The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-03-19
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BALTTMoRE, March l4.--At New York to-day
Cotton advanced to Rc on yesterday quotations.
The sales are 1000 bales. Ohio Flour quoted at
e5 H. Mess Pork $40 81. Other things IN
changed. At Baltimore. to-day, at auction, $50
hhds. Fair Orleans Sugar were sold at 81 81 to
"a 40 Market dull.
The Meeting Of the Friends of the Sailor.
A large number ladies and gentlemen assembled
in the Lyceum Hall, in answer to the call Mr.. J.
w. Stanton called the meeting to order, and pro-
posed the following officers, all of whom were
present, most unusual thing, by the way, at our
public meetings.
PresideatSAMuKL J. PETERS, Esq, Collector of the
1Gee Watts Peter Conrey ,Jr Leonard
Mathevs Barney Wheeiehan Joseph Harrod, Thomas G.
Secretaries William j. Dewey Frederick Camnierden
]. J. Day, Joseph Harrod and Henry Rensbaw,
were appointed committee to report resolutions,
who brought in the following, which were sup
ported by Messrs. Benjamin, Cohen, Crockett and
Mure:
class Of our fellow Inenihrough whom we carry our
social and commercial with ~ parts O the world
meIcia prosperity and greatness dna cAersas the physical
gagged the and efficient consideration of the pros
porous communities of the world ind iohereas, New Or
d the highest and most crsdabe character and though
hhsp she has abandoned the saresss eonidng open
Of unprncpied men, she is now deTons 70 PREVENTS fad
phercds from thirty 10 forty thousand sailors annually
This port who alone Of all classes to have been neg
Resolued That acknowledge our indebtedness to
men, the instruments Of ocin and commercial inter
with the world and for their important services in the
establishment and maintenance OF our national position and
prosperity, Ia,
sailors in their privatons pels and suerngs-and aeknew
edge with deep regret the injury and neglect with which
ResotUed That we deem to be not only duty but
also q conducive to the best interests q tbs CITY, 70 eooe
Resofued That we recognize the special claims of
upon this community and return for their useful and inn
po,iapt services We pledge ousssye 2 erect New orleans
sloyera pleasant retreat n heah-and the tender SYM
Mr. Peters, taking the chair, made few re-
marks and spoke Of the evils which fell under his
own observation as Collector. He said that 1t
common thing for American sailors to be robbed
of their projections, which were sold often at a
high price.
No sailor, without evidence Of his citizenship,
be admitted into the Marine Hospital and no
American sailor can be admitted into the Charity
Hospital and thus, frequently they suffered for
medical assistance and nursing.
We owe hospitality to the seamen. Every other
city in the United States has extended this to them
but New Orleans. He spoke in eloquent terms OF
the character OF the sailor.
J. P. Benjamin then addressed the meeting at
some length. He spoke of the practical evils as
they exist in this city. He said there were about
100000 seamen engaged in the commerce Of the
world more than one-half belonged to America
and Great Britain. About 40, 900 sailors annually
visited this city, and yet he blushed to say nothing
had been done to elevate their condition. He then
went on to give history of sailors life from the
time he reaches the city till he leaves it, As the
vessel heaves in sight of New Orleans, she is
boarded by fleet of runners and DULLES from the
clearinghouse who actually take possession of
her decks, treating the officers with insolence and
violence if they attempt to interfere with them.
The sailor is conveyed to one of those miserable
dens where he is piled with liquors, often drugged
his worst passions are excited and gratifed and in
space of from one day four he is stripped Of his
money and while in state of stupor from drink,
he is carried on board ship, to wake up sober at
sea- the hard earnings of months squandered in
less than week Of riotous and brutal indulgence
his months advance even seized by the landlord,
whose bill always just exceeds it. So far has this
practice been carried, that andsmen have been
made drunk and shipped off as sesmen. On the
return of the Volunteers shipmaster found himself
in the Gulf with an entire crew of landsmen; and
in one instance corpse was delivered on board a
sailor dead drunk New Orleans was the most
horrible den in the world. 1t was to clear it from
this just but most foul accusation that this
had been devised. He then spoke Of the useless
ness Of Bethels and churches while these abuses
continued. Let us attend to the physical condition
Of the sailor first and then moral and religious i'm
| proyement will follow as a matter of course.
Mr.. Cohen, Mr.. Crockett, and Mr. Mure, all
spoke to the same purpose, presenting the subject
in different lights.
The meeting broke up evidently fairly enlisted
in this good cause. A few months will see the
blot removed from the character of New Orleans.
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