Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-19
MEMPHIS.
CHE CSsaInercial iCenvenGIsn--A ssag.

s----fr .7nifieent Affair. So
MRAPHIs, May 1S.-The weather to-day
was cool and pleasant and every Thing con
spired 10 make the opening day of shs
Commercial Convention auspicions- Aftel
assembling at | headquarters on Adams
street, aproefssieR OF delegates was formed
who mhyched, preceded By bznd, to the
Opera House, which vas Handsomely de.
oorated aud fesiooned with eVergreehs and
flags. An.arch over the stage was inscribed
Memphis Welcomes her guestso on the
right and iett 81 the stage were a miniature
lOc0motiye, Steamboat, and ship. Under
meath the latter wss suspended section
of the-Atlantic cable.
v,Leugs before II .o'elockashe sppoinled
hour, the heuse was crowded with dele.
| gates and visitors, who were RECALLED with
nationxl sirs, Promptly at the kour Ihe
| convention was called 10 order BY w. II .
CHEEKY, chairman of the Memphis Chsm
Der of Commerce, after which an apprc-
PIRATE prayer was offered by Bishop
Pierce, Of Georgia, which was followed by
an official welcome by Mayor LefiSitch,
at the conclusion of which Gov II. M
Patton, OF Alabama, was nominated, by
exclamation, SIS temporary chairman, and
w X Moore, of sMemphis, as temporary
secretary.
On motion of Hon. Ersstus Wells, of
Missouri, = committee on permanent or
ganization was appointed By 4 call Of
States, the chairman of each delegation
announcing the name as the State was
called. On The cali Of States the follow 1
ing responded: North Carolina, Missouri,
Iowa, Alabama, Ohio, Virginia, Indiana,
Mississippi, Georgia, Arkansas, West Vir-
ginia, Louisiana, South Carolina, ,Tennes-
see, California, New York and Kentucky.
After the committee had retired, Hon. J.
w. Clapp, of Memphis, delivered the
welcome address, which was heartily APP
plauded. The convention then adjourned
until 4P.M. ---- Az 9-h
On reassembling in the afternoon, after
some discussion, the committee on creden-
tials was discharged, and on motion all
who had received invitations from the
Memphis Chamber Of Commerce were
declared eligible 70 seats on the floor. i
Mr.. Trezevant, of Memphis, asked leave
to read letter from Gen. Lee, which was
granted amidst tumultuOus applause. He
his inability TO be present at the
meeting for building up the shattered for
tunes of the country, and expressed the
greatest sympathy and interest in the
The reading of the letter was
received with renewed applause. Ii was |
ordered to be spread in the minutes.
A committee of one from each State
was then appointed on permanent organi-
cation. |
Itwas then moved that Senators Sprague
\ IL
Kirby Smith, be invited TO seats on floor.
Carried.
Loud calls were made for Sprague, but
il was ascertAined that he was not in the
room, and in response to call.
Senator Fowler addressed the conven-
lion al some length, urging the Importance
. harmony and iraternal feeling in the
work OF the convention, and also the par
amount subjects to be considered, parlicu.
arly leyeeing the Mississippi, reforming
The labor system Of the South, and hnild-
ing a railroad TO the Pacific which could
be used at ell seasons of the year. He
then gave way 10 the committee on per-
manent organization, who announced the
AS permanent officers:
GIN Chas c Anderson, of Kentucky,
formerly Lieutenant Governor of Ohio,
Ersstus Wells, of Missouri,
Gen A L Lswton, Of Georgia, Geo III Wall
ers, of South Carolina, w IL CHEEKY, Of
Tennessee, Frank G Morehead, Of New
York, Gov X NJ Patton, of Alabama, Col
w II Gatewood, of California, J B Halde-
nan, of West Virginia, George W Sap.
,ington, of Arkansas, DIR Toof, Of Iowa, J
" Reakirt, of Ohio, Hamilton Smith, of
indiana, Warren Mitchell, of New York,
" Isaac, of Virgins, DIR. J A Noyes,
# Louisiana, A NJ Clayton, Of Missis ippi,
Iice Presidents; w H Fitch, of Memphis,
secretary, and members of the press as as
istants
Gov. Foote and Judge Williams, of
New York, were appointed committee
o conduct Gen. Anderson TO the chair,
Who, after being introduced by Gov. Pat
on, returned thanks for the honor, and
ouched upon the duties Of the convention
md the work before it, which brought
'ounds Of applause.
After adopting a rule to meet hereafter
Il A. NJ. aud P. ri, the convention adj
ourned. .--.
The city is full OF strangers, aud every
rain coming in is crowded. Everything
indicates a harmonious convention, "a, not
the many antagonistic inter
,sts 20 H. sIIbserved, the best feeling pre-
ysils