New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-05-04
City Intelligence.

| MEETING OF THE New ORLEANS INDUSTRIAL.
CoNyENroNThe Delegates fromthe Southern States to
the Industrial Convention to be held in this city March
April and May 1853 convened yesterday in the Lyceum
Hall The States of Louisiana Mississippi Alabama and
Florida were represented.
The Convention assembled at half past eleven O'Clock
and organized by calling NJ NJ Cohen. ESQ., to the
Chair, and by appointing Col j. B Walton Secretary.
MI Cohen in brief and elegant speech explained the
objects of the Convention.
Mr. Lathrop moved the appointment of a committee to
nominate officers for the Convention which being carried
the following gentlemen were named on the committee
Major Chase of Florida, Thomas Ateck of Mississippi
j. Jegett Of Mobile Newton Richards of New Orleans
and T. G Noel of Jefferson City.
On motion the name of Jacob OFT, from the MechaA
Society T, DELEGATION was added to the Committee
took their seats NJ NJ. Cohen, President Col j. B. Wal
ton and Q. O. Lathrop, Secretaries
Mr. Cohen, on taking the chair made speech which in
entire
At the conclusion of the Presidents remarks the Con-
vention proceeded to business
Mr. Hufty moved that committee locations be ap-
pointed to select place of meeting for evening sessions
Motions to appoint commtteeof eleven to report bus
mess and committee of three to report rules of order
carried.
gates, from different States were appointed.
From Aabama-Dr Cloud, 7 s. James, Chester Root
Jamison Charles Pride Charles J. Leeds and Dr. Plough
From Jefferson City. e. Noel. From Florida-Maior
Chase, and from Mississippi, Thomas Afieck.
On the committee to prepare rules for the government
OF the the chair appointed Mesrs Isaac Groom
an1W B HARRISON, of Alabama and G. b Young, of New
Orleans.
The Convention then adjourned to six O'Clock pm
Evening SEssloN-At the time appointed for the re-as
sembng OF the Convention forty fifty persons met
In the Hall among whom about half dozen ladies'
These last after waiting nearly hour took up their bon
nets and walked The masculine portion the attendants
soon began to dispense ngly and in pairs, and short
time the Hall was in comfortable state of vacancy
The Hall was hung around with representations of the
Crystal Palace paintings of Oriental scenes including the
cities of Jerusalem and Acre drawing of Athens Of the
ola
from classic lands, etc. etc.
At quarter past seven the Convention was called to
order.
The minutes of the ng session were read and ap-
proved.
Mr. Isaac Groom chairman of the committee appointed
10 report rules Tor this Convention reported resolution
to the effect that the Convention by the par
iamentary rules adopted in Congress far applicable
Adopted
Mr. Christian Roseus being called for, addressed the
Convention
He said that the present movement was calculated to
promote the interests of the Southwestern country more
than any movement that had taken place in the last half
century The Improvement of the soil and the growth of
the mechanic arts were promoted by it, It should enlist
he sympathies of every patriot amongst us He took
retrospective view of the Improvements science art
IN me last twenty-five years He spoke of the increased
facilities OF raveling of the conquests over
coming distance and of the wonderful results of the mag
netc telegraph The of these improvements
was inventive genius and the progress made in the
chanc arts This age Of practical progress sci
ence had subdued nature and the elements service
IL was the collision Of minds that produced these results
and 1t was by interchange of opinions that yet greater
trumphs of intellect were to be accomplished knowledge
ne said power and country has better illustrated
this position than the history of this country in the
thirty-fve years knowledge obtained by asso-
Citations aud conversations of the people had
here.
1t was essential that such assemblages should be con-
voked The world flair had been looked as chmerca
put the results of that enterprise lad shown what
be done by conventions nstanced the advantages of
That meeting of the nations The English had Before
thought that in navigation and in architecture they
possessed all knowledge that known. The yacht
fhpn1t Il
competed to admit that in sailing points American vessels
could surpass the world In regard agricultural pr-
suits the results had been equally gratifying
The speaker in the Of his referred to the
acquisition of California He thought the discovery of
goa IN lnat RECON was the greatest that bef
this country The digging of gold away hundreds of
thousands Of the productive population and made them
drones and useless members of society Gold
be eaten or worn in the form of garmentst would not
support fe-it was but sign of value and intrinsic value
possessed none Labor was the true wealth of nation
and every that raised blade of grass or planted
tree was contributor to the common veal
The speaker continued his remarks at length much to
the instruction of the assembled
The reports of committees being in order Mr. McCoud
rom the committee appointed to repor business reported
series OF resolutions the chief of which was postpone
the holding of the NewOrleans Industrial Convention to
the first of February. 1854
committee composed of the Rev DR. Scott IL W
palrey and handel Hunt Esq appointed to prepare
The Convention then adjourned to meet to-day at u
o'clock.
SUPREME COURT OF LouIsIANA-This Court
yesterday rendered the following decisions:
Manuel Rougu' appellee Louis Lombard appellant
Appeal from plaquemne. Affirmed
state appellee u.s. Charles Ford ct al James Cassidy
surety Appeal from First District Court of NewOreans
Affirmed
j. n Riculf Co. appelees. u.s. Delacrox ct al appel
Affirmed,
Mary Corcoran Testamentary Executor appellee as j
L. hldde', appellant Citizens Bank of Louisiana called in
warranty appellee. Appeal from Fifth District Court of
Decreed that the judgment of the District
oous SO far as it annuls judgment against Corcoran
IN other respects it be reversed-that all
costs pc paid by the Citizens Bank that the right of
hidden TO sue for RECESSION of the sale be reversed
D. L. sterry rs n D. Rimel tutor and Bronsema. ap-
pellant rs Rimel tutor appellee Appeal from Third
District Court OF NewOrleans. Appeal dismissed.
Johh rage appellant u.s. Joseph Michel appellee. APP
peal from Third District Court Of NewOreans Affirmed
deorge rate, Executor, appellee, John Henderson
appellant Appeal from Third District Court of NewOr
leans. Reversed and remanded
samuel and Andrew Smith. appellants, Mayor Al
dermen etc of the city of Lafayette appeees Appeal
from Jefferson, Affirmed
Charles Wilcox appellant, rs Mayor, Aldermen etc OF
the city q Lafayette appeees Apes from Jefferson
aahrmo3 n S N.Y. Nv