Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-08-04

ho of infinite more importance than merely ofins,Hs
into Hampton Roads or Norfolk harbor i;h;,;n
for exhibition. lie would rs soon see HI % 49, tl
Of r,id ANIMALS One will do as much Goou 10 '''0
other. , IN. Can
AZ the conclusion Of Mr. c. able adt-s-' ' pa u' If
v-n,;on tnck Il recess until O'Clock Lap, ,,.,s,
the Navy presented has views in stnf' w" NJ S.cs-
ing address. After ZONE Remarks from ,, nm
and lie ado y ion Of report hon the e"' ,, ,n.
ml,sr.i.,inrs ,vhr,, report shows that nearly one
hundred shares iis,s been taken, hi. t''o a,'t
pressed that twice the number ~ 'n'' ,,,;u. 81
lis vicinity will bs subscribed man,
thanks were passed i"r 'te ,,,. n;j;cs had been
n-r IN which the duties oi the oii'o INV ,oin
ds,harp..j hv IN. venerable Pres!dthi' h7o tesoi"
;inn- commenting Col. Mann : enterprise. =,
Tn. Convention then g'ij 'urnrti 10 "sse"'oe w
Richmond the "Wednesday a'ef '"e ~ ' "
December. -. Ill Ill, od,,;,
This has been a rorking Conventions all VIII au'T"
IT, buy. be-, informed that President Tyler says W.
has never presided over any Assembly U. '.e , ,I
where there, was more thor"nSh ue'e' u.i ,e
mart ,f y.utI.m,n 10 work Gnl accomplish sohieihS
Ina h. - FIN, prevailed throughout. Money Is lir
on,v him nnw required. LIT the South come up NJ
one man. and SOON -hall be commercially huePe"
dent of he North , s ,;,;,
,rs here. The weather la. been PLEASANT 'houph
nit ru;,y. The keeper of the light house ri tue
mac. MIR .Je:tl has been removed. ami Il laay aP'
pointed in lis place. Some Democrats naVe SFuii'
bled l:iile but surely no oe, from ii! c'h ie"rn'
nurh. to object 70 the appointment wh.rh ms nse''
made. oo't"-"'
SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL CONVENTION
4 rneetiny Of the citizens Of Northampton county
WAS held at The Courthouse ON Friday, the 2itn day
o. July, 1857 for tho purpose OF appointing pee
gates to represent said county in the Southern Com
mercial Convention TO be be'l al hnoAVlie, U" 'no
second Monday in August next ,c
The meeting was called to order by Hamilton
Neale, Egg, on whose motion Mr.. Leo. Noting
ham wa, chosen cbalrman end, on IKE mo''op'
Lafayette Harnansou was appointed Secretary
Mr.. Meals then stated the object OF the meeting ana
urged the Importance o Vrgna's being represented
aud particularly this portion Of the State III inc ION
veution.
DR.. WIN. 4. Thorn offered the following resolutions,
which after being read. were unanimously adopted
l. Resolved, That wo, citizens OF Northampton
county in Tie State OF Virginia, feel lively ln'e's''
as citizens Of the South in every scheme hav'pg T."
lis object the advancement OF TIE prosperity W w
uth-agr;cu;rra mechanical or commerena'' anu
are anxious TO contribute our ala 10 a"y P0 '''' ~
promote these interests.
.. Resolved, That We have peculiar and especial
interest in the commercial prosperity OF INC oouth
from the geographical position ot our county inonreo
IA she il a; the portals of Virginia, bordering on The
| Chcsap.ake bay, aud within sight OF whose shorea
the white. winged messengers OF commerce must
pass il tho present plans for the commercial inde
pendeuce of our section should succeed.
3. Resolved, That in view Of these facts and tins
state of public sentiment, il is highly desirable and
e,pedienl that this county be represented in the
Southern Commercial Convention TO meet at Knox
vile, on the tenth Of August next.
Resolved, That the chairman appoint three dele
gates from each district of this county, to represent
the same in said Convention.
Under the last resolutions the following gentlemen
were appointed delegates, viz DR.. Thomas r. Spaoy
James b. Nottingham and Edwin Golfigon from dis
trct No. ]; DR.. William A. Thorn, Hamilton S. Neal'
and Edgar J. Spady from district Mo- and Johr
w. Tankard. Louis d. Heath and L. w. Jacob
from district No.J
On motion, the chairman aud secretary were added
10 the said delegation.
On motion, i, was
Resolved, That the proceedings Of this meeting
be published in the papers Of Richmond and Nor
folk.
And, thereupon, tho meeting adjourned.
LEO. B. NOTTINGHAM. Chairman.
L. HARaASsON, Secretary.