Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-06-26

a meeting oil the Citizens OF Baton
Rouge was held IN the ~llarnsy House ga.
loon, OH Thursday evening. the gath Inst,
for the purpose Of responding 10 The ae.
ton lately manifested by tho citizens Of
New Orleans through the ballot-box, III
behalf Df ibe great enterprise con,elBpla.
ted IN the construction of the New Oh
leans and Jackson, and New Orleans and
Orelousss. Rail Roads.
On motion Of Geo. A. Pike, Es1, Thos.
e. Morgan, Ef1,, was called to the chair
and r Il. II. Hatcl, appointed Secretary.
Judge Morgan III tDking the chair ad.
| dressed The meeting with d few remarks,
pertinent 10 HE occasion. lie was follow.
ed by D. d. Avery, Esq, who advocated
The eaf! Of a subsequent meeting, at which
| our citizens would be enabled to give d
tnute ~dptilits expression of sentiment III
fefefeliee 10 uniting with The citizens o.
New Orleans Oh terms OF reciprocal al
vantage, ia view or the projected Rail
road to connect that City with jackson,
| Mi, and til which the citizens Of this par
isli should feel themselves 80 deeply inter.
eeted The views Of tie speaker were
warmly seconded by a few APPROPRIATE re.
marks frori s., M Hart, Esq
On motion, n committee of three was
appointed, consisting Of Messrs. D. D.
Avery, =. M. Hart aud Geo. A. Pike. fot
the purpose Of drafting Resolutions ex'
presHive Of the sense Of this meeting IN
reference to the object for which 1t was
convened. The committee having retired
for a short time, to perform the duty as.
sigl,ed to il. returned aud reported the fol-
lowing preamble aud resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, The subject Of Railroad i'm.
proveinents is occupying the attention and
enlisling the active efforts aud ready means
Of this widespread aud happy country
aud whereas, the State of Lou siana has
been heretofore far behind her enterprisius
sisters South az well as North. IN this no.
Bile race for commercial supremacy. and
whereas. the citizens Of New Orleans.
have ly their vote OH Monday last, Oh the
subject Of q tax, for the raising Of three
millions Of dollars TO aid in the eonstfie.
ton Of the Great Northern, and Algiers
aud Opeloisaa Rail Roads, nobly and glo-
repealed the foul SANDER that they
could stalk but not net" and proved to
the world that they are prepared 10 do
tbeif duty, their whole duty, and more
than their duty ii relieving the State from
its present false position on the subject,
therefore, be it Resoteaa-
1T. That we, the citizens Of Baton
tender to our fellow. citizens of
New Orleans, or hearty congratulations
,n the favorable result of the vote on the
Rail Road tax. whereby the successful
prosecution Of the Great Northern aud
he Alglers and Opelousas Rail Roads is
'endered No longer doubtful.
2nd, That we warmly sympathise
With Our fellow.citizens Of New Orleans
q their every effort to enlarge the COM
t,erce and increase the wealth of the
Queen City" Of the South. being vel
convinced, that whatsoever adds 10 her
prosperity, must result in a benefit TO the
at large.
On motion Of Geo A. Pike. 1t was
Resolved, That an adjourned meeting
( the citizens of Baton Rouge be called !.
the newspapers, to take place at
he Harvey House Saloon, on Thursday ,
voning next, the first proximo. !,
On motion, the chair appointed a com. !,
consisting of Messrs. d. d. Avery, !,
:. w Seymour, S. M. Hart, George A. !,
ike and L. b. r. Hatch, for the purpose :
t drafting resolutions to be presented at !
d adjourned meeting, IL reference to the :.
of our citizens on the subject :
T mutually cooperating with those Of ,
lew Orleans in the Great Northern Rail ,
.oad project On motion the chairman :.
as added TO said Committee.
1t was moved ard adopted that the pro. :.
Of this meeting be published in !.
e papers Of this city, and that the papers :.
New Orleans be requested to copy The !,
me.
A motion was unanimously adopted, re.
Irning the thanks of this meeting to .
apt. Markham Of the Harvey House, for =
e use and convenience Of the Saloon. ii
The meeting then adjourned until Thurs.
y evening next.
T. G. MORGAN, Chairman. v,
T. B. r.. HATcH, Sec. ~
70 The Delta thinks that neither par d,
should indulge in praise of their candi- Of
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