New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-01-07

lie expressed confident belief that Mexico would
abandon the miserable policy of closing her ports to pro
hbt transit the Ithmus Tehuantcpec and showe
that when communication should be fairly opened by tina
route, traveller from London would find himself on tn
shores Of the Pacific within eighteen DAYS after eayn
that city.
He said he had been called too sangune in his cacua
tions on the enterprise citizens especially
the matter of this Teantepec Undertaking befor
| n survey was commenced, and when promises wer,
held out that dollar Of the money would be
turned he had obtained subscriptions for stock to al
amount exceeding half million of dollars. And subse
quenty when the amount collected from those sutscrib
ers was exhausted and when the enterprise short
funds, ten gentlemen of this city handed him. for it
furtherance. five thousand dollars each Then with re
ference to the Jackson Railroad Tie citizens came for
ward put down their money the route surveyed ant
we have the report of yesterday.
He said the citizens of NewOreans are always ready
assist in works of Improvement and was only the asen
tees who refused forward 1t is the object now tt
reach this class Of men.
Werely for of Improvement first upon iptli
vua subscriptions, second upon grants of land from
Congress which should be demanded right and third
ly upon the most important source--taxation. II,
thought however that the word taxation iproper,
applied to the scheme which he explained at length fol
raising the for these public works II giving
every man an equivalent in stock for the money that h,
was required to contribute for the enterprise.
lie Referred to the existing laws respecting capital il
this state under which means fly from city, and tho
poor are made the sufferers. the tax really falling uor
them.
Mr. D. asked liberty to dgress referred to the at
tempt TO spread our institutions to foreign lands by
of the byonet He desired the people of the
United States interfere with the affairs of other
by other means than the peaceful arts 1t is by the
bayonet but by the peaceful operation of railroads thai
we to obtain important influence the European
world The intervention of peace. the intervention Of
Washington. the foreign intervention in which we Of
the United State should be engaged
Mr. Benamn's remarks were received with great ap
pause.
lie was followed by Mr. De Dow, who Chairman Of
the committee OF Correspondence presented report en-
bracng letters from Lieut. Mary, Col Albert others
which he accompanied with some remarks
Mr. Martin of Arkansas, followed mainly in the effort
to countciact the effect Of Mr. Bcnamns speech lie
then presented the project Of his delegation This en-
braced enumeration of the exccences of Arkansas
and her admitting however that she is behind
her sister States in improvements and that she pre-
maturely i'll the Union. The project recommended a
route passing through Helena and meeting line the
Texas frontier. at point convenient for the people
that STATE. New0rleans occasionally referred in
rather terms. but generally with some verbal
qualification.
Col Tarpley. of Mississippi offered resolution which
he stated he did at the request Of the Governor of Msis-
spp that when the Convention adjourn it should do 50
to eassenblc at Jackson Miss Monday the 10Th inst
Mr. Ycrger Of Mississippi offered resolution for the
appointment of Il committee to wait on Mr. Benjamin and
request from him copy Of the address delivered this
evening for publication part fhe proceedings of the
Convention. lie said that he responded fully to every
sentiment contained in that address 1t the best
cuated to advance the interests Of the Southwest any
speech that he had ever heard.
Mr.. Martin. of Arkansas, willing that the speech
should be published effort of Mr. Benjamin. hut not
part of the proceedings lie would however OPP
pose the resolution,
The resolution was unanimously adopted but the COM
mittee was not appointed Mr. Benjamin and said
he accepted the notice-lIng, however, soto ,oe that
he would not write out his address.
Mr. I.athrop of NewOrleans. offered series of rcol-
tons which were laid the table for future and
after some further business the Convention ajAtrn.l
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