, 1869-10-13

Opening Of the Southern CONNER:
cial Conyeption.\-
Sueeches by Governor Stevenson
and Millard Fillmore.
Hints IS to the Probable Objects Of
the Convention

The SHfipnAl COMMERCIAL Contention, which ]
IA tecn the subject Of much Newspaper dltcus-
Ion aud commcpk for the part two or three
aonths, assembled nt tho 0pesa uouse Ia this city
udsy Ut II o'cloct, and was permanently organ.
led ~ the election ot ex1rtshlcnt Fillmore, Of
lev iork, ~ President, win TEce Presidents
y R.snt hin. from each Of The StAtea represented.
on1Ecr Or ru1 r0kS SKxr1oN.
Exactly Tor what purpose this convention was
aile< hare found no pcrsun nile to explain. It's
rlcnds htste 1t In tic following fathcr annlguaus
md general terms: To oonsu1t u TO tho ,est
Lcaus Of hoscl1pipR tho commercial R1d mAun. |
'n'cscsss Of tho country. fcRart1lesA os
hc Interest Of any particular scctiub. ~ !
general expression Of the Objects Of ths |
convention, It aounds very well ~ earring
'ut The idta Of tho call Ttc L1uisrile f'onritr-
foxrnaf Of thts morning ed!soTallT As1a: "We do |
lot sur.,one a AlnRlo lcloKhtc u here sos
rr0suusluR tho interests ot p.r party 1t thu CT.
1ut'tfcan dctrgatrs Are here, but not a. auch.
southern acl.RatsA arc heru really tn work f"E
So11hrrn intrrcs1a, ui'1 Sutshrrn delegates f"r
southern .ntrrrhia. Northern nrn and Southern
ncs1 linltctptAhn cAt tho Hect1R O 4t!f respective
sccsUns. st They viii ungutsllonAlh} lo tisphusl
10 s+trcct Tho slcH. III each 0ihgf." This, lIko
!hs saii .1,s. fsit ut M tcas Eosns nnsh!nE Z.
10 a1sii se sa in::t tssi /. s sctiSa tSsrs- a
Aton.led with the text Ut the call.
NIL tIlt.AuKk'a 4rKkcn.
Ex.1rek!hrnt fICn,orr, IN i ha,c x,a.c,i. was
ca1r'l Iton 10 rrct!du This tnattcr Maa attAnxrd
rntSch111a tsels ind np cuntcO IL TIE tuAtte1. IL
wns tMly carti u1'un 10 Satlfy the Ee1retua, With
to orts'rtAhltt Uttered tu Glsr negative vote:
ME. fIltT.,nte T. lr RirGCh. or rtltet hu+ulrte1
one, III thanks, but It xn4 anq her ttplorat:r fall
urc. lie hsokc down iwforr nlter1ux ten ILL IN
9ns q ieE % no ,ai h aos n
LII, rcAitze " taa forGotieu tnat there ha& o%eu
teteu.ou; that +tatsrl haa tscu anolshed: that
10 S sess se is IL Ahs b.
sa'a.c Jul !ae i. n.ar', .xeats ysai. Ta'. taes i!
wtsc devoted to . se1chcc OF till action Oh ths fl.
fl,,yc slave law. tIe knew, when he endorsed that
Law, that he WAS scaling hts death. .~aEr2ht but he
tali he msae nc reference to the test ra1lon Ut
i had been restored, hut he A!Hn1 espcci
expected it. iie ASSERTED that this gcn.
Grafton nsust tu1eE trotn ths restoration,
H. as nos tc! n. o" hnt sne psx. geoeta9,n a,9,
tute Of p..1:-l u iRht add profoundly stupid. !
~ 50 h.u, sss ts:s'ss 20 ~ th.s &c sssy sxt'
rcr b. hoped tue reporters would not take i.doWn
Ind pr!ut T.
THE MAxE-rroF TIE CONTENTION.
The convection ss ptuo:rats'. .ssronE!1 so,-.seb-
prcsti,c Term. Ii coall. rot be held ia Lou
ns,l!e ND ns o.hetr':e NJ other &c; e:
II uNEb Wl4tkUuE All Hc{Es IL tAC
law r.esiosssy se.ssset. III. paper aeEues ,e.t
II should not be partitan ncar5 to tne en'l of the
lie ioioS % noa stao II President trans
AID at ffa administration: "And, while looking 10
| cancellation. ~e may - veil remember that even
Kcn,cciy ls, tctnars, iar fron beng calcntatetI
to hecu1e 10 Ii a favorable consideration at Wash
theion. Lei this noble aisea.hlsev compel +h4t-
ever respect ID rot voluntarily accorded TO
IT. T6i8 sentence WIS written ann
| printed when the editor Of the C'uritr-Joarndi
we'll kuew that . favorable COMMUNICATION ffom
President GraLt HR5 In the lA4ds Of the coMllts-
&ee having the convention IN charge. It L. hardly
| necessary 10 SAY that the OH rcae spirit Of tho
/ might add stronger, by reaaon Of the defeat and
Illumination II has suffered. The delegations hers
| from the South Are much the ln18er opea.
to take IN, especial interest IN the proceedings,
Georgia hus about tfIy delegates here: Tennessee
and ken1nesy each anoat a. man5 tnors; Alaia a
Louisiana nearly ~ many, while the Other States
/ represented dNtrdle down to iron one TO I've
delegates each I!,tno,s r. - ~ 70 dssHates ies
Richards, P1esidsnh j. Z. Eshcr, ]. ". Preston
crno1 II 0eies1y hss been hsie, 100. Ri not IN ,nt
character OF a delegate. ue Is on Visit ~!th ht
| chlsdren and two listers to his relatives to Uto
ham, h,s no.sre county, and NIL continue his Vssi
have said that the call Of the convention
| general aud 1ulhigUuu8 IN lta w0rdinRt knd tnA
nothing oi u SPECIFIC character eonla be deter
mined or tLttr1ed irom It. but the designs Of cer
pa1ss e 1Ssep ns !a
speech, made the tint development. 11e said:
VIZ havr nuw only ons tx1i1sad - thf rssihe, bn
$;:t M sS I:
.rsed j. IT, res 4 Melisna shs3 N eos
e qntst!on = :" = hs'c u. nne ~ Tssns,F n whe
Aue tie1n pott- fhAll have IL American tcE1nnns.
- Noff"lk: kcniueiy ~. S11na'x. ;onc, shcn shcn
son1e applause, whlic It CAUSED considerable com
~ EeT or,ean., and even Ss~ Iotk and 3'hliadsl
| l,ha nre candidates for the commercial adyan
tafe whfch It g surpoted xt1! result from the &
Thrrr IL NfelI TO bc nEels aRas upoa sas
question, ard don think an5 une OF the poIt
named can carry the cohsention in IT. tazor. al
though Norfolk teens to have the stranger SIN
rathy, aud ulhy tc hble to 10 80. Tacse arc tn
only t~o rutpta developed to'dAs Of Erec!1c char
| acter. Probably more Will aprra1 to-mnffnr-
There ARE good many talkcrs ID the cOuVen
Hon. This was manifest at the atxrt, turing III
| Preliminary proceedings. 3tost Of these ~tl prot
Sus snsde 1as sIsat .sqss
ttAt thr frequent anl loud tn1kets, the Rriat Ene
In rrc1oInafics, almost a'wasa remain ve.5 quite
"N~' "N AFTE}tSoVS SESSION.
| xukE TALK.
The cptIrc aitcrroon tettIun OF the c1nvent1o
orpan,zs,ion, sud It a. otsllxe. .ux,I}ourn lrf3s
the xbrE ~as done. All sortf Of tn6tinnA Weru o.
tered ami uIl Forts Of speeches madc. There Hef1
~ he ex!rea rls t!!Ee1se ofintoas auang the tat1
lrrr, Ntrt Tniy rnrtakc Of flrttt1s sps11'~ :
large Lumber 01 resolutions wrrc offered. NJ
ste, .ee ena huo. sss;
n II, ed ftteEtu!ut4l 10 saf tofncahtas Sad Rtac
all, trorn hall = dozen to toEcn ntn were ~,
dcnt Is ntt 10 presiding oEccs II Nil. md h,>
The ',e!rE4tcs very koou discovered, aua they foi
' Iilx ci1isfsx 1snon crrsr1ns.
FL snoftsT; ot A., formerly a.sr!r:e1tanss
unr tine thlhl, M officer IN the tonfe.lrfst
army, ri.ehcH INTO the Chinese Ike The Rrsc
turef. lie denounced VITA fearful hnathernx 70
| eDnth. Thc ttItng Fholld not lie foerAtct un'tt
; ans pressure Ut circumstances II koa7Hsanscha
had he arh snoStcT he would pretty certainly nAt
thInrse la,r tn The soutn. At least to The saatc
/ AlatAtra, Shortrr haA unhoubsedI5 tktn IN con
1uslnleatioa with rA'itnsna t'ns'ertJ. who'
t / wonderful llpht upon the 1nes'lan. hhorter
. ,reerh w. w.rmts arn'AAdett HhKn Esves o.
hs trn'',ncnts, ans, theree{ tcstro1 :no Rtau
I rhtocse pseuda which tho Mrmrh,s Coaseuuo
: errc'ed With such auf"e''sc pror"rsaoua-
: IHE cl4NI1TxkA
arr hlt tnky 10 night. Rnh It thes consider one IN
tho trs,jscts <htch hare l.'rn rent 10 them ts Il
convention, th!s and tho following ~rtk vii
!
!. rrA1ERstzA11nx.
> MiItart Fillmore anil i. 1. breckenridge
rtatra nj tho Uresr liouxe tonight, and we-' :
+ cctrrti With The ~armtkt Manifestations Of d
T light lad President tlsalt, Genera. SHtE1na
and Lieutenant Geners! ph,! sns1,sn a s.s,,ei ~ =
Aoaa bare tse1 greeted FHa Pfufbuod stleacs
= perhaps ~Mn !a.r1s Of s!t9appf1,aien .9
, Ior,sv!iis, uct. ls.-1 10 southern conmerct
|, contention net in The Opera House this noEu1n
e. M sa 70 sss Il
{ dett ii the convention held IN Memphis IN III
Frazer Wa. o1trcd hy Rev. L. Perkins, rec:
oi s'. rsul Church, Of thu c.t5.
tiuverpos Anderson then Introduced Govern
stegt1*cn TO the conyeuton, who t1e'i'ered 4
It [ following brilliant A6dtcas:
A AppkfSs Of ooyESSoR s7EyEHsaS.
j. The scene nreseh,ed BY snea a. assembly
nsl stese ntsa now t!snS T. sIsna ana, na5 "a,
le Conn ou1eal.hs in enlightened and 1saterlA %
.uitatiou urcn the soil q! kcnsucky; fu:h niEn
for their situe wi+1otu, and prac;ic.l cxperlene
. tlsers ponlcos ot tic Ane1ean Coute, ,es.e..
ro1tcy Affecting the material and com1erc!a1 pr
- pettty Of The entire country: drxwu herc ~
or tenoble +clbsh rnd: tcrkine 10 aegraniuene
u ufon tand Or upon tn. OF one section II the ~
y. 0! alother: to devise ucw schenes; 70 lnAns
capital, acd tnkp,re new enesrE IN each and est
section Of orr wide domain, tor The greater der
n | opntnt Of orr !ndustE!sl resources. YOU co1
tEpm 700 ntstant homes to our own stark \
nooa to met ss,1S Ts 70 ,n1 of's
ID | council Of one another as 10 TIE mo
T. and means Of en'arE,nE oar ual.orA prosper
L. There IL N5 IN yCur conttR. 1t btIfS our b:c1
H. war.nf orr hearts The Se1J spectacle elec'
IN nes u.s. We feel that tie genius Of Eaa'rtot..n
tc lowering nycr cf: TINT the saintct spirits Of
OF Revolutionary tAtrff9 afe ~h!sper4nR IN our "a
i'd "God speed Onward We rrcetEe 1oa, bretat
to OF tho Conrnesc.si Convention, with fiadness.
.4t / the uame Aoa 1n ne12t1 Of tne entire People
n The Ohio TO tht Cumberland 4an coIai
and Hftcttonatety e1eet you. Ali hal :
tdyert amorK tk Nc E.vt *ou thAuk4 rbAt
Ter / afc permitted 10 know 700. 10 seo you face
ar lace. We receive Eo1 ss representatives Of q
Of mon brotherhood. We hail wtta Joy The pccA
IL | EltCh uekt4 I0o teSaHeotS ot 0Ql ao8TttAHt4