The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-06-21

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18th inst. The Convention was call,
eg to order by Hon. D. F. Kenner,
who nominated Col. Nolan Stuart Of
W, B. R. for president; Hons. Boud-
ousque, w. w. Pugh. j.. Martin, N.
Fernandez, Col. A.. s, Robertson,
Vice Presidents; F. A Tete. Coust.
ance Winchester. and n. & LAWRENCE
neutrality-suspicious. ANONYMOUSLY
confirmed.
Report of committee on correspond.
epce appointed by the West Baton
Rouge meeting-.report adopted
The Convention was addressed b. Col
R. A. Stuart of Iberviile.
= On motion of Mr.. Kenner a COM
mittee of eight were appointed to draft
resolutions expressive of the sense Of
this meeting. President appointed on
said committee Genl. II. B. Trist, r.
A. Stuart. D. F. Kenner, Jno. Thu
bault, and Hortance Andre. After
a short absence the committee through
their chairman reported the following
resolutions.
Resoitcd, That we most earnestly
call upon the government to enforce
by every possible means, the revenue
laws Of the United States, violated by
the Messrs. Belcher and Bro, in fraud
ulently as We believe, evading the dut-
les imposed upon imported sugars
End That We have read the commune
cation of the Messrs. Belcher d Bro,
which has appeared since the meeting
Of the sugar Planters Of w. b. Rouge,
in reply to the report of Messrs. Ker-
Mon and Walker, and SO far from be-
ing satisfied by the certificates append
Ell, that the article imported by them
under the name Of concentrated mo-
lases have been fairly appraised in
Mantanzas, We are convinced that said
article, is not the produce Of molases
concentrated or not concentrated;
and that it is not the same that was
offered for sale-and that we hold the
certificates as worthless and decep-
tive. 3rd. That Messrs. Walker and
Kernion as merchants appraisers upon
the value OF the concentrated molass-
es" imported by Belcher and Bro.,-
deserve our cordial thanks for the care
and attention with which they have
prepared their report-and that the
objection raised to these gentlemen in
publication made in the New Or
leans papers, signed Belcher & Bro,
from the fact that they are agents of
sugar planters, is most extraordinary
as merchants who deal in sugar
are not the best opponents of that ar
ticle-and that on the imputations
upon the motives of these gentlemen
in said publication are unfoundcd in
fact and unworthy of notice. 4th
That the action of the committee ap-
pointed by the meeting Of sugar plan
tiers OF w. Baton Rouge, in their at
tempts to employ assistant council to
aid the U. S. District Attorney in prose-
cutting Messrs. Belcher & Bro, meets
our approval and the report made by
said committee. together with their
correspondence with the District At
torney be published and form part OF
the proceedings of this meeting. 5th.
That the proceedings Of this meeting
be signed by the President and Secs'y.
and that a copy be forwarded to the
Secetary Of the Treasurery; and that
the various newspapers throughout the
State be requested to publish the pro-
ceedings and resolution.
That the President of this meeting
be requested to call another meeting
Of the Sugar Planters of La, at such
time and place as he may. deem fit
whenever he thinks their interests may
require it.
NOLAN STUART, PREs'r.
TT 2 Jo1vprNcr
F. A. TETE, ''''v
The meeting then adjourned to meet
at such a time and place as may here
after be appOinted nv the President