Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-08-27
Southern Commercial Convention at
Knoxville.

| This body convened on MONDAY last, ana
its organization resulted in the selection Of
the following permanent officers of the Con-
vention:
P,esidnet-Prof. ]. d, B. DeBow, Of
Louisiana.
Vice Pres,dentS-Hon. VIM. H. Sneed, Of
Tennessee; COL Thos. A. Lathim, of Geor
gla; Col. S. L. Arlington, of Alabama; Col.
Thos. G. Bewitt, of Mississippi; Gov. w.
D. Mosely, of Florida; A. s. Merriman, of
North Carolina; ]. NJ. Vernon, Of Louisiana;
w. r. Robertson, of South Carolina; Col
John B. Chambliss, of Virginia; Col, ]. M.
Clay, Of Arkansas; John S. Tyson, Of Ma
ryland.
Principal Sscretary-B. B. DeGraefen-
reid, of Georgia.
ASSISTANT Secretaries-Dr. Gray, of Ten
nessee; P. d. Page, Of Alabama; D. W..
Leigh, of Mississippi; NJ. Whtesmith, of
Florida; A. Gaines, of North Carolina; M.
Phillips, Of Louisiana; R. w. Bradley, of
S. Carolina; w. Lamb, of Virginia; VIM.
Saunders, of Arkansas; w. Blair Lord, of
Maryland.
A lengthy debate sprank up as to the pro-
pripriety of admitting the Reporters of the
Northern press to seats in the Convention,
which was finally decided that all should be
admitted.
The following is reported as the Business
Committee:
alabama Wylie w. Mason, W.. Led
gard and T. B. Bethea.
louisiana Bishop Polk, ]. A. S. Ack-
len and C, w. Phillips.
.Maryland-John S. Tyson, Charles Webb
and M. Herbert limbaugh.
.Mississppi.-John d. Easton Columbus
Sykes, and R. o. Reynolds.
North Carolina.-A. S. Merriman, T.
:. w. Murrel and d. Christy.
: South Carolina.-L. w. Spratt, T. B.
; Bryan and Jas. H. Williams.
Tennessee.--W. R. Caswell, A. R. Gro.
zier and F. Titus.
Edgrn,a.-James Lyons, Myer Myers
and ]. T. Anderson.
: Resolutions were introduced
: lst, Looking to direct trade with Eu
i rope.
l. End. Endorsing the steam Ferry line be
o tween the waters of the Chesapeake ant
u Milford Haven, as projected by Mr.. Dad
ley Mann, and providing for obtaining sub
e scriptions for stock, to carry out the enter.
prise.
1t Sd. Demanding the repeal of the boun
ties given to those engaged in the fisheries
e on our North eastern coast.
J, 4th. Asking the Southern States to gran
d similar aid to the establishment of drec
n commercial intercourse between the South
ern States and foreign nations, as has beer
n granted to Railroads to facilitate their in
ter-State Intercourse.
) 9th. The following resolution was sub
S mitted by Mr.. Z, B. Bryan, of South Car
olina: ..-...
Resolved, That in the opinion Of this Con
l. vention the eighth article of the treaty {
d Washington, ratified on the 10Th of Novem
n ber, 1912, ought to be annulled, under tn
= provision of the first clause of the elevent
: article of said treaty.
ReSoiued, That copy of the above resO
luton be sent, by the President of this Cor
e. vention, to the Senators and Representative
;. in Congress from each State here represent
10 ed, with the request that it be laid befor
=. the legislatures OF their respective States 70
,s their consideration.
e "The eighth article above referred tc
a provides for the keeping of squadron on til
coast of Africa for the suppression on slav
trade; and the eleventh article provides tha
,e after five years from the ratification of thi
treaty, it shall contine in force until one Q
IS the other of the parties shall signify wis
10 to terminate it."] ...
" All these resolutions were respectivel
q referred to The Business Committee.
ID There is delegate to the Conventio
ID from the. new Territory of Arizona bein
r better known as the "Gadsden Purchase
,e whose main object is understood to be to er
ri list the sympathy ard influence of the Cor
nj vention, in obtaining Territorial govern
r. ment for his region, from Congress.
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!. Rule for WrHtng Composition, Remeu
- Der, that you are to write what you thinl
- and not think what TO write; and if you d
!" not know but little about the subject, y,
: may begin by saying so, and going on tel
X ing what you do know much or little.
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