The New York herald., 1870-10-05
TIE soT71ESs COMMERCIAL CONVENTION.

Assembling Of DeIesnfSo~f9 gtnciahnll-Ad.
dress Of Welcome by Gcora5 81. ?endIe oS-
Organization and Appoinsmenf Of Commit-
tees.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 4. 1870.
The Southern Commercial Convention assembled
this morning, at ten O'clock in Pixies Hall. One
hundred and 1fty delegates were present. The Con-
venton was called to order by 8. M. Bishop, vice
president for Ohio OF the Louisville Convention.
Hon. George q. Pendleton was introduced and
made the reception address. He said
PRrENDs-Evcry Industrial interest and the advo-
Gates ef every growing enterprise, from the Ale
gnany TO the Rocky Mountains attest to the dignity
Of this Convention and the magnitude Of the ques-
tlons committed to ITS consideration. Your prede-
cessors, who met at Norfolk in 1868, were few in
numbers and the chief subject OF their consdera-
ton was the ocean trade OF the Atlantic cities with
Europe. Your members already reach many nun.
dreds, aud your debates Will touch every project OF
material development, every phase OF intelligent in
every plan for finance and taxation, every encour.
agenent 10 Immigration, every question OF govern
and advance the interests OF the great Mississippi
valley. The interests OF the Mississippi valley are
the centre m ana source Of the wen being Of the coun
perity their wealth; and when hand industry
toacaes INTO life any dormant element or power
or rivers, grows by lts activity and moves under
Its impulslon. The Mississippi valley The very
name calls up vision Of transcendentaI grandeur:
iah1s teeming with cotton rice and sugar, corn or
barley. 1t stretches from central Pennsylvania to
the western boundary OF Kansas, from the Lake
tie It's mines productive Its forests exhaustless It's
climate healihiul Ere long hundreds OF millions OF
pronds W" WORK iHas'' ~ trn ~ Iney r VIII TIL s fertile M
raw materials: they will be an active,
enterprsing. self-reliant arduous people; they
they will have free uninterrupted, easy commnni-
catlon WI Win the Guf OF Mexico by the Mississippi
river; WIN the chesapeake Bay by the canal OF Vir-
gina; with Sandy HOOK by the canals OF New York:
whine WIN the North Atlantic by the lakes and the St.
Lawrence Lawrence. oey, Taey VIII reach the Pacific BY the
will dig through the mountains OF Virginia and i'm.
port by way OF Norfolk. They will thread the val.
at Charleston and Savannah. They will build
levees on the Southern rivers and reclaim 70 cultiya
tion their rich alluyium. They. will sweep away
every emoarrassment caused by the protective
system. They VIII demand every improve.
ment IN the burthen OF taxation and
III the benefits in the currency which the
most enlightened and sagacous civilization team
suggest This is the Southern Commercial Conven-
ton. ONO was the first fruit OF the muninoence OF
nberal, patfloic, magnanimOus Virginia-the eldest
born OF the Northwest. the fairest OF her sisters
conscious OF her own matured and matronly beauty,
sle LOOKS Wild loving pride upon their youthful
bloom and yigor. In her name l Did you wei.
come.
Mr.. R. M; Bishop. as temporary chairman, then
called for the committees, one member from each
state. on permanent organization, on credentials
and on rules and order or business The following
on 0rgdnfzotton-M -Messrs. G. II. Wilcox, Alabama;
George E Dodge, Arkansas; Ii. l.. Hart, Florida; n.
e. Caper5y Georgia; p r. Carson, Indiana; s. w.
morton; Senlucky; Colonel W. G.. Cofn, Kansas;
q. !: Bnddeke, Louisiana; Hon. G. A. Foster, wis.
consin; r. r. Rutland. Maryland; B. Able Missouri:
Royal u. Robbins: massachusetts; Thomas NJ. Mon,
zoe, iowa; James II. Drake. New York; John G. Fox,
Nevada; q. Z. Mills, North Carolina; Judge Bowen
OHIO; W. ). Hastie. South Caroina; William ].
sykes, Tsnnsssse; yIns;s .; G. Eorsha, Texas W. W.
on CYedeauaLS-Messrs J. NJ Humphrey. Ala
bama; J.. c. Macombe, Arkansas; r. B. Hilton,
Florida; W. W. +. Melian, Georgia; s. A. Gilbert,
J. W. Sherren louisiana; Hon. r. W. Springer, Mis-.
sisslppli Robert Fowler, Maryland; Clinton b.
M. Norris. Indiana; James X. t. Turner. New YORK;
A. A. Campbell North Carolina; y. w. Rowland.
Oho George L. Hogis, South Carolina; w. r. Ralt-
Lillcy, Virginia, and o. B. Thomas. Wisconsin.
on Rules and order or business Charles A. Miller
FLORIDA; D, y. Gaskill. Georgia; II. W. CIowI, 10.