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Worcester Daily Spy
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
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Southern Convention passes resolutions urging Cuba acquisition for commerce and security, reciprocal Spain-Mexico treaty, slave trade repeal, Norfolk-Ohio railroad; Marshall's slavery report; Saturday resolutions for Pacific Railroad, Mississippi improvements, yellow fever quarantine, Mobile harbor, Southern principles.
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Mr. Marshall, of Mississippi, read a long report upon the institution of Slavery, showing its value to the South.
The Convention on Saturday, passed resolutions in favor of the Pacific Railroad; for removing obstructions and deepening the mouth of the Mississippi River; for quarantining New Orleans and all the other cities subject to the yellow fever; for improving the harbor of Mobile, and for promulgating Southern principles.
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Southern United States
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Friday And Saturday
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resolutions passed declaring acquisition of cuba necessary, urging action on reciprocal treaty between spain and mexico, repeal of slave trade suppression law, railroad from norfolk to ohio river mouth; report on slavery value; resolutions for pacific railroad, mississippi river improvements, yellow fever quarantine, mobile harbor improvement, promulgating southern principles
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The Southern Convention passed resolutions on Friday declaring the acquisition of Cuba necessary for protection of commerce and security of Southern coasts, urging immediate Congressional action, recommending a reciprocal treaty between Spain and Mexico, repeal of the law suppressing the slave trade, and a railroad from Norfolk to the mouth of the Ohio River. Mr. Marshall of Mississippi read a long report on the institution of Slavery showing its value to the South. On Saturday, the Convention passed resolutions in favor of the Pacific Railroad, removing obstructions and deepening the mouth of the Mississippi River, quarantining New Orleans and other cities subject to yellow fever, improving the harbor of Mobile, and promulgating Southern principles.