New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-06
ibley, Tatman, Thibodsux and Thompson

sibley, Tatman, Thibodaux and Thompson--4S
| yeas.
And Messrs. Addison, Beard Bserrvenn, Byrne,
Castellanos, Garter, Cotton, coasiely, Davidson,
| Delony, Dosson, Bugue, Eas.is, Gard re, Hatch,
Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hough, Hunt, Isaseks,
Jennings, Jourdan, King Of Jackson, Leefe,
Leblanc, MellhenDy, Mathews Of Point Coupse,
| Moss, Monge, Nichols, Parham, Paxton, PAT
terson, Price, Pierce, Reeves, Hiehardson of
Ouachita, Ronquillo, Sandidge, Smart, Scsr-
borough, Shelton, Smith of Winn, Stewart, Tslia&
ferro, Todd, yi1lere, Waddiu and WhittiDgton--
so nays
Consequently the said motion was lost, and
the Convention refused to lay the Article on the
table. Il, s..s - W. -
Mr.. SMART moved to strike ont in the abeys
| article the following words: sc twelve months
and ssix months, and to insert in lieu thereof,
the words sEeight months and s' four months
Mr., ToDD--It is well known that the tide ofs
| emigration to the State Of Louisiana is now
flowing rapidly, and that the great tide sets il
during the winter months OF January and
February. Now, it will be perceived that II the
term of twelve months be adopted az the pre-
requisite for voting, those who come among rs
to settle as citizens, will have to wait nearly
two years before they will be entitled to vcte.
| cannot see what good is to be derived from
policy which will thus check emigration to 0nr
state,,for check it such law undoubtedly viii
| 1t Is the highest pride of our institutions thAt
our citizens duly appreciate the right Of sn&r
| frage Sir, we ought to keep il view that GiM-
zens coming from other States are reared uDder
| institutions as hberalsa as our own. IL - or :
| policy to show towards them no spirit Of soa~
! ishness, even if higher motive did mot actus4e
us. 1t is natural for men, however, to Iook to
| the general interest Of their own community
and their own State. Nov, sif, ygu MY b =
assured that if our Constitution is liberal fe III
l L l. -
body of lands to settle Emigrants come -
settle on and cultivate them The moment they
| come among us, they are made to do the duties
| of citizens. They have to perform road duty,
and military duty, and to pay taxes, and caA-ss
not see the necessity of compelling them to r-
main two years in the State before they shall be !
entitled to vote. -
| Mr.. SMARr-I would not have said word
on this question, at this time, but my worthy
friend has overlooked the fact that elections in
this State are held only once in two years; CON
sequently large portion Of those setting in our
State would have to wait nearly three years
under the Article before they could avail them
selves of q vote They have, in the meantime,
to do the duties Of a bona .fde citizen, u Why {
should they not have the privileges! Ihope
| that every man who desires to encourage emi-
grafton to this State-who desires to see US living
in q state of enlightenment and civilization-&
who is a friend of the State and truly anzioas
|
| do not know what opposition j may meet with,
but give gentlemen fair warming that 4 shaM
call for the yeas and nays on this question, ~
am determined that the people shall see wke
are in favor ofgiving to our new citizens, within
| a reasonable time, the right of suffrage and
| who are not. q
Mr.. DUFoUR moved to lay the amendment on
the table, which motion prevailed
Il The following named delegates asked leave to-
have their votes recorded, on the motion Of Mr..
Dufour TO lay on the table the amendment Of
tered by Mr.. Smart, which was ordered, and
they voted in the negative, viz: 81 rs
Messrs. Richardson, Of o., Todd, Beard, Smart,
!, Heron, Harris, King Of j., Dawson, Parham,
, Addison, Isaacks, Waddill, Boyer, Cotton. Bien-
venu, Eustis, Stewart, Sandidge, Van Wickie,.
Mathews Of Point Coupee. Pierce, Scarborough,
Villere, Wilmington, Jourdan and Shelton
Mr.. MARTIN moved to strike out sstwelye
months and s. six months in the above Article, !,
and to insert in lieu thereof the words 6 two
years" and zone year. which motion was lost
Mr. ToDD moved to strike cut sstwelre months
and to insert g nine months and to 81 ont
s' six months and to insert Sc three montkss q
On motion to lay the same on the table, the
yeas and nays were called, and resulted as tol-
lows: sg.s H. Il
Messrs. Anderson Of St. Landry, Akenhead,
Andrews, Anderson of Carroll, Armant, Brad
/ ford, benjamin, Bernard, Brother, Boudous-
! quie, Byrne, Castellanos, Carter, Campbell.
+ l III i
!: Declouet, Dorsey, Douglass, Dufour, Dngue,
z Dufel, Edwards of W, Eggieston, Gardefe,
= Guion, Hatch, Hays, Hargis, Hough, Hodges
~ Hunt, Jennings, Jones. Key King Of St.. Lan-
u dry, Leefe, Leeds, Leblanc, Lobdell. Lyle, Mo.
=. Ilhenny, Mathews of Orleans. Martin, Mather,
10 Monge, Nichols, Olivier of st. Mary Palfrey
e Paxton, Patterson, Preaux, Price, Pearson,
:, | Pujo, Reeves, Richardson of St. Mary, Rose-
lius, Roman, Roysden, St Paul, Swazey, Smith
: of West Feliciana, Sibley, Tatman, Thibodaux
and Thompson-I0 yeas.
And Messrs. Addison, Beard, Bienyenu,
Boyer, Cotton, Dosson, Edwards of Orleans,
, Eustis, Harris, Heron. Isaacks, Jourdan, King
of Jackson, Mathews, McNlillen of Point Ceupee,
Moss, Olivier of st. Martin, Parham, Pierce,
Richardson of Ouachita, Ronquillo Sandidge,
Smart, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith Of Vim,
Stewart, Taliaferro, Todd, VanWickle, Villere,
Waddill and Whittington-33 nays.
Consequently the motion prevailed. and the
amendment was laid on the table, ~.
, Mr.. CARTER then offered the following proyiso
Provided, That no voter shall lose his right
Of voting in any parish until the same shall be
acquired in another. .i745s f ssss
On motion the proyiso was adopted ~ 4
Mr. CoLLENs moved to strike out the words
&c and who shall be citizen of the United
States,' and to insert the following words:
"who shall have been one year citizen Of the
, United States.''
Mr. SMART moved to lay the motion on the
table.
: Pending the consideration Of the same
On motion, the Convention adjourned until
Monday morning at nine o'clock.
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BnLl Diving LAKE ERE-It will be remembered that
Mr.. Maefort distinguished in sub marine enginery
undertaken to raise the Express Companys safe in
the steamer Atlantic sunk upwards Of hundred
fifty feet below the surface the bottom of Lake Erie
The first attempt unsuccessful, from fault in
the diving apparatus The second attempt made and