The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-18

from tho Committee on Tnxntion-Tho
Next Convention.
correspondent writing from Louisville, on
| the afternoon of the hrst day (Tuesday) of
this convention, shows that there had been
good deal of squabblIng in rcgnrd to It's rcla-
tions to the late Memphis convention and the
committees of the latter were not accepted as
those for the present convention. The same
correspondent adds iN a.. .l,i
Despite these squHbbles, the convention
presents the appearance of q most intclIgcnt
body. Among It's active members arc such
| men rs cN-ScliatOrs George w. Jones, of Iowa,
and Underwood, OF Kentucky; Senator Conk-
| ling, of New York, ex-senator Jesse ID. Bright
OF Indiana; Yancey, of Georgia; Rcmlin, Of
Ohio, GovernOI Anderson, Of Kentucky, and
alnrgc number Of leading members from varl-
ous States. Delegations foot up one thousand
| members. Twcnty-stS States are represented.
Among those notrepresented are Maine, Ore
gon, Nebraska, California, Connecticut, Michi-
gan and South Carolina. Active canvassing
SO fur falls to bring to light any particular pro-
Jects to be discussed beyond tile Norfolk and
| Louisville and Louisville and FL Paso Rail-
roads. Both will besopposcd by New York
and Northern and Eastern delegations, and
arc not strongly favored by Georgia and other
Southeastern delegations, who of course ffSor
steam communication with their own ports.
| John G. Breckenridge and General Forrest
day as delegates, and attracted attention,
| though not taking an active part. Louisville
appears to be full Of people, and Kentucky
hospitality overtlows. The st. Louis delcga-
| tlon were entertained to-day by tho Kentucky
Club, and the same club have placed q special
parlor at the disposal Of the members Of the
| press of other cftics-a great fnvor, as every
hotel has six beds or more in every room.
HOW SOUTH CAROLINA WAS REPREsENTED-A
QUEER PROCEEDING.
Thu mann uara of ho conynntIon In do
sire to make the body National" Conven-
tion, inauguratcd very queer system of rep
rcscntation for come of the States. For in
stance:
South Carolina, from some reason unknown,
| refused or neglected TO appoint delegates TO
represent that State In the convention. In or
der to remedy this state Of affairs 1t has been
excluded, and ut the time write the !..PalInet-
to State" hus n full delegation aud Is represent
ed OH every committee. This. desirable end
has been brought out by means Of colonizing
been very liberal to her sister State, and the
Carolnlans will find themselves represented by
some OF our best men. Some other States
have but one delegate and lie does duty for tho
whole State. 1t must not be thought, however,
from tlis that the Convention Ia O humbug or
failure, or that many States nre represented
In 1t by these delegates of straw. On the con-
trary, 1t is conceded by every one to be q
grand and complete success. But few States
nrc unreprcscnted, and, with some exceptions,
their delegates are oil men Of great business
ability and experience, who have earnestly Mt
heart the advancement of the material intc-
rest and tho development Of the Industrial re-
| sources OF every section Of tile country. Dele
gat,ess s from all part, Of the conntry-Northcrn
nnd western Republicans and Southern Demo!
crats-mfnglc freely and harmonIousy to-
gethcr, and, though they may differ in politics,
unite In efforts to adopt measures for tile bene-
ut tandIiinprovemont of their common country;
A BATCH OF RESOLUTIONS
We're introduced, which were read and re-
ferrcd without comment to appropriate COM
mit!ees to be reported upon. The resolutions
were introduced by delegates from every sec
tion of the Union, and on nearly every con-
ceivable subject. -, dEe
One resolution Endorsed the scheme recently
inaguratcd by running a line Of ocean steanl-
ers directly between the port of New York and
emanated from the New York delegation.
Another resolution denounced tho bond
buying, gold-sclling policy Of Grants Sec
reiary Of tue Treasury as one calculated
came also from New York. Per contra,
In few minutes aflerward n delegate from
the West took up the cudgcl In defence OF the
administration, and offered resolution en-
dorslng Boutwclrs operations as much as tho
first had condemned them. Colonel E. w.
Cole, formerly of Augusta, but now of Nash
vile, introduced resolution that the new
trunk of the Southern Pacific Railroad be 10
Gated from San Diego, in California, TO some
point In Texas not situated lower than the
thirty y-second parallel Of latitude This was
done in accordance with the plan, the forma-
| tlon Of which advised you In my letter Of
the 18th instant. This plan, It will be re-
membcred, was to prevent any bad feeling
In the different State delegations on the sub
]eet, by not running the line directly TO
my port on the Southern seaboard, but letting
| Its eastern terminus be In Texas, from whence
lines might radiate to all the rival harbors. 1t
Is still thought, however, that O hard fight will
question by Virginia and her Southern allies
! and the other States on the South Atlantic
coast. The Virginia and kentucky dclega-
tlons arc working vigorously and perslstently,
and seem determined to leave no means un-
employed which will tend toward securing the
victory for Norfolk and 0orfolk alone. In op-
position to Colonel Coles scheme, resolution
was introduced declaring that the main trunk
should be laid from the Pacific to the Missls-
sippi River and have its eastern terminus at
Cairo, on that stream.
| Another resolution favored the establish
ment Of direct trade between the Southwest
| and Europe by means Of lines Of steam ships
running from the ports Of Norfolk, Charleston,
Savannah and Mobile to Liverpool. Others
provide that Congress be petltloned to reduce
tho present onerous and unjust internal
duco the import duty on machinery intended
for the spinning of raw cotton; and to entirely
abolish the duty on railroad iron and material
used In shipbullding.
| THE PIGTAu.S.
Tho resolution was adopted to lay over all
resolutions for committee, and under It Hon,
Ell G. Shorter, Of Alabama, introduced tho fol-
lowing: ,.f
Resolved, That in the, opinion of this con-
yention the importation Of Cinnamon Into tho
United States in unlimited numbers is con-
trary to enlightened public policy, and will
tend to imperll tho prosperity Of cotton grow
,ng states, the great labor interests, and Is un-
duce. new element of dlscord; that It merits
tho condemnation Of all who have any regard
try. ~
The resolution went over under tho rules.
Subsequently, tho Committee on Immigration