, 1869-05-22

Closing Day OF the Corn m erctal Con-
Scntlon = letter. and TeleErarup
Received from D1sttnRutxhcd Per-
xons-Adopttou of-RcpoFta Of Cons
1nltteex on Direct Trade with Eu-
rope, Ranking and Finance, Mnn-
ufacsuxes, River improvements,
Etc.
spectd pesrasch to The Chicago Tribune.
ArAruls, Tenn, May q.
The attendance at the convention to-day was
not rs large IA the previous day. but stI1 se7y
large. 8uslneas WA pushed through With CON-
mendahle energy.
The Standing Committee on Manufactures md
Mining reported baek I resolution offered On
Wednesday b! Nj. klnse!, nf Ohio asking Con-
grtEs to establish Bureau Of Manufactures and
Mining unler control ot the Interior Department.
The committee recommended It, and It Wns ac-
cordlng unanimously adopted
An important resolution was adopted recon-.
nenttng tie Southern States to remit all taxes Oh
manufacturing capL1al for term Of years.
The Committee On Ataaiseippl River and Levers
n::de report which oecasiontd considerable dl3-
cussou- Their resolution IN bridges o<er navt-
Knte rlseT9 WA6 referred back to them, and At
The night session, u. 4. Brsson+ OF Misaoaf1, re-
ported q resolution asking Congress to prohibit
Ihto Of !css snan 40 1ect, and over the Upper
Mississippi and tributaries Of less than 3o0 feet
I us HAa ufla1ltnGuEif Adopted
The resolution AAkng Congress 10 endorse the
bonds Of States 10 rebuild the Mtssisstppl fcyeea
VA ad7ocsted hr NJ. Rrsson in an abe speech.
sese &c woi ~ ~ 1 .r %esa sa;s tss
doIiAis jadfcteusiy expended would reclaim nc
sszsisF y saf a3eea ea T. a@asa' ao9 rs2 s
Of this great valley, the uue tteasuze
M eo1 Of he nation: and el Taesns =. ot H. the Ecnes
shoulders Of the people the huruen Of taxatlon.'
He was no, opposed 70 railroads tnt railroads may
be nonopol.1ed in the hands Of \ few, 1hl1e the
md free 1o al The resolution wAs adopted
Nj: Z i. Janes, from the comml,tee @ the
Tennessee 1siycr, na4lc report on that subject
ltB Principal Recommendation waa far canal
around Muscle shoals. Ar. James ha1 given thls
subject mech Ii.telusens suenuoa Fl @ T2e & eooEen-
pIctlou Of the canal At 1ouisEille-
The Committee on Railroads reported among
Sranttns tie r7sht of WY to tae s. iaais. Ioais-
sWe i Norfolk Isal:roaA Ar. AliIetk, OF south
Carolina objected u this; Int II committed the
convention to 4 measure destructive Of State
1ghtn Several delegates declared themselves
opposed 70 Congress granting Charters ioE railroads
through the states.
Bt&y the tide Of State rights fauat!ctsu, whth vas
fast rising In the convenuon- lie showed what
evils would result y hep doctrine vas pushed too
lies, as IN SeE JcraeJ and Maryland, frequently
control state Legislatures 70 the del1tmens o! the
people Of The whole country; but HI. Bxyson ap.
pealed In vain. 4 Kentucky member aa1d be had
ialhez he controlled br Kentucky railroad than
congressional rRtfond-
MI. Cohen, Of Savannah, made violent speech,
fa.tng be Thought We ought TO hang on 70 State
rights nnrt tcnac1oaely than cye1: Congress, :"
said be. 'is the most corrupt body that ever
1Icre Mr.. Ingcrson, young member from Ten
neBsee, objected to somebody for making poittt-
gu speech, and Maa himself soon called 70 order
At the night session ii the convention soule in
meaning resolutions wetc nhopteu about the 1nasa
Of sosthetu people being IN fayor pf restoring
frateEna1 feeling Throughout tho land
The Committee on Immigration ulade long
rrpeEt rhieh gave rise to much discussion. Tbs
rctolutlons which we're ado}'ted1 speak Of
II tse tae Sfsas alsansases 0F ahe sse eq oeai
to immigrants from Eafore and elsewhere, md
promise to all such announcement. sympathy and
rrOtett1uu, and recommend the Aisaaslppt River
a the rou1c By which foreign Immigration should
seek either the South, the Wess OF SosthF est
persons 9ho ss.e soa;a xas ss obec.sS @ 70 % tne
ground that there Is nobody In the South who
practices such os1Tkctsm-
such ostracism and the convention all knex It.
A resolution was tnn1ly adopted, as a substitute,
declaring that fnnn n''e Immigrants Just -
safe IN tie South. legllJ and soc!ally, As native
Colonel l. i. Ninnr. Of Virginia offered the fol-
lowing. which waa unanimously adopted:
nc3"se J:n.ei. q H. S,sas1.sd M}rrs. navy.
- dr<p tateIt,t aafe;;sd y I'm II ths NrSf t.
o difc2i tAle tv:asvn Ivl!aad nd liz Southern
The convention at midnight, adjourned mn, dl>,
severA members OF the ONO delegation started
for 10u1sIAna this evening to attend the New Or
The nSer e1cu7s!on this afternoon VA. an-
/ acatr Two thousand !attes and gentlemen went
s sr M tas ae e Hes u as i e R metsd sns t,s
duWn fve mi]es telox the city. returning to the
wharf ut ~ r. H.
The convention IN Regarded O. q grand saccesa,
lcc;s FOE which II MAS called.
To THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
AExrnls, Nh. 71.-The convention opened Al
the regular hour. Numerous letters and tese-
fegtetunE Ahlllty to Be present, and s!mps.a4dng
with and endorhlns the work already done. Also,
one from &c t;snsEa, Beaa1cgar rating int ae,s
Iassed frec both wayn on tae RAILROADS. hence to
that city; a'so' the following;
orE cordial ,hants to srends I'd y5arse ior
the keton II the convention Cur bonds are quoted
'A' ,ssa ST. Jos 8 y Eli fR1xos7 1or nvos.
-P111o7 Kxnn. No.. My -
~, M.so,sisn. ssstnty avr N nnmr., sssen,tatd u
thssn q esi .appc1 "a il rra1ss mfasurrs at =
cement te Union md develop she setenEea d our coz,
IL Gsntee ;n ofS4S % as sss rss:4se! 5 ae5
ct, report, meeting the on,ce,lonabic elause lis
eliminating In favor II Norfolk, endorsing the d.
rcct trade schemes tna1cuIateu N other Southern
PHI Co mt o FL Yasnces a hsnsns
portc.t o resolution that the convection reuom-
mend and urge ConE7css to 80 amend the Natfou-
States sat aad equitable proportion Of tue bank
tng capital a1d circulation. either br rctstr1hu-
ton or IN increase, rs III their wisdom they El1y
dctcE1niac.
Efe're That tic eourcattcn favcz. The rcdGe:on ri
iatrsETt ~ te Es;!nnal !.h' II means c"n-iAtcns
.tirT: rhas th: e''nses,ton recommend shc 1<*4.
t!o.c l4Es Which trnd /, Impair Tie validity Of eou-
Which were unanimously a'op:etl ....
var!ou: re*olutlons ~ere onered a. anendnents,
Genetnl pun Green read an elaborate memorial
en- the subject, which was referred 10 the stand
The Committee on Manufactures ana Mining
reported III faror u1 recommending the legtstA
tlrcs OF the Tarions States to encourage maalfac-
vessed In mining ma tan,iaetuTcs inn taxatspn,
thus inviting the world to bring IT, capital and mi
Hto work to deselole on! national resources,
manufacture ct raw material. On tho subject Of
mining they ask further time 70 Prepare q terort
y he presented al the next annual convention.
Also. recommending the government to esta@,-
itsn lcsran OF manuf1ctEres and mining under
The Committee Oh The M.ss!sApp, River Levees
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