The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-04-21


tnt made against them, by telling what they will
after do. Those facts such could be gansad
Louisiana and New Orleans had been deeply injured by the
moot mistaken legislation that ever was enacted.
What is the position Of city of this
mistaken policy, and with regard to these aws2 Why.
have charter under which organize company
build hss railroad whereby put the money down
construct this ne He hoped that the far distant
when the West by ts advancement, would teach them
eson and when Louisiana would redeem her errors.
great of her depressed condition the ab
Of external By these many cities
and States had fourished. and ouri,hng, but here
they had nothing of the kind. If ship le the port of New
Orleans she did not return with but
other port her return trip. She did back. and
bring with her the articles which csnsnme the
with other cities and other ports, and in this way Lou.
isiana missed great portion Of trade. She had but very
few ships. What her trade and what portions of the
world her external c0nned2 Why she traded
with Mexico and Cuba and Texas but such trade was in.
significant. The only way in which Louisiana could secure
to herself trade, by inspiring and creating public con-
dence lie would show that this the beginning of the
which would bring back to Louisiana the
trade she had lost In few months the year all trade
Of Louisiana and Of this city had be done but he hoped
this altered and he should think they had done nothing
if should he live he did her very much improved in
position and circumstances in ten lie had remarked
that they had external commerce. that their shipping
nothing and be would then observe that all their trade was
carried on by the factors, by who here
ding season. lived at their hotels the fifty dolan
mouth and RETIRED after making fortune amongst u.s. to
end their days somewhere ss What of was
tins? 1t was not that KIND which would build the city,
and place its trade foundation. They had no.
thing to expect from commerce like this and city could
rely Of this kind oy its greatness He alluded
to the great cities Of the Old Word and asked if any one
could point to single instance where city had been raised
to Importance of by interests 90
ing and trade uncertain, the trade int of the
of New Orleans? How then wers they to loo ,,e ,he,
trade in the city Why by railways and by improving their
public credit.
lie believed that public credit wac of equally a, mucb i'm
portance private credit The of that credit wa, one
their great of depression other was found in
their taxation The consequence of the loss of the
public credit was always to be found in the decentralization Of
the people, and the absence of public credit in this cty had
led 10 dstrus' amongst the people, banlshed their hope di
nnished their confidence, and made New Orleans what il
ought not to be- He charged her with having lost nine
tenths of the trade which had gone other Places by the
bad administration OF her public credit was impossible
to go beyond It. When he was in London, gentleman who
was banker there, and well acquainted with New Orleans
and witt her geographical advantages asked him why she
did not the in ,ees of her pub debt for he said tina,
her location, and the natural she enjoyed wsrs
such as would make her the city in the world
he would ask the Chairman whether their great city was to
rush on to destruction? If it did, would be shame They
were paying more taxes than people in the world and
yet they could not the interest their debt He said
these things that the citizens may about them and that
the dele cation from Mississippi the country and the
boring States might take the back their homes and no,
expect too much from the merchant, of New Orleans Since
the year 1885, their attempts to build railroad had failed
their commission merchants had failed the prosperity Of
their city appeared hopeless He submitted these views
that convention as practical man. but he ready to as
ast IN changing the aspect OF affairs. GCheerl
When these things well known abroad the people
woud awake from their e,hargy and they wOud get bet
ter government Our people would begin complain, and
sautary change would take place. Men shou ID not live
here without laborng in the of government, al
vancng the and prosperity of the whole community
There another thing favor of general a1atiou
which he would mentlon New England had embarked
heron
tensivey in their extension, promote erious mchef
the consequences OF this credit sysem that she had
been paying for the last three higher of
Tor money than any other section of the Unon The people
OF the Southwest had engaged in different SYSTEM the VOL
unary aid of her citizens had built her roads. While
the North issued bonds, the South paid cash And yet
when the people of the South went North and talked
means and their wealth. they sneered But he be
esed the South would show, when commissions
come and they would come that they the and
solvent portion OF the Unon and that their policy of
sruong Improvements the and conserv a,iye one
There time when the States of the South west
better able 20 in the works of improvement or
stand taxation for railroad purposes than present. The
people had been engaged in paying off their debts in eu
eng her expenses and in combating various evils arising
from many causes lie would take the condition of the
States OF the South west and he yentued affirm
he should find them independent than any people
earth. [Cheersl
The question of taxation that would invite the
direct attention OF the property hoderwoud show him that
while he paid taxes his property protected and en-
HANGED by the improvements he taxed make--tley
would agree to ths-the people would agree 1.-THE had
confidence that they would all agree.
What the advantages OF internal improvements of the
character they proposed make? He would briefly notcs
that part OF the question. it furnished the plausible
proof to justify their action They had manufacturing
industry In Nsworeans The chairs they on. the beds
which they epOsed the hats aud the they
all the production Of distant people, who lived hundreds
miles away If they the citizens of the South made these
railroads. and brought themselves within twenty -four hour
OF Nashville thirty SIX hours of Louisville and sixty hours
Eastern virginia, they would open line of communication
in the country, which would almost make them next doo
neIghbo OF the artist and the manufacturer 1t was one Of
the palnest questions in the world that in an enterprsnp
State tradesmen and mechanics would get employment and
their city was brought within twenty four hours distance
The places where featuring hadssmen located
woud come there supply demand which may be peces
sary Tor the ument of the wants of the citizens and by
locating in their midst, multiply their population and max,
New Orleans what ought to be. 1t idle to talk alto
geber about cotton for they subordinate to III,
great purposes OF location, OF bringing of genius
manufacturing skill to take their residence the city
which would be the means OF increasing the individual al
well the public wealth. But they would not dsspise ,bs
great trade in cotton New Orleans would feel glow
OF pride in thing which tended raise her to the prone
position she was destined to enjoy the metropolis of ts
great South-w west
While they retained their trade they ought to locate
aon and not loose for part year. almost out
hall OF their people by removal States cities far distant
lie drew comparson between the population of the Nor
the population had increased from six twelve millions
people, and that railroad built with its tributary lines
would bring New Orleans within the reach of that numbe
OF inhabitants. Much had been said about the transien
population OF their city, but in and ont
New York in one month, than in and out of Nsw
Orleans in Suppose that with this railroad in opera
on O 600 persons oame to New Orleans in one year. an,
the transient population Of the city equal to that
what would be the advantages the city, if each perso,
spent one hundred dollars during his so0um among us
Why would increase trade multiply the population brn,
the people more in connection with each other and rails
every interest and profession in the State. To make the ad
OF New Orleans what it should be, they have railroad
and he would advocate it, and stand by it, sink or swim
lGreat cheering By these they woud be able Il
multiply The empoymens Of the city, and open pursuis whic
would engage the attention of manufacturing capitalists
well as hadesmen and mechanics But he would stand b.
this railroad for higher and than these
Instead OF being six eight days journey from Nashy
al they would only be twenty -four hour the
and thus they would gain six days making tr
To that ciy IL man in the habit of going to Nashvl
once year. with this railroad in operation he would be ab
10 visit tat city two or three times without the loss of mor
me tnah was spent In one visit by the present mode
ing. inen TINS railroad would bring the citizens Of Ne,
orleans IN close connection with the citizens of the North
cause acqnantances to be formed which would lead to
exchange OF individual visits of private friendship and eve
by these means would foster trade 1t woud hiring nson
from Maine and from Massachusetts, to New Orleans
would bring the Ignorant fanatic to the soub that ,b
might show him their free and enlightened institutions,
proved to him that humanity prevailed on the bapks of
Mssspp as much as il did in any community in the wo,
LCheen.l
1t would unite living at great distances in bond.
friendship close those which existed between him an
the chairman, who his neghbor. it would i,
the social relations and acquantances the peop
until they would show that those who said they were def
oient in feeling in the South spoke falsely. And would ii
social and only hama