The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-12-15
From Tie N. o. BuVetn.


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A very respectable meeting Of the citizens
Of New Orleans, the object OF which was to
take into consideration the P-actcability Of
building a railroad 70 connect the city oiNewl
Orleans withiho city Of Jackson Miss. was
held last the Commercial Exchange.
The 1s called to order by r
Caldwell b nominated the following
gentlemen officers;
Hon. ANSCRossMAN, Mayor, President.
Tice Presidents .-Messrs. Alfred Hennen, ]
B Debow, and NJ Bell.
Secretaries ~ Walter Peck, Jr. and Adolphe
Layet.
A Committee was then appointed, consists
ing Of Warren A Gree, 7 H McCaleb, H w
Palfrey,J 3 Walton, R W james J0 Pierson
and q + Dumb j, to droltsa series Of resolu-
tions, expressive Of the objects Of the meeting.
These gentlemen, after short absence, re-
TUNED and reported the following:
Whcreas, The period has arrived when the
City Of New Orlenas should extend her infu-
ence in promoting works Of internal improve
ment, calculated to benefit her internal COM
merce, and protect her trade and intercourse
with the people Of the Mississippi Valley; and
that a demonstration should be made exhibiting
her earnest intentions, by fostering such pro-
~jections as will most cOnduce to that end; and
whereas, the intelligent citizens Of Mobile.
Ala. and Of the States of Tennessee, Ala
bama and Mississippi are already embarked in
schemes calculated to deprive her Of a large
portion Of trade and commerce, which would
otherwise inevitably find it's way to her port;
therefore
Resolred, That the citizens Of New Orleans
are deeply interested and fully alive to the i'm
portance Of cooperating with the citizens Of
Mississippi in the construction Of a Railroad
hence 70 the City Of Jackson, and regard il
as a measure emtnently calculated to accele-
rate a system Of internal improvement, con.
fering incalculable benefits, and cheating an
intercourse with the interior, both desirable
and important TO the proper appreciation Of re.
souFces which are destined to advance the
great interests Of Agriculture, Commerce ant
manufactures.
ResoLed, That we deem the construction o
such q Road 70 be perfectly feasible, and with
IN the capacity Of the united influence of III
citizens Of the communities mostly interes
ted, without the aid Of banking capital Or fol
eign loans and that immediate measure
be taken in the premises are recommended /
be adopted b the Convention proposed to b
held ut Monticello, Miss.,o on Monday next, til
10Th inst.
ResoIVsd, That ne President Of this meetin
be requested 70 appoint 20 delegates to repr,
sent the city Of New Orleans II the Conyel
ton TO be held at Monticello on Monda
next.
y The meeting was addressed BY Mr.. Baco
Of Mississippi, and other eloquent gentleme
and the meeting adjourned after appoint,
the following gentlemen as delegates to il
Monticello Convention, 10 5eheld on the 10Th
December.
Glendy Burke, Alfred Herman, 4 M'Calt
lis Clendenin, . B GTible, Ut Dunbar, J
Smith, 10 Pierson, R W Caskin, u D And
son, W 4 Helm, w Notl, Junius Beebe, G
Pa Frauce, A g Wilbur, ] r H Claiborne, ]
Bell, James Robb, H R w Eiill,J L sheafe,
M EmeFsOas J P Benjamin, R E Hammet,J
Hoffman, W Arthur H " Palirey, S D He
Hon. GeoReE McDUFFIE.-A correspond
Of the Laurensvllle Herald writes, that
health ri MT McDafie continues 10 decli
and II Il nexa to impossible tot him 10 surv