Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-08-18
nc soutnern Conv en,ion.

This body adjourned on the 18th inst,
after session. of four days, to meet at
MoNreoMERY, ALA, on the I'd Monday in
May next.
The following are the principal resolu-
tons adopted by the Convention:
Resoived, That this Convention Is not possessed
Of Information sufficient at the present tine. for
proper action the subject Of re-openug the Airi-
can slave trade, and with a view to such inlorms-
ton committee consisting of the President of this
| Convention, and member from each dele
CATION present, be appointed collect information
| ln relation TO the condition of the native African
| upon the wants Of the South in respect to popula-
ton and labor. and report the some at the next
Convention, to be held in Montgomery, Ala. in lay
next.
Resofyed, That the NAVIGATION laws of the United
St'tes ought to be so amended as to allow the cit-
zens OF this country to employ in the cOasting, as
well as foreign commerce, any vessels which they
can employ, whether such vessels be owned by cit
zens OF this country not and also to permit yes
sells which come into our ports with foreign cargoes
to di pose of part only of their cargOes at that
port, and then to proceed to some other port or
ports and dispose of the balance of them, when it
shall be found necessary to do so.
RESOLVED, That all the laws giving bounties to
/ hshefirs, or persons, or ships engaged IN them,
| ought TO be repealed. because they are wrong III
principle, unequal and just, and fraudulenly
! enforced and If not repeal d. they should be so
amended that the bouptes shall be received by the
| fishermen for whom they were intended, and e1-
tended equally to the South with the North.
Resolved That the nearest way of communica
ton between New Y ork and San Francisco at pres
ent practicable consists of the South Western Ma
tional RsiIoad South, passing through the States
OF Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Lou
fsiana and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
Resolved That the Federal Government ought
to procure by negotiation or purchase tue free and
perpetual right of way for the people of the United
States across the Isthmus Of Central America, and
of TehuantPDt In Mexico an that this right should
not only be free from the political jurisdiction of ev
cry State through which the transit lies, but Ike
wise free from the intervention, participation, or
joint protectorate of any foreign power whatever.
! R-soLyed, That the representatives of the South
ern and Western States in Congress and the Cabi-
net be respectfully requested to ask that the Pres-
dent of the United States will instruct the diplomat
| &c d, partment of the Government at home and
abroad 10 procure if possible the repeal reduc-
ton OF all foreign duties upon American tobaccos,
/ raw Manufactured.
| Whereas, The culture of the grape vine has
proved highly successful in parts of the South
and south-W est, and if properly increased promis
| es to become an important branch Of commerce,
therefore, be it
Resolved That this Convention would call the at
tention OF agrculturists to the more extended cu-
/ ture of the grape.
Resolved That a committee OF one from each of
the slaveholdng States be appointed to make a re-
port each separately, this subject to this Con-
! venton at its ut It s, sson at Montgomery.
! Resolved That a committee of five be appointed
| TO report to the next Southern COMMERCIAL Conven
! ton the manner aud comparative expense of sell
! ing cotton in the principal southern markets, and
further to report every change, which in the opin-
! ion of the committee would advance the interests
of the planters in the sale, insurance and re-paCk
! ing of cotton.
Resolved That the Tehuantepec route to the
| Pacific Ocean should be recovered to the citizens
/ of this country, and opened promptly posi-
| BILE and that the Congress aud Government of the
United States should extend to- it all the aid and
protection which may be necessary, ard which can
be legitimaely extended to it under our COnstitu-
ton.
Reso7yed, That the interests of education gene
rally throug hout the Southern States, are among
the most important that claim the attention of this
Convention; and that every well directed effort for
their advancement should be efficiently sustained
and fostered.
Resolved, That the time has arrived when the
South owes il to herself 10 enter with energy on
career of more extended and ample provision for
the education of her youth in the higher depart
ments of learning; and that the Convention OF citi-
zens of the Southern States, alluded to by the
President of this Convention in his opening address
as rec, ntly held, proposed the establishment of
university OF the highest lrade within our borders,
is a movement in the right direction, and that O. IS
movement with nv other Of similar character,
is titled to the cordial sympathy and material aid
of the South.
Resolved That the School Committee appointed
at the last Convention to prepare school books be
re-apDonted, and that the President of this Con-
ton be authorized TO add one more members to
that committee from each Southern State.
Resolved That the members of this committee
from a majority of the Sou horn States, constitute
a quorum, and have power to act.