Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-06-25
The Sugar Planters Convention.

The True Deha Of Monday evening publish.
ed a full report of the proceedings of the Con.
vention of Sugar Planters, which assembled at
Donaldsonville, on Saturday, the 18th inst
Col. holland STEWART Of West Baton Rouge,
was chosen president. After the appointment
| ola committee to draft resolutions, Col. r. A.
STEWART, on behalf Of a Committee appoint
ed by the meeting at Baton Rouge, read a re-
port and correspondence between the Commit
tee and the United States District Attorney,
E. W. MoIsE. In this, there is little Importance,
save that it is uncertain whether the District At
torney will be enabled to accept the services of
RANDELL HUNT in the prosecution of Messrs.
BELcHER. After a speech from Col. r. A.
STEWART, the following resolutions were
adopted unanimously:
l. RESOLVED, That we most earnestly call up
on the government to enforce by every posi-
BILE means, the revenue laws of the United
States, violated by the Messrs. Belcher & Bro,
in fraudently, as we believe, eyading the duties
imposed upon imported sugars. ..
2 Resolred, That we have read the commu>
n]ications Of the Messrs. Belcher & Bro, which
have appeared since the meeting of the sugar
planters at Baton Rouge, in reply to the report
of Messrs. Kernion and Walker, and so far
from being satisfied by the certificates append.
ed, that the article imported by them under the
name of concentrated molasses, has been fairly
appraised in Matanzas, we are convinced that
said article is not the product ofmolasses, con.
centrated or not concentrated, and that it is not
thu cr,,n fhof p,oe nQ,,o1 fo.~,to - I.k-o
hold the certificates as worthless and decep-
tive.
3. Resolred, That Messrs. Walker and Ker-
mon, as merchant appraisers, upon the value of
the concentrated molasses" imported by Bel
cher d Bro, deserve our cordial thanks for the
care and attention with which they have prepa-
red their report, and that the objection raised to
these gentlemen, in a publication in the New
Orleans papers, signed Belcher g. Bro, from
the fact that they are the agents of sugar plan
tiers, Is most extraordinary, as if merchants
who deal IN sugar are not the best experts of
that article; and that all the imputatiens upon
the motives of these gentlemen, in said publ
cation, are unfounded in fact, and unworthy of
notice.
4. Resolred, That the action of the commit.
tee appointed by the meeting of sugar painters,
held in West Baton Rouge, in their attemps to
employ assistant counsel to aid the United
States District Attorney in prosecuting Messrs.
Beicher d bEo., meets our approval, and that
the report made by said committee, together
with their correspondence with the District At
be published and form part of the pro.
ceedings Of this meeting.
5. Resolred, That the proceedings Of this
meeting be signed by the President and Secre-
tarles, and a copy be forwarded to the Secre.
tary of the Treasury, and that various news
papers throughout the State be requested to
the above proceedings and resolutions.
Col. X. A. Stewart proposed the annexed
which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the President of this meeting
be requested to call another meeting of the su-
gar planters of Louisiana, at such time and
as he may deem fit, whenever he thinks
heir interest may require it.
The Convention then adjourned.