The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-18
Strong Hopes of Matchmaking
VIM. III. Seward.
Speeches Of Messrs. Dc Bow, Of La; Adams,
Bennett and Moody, OF Hiss; Jones,
Of Ga, and Others.
RESOLUTIONS REPORTED BY BUSINESS COMMITTEE
See, &C., sc.
SPECIAL REPORT FOR THE NEW YORK
HERALD.


OUR MISSISSIPPI CORRESPOND ENCE.
APPEARANCE OF yIcKsBuRG IAN ECCENTRIC HOST
THE SOUTHERN CoNvENTIoN-SPBFCH OF ITS PRE-
SIDENT-oNLY FIVE STATES REPRESsNTED-MIs'
sissIPPI DELEGATES, ETC.
YIcKsBURG, Miss, May ., 1850.
vcksburg the pret.est the pelsantest place
in the world; but it seems both pretty and peasaut ia
contrast with the dreary inundated waste Of 1i low
country which meets the eye OF the voyager down Che
Mississippi 1t stands high bluTthe only one, be
lieve tina. presents site for town the whole four
hundred miles between here Memphis. Its business
street is named honor OF the Father OF his Country
This street. which is and paved with blocks of
limestone, parallel with the river but 1T consider
able elevation Other streets named after jack
son Monroe Madison, Jefferson &c. Handsome private
sdences in the city, principally the line
OF Cherry street. which along the summit buG
and from which taere is an extensive view up and doSn
and the river handsome court house is IN tue
Of erection plot Of ground near Cherry street,
but occurred that less projections style of arcb
lecture the style that has been adopted
would have better suited the size CT the building which
is small and the material used in Il. which brick ssuc
coed in imitation of granite.
ycksburg is famous for its fruits aud flowers The lat
ter certainly growing in great proruson and luxu-
rce around the deep porched cottages and stately
residences with which the upper abound Just at
this season it is pleasant, in the early morning ami tae
The woodbire spices waited sbroai
And the mush Of the roses blown.
But, on the whole, it would require great Inducements
indeed in point of fortune cast his 10. hers
in any part of Mississippi that have seen-ror no
sooner are the people recovering their equansly the
subsding Of the waters after nundaton, than they
lose it again in apprehension Of the yellow fever
There is a railroad hence to New Orleans which passes
though Jackson the capital of the State and on the o2po
Site side OF the river in Arkansss there IS piece Of rail-
soao operalon when Is designed 10 cross that State to
texas It's terminal point here is De Soto City for oy
that name is designated the overlooked swamp, in which
are floating some half dozen wooden shanes or
the bed OF the road also under roar Of
the locomotive has ceased to he heard over shcrc.
was no easy affair to obtain landing the shore of
this city OF the hills The usual landing place cover
ed up in the turbd waters of the Mississippi and il vas
only By an ingenious placing q plauks that oo.way
dry snd was arranged. Toe PTentss House. which was
formerly the principal hotel here is part ally surrounded
By water, and therefore not very safe salubrous
As II is an i'll wind that blows nobody gosd 30 the
Washington House, which occupies elevated posi-
non taan It's rival has almost monopoly OF the hotel
An amusing popularity about the Washington House is
curious habit which proprietor Mr. Nc Mackin-I beg
ms PARDON should haze given h m his title OF General
las of announcing to his guests at table the va
rious dehes provided for them Just imagine
pleasant faced, smiling, pbilanthro pic looking elderly
gentleman standing at the head Of the table
wtereon the various dishes ranged before the
tavere and shouting ont in the intervals OF his pleasant
WORK IN tone Of voice ard with OF delivery
combined of the m assured solemEity of a Methodist
phrases the folio Ho all ye tia. are hungry or
thirsty here is the ham and the eb and the Jelly and
ihe jam He roast heef and well do1el IL, the
roast lamb ard the green peas 90, the fac cabbage ana
The bacon-ite bacon and the cabbage"
Perhaps al this ront Of his he is inter-
Iued by ohe or more OF the Of ldren
wan en- ste: but when he has ed their plates and al
interval OF leisure recurs the same repeated
WIN variations, until he 10 again called upn1 TO exercise
ms carving ebtcs. 81 the time he has attended to all
the eai's made ppon him, The dessert A be pgon
the table, and II will be announced somewhat in tins
style Bo the four story peach cobbler-,he fac
four story peach coober." Han4 round the straw.
berries and the oreamthe and the strawberries
AT breakfast the ia some1hat diversed and takes
these icrms:' H. the fine, rare aud well done beef
steaks pork chops aud mutton chops with or without the
onon.vith or without tho onions Here the 6,e fresh
tsb, and the maclerel, No l. Here the BAN bro!ed
On the gIidrou Here the eggs boiled hard and the
eggs boiled soft the eggs fredon The one side and the
eggs fried the other Hand around The engerbread
And SO our eccentric but excellent host coca through
whoe catalogue OF good things with winch his table IS
penfiy supplied, pressing aer various merits upon the
attention of his guests Not satisfied ho vevcr With this
invitation TO his gueFts collectively ea. druS aud be
merry be goes from chair chair asking them uiytu
ally to be helped to something else, aud make them
CONS very naturally, for without preension to style
or eesance, the house IS really well kept; and General
his, s pleasant, social aud attentive most what better
recommendation can an inn have?
just low The house is crowded far beyond Its regular
capabilities OF accommodation. Every boat from up and
down the river brings more or less accessons 10 the
number OF delegates TO the Southern Convention ami st
1t Is confidently expected that many more are en- their
road here.
A large public hall Washington street has been pro.
vded for the Convention. The first meeting was held
there at noon TO day. when laxative little old gentleman
nuodaced as the venerable Judge jones Of Georgia was
nominated and chosen Temporary President On assuming
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH
GENTLEMEN DTIEGArss-We ha We met here az Southern
men 70 subserve Southern interests to exchange cent?.
mebts one With the other what may be most promo
i've o. Tie interests Of our counry-I mean the
south hope tina. whatever differences OF opinion NAV
De entertained amoug us the important subjects that
may be brought before this assembly those differences
we will observe towards each other that COURTESY and
extend to each other that which one SobeTn
and the hearts of all viii be ardeny turned toward the
Interests of our country and no captous
VIII be taken to any Slight that may be corr oad
by members We havesevera trea met in CON entinn co.
the purpose designated has been ATTEMPTED 10 nnderr,a
these Conventions by askas what they have done The
simple answer to tba question is What have we power to
COY We have Done all that expected TO. We have
made Southern men acquainted with Southern men. We
nave had an interchange of Southern sentiment on ali
very important topics and have been enabled to show on
gone OCCASIONS tba, would be profitable have the re-
uommt ndaiions oil these Conventions adopted. We are
SET Of southern men, voluntarily met together without fec
or reward or compensation, 10 take into consideration
and to present to our fellow citizens Of the south
which we think would be beneficial to them 10 consider
ano ADOPT Thus far have gone No farther have we
70 60 trust that our deliberations the present
occasion VIII be marked with that character which he
comes 10 us Us southern men. (Applause)
FIVE acooE ibs sH ns vote on motion to adjourn TO
present The following the only stsiss tia, ars re-
presented up to this time S'''S' 'nA' @e re-
South Carolina. 1ouis,sn,
georgia Mississippi.
Tennessee
Neither AcRae, member Of Congress- Of x,ssssnn r,
Bryan, member OF Congress- OF Texas, who weTe
the Executive Committee has yet made hs ,nns ,mo o.
Henry g. Bennett, formerly member of Congress- sro
Mississippi but since then respspg into his pat Of bera
shell Baptist preacher, is also delegate. Tue Rev NJ
b. was one Of the who voted 'sNo" on Speaker
ors celebrated resolution, declaring nexpe5ert IN
reopen the African slave trade. He here give
renewed expression 70 bis sentiments that point Tho
reopenpg OF the slave trade is the great principle on
which this Convention plants itself.
me Convention met again In toe evening" when The
delegates having enrolled their names IL appeared that
Iey numbered IN all seventy four psrson divided among
o safes IN the following proportions Mississippi
.: among them two reverend gentlemen; South Caro-
' 'sTso Louisiana, four; Tennessee, four; Georgia,