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The Ante-Bellum Southern Commercial Conventions (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from The Ante-Bellum Southern Commercial Conventions The first four conventions (1837-1839) had for their sole aim the establishment of direct trade with Europe, although one of them (charleston, 1839) mentioned the matter of internal improvements. The next three conventions (1845, 1849, 1851) were concerned wholly with internal improve ments. The Memphis Convention of 1845 wished to bind the Atlantic Coast to the Mississippi Valley, to clear the mouth of the Mississippi, and then bind the West to the South. The Memphis Convention of 1849 was called for the sole purpose of furthering the construction of the Pacific Railroad, although a canal or railroad across Mexico or Central Ameri...
The Ante-Bellum Southern Commercial Conventions
Historical Papers Published By The Trinity College Historical Society, Series 16.
