Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-08-18

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"a season and rnsh OH OH the ses board. ,..:.,,
Those who are after health, recreation or nne iV'ns,
in do well to copy the European example III tle
ra,ois.s and tarry on the gar board, nsead o' posi-
10 Of TO the mountains where there IL no iiio,e
ealtb than on the sea board. and where the he'EI'
luxury il found in bset aud mutton, and that none
the best. '''''
OUTHERN CONVENTION AT KNOXVILLE
FIRST. DAY.
Knoxville, August TO- 1872.
The Southern Convention assembled in the res
yterian Church to-day at llI o'clock. 7. NJ.
The Mayor of tho city ut Knoxville, MIR. D. a.
White, called the Convention TO order in neat ani
pproprinte speech in which he said that he hnpel
be results Of the Convention would rebound u .no
Of the South at tn. samc tims expressing
he opinion that Mr.. JAMES Lyons at Virginia III.
President Of the Savauuab Convention, should acs
Il Temporary President OF the Convention. LUIS
var concurred i'll by the body, and Mr.. LYONS LOOK
he Chair.
MIR. Wm. n. SrapLE Of the Lyuchburg Virsi"tan'
vas appointed Secretary pro ten Of The Convention
The Rev. Mr.. Nc MULLEN Of tho Presbyterian per
uaspn, was theu Introduced and opened the pro-
:-eding with prayer.
MIR. l.. W. SrRATr of South Carolina, moved that
committee consisting Of one from ench State be aP'
Dointed rs q committee uu orgauizatU
Mr.. w. C. FLoURSoY Of Virginia moved that the
committee consist Of two members, which ameno'
nent was accepted
On motion Of Mr.. T. a. LATHAM Of Georgia, 1t
was resolved that the committee be appointed by lie
delegation from the States
Tie severa! State delegations reported the names
of The following gentlemen as the Committee Oh Or
ganiGalion:
Tennessee -John Martin and O. p. Temple;
Gsoreia-CoI. D. A. Lochrane and i. A. Robinson;
Florida-W. w. Mccall and NJ. 5. Perry;
Alabama-.Jno. W. Woodcock and G. 5. Lucas;
North Carolina "a. s. Merriman aud A. Gaus;
Louisiaua-J. A. 5. Acklen aud j. 81 Vernon;
Observation-Disclosures Ii. Davis and Il. .. Reynolds
South Carolina-W. J. Bull and K. T. CarsolI;
Maryland-Jno. ~. Tyson and w. Blair Lord;
Virgiuia-Roger A. Pryor and Jefferson L. Martin;
Arkansas-Wm. SsGders aud NJ. j. Clay.
One of the Georgia delegation having taken seat
in that palt of the Ill assigned TO Texas, was sup
posed that Texas was represented Only by sluglt
member and u rule was therefore adopted by III.
Convention limiting Ler representation on the Col
rnittee 10 angle member; but when Texas was
called, no representative appeared, and it was ther
that tue gentsmsa 10 the seat assigned
Texas was Georgian.
Mr.. w. J. BULL, Of ). G., moved that Lieut.. SYL
vEsrEH MAuRY Of the u. 5. A. BIZ admitted asa dele
gate 10 the Convention from the Territory OF Arazo
nia.
A letter from Gen. JAbEs GApsDEH, Of 5. C., wa
read, recommending that the Convention admit Lieut.
MAuRY on account Of the nportsnce OF tue tornatoi
of tho Territory Of Arazn to the South
81. H..
derssud any such Territory as Arnzonis to be in ex
isence and moved to lay the resolution on The table
which motion was adopted.
The Convention then took races until o'ciocl
z. 81.
Mr. ). T. Martin Of Virginia, from the Committee
on Permanent ORGANIZATION, reported Tue loioWluS
usmes Of otlcers:
pfesidan:-Professor y peEow of Louisiana
Vice Pre.idents-iJohn IysGn% Maryland, JOIN
X Chsnbliss OF Virginia, Col &-rrInan o
North Carolina, w K Hobeftson OF South Cnroiina
Col T A Lstham of Georgia. EI-Gov w Mosee,
of Florida, 5 Arlington Ut Alabama, u Elewlt
of Mississippi j NJ Vernon of Lousiana,J N ClaJ
of Lrksrais Hon w Ii Sneed OF Tennessee.
Principal Ssc;gtc-y-B b De Graflenreid Of Geor
gia.
Assistant Sseretaries- bla;r lord Ct Maryland
Will Lamb Of Virginia, A Gains oil EoRG Is.0.iss
pis, NJ w smith Of Florida, ID Page Of Alabama
& W Leigh of Mississippi, Mr. Phillips Of Louisiana
VIM Ssupscrc of Arkansas DR. Gray Of Tennessee
Tls Commttss $50 reported that The rules of the
House Of Representatives sRoglc govern the Conven
ton.
The entire report was adopted.
Prof DeI'ow then assembled the rostrum aud delv
cred an appropriate address, thanking the Conven
tiOn for tie honor conferred on him, confesslng II tC
be the pruutes u;ol,en Of his life to be called upon tc
preside over Il Convention c9naiulDg so much o the
patriotism, intelligence aud virtue VI the South. lie
said that be felt great embarrsss neht lii sGccsedlDg
az Presiding Officer Of the Convention, gentleman
WIG bad presided over their deliberations in such
inanueI ~ 10 be eqused by few aud surpassed by
none. He then bkgEe. the Convention to indulge
him whist he submitted To II ioIe views winch he
had intended for their consideration Gnd Thich he
had expected to deliver to them i'll another capacity
s thcr continued ~ address the Convention. as fol
lows:
Conventions have been he successful means Of a.;
grsssion on the purt Of our eueuiea. They are recu
lary sdapted to tue South. whose scattered po1u!a
lon renders the power OF the press less elective tan
10 oiher quarters. At these gatherings the patriotism
aud intelligence and eoqueuce OF the people are rep
resented aud in the cur4 Interchange 81 sentiment,
Il is perceived how LITTLE there IL IL reGEty ~ separate
aud how MUCH TO units Us. liomogeuity ID pI:.2its
tastes, lncnalous, manners, mode VI Ile render our
brotherhood indSsoluble. The Olympic games
brought not greater blessings TO dFeeas. II !nese
Conventions have not stayed our enelnies they a6ve
ened the hearts and the purposes OF Ourselves
They HAYS Et:-.-iated been tho e1ponents Q! die
cussions which Tor Stii;tv aud demoustrstive power
10 behalf of Ourselves aud or institutions. nave
:carcely parallel u history. We haze g::enGi5ened
the facilitating and gipeu faith to The doubling. EII
stateeu,en ait pub.ics,s justify and apologize aud
deprecate .or Us 10 o: upou the plea OF necessity
but having thoroughly yvesosct ed, make their :isud
asd defence upon right and the Constltutl,n.
Admit ;lat in practical results the Copvenloa asi
fallen short o; tho fo2d expectation and hopes o. many
ship nor established factory or college, rs many
OF ia enemies haze exultiogly asoerted. thOGgh With
out foundation IN truth, ii the history OF tue Pssl len
years be examined, il has yet prepared us to under
stand tho importance Of sil thes0 matters, and Toel
the tim. shull have fully come, they vii! not DO want
lug Therefore, without encouragement should tnt
Southerp Convention continue It's appeals, teaching
tue people
!. That they acve rights more 10 lie valued and de-
Tended tf;an Gcy theofir. Or sentiments about Union
and thousand times n.ore meC:isn' because iuVo'
vias everything for which GovCsrn,ett CT Union ID
at all 10 be yalged.
2 That they bsvs resources, which, though ade
quata 10 render iiyeua a. I.portsnt menber OF tle
Federal UniOE are ut TIA sapis t;+e su,hglei u ehh
BILE them 10 exist without that Union, ana IL Ianh't
the rank Of first class power ShGpeVsr IT shall D'
deemed necessary, and that il is the duty 1T the PEG
pie of the South 10 develop these resources aud 10 10
c.ese this sense of Independence, security and pow
or, BIZ oLeGiS: I'D the avenues OF iutercomlnunca
ton, by stimulating egri :ature, by promoting com
,nerce by steamships, aad bj 1lsetn mills aud mo;'
than all OF these, by system OF hohso occcatIon
yhich shall save our children from tte pCisoD phct
irfe5tS the springs from which they oeet
in the b4bil OF drinking.
Nor let it be forgotten that oil Of the great repub
licG Of ancient tunes were Toe HT3Sih OF Inc Souih
and went baDd in band with ihe eIisteacs ~ slave IN
situations. Toe ha4ksrD Shareholders OF greece ana
Ron. carried tbs cjyili7 asI Hnd the arts and tn
arms of antiquity oyer tbs world, aaI With them al
the refined notions of liberty, OF law, OF puDo ED'lt5
mud tas.e which have come down to modern tunes
The Saviour ofthe world found and lett pehodng
The len millions Of inhabitants thai constitute iht
pEessa; slaveholdipg States, aud the four millions O
sllves, make up an aggregate az largs a. that o
Great Britain wci che contested the revolution OF
struggled against Napoleon aat the armies OF Eu
rope; II is five iiIpes the population Of the United
Continental Colonies, very nearly equal. the s'r6nTf
of Prusss, is three ,n,es that of Sweden and Cor
way. and about the same rs Belgium Portugal, Ho
land. Denmark. Switzerland sad Greece, combined
whilst liz territory falls little ehort Of that OF the
whole OF Europe, executing Russia aud Turkey
In productive wealth, the means end resources OF
tho South are perhaps not eIceIed by thos0 Of my
other naltn IL the world. With variety OF climates
and soils adequate s the production Of every article
adapted for the nsce.sari.s e ths Injuries Of lie
whether ip food, clothing or ornsmsrt, aud actually
producing tle ray materials Of them, not only in
quantities aucteEi for the Eone consumption, but TO
constitute in our rsiatloIs With ioreisc countries
from TIRES to four fths OF the wio.s Aip-rcsp com
,nerce; employing the shipping aud the Ferchants Of
our nsgbbors, dug their looms aud their 'pnde+
adding wealth and opuienea to their mnrts aud rem
dering indssolubly connected witt US the greatesi