The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-07-15
NEW ORLEANS:
TUESDAY, MORNING, JULY Is.
Wing Mass Meaning Of he Parish Of Jefferson

Wing Mass Meeiing of tie Parish Of Jefferson
Yesterday evening, amid the overshadowing foliage
which fills The air inhaled by the residents OF the
good town of Carrollton with fragrance, and at
the Carrollion Hotel at present under The manage
ment of our old and respected friend Davis, was
held the great Mass Meeting Of The Wings of the
Parish of Jefferson. The purport of this meeting,
like thai of It's predecessors in the adjoining Parish
ofOrleans-like that Of the meeting at the Shades
the meetings al the Fourth Ward and at Gezell's
Coffee house, in this cily-was for the purpose of
selecting delegates to attend the Congressional
Convention to be held at Donaldsonville, on the
11th Of August next; also, to select delegates to
meet delegation from the Parish of St Charles,
to nominate a candidate for the State Senate. As
we predicted in little editorial yesterday morn.
ing, the respsclabty and influence associated
with the names attached to this call, was the best
guarantee that the interests Of the good people of
the Parish Of Jefferson would be we'll Represented
1t was even So The evergreens Of the party, such
men as our old friends and acquaintance, Judge
Beecher and Judge Scott-such men as David
Adams, Victor Burthe, L. A. Kirke, John Hamp.
son. William Dalton, Doctor Jones, ~ Comman.
deur, w. G. Goodrich, j. G. Mackey, r. Bouligny.
and a host of others, personally well known to
as the most prominent leaders of the party, but
with whose names we are not over well acquainted,
mustered strong on the occasion, so, that by the
appointed hour, 5 O'clock the room in which the
meeting was held was thronged even to suffoca-
ton.
Col R. NJ Ellis, of Lafayette, was, on motion
OIL. A. kifke, nominated chairman Of the meeting
On motion of the same individual, the following
gentlemen were appointed Vice Presidents: Pas
calls Lebar, Berthier For.ier, w. s. Mount, J. M.
Burke, and c. ]. Forshey, Of Caroton; N. Com
mandeur of Lafayette, Judge w. F. Scott of Green
vile, and Eugene Waggeman Of the right bank,
were appointed Secretaries.
The Chairman ntimated to the meeting that
there was no necessity Of his making a speech,
because they all knew full well the intendment Of
the gentlemen who called it for that evening. 1t
was, that they should appoint delegates to attend
the Congressional Convention at Donaldsonville.
The Chairman, in conclusion, announced that the
meeting was then duly organized, and was, there
fore, ready to entertain any business which might
be brought before it
The motion of Col. Kirk, to appoint committee
Of fifteen to suggest the names Of the delegates,
was superseded by the amendment Of Eugene
Garcia, who moved that the meeting nominate a
number Of persons, out Of which list ballot
should be had for five delegates to the before
named convention.
Mr.. Goodrche expressed himself in favor Of the
amendment. To his own knowledge, there were
about two hundred wings in the parish Of Jeffer-
son able and willing to undertake the duties Of the
delegation: he was for vote by ballot.
The following gentlemen were then proposed for