The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-08-26

of the African slave trade, and the propri
ETY. OF re'opening re :hat trade by the Uni
ted States with the coast Of Africa. and
TO report at the next meeting OF the Com
veut:On.'
Mr.. Cock, of Tenn called for vote by
States upon the amendment.
The vote was then taken and resulted
as follows:
Yeas Arkansas j. Georgia 10, Mis-
sjssirpi 7, Louisiana 6 /; Alabama o, South
Carolina S-44.
Nays-Tennessee -, North Carolina
lC, Marylanl 8. Virginia l5-45.
The amendment was rejected.
The iurthcr consideration of the resolu-
ton was postponed until this afternoon.
Mr.. Elliott, of s. G. avaiing himself Of
the moment, offered the following resolu.
ton:
RcSotr"I, That committee Of five he
appointed to report TO the next Southern
Commercial Convention the manner aud
comparative expense Of selling cotton in
the principal Southern markets, and furr
tbcr to report every change which in the
opinion Of the committee would advance
the interests Of the planters in the sale, in
sulance and rcpacking Of cotton.
The resolution was adopted,
The President appointed the following
AS the committee
Mrssrs. Elliott, Of S. c., Blewilt, Of
Mss, Jones. OF Ga, Prince, OF Ala, aud
Sparrow, Of La.
The Convention resumed the conside-
ration of the resolution from The commit
tee on business, asking to be discharged
rom the further consideration of the sub
Jcct OF re opening the African Stare trade
Mr.. Sprau, of :. c., moved To amend
by striking out all after the word "rcs d.
ved' and inserting the following
"Ihat this convention is not possessed
Of Information sufficient at the present
time, for proper action on the subject of
re opening the African SLAVE trade, aud
with view to such information com.
mttec consisting Of the President Of this
Convention and that one member from
each delegation present, bc appointed to
collect Information in relation TO the con.
1ition r the native African, upon the
wituts q The South in respect TO popuIa
tion and labor, and report the same at
the next Convention, to be held in Mont.
gomcry in May next"
Mcssrs. Sprat, of :. G., Wamach. Of
Ala. Goggrrty. of Va, and I.ochraue, of
Ga, spoke in favor Of the amendment.
Mr.. Sprati's argument was close, able and
diguiiicJ, the gjst of it beng that the
Constitution Was not violated at all hv
the slave trade.
Mr.. .. =. Temple, Of Tenn, offered
the following rs an additional resolution
10y way Of amen lmcul:
RcSoirCd ,f6rihcr, That for the better
information Of the members Of the next
Convention, a committee Of five he ap.
pointed by the President of this Conven-
lion, to report at Montgomery, upon the
subject of foreign immigration, show iug,
10y carefully compiled statistics, TO what
extent the South las been ovcrborne bv
the annual Infusion of foreigners into the
North within the last > Years.
Mr.. Temple spoke at length in favor Of
his amendment, showing that hv foreign
immigration the North had been enabled
To obtain to a great extent the political
supremacy over the South.
/ Mr.. Dean, Of Na spoke against the
amcudmcm! Of Mr., Spialt, OF South Caro-.
lima.
Mr.. CoIran, Of La, moved to lay the
amendment o! Mr.. Temple, Of Tenn, Oh
the table.
/ The vote was taken by States npon the
/ motion to lay upon the table, and res uI,ed
/ as follows:
! lEAs.--Arl;ansas /; Georgia 10; Mis-.
( sssippi 7; Louisiana G; Alabama 0 :;
. South Carolina s; Virginia ), and Flor
. ida 3-G2.
/ NAYs.-Tcnnessee -; North Carolina
7 10: Maryland $50.
The amendment OF Mr.. Spratt was then
adopted as follows:
( IEAs.-Arkansas 4 Georgia 10; Al,
! ALBANIA 8; Mississippi 7; Louisiana :;
/ Sonth Carolina 8, and Maryland s. SO.
| NAYs.-Tennessec II; North Carolina
10; Florida 3, and Virginia $40.
The resolution as amended WAS then
adopted.
The resolutions of the business COM
mittee heretofore noticed were generally
adopted.
n resolution in favor Of Gen. Walkers
Nicaragua Expedition was rejected bv a
large majority. The usual vote Of thanks
to the officers Of the Convention and the
people Of Knoxville as adopted and the
Convention then adjourned to meet at
Montgomery, Ala, on the 2nd Monday
of May next.
Now that the Contention has closed
its political rather than Commercial du.
ties-tbough | would add, he result of
this Convention is certainly, or will lead
to, more important matters than any pre-.
vous, | will avail myself Of spare day
and let the readers of the Times know
something Of Knoxville and East Tenn,
In the meantime | shall be on the qai
iirc.
1t has been humanely suggested. thai
before putting bits in the mouths of hor
seS, they should be warmed. In freezing
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