The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-09-04

| Union.
labos Of ouT Statesmen, seeking to adjust the unhappy
difficulties of the Republic, and have viewed with infinite
gret and notification all their plans defeated without any
ofsrOf feasible substitute the part of their opponents
this State, and with iqi knowledge Of the people q ths
Parish, we our fellow citizens, and all attached 10 he
that voice is for the UMoN, and FEELING and That rs
the principle OF Compromise which gave us Constluo
The Lafourche, which had risen several lncn i9
during the past week, is again Tecedlhg al lGis
point, and is now as low as it has been during Lac
| Observation-Disclosures Minerva, Aug a.
The Police jury of the Parish of Ponte Conpee
| have petitioned Gov. Walker to call an extra rs
sion Of the Legislature, 10 adopt measures or t'g
better security from overflows, and TO revise ana
adop, new levee laws II appears to be the gen
eral wish of all the river parishes INA, an eA''
sion Of the Legislature should be called some tTe
during the fall or winter,-1hi6odduf m'"efoa'
IT,. Re,ouuoisSauee of tle Rivey.-The follow
ing resolutions have been adopted by the Com
mittee:
owe. the undersigned, at the request Of the
| So,,te Committee on Levees, for the State of
| Louisiana have examined the banks and bed of
The Mississippi river, at many points, between New
Orleans and the mouth of Red river, and the source
Of the Atchafalaya; thence TO % the head OF Lake
Fonsse Point, being within Township Il, South
| of Range s, East.
| I'VE have carefully taken many levels, sound
| ings and measurements of rise and fall, depths,
widths, etc, to enable us to form opinions the
several subjects submitted to our consideration and
have the honor to report the following:
SEC. l.-ResOlUed, That this Commission report to the
Senate Committee the measurements and history OF this exs
d9n and that the President appoint committee to consist
this resolution into effect ii. Waller, C. G. FOrsley and
j. Riddell, were accordingly appointed Adopted nnani.
sEc. 2'That on the Atohataaya We traced the high
the present srgce Of m source at Cd Ryer to The head of
above the surface OF said Lake, That
further examination, say Of Berwcks Bay and other ont
lava below the Rats found 10 have been almost
raby submerged by The waters OF 1851 Adopted unan-
SIC. 8That iq opinions, the AsbaiaPya, with is
and carry 10 the Grand Lake any desirable amount of food
rsie should Se Iesoiyed upon Adopted SIX to i've
Yeas-Riddel, tleRen, laiarelle, He2ton and Warren,
G. NaHS-Brugier, Buisson, FOrshey, w. e. Waller and
SIC 42'That as We have not yet examined the channel
connection of Grand Lake with The Gulf we prepared
express opinion the suinency Of these channels to
i i'd desirable TI5 ADD Adopted %nan%S9sIS
to be tapped, below Bayou Laourche is at the Bonnet
Care Bend provided the system OF artificial outlets should
sHG S.That lie LeVee system should be improved and
enforced that the constructions keeping and repairing of the
State Officers, Adopted unanimously.
SECT That in adopting the system of levees, il s of first
Importance to make the boundaries OF the Leyee districts de
pend on the topography Of The grounds IN sFeh manner ina
negligence Of another and that guard Levees be run back
f l and bs 2a as 9SS un51 10 SAID d
sss SRssotsed Eaaai@GSss That the t, thanks Of M
ESQ., for the zeal and perseverance eyneed by hin
for the aaipmen othe object OF tins expedo4 Adopted
Steamer Creole, on her return trip nom Lake Fausse Pom
to New Orleans. p.,,.,,r- p-..,,..,
BENJAMIN BUIssON. Secretary
j.. L. Riaie, p Q. Ilebsr g G. FOrshey, EIngh Grant
ieaion. and Henry Waller
Professor DeBow has published letter in the
umns from our regard Of the man, The Mercury
does not make word of comment We hope De
| Bow will come back a wiser man, cured of his
uIlraism. He has been trying the Homeopathic
practice, curing his incipent fever by doses of the
| concentrated extract of Palmetto.
II is really laughabe that man noted here and
| rendered somewhat unpopular by his ultraism,
| should receive the cold shoulder at home. W.
hope be will soon come back 10 a city of practical
| men, wake up from his dreams, and go to his work
We shonld like to see Prof DeBow retained by the
Federal Government, to give shape and form to The
amorphous mass of statistical facts to be collected
| by the census.
"CHARLEsToE, August 81, 1850.
ieSsrS Edit0rs-tlaving been absent for some weeks
from NewOreans, travelling almost continually in pursuit c
health an earlier onoTnny has not been offered to reply "a
o v Ta an ny i H Sa Of es S9 9uT6e
from the apprehension they wldO mischief to work wG
which has for i've years exercised eepess vigilance ii de
tectng and exposing thing which could tend to the ad
our people Rink L have osnded IN any ihaF Il la
rot been in the zeal with which | have urged this caus
through every trial and discontinue,
" am now brought to judgement for having GhaIacte
en members OF Congress as failures and accused Of
weenng attachment to the Federal Union; My friends win
know personally and we'll know with what deep regre
and litter modification those e9neslons wre wTung or
rom almost the ~ day proposed. spoke publlCI
and privately and with scarcely the sympathy Of in
aed. may even claim the credit OF having prepared a
most the only pape!s that We're N Louisiana urg
when the Cause Of tho South was written the Cor
e people, %o ee sa SSu only ee eoy f N sa
nest and in these the ballot box showed but meager yo,
Delegate Was hl, 70 and inspire the Sou and ii,
which preceded the Nashville meeting was one Of lie aTte
in the whole history OF the South Nothing evident BIT
our weakness and distractions, and formidable
| where but TO ourselves.
Thank God Tie Convention did meet, and far lite
short OF what we had right to expect in numbers and
siueney i has proved our divisions are NO, hopeotl
touched with noble anger aud are learning to iors
| every other waGhword OF party but our RIGHTS
Rs GTP aoS Oh '' 9O0 oH Ca" There be found safety
In regard to this Union and to the charge of loving il I,
much, let says in conclusion that acknowledge no syn
naty with any man who undeprizes its advantages. As
fathers aned sol love and yenente it, for all the association
past the sacred memories Of sage heroes and patriots
the tolls sufEengs, and lrumphs have endured or wO
every hazard the sacrifice of honor Of pnncpl
furllef than ms the English revolution and that
before Men deserve to be doubly aved who will COZ
sole themselves in tue surrender Of actual rights with ii
scky sentiment OF feay allegiance, by whatever OF
name they denominae the relations which them wit
> | Government. 1890 "
- hope the papers which have criticised my article "
insert or nouee this reply, and that may appeal
the whole South aud to particularly native tate for
liberal and generous support of the Review which IA 20
Quoted at expense and which was the first and
tue only enterprise oil the KIND among
, - JAMES ID b. DEBow,
" Editor Of the Southern and Western Review -
SeientiGe Coneention-On the fourth dnv. M