The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-01

ente The hope that COVER VIII fuy Ahd
loyalty egnize the into which 1t has been
fatally plunged which 1t do by giving all its personal
aid TO to the most complete signal and It is to be hoped
prompt repaIati OF this oeplorsble event.
With regard to the appeal which through these lines,
have MADE to the Amt rcan ration and TO it's honorable
Congress- have the firm conviction that addressed 1t
is honor the morality and the hgl protiy Of the
entire Union il will ne without effect ana that In
one of its rst si,tiDgs You, honorable Congress WI
the 18th July 1854 furnishes the briancy Of tie Anne
riean constellation.
feeh b. nds Of close and sucerr alliance viii unite
your country TO mine and Great Britain,
remain, gentlemen, your very husnN'e servant and
the sirce.e sdmirer of your nation
PHILIPPE AUGUSTA DE BARREL BEAUvERr,
Delegate Of the French population of Greytown.
Sugar Planters Convention In New Orle ans.
From the New Dreams ncsyune. Jan. 23
convention Of the s'sond mem connec ed with the
sugar interests of the State Of Louisiana me- yeterday
at Lyceum Hail. tor the purpose OF counseing together
and agreeing plan by which they could rid the
sugar trade Of existing membranes. There were
than hundred delegates present from different portions
At IL O'Clock the convention was called to ORDER and
motion Of Mr. Williams, Of Lfourche, the following
of1cers were ,HPpoin Tas.v
Vice Pyes;dens-M. O. H. Norton, Hon. Harry Cage
Tobias Gibson s. O. Nelson Gen. J. s. Armant, Dr. W. j.
Lyle, and AZ Lhur Foley.
&craaries--J J. Hanna and c. q. Flower.
The Presidents taking the chair addressed the meet
lance of the sugar interests OF the state and enforcing
his remarks BY rich array of facts and figures The
portsnt and acceptable to the merchant and the plan
ter each directly interested in the others sue
cess After thanking the convention for the honor done
in selecting him preside deliberations, he sent
10 state that the sugar crop OF 1885 consisted o.
hogsSsads Of sussI wors9 sso Per and
round figures the value of the sugar was $l4 oo0
ard of the molasses IS 600 oO0 making An say
landed at the city of New Orleans 42 hhas sugar
and l8 bbs Of molassss, represen ing about ten
centage the city in the way Of fregh, Insurance,
charges and commissions, which estimated at
81 COO To this should be added the commission
sugar and molasses cold plantations by commission
erchants resident in the city and the sum would be
swelled to 81 100000 Then there were the
charges on exports and on supplies to parters, which
would amount to about an equal sum. making the
city's portion of the annual crop about $25O0,OO0
se nopmso ~sn he could obtain the crop Of
1860 though considerably less than tina. OF the
preceding year. woulo Jet realize much, 1t not more,
COO hogheads Of sugar worth say *s 00o aud $780,
oe0 barrels of molasses worth o making total
missions snd charges will at least equal the amount leed
on the presiding CROP as corresponding portion of the
w aro hs Ns ala o 9 OF sos
Indeed he knew that they we're less than exacte in most
of the Atlantic cities but he did comp.in and the plant
facilities afforded BY the city authorities. Toe space
nishea the leyee for sugars not large enough and
do not Afford suicisncy Of time to effect advAutageou
sales As the thirty six hours about to terminate the
sptcu!ator makes his appearance and offers half cent
the offer accepted And then ru NOR hath it hat the
speculator Is accommodated with aoditona! time but
in charge Of the landing is not known. At any
rate, the suspicious arise in the minds OF the
planters, and commerce without confidence cannot
be sustained. 1t becomes degraded, aud reapses
ITO the hand to hand barter of savages Nor the city
its carp'r.ts capacity wholly wi bout interest in this
business From the one hundred and forty partners
tho seventy sugar commission houses OF the city
81 COO Is derived while the whArves the
landing Of sugar pays $50 0O0 This is
tons the sugar interest," and it ia not very tn
Giog and he thought the corporation should not force
the planter to make other and sary sacrifices
On examining the price for the 1876 he
found that in the months Of october November and De-
cember there arrived 257 steamboats, oaded with sugar
and moasses and in the three toll wing months equal
humber. r. during the remainder Of the year. half that
number arrived there be total Of TIL exclusive
Of other cescI pons Of vessels 1t from these
the wba fage revenues he had spoken of derived
The greats quautt OF sugar ADD moasses that
rived in sny three days the three ling the
9Th Ct January 1855. The amounts received wrre:-
Sugar, 6,2S5 hogshesds; molasses, 9,496 barrels;
and il continued to arrive with almost eq iai
rapdity Up 70 the 7h OF February Could IT. there
fore, be supposed that with such arrivals the
landing sufficiently large and that the forced sales
such forced removals did not operate to
the planters preudicef Fer his part belief the
interests Of the planters not fairly consulted had
deferred him from sending his crop to this market for the
getting INFO the way of thinking. AND thus
the commercial standing OF the city injured. few
h
found water two ncbes deep lying around sugar hogs.
heads The place was ei grace as sugar mart to the
city of New Orleans proper AND ample space, with
sheds, should BE- provided and not mere mud hole. In
wet weather is utterly impossible to sugars in
the time allowed and it Is web known that sugars
jured by removal. Some thought that mart might be
established otnet eide OF the river,
but cifouity would exist about getting steamboats, to
90 there Toe difficulty woulo not however ne fn,uper
able If that place selected it would still be within
the port of New Orleans for act Of Congress had
tended the port to the opposite bank AL these matters
and would, doubtless, before the session closed
ON motion of Mr. WILLIAMS, COMMITTEES was then
the convention and report such resolutions as might be
deemed advisable. The committee as appointed BY the
Chair, consists Of Messrs williams Robert Brashear
A. McCulom Tucker, Gibson, Minor, Cage and Hanna.
SECOND DAY.
The committee to whom was referred the subject mat
ter for which this convention called beg leave,
through their chairman, to report that
wberea the mode complained Of and set forth In circu
b. he
,ss ~ Afforded E he are saa I
N the ely Of New q, % and not
The therefore unan opinion that
ns s GO s a
sns n 70 sses the
.esr protection q the sugar interests Of LOUISIANA All Of
The report was unanimously adopted.
Mr. ALLEN moved that the committee TO sci ect site
for sugar mart consist of six planters and four
chants, and that the Chair appoint the committee.
Adop'ed.
The following appointed; Planters -Messrs j. s.
Williams, f. Roman, L. G. Compton. DR.. Campbell, g. J.
Hanna and w. J. Minor. Me- chants-Messss NJ o. II.
Norton. S. q. Hels0n, j. A. Braud and I. A Foley.
Dr. BRAs1EAR ofts ed resolution, to the effect that
each paoter fix the price his sugar and require
that il be not sold that limitation be reached.
This resolution was not acted ON.
Mr.. CHM offered q resolution authorizing the
mttee TO apply to the city authorities for extension
of space for the deposit of sugars and extension OF the
time that sugars allowed to rensin on the landing
This resolution, after being amended and reamended,
finally sithdrawn.
Mr.. MINOR offered q resolution authorizing the
mittee 70 examine the various locations both sides OF
the river and select such location for sugar market
as IN their judgment may be deemed most TABLE and
also that the chairman be required the
veDtion after due notice. as soon as the committee
ready to report. Adopted
On motion Of Mr. HAsNA 1t re solved that the com