Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1853-06-25
Sugar Planters Convention.

Agreeably to previous notice the Sugar Piaf-
tiers assembled at Donaldsonyie, on Saturday,
the 18th inst Col. Nolan Stewart, of West
Baton Rouse. was chosen President. After the
appointment of q committee to draft resolutions
Col. r. A. Stewart on behalf Of a committee
appointed by the meeting at Baton Rouge, read
a report and correspondence between the conf
mittee and the U. S. District Attorney. i. w.
Noise, in relation to his being able to accept
the services of Randall Hunt in the prosecution
of the Messrs. Bclcher. After a speech by Col.
r. A. Stewart, the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted.
|. Resolred, 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 & Bro. in frau
ttulently as we believe, eyading theaduties inn
posed upon imported sugars.
g Resolved, That we have read the commune
cations 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 50 far from
being satisfied by the certificates appended, 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 Of molasses, 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 deceptive.
3. Resolrea That sIessrs Walker and ker1lion,
as merchant appraisers, upon the value Of the
concentrated molasscs by 'e'cher 4 Bro,
deserve our cordial thanks for the care and at
tcntion with which they have prepared their re-
port and that the objections raised to these
gentlemen, in publication in the New Orleans
papers, signed by Bcchcr & Bro, from the fact
that they are the agents of sugar planters, is
most extraordinary as if merchants who deal
in sugar are not the best experts Of that article
and that all the imputations upon the motives OF
these gentlemen, in said publication, arc unfoun-
ded in fact, and unworthy of notice.
+ Resoleed.s That the action Of the committee
appointed by the meeting OF sugar planters, he'd
in West Baton Rouge. in their attempts to en-
ploy assistant counsel to aid the United States
District Attorney in prosecuting Messrs. Bel
cher & Bro, meets our approval and that the
report made by said committee, together with
their correspondence with the District Attorney,
| be published and form part Of the proceedings
| of this meeting.
s. Resolced, That the proceedings of this meet
inc be signed by the President and Secretaries.
and copy be forwarded to the secretary OF 'he
| Treasury. and that the various newspapers OF
the State be requested to publish the above pro-
| ceedings and resolutions
Col. R. A. Stewart proposed the annexed res
o1ution, which was unanimously odopted:
Reso1ced, That the President Of this meeting
be requested to call another meeting OF the SUI
gar planters of Louisiana, at such time anei
place as he may see fit, whenever he thinks their
interest may require it.
| The Convention then adjourned.