The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-03-18
NEW ORLEANS s.:
sIoNDAY MORNING. MARCH 10, 1850.

NEW ORLEANS AND JACKSON RALRoAD.--It will
be remembered by our citizens that the Convention
which was held in December last in Mississippi, 10
promote this great public enterprise. adjourned over
TO meet the present month in New Orleans The time
has now nearly arrived and already the delegates
from Jackson and The neighborhood have arrived
among US. New Orleans should be in motion and
hail with enthusiasm movement which is prea.
nant with SO much benefit to herself There should
DO meeting tomorrow Of our citizens for the an
poinment of delegates and for making such ar
engagements as will facilitate the purposes and con.
Venences Of the Convention. Mississippi received
our delegates with every hospitality, in December
last, and her Legislature has given extraordinary
encouragement to the projected road. Let us meet
her with genuine and hearty response, and the
work will soon be accomplished, and be a starting
Polnt we hope, in the history of our future vigor.
Gus career OF enterprise and Improvement Our
worthy Mayor will not be slow to act in the matter,
and those of our citizens who were appointed to
prepare reports 10 the Convention. will no doubt
perform the duty with zeal and ability.
OF Our readers will bear in mind that the great
Picture sale, at Cookies Gallery, 10 ST Charles st
IS continued this evening and the following even.
ings' until the whole are disposed Of, commencing
at halfpnst o'clock. This evening brings the
catalogue up to some of the finest from the Hunga.
Tlan Gallery and the collection of Prince Coalto.
inc prices obtained on Saturday evening were any
Wng but satisfactory, and we should Judge the
owners OF this collection will never again attempt
Offering such fine works of art at auction in this
city Some few of the Paintings sold for what
might be called by some good pfice-one we
know was purchased at private sale for $50, and
sold Saturday evening for SIS. Two Laseurs, for
which sl25 was refused few days since, was pur.
chased by the same gentleman for $40. All the
pictures, we understand are TO be sold without the
slightest reserve for whatever they will bring The
Gallery remains open from day day, in order to
allow the paintings to be well examined before pur.
chasing. AT halfpast o'clock the splendid Book
ESse and Mantel Ornaments will be sold.
&c The American Colonization Society held its
annual meeting at DR.. Scots Church. Mr. Jas.
Saul one of the Vice Presidents, gave brief his.
tory Of the Society. He was followed by Dr..
Scott in an address Of about an hour in length. /,
was certainly speech Of great power. His first
proposition was that the colored population Of this
country was an inferior degraded, unhappy race ;
that their only chance for improvement was theiI
removal to Africa. The second proposition was
that by the success of the colonization scheme the
slave trade would be suppressed and the continent
OF Africa thrown open to commerce and cultivation
lhe subject, though not new, was treated by the
speaker with great effect. We should be pleased
20 see the speech in print. A very large audience
listened with deep attention to this eloquent expo
sItIon Of tie claims OF the Society to the favor of
che country.