The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-04

N The establishment Of this ferry win be
vnong and ensove than al he arguuss and osay Of
tho combined intellect Of The South. viii do more
quiet that excited II The pubic mind caused by The
nstcism-I should more properly say-rossop Of design
Ing men, than all the efforts OF the most tive poa
cal party Can the enterprise In contemplation be adv0
Gated haher uobk groundf And ere this the only fruit
eypeoed Of Il, would be sufcFnt 70 commend It 70 tho
favorable consideration Of every Southern od Viewed
simply % measure OF agrica tursl and commesc al i'm
portance, although your products arc carried iaso
every civilized corner OF the obe your resources bui
ipcipens state Of developeens csmpared vi that
to which hey win attain under this sumuant-direct
trade Bound Together mot only by community OF senti
SrouS WI Oh Circulate the nfe booa Of The
system, who csn question the abundance Of the means
nee. ssay To tho maintenance Of this grand enterprise
Are you 10 hesitate because some one may say u
viii not pay2 6oppose docs not pay sock, viii
any Southern man lake an interest in II a0tusted
soely by the hope OF making good invessnent2
doubtless would be profitable stock but to attribute
such . contracted view Of this great measure
to those who have como from To- and wide 70 suppose
question Of Investment would be gross injustice They
have higher and nober aimsto deveope the resources
Of the South and TO her In the position assigned her
by manifest desay To this end their energ o. ana zeal
are invoked; and with one heart and VIII they unite,
their efforts viii undoubtedly DO crownd With success
~ has sueceeded thus far in awakening lively int
In its practical application, wiz, Irust se TO see the con
snmn aon Of his Designs 70 realize me anc patone OF
his hiebest hopes ana ective the measure OF reward
duo he and benefacor who conceyes and
achieves great national WORK (Appause)
MR. sEsAb's sPsECH.
JoH & b. being UasS called nos ssnSy me- 49,
was but poor tavern keeper, better quail led to admins
ter good cheer 10 tho guests Of the than to make
speeches. and besides, no had been for twenty five or
thirty Year, in public capacity and other wse ngaged
In mahDs arguments and appeals In behalf OF Virginia
internal improvements and di,eO Southern trade unl he
had ,een left withou solitary idea TO advance on
the subject And besdes, no shro wdy suspected there
was some one among ",akn notes. for he tn ,ught he
had seen the reporter of certain paper prse
nut n
worth knowing, snd 80 he knew ,hsi the whole proceed
ngs Of this in eresDg occasion would soon be spread out
In the cslumns Of the NEW YORK HERALD, he had no
idea of being put at dsadv antage by appearing
alongside OF bis distinguished friend from North
Caroins The Hon Mr. sarrDser, and his gi,ei friend
eloquent and able addresses Yet he must put Ia word
He rejoiced that last practical plan had been proposed
for the commercial redemption Of the SOUTH that plan
was the one originated by the Hon Me- MAnn, and now
under considera For twenty years and more We Of
the South had boon holding conventions and making re-
ed the rdcule Of all sensible and business We had
done absolutely nothing but resolve resolve resolve out
here is plan which suggests something actual tangible
and practical Fo conventions and resolutions II pro-
poses TO substitute action and m ney He believed Mr..
Nsnns scheme p1 only an eihcie,t one Tor The
sument was brief but conclusive. Tue
Northern sas and the Northern Cities oy employing the
meptaes had gotten, commercially lar very fer ahead
of Of the south. By opening ARTIFICIAL lines Of ans.
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and in their warehouses OF the assorted pro
auctions OF the EARTH and thus laid the foundation Of
an extensive commerce.. Commercial capital 10 immense
had ropRht Investment at those points OF acCunu
siop merchants mad corgregsted there and aRg sn
and steamships The result has been that Ii States
cities of The North have Of far the commercial start
The Of trade has been long citing In the
of the Northern ces. and Of the South would fecn
up with enterprs ne rivals OF the North mutt en-
ploy potent fundamentally tnsn that which
gave the North its existing overwhelming commercial
performance. He believed the scheme of Mr. Manu- fur
nl,hed that superior inst umeplay. Speed and ieep
OF transit had become, everybody kne not ONLY
material but controlling elements In commercial cslcula-
ton. Now, this scheme OF hr. Mann, oombiaee these
t~o great cont ong element Is regarded as settled,
that The greater the size OF the the greater the
speed, and the chea the charge for transit OF ireghs
Then n the largest OF nships will give greaer
speed and patch cheaper portaton than
secured by the smaller sized steamers that nov minister
to the commerce of The Northern Cities and II DO true,
which NOBODY derios, and which the very school ooys
know-tna, Almighty God has allowed tho largest sized
ships into the waters Of the Chesapeake aud dsa
lowed the privilege soa tue ~sters ana pors VI the Norh
rave Portland IN aaDe-Gnd be further true, evory
body knowr hat the tame kind Providence vouch
saied the latitude Of the Chesapeake Bay climate
peor that of the bay and sounds aud rivers Of
Norh--vhy then we shall have, by reason OF the huge
r2ed steamship and deeper water, and better climate, ad
yaptages which w a. leAt, put rs upon an equality sa
the Noith they do confer, Ultimately, commercial
supremacy. Give u.s. for southern commerce. this greater
despatch ami cheaper transportation deeper wafer sn
propiuous climate, and we must and will ovo-aso
Northern peghbors and obtain jlst Of
commerce OF the country and very age proportion OF
the oceanic travel tcteen the United s~ts aud the COO
ne 6hteaiu no doub. Hc believed tina. the pride and
patriotism Of the South would furnish the Of
starting the pioneer steamer Of the limo Twenty
thousand .usscrioers al 500 a snare would fur
nish the fund. de believed the South wtuld furnish
twice that number Patriotism, interest and pride do
mspded Of the south to embrace some p'acca measure
for shaking of the commercial bondage thai enyAssed
her TO the North. The producer Of much the largest por
ton OF the exports that form basis Of the couurys
commerce she had scarcely say say either a,rec, es
Virgin amounted 10 some 100000 year, about one
eight huDdrodth part Of no imports OF the Union
better other Southern States He believed toe re
spirit the south which would induce 10 to
stize with svidy the scheme oil Mr. Mann and push
on glorious success cue scheme wanted bat start,
ana the tive energy OF It's dsp guisned protector and
this be Knew il would have. Let Us all DO our
part. There are few Of US who cannot
contribute hundred dollars 10 this praclcal
scheme for the soulh redemption. suppose 80 sOso-
lutte ly lose the hundred dollars the loss nothing Wno
will not run the rsk OF handred dollars loss Ia go-
rCus tue couimo cal diseuinralncnt OF tho
sunny SOUTH President have been resolving ong
enough. Twenty yosra ago "a we're members ugeher Of
commercial con ontion at Norfolk You were in pro.
etc ing octr We parsed series OF most beautiful feso
lutoDs Oh NO cid swear We would have oirec trato In
the south We would have ~ all Bsz.fds--ye5, we
would. Well Fir, that convention passed away, aud we
have had many since OF the soripenty Of inc 70
solves and nothing else-no action raising Vi money,
DO ehips, DO COMMERCE. Anu rhero arc ~e now Nd
farther advanced towards commercial ind spsuden,e
when met IN Convention IN Norfolk in 1885, add whsre
know, sir ade two hourt argument demonstrate
70 the peopo VI virginia the policy oil informal Improve
mcLg STR let US quit resolving and 20 TO acting let us
put down our names aud give oui dollars II IA action
ami money We want, not empty resolutions. Money
uant above al things. "koney," an Old adasr Gays,
snakes the mare CO." and money, sir, will nud steam.
ships, Bohpg else viii LEI us, hs n in lhs great
ttuggs for uinurn indepon ieoce ami Southern NOR
give noy 10 the en- firm proposed by toe scheme
II Nv h,nr, spd MS scheme viii succeed and the South
be redscmed.
The question then recurring on he adoption OF the
lutoN "a put ana carries unanimously
The committee appointed t. receive suhscri aioas
reported tnst a large number OF Subscribers
we're obtained, and recommended tina, subscriplors
tn he bah1td round 10 those present. to enable hom 70
give their names.
Mr. BBHY, editor OF tho National American OF Norfolk
offered the following resolution, which was adopted
Tba. this Convention nd that the reads, and
most certain mode oil raiinp Tie
enterprise the Hon A. d. Mann be auih rized - app In.
rpecsl FIR esch Congressional district in the OF
the people Uous; days n sxpaung and ursas the TN
rorsncs Of he scaeu, and Who will be expected msks
peroua carva Of the entire county seeking and urging
subscriptions on every able 10 make n, and hu the
be recommended In every other sse Ia the Union
Mr.. WIN LAMB offered solution Of thanks 10 the
President (Mr. t. or), which was unanimously adop ed
The following resolution, offered by Dr. vApeus, was also
ADOPTED