The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-24

| Of the Mississippi valley; and whereas, to &C
complsh these ends it is essential to increase
our labor; and to increase our labor immi
grafton from Europe must be had BY meanl
Of steamers Of heavy draught and large ca
pacity, plying directly between Southern portt
and Europe; be it therefore
! Resolped, That in the opinion Of this Con
vention the great harbor OF Port Royal, on the
thirty-second parallel Of latitude, is one OF the
greatest ports of the South Atlantic coast anc
| that the railroad from tina: point to Augusta
Georgia, should be completed as speedily as
| possible.
Mr.. Millett, in Offering his resolution, said
that in the Southern States they must have
| immigration, and must put forth all their
| efforts to procure it. In regard to direct trade
| it had been said that they hal no Southern
port to compete with New York where immi-
grants could land.
Within the past fifteen years great change
had taken place in regard to the vessels carry
ing passengers a,ross the Atlantic. Fifteen
years ago they had wooden ships, then they
got side wheel steamers, but now there were
iron propeers. And out OF ninety five vessels
engaged in the ocean trade ID and from New
York, only two we're side. wheels. The average
tonnage of the propellers was 25O0, and few
were below that, and all or nearly all drew nine
they had no port that had over sixteen feet at
the bar. In the State which he represented,
they had port where the water was twenty
feet deep. He had only to remark that in
South Carolina they had harbor equal to New
York, and that harbor was Port Royal. lap
plause.]
The resolution was referred to the Commit.
mittee on immigration.
THE IMPORT TRADE.
Mr.. William S. Hastie, Of South Carolina, in
trodueed the following which was referred:
Whereas, By act of Congress, passed March
2S, 1854, certain cities Of the West and South
west are allowed to import goods in bond
through the Cities Of Boston, New York, Phila-
delphia, Baltimore and New Orleans. entirely
ignoring Norfolk, Virginia, and Wilmington,
North Carolina, and limiting Charleston and
Savannah to three poInts-Knoxyile, Nash
passage of that law the Southern Atlantic
cities have made extensive railroad connec-
tieus with the West and Southwest.
Resolced, That the Committee on Direct I'M
portation be requested to frame petition to
Congress, asking that all ports Of entry in the
United States be placed upon the same footing
as to the importation Of goods in bond by in
terror cities.
DIRECT TRADE.
The Committee on Direct Trade with Europe
reported in favor of the formation Of steam
be encouraged by subscription. The eaid lines
should be patronized by planters and uer-
chants OF the South, and approving the scheme
iuaugurated between Norfolk and Liverpool at
the Norfolk Convention.
DR.. Linsey, OF Alabama, presented minori-
ty report, setting forth the claims OF Charles
ton, New Orleans, Savannah and Mobile, which
elected long debate.
Hon. MIR. Buist, or South Carolina, said he
believed that they I'd met for the purpose OF
discussing the best means for developing the
great interest Of the country and building up
direct trade with Europe. He was satisfied
with the two first resolutions, but the third
Disseminated against Charleston and Mobile
and other pla res. He wanted to know whether
speaker said that the selection Of Norfolk was
made at Norfolk and Bristol, when Georgia,
South Carolina, and North Carolina we're not
represented.
Mr.. Byrd, Of Alabama. North Carolina was
represented.
MIR. Buist said he stood corrected, but they
OF South Carolina had hot one word to say
against Virginia, the birthplace OF Washing
ton. Madison, Monroe; and more recently the
We vi S dS saSohns to Dure Ser Pros
perity, but in this matter there is great die
one place is named. II the
City Of Charleston suffered much during the
war, ene was now reauy W tdhe Pa!1 ~ Vpe
great work Of renewing the South and bring
ing back her old prosperity. They wanted to
get far chance. They had already q line to
Liverpool, which brought emigrants to all
parts Of the South, and with the Savannah
line would rapidly fil up South Carolina and
Georgia. It was, therefore, unfair for the
committee and the convention to pass on the
resolution as it now stood.
THE NEXT CONVENTION.
A report in favor OF holding another conven-
tion at Looi sville. on the 18th of October next,
also for O committee OF one from each State, to
prepare constitution AID bylaws for the con-
vention, to be reported at the next meeting,
was adopted.