this proposition
in any aspect Of The that be could view He ~oud
move therefore, lay the whole subject the table
The repor, Of the committee with the amendmen. offered
BY the gentleman from South Carolina Ketecsed-ayes,
40; noee, g.
me question then re,urred on the adoption OF the
amendment, which WAS agreed TO, the vote standing,
ayes, 50; nocs, 40.
The reporu OF the Committee on Business were then
taken up, and the following agreed to-
ON the securing exclusive right 70 the Tehuantepe,
route ON the repeal Of laws granting bountes 10 those
engaged in the northeastern fisheries On the letter Of
MAJOR Cherc. OF Florida, contrasting the advantages OF
slave labor over the apprenticeship system advocated by
Engatd d, which was ordered 10 be embodied In the pro-
ceedings Of he Convention, and published thcrewith On
The csisblshment OF agricultural, commercial, manufAc-
turing ard educational associations On the extend
ed cult walton OF the grape On the publication Of the pro-
oeedlpgs OF the Convention On meudng 70 the
general government TO procure the peal reduction by
tobacco oo procuring exclusive control d the Ishmus In
Central Amenoa
Colonel LAVE, OF Aabama offered the following reso-
luton, which vas adopsed:-
That this Convention adjourn this evening at O'Clock,
TO meet again at Montgomery, Alabama, on The second
Nor day In May, 1S5s
CONVENTION oF TIE AGncr1rrnii, sAsrYAcruuNG npHAyI.
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