Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-08-14
Masonic Tribute to Henry Clay.
DAToN EoueE. Aur, '. 1859

Masonic Tribute to Henry Clay.
DAToN RouaE, Aug, \, 1862.
AT a meeting OF st. James Lodge, M
. d., held this day, The following report AIN
, fesol,iioiis were adopted, presented by
committee appointed lor6tliat purpose at
previous meeting. .
Tie eotiinittee appointed ut tile las
meeting Of St JH'nes Lodge, to ttesen
suitable resolutions Of f~psitect to the Inc
ulofy of our illustrieus deceased brother
HENRY CLAY, beg leave to submit t,
the consideration of the I.,dge, and re
tofnfhend the adoption Of the following te
solutions
Rcsoitei, That this Lodge has received
with feelings OF the deepest regret tbt
niourntul intelligence Of tile ~,leeease OF ttit
distinguished statesman, and Maspn, lien
~ Clay. whose death is Il national loss
aud that in common with The whole PEG
pie of this country, and Tie Masonic Fra
tefnlty throughout the lahJ, we take {
melatitholy pleasure IN test flying TO tbs
exalted merits, of the deeeased. and record
ing tue evidences Of our respect and veile
ration for his memory. Z =sa t
Pug Resottci. That II il tile life ar,l cha
factef Of such men as Ilsnly Clay tha'
peculiarly recornnend orr institutions to
the respect and .food-rill Of mankind, and
sih1ieate as from The faiiatical assaults o.
those who seek to ti,,a evil md danger III
our pure aud blameless ptecepts.
Rssotted. That though lofty munu.
niuntH may attest His greatness. and elo-
qtient tongues may sound his praise, in no
retreat viii his memory linl Il more cor.
dial aud welcome resiipgsplaee than ia the
bosom ef.ille Masonic Lnllge.
Y Resoibea. That these resolutions be
spread upon slie Minutes Of this Lodge.
Respectfully submitted,
81 ., w. SEYMOUR,
la l4 F...5a'eta GEO. z. BIltAN1,
&c. tzk4.s~5sE TIMOTHY Fax, bau
f. IT, In the River aud Harbor Bill, we
fluid the following items Of Interest tasthIis
section OF the Couutry.5l 3aJa4 ~
Fer the removal Of oi,stfnttipns il, fI,e
Savannah river, at Il place called Tie
Wrapks. bba the improvement Of the
navigation VI saitl river, forty. thousand
dollars. stf aa8 ffEE
For the Improvement az The navigation
of The Mississippi river, below The rapids /.
tn Ohio, Including The %relaira OF tile dan,
~ Cumberland Ialand ; the Missouri aud
the Artanshs rivers, two hundred and ak.
w thoiisanii dollafs. II b3If ~
Epr the improvement Of the Des Moii1es
RAPIDS IN the Mi#4lssipt,i fivhr, At lie low
CT c.iaitt and the English cham, fifty thou.
sand dollars. .fs
For opening a ship ~dliannel Of sifficiien1t
eanacity u accommodate the wants 81
commerce, tl,tonyh the most conyenienp,
pass lealiiig from the Mississippi river TO
the Gulf Of Mexico. sevetty.iiv tl,ou-
sand dollars. And Ii shall be The dirty Of
tile Secretary of Waf IL apply said mon.
eys TO the opening Of said ship cha,ll,uel ly
contract, and at an early day In next SEES
sion of Congress 10 report said contract.
the progress Of said work. and al, est.
mate Of the alinnal cost Of keeping said
channel open. u Re 80
For removing tile raft Of Red river fifty
tlIolsald dollars. M z
AaEor the Improvement OF the navigation
of the Colorado river, Texas twenty
thousand doliars. sis NSR
For the survey Of the Trinity river,
I'exas, including file bar at tile mouth.
three thousand dollars.
For the Improvement or the harl,or Or
Charleston. South Carolina, fifty thousand
dollars. s6 sit 1893
Tor the Improvement Or tie lafbor of
Mobile, Alabama, at Dog river bar and
the Choctaw pass, fifty thousand dollars.
For Il survey iii references 70 The femovv.
al Of distractions 10 iiie. navigation -of
Bayou Lafourche, Louisiana, two thous-
and FIVE hundred dollars.
For the construction Of d llarbor Oh
Lake Poiichetraiu, near the city Of New
Orl4ais, twenty five thousand dollars.
For connecting tile waters be Tndian riiy-
er and Mosquito lagoon, q Tile Haulover,
Fiorida, five thousand dollars.
The total of these appropriations Is
$3.50. 00o.i Besides. THO South has $685..
600 for the improvement Of rivers and
hafbors 10 Maryland, Virginia. and North
Carolina. The remaining appropriations,
which are for rivers ana harbors III the
Eastern. Northern ana North Western
rs,ates. sum up. s37. 100. The aggregate
of the appropriations made BY tie bill ii
fiseseibre s .330.eeDo.g M
Mr. Ccrrin, Secretary Dir the Treasus
., vas il Newforko on ths ID i,stt, % bis Tciarn
10 Washington.