, 1870-09-09
whose highest ideal Of national we!l-bcius
j. syule!lcd by our flag.
THE SOUTHERN CoMMERCIAL coNYEN-
TJnN

There 4 to tc held ut Cincinnati, on the
ith of October, another Of those periodical
a1'surdiiies- s'Souihcrn Commercial Con
vension." II is time tha. the people Of the
Southern States should drop the old theory
that they hnve rights or privileges as a
section, or as distinct people, or have
anv rights and privileges except rs citizens
Of the whole country. This annual talking
and resolving about Southern commerce,
Southern roads to the Pacific. endowment
of Southern Lines Of foreign steamers, mud
the various Other Southern schemes ill.,
tended to foster the Southern States, as
distinguished from their Northern sisters,
may be an innocent way to enable distin-
gnished Southern men To void their surplus
patriotism: but it is not the less very a1,-
surd- The programme marked out for the
action Of tho convention is, to mite the
South in favor Of demanding special lesis-
lat:on, adapted 10 the wants OF the South,
upon the following subjects:
~. Direct trade between Southern Atlantic
"s- Southern Pacific Railroad.
- Obstruction to navigation ly na-row-spau
"a. Continuous water-lnc Communication be-
1wsen nnsn the MISSISSIPPI seF AMI the Atlantic sea-
IS Removal Of distractions from the mouth Of
'hs aiespn iI,ve1 =, ev.os ~,
NtssssLsra Rtver. .~-~--'.'"7,.@'. -
yc,s of nc ne M .S, sates esa'ses on tue nassa''e
IS Tne enhancement Of the most tnrostant lines
1Ecn nayai,Ie tn vcsse,s nronsi,p1 -, x,eam
~? France and taxasion,
all settie,l policy IN Tie pu,lic in,eres, In re,
saId y to H. d1snosst'on Of he gose1umea,t sads
rsycrs be made htchw5,s for Ia,rosd eon,ua,1l,.s
;sa, wnieh xi Ray nhts so ea.a ~ n1 San; an
enect.
~ m IT'S sn saans Gh .r passenger aa" ''elf laf
III. To s,r.ish throuehou, the whole connts5
=" m ,eense IMPOSED on es'n'melc'a' .sas'!sess
u1e Nos.a'n1ae - ~ ., o.na's 'ne'
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