The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-24
onr New Orleans Correspcn donoe.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. ~, 1857
Tunes IN h,lV Orleans Proceedings Of tie Great
Soutil,etston C0aoc,aiou- Feeling in the South
tovords Eossnta--Dgcace Of CosS.i oren-Sad
ccidyrt- The ntir Prima Donaa, Eiadan IPii,
mGnn, &c.
The weather, which has been very cold here for
the last ten days, has again become rs mild and as
balDy as spring. The recent heavy failures, aud
the rivers beirg clSaed above, have made BUSH ess
very dull Many of our FIRST merchan IS are in q
very tight place, and an increase Of failures is
looked for. The old cry Of ''hard times, is heard
on every hand
The great Southwestern Railroad Convention
which has been in session for tho last Eve days. ad
journed yesterday evening The convention was
very fully and ably attended and the great number
of strangers VINO have crowded tho hotels, have
made IS wear q gayer appearance. Oar State has
at last awakened from is dormant and inanimate
condition NV Orleans had become Ike some
sn9n village az cross road, only excited or pro
flied when visited by travellers. She has been
made deeply sensible Of bor position and is now
fully convinced that railroads are tho only means
By which she can be dragged out OF tho mud. The
following resolutions, offered by Mr. Burwel Of
Va, chairman Of the committee on routes vii,
give you Tie result Of tho Iabors Il 10 csnven.
ton
Resoyed That Ike Committee N Routes regard tie ~
l0v sem ~ Interval MptoYom MS rs not only in
cisrtnbls 10 The development OF hs agricultural
nsteal mineral wealth 81 the southwestern stats
uL1 cities hut also IS csepdd to the equality sad uuy
III etetFs Oi tEs U BicderaCy and thay esrnrsty
commend lie sone 70 tho patroto coaiiot.ipn ot the
Lsislatvus tCo cuigers u tie southwestern States
national road 20 the Pacific oceaa; With ter
miIue % The NasitsPp river north end south Of
tle mouth cf the Ohio river 70 ae 70 liz ir the al
y ~ .
tie different states u the Union.
2 a. scu'tws.t m hationOi Railroad, ison wash
iigtcp CITY 70 Rev Ofsarf paging through the stats
virginia Ten1essee alabama Mississippi, Lsuisis
ccntut1s shs shortest practicable line OF nail aud
anst e1d consisting ct the following continuous
sections row u,dsF constitution 70 Wit the klch
M nd era Lyncheug kairoed tie Virginia AID Ten
res'ee rso The Georgia and a., baine road the Alaoa
nc and Tennessee River road, The selma and Jackson
rcsd. TIE Rev Orleans an3 Jackson rond
3 - h.1tpdg .The Memphis aud Louisville road
the Ioulyide sId Nashville rosa
Fcy Tst.cu --lhe Memphis ard Louisville road
the Memphis G1d Charleston road the Louirylle All
Nasltie iosa TIC Ea,hye ana bvtsteTn 70 "a and
Tie read. embrnc d Ia the national route above cecr
ICf to
8. For .eis5sma-Th Mobile and Ohio road aud .ie
roadf embraced u tbe 'natiorsl route referred 70.
.. F0 George atd tie ia --Ibo Gulf road q con-
nUption q tic soutbweste.a read Georgia 70 Pensa.
cola Bay, the florida pDd peEinsuar road.
q For Missisa ~, The Mobile end Ohio road the
REV Orleans Jacseon srd Nashville road; the New o..
leans Holly fpriIas ard 0ho road ths Nckstorg and
jackson road, extcnGeG b. Brandon eastward = Selma
2. 10. 9iAoa5es -Ite Afksuss and Mississippi rigcr
rotd from rost Smith CT Ssr pureo to LITTLE aud
terce e White RIVER aud here diyerging 70 Memphis
food irom Nofthpssle7p Texas 90 Lit. Rock cross.
lag Red river o. of near Fulton
y Ten I0ultiaan I'll Rev ORLEANS, k9.ets Tekas ani
~ Paso road me Matisonyiio ond jaok'on road, lie
Vio.fturg nAt Shreveport rcedi the New vTlasa aud
10 ~, Jt1os-Tre contribution of The New GAasns,
oItlor'sseld y leso loac ihrtush rexas
~ ~ NJ ,eu,7 Tile loa1 nom 81 L.uis ge'tFa.a.
tAe iiaun'hal aid So Jcs'ph r1a3.
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