New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-01-07
NEW ORLEANS:
"WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY I, 1852
Southwestern Railroad Convention.

PAST elefeH
The minutes of the last meeting read AMENDED
Campbell. Vice President
The names Of the following gentlemen then read
as members of the Committees appointed by the Presi
dent, under the motion of Mr. Robb, last evening
Committee Rou,es-Virginia, Ct. N. Burwell Dr. jaime
Mcdowell Windham Robertson Mississippi r. s. Gland
ney. E. L. AccJ. ". Wick Texas j. Il Mills G. G. Alex
sndsr II g Colet Arkansas, Albert Pike John Nart,
ward j. Gay Kentucky. William soery, J. N Beadcs
Alabama i. J Weaver, l.. b Goldsby, Up Blernis Ten
lessee. j. II. Otcy l. J. Polk. j. A, Porter Louisiana.
Ny, 81 Campbell L. g De Russcy. b ii Payne Florida
W keyser j. N Landren J Forsyth
Committee tPays Virginia. as routes
Texas A. Morrill, j. p. Allen I g. Wright Mississippi
Shep'd Brown. Samuel White, II. q. Street Arkansas
Luther Chase @ D Ferguson, II. H. Scttoon Missouri
" kcnnett, r. A. Barnes, II. j. Lockwood Kentucky
William somyJ n Beadlcs; Alabama. p }. Weaver j
W, Lapsey. j P. Parl'am Tennessee, i. s. Polk. j. A
Porter A Holman; Louisiana James Robb. IL Phillips
P Benjamin; Florida, Joseph Forsyth. W J, Keyser
COMMITTEE Reso,aions-M Mississippi J. s Yuger. IT, G
rees tx, X n johnson Virginia same as routes Texas
OF Mills, T. G. Wright. II. g. Calctt Arkansas Albert
ike, John Martin 5. G. Faulkner; Missouri William
ade, Franklin Ches, D J. January Kentucky. vii
M, IN soery J IN \ Bead!ss Aabama.J W. Iapsley ". 7
.I@y lehman; Louisiana, VI NJ. Cohen A. Dcschamp
II overton; Florida, ] NJ. l.andren. W J, Kryser j
orsyth.
Dir. Landrum, Of Florida. made some rather i'll TEN
red remarks about the omission of delegates from Flor
dt in the composition of the committees. stating that il
his State thus Intentionally slghtlcd her delegate.
would retire from the hall
The President explained that the omission occurred en-
rely by oversight He had sought interview with Mr.
Forsyth but not able To find him lie appointed tn,
committee, and their names appear above.
MIR. Hohb offered resolution supplementary to his
resolutions of last evening authorizing the committee.
appointed under the second resolution appoint srbt
tucs.
Mr. Walter Of Mississippi offered resolutions calling up.
m he Legislature of Mississippi for action with regard
railroads and aid their
bracing the following:
Rsoed That the city of New Orleans, by her delegate
in this Convention hereby pledges herself for very bc
raj mid in the construction Of said several railroads
~ Colonel TarIey offered substitute. calling for the an.
pontment of committee of two members each dc.
legation to report TO the Convention projects plans OF
Improvement etc. for their respective States,
Mr. Payne moved to amend the substitute by request
ing the delegates report plans routes etc to the Com
mttee Routes
After considerable debate the resolutions laid over
/" take resolution offered by Mr. Morse. Of Louis-
ana fixing the mannerof voting in the Convention Each
State to avc vote all questions coming up for de-
liberation The resolution unanimously adopted and
the Convention took minutes to enable tho
delegations to select member respectively from each. Ia
east the votes.
Upon re-asscmbing the following names were hanle,
in a- voters for their respective delegations.
Windhaln Robertson, for Virginia j r Miller for
tElS Il; & Brnklcy for Tennessee r. II Bradley for
MssisSlp W, J, kcyscr. fur Florida james Robb for
Louisiana.
Committees granted leave sit during the session
ul the Convention
In pursuance of previous motion the President ap-
pointed Caspar Funck Segeant-a Arms on Messenger
Tor tie Convention
VII alter offered substitute original mo-
o that the committees of report to the Conven
lion all projects plans Of Improvements etc and that
u"a discussion etc. they be referred to appropriate
general committees. Adopted.
Mr. Payne presented dispatch. received from thu,
esdent of the Mobile Railroad appointing b. Ii PAYNE
Conrey Jr and others representatives in the Con
NCntion.
General u, ) Footc entered the room and was intro
Huced to the Convention and notion invited to
take a seat on the stand beside the President
ie delegations were then called upon to present re-
ports of projects plans Of improy encnts etc
Most of the States unprepured to report and thu,
,a proceeded,
Mr. Pike, of Arkansas presented rcport for tn, ,,c
'9tion of that State embracing series of resolutions
respecting Tn" duty and policy of the southwestern and
southern states aud especially of Louisiana Referred Il,
the Committee on Resolutions
MI Robertson, OF Virginia offered resolution ,1csrn,t
the Committee on Routes to inquire into the expeliencv
"f action upon railroad between NewOrcans and Wash
- ngton. by the shortest route
The Convention adjourned to 6PM
EVENING Session
The meeting was called to order by the President at
hatpast 8 NJ
Dr. Young of Shreveport presented a project and re-
port when he insisted upon having once notwitl
Standing the anxiety that manifested to heor Mr.
Benjamin, who had been invited to address the (onv.n
ton The report was accordingly read It proceeded -,
some length to show the benefits that would accrue from
the construction of Railroad from Shreveport ON the
h'a river I" ''ckShEg on the Mississippi and giving va
r"us statistics of these parts of Louisiana aud Texas that
are more directly interested in tn, project The r.nor
gTppm t,tnI L,r, l.tI.,
which was read in parts and the papers were referred ia
the Committee on RaatcS
ME H. IT, iieuluin was then loudly called fo, and an
"efed the compliment by one of the eloquent adj
dresses that we ever heard He said that uox;ths,and
g the Fneers which had become fashionable to throw
out against NcwOrlcans she has been worku., INSTEAD of
talking and she continued to work carry out her Great
II<lny Sh" was deeply engaged in great enterprises,
"gmng quietly and surely along in her way 10 greatness
sie r'a not addressed the citizens Of our ncghbolinr
states for aid in the work of building rairoads-they are
hF'r mere or tr different reasons, The position and
aNhl"FrS vi Newoi'anS ar" such thai human power
lilo combination Of Yankees seriously disturb them
she must be the great of commerce and hsss NJ
the country from the Atlantic to the Pacific and this
too Independently of railroads With railroads or with,
20 them she must be great city The citizens of other
sra'rS We're called upon to confer with citizens as to
the best measures Observing and connecting all our inter
e.ts,
Nv Iiotceucut 10 SHOW tllat tllprc Of
enterprise in NcwOrlcans which had been cbnroed tn her
and nStanccd in proof ofis statements the success that
he a met in his Efforts with regard to the Jackson
Railroad, and the Tchuantepec projects But we must
hot attempt mposslbies, and by graspng much Sc
cure nothing There We're only three Cor two) lines to
which NcwOrcans could now offer any support Though
his remarks might dspease many present was his duty
osy tins NcwOrlcans could not help the local inter
ttS OF other places Her interests required her eff
forts to be confined at present to the two projects as far
as our railroads concerned of the road to Jackson
Mississippi, and that to 0pelousis.
We are far from being in the sad position that it has
become common to assign 1t plcases people to say
that we are going down that losing all our adj
Fantges that travelling backward. and it is the
fashion to at the want of enterprise and energy
shown by our citizens. Nothing of this is true As re-
garuS population we have adVancedas regards wealth
have advanced Yet it be confessed not so much
as we ought to have done The city would continue to
advance and sooner later Empire centre here he
repeated, whether We have railroads or not.
we have advantages that must always place lis beyond
~ reach of competition. We have level soil on which
aioads may be constructed without any expense of cut
ing ana raisng-a country through which can make
roas IN straight lines and altogether at mnch loss cn