The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-18
i..V 81 Te-openips tbs slave trade wasssaintaken

rrisfy Of reopenip the trade, was ssain taAeh
up. s,,,,.,itute
for the resolution, appointing committee 70 s
tigate the propriety of reopenlng the slave 'ia"'
and report TO the next convention.
The debate which ensued was participates III ~
Messrs. womaek Of Alabaina Lochrane oil eeors'A'
Spratt Of :. Carolina. and others. ..
Mr.. o. F. Temple of Tennessee offered resolu'.pn
amounting committee to ascertain how much 'hs
South had been overborne by the Importation u
foreigners at the North. ~
A motion to lay Mr. Temples resolution on the
table was carried by the following vote; w.,
4yes--Arkansas, Georgia, South Carolina, 'rg,
MIA Florida. Mississippi. Louisiana, Aiabaha-oa
X,tu,-Tenpessee North Carolina, Maryland-3o
Mr. Sneed. of Tennessee, moved to lay the wnoie
subject on the table, which was lost by the Ioiio"
ing vote: a.. Va.
ginia and FIorida-lo.
ydvs-Mississippi. Louisiana, Georgia, south Car-
| DINA, Alabama. Maryland-52.
The question then came up on the amendment
offered by Mr. Spratt, of South Carolina, winch was
adopted, by the following vste:
1ges-Arkansas Georgia. Mississippi. Louisiana,
Alabama South Carolina and aaryland-5Z
Nuys-Tennessee, Virginia, Florida and North
! Carolina-40.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
| The following resolutions were then adopted;
Resolution i'm favor of the opening OF the Iehu,
antepec route under the protection OF the ohi'eo
! States. ,.
| Resolution for the repeal of the fishery bounty
| Resolution for the organization of a southern
Commercial, Agricultural, Manufacturing anu Eu,
ucational Association, to have branches IN ever!
Southern State fostered by the different iesisia
lures which is annually to report facts anu st'i7
tics to the Southern Commercial Convention; .ho
! Resolution, urging the culture Oh Srape III wv
| South and Southwest, &c. &
Resolution, regarding the reduction vi iei'o"i "
| foreign duties on tobacco. IT.,
| Resolution. referring to Southwestern National
| Railroads aud the Tehuantepec Route.
The letter of Mr.. Chase, of Florida, on the iaDoI
! question was ordered to be Incorporated Win the
! proceedings OF the oody. , -.
| Resolution in favor of altering the Navigation
! laws so as to place the marine vi hurope oh ING
| same footing with our own.
| Nr. Blount of Alabama offered resolution re,
| commencing the assembling OF an tu.ul al
AMI Mechanical Convention composed OF rePresu i
XIV ON the Sd Monday in July, 1888, as means OF
begettinp n kindlier state of feeling between the
| different sections of the South. :,
! An amendment was offered. by which memphis,
| Tenn was substituted for Louisville, ny:
| Judee Jones of Ga. then moved to lay the who're
| subject on the table, which was done-yeas %,
| nays So. ~. r. A.,
! ronycntion was changed from Baltimore to Knox
| Mr. Pace of Ala. offered his resolution concern
| Ing Walker in Nicaragua, and consuming the com
| msnder of the st. Marys, and it was lost-ayes
! 10. nays 6S.
Tho usual resolutions of thanks to the officers OF
the Convention. the railroad companies the elders
| of the PRESBYTERIAN Church. lin which the Conyen-
| ton was heidi and the pages, were adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Cooke of Tenn, the Convention
adjourned to meet in Montgomery, Ala, on the ID
! Monday in May, 1858
THE SUPPER Ayb BALL.
| The hour of adjournment was I O'Clock, giving
| delegates very brief time to visit their hotels
and procure the white vests and kids necessary to
their entrance TO the supper and ball, which was
| given at the Deaf aud Dumb Asylum, short dis
lance out cf the city, Before o'clock, large num-
| beers of citizens vending their way to the
| building, and the cmnbusses were driving up eve
| ~ minute, laden with the fair sex. BY the time
| the hour arrived. there were not less than 20O0
persons within the walls of the Asylum. The
| building is spacious one, with extended grounds,
beautifully laid out In front of the house along the
walks were placed lights, which made very pretty
The interior of the building was brilliantly
! illuminated with gas. Dancing commenced at
| o'clock. and was kept up about an hour, when sup
| per room were splendidly arranged and betokened
refined taste well lavish hand in their pre-
paratiOn In the gentemens supper room, things
were not showily but more substantially gotten
| up. Champagne flowed like water and in few
| minutes the gentlemen's room looked quite hila-
| riouS.
Speaking was called for and the crowd would
| have no one but ''Brownsow." After much per-
suasion, that famous individual got up and COM
| menced with the characteristic words: ''Well.
| now, gentlemen, you We got me up here just say
| who or what you want skinned" The roar OF
| laughter and cheers produced by this, enabled the
| -parsCh' to escape. Speeches were made by Gen.
! Gideon J. Pillow and others, and all seemed de-
| lighted with the entertainment.
The dancing kept up until morning, but a
! number of the delegates, who contemplated leay-
ing for home Friday morning were forced to