The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-10-15
LOUISVILLE.
southern Commercial Convention
Grand Trade Pr0cess!On-SyR0DSis
OTthe RepOF5 OF the Committee on
Immigration

Ion the streets, on house tops, at WID
dows and every point of observation
Witnessing the grand trade procession
i which is pronounced by all to exceed
any thing of the kind ever ATTEMPTED
In this country. 1t is fully nine mile
long, and has been three hours IL
passing given point. i ..z y. BOOB
The Convention met at 1880, ani
was called to order by President FIJI
more. e-rsf ..-s ...... 80
After prayer. Mr.. Msssy. of Yir
ginia, Chairman of the COMMITTEE
| on Emigration, presented. his report
The frsttwo resolutions were adopted
After the reading of the third, Bhict
provides for the appointment of {
commitee-M. E. Maury, of Virginia
las Commissioner-Mr.Tg c hilton, o
kentucky. rose and opposed it, and
| afterwards moved a reco hsfderatiou
sof the entire report.
a lively debate ensued, when nu-
merous motions to adopt, lay upon
| the table, &C., were made.
LOUISVILLE, October II - The
members of the Convention. were
tardy to-day, and many failed to reach
1.-the Opera House during the session,
which began at 1870. There was
barely a quorum present when Presi-
dent Fillmore cailedTthe meetiHg to
order, but a good many eamein before
the adjournment.
Jas. w. Massey. of Virginia, Chair
man of the Committee on Immigra-
ton, submitted arepoft, part OF Which
was adopted after some discussion.
The following IS a synopsis of the re-
The report was pFepased to be pre-
Scented to the Louisville Convention
by the Committee on immigration,
raised by the. Memphis Convention of
May Is, 1869. s. 4ahea srep port says. that
the population of the whole country
was, according 10 the first census in
1890 very nearly equally divided be-
tween the North and South.fI AlsD lss-
According to the census, Of 1860
the population of the two c'sectious
was-NorthF 19369182; South, H.
048, ,149. This s1shows chat Of the i'm
migrants and their deseendaht who
had come into the country during the
20 years, from 1890 to- 1860, aud were
then living, T31 ,033 more had settled
in the North than had settled in the
South. According to estimates made
every foreign immigrant who settles
in the country adds 81 800 to the ma
tional wealth. but to be clearly within
limits, your committee will assume it
to be $500 per heaG.A The industrial
capital of the N 0Ethi over land above
the South, from immigration alone,
has thus been increased by this enor-
nous sum. The North has outstrip
ped the South in the struggle for
material wealth. 9he object Of your
committee is to devise means which
may enable the1Sohth to participate in
the advantages of immigration. Most,
If not all, Ghel Southern States since
the encourage mentSo of foreign imnli-
grations These measures have not
been attended with much saceess.1 g
! The emigrating class Of Europe
is wholly uninformed In regard to the
fSouthern States, and is, from igno-
rance and in some sort of misinfor-
nation, greatly prejudiced against
them. Ignorance must be dispelled
and the prejudices removed. The
ignorance aud prejudice Of tire South
ern States applies with equal force to
all, and this obstacle should be re
moved. An impression prevails that
the climate Of the South is unsuited
to the white man. Europe has heard
of the parallel of 360 30/ as a divid-
ing line between black and white
labor III America. Spain, Italy, Bar
barry, Egypt, and Asia Minor, which
lie south of this lines and are within
the same parallels ofllatitude which
include the Southern States, are in
habited by races having tanned or
black skins. From this it is inferred
that the climate of the Southern
States is unsuited to the Teuton. So
long as these hurtful prejudices exist
the emigrating stream of Germans,
Swedes. Norwegians, Britons and
Danes, viii never flow into the South
ern States. The removal of these
-prejudices can be best accomplished
by united efforts. The plan contefa >
plates State organizations for the en-
couragement of immigration.
LoUIsvTLLE, Oct. HI he4grand
demonstration this morning there
were hundreds of vehicles in the line,
representing the various manufactur-
ing and mercantile interests In the
cities around the Falls of the Ohio.
Many of them were elabOrately and
tastefully ornamented. The process
sion is estimated to, have been seven
miles In len 9Th, and thFse hours and
a quarter passing a given point. 1t
was unquestionably the grandest affair
of the kind ever gotten up IN the
West.
The Synod of Kentucky, represents
ing the Assembly party, commenced
its annual session at q O'Clock last
evening, in the Walnut Street Church.
The opening sermon was preaehedlbY.
Rev. Thos. n. Clemand, of lebanon.
Rev. sDickinsong of Bowling Green,
was elected Moderator, and Rev.
Mr.. Hendricks, temporary Clerk.
DELEGATES from all the Presbyteries In
the State are In attendance. The ses-
sion will probably last till Monday
next.
The Committee propose that this
Convention appoint q General Agent
of Emigratiof$ that the States be re-
quested to appropriate a sum, to be
placed in the hands of the General
fishing, translating and circulating
gratituously among the cmigrating
classes. a report showing the physical
geography VI tue Olat6S auOpLiug tnIS
plan, their industrial resources, the
special advantages which they offer
the immigrant, and other necessary
information. These maps should show
the naVigable streamss canals, raH-
ways, and other artificial improve-
ments; they Should, exhibit the chief
industriesso of the operative States.
that the emigrant may tell the chief.
products of each State andeeempre@
hend the geographical limits ef6 the
grand staple, and knowing these. he
could select that portion of the coun,