The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-17

tfs ".11u' touring the odium Of his constituents
u -: IDh.., nothing is more easy, for his
.29e = i e. ether side, never appear and if he is
charged 49,, Inconsistency by any who has
' LooKrn ON IN vienna.
paJ ar~ Orleans Correspondence.
NEW ORLEANS, June 6, 1851.
Ill ',oe Ea'2. aaio,l-dGairS IN the Post Office assd
Cs-ou The Fihbustaos-Aneoiote ef
.'tn.. f,.2 Sc, &c
ihc az. gates 10 the Opelousas, Attakapas and
hs'' csisan, abroad Convention convened at tho
a}gapr tsi on the evening Of the 4th inst.
t.HG. y ~ ar isl one of the Oldest and veal
GAG Aestal..:, oil our city, elected President;
sed amoaE toe ice Presidents were Ex-Governor
hse.tsp, Il lafayette parish Gen. Deelonet, Of
So tiar'ia; tgdge Woodruff, Of Jefferson; Dun
caA hcaasr, u Ascension; AID Henry +, Law
tcG,t. q TIE city Of Lafayette The convention
wa ccmI asa3 Of the most wealthy and intelligent
ll.A,--s Z. Toe fairest portion Of the State Of
iau!aisi4 ard r more high toned and enlightened
body e m.l .a,e seldom congregated together.
ac lo.Vv K is the most plausible, and the route
mot es,ry. advocated Com mcncing at the
Gown u Alete ia the parish of JeEe rson, opposite
t-is cty. .ll he river bank, through the psrshss
.f - Charlie Lafouche Int ror C hCfV
3cc ac, t'ie twer part of Assumption, through the
laia4 &. ~. .Isry's, crossing Berwick Bay, TO the
Igrisats s. = hla in, Lafayette, and st. Landry.
81 To- town ii Washington, on the CortableaA
s.'ss From II nce 1t Is contemplated to extend
tbl t,ad l. q. Texas line Resolutions were
passed ..tpY'4, .r : committee 10 procure surveys
III lc ;t. t.i natt- Of the cost Of construct
it tuC 81. ana = otaiu provisional act Of in
gt4t.GI 9a1 lG. Legislature. for the purpose Of
/! t'11 Ftf, 81 lrtlo5 the expenses of the same.
4.is hPn 4UiSe alooIe, of IT. Martin, Of the
t.se ci.,s-rs n 5ir safe, then loudly called
i,g sd address. 4 tae v,ntion. lie estimated
IL. G,st9nc- oi tue nplated route at hun
Dire 4ao sevtat.; twc INDIES, ninety OF WHICH ran
ovcy yrgir't country. There cccAk8o.s<
the at 80 states hstcr adapted for railroad ana
s.tdc& tefs a 3, lcs yned by Providence for that
q "a raaA TINA lal at
Z. st..J zoe venerable gentleman then went
ipt4 l,pE' q, explanation to show the advantages
q '.uic T. new Orleans, and the profits the road
Ell ~ i The crops Of sugar aud molasses in
- 49, parish, now shipped direct frora bcr-
vtss lay and the river Teche 70 New York, Balti-
Iacrt aad sO.tou, would then fLd n market in New
triehns The Judge then took review of the pro-
gess o. Northern railroads and improvements gene
. IS'ir Pts .Arared them with the south, showing
thai ,soNs,s1g. of all the States had been the moss
- '.T.T7! .rial improvements, When hs first
as-taC IS tl ~ ,ssippi river there nos n white
ina. '... ,,l4 ~ ITS banks from he Baline 10 the
ls. ItG III tb, Oslo river, except at New Madrid
ltO pa.esn&ef. IN 1872. on board Of the first
sttl.nsJgt taNt rivigs ed tho al ssssippi, aud
ltc,o, a. 800 aet Orleans levce. -x@.E.S <aS;od,
t,,r. 80. lG' + handful OF inhsbitanss 10 tue
racts walt Of 'aa Mississippi where exists q
happy 9e. ,lrtlaM Ol millions. Great and extraor-
catg, 4 "A t>s o. prosperity Of Louisiana within
to ytS :, Which ac had enjoyed uader great
ard rloF. Ws pt.l Natur, had done everything
f0f toei ana. st sac bad done nothing for herself
4 4 uas Lu, aAs from her slulnbering decay,
s. xt.ll.a r. r ON arms. until she could brace
= lae " a.. ! t'l. aad the East, and fold them
BE- AsE lUe.' it. Judge here struck of on tho
. ( se. question. u ended with few most enthu-
tastic aoj pa .se'ic REMARKS receiving ilnmcnse
svp'.r., froo t5r assembly Coy. Moutoa and
NJ iag st.,Da ds addressed the convention,
when L pdi5plnet 1T u late hour
-, Convention met again yesterday evening
y ~. gisatn y, uopy and good feeling prevailed.
+ lie tity ttie-f. set med rather overawed by the
t.ruih.d aut iatsllgent behavior Of the country
nentet ~ the filing up Of committees.
,s..rr IA h,abf he nai. z,fN nv
q. a.s oul q. parish Of Jefferson pledged the N.
ft.t a.e representatives, To give the railroad
mos Rtu'tru support. Glendy Burke, Esq,
ri. rod I1s9Igt,On appointing q committee to pre-
tBte ST. sd. 81 tpthe Southern AID Western states,
aftfue I'll az The facts and statistics OF railroad
rttieteas ~ .hieh this state can have direct aud
iuu.att.e it sfest, aud the hearty o-spera'ioo
thioi, Lc tAna is prepared TO extend TO them all.
Aior Ei''ae toe people Of those states, to meet W
III Cruyst t'Ur IA New Orleans, on the second Mon
tt, 6. ltgts-y 1852 TO concentrate aud unite their
ggsri4 n .ac extensivu OF our RAILROAD ystems -
IaH .s:s. GA was then add essed by H. Do
q Ir. ieig, Isaac I Preston, zen Deelouet.
a.I eiA Z whcu II adjourned S'ns de.
lD..e 80 !. tn quite astir IN our pos; ofice herc
.l-ef. *. vt. ~ tae custom house, aud several
.l +. 'oSb discharged for dishonesty. oW
=. II l,- Mr. MussoE, has been cry uaiorti.
CO. r.,A !, clerks teiag creole himself he
1,ftas aNay eeGe clerks. who. in contra dis.
Il. '.at negicaas. have Dc. half the inteili gepce
N. ~, colsS',-cnop is the post office u
~ a.aA -rd, aid frequent complaints are
r.s., . Lad 90 the impression that tnr.
t.u.. t.,l b. Tar better qualified Tor any othef
-, ,..t,n house excitement has aba,ed; the
ornt ,tN public seems to BE- strongly in favor
Ci I.s ...t. ibc tufvts or, and he "a generally
~ 81. Z uarly upright aud independent
ccur.c
rrs.f- ,a. 81, arrived Ia town this morning, and
~. -. a - ~ large number Of the country
s-. Abur,lc. the spanish Consul 81 this port,
Elt ~. Andrews, the owner Of the schooner Ro-
- Itch as istcd the Spanish steamer Of war
siau III the Colorado reef, bad arrived at Havana.
e opposed thCif visit Is to settle aud compromise
tir Audfcws claiEi against the spanish govern
.at1 Tor salvage
We arc very quiet here, too, in the fEt5ttN0o
tho Not a word is 20 be heard on the subject.
Now we never mention 1.-THE name Is never
ard" as the song goes; but General Narcisso
lo1ez IL IN town, and u Is said, holds large ana
I'll fant evecs.
The best an,cdoie ever told Jenny Lind, !,
MA TO have occurred during her tour through the
s. .tern States, and ~ IL has never been " set up,
IN give il to you. IL appears, Mt small town,
where Jenny and Bainum had stopped TO rest, the
latter told the folks that, If they would raise him
~ 800, he would let them hear Jenny sing The
proposition was agreed to, and n large barn was
procured, which comfortably held about OOO people,
which, at % per ticket, made up the SUN demand
cd The audience appeared delighted and satisfied;
and as Jenny was singing her last song for the
nieht--"the bird song "a tall, llOosier looking
chap, who seemed 10 think he had been "sorter
taken in three dollars worth exclaimed, on Jenny
repeating the words, /" know not, know not why
am singing "-"th dcrnaton ye don't Well, !
can tell ye; ye are singing for = $500 lick ~
top knot all round; and there's no use OF telln
folks you don't know why. yer singing J guese
dads corn will fId outV n violent explosion TOOK
place and Bsnum was found among the ruins Of