Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-08-04
On motion Of Mr. Chopper OF Norfolk, the toveii'
ton ADJOURNED Until ! o'clock. p. NJ.

ua motion OF Mr.. Tropper OF Norfolk, the ioiVe
iioh a'J'urfed Until o'clock, +. VI.
AFTERNOON session..
me CONVENTION re.asseInaiei nj the appointed
hour.
Capt Page, L. s. ". at the request of the Convrn
tiou, delivered brief address lie said he was glad
70 ZEE The favor with which Mr.. NIanns enterpTl'e
had been received, and TINT the importance at ne
hen" lad created such stroug feeling in liz h.ht:i
He then went on to take strong ground Tor 1t h' !:
means OF Southern independence, and stated the gra'
EyGG tact that il was regarded a. II patriotic move
rather t'hn al Investment solely for the rcnunerh-
ton of those who subscribed.
Mr.. Jos. SesHr Arose, and slfe. some humorous re-.
marks III me beginning, 'cama down Ia his work.
the racing men say, III hs usual clear ana forchle
Style lie said he had long been out nf the speech
making llue, thOu.! he Ind followed it for twenty
five Years. He rcc,lrcted having attended South
erD Convention in ISIS 1T which ths Chairman iir
now addressed was Prc-iien' Snrhing RESULTED
from that, aud not slns. ship had been added in
! our fleet. He was glad 10 seq hst the present Coz
ventinn insured pracfrR. Z, sUll 10 s deliberations
ard that TIL subscriptions to the proposed -cl-ms
had been placed within the reach of the humb.
farmer IN The !fnd He understood that III" cost o
thu Pioneer ship would be about S2,nJ0,0OO; could
not 10000 Subscribers 10 this noble OIL jet BIS found
10 the whole South! 10 believed they could. The
great requisites OF route Of transit speed and
cheapnsss of transportation The size of the steam
ers contemplated will lf-Ire BOTH and carry IN them
the requss. of his wife he placed the names Of her
self two daughters and son, on the subscription 'Ist
besides bis own. This announcement was received
with great applause.
The committee on subscriptions reported that n
large number of shares had been taken and that they
were Of opinion that i; would he increased by The
addition Of 400 names in few days. in the vicinity
of O.d Point
OnThurs!ay afternoon, sixty one shares were taken
in few minutes, making SG,lOO, truly gratifying
beginning to this great project. Among the names Of
the Subscribers are ex President Tyler, Gov. WIS. o
Va; y. NJ Barrnger, North Carolina; Geo D. Wise,
Accomac; john +. Hamblin, Memphis. Tenn; Henry
Exal and K. A. Pryor, Richmond; VI. n Falls. Bait
more; Z. G. Nottingham, Northampton; I. j. Page,
Washiugton Il. j. Croppsr Norfolk Joseph Secar,
Elizabeth CITY; MIR. BouwGre aud Alex. Dudley, L ~
and Queen; K. a. Mayo. iIenriro; a. B. Dickinson,
Prince Edward; J. l.. Deans. Gloucester Ed. Ruin,
/ Hanover Ed Rrtn, Dr. Prince G,org-; VIM. Ls'nb,
Norfolk; A. ID. Banks, Petersburg; George Il. Drum
mond, and K. Morriss, Richmond.
Mr. y. 4. Bisbe OF Norfolk, offered resolution
appointing a commissioner for every Congressional!
district in the South, to solicit subscriptions Ia aud
csnvas. The claims Of the new steamer. The
lu.lon was adopted after being amended by sir. Dad
l.y 90 a. to appoint three commissioners instea! "f
one.
The usua! vote Of thanks TO the President ami Seq
rc.G-ies; Hon. 4. Dudley Mann for his able adir &c,
and 10 Joseph Scgar, ESD for his accommodations,
were adopted.
The Convention then adjourned 10 meet in Rich.
,nnnd ~ ks "Wednesday after the second Monday in
| December.