New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-07-07
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The Concention-Ca ucussin g lectioneer-
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BARON ROUGE, July S. 1852
Eds. Crescsnt-At present you may easily conceive
our States capital is busting busy place The coming
of the members of the Convention to have suddenly
awakened it from its quiet summers sleep; and crowds
stroll along its villageke streets under the shade
hundreds of green trees chatting arguing and exchan
ing friendly greetings, wherever the eye can see
On my arrival here, Sunday morning, found throng
of members already assembled receiving the neatly print
ed cards ocouness candidates and discussing the merits
and chances of those seeking the more important offices
Who would probably be President. was matter of great
uncertainty. TWAS than probable already. that
Mr.. John & Layet would be Secretary and Mr. Jos II
| Maddox Convention Printer. All day Sunday the hum
and movement of discussion and electioneerug went on
There are suspect, Sabbahs for anxious politicians
To-day fixed by law for the opening of the Convention
the sun-an omen of good augury-gave promise of sun
day and with its earliest rising the political hive was
stirring
Vi course there were sefaunounced candidates fol
the distinguished post of President of the Convention
but the names of Kenner Roman. Guon. Campbell etc
We're actively urged by their particular friends Among
such gentlemen, it was impossible to make bad selection
The result of the vote for Printer an ascertaned
thing already the result of the vote for Secretary was
looked bland and smiling; the chief clerk of the House
appeared quiet and easy and neither of them seemed be
moving round; whilst the third candidate in red slim
ers and robe de caab appeared royalty dressed for
coming triumph, and moved through the Harvey House
with smile and word for every member and seemed
be upon the best of terms with the world at large 1t
was puzzling to make Yankee guess
The troop of candidates for minor offices exhibited ac-
corans to their individual temperament less
tiyity of limb
Ten O'Clock upon the face of the clock in the Hall of the
Representatives. great throng in every way and
room candidates looking nervous and hush of quick
pulsed expectation The hour of fate has come and the
wing members are quietly gliding into the Senate cham
Der and the impenetrabe mystery of the caucus The
door closes-canddates in spite of desperate efforts at
dgnifed composure grouped in knots near it, what
can they be doing - oh don't be in a hurry We will
know after WHILE, and the uouchaant speaker glides
nervousy towards the door at what sounds like the
ing of bolt. member emerges at once he is the
centre of curious crowd to which he parts the highly
satisfactory intelligence that they getting along and
will be through after while'' After WHILE seems
somewhat too indefinitely long to the knowing ones and
they adjourned to rebapze patience in spiritual fluids
1t Is all over now and the ofcia-malers emerge from
their caucus privacy Kenner to be President Laye
Secretary Cassard Assistant Secretary: Maddox Prin-
ter One Of the disappointed audby expresses his opin
ion that the wing party is ungraef that he will waste
no more time in working for it, then suddenly and u
diciousy his feelings take commercial turn and he I'M
poringy asks successful nominee purchase two bas-
kets OF champagne which had escaped the thirsty
fare of ungrateul wings and had been designed as b
tions to triumph The nominations made. champagne
was no longera necessary article The Clerks (ha would
BED have not been acted upon and look anxious
than ever. Weisse and Maddox. Walton and Layet are
compliments i'll the rotunda
Order, it twelve o'clock Judge Guon takes the chair
and Mr. Layet acts as clerk, temporarily. The roll is
called two absentees only. Duncan 4 Kenner and W C.
Carter (dem) nominated for President andthe former
elected by party votehe whole only interesting in Mr.
Parhams new practice in democratic voting he had gone
into with the democrats and coming out knew
only democratic names Mr. Kenner takes the chair and
delivers the following brief sensible and appropriate re-
marks
Gentlemen Of The Contention | tender you my sincere
thanks for this manifestation your confidence in eject
ng me as your presiding officer.
In rising to address you unexpectedly to myself it is
not my purpose to make set speech but only that
promise zeal fidelity and strict mpartality in the dis
harge of the rduos duties to which you have called me
As to my qualifications shall say nothing-for on the one
lanu selt-praise would be exceedingly unbecomng and
N the other se-dpardgement is usually considered as
lncandid.
shall proceed then gentlemen discharge the duties
the office to which you have raised me with such abi
as possess relying with confidence on your support
hen shall be right-on your kind indulgence when
nan be wrong.
In conclusion, allow to impress upon your minds
his result OF my legislative experience that much of the
Se and dispatch with which legislative business is con-
ucted, depends upon the disposition of the members
themselves to maintain order and to comply rigdy with
parliamentary rules.
This said Layet elected Secretary by almost unan
nous vote Cassard Assistant, by entirely unani-
nous; and Maddox Printer, by 90 votes being the full
'hig and more than half Of the democratic vote
lr flaming Of the Jefferson Statesman receiving the re-
lander.
Mr. St. Paul, in brief feeling and appropriate re-
larks announces the St James tragedy and moves as
lark of respect to the memory Judge Preston one of
victims the Convention adjourn the next day
So ends the first day of the Louisiana State Convention
the year 1852 Its labors cannot fail to be productive
great benefit to the State 1t has great reforms already
snctly claimed by the people to 1t has shackles
remove from commerce; it has distractions to take
ON the path of improvement it has the abuse Exec-
power to guard against liberal franchise to secure
Id to cast away all peremptoy decision upon all points
ch are properly questions to be viewed in the light of
ewants and interests of the day and as such most fifty
c subject of legislative action The Convention is COM
sed of a fine body of men-las thoroughly business
an as its PreSidentand will go to work with hearty
Il. Awfully warm here. c.