The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-05-26
Southern Commercial Convention.


We have the last days proceedings Of
this body. There WAS little done on the
afternoon on Friday.
The following resolutions were adopted,
Resolved, That we consider tn. re- Sc.
tablishInrnt of the Americans in Nlcara-
gna as - work Of duty. no less than Of
honor and interest ,onlhe part of he South
ern people: and this enterprise. tending
rs il does to the increase VI Southern
commerce aud Southern power, is Of pa
ramount Importance To many other
questions now befor the American people.
ReSoired, That, ss the Soutiler States
have under the Constitution, equality oi
commercial rights anil privileges with
those of the North, the federal government
iarhiess TO is engagements Oppressive
in its operstion when IL attempts To SUP.
press emigration TO Central America rom
the South while it permits il from the
North; and tha. we 1rcm it jus, aud
lawful To condemn such an assumption uf
federal power, and preversion of consli,u.
al authority.
Resolved. That we consider the Amer.
leans oi Nicaragua rs having been twice
more previously wronged by the federal
government, first 10y the act of Cuinmnn.
der Davis at San Juan del Sur aud ri
VAS, and recently by the utterly illegal
and disgraceful conduct Of Commodore
PsuIding at puuts Arenas; anL .ha, we
believe sha: the people Of the Southern
States not only entirely repudiare these
wrongs 10 their former conn,rvinen. but
also regard them as indirect insults to
themselves ;,nd We accordingly warn the
fedora! government that further persis
lancs in. such acts will render the govern
ment odious TO the people of the States
snd contemplate 10 foreign nations.
The above were adopted by the follow.
ing vote:
feas-VWginia l5, South Carolina 8.
Alabama o, Georgia 10, Mi.sissippi 7.
Louisiana 9. Tsnnesse IL, Texas 4. and
Florida 6-77.
Nars-0.
The following resolution was: on mo.
iion of Mr.. Yancy laid on the table
Resoleed, That it is inrxpedirnt for
any State, or its citizens. TO attempt TO re.
open the African slave trade while that
State is one Of the Uui,ed States OF
America"
The only vote against the motion was
one half tile vote of Louisiana.
Mr.. Harvie, Of Virginia from the Com
mittee on Business, mnde an uufsvoraLle
report upon the resolution Of Mr.. Steele,
OF Georgia, in relation to appointing a
committee Of three To visit, examine and
report upon the iron rolling mill at At.
lanta, ,ieorgia.
Mr.. Steele, Of Georgia, moved that the
report OF the committee ue disagreed 10,
aud that the resolution be adopted.
The motion Was agreed TO.
The President subsequently, announcea
TO the Convention the following as :hel
committee :-Messrs. Steele and Hol.
combe, Of Fulton county. Georgia. .
hr. Jones, Of Georgia, called up hi
resolution, upon which the Commit ee q
business lad made an uniayorable report
The resolution is rs follows
Resolved, That we recommend 10 tia
Governors Of the Southern States, or such
OF them as think with us. TO call on the
PeoPIe OF their respective Siaies To elect
delegates. equal to their representation in
Congress. to meet in canventiorzat
on the first Mondsy in---IH. TO take
into consideration the present critical po 4
sition OF the South. and the danger ,Ls
threaten her in the future, and TO endsf
or, TO devise, il possible. effectusl Va
guards for her future security aud eq& &'.I;
" IN the Union, or failirg in that, 2 @
out of IL. !"
Mr. Ruffin, Of Virginia. moved to Law
the resolution upon the table.
The motion was agreed tn, rs follows
YEAs--Vrginia Is. Georgia 10, Suu,h
Csrolins 8, Alabama o. Tennessee l2.
Florida 3-57.
EArs-I.ouisiana o. -
The usual complimentary resolutions
vere adopted.