The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-04-19

| At the evening session of the Railway Conven-
ton on Thursday, the following paper, written by
Mr. Hewson, of Memphis, the protector of the
above line of Railway, was read by Mr.. DeBow,
of Lafayette
| Ma. PRESIDENT AND GESTLEMEN-I beg leave 10 nd.
dress you the part of the delegation from Memphis Il
has been said in the Convention that our city in no wise
concerned the JackC9n road other road running
out of New Orleans. This with grea respect seems very
view of the The instructions of the Mem
phis delegation, and own individual convictions declare
the proposition be the fact, and this fact constitutes
the whole ground which delegation claims the right to
sit in this Convention
New Orleans is, and in defiance of every circumstance
must he. the great exchangepon for the trade between
Memphis and markets beyond whether those markets lie
present in Europe they will by and bye lie in
Asia viii it be said, under such circumstances that we are
concerned in the prosperity of New Orean9 Win it be
said that are not concerned in maintaining New Orleans
as great of commercial city of cheap freigh and
high prices? should think not sir, seeing that those same
freight. paid of produce and seeing that those
prices the measure of profits we not then
deeply deeply. concerned in maintaining the
greatness of New Orleans? If her commerce pass away to
rival are Of Memphis to the extent of the
sequent in freights and the consequent fall in prices? On
The part constituents repeat therefore and
lose sight of our deep concern in the prosperity of New Or
| leans
This Convention has met here for the promotion of Nsw
Orleans Raj roads, and has been convened by the peone nj
this great city for the purpose OF promoting the prosperity OF
Oreans-a prosperity lhlnu you, which, m
already shown of Memphis are concerned deeplv Ne
Orleans only awaking from inacon and her first
Railroad will be most anxious experment-an argnmen,
for against her continued and energetic action IF tina,
fails she eapses into her torpoS through her
decay will ruin We OF Memphis, regarding her Rail
roads only OF maintaining the prsperv of This
city, and regarding her first step the lest whether that will
or will not be maintained. very anxious about the n,
OF this frs STEP whether ii be Jackson road an Aunk,ns,
road or a Memphis road We are poor: and ,bile racr,
nzing like claim the part Of all the other cities naena
bly, tributary to her commerce, claim portion of the
resources of New Orleans the rghu psttmony of our
Railroad enterprise We lake it, therefore, that in oommon
with the citizens of New Orleans are verg seronslv
eed in the Jackson road concentrating draf On tho
resources in which declare more rigbtfuI and
more urgent Our claim is fu , ause we REGARD
jackson outside the limits OF the commorua ba m or Nov
Orleans seeing that Jackson and New Or road can he
tapped by road from Mobile point south of jackson
right is also more urgent necessity with Nav ur,ssns
Wesay these grounds, and the corporne c,s n,
the city may be affected by such statements touch n ,b.n
ony very generally Since the compe ON of the roads IA
Rome and Chattanooga, Charleston and savannah have
gained and above their usual receipts of coton nm in
of IL cent the whole crop of The ul.d
the of this increase being indicated very
the fact that while the other ATLANTIC ports and the obe,
Gulf pors have been unchanged their rscepts loss o
precise the ned by Savannah and Charleston has
been experienced in the receipts of New Orleans
Look breadsut receipts of this city and of New
York, and how vastly the falling while the other is