New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-10
southern Steamship Convention.


The Southern Steamship Convention, having FORTS
object the establishment of line of steamships to
ply between Europe and some Southern port, met at
Old Point Virginia, on the 29th ult. Ex-Presdent
Tyler was elected President of the body, and num-
Der of distinguished men Vice-Presidents.
| Letters were received from Gov. Wise, Senator
| Mason, Hon. John Letcher, Hon. Lewis Glass; Saying
he considered the enterprise of national import
ance) Secretary Toucey of the Navy Hon. A. v.
| Brown, Postmaster General Hon. Jacob Thompson,
Secretary of the Interior, J. B. DeBow, Charles W.
Russell of Wheeling Va, and Lieutenant Maury. All
the letters speak of the scheme as likely to be sue
cessfHl and discaim all sectional feeling in their adj
| vocacy of it.
| committee was appointed to prepare resolutions
for the Convention comprising the following gentle
| men Hon. A. Dudley Mann, Hon. R x. Meade, and
Messrs. E. W. Hunter, W. Lamb and A. D. Banks.
A committee to solicit subscriptions for the enter
prise was appointed, as follows:
DIR. Vaughan, Dr. E. c. Robinson, and Messrs. J. B..
Carey, Joseph Segar and NJ N. Falls.
A gentleman rose and urged active measures. He
proposed to pledge himself that $1,000 $4,000 worth
Of stock would be taken in the county Of King Will
liam.
Mr.. T. G. Chopper of Norfolk, offered the following
resolution which was adopted
| Resolped That the Committee on Resolutions be
instructed to inquire into the expediency of furnish
ing the Clerks sheris, and State attorneys OF every
county in the saveholdng States with subscription
list with the request that they will obtain subscribers
to the same, and all persons shall be considered sub
scribers who furnish their to Hon. A. Dudley
Mann, at Washington, d. G.
On motion of Mr.. Segar the names of the following
gentlemen were added to the Committee on Resolu.
tions-L. H. Chandler of Norfolk, Col.R B. Hanson
of Md, ]. W. Downey of North Carolina, DR.. H. G.
Worsham, of ,Dinwiddie and W. 7. Joynes of Peters
burg.
The Convention then adjourned to 10 O'Clock
Thursday morning.
\ SECOND DAY.
The Convention assembled and the Chairman of
the Committee on Resolutions presented the follow
ing:
!, i. Resolred. That in the opinion of this Conven
ton the citizens of the slavehodng States should
, make every honorable eXertion and especially avail
themselves of every adventtous discovery OF science
to relieve the South from the commercial bondage BY
which she is bound hand and foot by the other sec
tons of our confederacy and that it is idle to talk
the full development of her vast resources unless she
1oes her own exporting and importing, and delivers
= from the Maelstrom Of the North the hundred million
of dollars which drawn from the people to builC
+ up and support that portion of our country.
D 2. That the projected Ocean Ferry of iron steam
ships between the Chesapeake Bay and Milford Haven
as originated in the letter of the Hon. A. Dude,
Mann, to the citizens of the saveholdng States dates
, London August IL, 1856, is practicable, and il
n our opinion accomplish the result so much desired
: and not only ameorate the commercial but strength
'. en- the political condition of the South
t 8. That in the opinion of this Convention thi
grand American enterprise is peculiarly deserving tn
support of each and every citizen of the South, AM
that immediate and active measures should be take
every city, town and county in the Southern States
to raise the required for its speedy and perma
# nent establishment.
# l. That this Convention recommend this plan 70
establishing direct trade to the favorable consideration
and support of the Southern Commercial Convention
Q soon to assemble at Knoxville, Tennessee.
n 8. That each of the countless cities and towns o
this State and of such other States as may feel al
interest in the success of the objects OF this Conven
ton, be and are hereby requested as early as prat
n tcable to meet in primary assembly, and adopt sue
" measures as may be deemed proper to accomplish
said objects, and also to appoint correspondent wit
% the Hon. A. Dudley Mann, in regard to the object
y of this Convention.
e 6. That the Hon. A. Dudley Mann be requested t
" convey the sentiments of this Convention to tn
Southern Commercial Convention, to assemble q
- Knoxville on the 10th inst.
IL Z. That the Hon. A. Dudley Mann be requested
y take charge Of all correspondence connected with h
t, proposed Steam Ferry Line and that persons il
of terested in the proposed line be requested to
=, spond with him at Washington, D. G..
III s. That each subscriber be requested to pay til
e. sum OF one dollar in part payment of his subsCriI
Il. ton, in order to defray preliminary expenses.
c. The Convention was then addressed at considerab
length upon the subject of the resolutions by Mr.
m Dudley Mann, Hon. Mr. Barrnger of North Carolin
); Mr.. Chandler of Norfolk, and Capt. 7. J. Page
Of Washington after which the resolutions were una1
n mously adopted.
,e The Committee on Subscription reported tn
r. books had been opened and the sum of $1,000 su
ID scribed, and recommended that an opportunity
y given to all present to subscribe before the adour