Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-28
SATURDAY EVENING, July p, is

SATURDAY EVENING, July ~, loOIs
The Southern Bank Convention met in Richmond
on the 24th inst, pursuant to adjournment. The
following Banks were represented:
ALaJqma Bank of Alabama, William
Knox Charles 7. Pollard.
Georqia-Planter's Bank of the State Of Georgia,
r r. Cuyler; Central Railroad and banking Co., of
Georgia. r. R. Cuyler; Bank of Commerce, G. B.
Lamar; Bank of Columbus, g. b. Lamar; Me-
chanics' Bank of Augusta, Thos S. Ietcalf; Bank
of Augusta.
J. 0. Nixon.
North Caroliud.-Bank of the State of North Car
DINA, G. W. Mordecai; Bank of Cape Fear, w. A.
Wright; Farmers Bank of North Carolina, W. A.
Caldwell; Bank of Yanceyville, ThOs. D. Johnston;
Bank of Clarendon, John D. Williams; Commercial
Bank of Wilmington, D. G. Parsley; Bank of Wash
ington, James E. Hoyt; Miners and Planters Bank
A. T. Davidson.
South Carolina-Bank of the State of South Car
DINA c. NJ. Furman; Bank of South Carolina, G. V.
Chamberlain: State Bank, VIM. G. Bee, George Is.
Reid. Robert Mure and George Coffin; Union Bank
of South Carolina w. B. Smith; Planters and Me-
chanics Bank j. J. MCCarter, &. Fl. Stephens ana q.
T. Mitchell; Bank Of Charleston, J. X. Sass and
George \. Trenholm; Southwestern Raih Dad Bank
James Rose, J. X. Holmes; Farmers and Exchange
Bank John S. Dawes: Peoples Bank, d. L. Mckay
and James 5. Gibbes; Merchants Bank of South
Carolina at Cheraw, Allen Macfarlan; Bank Of
Georgetown, J. G. Henning; Bank of Chester, Geo.
S. Cameron.
Branch Bank of Tennessee, Memphis, JOS. LenOw;
Branch Bank of Tennessee, Knoxville, J. G. NJ Ram
sey.
Virginia.-Farmers Bank of Virginia, W. II. Mae
farland: Bank of Virginia, James CAskIe, Alfred I.
Harris and John L Bacon; Exchange Bank, l.. W.
Glazebrook, and w. P. Strother Bank of the Com
monweath L. Nunnally, j. B. Norton and James Al
fred Jones; Merchants Bank of Virginia, G. X.
Slaughter: the Danville Bank W.T.. Sutherlin; Bank
of Richmond, Alexander Warwick; Traders Bank
of Richmond Hector Davis Z. Denton and Andrew
johnson.
The Secretary read the resolutions adopted by
the Convention at its session IN Atlanta Ga on the
50 of June 1861, as follows;
ResoEUed. That this Convention do recommend to
al the Banks in the Southern COnfederacy to re-
ceive in payment of ali dues to than the Treasury
nots of the Government to be issued under the act
of Congress of May l6, 1861, and also to receive
the same on deposit, and pay them out again to
customers.
ReS0lued, That until the said Treasury notes can
be prepared and issued, IL be recommended to all
the Banks that they do agree to advance to the Gov
eminent. in current notes, such sums seYerally as
may be agreed upon between them and the Secre
tary of the Treasury The said advance to be made
on the deposit with the Banks of Treasury notes of
large denomination or per cent. stock or bonds.
ReSOUed, That all the Banks IN the Southern Con-
federacy are earnestly urged to take immediate ac-
ton on the foregoing resolutions, IS measure OF
the greatest Importance to the Government and the
people, and communicate the same without delay to
the Secretary of the Treasury at Richmond.
ReSoLUed, That it be recommended to all the Rail
road Companies in the Southern Confederacy to re-
ceive the Treasury notes in payment OF fares and
freights.
Resolued, That the Legislatures of the several
States be recommended to make it lawful for their
Tax Collectors and other officers to receive the
Treasury notes in payment Of taxes and all other
public dues.
RESOLVED That all the States, cities and corpora
tions having coupons payable in the city of New
York or elsewhere in the enemy's country, be re
quested, during the continuance of the war, to ap-
point some place of payment within the Contede-
rate States and to give their creditors notice Of the
same.
Resolred That the committee recommend that
when this convention adjourns, 1t adjour to meet
again on the oath day of July, at Richmond, Va,
and that all the Banks not represented in ;he
ton be requested to send delegates to the adjourned
meeting at Richmond.
The President informed the meeting that the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury authorized him to state that
he had received letters from the various Banks rep
resented in the last meeting of the Convention,
agreeing to conform to the above resolutions.
Mr.. GEORGE A. TRENHOLM, of South Carolina
| offered the following resolutions, Which were
adopted:
Rescued unanimously That this meeting, repre-
| senting large proportion Of the banking capital
of the Confederate States avail themselves of this
! occasion to express their hearty approval Of the
policy of the Government, in prosecuting with the
| utmost Yigor the Of our independence.
EeSolUed unanimously, That it is the duty of the
Banks capitalists, and property holders generally
! to give the Government all the support in money
| and other means demanded by the war.
! Resolved unanimously, That it is the opinion Of
this meeting that the capital of the cOun
try are abundantly adequate to supply all the de