The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-06-06
Fourth .DaspatcA.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES



At seven o'clock last evening, the adjourned
meeting Of the Convention took place. Maunse
White, Esq, in the Chair.
The following names were read by Mr.. King, o
St. Landry, as the names Of the Permanent Com
mittee, on the Opelousas, Attakapas and NewOr
leans Railroad: "
Second iNmnictpaiity-M. M. Cohen and NV
Stanton. o.
First Munietpalay-M. o. H. Norton and
B. Bellocq.
Third Municipalsty-B. H. Payne and A.
Lesseps.
Aigiers-R F. Nichols and l.. Bernard.
Grstna-S, Bennett.
.Ieferson-B. Buisson and C. Forshey.
St. Charlss-Ambrose Lanfear and Judge La
branche.
Ascension-D. F. Kenner and John Thebaut
Lafayetts-A Mouton and Joaquin Revillion
st. .Landry--E. H. Martin and j. c. Anderson
st. Martin-Alex. Declouet and John Moore.
st. Wary-F. D. Richardson and j. B. Murphy.
Ierrebonne-J. G. Potts and J. H. Hannah.
Lafoatrche-Geo. p Guion and A. Collins.
This committee was agreed to- and the names
ordered to be spread upon the minutes.
Peter Conrey, jr., came forward, and said he was
happy to have it in his power to speak to the ear
nestness and zeal fihe delegations from Orleans,
and as somethin9 had .bssn said .Bsnt ;-.---
est, he had great pleasure in offering the following
resolutions. They were agreed to, at meeting of
the delegates held that morning, and he had been
requested to present them:
{ Resolved, That the delegates from New Orleans,
Lafayette, Algiers, and Grelna, have heard with
great qualification, the manifestations of zeal
evinced by the delegates from the other parishes
represented in this Convention.
@ That the delegations from the above name
parishes will meet those from the distant parishes
n the true spirit of this enterprise, and will cor
daily CO. operate with them in promoting the OBJ.
jects of this Convention.
g. That the delegates from Orleans, Algiers, and
Gretna, doubt not but that the Parishes Of Orleans
and Jefferson, will fully and faithfully sustain thei
representatives, in pIedging them, we now do
10 a generous and equitable contribution towards
the construction of the Opelousas, Attakapas, ant
New Orleans Railroad.
These resolutions were put and carried unani
| mously.-
Mr.. Hannah proposed, that as it was probable
the route through the Parish of Terrebonne woul,
| leave the town of Houma seven miles south, tina
the Permanent Committee be instructed to conside
the proprety of making branch road from tn
trunk line to that town.
Mr.. B, H. Payne moved the adoption of the re
| solution, arguing that branch running up
Houma would bs profitable, as horse car coul
run upon it, and it would secure an unanimou
/
| resolution was adopted.
A general cry here took place for Col. Payn,
| and that gentleman came forward and brief
addressed the Convention, feeling proud that h
efforts in this work had prod uced so splendid
demonstration that before him, which promise
| to build the line of railroad without further troubl
He was cheered at the conclusion Of his remark
Mr.. Lawrence addressed the Convention on
general improvement of the State OF Louisian
and read resolution, which was not acted upo
He was eheered.
/ Mr.. Glendy Burke moved the following resolv
tons
| Whereas, There are evidences throughout Il
Southern States of an asvaking spirit of enterpr,
Ein the construction of railroads; and whereas Ne
Orleans, from her position and connections
| deeply interested in the promotion of these road
aud their concentration upon points which sha
| lntersect with the roads now in projection fro
our midst it is
| Resoiced, That committee of five be appointe
| by the President of this Convention, whose dui
| 1t shall be to prepare an address to the people
| the Southern and Western States setting OF
| with all the facts and statistics they gathe
the various railroad projections in which thes
| States have direct and immediate interest, an
the hearty Cooperation which New Orleans an
Louisiana is prepared to extend to them all, an
inNtling the people OF these States to meet us
onYenhon, in the City of New Orleans, on tn
first Monday in January next, in order to
/ exchange OF views and opinions, and, if poss BIZ
concentration OF unity OF effort in the extenso
| of our railroad system.
Res0lUed, That the committee have authorit,
during the ensuing summer aud fall to represen
the views of New Orleans in these matters, i
any OF the States it may be in their power to visit
and that the agencies of the press, behalf OF tn
Convention, be respectfully solicited
He said that for the purpose of keeping ii
prosperity of the South, some great system of raj
way enterprise should be adopted, and he move
| these resolutions that something should be dom
during the next sitting of the States Legislator
towards preparing for giving support to some gre;
system of internal railway communication.
Mr.. DeBow seconded the resolutions in a speec
upon the importance of railway communicate,
and he alluded with pride to the spirit and Ell
terprise of the present Convention.
| He believed that, like Rome, New Orleans cou
not be made saved in day; that We shou
not cut ourselves off from the sympathes of II
South and the West; that our movements mu
be on a gigantic scale, TO be commensurate vii
| our duties and our dangers. We must send oil
our emissaries, like Mobile, Boston, and Me-
York, into an the interior States that we ha
pledged them aid and capital; that two or tire
millions were nothing; if twenty millions wer
necessary, We must give it. Mr. DeBow pfo
ceeaed al length to illustrate and defend the re-