The Southerner (Tarboro', Edgecombe Co.,

Memphis Convention.

This body assembled on the 6th, Judge Dawson, of Georgia, was elected President with twenty-five Vice Presidents, Rev. C. R. Marshall, of Miss., Secretary. Fifteen States were represented by about one thousand delegates. On the 7th, resolutions were offered in favor of a railroad to the Pacific, and recommending Congress to grant land for its construction. The committee on resolutions reported in favor of deepening the channel of the South Mississippi, and of improving the harbors of Charleston, Savannah, Mobile and Richmond. Gov. Quitman, of Mississippi, asked for a division of the question, which was negatived and the resolution adopted. Resolutions were offered in favor of a general system of education, and a bureau of statistics for the Southern and Western States. On the 8th, the committee reported resolutions in favor of Direct Trade, the Pacific Railroad, the Tehauntepec Route, Manufactures, Education, and steamers from Southern ports. An address to Congress concerning the free navigation of the Orinoco, La Plata and Amazon rivers, was also presented. The following are the resolutions regarding the Pacific railroad.

1st. Resolved, That a railroad from the Mississippi to the Pacific is demanded, not only by commercial and individual interests, but also by the interests of the whole nation.

2nd. Resolved, That as soon as the surveys recently ordered by Congress shall be completed, the General Government should adopt such steps as shall insure the completion of the main trunk at the earliest possible period.

3d. Resolved, That as the General Government is expected to construct but one trunk, it should be located on the route which scientific explorations shall show to possess the greatest degree of advancement in general climate, fertility of soil, cheapness of construction and accessibility at all seasons from all parts of the Union.

4th. Resolved. That in the opinion of this Convention the General Government should make liberal donations of the public lands to the different States, and to those bordering on the Mississippi, so as to enable all sections of the Union to connect themselves with each other.

The first and second resolutions were passed unanimously, but the third was warmly debated. Mr. Kaiser moved to insert the word "central" in regard to the location of the road, which was lost by ten States against one. Mr. K. then moved the insertion of the word "temperate" as regarded the climate; which was agreed to. The resolutions as amended were then unanimously passed. Mr. Thrasher, a resolution regarding Cuba, which was lost, and the convention adjourned till the afternoon. At the evening session the other resolutions of the Committee were passed without material change, which occupied the time until the hour of adjournment. The Convention adjourned on the 9th, to meet again in Charleston in April next.