The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-25

BuiIdfng at Charleston Not lncum-
bered with Deb'.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w. VA,
July Il, 1877, {
Amid the busting gsyety of water
ing place one would scarcely look Tor
anything partaking of real business
character, vet the most thorough business
BODY OF men that over saw assembled
together has been ,u session for the last
three days at White sulphur.
THE N,rIuNAL COTTON EXCHANGE,
cDmpos, i Of some fifty delegates. repre-,
santing The cotton interests Ofthe United
States, meets biennislly, and find 1t
pleasant to congresate at these springs,
where thew are relieved from the OPP
pressive heat OF the South, and while
talking business can enjoy the salubrlous
climate and drink sulphur water The
Associated Press reports have given the
outline of their work As | have said
it is the most systematic business body OF
men | ever saw, and the cotton in
terest has better organization than any
other business in the world.
Just look in on the body when in sea-
sion and the intellectual forces and genteel
appearance of the delegates, as well as
the thorough knowledge they display Of
the practical details OF the business in
which they are Interested, impresses one
with the TACT that however much the
ilea may be ridiculed, or the expression
derided, yet the fact remains that Cotton
is King"
The sessions are he'd in the church on
the lawn. The debates are interesting
aad are conducted with gravity and
decorum. The brisk business looking
man with spectacieS in the chair, is Col
Phelps, OF New Orleans, the President OF
toe Exchange. He temporarily vscates
the chair and calls TO I'LL the place quick
nervous little man with gray hair and
short gray beard, and y face full OF
determination Is it is OF good hum)r
His quick, rapid mode of disposing otithe
business in hand, and his promptness in
deciding points OF order convince you
that he has seen service rs presiding
officer. Upon inquiry we find that it is
n less parsonage that Speaker Busk OF
the Nichols House of the Louisiana
Legislature.
The fine looking man with decided.
ly military appearance now addressing
the convention Is Gen. Sorrell, the adiu-
tan. general of Longs treet's corps dur
ing the late war. A motion has been
made to invite Gen. Joe johnson and
other distinguished characters to privi-
leged seats on the floor of the House.
This is opposed by Gen. Mccall OF
Georgia. who regards this as purely q
commercial body, and can see no reason
tor extending courtesies To men who have
never contributed anything to commerce.
A tai, slender gentleman, W ia hand.
some iace and long black beard, arises
from his seat in tue right hand corner,
and supports the resolution. He is Gen.
Bussey who WAS "a brIggdier IN the Fed.
eral army during the late war, and now
cotton merchant in New Orleans. He
thinks that Joe Johnston won distinction
1t the csnnou's mouth, and he wants to
see MIN recognized by a National Con-
yention, anG hopes tie courtesles OF the
BODY will be extended HIM. The motion
IS adopted with but two dissenting voices.
LOCKERS ON AT VIENNA.
Sitting apart from the menu
ber5 Of the body are several
distinguished looking gen,Iemen
enjoying the special privileges of the
door. There is the jolly lace OF ex.
Mayor Wickhsm, looking as comfortable
sud rs full OF tun Ms when few days
previous he went 10 see John Robinson 5
circus and friend in search OF him found
him comfortably located in the dressing
tent enjoying cigar and conversation
with the clown. The Mayor is "rum
un" and the boys all take to him.
Just to his right, with his face resting
on his hands, rs he leans forward on the
back of front pew, and looking out
over his spectacles, is the full face Of
Bayarl Taylor, doubtless studying up
some word TO rhyme with "cotton," Tor
his next poem.
Across the way, the individual with
the sombre melancholy on his face and
apparently wrapped i'll the solitude of his
own originality, is Ben Hill, of Blame
hill. who doesn't care y continental
whether cotton goes up or down, just 50
jim Blaine and Gail Hamilton don't
double on him in the Senate next winter,
Sitting back, apart from all others. in a
middle pew of the church, exclusively
grand III the solitary dignity OF
diplomacy, Is the tat, heavyset, thick
figure of the Peruvian minister. Coarse
End with every feature big with animal
instinct, rs he sits with folded arms, his
head leaning forward on his breast IN y
deep slumber, the constant working Of
his large ears obviating the aeceSsity o.
q fly tan excuse the poetic fancy, but he
more nearly resembles sleeping neg
than anything else | am reminded OF.
Cotton has no interest 10 him unless
well saturated with his tavorite wine.
COTTON l. KING.
1t IS only after learning from those
who are familiar with 1t, that one rea.-
ICES the extent and power of the cotton
interest and feels assured that throughout
the world of trade and commerce il Is
going to continue TO hold its imperial
sway. The cotton producing section OF
the United States Is destined to become
the empire of this continent.
The day when New England destroyed
African slavery in the South she blasted
her OWN prosperity and struck from the
South the shackIes which had bound up
her energy and has now given that sec
ton fair start on the highway of I'M
perisl wealth.
WAR or THE RAILS.
We are all now interested in the great
railroad war in progress along the north
ern borders Of our State, and auAiouslv
Suaii tho news from tho saat nf ,y.r 4,